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| Russell Brandom / The Verge: |
Google says it will auto-delete location and search data by default for new users after 18 months, as part of a broader expansion of its privacy options — A compromise between privacy and ad-targeting data — On Wednesday, Google announced broad changes in its default data practices for new users …
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The Keyword, Wired, New York Times, Memeburn, Engadget, The Next Web, gHacks Technology News, The Overspill, Pocket-lint, BGR, Trusted Reviews, Android Police, MediaNama, and Social Media Today
Tweets: @sundarpichai, @robinberjon, @wired, @lutherlowe, @sensherrodbrown, @ericgeller, @joejerome, @wolfiechristl, @privacyint, @googleuk, @chrismaddern, @backlon, @pierce, @pierce, and @caseynewton
| Jordan Novet / CNBC: |
AWS announces Honeycode, a cloud-based tool that it hopes will help non-coders build apps — - Amazon already leads the cloud infrastructure market, and now it's expanding its cloud product lineup with a tool for people who don't code. — The Honeycode service will compete with offerings …
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| Kate Irby / The Fresno Bee: |
Judge rules that Rep. Devin Nunes cannot sue Twitter for defamation over @DevinCow account, agrees with Twitter that it is protected by Section 230 in this case — A judge has ruled that Rep. Devin Nunes has no right to sue Twitter over statements made by a fake Internet cow, someone parodying his mother and a Republican strategist.
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| Todd Bishop / GeekWire: |
Amazon forms Counterfeit Crimes Unit, made up of former federal prosecutors, investigators, and data analysts, to fight counterfeiters on its site — Amazon has formed an internal “Counterfeit Crimes Unit” to bolster its fight against knock-off products on Amazon.com, as the company seeks to show customers …
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The Amazon Blog, The Next Web, The Verge, PYMNTS.com, SiliconANGLE, MarketWatch, Retail Dive, and Adweek
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| Catalin Cimpanu / ZDNet: |
Sony launches a bug bounty program for the PS4, the PlayStation Network, and other Sony properties, paying from $100 to $50K+ for critical PS4 vulnerabilities — Sony will pay security researchers for bugs in the PlayStation 4 gaming console, its operating system, official PS4 accessories … | Zachary Basu / Axios: |
The DOJ says it's charging Julian Assange in a superseding indictment with recruiting and conspiring with hackers affiliated with LulzSec and Anonymous — The Justice Department announced on Wednesday that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been charged in a superseding indictment …
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| John Koetsier / Forbes: |
Apple's Identifier for Advertisers, critical to tracking mobile ad spend, will become opt-in with iOS 14, a privacy boon for users and a big loss for marketers — That tremor in the Force you felt yesterday probably wasn't shock at being able to text your car keys in Apple's new iOS 14 or do real-time offline translation with Siri.| Pavel Alpeyev / Bloomberg: |
SoftBank's Masayoshi Son steps down from Alibaba's board, a post he had held since 2005 — - Son steps down as Alibaba director, a post he held since 2005 — Jack Ma is also leaving SoftBank's board after 13 years — SoftBank Group Corp. founder Masayoshi Son ended …
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South China Morning Post, TechCrunch, Wall Street Journal, CCN.com, Wccftech, Financial Times, Nikkei Asian Review, and Quartz. Thanks:@pelstrom
| Los Angeles Times: |
Stories from tech workers who are women, people of color, and LGBTQ-identifying, describe discrimination, microaggressions, feelings of isolation, and more — A Black career IT professional put himself forward for a promotion but was instead asked to help recruit another candidate, who was white.
Tweets: @miscadooch and @cdiaz916
| Kashmir Hill / New York Times: |
In January, a faulty facial recognition match led to a Michigan man's arrest for a crime he did not commit, in what may be the first known case of its kind — In what may be the first known case of its kind, a faulty facial recognition match led to a Michigan man's arrest for a crime he did not commit.
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Washington Post, Wired, VentureBeat, ACLU, Ars Technica, Reclaim The Net, and The Next Web
| Alfred Ng / CNET: |
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WBUR, IT Management, Business Insider, VentureBeat, and BuzzFeed News
Tweets: @cendemtech, @karlmorx, @evan_greer, @geoffreyfowler, @evan_greer, @terrinamajnoona, and @alfredwkng. Thanks:@rogerwcheng
| Khari Johnson / VentureBeat: |
Slack launches Connect, letting up to 20 organizations communicate in a single Slack channel, currently available to paying customers — Slack today announced the launch of Connect, a way for up to 20 organizations to communicate in a single Slack channel.
