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After allegations Alexa recorded a private conversation and sent it to a person in contact list, Amazon says the case was extremely rare, is taking steps to fix — A Portland family contacted Amazon to investigate after they say a private conversation in their home was recorded by Amazon's Alexa …
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Sources: DOJ and CFTC have opened a criminal probe into alleged market manipulation of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies — - Justice Department opens investigation into illicit trading — Agency is working with CFTC, which oversees crypto futures — The Justice Department …
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| Jason Koebler / Motherboard: |
Documents from a “bendgate” lawsuit show Apple's tests found iPhone 6 and 6 Plus were 3.3x and 7.2x more likely to bend than 5S; Apple later made changes to fix — Apple publicly maintained that there were no engineering issues with the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus …
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| Rob Leathern / Facebook: |
Facebook rolls out “Paid for by” disclosure labels on Facebook and Instagram for political ads in US, including issues ads that deal with 20 specific subjects — As we announced last month, we're making big changes to the way ads with political content work on Facebook to help prevent abuse, especially during elections.
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Twitter to add badges and disclaimers for US federal political advertisers and require certification and account elements “consistent with online presence” — We believe transparency is key for both the people using our service and advertisers to feel confident in our platform.
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| Janko Roettgers / Variety: |
Vevo is shuttering its Android, iOS, and Windows Mobile apps and website to refocus on YouTube following resignation of several execs and significant layoffs — Major-label owned Vevo is giving up on plans to build its own music video platform outside of YouTube's control …
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| Bloomberg: |
Sources: Essential, a startup co-founded by Android creator Andy Rubin, is considering selling itself and has canceled development of a new smartphone — - Company cancels development of second version of smartphone — Startup has spent over $100 million on product development| David Shepardson / Reuters: |
US NTSB report on Uber's self-driving car that killed a pedestrian in March in AZ says the car failed to identify the pedestrian or brake until it was too late — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An Uber Technologies Inc [UBER.UL] self-driving vehicle that struck and killed a woman in Tempe …
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| Michelle Castillo / CNBC: |
Facebook users worldwide are being asked to review their privacy settings, including political and religious affiliations, as GDPR goes into effect in Europe — - Facebook is telling all users to review their privacy settings, including information they share on their profiles and facial recognition preferences.
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Facebook, Digital Trends, TechCrunch, Recode, Quartz, Adweek, CNNMoney, Neowin, MSPoweruser, NBC News, Engadget, Mashable, and VentureBeat. Tweets: @sarahfrier
| Nick Statt / The Verge: |
Instapaper, owned by Pinterest, says it will be temporarily unavailable to all European users on May 24 as it works to ensure GDPR compliance by May 25 — The read-it-later app needs time to make changes ahead of GDPR going into effect on Friday — Popular read-it-later app Instapaper informed …
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| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
PayPal and Google partner to integrate PayPal into Google Pay, which can be used to pay bills and more, starting later this year — Google earlier this year rebranded all of its payment services under Google Pay to help it double down on making transactions across its platform more frictionless (and more used).
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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Microsoft begins rolling out update to Mixer, its Twitch competitor, that includes a visual refresh and an expanded developer toolkit called MixPlay — Microsoft is celebrating the one-year anniversary of its game streaming service and Twitch competitor, Mixer, with a host of new features …
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| Garrett Camp: |
Sixteen years after it started, StumbleUpon to shut down and transition its accounts to content discovery platform Mix.com over the next couple of months — Sixteen years ago, we started StumbleUpon to help people discover new webpages. The idea was simple: click a button to find a cool webpage.
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| Shannon Liao / The Verge: |
Pornhub launches a free VPN, called VPNHUB, with unlimited bandwidth, available on iOS, Android, Mac, and Windows, alongside $13/month ad-free premium VPN — Pornhub is launching its own VPN service today with free and unlimited bandwidth. The VPN is supposed to help users avoid ISP throttling and geographic limitations.
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pornhub.com, iMore, VentureBeat, Mashable, Android Police, Engadget, PCWorld, Android Authority, PC Gamer, TechCrunch, and CNET
| Taylor Soper / GeekWire: |
Pet-sitting startup Rover raises $155M round led by T. Rowe Price, bringing its total funding to $310M — When Rover started seven years ago, many in the startup community snickered. There was no real business model, they said. A marketplace that matched dog owners with caretakers wouldn't work, they said.| Andrew J. Hawkins / The Verge: |
Uber says it will open an Advanced Technologies Center in Paris focused on its Uber Elevate flying taxis project, will spend €20 million over five years — S'envoler — Uber's plan to fill the skies above cities with swarms of electric-powered flying taxis is getting its own dedicated laboratory.
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| Natt Garun / The Verge: |
YouTube brings its previously mobile-only messaging feature to the web, letting logged in users share and talk about videos in a chat window with friends — Because we have not yet reached peak messaging on Google products, YouTube is now bringing its previously mobile-only messaging feature to the web.
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| Cromwell Schubarth / Silicon Valley Business Journal: |
VC firms including a16z and Menlo Ventures are piloting a program they hope can address the shortage of experienced CFO candidates for private tech firms — Hiring a good chief financial officer is an important box for venture-backed businesses to check off on their way to an IPO.| Zack Whittaker / ZDNet: |
An API bug on T-Mobile's staff-facing website, since fixed, let anyone gain access to customer addresses, account pins, and other details using a phone number — Exclusive: The exposed lookup tool let anyone run a customer's phone number — and obtain their home address and account PIN, used to contact phone support.| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Airbnb quietly launches Travel Stories in beta, letting users share ephemeral pictures and videos that can be viewed in-app or online — The stories format has been one of the most sticky features of social apps like Snapchat and Instagram, letting users stitch together video … Sponsor Posts
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