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| Sam Rutherford / Gizmodo: |
Some Samsung phone owners say Samsung's Messages texting app randomly sent photos to their contacts without permission; company says it is aware of the reports — Sending pictures to others is one of the most basic functions of a smartphone, but when your phone's texting app starts randomly pushing …
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| Douglas MacMillan / Wall Street Journal: |
Makers of email software like Return Path and Edison Software let their employees read users' email, a practice they say is covered by user agreements — Software developers scan hundreds of millions of emails of users who sign up for email-based services — Google said a year ago …
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Tweets: @milenarodban, @wsj, @timodc, @cheddar, and @lutherlowe
| Washington Post: |
Sources: DOJ's probe into the Cambridge Analytica scandal has broadened to focus on the actions and statements of Facebook; FBI, SEC, and FTC are also involved — A federal investigation into Facebook's sharing of data with political consultancy Cambridge Analytica has broadened to focus …
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Tweets: @jason_kint, @profcarroll, and @matthewstoller
| Facebook: |
Facebook is shutting down Android contacts app Hello, fitness tracking app Moves, and anonymous teen social media app tbh due to “low usage” — We wanted to let you know that we are shutting down three apps due to low usage: Moves, tbh and Hello.
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| Tim Higgins / Wall Street Journal: |
Tesla's SVP of engineering Doug Field is officially leaving the company, after Tesla characterized his initial departure in May as a “leave of absence” — Doug Field's departure is latest of several high-level executive exits in the last two years
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| Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: |
Robotic process automation startup Automation Anywhere raises $250M Series A led by New Enterprise Associates and Goldman Sachs for a $1.8B post-money valuation — Automation Anywhere (formerly Tethys Solutions), a San Jose, California-based robotic process automation (RPA) startup …
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| Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica: |
DirecTV Now prices go up by $5/month, but two months ago, AT&T said in a court filing that buying Time Warner would “enable the merged company to reduce prices” — Most DirecTV Now prices go up $5 a month, weeks after AT&T bought Time Warner.
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Tweets: @jessefelder and @matthewstoller
| Bloomberg: |
Inside Instagram's master class for marketing executives from fashion and beauty companies, where they learn to sell products on its platform — For inquiries related to this message please contact support. For sales inquiries, please visit http://www.bloomberg.com/professional/ request-demo
Tweets: @bogscab
| Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
Instagram rolls out its “all caught up” feature; sources: Facebook and Instagram are developing Do Not Disturb features to let users better manage notifications — Instagram is turning the Time Well Spent philosophy into features to help users avoid endless scrolling and distraction by notifications.
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Tweets: @sarahintampa and @kateconger
| Annie Gowen / Washington Post: |
Mob lynchings fueled by WhatsApp messages continue to sweep India as authorities struggle to combat fake news; five were killed by a rumor-driven mob on Sunday — NEW DELHI — Five people were killed by a mob in India on Sunday after rumors spread on social media that they were child traffickers …
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Times of India, Hindustan Times, Engadget, CNET, and BBC
Tweets: @bentaub91, @pritishnandy, @nidhi, @caseynewton, @anniegowen, @rama_rajeswari, @anniegowen, @mhbergen, and @karlbode
| New York Times: |
Lyft is buying the core operations of Motivate, parent of CitiBike; the business will be renamed Lyft Bikes and keep contracts with NYC and seven other cities — Lyft competes with Uber for ride-hailing customers. Now it is following its rival into bike-sharing, as the companies move …
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Tweets: @a_w_gordon, @lyft, @citylab, @logangreen, @ericpauldennis, @sallyshin, and @amir
| Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica: |
Comcast's Xfinity Mobile service now throttles personal hotspot usage on its “unlimited” plan to 600kbps and caps videos at 480p quality unless users pay extra — Comcast's Xfinity Mobile service is imposing new speed limits on video watching and personal hotspot usage …
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SlashGear, The Daily Dot, Digital Trends, KnowTechie, Ubergizmo, Engadget, BGR, The Verge, Android Authority, Fortune, 9to5Mac, FierceWireless, and reddit.com
Tweets: @webjedi, @fark, @omgdadno, and @johnlegere
| Facebook: |
Facebook says it's notifying ~800,000 users who were hit by a bug in Facebook and Messenger from May 29 to June 5 that unblocked some people they had blocked — Starting today we are notifying over 800,000 users about a bug in Facebook and Messenger that unblocked some people they had blocked.
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