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In a leaked memo to employees, Apple says it has caught 29 leakers working for Apple, contractors, and supply chain partners in 2017, 12 of whom were arrested — Company memo says it found 29 ‘leakers’ last year, 12 arrested — CEO Tim Cook pledged to ‘double down’ on secrecy in 2012
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| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Leaked Gmail redesign screenshots also show Confidential Mode that lets Gmail users stop recipients from forwarding, copying, downloading, or printing emails — New feature gives you control over how emails are used — Gmail on the web is getting a big update in the coming weeks …
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UK court on right to be forgotten: Google has to remove links about one man who “showed remorse” for past conviction, can keep links for another, who didn't — Businessman wins legal action to force removal of search results about past conviction
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| Arjun Kharpal / CNBC: |
Yahoo Japan to buy 40% stake in local cryptocurrency exchange BitARG, source says for $18.5M to $27.8M — - Yahoo Japan Corp said on Friday it would buy a minority stake in cryptocurrency exchange BitARG Exchange Tokyo. — Yahoo Japan, which is also the country's biggest online auction site …
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| Comcast: |
Comcast plans to include Netflix with its TV bundles starting this month and gives no details about pricing; it will handle Netflix billing for customers — PHILADELPHIA, PA AND LOS GATOS, CA — Comcast and Netflix today announced an expansion of their partnership that will provide Comcast …
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| Sam Biddle / The Intercept: |
Leaked doc describes new Facebook tool that predicts when users may leave a brand for a competitor, enabling advertisers to target and try to keep them — Since the Cambridge Analytica scandal erupted in March, Facebook has been attempting to make a moral stand for your privacy …
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Facebook marketing exec says users generally haven't changed settings amid the recent privacy scandals and that it doesn't expect any revenue impact — Company marketing executive says users generally haven't changed privacy settings amid recent concerns — LONDON— Facebook Inc. FB -1.47% …
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| John Biggs / TechCrunch: |
Vietnamese cryptocurrency company Modern Tech disappears with $660M raised in an ICO for its Pincoin token, pulling off one of the biggest exit scams — A Vietnamese cryptocurrency company Modern Tech launched an ICO for its Pincoin token, raising $660 million from approximately 32,000 people.
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| Ian Cutress / AnandTech: |
AMD unveils 4 new 2nd gen Ryzen CPUs with Wraith coolers available on April 19; 8-core CPUs cost $329 and $299 while the 6-core CPUs cost $229 and $199 — Today marks the initial start of AMD's pre-sale of 2nd Generation Ryzen processors. The full launch is set for April 19th …
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PCWorld, The Verge, GlobeNewswire News Room, Ars Technica, Inquirer, CNET, and Engadget. Thanks:@iancutress
| Juli Clover / MacRumors: |
FCC filing from July, made public today, shows iPhone X in gold color, that Apple likely planned to launch but abandoned due to unforeseen production issues — Apple appears to have designed a gold iPhone X, according to documents filed with the United States Federal Communications Commission.
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| Manish Singh / The Outline: |
Sources: secure messaging app Telegram is being used to distribute pirated movies, TV, music, apps, and even stolen credentials for online services like Netflix — Law-abiding citizens: Please do NOT download. Thank you. — Since its launch in 2013, the instant messaging platform Telegram … | Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Twitter has replaced its gun emoji with a water gun, thus removing one of the means with which online abusers troll their victims — Twitter has now followed Apple's lead in changing its pistol emoji to a harmless, bright green water gun. And in doing so, the company that has struggled … Sponsor Posts
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