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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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A breakdown of all the data tech companies can collect during a low-key pizza and movie night with a friend, according to their privacy policies — The smartphones, Facebook accounts and other technology products deeply embedded in modern life help people get more things done every day.| John Herrman / New York Times: |
People quickly trusted tech companies with personal info amid a data boom, despite risks, spawning resentment and distrust after the Cambridge Analytica scandal — The queasy truth at the heart of Facebook's Cambridge Analytica scandal, which is so far the company's defining disgrace of 2018 …
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| Nicholas Thompson / Wired: |
Sources: most Facebook employees liked what Zuckerberg told Congress, but his vagueness on ads made some wonder if he cares how that side of Facebook biz works — ABOUT TWO HOURS, or 20 percent, into Mark Zuckerberg's marathon testimony before Congress this week, the Facebook CEO … | 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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| Chloe Aiello / CNBC: |
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.
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| Tess Owen / VICE News: |
Facebook removes pages linked to white nationalist Richard Spencer and The Nationalist Initiative's page; all pages are linked to “hate groups” by the SPLC — Two Facebook pages associated with white nationalist Richard Spencer have been kicked off the platform.| 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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| Matt Day / The Seattle Times: |
Interviews and docs show why Microsoft has failed to hire/retain more women: a culture of casual sexism, male-dominated hierarchy, and poor grievance resolution — Court filings, internal documents and interviews with employees illustrate why Microsoft has failed to hire or retain more women …
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| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
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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| Brenda Goh / Reuters: |
Chinese microblogging platform Weibo says it will remove gay and violent content during a 3-month cleanup campaign to comply with China's new cybersecurity law — SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's Sina Weibo will remove gay and violent content, including pictures, cartoons and text posts … | 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 … Sponsor Posts
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