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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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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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| Chris Fox / BBC: |
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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| Annie Palmer / CNBC: |
Report: Airbnb doubled Q1 losses YoY to $306M, with revenue growing 31% YoY to $839M, as it prepares for an IPO in 2020; Source: Airbnb has $3B+ in cash — - Airbnb's losses doubled in the first quarter, largely as a result of increased marketing spend, The Information reported.
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Nintendo reports that all variants of Switch have sold 15M+ units in North America since Q1 2017, and sales through September were up 20%+ YoY — Nintendo Switch is the Best-Selling U.S. Video Game Console for 10 Months in a Row — Nintendo Switch Lite systems have combined to sell …
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YubiKeys can now be used to log into PCs running Windows 7, 8.1, and 10, via the Yubico Login app, previously only available to Mac and Linux users — Yubico releases app that lets users configure YubiKeys to work on top of local Windows OS accounts. — Starting today, users … | Natalie Gagliordi / ZDNet: |
Atlassian acquires Code Barrel, makers of Automation for Jira, a tool used to automate routine processes with Jira that is used by Visa, Cisco, Airbnb, more — The acquisition was announced alongside Atlassian's first quarter financial results. — Atlassian said on Thursday …
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iPhone users who save photos as HEIC/HEIF may get free unlimited storage of photos at original resolution with Google Photos, unlike Pixel 4 owners — One of the unique selling points for the Pixel smartphone lineup over the last few years has been free unlimited storage of original quality pictures with Google Photos.
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DOJ officials say they tracked the owner and users of the dark web child-porn site Welcome to Video by working with Chainalysis to trace bitcoin transactions — Federal investigators focused not on offensive hacking efforts or surveilling communications, but on the transactions using cryptocurrency.
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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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| Josephine Wolff / Slate: |
Zappos settles 2012 data breach lawsuit, compensating about 24M affected customers with a 10%-off coupon, a paltry deal compared to Equifax's settlement in July — In January 2012, the Amazon-owned online retailer Zappos suffered a major data breach that exposed personal information …
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Startup founders in Mexico say they shun publicity due to extortion fears, holding back country's tech sector; Mexico drew only $175M in venture capital in 2018 — Unlike plenty of their P.R.-hungry counterparts in Silicon Valley, Mexican startup founders often decline media interviews … | 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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| Nat Levy / GeekWire: |
Microsoft spent $9.1B, led by $7.5B GitHub deal, on 20 acquisitions in FY 2019, making it the company's third-biggest year for acquisitions since 2003 — Microsoft's 2019 fiscal year was one of its busiest ever for acquisitions, led by its $7.5 billion GitHub deal.
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Researcher finds bug dating back to 2013 in a driver for Realtek Wi-Fi chips in Linux devices that could let hackers remotely crash or compromise devices — Buffer overflow can be triggered in Realtek Wi-Fi cards, no user interaction needed. — A potentially serious vulnerability in Linux … | Isabelle Kirkwood / BetaKit: |
Equity management platform Carta, formerly eShares, says it has hired a 51-member team from Kik as part of an expansion into Canada — Carta, a San Francisco-headquartered company that helps companies, investors, and employees manage equity and ownership, announced today that they have hired 51 former Kik employees.Thanks:@tron
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