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Congress releases Facebook's written responses to follow-up questions from Mark Zuckerberg's April testimony; Facebook says it received 2,000+ questions — Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg answered a lot of questions when he testified before Congress in April.
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| Makena Kelly / The Verge: |
A look at what happens now that net neutrality rules have been rolled back, including its immediate implications and legal pushback — A field guide to Ajit Pai's internet — As of June 11th, the legal protections against content discrimination on the internet are gone.
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| Mitchel Broussard / MacRumors: |
Snapchat unveils Clear Chats, a feature that lets users delete Snapchat messages even after sending them, whether in individual or group chat — Snapchat today announced a new feature called “Clear Chats,” which lets you delete any message you've sent to another person on Snapchat, whether in individual or group chat.
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| Stephen Silver / AppleInsider: |
Apple explicitly bans cryptocurrency mining in apps distributed through the iOS and Mac App Stores — New developer guidelines released during WWDC set new rules for cryptocurrency apps distributed through both the iOS and Mac App Stores. — Apple has added new language to its App Store review guidelines related to cryptocurrency.
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| Sean Lyngaas / Cyberscoop: |
FBI announces arrest of 74 people, who allegedly hijacked bank transfers using email fraud, and recovery of ~$14M; 29 of the suspects were in Nigeria, 42 in US — The FBI on Monday announced the arrest of 74 people across three continents for hijacking bank transfers using email fraud.
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| Steven Levy / Wired: |
A profile of Palmer Luckey's Anduril Industries, which is pitching its VR-based surveillance tech to DHS as a complement to Trump's border wall with Mexico — WE'RE STANDING ON the edge of a cliff on a remote Texas ranch, a long patch of rocky desert stretching out below to the verdant banks …
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| Heather Somerville / Reuters: |
Data storage startup Cohesity raises $250M Series D led by SoftBank's Vision Fund at a valuation of $1B+, bringing total raised to $410M — SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The $100 billion SoftBank Vision Fund has made its second-ever investment in an enterprise software company …
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Cohesity, VentureBeat, SiliconANGLE, The Register, Silicon Valley Business …, Storage Technology …, TechCrunch, ZDNet, and PE Hub Blog. Tweets: @cohesity
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Facebook launches a new section called Memories to highlight old content, similar to the On This Day feature but more extensive — Facebook today is introducing a dedicated page called “Memories,” where you can reflect on the moments you've shared with family and friends over the years.
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Facebook, The Verge, Engadget, Ubergizmo, TechSpot, Android Police, MacRumors, The Next Web, and iPhone Hacks. Tweets: @caseynewton
| Doina Chiacu / Reuters: |
US Treasury sanctions three Russian individuals and five firms, saying they helped Russia conduct cyberattacks, including NotPetya, against US and its allies — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury imposed sanctions on three Russian individuals and five companies on Monday …
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U.S. Department …, The Register, CNET, Motherboard, Federal Computer Week, Engadget, BleepingComputer.com, Cyberscoop, The Daily Caller, and Axios
Tweets: @ericgeller, @juliaioffe, and @howelloneill
| Kara Swisher / Recode: |
Bozoma Saint John is departing Uber after joining a year ago as chief brand officer to be CMO of entertainment conglomerate Endeavor — The high-profile marketing guru will become CMO at the entertainment conglomerate. — The high-profile executive Bozoma Saint John has left Uber for Endeavor, sources say and Uber confirms.
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TechCrunch, CNET, CNNMoney, Bloomberg, CNBC, Business Insider, Neowin, Axios, and Fortune. Tweets: @meganrosedickey
| Ryan Whitwam / Android Police: |
The Fitbit Ace, a fitness tracker designed for kids, is now available for $100, with motion, step, and sleep trackers, activity reminders, and waterproofing — Fitbit has been in the business of making fitness trackers and wearables for years, but they've all been designed for adults.
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The Next Web, Engadget, Android Authority, and The Verge
| Jeff Grubb / VentureBeat: |
Valve will bring Steam to China with help of Chinese publisher Perfect World; no launch date has been announced — Chinese publisher Perfect World is helping Valve to create Steam China, which will bring Steam officially into China, of course. This is a huge move that will make Steam …
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GeekWire, GamesIndustry.biz, Engadget, The Verge, CNET, The Next Web, PCGamesN, Gamasutra, Polygon, and Kotaku
Tweets: @zhugeex and @anshelsag
| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Cloud HR software firm Workday acquires Adaptive Insights, a provider of cloud-based business planning and financial modeling tools, for $1.55B — Workday, the cloud-based platform that offers HR and other back-office apps for businesses, is making an acquisition to expand its portfolio of services … | Wenxin Fan / Wall Street Journal: |
How a gigapixel camera developed at Duke for US Navy is being used by China to surveil its citizens, after one of Duke's researchers moved there seeking funding — High-tech camera, conceived by scientists for the Pentagon, finds light by moving east — KUNSHAN, China—Five years ago …
Tweets: @xinwenfan, @tomlevenson, @donal888, @xinwenfan, and @colinlecher
| Robert Williams / Bloomberg: |
Google enters deal with supermarket Carrefour to sell groceries online in France by early 2019 through Home, Assistant, and Google's shopping destination — Alphabet Inc.'s Google entered a deal with Carrefour SA to sell groceries online in France in what the retailer said was the first time fresh food … Sponsor Posts
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