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Microsoft Teams rolls out as a free, on-by-default feature to Office 365 business users worldwide, with 150 integrations available or coming soon — Microsoft's Slack competitor is rolling out to Office 365 business users worldwide starting March 14. More features are still to come, including guest access, in late June.
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Google adds the ability to send and request money in Gmail via Google Wallet on Android in US — Google Wallet has been integrated into Gmail on the web since 2013, but today Google is rolling out a new integration on mobile. Starting today, users of the Gmail app on Android will be able …
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Spotify and Waze integrate to enable navigating with Waze from within Spotify, and to make Spotify playlists accessible from within Waze — Drivers use their smartphone for both navigation and music, so why not put the two together? Waze and Spotify have announced that they've done just that …
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Samsung to provide monthly security updates for unlocked Galaxy phones in US, a shift from the previous quarterly schedule — For owners of unlocked Galaxy devices, the news of monthly security updates is welcome news. — According to Samsung Mobile Security, the company has worked through … | Liza Mundy / The Atlantic: |
Efforts to tackle Silicon Valley's sexist culture, including unconscious bias training, are helping but need to go further to break apart the “boys' club” — One weekday morning in 2007, Bethanye Blount came into work early to interview a job applicant.
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Sources: Citrix hires Goldman Sachs to find buyers including private equity firms but interest has been limited — Cloud-services company said to reach out to buyout firms — Citrix spun off GoTo business after pressure from Elliott — Citrix Systems Inc. is working with advisers … | Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
Snapchat launches widget chat shortcuts, made with Bitmoji avatars, for iOS Today screen and Android homescreen — Snapchat is doubling down on private messaging as Instagram and Facebook Messenger clone and steal usage from its Stories feature. — Now you can instantly start chatting with your best friends on Snapchat.
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Delivery management platform Bringg raises $10M Series B led by Aleph VC, to help any business have faster, more transparent on-demand delivery — Bringg, a startup taking advantage of the shift toward faster, more transparent on-demand delivery, has raised an additional $10 million in Series B funding … | Nat Levy / GeekWire: |
Documents reveal Amazon is planning grocery pickup service for AmazonFresh in Seattle with signs like “Shop Online. Pick up here” — New permit documents reveal “AmazonFresh Pickup” as the planned concept for the next phase in the online giant's physical retail initiatives … | Frank Jordans / Associated Press: |
Germany's justice minister introduces draft law proposing fines of up to $53M on social media companies that fail to remove hate speech — BERLIN (AP) — Germany's justice minister is proposing fines of up to 50 million euros ($53 million) for social networking sites that fail …
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Facebook says moderation “was not working” in response to BBC probe of sexualized photos of children on FB, where 82 of 100 reported posts were not removed — A Facebook executive has admitted to MPs its moderating process “was not working” following a BBC investigation.
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Apple hires respected forensics and security expert Jonathan Zdziarski for its Security Engineering and Architecture team — iPhone forensics expert, security researcher, and former jailbreak community developer Jonathan Zdziarski today announced he has accepted a position with Apple's Security Engineering and Architecture team.
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