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In report, Uber discloses 3,045 sexual assaults, 9 murders, and 58 people killed in crashes out of its 1.3B US rides in 2018 — In its first safety report, the ride-hailing company detailed sexual assaults, murders and fatal crashes through its platform. — SAN FRANCISCO …
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| Sohee Kim / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Galaxy S11 to have a 108MP sensor, ultrawide-angle lens, 5x zoom, and time-of-flight sensor like in Note 10+; Galaxy Fold to have 108MP sensor, 5x zoom — - The Galaxy S11 and clamshell Galaxy Fold will feature 5x zoom — Next flagship to have almost every camera phone feature
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| Brian Barrett / Wired: |
DOJ charges two members of Evil Corp, a Russian hacker gang behind the Dridex malware, which allegedly stole $100M+ from banks; US Treasury sanctions Evil Corp — The US is charging Maksim Yakubets over two of the biggest cybertheft campaigns of the last decade, and offers a record reward for information on the case.
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| Scott Stein / CNET: |
Qualcomm unveils 5G-compatible Snapdragon XR2 to power standalone headsets, says it is working with Niantic Labs to develop a reference design for smart glasses — VR headsets take you places and AR headsets show you things in the real world that aren't really there.
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| Chaim Gartenberg / The Verge: |
Qualcomm unveils the Snapdragon 8c, with a Kryo 490 CPU, Adreno 675 GPU, and X24 LTE modem, and a lower-end 7c chip; both designed for budget Windows laptops — The Snapdragon 8c and 7c join the high-end 8cx — Qualcomm has had big ambitions for ARM-powered Windows laptops for years.
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| Monica Nickelsburg / GeekWire: |
Amazon expands Bezos' elite ‘S-team,’ adding 6 execs from emerging branches of the company such as advertising and fashion, bringing the team to 22 executives — Amazon's executive suite, nicknamed the “S-team,” is adding six new members as the company doubles down on emerging fields such as advertising and fashion.
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| Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch: |
Apple says iPhone 11 Pro shares location data even when the feature is turned off due to ultra wideband tech, will provide a new toggle in an upcoming update — This week, security reporter Brian Krebs asked why the newest iPhone 11 Pro appeared to be sending out a user's location …
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| Brian Feldman / New York Magazine: |
Facebook's tactic of announcing features to a small minority of its users often garners positive press coverage, even if the features aren't live for most — Yesterday, Facebook announced an uncharacteristically useful tool, one that would transfer photos from a user's Facebook account to their Google Photos account.
Tweets: @yoda, @mikeisaac, and @bafeldman
| Craig Silverman / BuzzFeed News: |
Facebook sues a Hong Kong-based company and two persons for compromising user accounts via a browser extension and running deceptive ads using those accounts — Facebook is suing a Hong Kong-based company and two Chinese citizens it says used malware to compromise user accounts in order …
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| Jacob Pramuk / CNBC: |
Bernie Sanders unveils a “High-Speed Internet for All” plan with $150B to build publicly owned broadband networks, wants to break up ISPs like Comcast and AT&T — - Bernie Sanders announces a plan to expand rural broadband internet access and break up giant internet service providers.| Vikas SN / The Economic Times: |
Netflix says it is spending ~$420M on content in India over the next year, a majority of which will be on original programming — India has emerged as a crucial content hub for Netflix which is facing increased competition in India and around the world — Netflix plans to spend Rs 3,000 crore … | Hugh Son / CNBC: |
Sources: digital bank Chime raises $500M Series E at a $5.8B valuation led by DST Global, just nine months after its Series D which valued Chime at $1.5B — - Chime, valued at $1.5 billion in March, is now pegged at $5.8 billion just nine months later, according to people with knowledge of the matter.Sponsor Posts
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