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February 19, 2019, 12:45 AM

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Mitchel Broussard / MacRumors:
Report details Huawei's efforts to steal Apple's IP, including pressing suppliers for Apple Watch details, copying a MacBook Pro component, debriefing new hires  —  Last month, the United States Justice Department announced a series of criminal charges against Chinese smartphone maker Huawei …
Tripp Mickle / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: recent leadership changes at Apple have rattled rank-and-file employees and led several projects to be put on hold as new managers reassess priorities  —  The moves reflect an effort to diversify the company's revenue streams and reduce its reliance on iPhone sales
Chance Miller / 9to5Mac:
Abner Li / 9to5Google:
Google publishes 30-page paper on how it combats disinformation across YouTube, Search, News, Ads: product improvements, experience with spam, context for users  —  Over the weekend, Google presented a white paper at the Munich Security Conference detailing how it fights disinformation across its largest services.
Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch:
UK parliament's report on fake news and disinformation says “digital gangster” Facebook deliberately broke laws, calls for antitrust, data abuse investigations  —  A final report by a British parliamentary committee which spent months last year investigating online political disinformation makes …
Sydney Morning Herald:
Australia's PM says the country's parliament and three largest political parties have been hacked by a “sophisticated state actor” ahead of a federal election  —  Prime Minister Scott Morrison has revealed Australia's political parties suffered cyber attacks alongside …
Theodore Schleifer / Recode:
Behind the scenes at Mithril Capital, Peter Thiel's other fund, primarily run by Ajay Royan, which sources describe as an investment firm in disarray  —  A dozen former employees, investors in the fund, and other people close to the matter describe an investment firm in disarray.
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Days after Greenpeace dings Amazon's “dirty cloud” in report the company disputes, Amazon debuts initiative to make half of its shipments carbon neutral by 2030  —  Perhaps hoping to distract from Greenpeace's latest report on its “dirty cloud, Amazon this morning announced …

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