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| Filipe Espósito / 9to5Mac: |
iOS 14 code shows that Apple is working on a “Clips” feature that would let users experience parts of an app's functionality in Safari by scanning a QR code — Apple is working on a new way to offer specific parts of third-party apps across the system without needing to have them installed …
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TechCrunch, AppleInsider, iMore, The Verge, MacRumors, TechSpot, Yahoo Finance, MacDailyNews, iPhone in Canada Blog, iDownloadBlog.com, iPhone Hacks, Cult of Mac, and Wccftech
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| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft has seen a new daily record of 2.7B meeting minutes in Teams, up 200% from 900M minutes in mid-March, and video call usage grew by 1,000%+ in March — Microsoft is revealing more about how people are using its Teams app, and it predicts the novel coronavirus pandemic will be a turning point …
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TechCrunch, VentureBeat, Windows Central, Microsoft 365 Blog, Reuters, SlashGear, TechSpot, Neowin, Thurrott, OnMSFT.com, MSPoweruser, GeekWire, Digital Trends, and Seeking Alpha
Tweets: @gcaughey, @counternotions, @tomwarren, @aparanjape, @jamielalaporte, and @tomwarren
| Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: |
Google launches a braille keyboard for Android that requires no extra hardware, letting users tap a standard 6-key layout to type letters and words — Google today announced the launch of a virtual braille keyboard for Android that's designed to enable those with low vision or blindness …
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The Keyword, XDA Developers, TechCrunch, and 9to5Google
| Jon Porter / The Verge: |
TikTok pledges $375M to support COVID-19 relief efforts around the world: $250M in funds, $100M in ad credits, and $25M in public health ads — Including direct funding and ad credits — TikTok has announced a series of relief funds and initiatives to support those fighting the COVID-19 pandemic …
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Newsroom | TikTok, CDC Foundation, CNET, TechCrunch, Business Insider, Axios, Mashable, Tubefilter, Pocketnow, and Adweek
| Catalin Cimpanu / ZDNet: |
Sophos: more than 30 “fleeceware” apps on the App Store, including some of the highest-grossing ones, are abusing free trial mechanics to charge obscene fees — More than 3.5 million iOS users installed ‘fleeceware’ apps from the Apple App Store.
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Sophos News, iMore, iPhone Hacks, Naked Security, and The Mac Observer
Tweets: @adam_k_levin and @campuscodi
| Mary Jo Foley / ZDNet: |
Sources: Microsoft won't be delivering its Windows 10X-powered Surface Neo dual-screen devices this year, nor will it ship Windows 10X to third-party OEMs — Microsoft is shifting its Windows focus to reflect the new world where virtualization and single-screen devices are more of a priority than brand-new form factors.
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SiliconANGLE, PCWorld, AppleInsider, Digital Trends, The Verge, Input, GeekWire, Petri, CNBC, Gizmodo, Wccftech, ExtremeTech, MSPoweruser, Windows Central, BetaNews, Liliputing, WinBuzzer, Engadget, Thurrott, Tom's Hardware, TechSpot, SlashGear, TechRadar.com, Forbes, LaptopMag, AskWoody, Patently Apple, Pocketnow, CNET, Neowin, Softpedia News, OnMSFT.com, and MSPoweruser
Tweets: @mcwm, @stroughtonsmith, and @maryjofoley
| Mariella Moon / Engadget: |
Researcher Jane Manchun Wong: Facebook may be working on a new “Campus” feature, with Groups and Events for college students with .edu addresses — Facebook is apparently hoping to go back to its roots as a service that connects college students with each other.
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India Today, TechSpot, Hindustan Times, and Input
Tweets: @wongmjane, @thestalwart, @billbarnwell, @senth1s, @jeffseibert, and @kevinroose
| David Canellis / The Next Web: |
Report: Travelex paid hackers 285 BTC, worth around $2.3M, to regain access to its systems after a ransomware attack on New Year's Eve — Travelex paid hackers $2.3 million worth of Bitcoin to regain access to its computer systems after a devastating ransomware attack on New Year's Eve, reports the Wall Street Journal.
