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Analysis: Apple removed or restricted 11 of the 17 most downloaded screen-time and parental-control apps; two app developers made an antitrust complaint to EU — SAN FRANCISCO — They all tell a similar story: They ran apps that helped people limit the time they and their children spent on iPhones.| Julie Verhage / Bloomberg: |
Source: E*Trade is preparing to let customers trade cryptocurrencies on its platform starting with Bitcoin and Ethereum, will consider adding other currencies — - The brokerage giant will offer Bitcoin and Ethereum trades — Service will compete with startups like Coinbase and Robinhood
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| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Sony has told reporters that the next-generation PlayStation won't launch within the next 12 months, says PS4 sales now total 96.98M, up from 86.1M in November — The next-gen battle is set for 2020 — Sony recently revealed that its next-generation PlayStation, we'll call it the PS5, won't be ready for 2019.
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| Mara Hvistendahl / Wired: |
Inside the criminal investigation of an IT support technician who ordered his wife's murder on a dark web site, which was a scam, and then killed her himself — ON A BRISK day in March 2016, Stephen Allwine walked into a Wendy's in Minneapolis. The smell of old fryer grease hung in the air …
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| Lauren Feiner / CNBC: |
Slack files for an IPO via direct listing, reports loss of $138M on $400M revenue for FY 2019 ending Jan. 31, compared to $140M loss and $220M revenue for 2018 — - Slack follows several tech companies that have already debuted on the public market in 2019, including Lyft, PagerDuty, Pinterest and Zoom.
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| Matt Levine / Bloomberg: |
How Bitfinex lost access to $850M it held with the shady Panama-based payments processor Crypto Capital and tried to cover the loss by borrowing from Tether — Also Uber, Slack and mortgage settlements. — Matt Levine is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering finance.
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| Frank Chaparro / The Block: |
NY State AG sues Bitfinex for allegedly using Tether reserve funds to cover withdrawals, after the loss or theft of ~$851M from Bitfinex's payments processor — The New York State Attorney General (NYSAG) is suing Bitfinex, the cryptocurrency exchange, and affiliated firm Tether, the company behind the stablecoin of the same name.
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| Bloomberg: |
Two organizers of the Google walkout held a meeting, attended by hundreds of staff, to discuss claims of “systemic” internal retaliation for company criticism — Hundreds of Google staffers met on Friday and discussed what activists allege is a frequent consequence of criticizing the company: Retaliation.
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| Aaron Gordon / Jalopnik: |
As car companies roll out semi-autonomous features, regulators must recognize the need for retraining drivers, akin to industry-wide solutions in aviation — The future of driving is supposed to feel like flying. The names some car companies give their newest technology—Autopilot …
Tweets: @a_w_gordon, @a_w_gordon, @a_w_gordon, and @a_w_gordon
| Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: starting last summer, Apple held talks with Intel about acquiring parts of its smartphone modem chip business, but talks halted recently — Talks have cooled and Intel plans to seek out other buyers — Apple Inc. held talks with Intel Corp. about acquiring parts …
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| Chaim Gartenberg / The Verge: |
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| Jim Waterson / The Guardian: |
BBC iPlayer, once a trailblazer in streaming services but hamstrung by tight media regulations, saw its UK marketshare decline from 40% in 2014 to 15% now — Corporation wants to be able to show programmes for up to a year in attempt to stem decline — The BBC has admitted iPlayer has lost … | Mary Madden / New York Times: |
When low-income people fall victim to an online fraud or a data breach, the cascade of repercussions, both online and offline, can be devastating — When someone who is living paycheck to paycheck falls victim to an online fraud or a breach, the cascade of repercussions can be devastating.
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