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EU proposes two bills governing tech giants, focused on illegal content and anticompetitive behavior, to empower regulators to levy large fines or break them up — Proposed bills would be the bloc's most ambitious internet laws since GDPR — European officials want new powers …
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A security researcher says that, last year, he alerted SolarWinds that anyone could access SolarWinds' update server by using the password “solarwinds123” — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - On an earnings call two months ago, SolarWinds Chief Executive Kevin Thompson touted how far …
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Sources: Apple plans to produce up to 96M iPhones for H1 2021, a nearly 30% YoY increase, and is also working on a new Apple TV for next year — Robust orders come as smartphone industry faces severe parts shortages — TAIPEI — Apple plans to produce up to 96 million iPhones for the first half of 2021 …
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| Abner Li / 9to5Google: |
Neverware, which helps schools and enterprises resurrect old PCs with its Chromium-based CloudReady OS, gets acquired by Google, which invested in its Series B — Neverware lets you turn old PCs and Macs into Chromebook-esque devices through its CloudReady OS.
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Twitter says it will discontinue Periscope as a separate mobile app by March 2021, saying it's brought most of the core capabilities of Periscope into Twitter — Today, we're sharing that we have made the difficult decision to discontinue Periscope as a separate mobile app by March 2021.| Jason Nelson / Decrypt: |
Pornhub appears to be only accepting cryptocurrency for its premium service after Visa and Mastercard cut off payments to the website last week — It appears that Pornhub, the world's largest adult website, is only accepting crypto for its premium service.
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| Craig Timberg / Washington Post: |
Facebook says people linked to France's military used fake accounts to meddle in African politics, tangling with similar efforts by Russia's IRA in some nations — It's the first time Facebook has identified people affiliated with a Western government for sanction
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| Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch: |
Ireland fines Twitter €450K for failing to promptly declare and document a data breach, in Europe's first GDPR decision of its kind — Ireland's Data Protection Commission (DPC) has issued Twitter with a fine of €450,000 (~$547k) for failing to promptly declare and properly document …
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| Sara Fischer / Axios: |
Facebook will allow ads targeting Georgia voters about the Jan. 5 runoffs, starting at 9am PT on Dec. 16, even as its broader political ad ban remains — Facebook said Tuesday it will begin letting advertisers run ads targeting Georgia voters about the state's Jan. 5 runoff elections … | Daisuke Wakabayashi / New York Times: |
Critics and competitors argue that Google's massive web index, far surpassing its rivals in size, should be the focus of antitrust scrutiny — As regulators seek ways to curb the company's power, there is more focus on the vast index — hundreds of billion of web pages — behind its search engine.
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| Joseph Menn / Reuters: |
Facebook will shift its UK users into user agreements with its HQ in California, instead of its Irish unit, moving them out of reach of EU's privacy laws — SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Facebook Inc will shift all its users in the United Kingdom into user agreements with the corporate headquarters …
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Twitter says it has signed a multiyear deal to use AWS to power Twitter timelines, shifting away from its own infrastructure — - Deal may help speed service in certain parts of the world — Twitter also relies on its own data centers and Google's cloud| Joe Rossignol / MacRumors: |
macOS Big Sur 11.1 for M1 Macs enables iPhone and iPad apps with non-resizable windows, like HBO Max, to enter full-screen mode — Apple yesterday released macOS Big Sur version 11.1, with headline new features including AirPods Max support, privacy labels in the Mac App Store …
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TikTok expands Community Guidelines to strengthen its existing policies in areas like harassment, self-harm, and violence, and unveils new well-being features — TikTok this morning announced a new set of Community Guidelines that aim to strengthen its existing policies in areas like harassment … | Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Google Photos expands Memories, adding new collage designs and 3D Cinematic photos that simulate depth in a scene by adding a smooth panning effect — Google Photos is rolling out a series of updates to its Memories feature, which surfaces your best photos from years past.
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| Fortune: |
Vise, which automates tasks for independent investment advisors while creating custom portfolios for clients, raises $45M Series B led by Sequoia Capital — So-called robo-advisers may be all the rage, but Sequoia Capital is betting that humans will still hold a prominent place in helping people make investment decisions.
| Anthony Ha / TechCrunch: |
Parsec, which has built streaming tech for remote work and cloud gaming, raises $25M Series B led by Andreessen Horowitz — Parsec, a startup that's built streaming technology for both work and play, is announcing that it has raised $25 million in Series B funding.
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| Taylor Lorenz / New York Times: |
Celebrity blogger Perez Hilton says TikTok banned him without warning, thinks it was after pressure from TikTok stars, with whom he's feuded; TikTok denies this — The celebrity blogger was banned from TikTok on Saturday in a move he said was influenced by the app's biggest stars.| Financial Times: |
UK publishes its online safety legislation plans: tech companies will face fines of up to £18M or 10% of annual revenue if they fail to moderate illegal content — Long-awaited legislation will set out new duty-of-care requirements for online platforms
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| Theodore Schleifer / Vox: |
Alloy, a Reid Hoffman-backed political data startup for Democrats, imploded after four senior employees, who had all complained about a colleague, were fired — Alloy was once seen as Democrats' next great hope. But an implosion was waiting to happen. — Just two weeks after Election Day …
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