Techmeme: YouTube CEO apologizes to creators and users over the company's decision to revoke verification statuses and says it is working to address creator concerns (Julia Alexander/The Verge)

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Facebook says it has removed tens of thousands of apps from about 400 developers to date, as part of its investigation following the Cambridge Analytica scandal — SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook indicated on Friday that the scale of its data privacy issues was far larger than it had previously acknowledged …

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Apple says the new iPhones include a new software and hardware system to reduce performance impacts as battery ages, making them less susceptible to throttling — The iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro, and iPhone 11 Pro Max include a dynamic power management system — a combination of hardware and software …

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Julia Alexander / The Verge:

YouTube CEO apologizes to creators and users over the company's decision to revoke verification statuses and says it is working to address creator concerns — Updates are expected to come — YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki has just apologized to the creator community over the company's decision …

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:

YouTube to tighten creator verification in October, focusing on channels with a need for proof of authenticity and clarifying verification isn't an endorsement

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Babu Mohan / Android Central:

Google updates Chrome with customizable themes on desktop and tab grouping on Android — Google says some more improvements are coming to Chrome later in the fall. — What you need to know — Google is introducing new features to its Chrome browser for both desktop and Android users.

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Annie Palmer / CNBC:

Source: Fitbit has hired investment bank Qatalyst Partners to explore a sale; stock closes up 11.72% — KEY POINTS — Fitbit hires boutique investment firm Qatalyst Partners to explore a sale, according to a person familiar with the matter. — A Fitbit display is seen at a Target store in Los Angeles.

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Kyle Alspach / CRN:

HP acquires endpoint security startup Bromium from which it has been licensing anti-malware technology since 2017; Bromium has raised $115.8M, per Crunchbase — The PC and printer maker has been licensing Bromium's anti-malware technology since 2017. — HP Inc. says it will bolster …

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Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch:

A look at the new privacy features in iOS 13, including reminders about app location track, one-time location sharing, and removing metadata from images — It's finally here. — Apple's new iOS 13, the thirteenth major iteration of its popular iPhone software, is out to download.

More: MacRumors, The Verge, and 9to5Mac

Chaim Gartenberg / The Verge:

Apple's implementation of STIR/SHAKEN protocol in iOS 13 doesn't display “Caller Verified” notice on call screen, making it useless for identifying robocalls

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Chaim Gartenberg / The Verge:

Apple brings the release date of iOS 13.1 and iPadOS forward by six days to September 24

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Tweets: @laurengoode and @bzamayo

Chaim Gartenberg / The Verge:

iOS 13 review: has some much needed quality-of-life improvements, Dark Mode and new Photos app are great, but it's buggy and there are few truly new features

More: Wall Street Journal, VentureBeat, Matthew Cassinelli, Ars Technica, TechCrunch, MacDailyNews, 9to5Mac, iPhone in Canada Blog, CNBC, iMore, Wall Street Journal, and SlashGear

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Tom Warren / The Verge:

Apple releases iOS 13 with Dark Mode, QuickPath swipe keyboard, a redesigned Reminders app, and more

More: Ars Technica, MacRumors, Engadget, Wired, CNET, The Next Web, MacDailyNews, MSPoweruser, AppleInsider, BGR, TechSpot, Apple Must, Forbes, KnowTechie, 9to5Mac, MacRumors, iPhone Hacks, iPhone in Canada Blog, Daring Fireball, and iMore. Tweets: @laurengoode

Sundar Pichai / The Keyword:

Google says it will invest €3B over the next two years to expand its data centers across Europe, and €600M in 2020 to expand its data center in Hamina, Finland — Today I am in Helsinki, Finland, to meet with Finnish Prime Minister Rinne to discuss his priorities for the European Union Presidency …

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Tweets: @sundarpichai and @googleeurope

Kyle Bradshaw / 9to5Google:

Samsung releases a new care guide instructing Galaxy Fold users to “just use a light touch” and keep the phone free of water and dust — While the Samsung Galaxy Fold is not the first foldable phone on the market, it's without a doubt the biggest, and it will be the device that sets the example for other companies.

More: YouTube, Thurrott, The Verge, CNET, ExtremeTech, KnowTechie, and Pocketnow

Tweets: @ryanfduffy, @raymondcrane, @zacksjerryrig, @somegadgetguy, and @stevelitchfield

Gareth Corfield / The Register:

UK supermarket Tesco shuts down its parking validation web app after tens of millions of photos of cars with visible license plates were left unsecured online — Ranger Services goes to ground over unsecured Azure blob — Exclusive Tesco has shuttered its parking validation web app …

More: DataBreaches.net

Matt Donnelly / Variety:

Sources: Tinder will release a six-episode choose-your-own-adventure series in October and intends to use viewers' choices to make matches — Popular dating app Tinder is set to release a choose-your-own-adventure-style original series in early October, marking its first outing …

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