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| Steve Kovach / Business Insider: |
Source: after Amazon refused to sell newer Nest products like its latest thermostat and alarm system, Nest decided to stop selling any of its products on Amazon — - Amazon decided not to sell any of the newer products from Google's smart home division Nest.
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Digital Trends, 9to5Google, AppleInsider, AFTVnews, The Verge, Mashable, Tech Times, Engadget, and SlashGear
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| Pew Research Center: |
Study: in the US, 78% of 18-24 year olds use Snapchat, 71% use Instagram, 45% use Twitter; nearly 75% of US adults and 94% of 18-24 year olds use YouTube — A majority of Americans use Facebook and YouTube, but young adults are especially heavy users of Snapchat and Instagram
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Forbes, Social Media Today, TheStreet, The Verge, DW.COM, and CNET
Tweets: @pewresearch and @conradhackett
| Devin Coldewey / TechCrunch: |
Google AI can now easily replace the video background in YouTube stories on mobile, available in beta to a limited number of YouTube creators — Google researchers know how much people like to trick others into thinking they're on the moon, or that it's night instead of day …
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Google Research Blog, Tech Times, Firstpost, Engadget, Tubefilter, The Mac Observer, 9to5Google, and CNET
Tweets: @avtarramsingh and @stevesi
| Evelyn Cheng / CNBC: |
Michael Arrington says he received SEC subpoena related to ICO investment, as did every crypto fund he talked to; source: SEC subpoenaed ~80 firms in ICOs probe — - “We received a subpoena. Every [crypto]fund I've talked to has received one," said Michael Arrington …
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Tweets: @arrington, @mdudas, and @twobitidiot
| Alex Heath / Cheddar: |
Sources: Snap is working on new Spectacles for Q3 focusing on performance; 3rd gen planned for 2019 with 2 cameras for 3D-like depth effects in videos for $300 — Snap Inc. plans to launch a second version of its Spectacles glasses this year followed by a more ambitious third version equipped …
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Tweets: @leeratliff, @markbealpr, @timbe2, @willoremus, @stevekovach, and @joshconstine. Thanks:@nycjim
| Chance Miller / 9to5Mac: |
KGI: Apple to release more affordable 13-inch MacBook Air in Q2, HomePod demand ‘mediocre’ so far — Reliable Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo of KGI Securities is today out with a pair of new investor notes on Apple. The analyst offers new supply chain details on the new iPhones coming this year, AirPods demand, and more.| Zack Whittaker / ZDNet: |
Researchers describe 10 possible attacks on LTE networks that allow eavesdropping on texts and calls, taking devices offline, and spoofing of emergency alerts — One of the ten attacks can create “artificial chaos” by sending fake emergency alerts to a large number of devices.| Nathan Vanderklippe / Globe and Mail: |
Human Rights Watch: China's Xinjiang region uses big data on everyday habits and AI for predictive policing to send people to political re-education camps — Barely seven months ago, a senior Chinese official promised that artificial intelligence could one day help authorities spot crime before it happens.
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Human Rights Watch, Foreign Policy, Wall Street Journal, Wall Street Journal, v3.co.uk, Inverse, Reuters, BuzzFeed, Foreign Policy, Associated Press, China Digital Times, and CNNMoney
Tweets: @ehundman, @jorge_guajardo, @kenroth, @jtarr1, and @jashkenas
| John McCrank / Reuters: |
Equifax expects $275M in 2018 costs from the data breach, says 2.4M additional customers were affected by 2017 cyber attack — NEW YORK (Reuters) - Equifax Inc (EFX.N) said on Friday it expects $275 million in costs in 2018 related to the credit reporting company's massive data breach last year …
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Investor Relations, CNET, VentureBeat, The Hill, The Hill, SiliconANGLE, Inquirer, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Infosecurity Magazine, Digital Trends, ZDNet, Associated Press, BankInfoSecurity, Gizmodo, Fortune, International Business Times, KQED News, Tom's Guide, HackRead, PYMNTS.com, BGR, Naked Security, The Register, Engadget, and Axios
Tweets: @toddheberlein, @mikaelthalen, @skuranda, @lichtspektrum, and @zdnet
| Deepa Seetharaman / Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: Facebook's security team told execs about Russian election tampering in Dec. 2016; late public disclosure was due to image concerns, Mueller gag order — Social-media giant played down allegations Russia exploited its platform, deepening perceptions it is oblivious to public concern about its social impact
Tweets: @juliacarriew, @persuasivepr, @noahshachtman, @rebeccaballhaus, @kirstengrind, and @dseetharaman
| Paul Mozur / New York Times: |
China is prosecuting a citizen who shared a critical message on WhatsApp; message was likely obtained by hacking a phone or via spy in a WhatsApp group — SHANGHAI — Within its digital borders, China has long censored what its people read and say online. Now, it is increasingly going beyond …
Tweets: @jmohanmalik, @nytimestech, @dgtam86, @rasmus_kleis, @paulmozur, @ehundman, and @scs_disputes
| Dan Goodin / Ars Technica: |
Developers fix vulnerability in geth, an app to run Ethereum nodes, that let “any kid with a machine and a script” steal funds, according to researchers — Hole made it possible to trick users into double spending and hack smart contracts. — Developers of Ethereum …
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BleepingComputer.com and Bitcoin Magazine
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