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| Jordan Kahn / 9to5Mac: |
Apple acknowledges unresponsive or “sticky” key problem for some MacBook and MacBook Pro keyboards and launches free repair program — Apple today launched a new MacBook & MacBook Pro service program that it says covers a small percentage of users that might experience sticky, repeated characters or unresponsive keys.
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| Zack Whittaker / ZDNet: |
Researcher finds method to bypass iOS passcode entry limit without losing data on devices with firmware as recent as iOS 11.3; requires connection to a computer — The attack allows any would-be-hacker to run as many passcodes as they want, without destroying the data.
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| Adam Lashinsky / Fortune: |
A look at the increasing rivalry between Alibaba and Tencent as they vie to dominate China's digital and retail economy — Jack Ma of Alibaba and Pony Ma of Tencent have built tech titans that dominate China's digital economy. Is the world big enough for both of them?| Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
Facebook says it is working on “time well spent” features; Android app shows features like time spent in the app, reminders for self-imposed limits, and more — Are you ready for some scary numbers? After months of Mark Zuckerberg talking about how “Protecting our community …
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| Julie Creswell / New York Times: |
As Amazon-run private label brands grow to roughly 100 with $25B in expected revenue over the next four years, potential antitrust concerns could arise — It started with a simple battery. — Around 2009, Amazon quietly entered the private label business by offering a handful of items under a new brand called AmazonBasics.
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| Kevin Roose / New York Times: |
Facebook's blend of AI and humans to screen ads continues to snare non-political ads and legitimate news, angering some publishers as the process gets refined — What do a day care center, a vegetarian restaurant, a hair salon, an outdoor clothing maker and an investigative news publisher have in common?| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Amazon's FreeTime Unlimited, a $2.99/month subscription service of curated content for kids, launches on iOS App Store — Five and half years after it launched, one of the more popular apps for kids' reading and entertainment has finally arrived on the iOS.
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Facebook has hired a team that will try to spot vulnerabilities in its systems before bad actors exploit them to prevent abuses like 2016 US elections debacle — Silicon Valley's giants are looking for future crises before they happen. — In an attempt to spot vulnerabilities in its system … | Issie Lapowsky / Wired: |
California lawmakers introduce privacy bill supported by group behind Consumer Privacy Act, which will withdraw ballot initiative if bill is passed next week — LAWMAKERS IN CALIFORNIA have introduced a sweeping privacy bill to the state legislature that would give Californians unprecedented control … | Bloomberg: |
US Supreme Court rules that law enforcement officials need a warrant to get mobile-phone tower records that show someone's location over an extended period — Law enforcement officials need a warrant to get mobile-phone tower records that show someone's location over an extended period …
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| Megan Farokhmanesh / The Verge: |
Some millennials say screenshots of tweets tend to go more viral as Instagram memes because of its image-first identity, easy image discovery, and sharing tools — Content from Twitter or Tumblr finds new, remixed life on Instagram — As social media platforms grow more popular … | Jen Wieczner / Fortune: |
Court changes Mt. Gox bankruptcy into civil rehabilitation, allowing compensation to customers in bitcoins, which will more than cover cash losses — A Japanese court ruled Friday to pull infamous Bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox out of bankruptcy, opening the door for at least $1 billion worth …
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Reddit upgrades News tab, which surfaces content from subreddits frequently engaging with news, from alpha to beta and makes it available to most iOS users — People have come to Reddit for news since the site first launched back in 2005. In the decade-plus since then …
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