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Twitter beats estimates with Q3 revenue of $758M, up 29% YoY, but monthly usage drops to 326M MAUs, down 9M since Q2; stock opens up 14%+ — - Estimated monthly active users (MAUs): 326 million vs. 330.1 million, according to FactSet and StreetAccountnt — Twitter shares was up as high …
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Sources: US intelligence has determined that China and Russia spy on phone calls Trump makes using his iPhones instead of his secure White House landline — WASHINGTON — When President Trump calls old friends on one of his iPhones to gossip, gripe or solicit their latest take on how he is doing …
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| James Vincent / The Verge: |
UK data watchdog fines Facebook the maximum £500K amount for its failure to protect users' personal information in the Cambridge Analytica scandal — The fine is just £500,000, but regulators say it should have been ‘significantly higher’ — The UK's data watchdog has levied …
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| Microsoft: |
Microsoft reports Q1 revenue of $29.1B, up 19% YoY, net income of $8.8B, up 34% YoY; Azure revenue grew 76%, LinkedIn revenue grew 33%, Surface revenue grew 14% — Microsoft Cloud Strength Powers Record First Quarter Results — REDMOND, Wash. — October 24, 2018 — Microsoft Corp. today announced …
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| Emil Protalinski / VentureBeat: |
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| Sam Byford / The Verge: |
Xiaomi announces 6.4-inch Mi Mix 3 flagship with a 1080p OLED screen, sliding cameras and no notch, 10GB RAM, out in China on November 1 for ~$475 — Xiaomi has announced the Mi Mix 3, the latest entry in its series of full-screen flagship phones. It's yet another high-end Chinese device …
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| Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
Sources: Facebook is working on a new TikTok-like music app to let users record and share videos of themselves lip-syncing or dancing to popular songs — Josh Constine @JoshConstine / 8 hours — Facebook is working on a new app that it hopes could win back the attention of teens …
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| Michelle Castillo / CNBC: |
Responding to Tim Cook's privacy speech, ex-Facebook CSO Alex Stamos calls out Apple's anti-privacy moves in China and tech media for ignoring them in coverage — - Former Facebook chief security officer Alex Stamos said on Twitter Apple needs to “come clean” about how it blocks ways …
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| Ben Thompson / Stratechery: |
VR is a deliberate and all-consuming activity, making Facebook's Oculus acquisition puzzling, as Facebook's strength is mindless and casual usage — Facebook, believe it or not, has actually made virtual reality better, at least from one perspective. — My first VR device was PlayStation VR …
Tweets: @stratechery and @nigelbarron
| Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch: |
Cathay Pacific says data of 9.4M passengers was stolen in data breach, including dates of birth, phone numbers, email and postal addresses, and passport numbers — Zack Whittaker @zackwhittaker / 22 hours — Cathay Pacific, one of the main airlines in Hong Kong, says records …
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| Stephanie Condon / ZDNet: |
Amazon says Alexa for Business now works with any device with Alexa built in, including third-party devices, after previously restricting it to Echo devices — Device makers building with the Alexa Voice Service have an opportunity to reach new enterprise customers.| Thomas Brewster / Forbes: |
Sources: GrayKey, which some law enforcement agencies bought to break the passcodes of iOS devices, can no longer do so for any iPhone running iOS 12 or above — Apple has managed to prevent the hottest iPhone hacking company in the world from doing its thing.
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| Zaid Shoorbajee / Cyberscoop: |
Researcher: consulting firm for Democratic campaigns left thousands of fundraiser details including names and contact info exposed on an unprotected NAS device — A consulting firm that works with Democratic campaigns unknowingly left sensitive fundraiser information and credentials …
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| Steven Aquino / MacStories: |
Shortcuts in iOS 12 help make iOS devices more accessible for disabled users by reducing common points of friction, like excessive tapping and swiping — Since it was announced at WWDC over the summer, the lion's share of conversation around shortcuts has been about getting things done quickly and efficiently.| Steve O'Hear / TechCrunch: |
German smart thermostat and AC control maker Tado raises $50M from Amazon, E.ON, and others, bringing its total raised to $102M — Tado, the smart thermostat and AC control maker, has raised a further $50 million in funding from an array of noteworthy and strategic investors.| Sapna Maheshwari / New York Times: |
Kinsa, a smart thermometer startup that raised ~$29M via VCs like Kleiner Perkins, has products in 500K+ US homes and sells “illness data” to Clorox and others — Most of what we do — the websites we visit, the places we go, the TV shows we watch, the products we buy — has become fair game for advertisers.
Tweets: @fmanjoo, @nytimestech, @rebeccadrobbins, @zeynep, and @zeynep
| Georgina Ustik / The Next Web: |
Profile of Jane Wong, an engineering student from Hong Kong who regularly uncovers scoops about Instagram, Google, and others, like Facebook's dating feature — You see it all the time — Facebook's latest feature leaks to the public, and everyone knows about it before Zuckerberg has said a word.| Ellen Sheng / CNBC: |
How tech giants are increasingly using contract workers instead of direct staff, as Google's contract workers outnumbered direct employees for the first time — - This year at Google, contract workers outnumbered direct employees for the first time in the company's 20-year history.
Tweets: @counternotions and @cnbc
| The Verge: |
Leaked Google contract stipulates that Android device makers provide at least two years of security updates for phones and tablets that have 100K+ activations — Every month, a security team at Google releases a new set of patches for Android — and every month, carriers and manufacturers struggle …
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Tweets: @geekyranjit, @_mwc, @jake_k, and @verge
| Reuters: |
Ireland says it will restrict short-term rentals like Airbnb starting June in an effort to tackle a severe housing shortage — DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland will tackle a severe housing shortage in booming cities such as Dublin by regulating short-term lettings and home-sharing sites such as Airbnb … Sponsor Posts
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