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The DOJ says the FBI performed a court-approved operation to “copy and remove malicious web shells” on hundreds of hacked Exchange servers across the US — The FBI obtained court approval to access vulnerable computers across the United States. — Joseph Cox
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Tweets: @kimzetter, @bkopernikus, @thegrugq, @jason_koebler, @dalperovitch, @josephfcox, @jfslowik, @viss, @josephfcox, @jpwarren, @kevinmitnick, and @gossithedog
| Lawrence Abrams / BleepingComputer: |
In its April batch of patches, Microsoft fixes 108 flaws, including 19 “critical” flaws, five 0-days, and four NSA-discovered critical Exchange flaws — Today is Microsoft's April 2021 Patch Tuesday, and with it comes five zero-day vulnerabilities and more Critical Microsoft Exchange vulnerabilities.| Ari Levy / CNBC: |
Nasdaq sets Coinbase's reference price at $250 per share for its direct listing, which would value the cryptocurrency exchange at $65.3B — - Coinbase is set to become the first major crypto business to go public in the U.S. and, should it reach a $100 billion market cap …
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| Juli Clover / MacRumors: |
Kuo: 2022 iPhone lineup will feature two 6.1" and two 6.7" devices, no mini-sized 5.4"; high end models will have 48MP camera and 8K video capability — The upcoming 2022 iPhone lineup will feature two 6.1-inch devices and two 6.7-inch devices, with no mini-sized 5.4-inch iPhone …
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AppleInsider, MacRumors, Macworld, 9to5Mac, Gizmodo, CNET, iMore, BGR India, 9to5Mac, Micky, MyFixGuide.com, iMore, BGR, iPhone Hacks, GSMArena.com, TechRadar, Pocket-lint, Notebookcheck.net, and Patently Apple. Tweets: @alexhern
| Sami Fathi / MacRumors: |
Kuo: 2023 iPhones will feature an under-display Face ID system alongside a new periscope telephoto lens — Apple plans to include an under-display Face ID system starting with its 2023 iPhones, removing the need to house the facial recognition system in a notch, according to well-respected analyst Ming-Chi Kuo.
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| Washington Post: |
Sources: Australian company Azimuth unlocked San Bernardino shooter's iPhone for FBI, using a flaw in Mozilla's open source code used for lightning accessories — Azimuth unlocked the iPhone at the center of an epic legal battle between the FBI and Apple. Now, Apple is suing the company co-founded …
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| Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch: |
Ireland's Data Protection Commission says it is investigating Facebook's recently-discovered data leak that affected 533M accounts — Facebook's lead data supervisor in the European Union has opened an investigation into whether the tech giant violated data protection rules vis-a-vis the leak of data reported earlier this month.
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| Mishaal Rahman / XDA Developers: |
Leaked Android 12 build gives a look at upcoming features, including quick settings, volume panel UI, location permissions, and clipboard access notification — It's been nearly 2 months since Google released the first Android 12 developer preview, and we're expecting the third developer preview to drop at any moment.
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| Jake Offenhartz / Gothamist: |
Since October, the NYPD has deployed a quadruped robot called Spot to a handful of crime scenes and hostage situations, raising fears of unwanted surveillance — The NYPD's robot dog is once again stirring privacy concerns and cyberpunk prophesies of some New Yorkers, after the four-legged machine …
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| Chance Miller / 9to5Mac: |
Parallels releases Desktop 16.5 with native Apple Silicon support, letting users run Windows 10 ARM Insider Preview on M1 Macs, and touts improved performance — M1 Mac users now have a new way to virtualize Windows on their machines. Parallels has officially released Parallels Desktop 16.5 today …
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| Chris Welch / The Verge: |
Amazon unveils second-gen Echo Buds with a 20% smaller design and enhanced noise cancellation for $120 and a USB-C wireless charging case for $140 — The second-gen Echo Buds are 20 percent smaller and priced very aggressively — Amazon is today introducing its second-generation pair of Echo Buds.
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| Karen Hao / MIT Technology Review: |
A glossary to help decode the language used by Google and Facebook to reassure the public about AI responsibility without inviting deeper scrutiny — 50-ish words you can use to show that you care without incriminating yourself. — AI researchers often say good machine learning is really more art than science.| Shara Tibken / CNET: |
Samsung announces its next Galaxy Unpacked event will be held on April 28, as rumors point to Galaxy Book laptops, teasing “the most powerful Galaxy is coming” — Samsung is gearing up for its third Unpacked event of 2021. On Tuesday, the company sent invitations for a virtual event scheduled for 7 a.m. PT on April 28.
