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Analysis: Apple removed or restricted 11 of the 17 most downloaded screen-time apps over the past year; 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.
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| Loren Grush / The Verge: |
FCC gives SpaceX permission to fly some Starlink satellites at a lower orbit than planned earlier, enabling SpaceX to launch first internet satellites in May — Changing the destination for more than 1,500 satellites — The Federal Communications Commission has approved SpaceX's request …
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| 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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| 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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| 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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| Anushree Singh / The Economic Times: |
How Paytm Mall, against the wishes of its investors, went after Flipkart and Amazon, failed, and is now trying to become a wholesale platform for merchants — In December last year, when board members of Indian e-commerce company Paytm Mall met to take stock of its business, they were in for a shock.
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| Andy Greenberg / Wired: |
While many foreign phone carriers are sharing real-time SIM swap data with banks to stop financial fraud, US carriers are dragging their feet — AROUND A YEAR ago, André Tenreiro was called into a meeting between the chief technology officer of the phone carrier he worked for …
Tweets: @flashpointintel, @a_greenberg, @dinodaizovi, @jessysaurusrex, and @lorenzofb
| 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, @joshelman, @a_w_gordon, and @a_w_gordon
| Mark Scott / Politico: |
Activists and some legislators say that a GDPR-like bill to give Washington state some of the toughest privacy standards in the US was diluted by tech lobbyists — Washington state was writing European-style legislation. Then corporate lobbyists got involved.Thanks:@cremnob
| 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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| 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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| Matt Levine / Bloomberg: |
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| 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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