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The IRS' system for accepting online tax returns is working again after being down most of Tuesday; tax filing deadline without penalties delayed to Wednesday — The Internal Revenue Service announced late Tuesday that it would let taxpayers submit tax returns without penalty through Wednesday …
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| Facebook: |
Ahead of GDPR, Facebook debuts enhanced privacy controls for all users globally, starting in EU, with more choices about ads, allowing face recognition, more — In recent weeks we've announced several steps to give people more control over their privacy and explain how we use data.
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| Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
With an interface designed to push users to consent, Facebook's privacy changes comply with the letter of GDPR law but with questionable spirit — Facebook is about to start pushing European users to speed through giving consent for its new GDPR privacy law compliance changes.| New York Times: |
Cambridge Analytica planned to raise funds via an ICO to create a system that would let people store and sell their online data to advertisers, says ex-employee — SAN FRANCISCO — The embattled voter-profiling firm Cambridge Analytica quietly sought to develop its own virtual currency … | Alex Hern / The Guardian: |
Ex-Cambridge Analytica employee tells UK Parliament that Kogan/GSR's Facebook datasets/questionnaires were not the only ones CA used, cites two other FB quizzes — Far more than 87 million people may have had their Facebook data harvested by Cambridge Analytica, according to evidence from former employee Brittany Kaiser.
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| Shannon Liao / The Verge: |
NY AG launches inquiry into cryptocurrency exchanges, sends letter to 13, including Coinbase and Kraken, seeking information on their operations and more — New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman launched an investigation into bitcoin exchanges today, his office announced.
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| Emil Protalinski / VentureBeat: |
Google releases Chrome 66 for Windows, Mac, Linux, and Android with a slew of developer features and blocking by default autoplaying content with sound — Google today launched Chrome 66 for Windows, Mac, Linux, and Android. Additions in this release include autoplaying content muted by default … | Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Source: ZTE exploring options for its phone operating systems after ban blocking US firms from selling to ZTE may prevent it from using Google's Android — Google's Android operating system powers ZTE phones globally — ZTE Corp. executives are evaluating software options …
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| Juli Clover / MacRumors: |
Counterpoint Research: in Q4 2017, iPhone X generated 35% of total worldwide smartphone profits and Apple accounted for 86% of total smartphone market profits — The iPhone X accounted for 35 percent of total worldwide handset profits in the fourth quarter of 2017, according to new estimates shared …
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| Dan Thorp-Lancaster / Windows Central: |
Microsoft adds support for FIDO2 passwordless authentication to Windows Hello, following last week's announcement of Yubico's FIDO2 USB Security Key — If you're looking to ditch your passwords for something a little more secure, it's been a good week. After the debut of the new WebAuthn standard … | Rachel Sandler / Business Insider: |
SF Board of Supervisors voted to regulate electric scooters from startups such as Bird and Spin, requiring them to apply for a permit to operate on city streets — - San Francisco has voted to regulate electric scooters, requiring them to apply for a permit before operating on city streets.
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| Christine Lagarde / IMF Blog: |
IMF head Christine Lagarde shares thoughts on the upside of cryptocurrencies, following last month's look at their dark side and potential regulation — Versions in (Arabic), (Chinese), Español (Spanish), Français (French), (Japanese), Português (Portuguese), (Russian)
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Zero Hedge, CNBC, Coingeek, The Guardian, Bitsonline, Coinjournal, and Bitcoinist.com. Tweets: @coindesk
| Janko Roettgers / Variety: |
Amazon and Best Buy announce multi-year partnership to sell smart TVs made by Toshiba and Best Buy's brand Insignia, with built-in Fire TV — In its quest to get more consumers to use its Fire TV products, Amazon announced an unusual partnership Wednesday: The company has teamed up with Best Buy …
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| Chaim Gartenberg / The Verge: |
Amazon adds International Shopping feature to its mobile apps, letting users easily shop for products when abroad with support for 5 languages and 25 currencies — Displaying in five new languages and 25 local currencies, with pricing, shipping, import duty estimates, and customs clearance
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| Davey Alba / BuzzFeed: |
Sources describe turmoil at Kickstarter under founder and CEO Perry Chen, who retook the top job in March, as ~50 of 120 staff have left, including 7 top execs — Since founder Perry Chen took back the reins at Kickstarter, the company has landed in a period of turmoil set in motion …
Tweets: @nattgarun, @buzzfeednews, @maxtemkin, @andyorin, @daveyalba, @katienotopoulos, @daveyalba, and @daveyalba
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Amazon quietly launches an Android browser for emerging markets starting in India, touting it as “fast, lite and private” — Amazon has quietly launched an Android web browser app for emerging markets, where access to mobile data and high-speed connectivity is more limited.
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Thurrott.com, Android Authority, MediaNama, The Verge, The Next Web, and The Digital Reader
| Sarah Dai / South China Morning Post: |
Alibaba confirms self-driving car tests, joining Baidu and Tencent in China's autonomous car race — The autonomous driving market in China now has a major new player after Alibaba Group confirmed it has been conducting self-driving vehicle tests. — Alibaba joins its rival internet giants Baidu …
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Engadget, Quartz, Smart Cities Dive, TheDrive, MIT Technology Review, and ecns
| Catalin Cimpanu / BleepingComputer.com: |
Kaspersky Lab report: attacks spotted in Japan that hijack DNS settings of routers to reroute traffic to domains that could then infect some Android smartphones — Malware authors have hijacked DNS settings on vulnerable routers to redirect users to sites hosting Android malware.
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Securelist and SecurityWeek
| Michael Simon / PCWorld: |
Opera shuts down its free VPN app for iOS and Android; users who paid for the Gold service on iOS will get a free year of SurfEasy Ultra VPN service — Pour one out for Olaf. No, not the charming snowman from Disney's Frozen, the mascot for Opera's free VPN app.
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