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WikiLeaks releases 8,761 alleged CIA classified docs and files from 2013-2016 describing malware, zero-day exploits for iOS, Android, Windows, macOS, and Linux — , WikiLeaks begins its new series of leaks on the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency. Code-named “Vault 7” by WikiLeaks …
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According to WikiLeaks docs, CIA and MI5/BTSS developed program that used Samsung F8000 TVs as covert listening devices — The 8,761 documents published by WikiLeaks focus mainly on techniques for hacking and surveillance — The US intelligence agencies are facing fresh embarrassment …
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| Kara Swisher / Recode: |
Uber confirms it is searching for a COO who can “partner” with CEO Travis Kalanick — Some dream names for the job include former Disney COO Tom Staggs and CVS' Helena Foulkes. — Uber CEO Travis Kalanick just told his employees at an all-hands meeting this morning that the company …
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| Angus Crawford / BBC: |
As BBC probed Facebook's failure to remove 82 of 100 sexualized images of children it had flagged, Facebook reported BBC to UK's police and canceled interview — Facebook has been criticised for its handling of reports about sexualised images of children on its platform.
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| Rachael King / Wall Street Journal: |
HP Enterprise to acquire flash storage vendor Nimble Storage for about $1B in cash, about 41% above Nimble's roughly $700M market value as of Monday — Hewlett Packard Enterprise hopes the acquisition of the flash-storage systems maker will boost sales — Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co … | Rich McCormick / The Verge: |
Amazon drops its case concerning First Amendment rights extending to Alexa commands and audio capture after defendant in murder trial agrees to hand over data — Amazon has abandoned its legal battle to protect its Alexa assistant with First Amendment rights — for now at least.| Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
Instagram Stories debuts Geostickers to let users add and arrange illustrations related to their locations, as its Snap cloning continues — Instagram is steadily closing its feature gap with Snapchat. Today, Instagram launched its first geostickers, which let users add and arrange illustrations …
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| Brian Krebs / Krebs on Security: |
Sources: card payments giant Verifone is investigating a breach of its internal networks that has affected a number of companies running its PoS solutions — Credit and debit card payments giant Verifone [NYSE: PAY] is investigating a breach of its internal computer networks that appears …
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ZTE to pay $892M to US, plead guilty to violating US sanctions on Iran and obstructing federal investigation, resolving the 5-year probe — Settlement resolves five-year probe that raised trade tension between U.S., China — Chinese telecommunications giant ZTE Corp. has agreed …
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| Kif Leswing / Business Insider: |
Shazam, which crossed 1B app downloads in September 2016, launches brand-sponsored AR features — Shazam was one of the winners of the early app rush. Its app had a simple function — identifying what song is playing — that's led to 1 billion downloads on iOS and Android so far.
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| Elena Cresci / The Guardian: |
DoNotPay, a free bot service for appealing parking tickets, can now help refugees fill out asylum applications for the US, Canada, and the UK — ‘Robot lawyer’ DoNotPay is giving free legal aid to refugees seeking asylum in US and Canada, and asylum support in UK
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Trump renominates FCC Chairman Pai to another term, which runs through 2021 — President Trump has renominated FCC Chairman Ajit Pai to another term at the agency, a Senate aide has confirmed to Axios. The White House was hoping to move renomination papers to the Senate today ahead …
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Amazon debuts Amazon Prime in Mexico for $46/year, with first year discount of $23, after launching full operations in the country less than two years ago — Amazon announced this afternoon that its annual membership program, Amazon Prime, is now available in Mexico.
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