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| Ime Archibong / Facebook: |
Facebook confirms Spotify, Netflix, Dropbox, and RBC had read/write/delete access for messaging integrations, says it was experimental and ended three years ago — In the past day, we've been accused of disclosing people's private messages to partners without their knowledge.
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| Konstantinos Papamiltiadis / Facebook: |
Facebook says it shared data with integration partners only when users signed in with their Facebook accounts to access features on other platforms and devices — Today, we're facing questions about whether Facebook gave large tech companies access to people's information and, if so, why we did this.
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Wired, New York Times, Ars Technica, CNBC, TechCrunch, TechCrunch, Marketing Land, Threatpost, CNN, Engadget, CNET, Business Insider, Slate, Forbes, Bloomberg, The Register, Axios, CNBC, and KnowTechie
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| Charlie Warzel / BuzzFeed News: |
Report: some apps using Facebook's SDK, like Grindr and Bible+, send user info to Facebook, including location, where users click, and how long the app is used — Facebook provided developers with tools to build Facebook-compatible apps like Tinder, Grindr and Pregnancy+.
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| Chris Welch / The Verge: |
Apple says some 2018 iPad Pros ship with a very slight bend in the aluminum chassis due to their manufacturing process but doesn't consider it to be a defect — Apple has confirmed to The Verge that some of its 2018 iPad Pros are shipping with a very slight bend in the aluminum chassis.
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| Washington Post: |
The AG for the District of Columbia files lawsuit against Facebook over allowing Cambridge Analytica access to users' information — The attorney general for the District of Columbia filed a lawsuit on Wednesday against Facebook for allowing Cambridge Analytica, a political consultancy …
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| Windows Experience Blog: |
Microsoft debuts new test build of Windows 10 with a simplified Start layout, new Office launcher and hub for recent docs, kaomoji support, and more — Hello Windows Insiders, today we are releasing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18305 (19H1) to Windows Insiders in the Fast ring.
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| Scott Moritz / Bloomberg: |
Sources: T-Mobile is delaying the launch of its TV service, which was planned for this year, after the project proved more complex than expected — - Carrier has been touting project as a way to disrupt cable TV — Delay comes at awkward time for Sprint deal's regulatory push| Julia Alexander / The Verge: |
Snap launches Lens Challenges, which let users take part in themed challenges like those popular on TikTok — The first challenge is holiday-themed — Challenges on YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram dominate the way people participate in online trends, and now Snapchat is trying to get in on the action with Lens Challenges.
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| Maureen Farrell / Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: Pinterest is planning an IPO that could come at a $12B+ valuation as soon as April 2019; the company is on track for $700M+ revenue in 2018, up 50% YoY — Social-media company could choose bankers for the offering as early as January — Pinterest Inc. is actively preparing …
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SiliconANGLE, Business Insider, TechCrunch, and Fortune
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| Catalin Cimpanu / ZDNet: |
NASA discovered a data breach in October involving employee info, including Social Security numbers; scope of breach and number of impacted employees unclear — Hack took place in October 2018. Agency still doesn't know the number of impacted employees. — The US National Aeronautics …
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| Joe Rossignol / MacRumors: |
Apple rolls out iOS 12.1.2 for iPhone with eSIM bug fixes and China-specific changes to address Qualcomm injunction, including a new app closing animation — Apple on Monday released iOS 12.1.2 exclusively for iPhones. The software update fixes bugs related to eSIM activation on the iPhone XR …
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| Lawrence Abrams / BleepingComputer: |
Microsoft releases out-of-band security update for Internet Explorer that fixes a remote code execution vulnerability allowing attackers to hijack computers — Microsoft has released an out-of-band security update that fixes an actively exploited vulnerability in Internet Explorer.
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Computerworld, Krebs on Security, MSRC, Windows Central, and gHacks Technology News
Tweets: @theregister, @briankrebs, @bleepincomputer, and @msftsecresponse
| Leigh Cuen / CoinDesk: |
As Coinbase prepares to increase the number of digital assets supported, it recently moved $5B worth of crypto to a new storage model — Coinbase is moving to significantly expand the number of digital assets listed on its platform - a process that has led to a radical rethinking …
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The Coinbase Blog, point-at-infinity.org, PYMNTS.com, The Daily Hodl, and SludgeFeed
| New York Times: |
Researchers discover years-long breach at the EU's diplomatic communications network, compromising thousands of cables; 100+ other organizations also targeted — WASHINGTON — Hackers infiltrated the European Union's diplomatic communications network for years, downloading thousands of cables …
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| Peter Bright / Ars Technica: |
Google repeatedly pushes the web in a proprietary direction to improve its services on Chrome, making Microsoft's adoption of Chromium a loss for the open web — Analysis: Microsoft adopting Chromium puts the Web in a perilous place. — With Microsoft's decision to end development …
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The Verge, MSPoweruser, The Register, and Neowin
Tweets: @mithfindel, @arstechnica, @firt, and @randfish
| Ian Hamilton / UploadVR: |
Facebook open sources its DeepFocus VR research, which aims to create ultra-realistic visuals for eye-tracking headsets — Facebook is releasing public code and formally open sourcing its DeepFocus research into ultra-realistic visuals for VR headsets. — The DeepFocus approach …
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Oculus Blog, Facebook Code, VentureBeat, ZDNet, and Road to VR
Tweets: @oculus, @boztank, @hbarra, and @fb_engineering
| Adi Robertson / The Verge: |
US Treasury sanctions more Russian hackers, including nine GRU members and several entities related to Project Lakhta, saying they interfered in US elections — The US Department of the Treasury has issued new sanctions against Russian nationals who allegedly attempted to interfere with US elections.| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Google says it is now using mobile-first indexing for over half of web pages shown in search results globally — Google announced today it's now using mobile-first indexing for over half the web pages shown in its search results globally - a significant milestone in Google's move … | Kelly Olsen / CNBC: |
SoftBank Corp, the telecom unit of SoftBank Group, raised ~$23.5B in Japan's biggest-ever IPO but closed down 14.53% in its first day of trading — - Japan's SoftBank Corp began trading Wednesday in Tokyo in Japan's biggest-ever IPO and one of the largest the world has seen.
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Bloomberg, Bloomberg, and Wall Street Journal
| Corrie Driebusch / Wall Street Journal: |
Dealogic data: 38 tech and internet companies valued at $1B+ had an IPO in 2018, the most since 2000 — In 2018, 38 companies valued at $1 billion or more at the time of their IPO listed shares in the U.S. — The reign of the unicorn IPO has commenced. — Investors gripe …
Tweets: @jessefelder and @skupor
| Ilya Khrennikov / Bloomberg: |
Public blockchain network Waves Platform raises $120M led by financial services firm Dolfin as it rolls out its Vostok system aimed at companies and governments — - Russian engineer Ivanov aims to compete with IBM's Hyperledger — Large firms mistrust security of open blockchains: Ivanov
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