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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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| 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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| Ryan Vlastelica / Bloomberg: |
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DOJ charges two alleged members of China's state sponsored hacking unit APT10 with stealing data from at least 45 US tech companies and government agencies — - They are accused of stealing information from at least 45 U.S. tech companies and government agencies.
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| Washington Post: |
Sources: US, UK, Australia, Canada, Japan, and Germany to issue an unprecedented mass condemnation and impose sanctions on China for IP theft and cyberattacks — The Trump administration and international allies are expected to call out Beijing on Thursday for what they say are China's persistent efforts …
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| Lauren Feiner / CNBC: |
Apple says it will stop selling iPhone 7 and iPhone 8 in its 15 retail stores across Germany after Qualcomm was granted an injunction by a Munich court — - Last week, a Chinese court ordered an injunction against Apple over an alleged patent violation filed by chipmaker Qualcomm.| 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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| Arno Schuetze / Reuters: |
Amazon gives a German Alexa user, who requested his personal data under GDPR, access to 1,700 audio files of another user; Amazon says it was due to human error — FRANKFURT (Reuters) - A user of Amazon's (AMZN.O) Alexa voice assistant in Germany got access to more than a thousand recordings …
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| BBC: |
UK's Gatwick airport was shut down on Wednesday and Thursday after drones were seen flying over the runway; about 760 flights were due to fly on Thursday — Tens of thousands of passengers have been disrupted by drones flying over one of the UK's busiest airports.
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| Michael Potuck / 9to5Mac: |
Corel, which makes products like CorelDraw and WordPerfect, says it is acquiring virtualization company Parallels for an undisclosed sum — Popular virtualization software company Parallels has been acquired by Corel. The creative software veteran who has produced Corel Draw and Painter Pro … | Dara Kerr / CNET: |
Uber says it will bring its self-driving cars back on the road on Thursday in Pittsburgh, nine months after a fatal crash — Uber took its self-driving cars off the road last March, after a fatal accident, the first known pedestrian death caused by a vehicle in full autonomous mode.
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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| Bijan Stephen / The Verge: |
Sources: blockchain incubator ConsenSys, which helps ~36 startups, will spin some of them off; source speculates layoffs will be between 600 and 700 — As many as 50 to 60 percent of the company's employees could be let go — Layoffs are coming to ConsenSys, the Ethereum-focused startup incubator … | Alex Konrad / Forbes: |
Autodesk buys BuildingConnected, which helps builders find and hire qualified contractors for construction projects, for $275M — Autodesk's construction software business is getting its second acquisition-fueled jolt of the past few weeks. The company announced on Thursday …
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| Madhav Chanchani / The Economic Times: |
Indian food delivery service Swiggy raises $1B round led by Naspers, sources say at a $3.3B valuation; Swiggy was valued at $1.3B in June and $700M in February — With the current round, Swiggy has seen its valuation swell by close to 5 times this year. The company was valued at $1.3 billion … | Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Spotify settles the $1.6B copyright lawsuit by music publisher Wixen, which represents artists like Tom Petty, Missy Elliot, Stevie Nicks, and Neil Young — Spotify has settled the $1.6 billion lawsuit filed by music publisher Wixen Music Publishing in December 2017.| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Flexible car ownership marketplace Fair.com raises $385M Series B led by SoftBank and says it leases cars to over 20,000 users — California startup Fair.com is aiming to turn the car market on its head by providing price-friendly, easy options for people to lease vehicles instead of buying them …
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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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| 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.
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| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Cinven acquires One.com, one of Europe's biggest hosting providers with ~1.5M customers, from private equity firm Accel-KKR for an undisclosed sum — One of the biggest providers of domain names and web hosting in Europe is changing hands today. One.com, which has around 1.5 million customers mainly across …
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