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Sources: Amazon is in talks with big banks including JPMorgan Chase about a checking-account-like product that would appeal to those without bank accounts — Online giant wants to develop product that would appeal to younger customers and those without bank accounts.
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Sources: Apple is planning to launch high-end headphones with noise canceling and wireless pairing as early as end of 2018, but has faced development challenges — Company is rapidly growing wearables and accessories segments — New headphones could potentially cannibalize some Beats sales
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| Gardiner Harris / New York Times: |
State Department has spent $0 of the $120M allocated by Congress since late-2016 to counter foreign efforts to meddle in elections or sow distrust in democracy — WASHINGTON — As Russia's virtual war against the United States continues unabated with the midterm elections approaching … | Mix / The Next Web: |
Encrypted messaging services Signal and Telegram experienced worldwide outages for several hours — You might want to move your private chats to WhatsApp or Telegram for the time being: it appears popular encrypted messenger Signal is currently down globally, according to numerous reports from users.| Drew Lindsay / The Chronicle of Philanthropy: |
Anonymous Bitcoin philanthropist Pine discusses his donations of ~5000 BTC, now worth ~$57M; non-profits such as EFF and Watsi describe receiving the donations — One day in January, Linda Tannenbaum opened an email that would radically change her small, medical-research charity almost overnight.
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| Issie Lapowsky / Wired: |
Facebook says it doesn't know how many followed Russia's IRA accounts on Instagram; researcher finds that 27 of 170 deleted accounts had ~2.2M followers total — FOR MORE THAN a year, Jonathan Albright has served as something of a one-man General Accounting Office for the tech industry.
Tweets: @rasmus_kleis, @justinhendrix, @wired, @nycsouthpaw, and @benioff
| Ron Amadeo / Ars Technica: |
A look at upcoming Android Go phones, which are mostly low-end devices for ~$100 with 1GB RAM or less, announced at MWC: Nokia 1, Alcatel 1X, and ZTE Tempo Go — Android Go is stripped down for low-end devices, and here's our first look at them. — Mobile World Congress is happening this week …
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| Jacob Silverman / New Republic: |
How the awkward fusion of market values and vague humanitarianism defining Silicon Valley ideology stems from a 1960s generational shift to commercialization — On January 26, 2008, Joseph Weizenbaum, a famed and dissident computer scientist in his eighties, ascended the dais in Davos … | Wayne Ma / Wall Street Journal: |
Marriott US staffer says he was fired after HR questioned him on Tibet-related tweet he liked via Marriott's account; China pressured Marriott over Tibet issue — The severity of the penalty—termination, not reprimand—highlights the unforgiving consequences for companies that offend China
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| Jessi Hempel / Wired: |
Research from 66 companies' university recruiting sessions shows an unwelcoming environment for women that intimidated or alienated female recruits — EACH AUTUMN, BUSINESSES flock to elite universities like Harvard and Stanford to recruit engineers for their first post-university jobs.
Tweets: @justkelly_ok, @wired, and @samwritescode
| Arielle Pardes / Wired: |
Snapchat should focus more on camera tech that made it great in the first place rather than adding features that make it look like a social network — FIRST, IT WAS the rampant copycatting of Stories. Then, the spectacular failure of Spectacles. Then the Great Millennial Migration to Instagram.| Konark Modi: |
A look at airlines' weak data security practices, including sharing booking data with third-party trackers — I asked my wife if it is alright if her Date of Birth is known to a stranger. Only if they send me a birthday gift, she joked. What about your passport number? She lowered the book she was reading.
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