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| Mengqi Sun / Wall Street Journal: |
Alphabet shareholder Trillium Asset Management pushes Google for better whistleblower protections, referencing the firing of Timnit Gebru and a 2020 NLRB report — Citing recent red flags, Trillium Asset Management files another shareholder proposal urging tech giant to review protections for employees voicing human rights concerns
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The Verge. Tweets: @mmitchell_ai, @zoeschiffer, @rajiinio, @computerfemme, @epro, @laurenceb, @wsj, @timnitgebru, @matthewsekol, and @laurenceb
| Kate Conger / New York Times: |
The debate over retiring engineering terms like “slave” and “blacklist” has led to nearly a year of back and forth discussion at Internet Engineering Task Force — Nearly a year after the Internet Engineering Task Force took up a plan to replace words that could be considered racist, the debate is still raging.
Tweets: @meghanemorris, @bdeskin, @mnot, and @haggertyvilla
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Instagram says it is running a global test to let users turn off Like counts on their own or others' posts; Facebook says it will also run a similar test — Instagram today will begin a new test around hiding Like counts on users' posts, following its experiments in this area which first began in 2019.| Paul Resnikoff / Digital Music News: |
Spotify has now removed 42 episodes of The Joe Rogan Experience podcast, offering no explanations for the removals — Spotify is continuing to remove episodes of The Joe Rogan Experience as part of their $100 million exclusive relationship, with more nixed shows discovered this week.| New York Times: |
Hundreds of executives and companies, including Alphabet, Apple, and Amazon, sign a statement opposing “any discriminatory legislation” around voting — Amazon, Google, G.M. and Starbucks were among those joining the biggest show of solidarity by businesses over legislation in numerous states.
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| William Gallagher / AppleInsider: |
University of Washington researchers partner with Apple to study how Apple Watch may be used to predict respiratory illnesses such as COVID-19 or flu — Researchers at the University of Washington have partnered with Apple to study how Apple Watch may be used to predict illnesses such as coronavirus, or flu.| Charlie Warzel / Galaxy Brain: |
Twitter's Trending Topics, designed to surface significant news, invariably leads to context collapse, where disparate audiences are lecturing past each other — Adventures in context collapse. — 1 hr ago … We Need To Get Rid Of Twitter Trending Topics
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| Dieter Bohn / The Verge: |
Sony unveils 6.5" Xperia 1 III and 6.1" Xperia 5 III flagships with variable telephoto lenses, Snapdragon 888, three 12MP rear cameras, and 4,500mAH battery — Another camera-focused iteration of Sony's flagship Android phone — Sony is announcing two new phones today, the Xperia 1 III and the Xperia 5 III.
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Tweets: @backlon, @backlon, @backlon, @backlon, @zuby_tech, @dcseifert, @sondesix, and @whathifi
| Andrew Hutchinson / Social Media Today: |
Report: in pitch decks submitted to US advertisers about new ad formats, TikTok says it has 732M MAUs globally, 100M+ in the US, 59% of its users are under 24 — TikTok is planning to launch a range of new eCommerce focused ad offerings as it seeks to maximize its revenue potential … | Bloomberg: |
Draft White House plan to shore up the security of the power grid, especially against cyberattacks, includes incentives for electric companies and more — - Soon-to-be-released action plan will begin with 100-day sprint — Voluntary program could include funding, other incentives| Wall Street Journal: |
Sources detail how Amazon uses its power across markets to compel vendors in one market to accept its terms in others, including threatening punitive action — A heavyweight in retail, cloud computing, digital advertising, streaming and smart speakers, the tech giant compels vendors in one market to engage with it in others
Tweets: @jbflint, @danamattioli, and @danamattioli
| Ian Hamilton / UploadVR: |
Oculus says v28 software update to Quest 2 will add an Air Link mode to play PC VR games wirelessly, a 120Hz refresh rate, and improvements to Infinite Office — Facebook's latest update to the Oculus Quest 2 software will add an Air Link mode to play PC VR games wirelessly.
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