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Hackers say they breached Verkada, accessing feeds and archives of 150K surveillance cameras inside clinics, police precincts, jails, schools, Tesla facilities — - Hacker group says it wanted to show prevalence of surveillance — Video footage was captured from Sequoia-backed startup Verkada
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| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Google adds features to Chrome OS including Phone Hub, which lets Android users control aspects of their phones, like replying to texts, from their Chromebooks — Chrome OS is getting a bunch of new features to celebrate 10 years — Google is marking 10 years of Chromebooks by unveiling new features for Chrome OS today.| Nikkei Asia: |
Sources: Apple is cutting orders for all iPhones by ~20% compared to its plans in December, with iPhone 12 mini production cut by 70% for H1 2021 — Total iPhone target for 2021 still at 230m units despite global parts shortage — TAIPEI — Apple is slashing its planned production …
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| Scott Stein / CNET: |
Facebook details a 10-year vision for its AR glasses, imagining they will work alongside a wristband to measure hand and figure gestures, with haptic feedback — Facebook is working on a neural wristband for AR glasses, with haptic gloves in the works — Facebook's first pair of smart glasses is arriving this year.
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| Nilay Patel / The Verge: |
Q&A with Kayvon Beykpour, Twitter's head of consumer product, on focusing on growth, deciding what to prioritize, paying for tweets, Clubhouse, and more — Twitter recently announced that it's going to be building a lot of new things into its product: there's Twitter Spaces …
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| Tim Hardwick / MacRumors: |
Apple says it will invest €1B in Germany over the next three years and will make Munich its European Silicon Design Center — Apple will make Munich its European Silicon Design Center, the company announced today. Work already being undertaken by Apple in Bavaria's capital is contributing …
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| Drew FitzGerald / Wall Street Journal: |
In a privacy policy update, T-Mobile says it will automatically enroll all subscribers in an ad program informed by their online activity, starting on April 26 — Wireless carrier tells subscribers it could share their browsing, app data and other online activity with advertisers unless they opt out
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| James Cridland / Podnews: |
Apple Podcasts will drop the word “subscribe” in iOS 14.5, substituting the word “follow”; research shows “subscribe” signals a cost for some non-listeners — A small change with a big impact: no more “subscribe” as podcasting moves to “follow”
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| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Sonos introduces Roam, a $169 portable speaker, now available for preorder; Sonos also sets a goal of $2.25B in annual revenue by FY 2024 — - CEO sees potential for company in car, headphone markets — Home audio specialist prices new Roam portable speaker at $169
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| Shara Tibken / CNET: |
Samsung announces its Galaxy Unpacked event will be held on March 17, where it's expected to unveil an updated Galaxy A series lineup — It's only the third month of the year, but Samsung is gearing up for its second big product launch of 2021. The company on Tuesday sent invitations …
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| Mercedes Ruehl / Financial Times: |
Sources: no deep integration between Facebook and Gojek nine months after the $300M deal; source says Gojek's planned merger with Tokopedia is a factor — Rollout of payments integration with Gojek delayed after $300m deal struck in June — Facebook's partnership with Indonesian technology start … | Eugene Kim / Insider: |
Source: 800+ Amazon staffers are now working on its voice command-enabled home robot with multiple cameras, codenamed Vesta, that's the size of “two small cats” — - Over 800 people are now working on Amazon's secretive “Vesta” home robot project.
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The Verge, MUO, SlashGear, and SiliconANGLE
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| Ari Levy / CNBC: |
The NYSE sets Roblox direct listing reference price at $45 per share ahead of its trading debut on Wednesday — - Roblox almost tripled payouts to developers last year, while revenue didn't quite double, as the company aims to get top creators to spend more of their time building for the app.
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| Tim Ferriss / The Blog of Author Tim Ferriss: |
Interview with Vitalik Buterin on ETH2, scaling plans and timelines, NFTs, the Ethereum Name Service, quadratic funding, more — Join 1.5M+ subscribers and receive exclusive tools, tips, and resources sent directly by Tim: — Type your email address — Yes, sign me up for Tim's free email newsletter.| Amos Barshad / Rest of World: |
A look at Unit 8200, an elite intelligence unit within the Israeli Defense Forces and a pipeline for the country's sprawling network of cybersecurity startups — The country's hacking software is recognized the world over. Not everyone thinks it's a good thing.
Tweets: @restofworld, @leomschwartz, @cengizyar, @restofworld, and @_meher
| Tiernan Ray / ZDNet: |
Qualtrics reports FY 2020 revenue of $763.5M, up 29% YoY, and Q4 revenue of $213.6M, up 24% YoY, in its first quarterly report since its IPO — Qualtrics's quarterly revenue was as expected, while profit came in a little better than Wall Street expected. — Qualtrics, the “experience management” …
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| Catalin Cimpanu / The Record: |
Dutch and Belgian police say they shut down Sky ECC, a messaging service allegedly popular with criminals, after infiltrating it in Feb, leading to 100+ arrests — Law enforcement agencies from the Netherlands and Belgium have shut down today Sky ECC, a company that provided …
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VICE, The Brussels Times, ComputerWeekly.com, and SiliconANGLE
Tweets: @upsidedowntimes, @josephfcox, @campuscodi, @therecord_media, @campuscodi, and @peterwsinger
| Tage Kene-Okafor / TechCrunch: |
Flutterwave, provider of payment services for companies operating in Africa, raises $170M Series C led by Tiger Global, valuing the company at $1B+ — The proliferation of fintech services across Africa remains in full swing as investors remain bullish about the opportunities that abound in the sector.
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Techpoint Africa, Finextra, Ventureburn, Techpoint Africa, and Reuters
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| Kelly Sheridan / Dark Reading: |
Linux Foundation debuts the Sigstore initiative, which aims to improve open source software supply chain security, and includes members like Google and Red Hat — Sigstore aims to improve the open source software supply chain by simplifying the process of cryptographic software signing.
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CSO, ZDNet, Google Online Security Blog, Linux Foundation, Neowin, GitHub, DevOps.com, TechRadar, and BetaNews
| Katharine Schwab / Fast Company: |
Biden appoints Clare Martorana as US CIO; she was formerly OPM's CIO and is a veteran of the USDS and formerly an executive at WebMD and Everyday Health — President Joe Biden is appointing Clare Martorana, a veteran of the U.S. Digital Service and a former health tech executive …
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| Jessica Conditt / Engadget: |
Twitch API changes suggest it is testing a system that automatically rates streamers on a “Brand Safety Score” to pair them with advertisers — Twitch appears to be toying with a program that automatically rates streamers based on a handful of factors — including age …
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The Verge, Ubergizmo, PC Gamer, GameSpot, Dot Esports, and ProgrammableWeb.com
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| Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch: |
Spain-based Jobandtalent, a marketplace matching temps with employers needing casual labor, raises €100M Series D from SoftBank's Vision Fund 2 — Spain's Jobandtalent, a digital temp staffing agency startup which operates a dual-sided platform that matches temps with employers needing casual labor … Sponsor Posts
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