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Twitter urges all users to change passwords after it found a bug that stored unmasked user passwords in an internal log; no indication of breach or misuse found — When you set a password for your Twitter account, we use technology that masks it so no one at the company can see it.
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Sources: Facebook has been conducting market research to determine whether an ad-free subscription-based version would spur more people to join the network — - Internal debate whether users will pay to avoid advertisments — Data-privacy crisis forces company to seek to regain trust| Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
Instagram confirms it has added a native payments feature to its app with a limited set of partners, letting users purchase items without leaving Instagram — Get ready to shop the 'Gram. Instagram just stealthily added a native payments feature to its app for some users.
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Sources: Facebook has an internal system nicknamed “Sauron alert” that notifies its employees when other employees access their accounts — 'We have had discussions about this very idea," a Facebook spokesman said when asked why users aren't flagged if an employee accesses their records| Todd Spangler / Variety: |
CEO Susan Wojcicki says YouTube now has 1.8B logged-in users each month, announces new content deals with Will Smith, Coachella, and more — Video site renews deals for ad-supported shows Demi Lovato, Kevin Hart, Slow Mo Guys — YouTube now has 1.8 billion logged-in users each month …
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Alibaba's Q4 beats estimates with revenue of $9.9B, up 61% YoY, but profit was down to $1.1B from ~$1.55B a year ago — Alibaba is forecasting yet more growth for its business after it beat analyst forecasts with its fourth-quarter results. — Revenue came in at 61.9 billion RMB … | Patrick Tucker / Defense One: |
FBI says a criminal gang used a drone swarm to obstruct an FBI hostage raid last fall and drone usage grows for countersurveillance of law enforcement agents — And that's just one of the ways bad guys are putting drones to use, law enforcement officials say.
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Podcasting app Pocket Casts has been acquired by a collective that includes NPR and will continue to operate as a joint venture — One of the best podcast apps just got bought by some of the biggest podcast producers — Pocket Casts, widely considered to be one of the best mobile apps …
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Google Shopping found 5K fraudulent merchant accounts after Google exec paid a Vietnam-based seller, who appeared to be in the US, for a headset that never came — - A Google employee got scammed earlier this year, leading to a massive investigation of its Shopping site.Thanks:@mattrosoff
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Sources: Google plans to unveil new Google News design and app at I/O; new design has elements of the Newsstand app, YouTube, uses AMP tech on desktop, mobile — Google is revamping Google News with a new design that will incorporate elements of the Newsstand app and YouTube, according to people familiar with the plans.| Dan Goodin / Ars Technica: |
Researchers demonstrate GLitch, an Android exploit that uses Rowhammer attack to remotely execute code; Chrome is patched; Firefox's next patch attempt due 5/9 — JavaScript based GLitch pwns browsers by flipping bits inside memory chips. — Over the past few years … | Abner Li / 9to5Google: |
Google Assistant on Wear OS to get smart suggestions for follow-up questions, spoken replies, and Assistant Actions enabling Assistant app support on Wear OS — In recent weeks, Wear OS has undergone a lot of notable developments from the rebrand to the Android P Developer Preview.
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