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Google researchers say hackers backed by China recently targeted the Biden campaign while Iran targeted the Trump campaign, but see “no signs of compromise” — Google security researchers say they've identified efforts by at least two nation state-backed hackers against the Trump and Biden presidential campaigns.| Jordan Novet / CNBC: |
Amazon to license Slack for all employees, while Slack will use underlying tech from AWS's Chime video-calling service to improve its video and audio calls — - Slack will draw on the underlying technology for Amazon Web Services' Chime video-calling service to deliver better video calls for millions of Slack users.
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| Sara Fischer / Axios: |
Facebook will start blocking state-controlled media outlets from buying ads in the US this summer and is rolling out labels for ads and posts from those outlets — Facebook said Thursday it will begin blocking state-controlled media outlets from buying advertising in the U.S. this summer.
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| Timothy B. Lee / Ars Technica: |
In a statement, Instagram says it does not provide users a copyright license to display images on other websites when using its embedding API — People may need to get permission before embedding someone else's Instagram photo. — Instagram does not provide users of its embedding API …
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| Tom Krisher / Associated Press: |
IIHS study of 5K+ crashes: self-driving cars would have prevented only a third, those caused by “sensing and perceiving” errors and driver “incapacitation” — DETROIT (AP) — A new study says that while autonomous vehicle technology has great promise to reduce crashes …
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| Bloomberg: |
As protests dominate headlines, Trump's campaign spent $1.48M on Google ads last week to promote his birthday; since July 2018, Trump has spent $26.3M on Google — - Campaign spends nearly $1.5 million in highest weekly total — Biden campaign spending peaked during heat of primary
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| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Apple will require temperature checks for employees returning to headquarters, offer COVID-19 testing, and limit the number of people in confined spaces — - Those returning to Apple Park will be offered nasal swab test — Other changes: elevator limit, masks required, kitchens closed
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| Gerrit De Vynck / Bloomberg: |
DuckDuckGo CEO: US federal and state authorities are asking detailed questions about how to limit Google's search business, as part of antitrust investigations — - Private search engine DuckDuckGo has spoken to states, feds — U.S. federal and state authorities are asking detailed questions …
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| TechCrunch: |
Sources: VMware is acquiring network security startup Lastline and will let go 40%, or around 50, of its employees; Lastline raised about $52.2M, per Crunchbase — VMware is acquiring network security firm Lastline, TechCrunch has learned. — Since its launch in 2012, Lastline raised about $52.2 million, according to Crunchbase.
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| Campbell Kwan / ZDNet: |
Abu Dhabi's state fund Mubadala Investment buys a 1.85% stake in Reliance Jio Platforms for $1.2B — Jio Platforms has now received investments totalling ₹87,655 crore in six weeks. — Reliance Industries has gained yet another investor, with Abu Dhabi state fund Mubadala Investment …
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Telecoms.com, The Hindu, The Hindu BusinessLine, Financial Post, TechCrunch, Livemint, Bloomberg, and Bloomberg
| Lawrence Abrams / BleepingComputer: |
Maze ransomware operators successfully attacked Conduent, a NJ-based business services company, for 10 hours, possibly due to Citrix NetScaler vulnerability — The Maze Ransomware operators are claiming to have successfully attacked business services giant Conduent, where they stole unencrypted files … | William Gallagher / AppleInsider: |
Report: Apple started a robotics lab in 2012 to reduce human labor needed to assemble products, but abandoned it in 2018 when the robots couldn't match humans — Apple has spent years and millions of dollars on automating its production lines with technology, and it has always reverted to using skilled human beings instead.
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