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Senate votes 50-48 to repeal Obama-era regulations requiring that ISPs ask before sharing customer data — The Senate voted Thursday to make it easier for internet service providers to share sensitive information about their customers, a first step in overturning landmark privacy rules …
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Twitter confirms it is considering a paid TweetDeck subscription service with new features including analytics and breaking news alerts for brands and news orgs — New analytics inside TweetDeck — Twitter is considering offering a paid subscription to power users, including brands and news organizations, The Verge has confirmed.
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Twitter's core features have slowly been unbundled by Facebook, Instagram, Reddit, and others, leading to Twitter's overall decline — How Amazon and Reddit are rethinking the unthinkable — On Tuesday, Reddit announced it was introducing profile pages.| Zack Whittaker / ZDNet: |
Tests show 10 of 54 passwords are valid in sample set from hackers claiming to have 250M iCloud records; users should change passwords — ZDNet has uncovered several loose ends with a claim regarding millions of iCloud accounts held for ransom, and questions remain.
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| Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai / Motherboard: |
WikiLeaks releases mostly decade-old documents detailing CIA techniques for compromising Macs and iOS devices using EFI, UEFI, and firmware malware — Earlier this month, when WikiLeaks dumped a cache of hundreds of secret documents allegedly detailing the CIA's hacking operations …
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| Jacob Kastrenakes / The Verge: |
Google partners with Howard University to open a school branch on Google's campus for black engineering students, accepting 740 students over five years — Google has partnered with Howard University to launch a school branch right on the company's campus, where undergraduate students …
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| Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
Facebook rolling out emoji reactions including a thumbs-down button and mention alerts in Messenger — Group chat will get a bit less chaotic with the global rollout of two Facebook Messenger features it was previously testing in Vietnam. — Users can now @mention friends in a group chat …
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| Andrew Cunningham / Ars Technica: |
Moto G5 Plus review: best budget smartphone with premium feel and solid performance, but camera is disappointing and timely software updates are not guaranteed — Downgraded camera and questionable update policy tarnish another solid upgrade. — We've documented the decline of Motorola under Lenovo extensively.
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Intel consolidates its AI efforts into one group, led by Naveen Rao, that combines engineering, labs, software, and hardware — Intel artificial intelligence unit will be led by former Nervana CEO Naveen Rao. — Intel has put its artificial intelligence efforts under one group led by Naveen Rao …
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Microsoft announces patent licensing program for connected cars, with navigation, entertainment, and voice recognition features, signs first deal with Toyota — Microsoft is making a fresh attempt to convince companies to use its technology for connected cars.| Business Insider: |
Filing: SoundCloud raises $70M in debt funding to build a “financially sustainable platform”, following a $100M raise in June 2016 — Music streaming service SoundCloud has raised $70 million (£56 million) in debt funding, according to documents filed with Companies House in the UK.
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Sources: Amazon has finalized a deal to acquire Middle Eastern rival Souq.com for $650M, below its $1B valuation from February 2016 — Amazon continues its march across the globe, and one of its newest targets is the Middle East. According to multiple reports that we have confirmed with our own sources … Sponsor Posts
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