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Tweets: @spignal, @wsjmarkets, @elizabethrkoh, @zackwhittaker, and @gossithedog
| Ina Fried / Axios: |
Yelp says it is cutting 1,000 jobs and furloughing another 1,100 workers amid the COVID-19 pandemic — Yelp told employees Thursday that it is cutting 1,000 jobs and furloughing another 1,100 workers amid a massive — Why it matters: It's just the latest company that caters to small businesses …
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| Ashley Carman / The Verge: |
The Unicode Consortium says it's delaying emoji planned for 2021 but the emoji announced earlier this year will still be available in the fall — An emoji delay — The pandemic is even affecting emoji. The Unicode Consortium, the group behind emoji releases, announced today that it's delaying …
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The Unicode Blog, Gizmodo, Emojipedia, Fortune, CNET, Business Insider, Mashable, MacRumors, AppleInsider, and 9to5Mac
Tweets: @emojipedia, @martinsfp, @andrewgjohnson, @thekenyeung, @unicode, and @so_rudez
| Cecilia Kang / New York Times: |
Verizon says it is now handling ~800M wireless calls on weekdays, more than double Mother's Day, while AT&T says calls are up 35%; internet usage is up 20-25% — The volume of phone calls has surged more than internet use as people want to hear each other's voices in the pandemic.
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Android Headlines, TechSpot, Axios, and Slashdot
Tweets: @jrosenworcel, @sambmd, @nicoleperlroth, @puiwingtam, @dmccabe, @shiraovide, @communitynets, @marknyt, @nytmedia, and @saritasayso
| Veronica Combs / TechRepublic: |
Researchers detail how five China-linked hacking groups targeting high-value Linux servers have managed to stay relatively undetected for almost a decade — Five APT groups have been using remote access trojans to take advantage of a network component that doesn't get much attention from security teams.
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Inside BlackBerry, The Register, Dark Reading, infosecurity-magazine.com, Techaeris, and CyberScoop
Tweets: @780thc and @blackberry
| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
UK startups including Deliveroo, Citymapper, and Graphcore urge the government to create a task force to make lending schemes accessible to tech companies — The U.K. government, like a number of other countries around the world such as the U.S., has stepped up its pace in providing relief …
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Decrypt, Financial Times, Bloomberg, and Sifted
| Robin Klein / Sifted: |
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Financial Times and CNBC
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| Will Heaven / MIT Technology Review: |
The pandemic has companies like Netflix and Equinix expediting network and server upgrades, driving the biggest expansion of internet infrastructure in years — Just like that, our internet connection has become an umbilical to the outside world. We now depend on it to do our jobs, to go to school, and to see other people.
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Washington Post and AVC
Tweets: @fayaz_king, @statistacharts, @catherineadenle, @ramirahim, @elinormills, @icann, and @darpa
| Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: |
Google's confirms it expanded Duplex, its AI chat agent, to the UK, Australia, and Canada — Google today quietly updated a support page to indicate that Google Duplex, its AI chat agent that can arrange appointments over the phone, is now being used in the U.K., Australia, and Canada in a limited capacity.
