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| Lawrence Abrams / BleepingComputer: |
A vulnerability in Zoom's Windows client could let attackers steal Windows login credentials of users who click on malicious links in chat messages — The Zoom Windows client is vulnerable to UNC path injection in the client's chat feature that could allow attackers to steal the Windows credentials of users who click on the link.
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| Felix / @c1truz_: |
[Thread] Security researcher finds Zoom uses a “shady” technique to install its Mac app without user interaction, applying tricks used by macOS malware — Ever wondered how the @zoom_us macOS installer does it's job without you ever clicking install? Turns out they (ab)use preinstallation scripts, manually unpack the app using a bundled 7zip and install it to /Applications if the current user is in the admin group (no root needed). https://twitter.com/...
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| The Information: |
Sources: YouTube is planning to release Shorts, a rival to TikTok inside YouTube's main app, by the end of the year — YouTube is planning to release a rival to TikTok, the hugely popular video-sharing app, by the end of the year, according to two people familiar with the matter.
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| Filipe Espósito / 9to5Mac: |
iOS 14 code indicates Apple is beefing up its Keychain password manager, adding two-factor authentication and more — Apple is working to improve the iCloud Keychain password manager on iOS, 9to5Mac has learned, with two-factor password integration and more.| Lauren Feiner / CNBC: |
John Legere steps down as T-Mobile CEO after the company closed its merger with Sprint; President and COO Mike Sievert takes over as CEO — John Legere is officially done with the role of T-Mobile CEO after the company officially closed its merger with Sprint, the company announced Wednesday.
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| Erin Griffith / New York Times: |
COVID-19 has negatively affected tech startups big and small, leading to layoffs, halted IPOs and hiring, slashed prices for products, and bankruptcies — Dozens have laid off thousands, slashed costs and changed their businesses to try to survive the pandemic. All that may not work.
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| Pearse Anderson / The Verge: |
As colleges shutter campuses, students are using Minecraft servers to faithfully replicate those spaces, hosting graduation ceremonies and parties online — The day before University of Pennsylvania students were told that their college commencement would be held online … | Erin Griffith / New York Times: |
All-in-one productivity tool Notion, which helps people organize and track their work, raises $50M from Index Ventures and others at a $2B valuation — While many start-ups grapple with the fallout from the pandemic, this San Francisco company raised more cash to survive.
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| Lynn La / CNET: |
As the US Census kicks off, the Census Bureau's 500,000 enumerators will use iPhone 8s instead of clipboards, improving data entry and analysis — April 1 is Census Day 2020 in the US. For the first time, census takers have said goodbye to paper and clipboards and hello to iPhone apps.
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| Douglas Busvine / Reuters: |
A new initiative between 130 researchers from eight European countries aims to build a platform for COVID-19 contact tracing while complying with GDPR — BERLIN (Reuters) - A group of European experts said on Wednesday they would soon launch technology for smartphones to help trace people …
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| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Slack introduces a new app to integrate Microsoft Teams calling features and launches VoIP phone integration with Zoom, WebEx, Jabber, and more — You can now launch a Microsoft Teams call directly from Slack — Slack is launching a new app to integrate Microsoft Teams calling features into its chat app today.
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| Daphne Leprince-Ringuet / ZDNet: |
Amazon says Amazon Detective for AWS, which uses ML to visualize anomalies in customer resources, is now generally available — AWS is making the tool more widely available, to help security analysts find the root cause of cloud incidents a lot faster. — Amazon's cloud services business AWS … | Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Apple now lets some video streaming apps, like Amazon Prime Video, use their own payment methods for in-app purchases on Apple devices, avoiding Apple's 30% cut — Apple Inc. has relaxed a controversial policy that took a 30% cut of payments when video apps on its platform sold TV shows and movies.
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| Drew Harwell / Washington Post: |
“Online proctor” companies, which watch students through their webcams during exams, are seeing a surge of business as universities close due to the pandemic — Colleges are racing to sign deals with ‘online proctor’ companies that watch students through their webcams while they take exams.
Tweets: @anylaurie16, @audreywatters, @acaguy, @drewharwell, @davegershgorn, and @drewharwell
| Mary Ann Azevedo / Crunchbase News: |
Ohio-based Olive, which is developing an automation tool for US healthcare administration, raises $51M led by General Catalyst, bringing total raised to $123.8M — To say hospitals are overloaded right now is an understatement. — Doctors and nurses are overwhelmed addressing the COVID-19 pandemic …
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| Nikitha Sattiraju / Bloomberg: |
A look at Google's US data center water usage, which it tries to keep secret: an estimated 2.3B gallons in three states in 2019, some with water shortages — In August 2019, the Arizona Municipal Water Users Association built a 16-foot pyramid of jugs in its main entrance in Phoenix.
Tweets: @alistairmbarr, @themadstone, @bloombergasia, and @mhbergen
| Issie Lapowsky / Protocol: |
As COVID-19 confines people to their homes and prohibits gatherings, US political races are moving online, causing anxiety for some campaigns — In early March, Sangeeth Peruri joined his fellow Democratic organizers from across the country for the annual America Votes Summit in Washington …
Tweets: @timgrieve and @issielapowsky
| 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.
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| Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: |
Researchers find AI and statistical models have difficulty predicting life outcomes for children, parents, and households, even with a rich data set — A paper coauthored by over 112 researchers across 160 data and social science teams found that AI and statistical models … | Reuters: |
Samsung Display to end all of its production of LCD panels in South Korea and China by the end of 2020, amid falling demand for LCD panels — SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean panel maker Samsung Display has decided to end all of its production of liquid crystal display (LCD) …
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| Kaya Yurieff / CNN: |
Doctors are banding together on Twitter and TikTok to settle on frameworks of verifiable sources and information to share with the public — New York (CNN Business)Ali Raja spends his nine-hour shifts in the emergency room at Massachusetts General Hospital treating gunshot wounds …
Tweets: @cnnbusiness and @greatfirechina
| Will Oremus / OneZero : |
Tech ideas like MOOCs, 3D printing, and smart thermometers, which were mostly dismissed as overhyped or unworkable, are getting another look during the pandemic — MOOCs, 3D printers, and smart thermometers are having another moment — ight years ago this month, Udacity CEO Sebastian … | Bloomberg: |
Source: following its deal with the UK's NHS, Palantir is in talks with France, Germany, Austria, and Switzerland about using its tools to battle COVID-19 — - Data-mining firm has an agreement to provide analytics to U.K. — Firm is also in talks with Austria, Switzerland for software
Tweets: @holyhologram and @fredericjacobs
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