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Marriott International says 500M records from the guest reservation database of Starwood Hotels were stolen in a massive data breach dating as far back as 2014 — Starwood Hotels has confirmed its hotel guest database of about 500 million customers has been stolen in a data breach.
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Apple Music will be available on Amazon Echo devices beginning the week of December 17 — Apple Music is coming to Echo devices in the coming weeks. — Music has always been one of Alexa's most popular features and today we're excited to announce that Apple Music will be available on Echo devices beginning the week of December 17.
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| Steve Lohr / New York Times: |
Since Satya Nadella became CEO, Microsoft has almost tripled its market cap to $850B+, and on Friday it replaced Apple as the world's most valuable company — Just a few years ago, Microsoft was seen as a lumbering has-been of the technology world. — It was big and still quite profitable …
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Instagram is launching a “Close Friends” list on iOS and Android to let users share Stories with a limited group of friends — They're Finstagram Stories — No one wants to post silly, racy, or vulnerable Stories if they're worried their boss, parents, and distant acquaintances are watching.
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| Jeremy Horwitz / VentureBeat: |
Apple approves Indian telecom regulator's “TRAI DND - Do Not Disturb” app that lets users block unwanted phone calls and text messages, avoiding iPhone ban — Fed up with years of waiting for Apple to implement anti-spam measures for iPhones, India's telecom regulator TRAI threatened …
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AT&T plans another, 3-tiered streaming service for Q4 2019 with a movie-focused entry level, a premium level with original programming, and a WarnerMedia bundle — AT&T may be ready to sell its stake in Hulu, the company revealed in an analyst presentation on Thursday.
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| Melia Russell / San Francisco Chronicle: |
DHS proposes H-1B visa rule changes that would prioritize workers with US advanced degrees and make it harder for outsourcers to hire cheaper staff from abroad — Stacked shipments of H-1B visa petitions outside a government processing center in Laguna Niguel, Calif., April 3, 2017.
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Arlo, Netgear's security camera spinoff, announces its first 4K camera, Arlo Ultra, with HDR and a built-in spotlight, available in Q1 2019 for $399.99 — Smart person detection and 911 calling are available at launch — Arlo, the security camera company launched by Netgear …
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Sources say Sandberg asked Facebook staff to research George Soros's finances, though she denied knowledge of hiring Definers, the firm tasked to research Soros — Sheryl Sandberg asked Facebook's communications staff to research George Soros's financial interests in the wake …
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| Gabe Rivera / Techmeme News: |
Techmeme now publishing paid and free “Leaderboards” showing the most influential reporters around a specific news topic — Today Techmeme has begun publishing Topic Leaderboards, which list the top authors and publications covering 24 topic areas such as cloud computing, autonomous vehicles …
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| Liam Tung / ZDNet: |
DOJ charges ex-Autonomy boss Mike Lynch with fraud over $11B sale to HP; Lynch faces up to 20 years in prison if he is convicted — Autonomy founder Mike Lynch faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted of US fraud charges. — The US Department of Justice (DoJ) has filed fraud charges …
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| Davey Alba / BuzzFeed News: |
Eight lawmakers send a third letter questioning Rekognition's accuracy, privacy guards, and police use to Jeff Bezos, who has yet to address mounting criticism — A group of seven House Democrats sent a letter to Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos Thursday demanding details about Amazon Rekognition … Sponsor Posts
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