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| Kim Zetter / The Intercept: |
Report: iPhones send call history with phone numbers, dates, times, and duration to Apple's servers if iCloud is enabled; log is retained for up to four months — Apple emerged as a guardian of user privacy this year after fighting FBI demands to help crack into San Bernardino shooter Syed Rizwan Farook's iPhone.
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| Bloomberg: |
Sources: only one 2017 iPhone model may have OLED screen due to supply constraints; OLED model may have all-glass design and bezel-less screen larger than 5" — Display makers seen struggling to meet iPhone output in 2017 — OLED displays are more energy efficient, provide deeper colors
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| Dan Goodin / Ars Technica: |
Hacker Samy Kamkar debuts PoisonTap, a Raspberry Pi Zero mod that can plug into password-locked computers via USB and intercept web traffic, install backdoors — The perils of leaving computers unattended is about to get worse. — The perils of leaving computers unattended just got worse …
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| Matt Burgess / WIRED UK: |
UK parliament clears Investigatory Powers bill to be passed into law; bill allows bulk surveillance of citizens, hacking of mobile devices and networks, more — The Investigatory Powers Bill has been passed by both Houses of Parliament. Once it receives Royal Assent it will become law| Craig Silverman / BuzzFeed: |
Analysis shows top 20 fake election news stories generated more engagement on Facebook than the top 20 election stories from 19 major news outlets — In the final three months of the US presidential campaign, the top-performing fake election news stories on Facebook generated more engagement …
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AOL to lay off 500 employees, or 5% of its staff, today in its corporate units; CEO says resources will be shifted to mobile, video, and data offerings — There will be more changes next year if the deal to buy Yahoo is completed. — AOL will announce layoffs of 5 percent of its staff today … | Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
LinkedIn is now officially blocked in Russia after failing to transfer Russian user data to servers located in the country as required by law — Amid a tense stand-off and attempt at negotiations, Russia's communications regulator Roskomnadzor has started to enforce a proposed block of LinkedIn …
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| Bloomberg: |
Sources: Apple to cut its 30% App Store fee to 15% for video streaming apps if providers integrate their service with its TV app — Move comes as Apple prepares to roll out a new TV app — Video partners had been frustrated with Apple's revenue slice — Apple Inc. plans to cut the amount …
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| Steve Dent / Engadget: |
Qualcomm launches its first 10-nanometer CPU, Snapdragon 835, with Quick Charge 4, which is said to add five hours of battery life with a five minute charge — Qualcomm has unveiled its next-gen Snapdragon 835 flagship CPU and confirmed rumors that it will be built by Samsung using its 10-nanometer FinFET process.| Casey Newton / The Verge: |
Twitter introduces Snapchat-like QR codes as an option to follow people — When clicking the follow button feels too hard — Twitter today introduced QR codes into its apps for iOS and Android, because not having QR codes was Twitter's biggest existential threat as a business and the main reason …
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| Aaron Aupperlee / Greensburg Tribune-Review: |
Facebook acquires facial analysis company FacioMetrics, a Carnegie Mellon University spinoff — FacioMetrics, a Carnegie Mellon University spinoff company, announced Wednesday it is being acquired by Facebook. — The company developed basic algorithms for facial feature tracking and software …
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FacioMetrics, Computerworld, Engadget, VentureBeat, TechCrunch, VatorNews, Carnegie Mellon School … and The Verge. Tweets: @brianroemmele
| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Google's Digital News Initiative fund puts $26M into 124 news projects across 25 European countries to promote data journalism, use of AI, fact-checking, more — Google's ongoing effort to fix its reputation in the world of publishing in Europe took another step forward today.
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