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Mark Zuckerberg on Clubhouse says Facebook may be in a “stronger position” after Apple's IDFA changes and that Facebook Shops has 1M+ monthly active businesses — - Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Thursday said he is confident the social media company “will be able to manage through” Apple's upcoming privacy changes.
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Transcript of a Clubhouse chat with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Spotify CEO Daniel Ek, and Shopify CEO Tobi Lütke about creator economy, Apple, and more — The Facebook, Spotify, and Shopify CEOs discuss the creator economy and Apple's policies
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Facebook says it has resolved a major outage affecting Instagram, WhatsApp, Messenger, and other Facebook services — The Facebook-owned social networks were down for many — Facebook has resolved a major outage affecting Instagram, WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, and other Facebook services on Friday …
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Telegram expands Voice Chats to channels, with no limits on number of listeners, and now allows admins to record audio and celebrities to switch accounts — Voice Chats first appeared in December, adding a new dimension of live talk to Telegram groups. Starting today, they become available …
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Sources: China is restricting use of Tesla cars by military and state employees, citing concerns that the data they collect could be sent back to the US — People familiar with the effort cite concerns Tesla cars could be source of national security leaks — SINGAPORE—China's government … | Catalin Cimpanu / The Record: |
Verkada security camera hacker has been charged in the US for hacking into 100+ of the world's biggest companies since 2019 and leaking proprietary data online — The US Department of Justice has charged today a Swiss national for hacking into more than 100 companies and leaking proprietary data online on their personal website.
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Kuo: Apple's upcoming mixed reality headset will feature an advanced eye tracking system and potentially an iris recognition feature — Apple's upcoming mixed reality headset will be equipped with an advanced eye tracking system, Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo said this evening in a note to investors that was seen by MacRumors.| Wall Street Journal: |
GroupM: Google, Facebook, and Amazon “triopoly” grew its share of US digital ad market from 80% in 2019 to 90% in 2020, and now collects 50%+ of all US ad spend — The three tech giants now collect more than half of all ad dollars spent in the U.S. The pandemic economy got them there.| Lauren Feiner / CNBC: |
In letter to FCC, Mozilla calls for a return to net neutrality, joined by Dropbox, Eventbrite, Reddit, Vimeo, and Wikimedia — - Firefox-maker Mozilla is leading a push for the Federal Communications Commission to swiftly reinstate net neutrality rules stripped away under the Trump administration.
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Researcher Jane Manchun Wong finds features like “Undo Tweet” could be part of Twitter's planned subscriptions — An app researcher's screenshot shows that among the options for subscribers of an unrevealed service. — We've had repeated rumblings about Twitter working …
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India asks a Delhi court to stop WhatsApp from implementing its new privacy policy, alleging that the controversial policy violates India's technology laws — - Modi government urges a high court to restrain WhatsApp — India says WhatsApp's policy violates technology laws
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Tencent, Alibaba, Xiaomi, and other Chinese companies are testing audio-only chats in their platforms, looking to emulate Clubhouse, which is banned in China — - Beijing's ban on Clubhouse is an opportunity for startups — Several VC firms are considering investments in the sector| Sam Shead / CNBC: |
EU calls on countries to change laws on stock options and immigration so that startups can attract the best talent; 25 countries across Europe have signed up — - The EU Start-up Nations Standard calls on countries to change their laws on stock options and immigration visas so that start-ups … | Dan Goodin / Ars Technica: |
Project Zero: the same hackers that used 4 Windows and Android zero-days in Feb. 2020 have since used 7 more zero-days to target iOS, Windows, and Android — The breadth and abundance of exploits for unknown vulnerabilities sets group apart. — A team of advanced hackers exploited no fewer …
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