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Facebook debuts a Data Abuse Bounty to reward those who report misuse of data by app devs; payouts are for cases affecting 10K+ users and range from $500-$40K — - Facebook is launching a data abuse bounty program to ask its users to help it find companies using unauthorized data.
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Some Facebook staff say Cambridge Analytica scandal is mostly being hyped by the media; Zuckerberg said job applicants haven't been deterred by it, says source — Many workers are undaunted by user-data scandal; issues are mostly hype, some say — Facebook Inc. FB -.18% may be losing friends …
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| Russell Brandom / The Verge: |
FIDO Alliance and W3C announce WebAuthn, a new open standard for password-free logins, currently supported in Firefox, and to be supported in Chrome and Edge — One small step towards a world without phishing — Web browsers are building a new way for you to log in, announced today by the W3C and FIDO Alliance standards bodies.
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| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
High-profile accounts and popular music videos on YouTube were hacked and defaced, and the most-viewed video of all time, “Despacito”, disappeared briefly — Lots of high-profile music videos have been defaced — YouTube appears to have fallen victim to hackers today …
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| Lauren Thomas / CNBC: |
Walmart to work with Postmates for grocery delivery starting in Charlotte, NC, and expanding to other areas in the US in the coming months — - The partnership will roll out in Charlotte, North Carolina, and will grow to other areas in the U.S. in the coming months.| Rishi Chandra / Official Google India Blog: |
Google launches Home and Home Mini smart speakers in India for Rs. 9,999 and Rs. 4,499 respectively, available online on Flipkart and in 750+ retail stores — Bringing together the best of Google's AI, software and hardware, now with a desi twist — Whether you're getting the kids ready for school …
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| Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
Instagram is testing Nametags, a Snapchat-like QR codes feature that lets users create a special image that people can scan to follow them — Instagram is preparing to launch a feature called Nametags that lets you create a special image that people can scan with the Instagram Stories camera to follow you.| Sarah Frier / Bloomberg: |
Facebook has intentionally kept Instagram's branding independent in consumers' minds; source says Zuckerberg requested Instagram's Stories functionality — Through the glass doors, beyond the giant camera logo and before the artisan coffee stand, visitors to Instagram's headquarters in Menlo Park …
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| Julie Steinberg / Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: Ant Financial, the fintech affiliate of Alibaba, is preparing to raise $9B in a private funding round at a valuation of almost $150B — Latest funding round could value the financial technology firm at close to $150 billion — Chinese billionaire Jack Ma's financial-technology business …
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| Joseph Cox / Motherboard: |
Researchers say JingWang surveillance app, which China forces its citizens in Muslim-majority Xinjiang region to install, transfers data without any encryption — Last year, authorities told residents of a Muslim-populated part of China to install JingWang, an app that scans for certain files.
Tweets: @viewpoint_net
| Chris O'Brien / VentureBeat: |
EU announces VentureEU, a $2.6B fund-of-funds program, with six funds to invest in VCs focused on areas like digital services, medical technologies, and energy — Hoping to give Europe's surging startup ecosystem a shot of adrenaline, the European Union today announced the creation of a massive … | Pew Research Center: |
Pew: the 500 most-active suspected bot Twitter accounts are responsible for 22% of links from prominent news and media sites that are shared on Twitter — An estimated two-thirds of tweeted links to popular websites are posted by automated accounts - not human beings
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| Verifone Systems, Inc.: |
Payments company Verifone says an investor group led by Francisco Partners will acquire the company in a deal valued at about $3.4B — Verifone Stockholders to Receive $23.04 Per Share in Cash — Transaction Provides Significant Cash Premium to Verifone Stockholders
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| Ron Amadeo / Ars Technica: |
The Galaxy S9's DeX Pad to ship May 13 for $99.99; preorders are up today and those who buy a Galaxy S9 and S9+ on Samsung.com get one for free — Preorders are up today, and new Galaxy S9 buyers can score one for free. — Hot off the launch of the Galaxy S9 last month …
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| Nick Statt / The Verge: |
Apple says its facilities are “powered 100 percent by renewable energy” worldwide; to reach goal, Apple purchases clean energy bonds and other green investments — But there's a catch — Apple announced today that its business is now powered by 100 percent renewable energy sources.| Washington Post: |
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