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| Andrew Allemann / Domain Name Wire: |
ICANN files for injunction against German domain registrar who said it will stop collecting WHOIS data because of GDPR — Domain name overseer hopes to get clarification about data collection for domain name registrations. — ICANN has filed injunction proceedings against EPAG …
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ICANN, CircleID, Android Central, and The Irish Times
Tweets: @carnage4life, @whoisvaibhav, @jamesfallows, @glynmoody, @jwildeboer, and @_tomcc
| Jessica Davies / Digiday: |
With the arrival of GDPR, ad platform vendors like DoubleClick warn publishers about steep EU ad volume declines, at least for the short term — The arrival of the General Data Protection Regulation's enforcement May 25 has hurled the digital media and advertising industries into a tailspin.| Benjamin Mayo / 9to5Mac: |
Report: Apple to give some developers more access to iPhone NFC chip for Apple Pay-like contactless interactions such as opening doors and using transit cards — The Information reports that Apple will be taking a big leap in iOS 12, giving some third-party developers full access …
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The Information, The Next Web, Mashable, NFC World, MacRumors, International Business Times, Quartz, Silicon Republic, Ubergizmo, BGR, Engadget, TechSpot, Softpedia News, iPhone in Canada Blog, iDownloadBlog.com, Redmond Pie, SlashGear, AppleInsider, MSPoweruser, iPhone Hacks, and Philip Elmer-DeWitt
| Julia Reda: |
EU governments agree on copyright reform, that needs EU parliament approval, to let news sites charge aggregators for snippets, force upload filters on websites — Update from May 25th 2018, 13:37: Member State governments have today adopted their position on the copyright reform …
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International Communia …, Reuters, and Techdirt
Tweets: @daphnehk, @adambanksdotcom, @glynmoody, and @senficon
| Richard Gao / Android Police: |
Pandora matches Spotify and Apple Music with new $14.99/month Premium Family Plan for up to six members — Pandora isn't nearly as popular as it once was, but it still has a fairly sizable userbase. The company has just quietly introduced a new family plan, aptly dubbed 'Premium Family …
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Engadget, PhoneArena, The Verge, TechCrunch, 9to5Mac, BetaNews, and Android Authority
| Devin Coldewey / TechCrunch: |
Vermont starts regulating data brokers, which now have to register in the state, notify about breaches, can be sued if data is misused for e.g. racial profiling — While Facebook and Cambridge Analytica are hogging the spotlight, data brokers that collect your information from hundreds … | Ben Thompson / Stratechery: |
For long-term viability, Yelp should focus on business models that avoid Google completely, instead of relying on traffic from search and antitrust regulation — Two of the more famous military sayings are “Generals are always preparing to fight the last war”, and “Never interrupt your enemy while he is making a mistake.”
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Techdirt. Tweets: @stevesong, @jcremer, @stopman, @lutherlowe, @timohannay, @hunterwalk, @hunterwalk, @lutherlowe, and @hunterwalk
| Eugene Wei / Remains of the Day: |
Behind Amazon's approach to identifying factors limiting its growth, and how Twitter, Snapchat, Facebook, Instagram can benefit from adopting a similar strategy — My first job at Amazon was as the first analyst in strategic planning, the forward-looking counterpart to accounting, which records what already happened.
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Beyond Search. Tweets: @stevesi, @trengriffin, @stevesi, @jmj, @stevesi, @sachinrekhi, @msuster, @hrushb, @carnage4life, @billsweet, @rezendi, and @caseynewton
| Jon Russell / TechCrunch: |
Southeast Asian ride-hailing service Grab launches GrabFood, its food delivery business, in Singapore, and plans to expand throughout Southeast Asia soon — Fresh from completing its acquisition of Uber's Southeast Asia business, ride-hailing firm Grab has officially launched its food delivery business — GrabFood — today.
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CNET, The Business Times, The Star Online, and Malay Mail
| Dan Goodin / Ars Technica: |
FBI and DOJ ask users to restart routers and NAS devices to disrupt VPNFilter malware and help identify infected devices, which Cisco estimates is 500K+ devices — Feds take aim at potent VPNFilter malware allegedly unleashed by Russia. — The FBI is advising users of consumer-grade routers …
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New York Times, CordCutters, IC3.gov News, The Register, PYMNTS.com, CSO, Newser, HackRead, The Hill, HotHardware, Snopes.com, Wccftech, SC Media UK, Fortune, Reuters, Popular Mechanics, CNET, Cord Cutters News, and Neowin. Tweets: @nytimes
| Josiah Wilmoth / CCN: |
Bitcoin fork Bitcoin Gold suffers 51% attack; attacker with more than half of network's hash rate double spent BTG coins on exchanges and may have stolen $18M — Get exclusive analysis and cryptocurrency insights on Hacked.com for just $39 per month. — The development team behind Bitcoin Gold …
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Motherboard, ZDNet, Quartz, Silicon Republic, CryptoGlobe, Crypto Recorder, Bitcoin Magazine, Bitcoinist.com, Dash Force News, ETHNews, Hacked, MyBroadband, Bitsonline, HackRead, NewsBTC, and Bitcoinist.com
Tweets: @jihanwu, @mehedih_, @arminvanbitcoin, @satoshilite, @yorktronic, @bytemaster7, @bitcoingold, @pt, @el33th4xor, and @el33th4xor
| Jon Russell / TechCrunch: |
Amazon leads $12M round in Indian online insurance startup Acko, bringing its total raised to $42M, after backing Indian online lender Capital Float earlier — Amazon appears to be restarting its funding efforts in India after Acko, the digital insurance startup in India …
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Times of India, The Economic Times, Business Standard, Livemint, MediaNama, and BW Disrupt. Tweets: @jonrussell
| Ana Swanson / New York Times: |
Trump tweets that ZTE will have to pay $1.3B fine, give high-level security guarantees, and change its management and board to have US sanctions lifted — WASHINGTON — The Trump administration told lawmakers it had reached a deal that would keep the Chinese telecom firm ZTE alive …
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Fortune, PYMNTS.com, Pocketnow, The Register, BetaNews, Politico, Android Authority, TechCrunch, Washington Post, Android Police, CNET, Associated Press, Seeking Alpha, Gizmodo, Neowin, TechnoBuffalo, Engadget, Wall Street Journal, and Investor's Business Daily
Tweets: @paulkrugman, @chrisvanhollen, @realdonaldtrump, and @damianpaletta
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