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First results of breach investigation: large-scale attack on Sept. 14-27 accessed info of ~29M people; other Facebook apps or third-party apps not affected — We have been working around the clock to investigate the security issue we discovered and fixed two weeks ago so we can help people understand …
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| Ron Amadeo / Ars Technica: |
Google's Home Hub doesn't run Android Things, the platform Google purposely built for IoT products like smart displays, but uses Google's Cast platform instead — Google built a platform for smart displays and then didn't use it in the Home Hub. — On Tuesday, Google announced the Google Home Hub …
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| David Meyer / Fortune: |
After researcher complains that Twitter refused to provide info about how it tracks him when he clicks on links in tweets, EU initiates GDPR compliance inquiry — Twitter is being investigated by Irish privacy authorities over its refusal to give a user information about how it tracks him when he clicks on links in tweets.| Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch: |
A flood of fake Adobe Flash installers are reportedly installing XMRig, an open source crypto mining malware that siphons generated funds to a Monero wallet — If you think that Flash, the once-popular web plugin, couldn't die fast enough, even those annoying fake Flash installers riddled …
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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Facebook's Fb.gg online gaming hub expands to mobile with the launch of the beta version of a standalone Android app — This summer, Facebook launched Fb.gg, its online gaming hub and Twitch competitor, designed to attract game streamers and their fans to watch videos on Facebook instead of on rival sites.
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| Matt Binder / Mashable: |
YouTube removes channels with duplicate content from its Partner Program, including videos repurposed without additional material; channels may reapply — If you're a YouTube Partner uploading someone else's work, beware. YouTube is checking in on you and might revoke your Partner privileges.
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| Vinicius Fortuna / Google Open Source Blog: |
Alphabet's Jigsaw releases Outline, an open source platform that lets anyone create and operate their own VPN; it uses Shadowsocks protocol to avoid detection — Censorship and surveillance are challenges that many journalists around the world face on a daily basis.
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| Dani Deahl / The Verge: |
Garmin launches Instinct, a rugged GPS smartwatch that is built to military standards for thermal, shock, and water resistance, available now for $300 — Garmin just announced a new GPS watch called Instinct, built for endurance when worn during outdoor activities like running or mountain biking.
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| Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch: |
Privacy-focused search engine DuckDuckGo says it reached ~30M daily searches, up 50% YoY, after taking seven years to reach 10M/day — Some nice momentum for privacy-focused search engine DuckDuckGo which has just announced it's hit 30 million daily searches a year after reaching 20M — a year-on-year increase of 50%.
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| Kia Kokalitcheva / Axios: |
ANGI Homeservices, owner of Angie's List and HomeAdvisor, to acquire Handy, a startup for on-demand cleaning and other home services; Handy has raised $115M — ANGI Homeservices, the parent company of Angie's List's and HomeAdvisors, is acquiring Handy, a New York-based startup that provides cleaning and other home services.
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| Washington Post: |
Facebook removes 800+ US-based accounts and pages, some with 100K+ followers, that were spamming people with political messages for profit — SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook said on Thursday it purged more than 800 U.S. publishers and accounts for flooding users with politically-oriented spam …
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| Larry Dignan / ZDNet: |
Google says it will offer its cloud identity technology, used within G Suite, as a standalone service to developers — Cloud Identity is built on Google's BeyondCorp security model and previously sat within G Suite. The company is also moving to be more of an Okta competitor.
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| Dan Seifert / The Verge: |
Third-gen Echo Dot review: sound is surprisingly loud and rich, has improved aesthetics, and the ability to pair two Dots in stereo is nice, but bass is lacking — The cheap Echo is no longer a bad speaker — I'm going to cut right to the chase: the new Echo Dot smart speaker is so much better … | Wolfie Zhao / CoinDesk: |
Bithumb, one of South Korea's largest cryptocurrency exchanges, says it has sold more than 38% of its total ownership to BK Global Consortium for $350M — Bithumb, currently the largest cryptocurrency exchange in South Korea by trading volume, just confirmed it has sold more than 38 percent … | Eudora Wang / China Money Network: |
Chinese lidar maker RoboSense raises $45M from investors including Alibaba Group and state-owned auto firm SAIC Motor Corp. — RoboSense, a Chinese provider of lidar sensors used in driverless cars, announced today the completion of a over US$45 million financing round …
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| Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: |
Israel-based CommonSense Robotics launches first fully automated fulfillment center in Tel Aviv, using a combination of robotic sorting systems and AI software — Imagine if your neighborhood grocery or convenience store offered one hour, on-demand fulfillment not through middlemen …
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| Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
Facebook rolls out Facebook 3D photos that use AI to add make-believe depth to iPhone portrait mode shots — What if you could peek behind what's in your photos, like you're moving your head to see what's inside a window? That's the futuristic promise of Facebook 3D photos.| Dani Deahl / The Verge: |
Genius partners with Apple Music to show lyrics and annotations for thousands of selected songs and makes Apple Music the official music player for Genius — Music encyclopedia and lyrics database Genius has announced a partnership with Apple Music, pairing the website's lyrics with songs.
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Genius, CNET, Engadget, Wall Street Journal, Cult of Mac, 9to5Mac, The Mac Observer, and iPhone in Canada Blog. Tweets: @genius
| Jamie Rigg / Engadget: |
Samsung unveils the mid-range Galaxy A9 with four rear cameras, 6.3-inch display, Snapdragon 660, 128GB storage, and 3,800mAh battery, for €599 in November — Google's Pixel 3 reveal came and went earlier this week, bringing us ever closer to the end of new flagship season.Sponsor Posts
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