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Samsung says it will issue a patch for a fingerprint recognition bug on its Galaxy S10 phone that allowed any fingerprint to unlock the phone — SEOUL (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co Ltd said on Thursday it will soon roll out a software patch to fix problems with fingerprint recognition on its flagship Galaxy S10 smartphone.
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Zuckerberg gives a full-throated defense of Facebook as a champion of free expression and defends Facebook policy to opt out of fact-checking political ads — In an address at Georgetown University, the Facebook chief executive called for more free speech — not less …
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Google confirms the Pixel 4's Face Unlock can allow access to users' devices even if their eyes are closed — Google has confirmed the Pixel 4 smartphone's Face Unlock system can allow access to a person's device even if they have their eyes closed. — One security expert …
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US, UK, and South Korea dismantle one of the largest child exploitation dark web sites, with 200K unique videos; over three dozen people have been arrested — The Justice Department says it's dismantled one of the largest child exploitation sites on the dark web.
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| Yogita Khatri / The Block: |
Privacy focused browser Brave says it now has 8M MAU and 2.8M DAU — Privacy-focused internet browser Brave has hit 8 million-mark in terms of monthly active users. — Announcing the news on Wednesday, Brave said daily active users, on the other hand, have surpassed the 2.8 million mark.
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Microsoft announces two new open-source projects, Open Application Model and Dapr, to make it easier for developers to build cloud, edge, and Kubernetes apps — Microsoft is introducing two new specs, the Open Application Model and Dapr, with the aim of making building cloud, edge and Kubernetes apps easier.
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| Annie Palmer / CNBC: |
Report: Airbnb doubled Q1 losses YoY to $306M, with revenue growing 31% YoY to $839M, as the company prepares for its planned IPO in 2020 — - Airbnb's losses doubled in the first quarter, largely as a result of increased marketing spend, The Information reported.| Tony Romm / Washington Post: |
Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes to launch a $10M “anti-monopoly fund” to explore antitrust actions, support research and advocacy projects across industries — The fund will explore antitrust actions in a number of industries, not just tech — For months, Facebook co-founder … | Lawrence Abrams / BleepingComputer: |
Google says Chrome 77 for Android enables Site Isolation security feature on pages where users log in with a password, adds additional protections on desktop — Google has announced that with the release of Google Chrome 77, Site Isolation has been brought to Android and desktop users …
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Netflix reports Q3 revenue of $5.25B, up 31% YoY, 158M paid subs globally, up 21% YoY, as net adds increase to 6.8M, up 12% YoY but below 7M company forecast — Shares of Netflix surged 8% in premarket trading after the company late Wednesday released its earnings report for the third quarter.
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| Andrei Frumusanu / AnandTech: |
iPhone 11, 11 Pro, and 11 Pro Max review: the Pro and Pro Max models are worthwhile generational upgrades, but the regular iPhone 11 is not very impressive — It's been a little over a year since our review of the iPhone XS and XS Max, and it's that time of the year to investigate Apple's latest and greatest: the iPhone 11 family.
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Graphic design app Canva raises $85M led by Mary Meeker's VC firm Bond Capital at a valuation of $3.2B, five months after raising $70M at a $2.5B valuation — - Sydney-based Canva plans to double workforce in coming year — Focus on scaling up through expanded enterprise offering| Anthony Ha / TechCrunch: |
The Information to launch a tech news app, Ticker, later this fall, costing $29/year and including summaries of the day's tech headlines and an event calendar — Since it was founded by journalist Jessica Lessin in 2013, The Information has stood out in the tech news landscape for its focus on an ad-free … | Wall Street Journal: |
Analysis of 168,907 tweets at Daryl Morey following his Oct. 4 pro-HK tweet: ~50% came from accounts with 0-13 followers, 4,855 users had never tweeted — 'This wasn't primarily a bot swarm. It was a troll mob.' After his tweet supporting Hong Kong's protesters, the Houston Rockets' general manager … Sponsor Posts
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