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GOP data firm Deep Root Analytics accidentally exposed personal info of 198M+ US voters, including addresses, birthdates, and issue-by-issue sentiment analysis — Political data gathered on more than 198 million US citizens was exposed this month after a marketing firm contracted …
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| Tony Romm / Recode: |
Trump meets with tech execs, says US gov't must “catch up” with private sector; Cook calls for coding in schools; Bezos favors more adoption of commercial tech — The leaders of Apple, Amazon, Google and Microsoft, who met with Trump on Monday, have a few asks of their own.
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| Fitz Tepper / TechCrunch: |
FTC plus DC and California AGs attempt to block DraftKings-FanDuel merger, saying combined firm would control 90%+ of paid daily fantasy sports contests market — The Federal Trade Commission just announced it will authorize legal action to block the merger of DraftKings and FanDuel …
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| New York Times: |
How Mexican activists, journalists, lawyers have been targeted with NSO Group's Pegasus spyware, likely by their own gov't, which spent ~$80M on the tools — MEXICO CITY — Mexico's most prominent human rights lawyers, journalists and anti-corruption activists have been targeted …
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| Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
Spotify tests letting labels pay to put singles on free tier users' playlists; while an opt-out option is available, the scheme is reminiscent of radio payola — A mysterious “Sponsored Content” opt-out setting recently appeared in Spotify, and now the streaming giant has confirmed to TechCrunch what it's about.
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The Verge, Tech Narratives, Engadget, Pocketnow, SlashGear, iPhone Hacks, and TechSpot. Tweets: @joshconstine
| Ben Thompson / Stratechery: |
By buying Whole Foods, Amazon is acquiring a customer that will bring its nascent grocery logistics service to scale — Back in 2006, when the iPhone was a mere rumor, Palm CEO Ed Colligan was asked if he was worried: … I was reminded of this quote after Amazon announced an agreement …
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GeekWire, 9to5Mac, Fortune, Forbes, and Business Insider
Tweets: @stratechery and @kevin2kelly
| Wall Street Journal: |
Time Warner signs 2-year $100M deal with Snap; Turner, Warner Bros. studio will create up to 10 original shows a year for Snap, which will keep 50% ad revenue — In a wide-ranging deal with Snap Inc., Time Warner Inc.'s Turner cable channels and the Warner Bros. studio will create …
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CNBC, eMarketer and Newsroom Posts, TechCrunch, MarketWatch, Axios, USA Today, Mashable, International Business Times, Seeking Alpha, Hacker Noon, and Deadline
Tweets: @ryanlawler, @hunterwalk, @jeffjsays, and @wsj
| Christina Farr / CNBC: |
Sources: Apple working with Health Gorilla to add personal health data to iPhone including blood work, by integrating with hospitals and lab testing companies — - Apple is working with a start-up called Health Gorilla in its secretive personal health record initiative, sources have said.
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9to5Mac, AppleInsider, iDownloadBlog.com, iPhone Hacks, Ubergizmo, MacRumors, Patently Apple, iPhone in Canada Blog, and MacDailyNews. Thanks:@mattrosoff
| Emin Gün Sirer / Hacking Distributed: |
Bancor, which raised ~$150M in its ICO, has poor code quality, issues with its fundamental value proposition, and can be gamed by miners — Bancor just did their Initial Coin Offering (ICO) last week and raised a record $144M within a few hours. They now hold the record for the biggest crowd-funding, ever, in the history of mankind.
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VentureBeat. Tweets: @lpolovets, @melt_dem, @izqui9, @ncweaver, @mikejcasey, @christophera, @pt, @alexanderchopan, @werner, @bancornetwork, @el33th4xor, and @el33th4xor
| Ron Miller / TechCrunch: |
Dropbox unveils plan for its global network with custom infrastructure, following last year's announcement it would leave AWS — When Dropbox announced it was leaving AWS last year and bringing the bulk of the operation in-house, you had to figure it was working on a significant network expansion … | Andrew Cunningham / Ars Technica: |
Preview of macOS High Sierra's tech, including Apple File System, HEVC video encoding, HEIF image format, and Metal 2 — A peek at what APFS, Metal 2, and HEVC/HEIF support mean for you and your Mac. — Even by the standards of recent macOS releases, this year's High Sierra is shaping …
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| Anne Dujmovic / CNET: |
IDC: VR and AR headset shipments to reach 100M units by 2021, up 10X the 10M shipped in 2016 — Virtual reality and augmented reality are expected to become more mainstream in the next five years, says a new forecast by IDC. — As more people warm up to virtual reality and augmented reality …
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