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GOP data firm Deep Root Analytics accidentally exposed personal info of 198M+ US voters, including addresses, birthdates, and issue-by-issue sentiment analysis — Political data gathered on more than 198 million US citizens was exposed this month after a marketing firm contracted …
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By buying Whole Foods, Amazon is acquiring a customer that will bring its nascent grocery logistics service to scale — Back in 2006, when the iPhone was a mere rumor, Palm CEO Ed Colligan was asked if he was worried: … I was reminded of this quote after Amazon announced an agreement … | Tony Romm / Recode: |
Trump meets with tech execs, says US gov't must “catch up” with private sector; Cook calls for coding in schools; Bezos favors more adoption of commercial tech — The leaders of Apple, Amazon, Google and Microsoft, who met with Trump on Monday, have a few asks of their own.
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How Mexican activists, journalists, lawyers have been targeted with NSO Group's Pegasus spyware, likely by their own gov't, which spent ~$80M on the tools — MEXICO CITY — Mexico's most prominent human rights lawyers, journalists and anti-corruption activists have been targeted …
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FTC plus DC and California AGs attempt to block DraftKings-FanDuel merger, saying combined firm would control 90%+ of paid daily fantasy sports contests market — The Federal Trade Commission just announced it will authorize legal action to block the merger of DraftKings and FanDuel … | Wall Street Journal: |
Time Warner signs 2-year $100M deal with Snap; Turner, Warner Bros. studio will create up to 10 original shows a year for Snap, which will keep 50% ad revenue — In a wide-ranging deal with Snap Inc., Time Warner Inc.'s Turner cable channels and the Warner Bros. studio will create …
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Sources: Apple working with Health Gorilla to add personal health data to iPhone including blood work, by integrating with hospitals and lab testing companies — - Apple is working with a start-up called Health Gorilla in its secretive personal health record initiative, sources have said.
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9to5Mac, AppleInsider, MacRumors, Ubergizmo, Patently Apple, iPhone in Canada Blog, iDownloadBlog.com, and MacDailyNews. Thanks:@mattrosoff
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Spotify tests letting labels pay to put singles on free tier users' playlists; while an opt-out option is available, the scheme is reminiscent of radio payola — A mysterious “Sponsored Content” opt-out setting recently appeared in Spotify, and now the streaming giant has confirmed to TechCrunch what it's about.| Tomio Geron / Wall Street Journal: |
New Enterprise Associates, which primarily invests in tech and healthcare startups, has raised its latest fund at $3.3B, the largest venture fund ever — New Enterprise Associates has raised its latest fund at $3.3 billion, the largest venture fund ever, according to Dow Jones VentureSource.| Anne Dujmovic / CNET: |
IDC: VR and AR headset shipments to reach 100M units by 2021, up 10X the 10M shipped in 2016 — Virtual reality and augmented reality are expected to become more mainstream in the next five years, says a new forecast by IDC. — As more people warm up to virtual reality and augmented reality …
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US Supreme Court rules unconstitutional a North Carolina law that barred sex offenders from accessing social media where minors could be present — North Carolina's law was “unprecedented in the scope of First Amendment speech.” — The US Supreme Court on Monday declared as unconstitutional … | Andrew Cunningham / Ars Technica: |
Preview of macOS High Sierra's tech, including Apple File System, HEVC video encoding, HEIF image format, and Metal 2 — A peek at what APFS, Metal 2, and HEVC/HEIF support mean for you and your Mac. — Even by the standards of recent macOS releases, this year's High Sierra is shaping …
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