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February 15, 2018, 4:35 PM
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Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Peter Thiel is moving to LA and has considered leaving Facebook board, amid shift away from tech industry, which he sees as intolerant of conservatism  —  Billionaire investor frustrated with what he sees as intolerance of conservatism in tech industry; has discussed resigning from Facebook board
Monica Chin / Mashable:
Latest Windows 10 Insider build has “Ultimate Performance” power mode, which Microsoft says builds on “High Performance” mode by removing more micro-latencies  —  Microsoft is adding a new enhanced power mode to Windows 10 Pro for users who need to squeeze every ounce of performance out of there computer.
Tom Warren / The Verge:
Apple says fix is coming for iOS and macOS bug that blocks access to apps like Messages, Messenger, WhatsApp if user gets message with specific Indian character  —  Here we go again  —  Apple had a shockingly bad week of software problems just before the end of 2017, and it looks like 2018 isn't starting so well either.
Stu Woo / Wall Street Journal:
British officials say Russia was “almost certainly responsible” for 2017 NotPetya attack that targeted Ukraine and some large businesses  —  Ukraine bore the brunt of the June attack, in which the ‘Petya’ worm spread among corporate computer networks
Katie Notopoulos / BuzzFeed:
How Facebook prioritizing friends' content with many comments led to a post reappearing atop people's News Feed over and over, increasing “engagement” even more  —  Last Saturday — 12 days ago now — I shared a cringeworthy video on Facebook: a 6-minute clip …
Adrianne Jeffries / The Verge:
Coinbase says it will issue refunds after an issue with its payment processor led to some users being repeatedly charged for purchases  —  A growing number of Coinbase customers are complaining that the cryptocurrency exchange withdrew unauthorized money out of their accounts.
Barry Schwartz / Search Engine Land:
After signing a licensing deal with Getty, Google Image Search removes View Image button; Search by Image button also removed but still works through search bar  —  Google has removed the View Image button and the Search by Image feature when viewing an individual image within Google Image Search.

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Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
The White House TV pool remained suspended as of Thursday evening, as networks awaited a formal White House agreement to let CNN participate again in the pool

Wall Street Journal:
Sources: MGM Resorts is weighing a bid to purchase Barry Diller's People Incorporated, after Diller withdrew People's bid to buy MGM; People holds ~27% of MGM

Todd Spangler / Variety:
The judge in the Paramount-WBD antitrust case holds off on approving a settlement until parties respond to concerns outlined in a letter by Senator Cory Booker

More News

Chris Velazco / Engadget:
Samsung Notebook 9 Pen review: solid performance, capable S Pen, comfortable keyboard, fair price at $1,399+, but limited ports, mediocre battery, drab design
Jon Russell / TechCrunch:
JD.com raises ~$2.5B by selling stake in its logistics business to investors including Hillhouse Capital and Tencent at $13.5B valuation, will retain 81% stake
Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
TechInsights: HomePod costs $216 to build, giving it a 38% margin compared to 66% for Google Home and 56% for Amazon Echo

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Nick Statt / The Verge:
Users say Facebook is using its phone number that sends 2FA codes for “spam” notifications and replies to the 2FA number get inadvertently posted to profiles
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
Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch:
Chrome's default ad blocker goes live, removing ads on sites that repeatedly display pop-ups, autoplay video with sound, and other invasive ads
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