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Microsoft pushes a fix for a critical flaw in a cryptographic component present in all versions of Windows; NSA says it alerted Microsoft to the bug — Sources tell KrebsOnSecurity that Microsoft Corp. is slated to release a software update on Tuesday to fix an extraordinarily serious security vulnerability …
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| Stephen Shankland / CNET: |
Google says it will phase out support for third-party cookies in Chrome within two years — Google's Chrome team, advancing its web privacy effort, later this year will begin testing the “privacy sandbox” proposals it unveiled in 2019. The Chrome tests, which Google announced Tuesday …
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| Thomas Germain / Consumer Reports: |
New study shows how popular apps including Grindr, OkCupid, Tinder, and the period-tracking apps Clue and MyDays share intimate user data with data brokers — A new study shows how information about your sexuality, religion, and location is sent straight from phones to data brokers
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| Juli Clover / MacRumors: |
Gartner: global Mac shipments in Q4 dropped by 3% YoY, to 5.26M units, as the overall PC market saw growth for the first time since 2011 — Apple's worldwide Mac shipments were down in the fourth quarter of 2019, according to new PC shipping estimates shared this afternoon by Gartner.
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| Emil Protalinski / VentureBeat: |
In Q4, Gartner estimates global PC shipments grew 2.3% to 70.6M units; IDC estimates 4.8% growth to 71.8M units; both say Lenovo and HP lead PC shipment growth — After years of bad news, the PC market has a reason to celebrate before computer makers start shipping 5G and dual-screen devices.
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| Max Weinbach / XDA Developers: |
Source: hands-on with a leaked Samsung Galaxy S20+ shows it has a 120Hz 3200 x 1440 display, ultrasonic under-display fingerprint scanner, and no headphone jack — The Samsung Galaxy S20 series is Samsung's next mainstream flagship series, and all eyes are set on the top Android OEM for its biggest guns yet.| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Google acquires Dublin-based Pointy, a startup helping brick-and-mortar retailers track which products they have in stock, a source says for $163M — Google has been on a long-term mission to build inroads into the world of e-commerce by working more closely with brick-and-mortar retailers … | Ashley Carman / The Verge: |
Instagram says it is testing letting some users access DMs from its website — As Facebook increases its focus on messaging — Instagram is finally bringing direct messages to the web. Starting today, a “small percentage” of the platform's global users will be able to access their DMs …
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| Scott Lucas / BuzzFeed: |
After AG Barr called on Apple to unlock Pensacola shooter's iPhones, Apple releases statement rejecting backdoors but highlighting its help in the investigation — “We reject the characterization that Apple has not provided substantive assistance in the Pensacola investigation," the company said in a statement.
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| Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: |
Google acquires no-code app development platform AppSheet, which had raised ~$19M to date, with plans to migrate AppSheet services to Google Cloud — Google is on something of a buying spree. On the heels of its acquisition of retail inventory management startup Pointy …
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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Sensor Tower: Disney+ was downloaded 30M+ times in the US in Q4 2019, besting TikTok; Disney+ now has 41M+ installs and generated ~$97M in revenue to date — U.S. consumers have shown strong interest in Disney's new family-friendly streaming service, Disney+, according to new data from Sensor Tower … | Annie Palmer / CNBC: |
Amazon reinstates FedEx's ground delivery for Prime shipments, saying the shipper has consistently met its delivery requirements, after suspending it last month — - Amazon informed third-party sellers that they can resume using FedEx's ground delivery shipping services.
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| Ron Miller / TechCrunch: |
US data center giant Equinix announces it is acquiring bare metal cloud provider Packet, a NYC startup that has raised over $36M — Equinix announced today that is acquiring bare metal cloud provider Packet. The New York City startup that had raised over $36 million on a $100 million valuation, according to Pitchbook data.| Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: |
KeyMe, which uses AI to duplicate keys at 3,000+ locations in 49 states, supporting ~85% of all auto keys, raises $35M following its $50M raise in 2019 — Normally, duplicating a key would require an expensive trip to the locksmith, but New York-based KeyMe — which was founded in 2012 by Greg Marsh …
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