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Apple removes all major VPN apps from the App Store in China; the apps allowed users to bypass China's internet censorship — The Chinese government's crackdown on the internet continues with the news that Apple has removed all major VPN apps, which help internet users overcome …
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Putin signs laws banning VPNs in Russia from Nov. 1 and requiring instant messenger operators to establish the identities of users from Jan. 1 — Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed controversial legislation prohibiting the use of Internet proxy services — including virtual private networks …
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Some Bitcoin backers plan to launch a competing version called Bitcoin Cash on August 1, with support for more transactions per block — SAN FRANCISCO — For the last two years, rival factions have been vying for control of the Bitcoin virtual currency and its global network of computers and supporters.| Olivia Solon / The Guardian: |
Global Voices pans Facebook's Free Basics after studying app in six markets, finding broad data collection and weaknesses in languages and local content — Free Basics, built for developing markets, focuses on ‘western corporate content’ and violates net neutrality principles, researchers say
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Current and former SoundCloud employees describe the factors leading to its decline, including its attempt to compete head-on with music streaming giants — SoundCloud was once a platform beloved by listeners and creators, whose leaders hoped to revolutionize the music industry.| Dan Goodin / Ars Technica: |
A now-patched flaw in Broadcom WiFi chips opened 1B iPhones and Android devices to a fully remote worm attack — Wi-Fi chips used in iPhones and Android may revive worm attacks of old. — LAS VEGAS—It's not often that a security researcher devises an attack that can unleash …
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| Jessica Pishko / Wired: |
Former Lily employees and contractors shed light on the camera drone maker's downfall as it struggled to meet expectations set by its viral launch video — In June 2016, Antoine Balaresque, the cofounder and CEO of the hot new startup Lily Robotics, stood before a room of business students …
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Inside Uber CEO search, and how the divided board, after several members met Whitman, was planning a vote to offer her the job when she tweeted her disinterest — SAN FRANCISCO — Some members of Uber's eight-person board were excited about the idea of Meg Whitman becoming the ride-hailing company's next chief executive.
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| Lucas Matney / TechCrunch: |
HTC teases a standalone Vive VR headset for China — Today at ChinaJoy, HTC announced that it is working on a standalone headset for Chinese markets built on its own Viveport content platform. — The headset appears to be cosmetically identical to the one which HTC is bringing to the U.S. with Google.
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| Michael Abrash / Oculus: |
Oculus' Michael Abrash on how vagaries of human visual, auditory perception can cause issues for VR development, and the tech advances needed to overcome issues — Oculus Chief Scientist Michael Abrash recently presented at the third Global Grand Challenges Summit, sponsored by the US National Academy … | Patrick Howell O'Neill / Cyberscoop: |
PerimeterX raises $23M Series B for its tech to fight bot-powered attacks like account takeovers, ad fraud, scalping, and carding for online retailers — PerimeterX, an Israel- and Silicon Valley-based cybersecurity company that sells tools defending retailers against automated web attacks …
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Toast, developer of cloud-based software including mobile PoS and other functions for managing restaurants, cafes, bars, and nightclubs, raises $101M Series C — Toast, the fast-growing restaurant technology company, has just been served a heaping portion of venture capital to continue expanding.
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