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Apple staff memo says it caught 29 leakers, including staff, contractors, and suppliers, in 2017, 12 arrested; memo implies possible legal action for leaks — 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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Gmail redesign may include Confidential Mode letting users restrict forwarding, downloading, and printing of emails as well as set expiration date on sent items — 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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| Juli Clover / MacRumors: |
FCC filing from July, made public today, shows gold iPhone X 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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After testing home flipping marketplace for a year, Zillow itself will start buying and selling homes for cash; Zillow shares down 7.3% after announcement — - Zillow CEO Spencer Rascoff said the company's existing audience of sellers and buyers uniquely positions it for success as a real estate investor.| Carolyn Said / San Francisco Chronicle: |
Waymo submitted an application to test autonomous cars without safety drivers in California; source says tests will start near its Mountain View headquarters — Waymo, the self-driving unit of Google parent Alphabet, this week applied to test cars without drivers on California roads, the Chronicle has learned.
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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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| 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 … | 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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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 … | 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 … | 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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Sources: Walmart likely to reach deal to buy ~51% of Flipkart by end of June; Walmart offered $10-$12B, in part for newly issued shares valuing Flipkart at $18B — HONG KONG/MUMBAI (Reuters) - Walmart Inc (WMT.N) is likely to reach a deal to buy a majority stake in Indian e-commerce player Flipkart …
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