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In August, internal research at Facebook showed that ~70% of the platform's most active civic Groups were considered too toxic to recommend to users — The giant struggled to balance Mark Zuckerberg's free-expression mantra against findings that rabid partisanship had overrun a feature central to its future
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| Sergiu Gatlan / BleepingComputer: |
A now-fixed 10-year-old bug in Sudo used in several versions of Linux allowed any local user to gain root access — A now-fixed Sudo vulnerability allowed any local user to gain root privileges on Unix-like operating systems without requiring authentication.| Dave Lee / Financial Times: |
More than 2,000 police and fire departments in the US have now partnered with Amazon's Ring, with 1,189 new departments added over the past year — Controversial surveillance network has doubled in size in the country in the past year — More than 2,000 police and fire departments in the US …
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| Abner Li / 9to5Google: |
Apple releases an iCloud Passwords browser extension for Chrome on Windows — Besides iTunes, Apple's biggest offering on Microsoft's operating system is the iCloud sync client for files, photos, and mail. Apple is now extending its presence on Windows with an iCloud Passwords Chrome extension.| Daniel Howley / Yahoo Finance: |
Microsoft says revenue from its various cybersecurity offerings crossed $10B over the past 12 months, up 40% YoY and ~7% of its total revenue for the year — Microsoft ( — MSFT) is officially a cybersecurity giant. For the first time on Tuesday, Microsoft disclosed revenue from its various security offerings as| Maggie Miller / The Hill: |
A look at the criticism in DC directed at CSET, a State Dept. bureau focused on cybersecurity and emerging technologies formed in the last days of Trump's admin — A newly established State Department bureau focused on cybersecurity and emerging technologies could give the Biden administration … | Susan Adams / Forbes: |
Profile of Chegg, which is valued at $12B, employs 70,000+ freelance tutors in India, and faces the issue of students using it to cheat by getting test answers — I'm a senior editor in charge of Forbes' education coverage. — This story appears in the March 31, 2021 issue of Forbes Magazine.
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| Bloomberg: |
Many elderly people in the US aren't getting scheduled for COVID-19 vaccinations due to a lack of familiarity with navigating the internet and web-based signups — - Slots go fast, often to those who are more comfortable online — ‘Health departments are failing’ nationwide, one official says
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| Igor Bosilkovski / Forbes: |
Yotta Savings raises $13.2M Series A for its savings account app that instead of interest offers depositors a chance to win prizes ranging from 10 cents to $10M — Savings account app Yotta Savings, cofounded by two Under 30 honorees, announced today that it has raised a $13.2M Series A … | NetBlocks: |
Network data indicates the onset of widespread internet disruptions in Myanmar amid reports of a military uprising and the detention of political leaders — Network data from the NetBlocks Internet Observatory indicate the onset of widespread internet disruptions in Myanmar on Sunday 31 January 2021 …
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| Steven Borowiec / Nikkei Asia: |
The pandemic has exacerbated the brutal conditions of workers at e-commerce and delivery companies in Asia even as average earnings per delivery declined — How the pandemic economy relies on overburdened and underpaid couriers — DAEGU, South Korea — The last time Park Mi-suk … | Yueqi Yang / Bloomberg: |
Robinhood reduces the number of companies with trading restrictions from 50 to 8, according to its website; GME, NOK, and BB are still among those restricted — Robinhood Markets Inc. reduced the number of companies with trading restrictions to eight from 50 on Sunday, according to an update on its website.Sponsor Posts
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