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Starting with Chrome 69 on desktop, users logging in to a Google site or service are automatically logged in to Chrome, which is a new mandatory login behavior — Starting with Chrome 69, logging into a Google Site is tied to logging into Chrome. — This is typically the topic where things …
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Thoughts on why Chrome 69's forced login behavior is so bad: when Google silently changes its biggest user-facing privacy option, it risks burning users' trust — This blog is mainly reserved for cryptography, and I try to avoid filling it with random “someone is wrong on the Internet” posts.| Natalie Gagliordi / ZDNet: |
Walmart says 17,000+ Oculus Go headsets will be used in its US stores by end of year to train its employees, in an expansion of a pre-existing program — Walmart said it is using the headsets to train within three key areas: new technology, compliance, and soft skills like empathy and customer service.
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Former ProPublica reporters are starting The Markup, a news site to investigate big tech, with a $20M gift from Craigslist's Craig Newmark and other funding — The Markup, dedicated to investigating technology and its effect on society, will be led by two former ProPublica journalists.| Will Kubzansky / The Verge: |
Underage teens share their experiences of using electric scooters and flouting both helmet and age regulations, which allow scooter use only from the age of 18 — Angelica watched nervously as the police officer questioned the boy. It was a humid Wednesday in Los Angeles … | Kevin Buckland / Bloomberg: |
Source: Toyota has agreed to add Android Auto to its vehicles; Toyota announced compatibility with Apple's CarPlay in January — - Deal ends years of resistance to Google platform over safety — Japanese carmaker already has compatibility with CarPlay
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Sources: Dell to interview banks to explore a backup option of launching a traditional IPO if its effort to become public via DVMT tracking stock falls through — Initial public offering is seen as backup plan if DVMT deal falls through — Dell Technologies Inc. DVMT .25% is exploring … | Jonathan Swan / Axios: |
Sources: Trump administration, including Commerce, Treasury, Defense departments, planning a push against China in a few weeks, citing IP theft and cyberattacks — The Trump administration is planning to launch a major, “administration-wide,” broadside against China, according to two sources briefed …
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Chartbeat: when Facebook experienced a 45-minute outage on August 3 in many parts of the world, direct traffic to news websites spiked by 11%, search was up 8% — What happens when internet users can't go on Facebook? Some turn to other social media platforms to joke about it.| Stephen Hiltner / New York Times: |
Defcon attendees say corporate demands, widespread professionalization, and bug bounty programs are reshaping hackers' attitudes toward privacy and anonymity — At Defcon, one of the world's largest hacking conferences, new pressures are reshaping the community's attitudes toward privacy and anonymity.| Washington Post: |
White House: draft EO ordering probes into practices of Facebook and Google is not an official document; sources: Yelp sent email with the draft EO to WH aides — The White House sought to distance itself Saturday from reports that President Trump is considering an executive order …
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