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Analysis: TikTok used an Android security hole to collect MAC addresses, possibly for ad tracking, without an ability to opt out; the practice ended in November — The tactic, which experts in mobile-phone security said was concealed through an unusual added layer of encryption, appears to have violated Google policies
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Tweets: @senhawleypress, @daniele_manca, @kate_okeeffe, @bcasturo, @mattnavarra, @jason, @dinodaizovi, @w7voa, @tattytats, and @dannyroa
| Erin Griffith / New York Times: |
Former Pinterest COO accuses the company of gender bias in a new lawsuit, alleges she was fired in April after complaining about sexist treatment — Françoise Brougher, Pinterest's former chief operating officer, said she was fired after speaking up about mistreatment.
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| Francoise Brougher: |
Former Pinterest COO provides a detailed account of her claims about gender discrimination and toxic workplace culture and recommendations for the company — Pinterest has always been about aspiration. It is a platform for sharing beautiful images, curating galleries of an idealized world.
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Towards Data Science. Tweets: @flopezluis, @steipete, @gassee, @arlery, @carnage4life, @gergelyorosz, and @nongaap
| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft is launching its Surface Duo dual-screen Android phone on September 10 for $1,399, with preorders starting today in the US — Microsoft is launching its Surface Duo dual-screen Android phone on September 10th, priced from $1,399. After months of Microsoft executives teasing …
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Tweets: @panos_panay, @kevinctofel, @paulobrien, and @tomwarren
| Russell Brandom / The Verge: |
Trump's executive order to ban TikTok by Sept. 20 is a gross abuse of power and sets an alarming precedent for the executive branch's control over software — An alarming precedent for government control over software — For months, President Trump has been teasing some kind of ban on TikTok …
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Tweets: @andyboxall, @politicswolf, and @taylorlorenz
| Theodore Schleifer / Vox: |
Biden's VP pick Kamala Harris, who has close ties with tech execs and has dodged questions about breaking up Big Tech, is likely to generate excitement in SV — Sen. Kamala Harris has had a close relationship with Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
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Facebook: Sheryl Sandberg. Tweets: @dangillmor, @nancyscola, @teddyschleifer, @voxdotcom, and @edasante77
| Debby Wu / Bloomberg: |
Foxconn says it plans to split its supply chain between the Chinese and US markets as trade ties fracture, declares that China's time as world's factory is over — - Hon Hai planning separate supply lines for the two big markets — Company's earnings outperformed expectations but warns on Q3| Joseph Cox / VICE: |
Mozilla says it plans to lay off around 250 employees and is closing the company's current operations in Taipei, Taiwan — The changes come as the Mozilla Corporation looks to invest in more revenue-generating projects like its recently announced VPN. — Joseph Cox
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| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft commits to launching the Xbox Series X in November and will delay Halo Infinite until 2021 — Halo Infinite will not be available until 2021 — Microsoft is committing to launching its next-generation Xbox Series X console in November. The company had previously only confirmed a vague …
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Tweets: @tomwarren, @vicious696, @gaohmee, @dennyvondoom, @cosolix, @woggerman1974, @geoffkeighley, @theeggman64, and @sydsogood
| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Twitter says it is now letting anyone limit who can reply to their tweets to just those that follow the author or just the accounts that are tagged in the tweet — Twitter may describe itself as the town square, but that doesn't mean you have to talk to everyone walking past your seat at the cafe.
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| Anthony Ha / TechCrunch: |
LinkedIn says it has sold presentation-sharing service SlideShare to Scribd, which will take over its operation on September 24 — SlideShare has a new owner, with LinkedIn selling the presentation-sharing service to Scribd for an undisclosed price. — According to LinkedIn …
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Scribd Blog, OnMSFT.com, Beyond Search, Inc42 Media, Neowin, MSPoweruser, and ZDNet
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| Catalin Cimpanu / ZDNet: |
Microsoft fixes 17 critical and two zero-day flaws, including an actively-exploited RCE flaw in IE that can compromise PCs when users visit malicious sites — Microsoft says attackers have used a Windows zero-day to spoof file signatures and another RCE in the Internet Explorer scripting engine to execute code on users' devices.
