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Apple provided data of House Democrats after DOJ subpoenaed it during Russia leak probe; Apple notified the lawmakers after a gag order expired this year — The Justice Department seized records from Apple for metadata of House Intelligence Committee members, their aides and family members.
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Google commits to involve UK's competition and privacy regulators in the development of its Privacy Sandbox proposals to replace third-party cookies on Chrome — - Google will give the U.K.'s Competition and Markets Authority a say in its plans to replace third-party cookies on Chrome.
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EA hackers say they used stolen cookies, bought online for $10, to gain access to EA Slack, and then tricked IT support to give login tokens for EA's network — A representative for the hackers explained to Motherboard how the group stole a wealth of data from the game publishing giant. — Joseph Cox
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McDonald's says hackers breached its operations in some markets, exposing some US business info and delivery customer data in South Korea and Taiwan — Hack exposed some U.S. business information, customer data in South Korea and Taiwan — McDonald's Corp. said hackers stole some data …
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Google abandons experiment to hide parts of site URLs in the Chrome address bar, which ran from June 2020 to June 2021 — Google's experiment to hide parts of a site's URL in the Chrome address bar (the Omnibox) has failed and has been removed from the browser earlier this week.
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Some attendees of Bitcoin 2021 conference in Miami, which had no mask or proof of vaccine requirements for its 12K guests, say they tested positive for COVID-19 — The event had no face mask or proof of vaccine requirements for its roughly 12,000 attendees| Rebecca Bellan / TechCrunch: |
Nvidia acquires DeepMap, which is building high-definition maps for autonomous vehicles; DeepMap has raised $91M from investors — Chipmaker Nvidia is acquiring DeepMap, the high-definition mapping startup announced. The company said its mapping IP will help Nvidia's autonomous vehicle technology sector, Nvidia Drive.
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Volkswagen says a vendor's security lapse exposed details of 3.3M+ customers spanning 2014 to 2019, including sensitive data of 90K clients in the US and Canada — Volkswagen says more than 3.3 million customers had their information exposed after one of its vendors left a cache of customer data unsecured on the internet.| Nick Statt / Protocol: |
Microsoft says it will soon launch a dedicated device for game streaming and is working with TV manufacturers to expand Xbox Game Pass subscription to smart TVs — Microsoft on Thursday announced plans to expand its Xbox Game Pass subscription service to many more screens … | Ben Brody / Protocol: |
FTC says Amazon has agreed to pay $61.7M+ to settle charges that it failed to pay Flex drivers the full amount of tips they received over two and a half years — The company said it would pay delivery drivers up to $25 hourly plus tips, but the FTC had alleged it kept a third of tips.
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Kepler Communications, which is building a network with 200 satellites aiming to offer internet service outside of the Earth by 2023, raises $60M Series B — - Kepler Communications, a start-up that is building a satellite internet network for service outside of the Earth, raised $60 million in a new round of funding.
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Apple finally adds support for Windows Precision Touchpad drivers in its latest Boot Camp update but only on Intel Macs with a T2 chip — MacBooks running Windows now have much better trackpad support — Apple is finally adding support for Windows Precision Touchpad drivers in its latest Boot Camp update.| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Apple has hired Ulrich Kranz, who ran the development teams for the BMW i3 and i8 and co-founded self-driving electric vehicle startup Canoo — - Ulrich Kranz also co-founded autonomous auto startup Canoo — Apple is in early stages of building self-driving vehicle
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| Stephen Shankland / CNET: |
Apple demos passkeys, to let users set up accounts with just Face ID or Touch ID, joining Microsoft and Google in advocating for passwordless authentication — Apple has begun testing passkeys, a new authentication technology it says are as easy to use as passwords but vastly more secure.
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US DOJ says it seized the servers and domains of SlilPP, a marketplace for stolen login credentials, in a joint operation with Germany, Netherlands, and Romania — The US Department of Justice announced today it seized the servers and domains of SlilPP, a well-known online marketplace …
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| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
London-based Fresha, a beauty and wellness booking service, raises $100M Series C led by General Atlantic, bringing its total raised to $132M — Beauty and wellness businesses have come roaring back to life with the decline of Covid-19 restrictions, and a startup that's built a platform …
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Chinese ride-hail company Didi Chuxing files for a US IPO, reports a $1.7B loss on $21.6B in revenue for 2020 — Chinese ride-hail company Didi Chuxing filed for an initial public offering on Thursday. — Why it matters: Didi is not only known as the Uber of China, but actually beat Uber …
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| Matthew Gault / VICE: |
NY Senate becomes the first legislative body in the US to pass right to repair legislation for electronics; the bill still has to pass the NY Assembly — The legislation still has to pass the Assembly, but the Senate became the first legislative body in the US to pass a bill that would make it easier to fix your things.
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