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Microsoft announces Windows 11, with a simplified UI, new Windows store, Start menu, Teams integrated into taskbar, and more, available free to Windows 10 users — A new version of Windows is officially on the way — Microsoft is officially confirming the name for the next release of Windows today: Windows 11.
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| Dieter Bohn / The Verge: |
In his closing Windows event remarks, Nadella issued a subtle but stinging critique of Apple, positioning Microsoft as Apple's main competition for developers — ‘Windows has always stood for sovereignty for creators and agency for consumers’ — At the end of a surprisingly eventful …
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| Lawrence Abrams / BleepingComputer: |
Western Digital says some My Book Live devices are being compromised by malware leading to a factory reset erasing all data, believes its servers weren't hacked — Western Digital My Book NAS owners worldwide found that their devices have been mysteriously factory reset and all of their files deleted.
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| Wall Street Journal: |
UK's CMA launches an investigation into whether Amazon and Google are doing enough to crack down on fake reviews and deter sellers from manipulating listings — U.K. regulator opens investigation into whether tech giants are doing enough to deter sellers from manipulating product listings
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| Makena Kelly / The Verge: |
After approving five major antitrust bills on Wed., House committee approves the Ending Platform Monopolies Act on Thursday; all bills now head to House floor — I'm going to sleep — This story is part of a group of stories called — After nearly two years of investigations …
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| Byron Tau / Wall Street Journal: |
A look at Premise, an app that pays users around the world for tasks like taking photos, and has clients like US military using the data to gather intelligence — The Premise app pays users, many in the developing world, to do tasks like taking photos and completing surveys for clients including the U.S. military
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| Sergiu Gatlan / BleepingComputer: |
Researchers discover four major vulnerabilities in Dell SupportAssist's BIOSConnect feature, letting hackers remotely execute code, affecting 129 Dell models — Security researchers have found four major security vulnerabilities in the BIOSConnect feature of Dell SupportAssist …
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| Michael Potuck / 9to5Mac: |
Instagram starts to quietly roll out the option to publish posts from its website on desktop, but iPad is not supported — After we got a sneak peek at the feature last month, Instagram has quietly rolled out the option to create and publish posts from its website on desktop (but not on iPad).
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| Hartley Charlton / MacRumors: |
A highly reliable Apple leaker known as “Kang” says they and others have received warnings from lawyers representing Apple cautioning against further leaks — The highly reliable Apple leaker known as “Kang” and a number of other unspecified leakers have reportedly received warnings from lawyers representing Apple.
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| Shirin Ghaffary / Vox: |
Google is showing a warning on some searches that it may not have reliable sources to show, usually on trending topics — The company is notifying people when they search for rapidly evolving topics. — Google is testing a new feature to notify people when they search for a topic that may have unreliable results.
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Tweets: @shiringhaffary, @zittrain, @alanlevinovitz, @parismarx, @hypervisible, @theophite, and @mattnavarra
| Ashley Carman / The Verge: |
Amazon acquires Art19, a major podcast hosting and monetization platform, for an undisclosed sum — Art19 goes to Amazon Music — Amazon Music is getting more serious about its podcast endeavors. Today, the company announced that it's acquiring Art19, a major podcast hosting and monetization platform for an undisclosed sum.
Tweets: @ashleyrcarman, @thekenyeung, @jyarow, @jesselehrich, @techwontsaveus, and @lexfri
| Corrie Driebusch / Wall Street Journal: |
Twilio and Asana, both listed on NYSE, agree to list on Silicon Valley-based Long-Term Stock Exchange, the first two companies to agree to dual list on LTSE — Exchange hopes to be signal to investors of which companies have sustainable practices — A Silicon Valley stock exchange …
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