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Securelist, Ars Technica, Krebs on Security, BetaNews, The Hacker News, TechRepublic, Kaspersky official blog, Memeburn, ComputerWeekly.com, SANS Internet Storm Center …, VoidSec, Technology@Intel, infosecurity-magazine.com, Softpedia News, Windows Report, Neowin, Computer Business Review, Sophos News, SC Media, Dark Reading, Threatpost, Help Net Security, BleepingComputer, and SecurityWeek
Tweets: @briankrebs, @campuscodi, @campuscodi, and @campuscodi
| Sam Rutherford / Gizmodo: |
Google announces new features in its computer vision Lookout app, like document scanning, an Android Auto refresh, and Bedtime mode is no longer Pixel-exclusive — Ahead of the upcoming official release of Android 11, Google is pushing out a few updates to all Android phones …
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The Keyword, Wired, Android Developers Blog, TechNewsWorld, Firstpost Tech, and Fossbytes
Tweets: @androiddev, @androiddev, and @google
| Timothy B. Lee / Ars Technica: |
NJ Supreme Court ruled that compelling a suspect to unlock their cell phone doesn't violate Fifth Amendment, following opposite ruling by Indiana SC in June — Courts are split on whether phone unlocking orders violate the Fifth Amendment. — New Jersey's Supreme Court has ruled … | Kurt Wagner / Bloomberg: |
Facebook says it removed 22.5M posts for violating hate speech policies in Q2, up 2x from Q1, and that 95% of the violations were caught using automated systems — - Hate speech removal has jumped nearly 10-fold since 2018 — Facebook to undergo third party audit for content in 2021
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About Facebook, Reuters, The Verge, CNBC, The Next Web, Mashable, Gizmodo, and About Facebook
Tweets: @kurtwagner8, @epro, @issielapowsky, @schrep, @issielapowsky, @jeffstone500, @guyro, @w7voa, @edcauchi, @hypervisible, @hypervisible, @instagramcomms, and @worldjewishcong
| Andrei Frumusanu / AnandTech: |
Samsung Display reveals new generation of variable refresh rate mobile display panels, making its debut in the Note20 Ultra, helping lower device power usage — By now we've become quite familiar with high refresh-rate displays in the mobile space, as the first pioneering 90Hz devices …
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삼성디 …, XDA Developers, Business Wire, Engadget, Gizchina, Neowin, MSPoweruser, SamMobile, Android Authority, and PhoneArena. Tweets: @anandtech
| Eriq Gardner / Hollywood Reporter: |
US judge sides with Google in a lawsuit brought by Genius, which alleged that Google scraped lyrics in violation of copyright law — Google may have been caught “redhanded,” but a federal judge rules that Genius hasn't alleged any viable claims not be preempted by copyright law.
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TechCrunch, Engadget, The Verge, International Business Times, Android Authority, Pitchfork, Variety, and Gizmodo
Tweets: @chrismessina, @eringriffith, @eriqgardner, and @thr
| Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: |
Simpplr, which develops AI-powered intranet software for employee directories, raised $10M Series B led by Norwest Venture Partners — Simpplr today raised $10 million for its AI-powered intranet platform that is designed to streamline communications. CEO Dhiraj Sharma says the funds …
Tweets: @ichetan
| Arjun Kharpal / CNBC: |
Tencent Q2 profit beat estimates, surged to $4.7B, up 37% YoY, on revenue of $16.53B, up 29%; online game revenue was $5.5B, up 40% YoY — - Tencent reported results for the three months to-June on Wednesday that beat analyst expectations in one of the fastest revenue-growing quarters in two years.| Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: Airbnb plans to confidentially file for IPO this month, a step toward a potential listing before the end of the year — Shares in the home-sharing platform could begin trading by year-end — Airbnb Inc. is close to filing to go public in a move that would underscore a surprising rebound …
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Protocol, Forbes, SiliconANGLE, The Information, Telegraph, CNN, Forbes, Reuters, Barron's Online, and Fortune
Tweets: @bowknowsbiz, @vusithembekwayo, and @wsj
| Taylor Soper / GeekWire: |
Routable, a startup focused on streamlining B2B payments, comes out of stealth with $12M Series A from Y Combinator, Founders' Co-Op, and others — Routable, a fintech startup with Seattle roots, came out of stealth mode this week and announced a $12 million Series A funding round.
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| Paul Sawers / VentureBeat: |
Finnish startup Varjo, which develops high resolution VR/XR headsets and VR technologies for enterprise applications, raises $54M Series C — Varjo, a Finnish startup developing virtual reality (VR) and mixed reality (XR) technologies for the enterprise, has raised $54 million in a series C round of funding.
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Tech.eu, EU-Startups, TechCrunch, and Varjo.com
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