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| Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch: |
A side-channel flaw called ZombieLoad affects nearly all post-2011 Intel chips; Apple, Microsoft, Google release fixes today that, like Spectre, hit performance — Security researchers have found a new class of vulnerabilities in Intel chips which, if exploited, can be used to steal sensitive information directly from the processor.,
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| Brendan Farrington / Associated Press: |
Republican governor of Florida says Russian hackers accessed voter databases in two counties ahead of 2016's election, but election results weren't compromised — TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Russian hackers gained access to voter databases in two Florida counties ahead of the 2016 presidential election …
| Mehul Srivastava / Financial Times: |
WhatsApp says flaw let attackers install NSO Group surveillance software on iPhones and Android phones since May via the app's call function; flaw now patched — A vulnerability in the messaging app WhatsApp has allowed attackers to inject commercial Israeli spyware on to phones, the company and a spyware technology dealer said.
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| Paresh Dave / Reuters: |
Google says it will begin featuring ads on the homepage of its mobile website later this year, amid tough questions around growth — SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's Google will begin featuring ads on the homepage of its mobile website and smartphone app later this year …
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| Ginny Marvin / Search Engine Land: |
Google announces Discovery ads, with a visual format that runs across YouTube home feed, Gmail, and the Discover feed, rolling out globally later this year — SAN FRANCISCO — “A key theme this year is discovery,” Google's Brad Bender, who leads its display and video advertising business …
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| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft warns of major WannaCry-like Windows security exploit affecting older versions like XP that could spread malware via RDS protocol, releases patches — Windows 10 and Windows 8 are safe — Microsoft is warning users of older versions of Windows to urgently apply a Windows Update today …
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| CNBC: |
Comcast agrees to sell its stake in Hulu to Disney in five years at $27.5B valuation or appraisal amount; Comcast to relinquish voting rights immediately — KEY POINTS — Disney will take “full operational control” over Hulu from Comcast, effective immediately, the companies announce.
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| Taylor Hatmaker / TechCrunch: |
San Francisco passes a ban on the use of facial recognition technology by city agencies, the first ban of its kind for a major American city — On Tuesday, San Francisco's Board of Supervisors voted to approve a ban on the use of facial recognition tech by city agencies.
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| Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: |
OnePlus 7 Pro unveiled with upgraded fast charging, a telephoto lens, a 90Hz edge-to-edge screen, and a retractable camera, launching for $669 in the US — If you've shopped for an Android phone within the past six years, chances are you've come across OnePlus.
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| Dieter Bohn / The Verge: |
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| Larry Cermak / The Block: |
Bitfinex CTO confirms that the crypto exchange raised nearly $1B in a private token sale — The issuance of the exchange tokens, dubbed LEO, was planned to cover the $850 million currently frozen in several accounts controlled by the payment processing company Crypto Capital … | Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica: |
AT&T has cut 23K jobs since the corporate tax cut passed in 2017, after it lobbied for it by promising an additional $1B in investment in 2018 and 7K new jobs — AT&T also cut capital spending despite promising $1 billion capital boost. — AT&T has cut more than 23,000 jobs since receiving …
Tweets: @mattfwood, @rbreich, and @jbrodkin
| Caroline O'Donovan / BuzzFeed News: |
Sources: Google email warns that accessing internal info without permission can result in termination; activist employees complain about “need to know” language — With employees organizing sit-ins over retaliation and continuing to agitate for change, Google is locking down internal communications.| Jon Porter / The Verge: |
Google settles class action lawsuit with owners of original Pixel and Pixel XL alleging it knowingly sold Pixels with defective mics, could pay up to $500/owner — Some phones had defective microphones — Google has agreed to settle a class action lawsuit brought by owners …
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| Jordan Novet / CNBC: |
