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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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| 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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| 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 …
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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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| 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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| Natt Garun / The Verge: |
Google is combining its travel-related products, including Google Trips, Google Flights, and Google Hotel Search, under a singular tool called Trips — Not to be confused with Google Trips, its offline travel app — Google is combining its travel-related products — the mobile Google Trips app …
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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 …
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Bloomberg, BeInCrypto, Crypto Daily, and The Next Web
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| Kurt Schlosser / GeekWire: |
Amazon breaks ground on its $1.5B Prime Air hub at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport with enough room for 100 planes, scheduled to open in 2021 — Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos hopped into a front-end loader to “move some earth” as the tech giant broke ground Tuesday …
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| 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 …
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| Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
Uber is rolling out new options for Uber Black, its luxury car service, including a “quiet preferred” mode, help with luggage, and preferred temperature — Tired of chatty drivers? Uber is finally giving users its most requested feature: an in-app way to request minimal conversation during your ride.| 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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| 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.| 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 … | Andrew J. Hawkins / The Verge: |
In an advice memo, the National Labor Relations Board says Uber drivers are independent contractors, not employees; a federal judge ruled similarly last year — Another sign that the gig economy is here to stay — Uber drivers are independent contractors, not employees of the ride-hailing company … | Joseph Bernstein / BuzzFeed News: |
A 14-year-old girl with 800,000 YouTube followers is sharing far-right content, highlighting how the platform can push kids to extremism as they build audiences — “Soph” has nearly a million followers on the giant video platform. The site's executives only have themselves to blame.| 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.”
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| 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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Apple Support, SlashGear, Macworld, MSPoweruser, iPhone Hacks, iPhone in Canada Blog, Engadget, and Windows Central. 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
| 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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| 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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| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Adobe says it is working with Amazon on a new program called Branded Stores for Amazon Sellers to let smaller merchants create branded storefronts — E-commerce giant Amazon was built on the concept of a large marketplace that could be the home for all online shopping …
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Wikimedia says all language editions of Wikipedia have been blocked in China since late April; previously, China only blocked the Chinese language version — All language editions of Wikipedia have been blocked in mainland China since April, the Wikimedia foundation has confirmed.Sponsor Posts
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