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Android Police, BBC, The Verge, Engadget, The Next Web, XDA Developers, Android Central, 9to5Google, Thurrott, iPhone in Canada Blog, Neowin, MSPoweruser, and Android Authority
Tweets: @charlesarthur, @alexhern, @alexhern, @epro, and @alexhern
| Eric Newcomer / Bloomberg: |
The political landscape in 2020 now seems less ominous for tech giants, as critics Warren and Sanders drop out and COVID-19 ramps up need for tech platforms — The candidates calling to break up Big Tech have faded away — There has been concern for months in Silicon Valley …
Tweets: @misyrlena and @ericnewcomer
| Gaspard Sebag / Bloomberg: |
France orders Google to pay publishers to display article snippets, starting from October of 2019, after Google initially refused to do so — - Watchdog says Google may have caused ‘serious’ harm to press — Antitrust agency issues interim measures after press complaint
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Reuters, Nieman Lab, Autorité de la concurrence, Reuters, TechCrunch, Input, Yahoo Finance, Wccftech, and PYMNTS.com
Tweets: @markdistef, @business, @bergmayer, @bergmayer, @jason_kint, and @bergmayer
| Hayden Field / Protocol: |
DARPA selects 17 orgs for its AI defense program, with Intel leading efforts to defend against physical attacks like use of stickers to trick self-driving cars — Intel and Georgia Tech are spearheading Pentagon-backed efforts to defend against attacks that could trick tomorrow's self-driving cars … | Reuters: |
FCC grants Google permission to operate a portion of the 8,000-mile Pacific Light Cable Network System between the US and Taiwan, but blocks access to Hong Kong — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Wednesday approved Alphabet Inc unit Google's (GOOGL.O) …
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Wall Street Journal, U.S. Department of Justice, CNBC, Light Reading, and The Guardian
Tweets: @kongtsunggan and @aaronmcn
| Bijan Stephen / The Verge: |
Twitch expands Watch Parties beta to all US creators, allowing streamers to broadcast Prime Video content with their viewers; global rollout in following months — Now, you can watch stuff on Amazon Prime with your favorite streamers — Twitch announced today that it's bringing …
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VentureBeat and Engadget
| Lizette Chapman / Bloomberg: |
Internal documents: Palantir expects to generate $1B in 2020 revenue, up 38% from $739M in 2019, and break even for the first time in its 16-year history — - Palantir financial documents suggest IPO prep underway — Company expects to break even for first time in its history| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Index Ventures announces it has closed $2B in new funds, with plans to use $1.2B for growth rounds and $800M for emerging startups — It's not quite business as usual in the world of business, but in tech, there is still a significant amount of money being raised and invested …
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Tech.eu, Bloomberg, Index Ventures, Crunchbase News, Silicon Valley Business …, and The Next Web. Tweets: @ingridlunden
| Lawrence Abrams / BleepingComputer: |
A new Zoom update hides meeting ID numbers in videoconference call title bars by default, preventing accidental dissemination of meeting IDs with screenshots — A new update to the Zoom client has been released that removes the meeting ID from the title bar when conducting meetings …
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BuzzFeed News, New York Times, NPR, Alex Stamos, ZDNet, SecurityWeek, Computerworld, Threatpost, TechRepublic, Engadget, Social Media Today, Reuters, Mashable, MSPoweruser, Thurrott, The Verge, Mashable, Input, Marketing Land, and HealthITSecurity
Tweets: @marydudziak, @edbott, @natematias, @hypervisible, @zoom_us, @troyhunt, @zck, @carnage4life, @carnage4life, @kaepora, @cfarivar, @kaepora, @gcluley, @patrickmoorhead, and @karaswisher
| Bloomberg: |
In a filing, DOJ and other federal agencies urge the FCC to revoke China Telecom's permission to operate in the United States, which it has held since 2007 — - Defense and Justice departments cite national security threat — Security agencies file at Federal Communications Commission| Michael McWhertor / Polygon: |
Google makes Stadia free to use for anyone with a Gmail address and will give new users two months of Stadia Pro for free — Stadia Pro is also free for two months — Google's video game streaming platform, Stadia, is now free to anyone with a Gmail address, the company announced on Wednesday.
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NBC News, The Keyword, 9to5Google, Tom's Hardware, Chrome Unboxed, Android Authority, Tech.co, Rock, Paper, Shotgun, GamingBolt, ZDNet, Silicon Republic, ExtremeTech, AppleInsider, Forbes, Phandroid, PC Games Insider, 9to5Google, Beyond Search, BGR India, The Seattle Times, Tom's Guide, TechPowerUp, CCN.com, Pocket-lint, TechSpot, Android Headlines, PCWorld, Thurrott, AndroidGuys, IGN, USgamer.net, reddit, KnowTechie, XDA Developers, BGR, Ars Technica, The Next Web, Input, OnMSFT.com, and Neowin
Tweets: @googlestadia, @eriktuf, @gossithedog, @domsplaying, @mrphilharrison, @kylebrussell, and @therealandymc
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