Cybersecurity company Crowdstrike files for IPO, seeking to raise up to $100M, says it had a $140M net loss on $249.8M in revenue for the year ending Jan. 31 — KEY POINTS — Security software company Crowdstrike on Tuesday filed to go public on the Nasdaq under the ticker symbol “CRWD.”| Joe Rossignol / MacRumors: |
Apple Pay now accepted for iTunes, App Store, Apple Music, and iCloud purchases in the US, Canada, Australia, Singapore, Hong Kong, Russia, Ukraine, and the UAE — Apple Pay is now an accepted payment method for iTunes, App Store, and Apple Books purchases, as well as Apple Music …
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The Verge, Apple Support, Engadget, Windows Central, Macworld, MSPoweruser, iPhone Hacks, and iPhone in Canada Blog. Tweets: @mattsayward
| Daniel Palmer / CoinDesk: |
Coinbase says it is expanding trading in the dollar-pegged stablecoin USDC to 85 nations globally — Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase is expanding trading in the dollar-pegged stablecoin USD Coin (USDC) to 85 nations worldwide. — In a blog post Tuesday, the firm said it now offers crypto …
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The Coinbase Blog, The Block, Hacker Noon, Ethereum World News, and The Next Web. Tweets: @coinbase
| Makena Kelly / The Verge: |
Twitter launches tool for searches about vaccines directing users to vaccines.org, says it will extend tool to other health-related search terms in the future — The platform will roll the tool out to cover other health terms in the future — If you search for tweets related to vaccines as of Friday … | Steve Dent / Engadget: |
HP unveils Omen X 2S, a 15-inch dual-screen gaming laptop with a 6-inch 1080p secondary display above the keyboard, starting at $2,100, available in June — Gallery: HP Omen X 2S 15 dual-screen gaming laptop hands-on | 23 Photos … Gallery: HP Omen series laptops press gallery | 25 Photos
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| Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
Twitter's new Developer Labs offers beta access to rebuilt APIs, which have stagnated for many years, as the company hopes to lure devs into paid plans — Twitter is finally modernizing its core APIs after 7 years of stagnation, and it wants early feedback from developers.| Lauren Thomas / CNBC: |
Walmart announces next-day delivery on 200K+ items for orders over $35, first in Phoenix and Las Vegas, and expanding to 75% of the US population by year-end — KEY POINTS — The retailer's rollout of next-day delivery will begin in Phoenix, Las Vegas and Southern California …
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| Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: |
DigiLens, a developer of AR displays, raises $50M Series C led by Samsung Ventures, Niantic, Sony Innovation Fund, and others, bringing total raised to $100M+ — DigiLens, a Sunnyvale, California-based startup developing displays for augmented reality (AR) devices, today announced …
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| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
LinkedIn integrates its jobs and hiring platforms with new features, says it now has 20M+ job listings, up from only 300K five years ago — LinkedIn, the social networking platform for the working world that's now owned by Microsoft, has leveraged its role as a repository for people's work profiles … | Cameron Faulkner / The Verge: |
Amazon says Alexa Guard, which lets Echo speakers listen for security incidents in homes and send Smart Alerts in case of danger, is now rolling out in the US — This free feature turns your smart speaker into a useful security device — Amazon's Alexa Guard feature is now rolling out in the US …
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| Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: |
Adobe updates Lightroom with in-built tutorials, shared albums, and a texture control tool — Adobe Lightroom is getting its first new slider in a long time today that helps bring out texture in images. This new feature, which will be available in Lightroom, Lightroom Classic and Camera Raw …
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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Spotify-owned Soundtrap launches Soundtrap for Storytellers, a cloud-based podcast creation platform with advanced features, for $14.99 per month — In November 2017, Spotify picked up the online music studio Soundtrap as part of its efforts to offer more services to artists on its platform.
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Engadget, CNET, Nieman Lab, Digital Trends, Hot Pod News, VentureBeat, and The Verge. Tweets: @jsjo
| Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: |
Innowatts, which is developing cloud-hosted smart meter analytics platforms for utilities, energy retailers, and others, raises $18.2M Series B — Innowatts, a Houston, Texas-based company developing cloud-hosted smart meter analytics platforms for utilities, energy retailers … Sponsor Posts
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