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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Facebook Marketplace adds home service professionals like house cleaners, plumbers, contractors, and others in partnership with Handy, HomeAdvisor, and more — Facebook is entering the home services market. Starting today, U.S. Facebook users browsing the Facebook Marketplace will be able …
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| Bloomberg: |
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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| Ron Miller / TechCrunch: |
Okta announces Sign in with Okta, an API that lets users sign in with their Okta account on other services — Consider that there are millions of Okta users out there using the service to sign into their company applications with a single set of credentials.
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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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| 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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| 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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| Bloomberg: |
Sources: ZTE estimates at least $3.1B in losses from US sales ban, as operational expenses mount and most of its 75K employees sit idle — - Missed deals and mounting expenses are adding up for ZTE — The action against ZTE is now entangled in U.S.-China talks
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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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| 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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| 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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| 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.| Jim Finkle / Reuters: |
Cisco's Talos cyber intelligence unit says 500K+ routers in dozens of countries have been infected by Russia-linked malware and could be used to attack Ukraine — (Reuters) - Cisco Systems Inc (CSCO.O) on Wednesday warned that hackers have infected at least 500,000 routers and storage devices …
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| 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.| 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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| 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, @zackwhittaker, @jason_koebler, @puppycapitalism, @rhhackett, @lorenzofb, @bobmcmillan, @thegrugq, and @metacurity
| 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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Windows Blog, Softpedia News, Microsoft Docs, The Register, Neowin, MSPoweruser, and Windows Central
| 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.
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Digital Trends, Thurrott.com, Adweek, MSPoweruser, Neowin, On MSFT, and Windows Central. Tweets: @twitter
| Romain Dillet / TechCrunch: |
Uber expands Partner Protection, its accident insurance and medical cover for drivers, to 21 European countries — 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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| Reuters: |
Foxconn Industrial Internet, a subsidiary of Foxconn, files for IPO in mainland China with plans to raise $4.26B at a ~$43B valuation — TAIPEI/SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Foxconn Industrial Internet (601138.SS), a subsidiary of the world's largest contract manufacturer Foxconn (2317.TW) …
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| 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
| 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
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