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| Michael Potuck / 9to5Mac: |
Weather app Dark Sky says it's been acquired by Apple along with its team; the Android app is no longer available and the API will shutter on Dec. 31, 2021 — In a big move to improve its weather app, Apple has purchased the highly popular iOS app Dark Sky.
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| The Intercept: |
Zoom's marketing and product make the claim that it uses “end-to-end encryption”, but video and audio content from meetings is not end-to-end encrypted — Zoom, the video conferencing service whose use has spiked amid the Covid-19 pandemic, claims to implement end-to-end encryption …
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| Catalin Cimpanu / ZDNet: |
After reports in tabloids of Houseparty users having social media accounts hacked, Houseparty offers $1M reward to unmask those behind apparent “smear campaign” — App maker denies getting hacked after multiple reports in British media. — Houseparty, a video conferencing desktop …
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| Catalin Cimpanu / ZDNet: |
Marriott discloses data breach from mid-January affecting 5.2M hotel guests, exposing personal contact information including mailing addresses and phone numbers — Marriott says a hacker gained access to the accounts of two employees. — Hotel chain Marriott disclosed today a security breach …
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| Thomas Brewster / Forbes: |
Sources: Palantir is providing a tool for the CDC to check the readiness of hospitals and healthcare agencies amid the pandemic; the tool uses anonymized data — In the last week, staff at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) started logging into a new web app.| Lucas Matney / TechCrunch: |
Pokemon Go maker Niantic says it's acquired AR startup 6D.ai, which will shut down its dev tools and have its tech integrated into Niantic's Real World Platform — Even as the pandemic forces Niantic to shift the way its outdoor-friendly titles are played, the gaming company is charging ahead …
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| Cara Lombardo / Wall Street Journal: |
Xerox plans to end its $30B+ tender offer for HP and proxy fight to replace HP's board after the pandemic undercut its ability to execute a merger — Coronavirus pandemic prompts copier maker to walk away from challenging merger attempt — Xerox Holdings Corp. is pulling the plug …
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| Monica Nickelsburg / GeekWire: |
Microsoft President Brad Smith calls Washington state's facial recognition law that regulates how public agencies use the tech a “significant breakthrough” — Microsoft President Brad Smith took a break from responding to the COVID-19 outbreak Tuesday to praise Washington state's landmark facial recognition regulations.| Igor Bonifacic / Engadget: |
FCC announces that all phone carriers must adopt the STIR/SHAKEN caller ID authentication protocols by June 30, 2021 to combat robocalls — The FCC announced today all carriers and phone companies must adopt the STIR/SHAKEN protocol by June 30th, 2021. The regulatory requirement is designed … | Chance Miller / 9to5Mac: |
Report: Apple commits to paying its contractors during the COVID-19 pandemic, after initially saying some jobs would be suspended without pay — As shutdowns caused by COVID-19 remain in place, Apple has committed to paying its contractors. The Wall Street Journal reports that initially …
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| Wall Street Journal: |
Amazon's retail business has struggled to find its footing during the pandemic, as surging order volume has resulted in shortages, delays, and worker unrest — Tech giant faces overwhelming demand, mass absences and a restive workforce — On a mid-March midnight shift …
Tweets: @davidsacks, @scottmaustin, @bettylies, @yashar, @wsj, @wsj, and @danamattioli
| Financial Times: |
A teardown reveals that Huawei's P40 phone contains several critical US parts, primarily RF chips; the US parts were made by Qualcomm, Skyworks and Qorvo — FT teardown of new smartphone identified US parts makers including Qualcomm and Skyworks — Huawei is still using components … | Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft's years of missteps with Skype following its $8.5B acquisition have led to an opening for apps like Zoom and Houseparty to explode during the pandemic — If the coronavirus pandemic had swept across the world in 2011, everyone would have been using Skype to connect over video and voice calls.| Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica: |
Comcast's waiving of data caps has had little effect on internet speeds even as peak traffic increased 32%, giving lie to their stance that caps are needed — Pandemic shows Comcast could kill data caps forever without ruining its network. — Back in the before times … | Mary Jo Foley / ZDNet: |
Sources: Microsoft plans to make most public and some internal events digital-only through first half of 2021, including Ignite, Build, and Inspire conferences — Microsoft is moving to make most of its external (and some internal) events digital-only for its FY'21 in light of impacts of the coronavirus.
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Petri, Windows Central, Microsoft 365 Blog, and Neowin
Tweets: @maryjofoley, @edbott, @caro_milanesi, and @coolasspuppy
| Jessica Toonkel / The Information: |
Sources: Amazon, Walmart suspend commerce marketing deals with digital media such as BuzzFeed and Vox Media; ~20% of BuzzFeed 2019 revenue came from such deals — Publishers are bracing for a pullback in advertising amid the Covid-19 pandemic. And one big shoe has already dropped … | Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Facebook expands its Community Help hub globally to allow people to request or offer help during the pandemic, first in US, Canada, UK, France, and Australia — Facebook first launched its Community Help feature in 2017, to give users a way to offer assistance, search for and receive help in the wake of a crisis.
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Channel NewsAsia, CNN, Engadget, CNET, and Adweek
| Steven Bertoni / Forbes: |
General Catalyst says it's raised $2.3B for a $600M early-stage fund, a $1B growth fund for companies with $10M+ in annual revenue, and a $700M “endurance fund” — Despite rollercoaster markets, historic unemployment claims, and an expanding national shutdown …
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