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October 5, 2018, 10:00 AM
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Apple says it has never found malicious chips in its servers, calls Bloomberg reporters' claims unsubstantiated and untrue, says it is not under a gag order — The October 8, 2018 issue of Bloomberg Businessweek incorrectly reports that Apple found “malicious chips” in servers on its network in 2015.
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| Joe Rossignol / MacRumors: |
Leaked documents show Macs with T2 chips must pass Apple diagnostics, which is limited to internal use by Apple, or be rendered nonfunctional after repair — Due to advanced security features of the Apple T2 chip, iMac Pro and 2018 MacBook Pro models must pass Apple diagnostics for certain repairs …
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| Mike Isaac / New York Times: |
Sources describe the internal turmoil at Facebook following Joel Kaplan's appearance in support of Brett Kavanaugh during his testimony to Congress last week — SAN FRANCISCO — “I want to apologize,” the Facebook executive wrote last Friday in a note to staff.
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| Laura Hazard Owen / Nieman Lab: |
Study: 80%+ of the Twitter accounts that spread false info during 2016 election are still active, continue to push more than a million tweets per day — Enough with the “whack-a-mole” claims that as soon as you ban one fake news site, another one pops up: A report released by Knight …
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| Alex Heath / Cheddar: |
In a 15-page internal memo sent in late September, Snap CEO Evan Spiegel sets a goal of reaching full-year profitability in 2019, admits redesign was rushed — CEO Evan Spiegel has given Snap Inc. the directive of achieving full-year profitability in 2019 and has refocused the company around …
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| Steven Musil / CNET: |
Samsung forecasts record Q3 operating profit of ~$15.8B, up 20% YoY, and revenue of ~$57.3B, up 5% YoY, on continued strong demand for its memory chips — Samsung really appears to be cashing in chips. — The South Korea electronics giant said Thursday it expects to record … | Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
Screenshots suggest Instagram is testing a Location History feature that would share users' location with Facebook for targeted ads and content recommendations — This is sure to exacerbate fears that Facebook will further exploit Instagram now that its founders have resigned.| Reuters: |
Sources: SoftBank is nearing a deal to invest ~$500M in ride-hailing company Grab, which is seeking to raise roughly $1B in its latest funding — JAKARTA/SINGAPORE (Reuters) - SoftBank Group Corp is nearing a deal to invest about $500 million in Grab as part of roughly $1 billion … | Jon Porter / The Verge: |
Instagram begins rolling out Nametag, which displays usernames in a format that can easily be scanned by others — It's also testing School Community bios at some US universities — Instagram is rolling out a new way to quickly follow people you've met in real life.| Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: |
Amazon launches Alexa skill connections in preview, a new tool enabling devs to use features from other Alexa apps, limited to printing and reservations for now — Amazon's Alexa assistant can do lots of things, like play your favorite song when you walk into a room and follow up on questions it can't answer right away.
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| BBC: |
US DOJ indicts seven GRU officers with charges relating to cyberattacks on the global chemical weapons watchdog, anti-doping agencies, and a US nuclear company — Russian spies have been accused of involvement in a series of cyber-plots across the globe, leading the US to level charges against seven agents.
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| Mathew Ingram / Columbia Journalism Review: |
Some smaller publishers say they are scaling back or giving up promoting content on Facebook because new rules for promoted posts are unwieldy and capricious — When Facebook announced in April that it would create a public database of political advertising, it seemed like a meaningful step … | Chris Welch / The Verge: |
Google says Assistant users can now compare ride-hailing prices and book a ride from Uber, Lyft, Ola, Grab, Go-Jek, and more — But you still need your phone to complete the request — After announcing some updates to the Google Assistant user experience yesterday, today Google is rolling …
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| Maximilian Heath / Reuters: |
Cryptocurrency ATMs from Athena Bitcoin and the Odyssey Group headed for Argentina, exploiting volatility of the peso, which lost over 50% of its value in 2018 — BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina could get up to 30 automated teller machines that buy and sell bitcoin by the end of the year … | Alex Marshall / New York Times: |
The National Theatre in London is offering “smart caption glasses” that display live subtitles synchronized by software and transmitted over Wi-Fi — LONDON — If you have hearing difficulties, the idea of spending hours watching a play may not be that attractive given the risk of key dialogue slipping from your grasp.
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Inquirer, London Evening Standard, and Fast Company
Tweets: @audienceview, @actiononhearing, @nytimestheater, @ndcs_uk, and @wteric
| Peter Rudegeair / Wall Street Journal: |
Brex, which provides corporate credit cards to other tech startups, raises $125M Series C led by DST Global and Greenoaks, at a valuation of $1.1B — Payments companies are hot, but none are hotter than Brex — Henrique Dubugras, a 21-year-old Stanford freshman and entrepreneur … Thanks:@rafie517
| Kara Swisher / New York Times: |
A look at the Internet Bill of Rights, framed by a Democrat on request by Nancy Pelosi, for how tech and telecom companies should treat Americans online — If Democrats win back the House, they promise to start regulating Silicon Valley. — Ms. Swisher covers technology and is a contributing opinion writer.
Tweets: @emilybell, @jyarow, @davidakaye, @karaswisher, and @karaswisher
| Janko Roettgers / Variety: |
Spotify says it is beta testing Spotify for Podcasters, a program to give any podcaster the ability to syndicate their show via the music service — Spotify is beta testing a new program to get more podcasts onto its service. Spotify for Podcasters gives any podcaster the ability to syndicate … | Yoon Young-sil / BusinessKorea: |
Bithumb, one of South Korea's largest cryptocurrency exchanges, says it will open a new decentralized exchange, Bithumb DEX, to target the global market — Bithumb, one of South Korea's biggest cryptocurrency exchanges, will open a new cryptocurrency exchange to target the global market, the company announced on Oct. 3
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| Jon Russell / TechCrunch: |
Philippines telecom company PLDT says Tencent and KKR will invest up to $175M in Voyager, PLDT's new fintech business, gaining a minority stake — China's internet battle is rapidly reproducing itself in Southeast Asia. One new hotspot is the Philippines, where Tencent just agreed to invest in Voyager …
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