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Chrome's default ad blocker goes live Thursday, removing ads on sites that repeatedly display pop-ups, autoplay video with sound, and other invasive ads — Chrome's built-in ad blocker will go live tomorrow. It's the first time Google will automatically block some ads in Chrome …
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| Douglas MacMillan / Wall Street Journal: |
Sources say Google dominated Coalition for Better Ads' research and review process, which helped determine ads that will be blacklisted by Chrome — Critics say the search giant's ad-blocking plan—which will screen out certain types of ads in its Google Chrome browser—is self-serving
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HomePod can leave white rings when left on unprotected wood surfaces; Apple says “the marks can improve over several days” after HomePod is removed — Apple's HomePod is the best-sounding wireless smart speaker available, and you can control it by voice using Apple's virtual assistant, Siri.
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| Nitasha Tiku / Wired: |
Analysis finds Facebook has financial ties to 7+ members of its 13-person Messenger Kids advisory board used to shape the product, with limited disclosure — IN DECEMBER, WHEN Facebook launched Messenger Kids, an app for pre-teens and children as young as 6, the company stressed …
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| Nick Statt / The Verge: |
Facebook's two-factor authentication system auto-posts all 2FA SMS replies from a user to their profile; it is unclear if the behavior is intentional or a bug — It may be a bug — Facebook's two-factor authentication (2FA) system has come under fire today for some bizarre design elements …
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| Sara Salinas / CNBC: |
Six US intelligence chiefs, including the heads of the CIA, FBI, and NSA, said that they would not advise citizens to use Huawei and ZTE products or services — - The directors of the CIA, FBI, NSA and several other intelligence agencies express their distrust of Apple-rival Huawei and fellow Chinese telecom company ZTE.
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| Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: |
Microsoft launches Microsoft for Startups program with $500M committed over two years for joint sales forces, access to technology and working spaces, more — Over the last few years, Microsoft has launched a number of programs for startups that range from free BizSpark credits for Azure … | Larry Dignan / ZDNet: |
RightScale 2018 State of the Cloud report: AWS enterprise adoption grew 15% YoY, but its lead shrank as Azure grew 35%, Google grew 26%, and IBM grew 50% — Here's a look at the annual run rates, hybrid cloud strategies and approaches to artificial intelligence and machine learning among the public cloud providers.
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| Tom Krazit / GeekWire: |
Intel changes bug bounty program from invitation-only to a public program, adds reward of up to $250K for Spectre-like side-channel chip vulnerabilities — Intel is promising up to $250,000 to security researchers who uncover new side-channel vulnerabilities in its processors …
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| Mike Allen / Axios: |
Bill Gates says by resisting legitimate oversight, tech giants are at risk of similar government intervention that once plagued Microsoft — In an interview with Axios, Bill Gates warned Apple and other tech giants that they risk the kind of nightmarish government intervention that once plagued his Microsoft if they act arrogantly.
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Coinbase Commerce enables online merchants worldwide to accept payments in Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, Ethereum, Litecoin; launches today with Shopify integration — We're excited to announce Coinbase Commerce, available today for merchants around the world. Merchants everywhere can use Coinbase Commerce …
| Frank Catalano / GeekWire: |
St. Louis-based Varsity Tutors, which develops an online platform for learning, raises $50M Series C from Learn Capital, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, and others — Varsity Tutors, an education technology startup that combines live experts with an online and mobile platform for learners … | Chris Baraniuk / BBC: |
Chief scientist at Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence project says crypto miners buying up most high-end GPUs has hindered expansion of two observatories — Scientists listening out for broadcasts by extra-terrestrials are struggling to get the computer hardware they need …
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| Cherlynn Low / Engadget: |
Qualcomm announces Snapdragon X24 LTE modem with support for 2 Gbps speeds, likely to be integrated into its next mobile chips that will power 2019's flagships — Even as the race toward real-world 5G picks up steam, LTE technology as it exists will remain crucial for most of us in the next few years.Sponsor Posts
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