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| Hannah Kuchler / Financial Times: |
Sheryl Sandberg says Facebook “underinvested” in safety and security and that she and Zuckerberg should have spoken about Cambridge Analytica scandal sooner — Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook's second-in-command, said she personally made “mistakes” and that the company had been too slow …
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| Paul Mozur / New York Times: |
Myanmar civil society groups say Zuckerberg mischaracterized efficacy of Facebook systems to detect hate speech on Messenger in their country in Vox interview — SHANGHAI — Civil society groups in Myanmar on Thursday criticized Facebook's chief executive, Mark Zuckerberg …
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| Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
Facebook retracted some messages sent by Zuckerberg and other executives from recipients' inboxes without informing those users or the public — You can't remove Facebook messages from the inboxes of people you sent them to, but Facebook did that for Mark Zuckerberg and other executives.
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| Christina Farr / CNBC: |
Sources: Facebook asked several US hospitals to share anonymized data about patients for a proposed research project, but plan is on hold amid privacy scandals — - Facebook was in talks with top hospitals and other medical groups as recently as last month about a proposal to share data …
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| Kate Rooney / CNBC: |
Coinbase is launching Coinbase Ventures, a $15M seed-stage fund to invest in cryptocurrency and blockchain startups — - Popular cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase is launching a vehicle for early-stage investments called Coinbase Ventures. — “We will invest in companies that are in the space …
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| Mariella Moon / Engadget: |
Snapchat releases iPhone X-exclusive AR Lenses that look more realistic thanks to the TrueDepth camera technology — Snapchat has discovered a way to leverage the power of iPhone X's TrueDepth camera — and that means you'll have access to exclusive Lenses if you use Apple's all-screen mobile device.
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| Kate Rooney / CNBC: |
RBI, India's central bank, bans financial institutions and banks from providing services to businesses and individuals dealing with cryptocurrencies — - Regulated financial institutions in India can no longer provide services to companies or individuals dealing with virtual currencies, the Reserve Bank of India says.| Joyce Lee / Reuters: |
Samsung's Q1 profit of ~$14.7B, up 57.6% YoY, beat estimates in preliminary results on sales of ~$56.1B, up 18.7% YoY; full earnings expected in late April — SEOUL (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (005930.KS) tipped a surprise record first-quarter profit on Friday but market reaction … | Ben Schoon / 9to5Google: |
YouTube TV, previously only available on the web via Chrome, now supports Firefox; Google says support for more browsers to come — YouTube TV has been a pretty awesome product so far, but its expansion to new platforms has been relatively slow. Recently, Google finally loosened …
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| Dell Cameron / Gizmodo: |
Delta and Sears say malware attack at chat vendor [24]7 last year led to data breach that included credit card details of “hundreds of thousands” of customers — Delta Air Lines and Sears Holding Corp. on Thursday disclosed a data breach that may have exposed the payment card details …
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| Juli Clover / MacRumors: |
Report says Apple CEO Tim Cook to be deposed in Apple v. Qualcomm on June 27 — Apple CEO Tim Cook is set to attend a deposition in the ongoing Apple v. Qualcomm legal battle on June 27, according to Bloomberg. — Cook will be providing testimony as part of Qualcomm's lawsuit against Apple …
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| Plex: |
Plex launches its Plex VR app on Samsung Gear VR and Oculus, will bring VR co-viewing and voice chat to Gear VR within a few weeks — A wise person once said “a single ecosystem does not an emerging technology establish.” An even wiser person once said “three ecosystems oughta be enough for anyone.”
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| Adi Robertson / The Verge: |
Facebook debuts AR-based Target Tracking, letting users launch AR experiences by pointing their phone at an image or QR code, available in beta — Facebook is adding a new augmented reality feature called target tracking, which lets people launch AR experiences by pointing their phone at an image.
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| Matthew Panzarino / TechCrunch: |
Apple says the planned update to the Mac Pro will not arrive until 2019, and it has formed the Pro Workflow Team to focus on professional users — A year ago, I visited the Apple campus in Cupertino to figure out where the hell the new Mac Pro was. I joined a round-table discussion …
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| Ben Fox Rubin / CNET: |
Amazon Key rolls out keyless entry, remote lock and unlock, and guest access to all US users and adds five new compatible smart locks, bringing total to eight — A handful of Amazon Key's main features are being rolled out across the US. — That means you can now use the service anywhere …
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| Ricardo Brito / Reuters: |
Brazilian judge fines Facebook $33M, saying the company failed to help with a 2016 corruption probe by not giving access to WhatsApp messages; FB disputes fine — BRASILIA (Reuters) - A Brazilian judge has ordered that Facebook Inc (FB.O) pay 111.7 million reais ($33.4 million) …
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| Nikkei Asian Review: |
Coincheck, which in January lost $530M worth of customers' cryptocurrency, confirms takeover by Japan's Monex Group — Cryptocurrency exchange will shuffle management to regain investor trust — TOKYO — Tokyo-based cryptocurrency exchange Coincheck, which was at the at the center …
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| Mary Jo Foley / ZDNet: |
Microsoft brings Files Restore to all OneDrive customers, letting users restore their entire OneDrive to a point in last 30 days, and adds ransomware detection — Microsoft is bringing more of the OneDrive and Outlook security protection tools it offers its Office 365 business customers to consumers.
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