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March 23, 2020, 11:40 PM
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Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch:
Microsoft says attackers are exploiting a critical zero-day flaw in font rendering that is found in all supported versions of Windows; no patch is available  —  Microsoft says attackers are exploiting a previously undisclosed security vulnerability found in all supported versions of Windows, including Windows 10.
New York Times:
Civil liberties experts argue that governments turning to electronic surveillance to track COVID-19 opens the door to future abuses, as happened after 9/11  —  Tracking entire populations to combat the pandemic now could open the doors to more invasive forms of government snooping later.
Reuters:
Mobile operators in Italy, Germany, and Austria are now sharing anonymized aggregated data with health authorities, to map people's concentrations and movements
Joe Rossignol / MacRumors:
Kuo: Apple is planning a high-end 6.7-inch iPhone in 2020 with sensor-shift image stabilization, expanding to two or three new iPhone models in 2021  —  Apple is rumored to be planning a high-end 6.7-inch iPhone model for release in 2020, and multiple reports have indicated that the device …
Nikkei Asian Review:
Foxconn says it has secured enough workers to meet “seasonal demand” at all major Chinese plants ahead of schedule  —  Recruitment goals ahead of schedule, as Apple prepares for new model releases  —  TAIPEI — Taiwan's Foxconn, the top assembler of Apple's iPhones …
Caroline O'Donovan / BuzzFeed News:
Amazon now offers all US part-time and seasonal delivery employees paid time off amid COVID-19 outbreak; an employee group had been pressuring Amazon since Dec.  —  Thousands of Amazon Logistics employees will start accruing paid time off for the first time today, according to photos …
Ariel Shapiro / Forbes:
Streaming services see signup spikes over the past week, boosted by free trials, with Disney+ up 300%+, HBO Now 90%, Showtime 78%, Netflix 47%, and Apple 10%  —  Topline: As Americans brace for spending weeks (or months) inside as the coronavirus pandemic spreads, they are subscribing …
Jenny Leonard / Bloomberg:
Apple's request for Apple Watches to be excluded from a 7.5% US tariff on Chinese imports has been approved  —  - USTR notifies company of decision in letter dated Friday  — Watches were subject to 7.5% tariff from U.S.-China trade war  —  Apple Inc.'s request for its popular watches …
Lauren Feiner / CNBC:
In a letter to Trump, Uber CEO seeks updated labor laws to provide a “third way” of classifying workers, between contractors and employees  —  - Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi asked President Donald Trump to provide relief to gig workers whose income has been significantly cut due to the coronavirus crisis.
Tom Wilson / Financial Times:
Kenya fast tracks permit for Alphabet's Loon internet balloons as the country looks to boost communication capabilities to help fight the spread of COVID-19  —  Permit is fast-tracked to boost communications capacity to help fight coronavirus spread  —  High speed, internet balloons developed …

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From Mediagazer

New York Times:
Sources: Sony Pictures and Apollo Global formally express interest in acquiring Paramount for ~$26B; Paramount's negotiating period with Skydance ends May 3

Tom McArthur / BBC:
RSF publishes its World Press Freedom Index and places Norway, Denmark, and Sweden in the top three, the US down 10 spots at 55, and Eritrea in last place

Etan Vlessing / The Hollywood Reporter:
Fubo reports 1.51M FuboTV subscribers at the end of Q1, down from 1.61M in Q4, revenue up 24% YoY to $394M, and a $56.1M loss, down from $83.6M a year ago

More News

Jim Waterson / The Guardian:
The UK government has no system for sending mass emergency alerts to Britons, after repeatedly ignoring its own findings that building one would be helpful
PR Newswire:
Twitter withdraws Q1 guidance due to COVID-19, says it expects Q1 revenue to be down YoY but the number of monetizable DAUs has hit 164M, up 8% QoQ and 23% YoY
Gilad Edelman / Wired:
Ban on targeted behavioral advertising may be the single best way to fix the internet, from protecting privacy and sanitizing social media, to saving journalism

Earlier Picks

Bloomberg:
SoftBank plans to raise up to $41B via sale or monetization of its assets which include stakes in Alibaba and Uber; establishes up to $18B share buyback program
Jason Del Rey / Vox:
As Amazon prioritizes household staples and other high-demand items, some non-essential items are now showing April 21 delivery dates even with Amazon Prime
Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat:
IBM, Department of Energy, White House OSTP, others launch a consortium to give COVID-19 researchers access to supercomputers, 330+ petaflops of computing power
CNBC:
Apple has updated Siri to help US users asking if they have COVID-19, with answers coming from the US Department of Health and Human Services and the CDC
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