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Slack, TechCrunch, Engadget, diginomica, The Next Web, and Wired
Tweets: @dcseifert, @slackhq, @sameer_singh17, @tomwarren, @epro, @mikeelgan, and @ericlimer
| Bradley Chambers / 9to5Mac: |
Fleetsmith, which makes enterprise management and security products for Apple devices, says it has been acquired by Apple — Mobile Device Management is at the heart of every Apple enterprise customer's network stack. Up until now, Apple has generally relied on third party companies …
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Fleetsmith Blog, TechCrunch, CNBC, Silicon Republic, SiliconANGLE, Apple Must, VentureBeat, TechSpot, iTnews, and The Mac Observer
| Hannah Murphy / Financial Times: |
Sources: Facebook's head of trust and safety policy admits to a “trust deficit” on a call with 200+ advertisers, as the company tries to stem an ad boycott — Social media group hit by mass boycotts over political content moderation — Facebook has admitted to having a …
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MarketWatch, The Guardian, Fast Company, Reuters, Forbes, CNN, and Fortune
Tweets: @mattgarrahan, @alexeheath, @anthonywatson, @tom_saunders, @alexroy144, @counternotions, and @mshannahmurphy
| Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: Trump's campaign has discussed moving away from Facebook and Twitter, potentially to platforms like Parler, following disputes with both platforms — Amid disputes with Facebook and Twitter, the president's team mulls whether to push supporters toward a different platform or put more emphasis on its own campaign app
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Protocol, Fox Business, and Input
Tweets: @jamesmfee, @joshuabrustein, @thestefansmith, @can, @mikeisaac, @jesselehrich, @wexler, @yamiche, @keachhagey, and @kevinroose
| OneZero : |
Inside DayLife Army, a social media cult, spun off from a Facebook group, that seduces young people with empty promises of a better world — The DayLife Army always seemed like a troll. Then it became a nightmare. — started with a tweet. In the fall of 2013, Matthew had recently turned 18 …
Tweets: @adhocemilie, @meganmorrone, @ozm, @dlberes, @kait_tiffany, @drewcostley, and @longreads
| Douglas Busvine / Reuters: |
Wirecard collapses and files for insolvency facing an almost complete wipeout; source says creditors are owed nearly $4B — Douglas Busvine, Jörn Poltz, Arno Schuetze — BERLIN/MUNICH/FRANKFURT (Reuters) - German payments company Wirecard collapsed on Thursday after disclosing …
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Wall Street Journal, Business Insider, Financial Times, and PYMNTS.com
| Christine Hall / Crunchbase News: |
Pipe, which helps SaaS companies turn their monthly or quarterly subscriptions into upfront cash flow, announces $60M seed extension led by Fin VC — If the company name Pipe sounds familiar, it is because you read about them just four months ago when we wrote about the startup's $6 million seed funding, led by Craft Ventures.
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PR Newswire, Los Angeles Business Journal, and FinSMEs
Tweets: @curtislee, @arjunsethi, @sumanthr, @carnage4life, and @starkupnation
| Nick Greenhalgh / AmericanInno: |
Denver-based DispatchHealth, which helps patients in 19 US cities request in-home care via its app and website, raises ~$136M Series C led by Optum Ventures — Denver's DispatchHealth, a provider of tech-enabled in-home health care, announced the closing of $135.8 million growth capital financing Tuesday.
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Home Health Care News, FierceHealthcare, MedCity News, Forbes, and MobiHealthNews
| Wall Street Journal: |
Sources and documents detail a months-long cyberstalking and harassment campaign by members of eBay's security team against those behind the ECommerceBytes blog — Security employees allegedly orchestrated deliveries of live cockroaches, pornographic videos and a mask of a bloody pig's head| Patrick Frater / Variety: |
Tencent will buy Iflix, a Southeast Asian streaming company that operates in 13 countries; sources say Iflix's brand will still be used for at least 6-12 months — Chinese social media and entertainment giant Tencent is to buy control of Iflix, a Southeast Asian streaming firm with operations in 13 countries.Sponsor Posts
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