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Facebook says it will hand over information on Russia-linked ads bought during 2016 election campaign to Congressional investigators — Two weeks ago, we announced we had found more than 3,000 ads addressing social and political issues that ran in the US between 2015 and 2017 and that appear …
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| Mark Zuckerberg: |
Facebook will make Pages disclose who paid for political ads and let users see all current ads from that advertiser, rolling out over the coming months — I just went live a minute ago. Here's what I said: — Today is my first day back in the office after taking parental leave.
| Andy Greenberg / Wired: |
Cisco Talos report: hackers who hid backdoor in CCleaner targeted computers inside at least 20 tech firms including Akamai, Cisco, Google, Intel, Microsoft — HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS of computers getting penetrated by a corrupted version of an ultra-common piece of security software was never going to end well.
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| Dieter Bohn / The Verge: |
Bose launches QC 35 II noise canceling headphones, with a dedicated button that triggers Google Assistant, for $349.95 — Push for Google — Google and Bose are today officially announcing a new version of the headphone maker's great noise cancelling headphones, the QC 35s.
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| Nilay Patel / The Verge: |
Apple TV 4K review: easy-to-use interface, lots of apps, cheaper 4K movies, but HDR makes some HD videos look bad, no YouTube 4K HDR support, and it's expensive — Almost all of the lights — It doesn't light up all of the lights. — Listeners of The Vergecast know that I've …
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Google to pay $1.1B to HTC in exchange for non-exclusive license for HTC intellectual property and staff working on Pixel smartphones — Certain HTC Employees - Many of Whom Worked on Pixel Smartphones - to Join Google — Google Receives HTC IP through Non-Exclusive Licensing Agreement
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| Daisuke Wakabayashi / New York Times: |
About 2,000 HTC staffers to join Google as part of the deal; HTC to continue making its own smartphones, including a new flagship model — SAN FRANCISCO — Google announced late Wednesday night that it is spending $1.1 billion to hire a team of engineers from the smartphone business … | Instagram Blog: |
Instagram adds Face Filters to live video, rolling out globally over the next few weeks — Starting today, you can play with face filters while sharing live video. Whether you're channeling a kitten or want to add some stars or rainbow light to your face, you can easily try on face filters …
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| Brian Krebs / Krebs on Security: |
Experian tool to retrieve credit freeze PIN relies on just four pieces of basic personal information for authentication, inadequate given widespread leaks — An alert reader recently pointed my attention to a free online service offered by big-three credit bureau Experian that allows anyone …
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| Eric Beech / Reuters: |
SEC says hackers may have profited by trading with insider information stolen from its database; the breach took place in 2016 but was discovered last month — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the country's top markets regulator …
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| Joseph Menn / Reuters: |
Interviews and emails show NSA backed down on two encryption techniques, Simon and Speck, it wanted as global standards amid experts' concerns and lack of trust — SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - An international group of cryptography experts has forced the U.S. National Security Agency … | Thuy Ong / The Verge: |
As iOS 11 recommends “when-in-use” authorization for location sharing with apps, Uber now allows users to opt out of “always on” location tracking — iOS 11 gave Uber little choice — Uber got into hot water earlier this year when the ride-sharing app began tracking users' location … | Matthew Lynley / TechCrunch: |
Zenefits ends insurance brokerage business, will sell its software to existing insurance brokers like OneDigital instead of giving it away — Zenefits co-founder Parker Conrad was shown the door in February last year, paving the way for then-COO David Sacks to take over the company and try to turn it around.| David Lumb / Engadget: |
Nvidia drops basic Shield TV tier with remote from $200 to $179; available for preorder now, ships on October 18; $200 tier now includes the $60 controller — NVIDIA's Shield TV promised to be an Android set-top box for gamers, and in that sense, it delivered.| Shane Savitsky / Axios: |
Startups in Toronto have seen double-digit increases in job applications from the US since Trump was elected — Numerous startups in the tech hub of Toronto say they have had steady, double-digit increases in job applications from the United States since last year's presidential election.| Tim Peterson / Marketing Land: |
Facebook rolls out Custom Audience tool that lets advertisers target users who interacted with physical store, called a business office, more — Facebook is using its online-to-offline ad measurement tools for offline-to-online ad targeting. — Facebook is making it easier for brands … | Emil Protalinski / VentureBeat: |
Adblock Plus releases filter that prevents sites from using the user's computer to covertly mine cryptocurrencies, available on Chrome, Safari, Firefox, Android — Adblock Plus wants to protect you from sites using your computer resources to mine cryptocurrency.
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