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| Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: |
Samsung debuts 6.1" Galaxy S10 and 6.4" Galaxy S10+ with triple rear cameras, in-screen fingerprint sensors, priced from $899 and $999 respectively, out Mar. 8 — At the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco this morning, Samsung unveiled a smartphone series ten years in the making: The Galaxy S10.
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| Jessica Dolcourt / CNET: |
Qualcomm's ultrasonic fingerprint scanner in the Galaxy S10, integrated in one of the layers of the display, uses sound waves to take a 3D fingerprint image — The Galaxy S10's in-screen fingerprint scanner may look just like the one on the OnePlus 6T, but don't be fooled.
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| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Samsung debuts Galaxy Fold, a foldable smartphone with 4.6" folded and 7.3" unfolded displays, 7nm processor, 12GB RAM, three-app multitasking, 6 cameras, more — Samsung first teased its foldable phone back in November, and at the company's Galaxy Unpacked event today it's further detailing its foldable plans.
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| K.G Orphanides / WIRED UK: |
Investigation: YouTube is monetizing sexualized videos of minors, many with comments from predators; Epic Games pauses all pre-roll ads following inquiry — Scores of YouTube videos with tens of millions of views are being inundated with comments by paedophiles, with adverts from major brands running alongside the disturbing content
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| Bloomberg: |
Sources: Disney joins Nestle, Epic Games, and others in pulling ad spending from YouTube following details about a “pedophile ring” in YouTube comments — - YouTube faces criticism for recommending videos of minors — Nestle, Epic Games also among companies stopping ad purchases
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| Harvard Law Today: |
Mark Zuckerberg talks to Harvard professor Jonathan Zittrain about encryption, “information fiduciaries”, and more, as part of Zuckerberg's 2019 challenge — Should Facebook be considered an “information fiduciary” when it comes to the privacy of its clients?
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| Jeremy Horwitz / VentureBeat: |
Samsung debuts a basic Galaxy Fit band and Galaxy Watch Active, a simpler $200 version of its watch, shipping March 8 with blood pressure tracking coming later — Leaking every new product ahead of the official unveiling event has a way of making the formal announcements dull …
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| Reuters: |
Sources: Lyft expects to be valued at between $20B and $25B in its IPO and plans to launch its IPO roadshow during the week of March 18 — (Reuters) - Lyft Inc plans to launch the roadshow for its initial public offering (IPO) during the week of March 18, making it the first U.S. ride-hailing company …
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| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Apple plans to let developers port their iPad apps to Mac using a new SDK that will be released as early as June at WWDC — - This year, it will be easier to turn iPad apps into Mac apps — App merger initiative comes as Apple plans its own Mac chips
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| Rhett Jones / Gizmodo: |
Pinterest says it's stopped returning vaccine-related search results as most spread anti-vax disinformation, part of its broader approach against “false cures” — The anti-vaccination movement has become so widespread that the World Health Organization added it to its list of the top threats to global health in 2019.
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| Karen Weise / New York Times: |
Microsoft says Russia-linked Fancy Bear targeted European research groups and think tanks that work on issues including election security and nuclear policy — SEATTLE — A group of hackers associated with Russian intelligence targeted civil society groups across Europe ahead of May elections there, Microsoft said on Tuesday.
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| Ariel / Appfigures: |
Apple's Shazam removes all third-party SDKs, except for Microsoft's HockeyApp, in latest iOS update; uninstalled SDKs include DoubleClick, Facebook Ads, AdMob — Shazam, the song identification app Apple bought for $400M, recently released an update to its iOS app that got rid of all 3rd party SDKs the app was using except for one.| TechCrunch: |
Twitter opens applications for twttr, its beta program focused on conversations with rounded, indented, and color-coded replies, hidden engagement icons, more — Twitter today is opening up applications for its new testing program, first announced at CES in January.| Shara Tibken / CNET: |
Samsung's head of mobile DJ Koh says its Galaxy Home smart speaker, originally unveiled in August 2018, will launch by April — Samsung's long-awaited Galaxy Home speaker will launch by April, the company's co-CEO said Wednesday. — DJ Koh, the head of Samsung's mobile business …
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