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EU fines Google a record €4.3B (~$5B) in antitrust case for illegal practices regarding Android mobile devices to strengthen dominance of Google's search engine — Google has been hit with a record-breaking €4.3 billion ($5 billion) fine by EU regulators for breaking antitrust laws.
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| Nick Statt / The Verge: |
A reporter posing as a Dublin Facebook moderator found that pages from far-right groups face looser content standards; Facebook vows to improve its training — A new documentary details how third-party Facebook moderators ignore the company's rules — An investigative journalist …
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| Jessica Toonkel / The Information: |
Sources: Walmart is considering launching a subscription streaming video service that would undercut Netflix and Amazon Prime Video on price — Walmart is considering launching a subscription streaming video service to compete with Netflix and Amazon Prime Video, people familiar with the situation told The Information.
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| Richard Nieva / CNET: |
Google says Nest CEO to exit, sources say after employee revolt; sources: Alphabet tried selling Nest to Amazon; Nest now part of Google's home devices unit — Five months after Nest rejoined Google, the search giant told employees Tuesday that Marwan Fawaz will no longer be CEO of Nest … | Angela Moscaritolo / PCMag: |
Google says it's building Dunant, a transatlantic cable between US and France, its second private intercontinental cable after Curie, connecting US and Chile — Google today announced a new private subsea cable project. — Expected to be operational by late 2020, the Dunant cable will cross … | Joe Fedewa / XDA Developers: |
Google debuts visual snapshot for Assistant, a Google Now-like feature for proactive suggestions related to your commute, upcoming events, purchases, and more — The evolution of Google Assistant can be traced back to 2012 when Google Now was all the rage.| Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
Instagram says it is building a non-SMS two-factor authentication system that works with security apps like Google Authenticator or Duo to thwart SIM hijackers — Hackers can steal your phone number by reassigning it to a different SIM card, use it to reset your passwords …
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| Brian Heater / TechCrunch: |
UPS tests an Amazon Key-style delivery program in New York using locks made by a startup, Latch; service works with the building, not individual apartment units — UPS has been quietly testing a program that lets the shipping service deliver packages inside multi-unit homes while occupants are out.
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| Chris Welch / The Verge: |
Twitter product lead Kayvon Beykpour says the firm is pausing work on fixing its verification policy to focus on more important areas like election integrity — The company will return to the issue over the coming weeks and months — Twitter doesn't presently “have the bandwidth” … | Kim Zetter / Motherboard: |
Election Systems and Software contradicts earlier statements, admits to Sen. Wyden some voting systems sold to states from 2000-2006 had remote access feature — Remote-access software and modems on election equipment ‘is the worst decision for security short of leaving ballot boxes on a Moscow street corner.’
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| Jonathan Vanian / Fortune: |
Slack acquires Missions, a tool that helps automate routine processes and tasks in Slack without needing to write code — Slack is attempting to broaden its appeal to businesses and has bought a small enterprise software startup in Denver to help. — The workplace chat app company … | Olivia Solon / The Guardian: |
Researcher shows Venmo transactions, which are public under default user settings, reveal details including real names, comments, and dates through a public API — A researcher has analysed millions of public transactions to prove just how much the app reveals about our life and habits
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| Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai / Motherboard: |
Inside OGUSERS, a forum to trade social media and gaming handles, often stolen via “SIM hijacking” where phone numbers are stolen via carrier's customer service — Meet the hackers who flip seized Instagram handles and cryptocurrency in a shady, buzzing underground market for stolen accounts and usernames.
Tweets: @jason_koebler, @lorenzofb, @briankrebs, @itgirljs, and @jason_koebler
| Patricia Hernandez / The Verge: |
Twitch streamers describe the sometimes psychologically taxing nature of broadcasting to no one and trying to get noticed to start building an audience — Looking for connections in 2018 — When John Hopstead first descended into the virtual world of Dark Souls in 2013, his mission was to save a decaying world.
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| Li Yuan / New York Times: |
Zero2IPO Research: in Q1 2018, private equity and VC funds in China raised less than two-thirds of what they had raised over the same period a year ago — HONG KONG — Wang Shidong and his two partners were still finishing graduate school two years ago when they raised $45 million in less … | Ryan Smith / AnandTech: |
Consortium backed by AMD, NVIDIA, Microsoft, Oculus, and Valve announces VirtualLink spec for connecting next-gen VR headsets via single USB Type-C cable — While PC VR headsets are fun, no one has especially enjoyed the number of cables required to hook one up.
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Digital Trends, The Verge, Firstpost, MSPoweruser, Tom's Hardware, PCWorld, AppleInsider, CNET, and Road to VR. Tweets: @ryansmithat
| Timothy J. Seppala / Engadget: |
Giphy, in a partnership with Twitch, launches an extension that lets viewers select GIFs from a curated catalog to appear on-screen during a stream — Twitch's next way of letting viewers interact with streams is with GIFs. The latest customization tool for the popular broadcasting service arrives via …
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