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Commerce Department announces that it will ban US downloads of and business transactions with TikTok and WeChat on Sunday — - The Commerce Department announced it will ban U.S. business transactions with China-owned social apps WeChat and TikTok on Sunday.
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Check Point: Iranian hacker group Rampant Kitten, which has been active for 6+ years, has developed an Android malware capable of stealing 2FA SMS codes — The malware could steal 2FA SMS codes for Google accounts. Also contained vague functionality to do the same for Telegram and various social networks.| Juli Clover / MacRumors: |
iOS 14 Picture in Picture functionality stops working for YouTube's mobile website in Safari for users who do not subscribe to YouTube Premium — Apple in iOS 14 added Picture in Picture to the iPhone, a feature designed to let you watch a video in a small screen on your device while you continue to do other things on the phone.
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| Nick Bastone / The Information: |
Sources: Google's pro-privacy plan to block online ad trackers has boosted the US' antitrust probe, as publishers argue it would create an unfair playing field — Google has taken a lot of heat for violating people's privacy. Now it could get in trouble for trying to protect it.| Alex Kantrowitz / Big Technology: |
The FTC and DOJ antitrust divisions are underfunded, as current and ex-staffers say tech giants use close personal ties and deep pockets to stymie regulation — U.S. regulators don't have enough money to properly check the tech giants, according to firsthand accounts
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| Julia Alexander / The Verge: |
Apple's subscription bundle Apple One will greatly help TV+ by keeping subscriber metrics high as the service grows, following a strategy similar to Prime Video — A big push ahead of the streaming service's anniversary — Apple's new Apple One bundle, which gives customers an assortment … | Zac Bowden / Windows Central: |
An inside look at how Microsoft tried and failed in creating a version of Windows for dual-screen devices like Surface Duo, and eventually picked Android — Curious what Surface Duo was like when it was a Windows device? Wonder no more. — Here at Windows Central …
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Tesla wins lawsuit against former employee Martin Tripp, accused of hacking Tesla and supplying sensitive info to unnamed 3rd parties; court will seal case — The automaker won its case against an ex-employee who sought whistleblower protections and was accused of hacking Tesla's Gigafactory.| Gerry Smith / Bloomberg: |
Comcast reaches a deal with Roku to ensure NBCU's Peacock service is carried on Roku devices, after NBCU threatened to pull its TV Everywhere channels — - Agreement ensures Peacock is carried on streaming platform — NBC's threat came amid dispute with Roku over advertising
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Alibaba unveils Xunxi, a pilot factory it has been operating for three years for developing tech aimed at helping manufacturers adapt quickly to consumer demand — - Daniel Zhang is spearheading a drive into new manufacturing — Company wants to provide back-end technology to manufacturers
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DOJ charges six people who allegedly bribed Amazon employees and contractors since at least 2017 in a scheme to benefit some third-party sellers — - The U.S. Department of Justice on Friday charged six individuals who allegedly bribed Amazon employees and contractors …
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Unity raises $1.3B in its IPO, closing up 31.44% in first day of trading, giving the company a market cap of around $17B — - Shares of Unity, a video game software developer, jumped 31.44% in its market debut Friday on the New York Stock Exchange. — The stock priced late Thursday at $52 a share.
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