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Internal docs show Facebook gave ~150 companies access to more user data than disclosed; some could read private DMs; Facebook says it didn't violate FTC decree — Internal documents show that the social network gave Microsoft, Amazon, Spotify and others far greater access to people's data than it has disclosed.
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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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| 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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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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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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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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| 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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| 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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| 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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| 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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| 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 … | 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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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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| 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 … | James Vincent / The Verge: |
Nvidia researchers show how far AI image generation has advanced in recent years in creating realistic and customizable faces — Those people on the right aren't real; they're the product of machine learning — Developments in artificial intelligence move at a startling pace — so much so that it's often difficult to keep track.| Wall Street Journal: |
Sources detail SoftBank Vision Fund investors' concerns, driven by Saudi Arabia and Abu Dhabi, about Masayoshi Son's plan to acquire a majority stake in WeWork — Saudi and Abu Dhabi funds question SoftBank's plan to take a majority stake in provider of shared office space
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| Timothy B. Lee / Ars Technica: |
An overview of how deep convolutional neural networks have gotten good at recognizing images, after a landmark 2012 paper called AlexNet transformed the field — A landmark 2012 paper transformed how software recognizes images. — Right now, I can open up Google Photos, type “beach,” …
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