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Sources: Apple has a secret team of ~12 engineers working on satellites and related wireless tech to beam data directly to its devices — Apple Inc. has a secret team working on satellites and related wireless technology, striving to find new ways to beam data such as internet connectivity directly …
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| Davey Alba / New York Times: |
Facebook and Twitter shut down a network of fake accounts using AI-generated faces to “masquerade” as Americans; Facebook links the network to Epoch Media Group — Researchers said the profiles, linked to the Epoch Media Group, used photos generated by artificial intelligence in a preview of an …
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| Fortune: |
Ripple raises $200M Series C led by global investment firm Tetragon at a $10B valuation — Ripple, a San Francisco-based company that uses cryptocurrency to move money across borders, announced a massive funding round on Thursday that values the company at $10 billion.
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| New York Times: |
Reporters identified a Secret Service agent, his home address, family details, and tracked Trump's movements using the leaked dataset obtained by the NYT — IF YOU OWN A MOBILE PHONE, its every move is logged and tracked by dozens of companies. No one is beyond the reach of this constant digital surveillance.
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| Catalin Cimpanu / ZDNet: |
Apple opens its bug bounty program to security researchers, publishes eligibility criteria, bounty categories, and report and payout guidelines — Apple opens its previously-closed bug bounty program to all security researchers. — Apple has formally opened its bug bounty program today …
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| Malcolm Owen / AppleInsider: |
Apple releases a 2019 Platform Security guide, outlining how features like Secure Enclave work, letting organizations adapt to its policies and procedures — Apple has published its guide to Platform Security for Fall 2019, outlining how the company's products and services work to ensure …
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| Alex Sherman / CNBC: |
Sources: NBC's Peacock to integrate NBC News Now, have a free, limited-content tier, a limited-ads tier for $5/month, and an ad-free tier for $10/month — - NBCUniversal is looking to differentiate its streaming service Peacock from rivals through its pricing structure and user interface.
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| Kim Lyons / The Verge: |
Convenience store chain Wawa discloses a data breach across its 700 stores over the past nine months that may have exposed customer and credit card details — The breach may have affected all 700 stores over the past nine months. — If you used your credit card or debit card to buy gas …
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| Kurt Wagner / Bloomberg: |
Source: Facebook bought video-shopping startup Packagd, to help build live shopping for Marketplace; Packagd was building a shopping product for YouTube videos — - Packagd was founded by former Kleiner Perkins partner — Live shopping is growing in popularity, especially in China| The Economic Times: |
SoftBank Vision Fund 2 invests $231M in India-based eyewear ecommerce startup Lenskart's Series G, sources say at a valuation of $1.5B — The transaction values company at about $1.5 billion post the investment — SoftBank has invested about $231 million (Rs 1,645 crore) …
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| Sam Schechner / Wall Street Journal: |
France's competition authority fines Google €150M for mistreating advertisers by suspending them on its search engine in a random and unjustified fashion — Google has been accused of suspending keyword advertisers on its search engine in a random and unjustified fashion| Lacey Rose / Hollywood Reporter: |
Q&A with WarnerMedia's Bob Greenblatt on why AT&T named its streaming service HBO Max, price wars over shows like Friends, and pitching streaming to NBC in 2015 — AT&T's new streaming service chief opens up about his strategy to expand a treasured brand with 10,000 hours of programs targeting a younger demo.Sponsor Posts
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