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Sources: Apple's manufacturing partner TSMC has started mass production of 7nm processors for iPhones launching later this year — - More-efficient 7-nanometer processors coming later this year — Samsung is also working on the next-generation chip technology
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| Devlin Barrett / Washington Post: |
FBI's claim that investigators were locked out of nearly 7,800 devices connected to crimes last year is inflated; sources say number likely between 1,000-2,000 — The FBI has repeatedly provided grossly inflated statistics to Congress and the public about the extent of problems posed …
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| Rhett Jones / Gizmodo: |
A list of more than 40 questions that Mark Zuckerberg was asked before the European Parliament but failed to answer with specifics — For a moment, Mark Zuckerberg's appearance before members of the European Parliament looked like it was going to be a very bad day for the Facebook CEO.
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| Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
In European Parliament, Zuckerberg was barraged with questions on Facebook's power and conduct, but the format let him cherry-pick the ones he wanted to answer — Mark Zuckerberg got to cherry-pick the questions he wanted to answer from EU Parliament after it spent an hour taking turns rattling off queries …
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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Facebook works with Handy, HomeAdvisor, and Porch to add home service professionals like house cleaners, plumbers, contractors, and others to Marketplace — Facebook is entering the home services market. Starting today, U.S. Facebook users browsing the Facebook Marketplace will be able … | Joe Rossignol / MacRumors: |
AgileBits releases 1Password 7 for Mac with new security features, easier access to vaults, and refreshed redesign — Following two months of beta testing, AgileBits has announced that 1Password 7 for Mac will be released for all users at some point on Tuesday.| Ina Fried / Axios: |
IBM will bring 1,800 jobs to France over the next two years in areas like AI, blockchain, cloud computing, and IoT — IBM CEO Ginny Rometty will announce a plan to create 1,800 jobs over the next two years in France in areas like AI, blockchain, cloud computing and IoT.
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| Benjamin Mayo / 9to5Mac: |
Apple launches privacy portal where users can download a copy of all data Apple associates with their account, starting in EU and rolling out worldwide later — Apple has today launched its new Data and Privacy website, allowing Apple users to download everything that Apple personally associates …
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| Elizabeth Dwoskin / Washington Post: |
Civil rights groups concerned as FOIA request shows cities' law enforcement adopted Amazon's Rekognition facial recognition tech without prior public discourse — Amazon has been providing facial recognition tools to law enforcement agencies in Oregon and Orlando for only a few dollars a month …
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| Vlad Savov / The Verge: |
HTC announces 6-inch U12+ with Quad HD+ Super LCD 6 display, dual cameras, pressure-sensitive buttons and sides, available for preorder today starting at $799 — ‘Live on the Edge’ for $799 — Even by the sieve-like standards of most smartphone launches, the HTC U12 Plus has suffered …
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| Andrew J. Hawkins / The Verge: |
Lyft says it will spend $100M on a network of driver support centers, where they can get low-cost oil changes, basic vehicle maintenance, and car washes — Lyft driver “hubs” include discounted car washes and oil changes, as well as clean bathrooms — Lyft announced today plans …
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| Kurt Wagner / Recode: |
Average tenure of Facebook's top 14 execs is more than 9 years, most have been at Facebook since before its IPO, few top execs have left despite controversies — This month was the perfect month to leave Facebook. — The social giant, which has been under fire over the past 18 months …
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| Mary Jo Foley / ZDNet: |
Microsoft makes its business AR apps Layout and Remote Assist available in preview and rolls out its first Windows 10 feature update for HoloLens since 2016 — Microsoft is starting to roll out its first Windows 10 feature update for HoloLens since 2016, and is making previews …
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| Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai / Motherboard: |
A look at Kaspersky Lab's SAS conference, where the company showcases its best research while entertaining competitors and reporters, amid its ongoing crisis — We went to Kaspersky Lab's SAS conference, where the controversial Russian anti-virus firm showcases its best research …
Tweets: @josephfcox, @thegrugq, @zackwhittaker, @jason_koebler, @puppycapitalism, @metacurity, @rhhackett, @lorenzofb, and @bobmcmillan
| Romain Dillet / TechCrunch: |
Uber expands Partner Protection, its accident insurance and medical cover, across Europe — Uber has been slowly rolling out free insurance products to its drivers and delivery persons in Europe. The company is announcing that its contractors will get better coverage in 21 European countries.
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| Romain Dillet / TechCrunch: |
French startup Platform.sh raises $34M Series C led by Partech to simplify cloud deployment — French startup Platform.sh has raised a $34 million funding round. The company wants to help you manage your cloud infrastructure by handling the most tedious part of the job.
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Platform.sh and PE Hub Blog
| Dani Deahl / The Verge: |
Twitter announces it is killing off its apps for Xbox, Roku, and Android TV on May 24 — Probably for the best — Today Twitter announced it is killing off several of its apps, including Twitter for Android TV, Twitter for Roku, and Twitter for Xbox. — Twitter for Xbox allowed …
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| Jon Fingas / Engadget: |
Twitter for mobile web, Twitter Lite, and Twitter for Windows now support night mode, real-time updates on replies, likes, and retweets, have newer compose box — Twitter's other clients now have some of the features you take for granted using its main apps.| Facebook Safety: |
Facebook partners with safety orgs in Australia, Canada, the UK, and the US to expand revenge porn reporting tool that asks users to submit photos proactively — People shouldn't be able to share intimate images to hurt others — By Antigone Davis, Global Head of Safety
| Louise Matsakis / Wired: |
A look at using blockchain tech in supply chains, its potential benefits like reducing fraud, and hurdles before being broadly adopted in the logistics industry — I HAD JUST learned everything there was to know about the fish in front of me. Now, a small part of its fleshy, red body was in my mouth.| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
eMarketer: Starbucks' mobile payment service had 20.7M US users in 2017, over Apple Pay's 19.9M and Google Pay's 9.3M, and is expected to keep outpacing them — People really love getting their coffee more quickly. Starbucks, which has operated its own mobile payments service since 2011 …
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Tweets: @axios, @ericfriedman, and @donaldrichard
| Liz Alderman / New York Times: |
A year after French President Macron announced an aggressive agenda to turn France into a “startup nation”, the country still lags the UK in tech investments — PARIS — When President Emmanuel Macron took office, he took pains to include two iPhones in his official portrait, a symbol of his penchant for technology.
Tweets: @nytimesbusiness
| Wall Street Journal: |
Chinese tech unicorns are raising funds by issuing convertible securities, which allow companies to raise capital with less dilution to existing shareholders — Selling convertible securities allows companies to raise capital with less dilution to existing shareholders
Tweets: @ceonyc and @liz_in_shanghai
| Adrian Kingsley-Hughes / ZDNet: |
LastPass integrates Yubico SDK in its app on iOS, enabling the use of the $50 YubiKey NEO for two-factor authentication via NFC on iPhone 7 and newer devices — Popular password manager LastPass delivers the first iOS app with support for the YubiKey NEO hardware-based authentication key with NFC support.
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