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Facebook admits it inadvertently stored some user passwords in plain text, searchable by employees; source says it may have been between 200M and 600M passwords — Hundreds of millions of Facebook users had their account passwords stored in plain text and searchable by thousands of Facebook employees …
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| Pedro Canahuati / Facebook: |
Facebook says it will notify hundreds of millions of Facebook users and thousands of Instagram users after it found passwords were stored in a readable format — As part of a routine security review in January, we found that some user passwords were being stored in a readable format within our internal data storage systems.
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| Emil Protalinski / VentureBeat: |
Microsoft launches Windows Virtual Desktop in public preview and Microsoft Defender ATP for macOS in limited preview — Microsoft today made a slew of announcements to help IT pros reduce costs, increase security, and boost employee productivity. The headline items are the launch …
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Tweets: @epro, @tomwarren, @gcluley, and @wdsecurity
| Peter Kafka / Recode: |
Sources: Apple's new TV service to be unveiled Monday will be a storefront for other streaming services, where Apple will set and offer its own bundles — Apple's TV plans, explained. (Spoiler: Apple isn't taking on Netflix yet.) — After years of circling the TV business …
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| Nilay Patel / The Verge: |
Apple iPad mini (2019) review: same specs as larger iPad Air, headphone jack, and solid performance, but has huge bezels and a Lightning port instead of USB-C — Sometimes smaller is better — People who love the iPad mini really, really love the iPad mini.| Taylor Lorenz / The Atlantic: |
Instagram, which has largely escaped scrutiny, is teeming with conspiracy theories, misinformation, and extremist memes, boosted by its recommendation algorithm — When Alex, now a high-school senior, saw an Instagram account he followed post about something called QAnon back in 2017 … | James Vincent / The Verge: |
Four European Wikipedia sites are blocking access and directing users to contact their EU representatives on March 21 to protest the copyright directive — Sites including Reddit, Twitch, and PornHub are also encouraging users in the EU to contact local politicians
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| Guy Rosen / Facebook: |
Facebook says it blocked 800+ distinct variants of New Zealand shooting video, in contrast to ISIS-style propaganda which is not rebroadcast or reshared widely — We continue to keep the people, families and communities affected by the tragedy in New Zealand in our hearts.
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| Nikhilesh De / CoinDesk: |
Square CEO Jack Dorsey introduces Square Crypto, a new initiative for open source contributions to the “bitcoin/crypto ecosystem” — Payments startup Square plans to hire a number of engineers and a designer to work on its crypto initiatives, according to tweets from CEO Jack Dorsey.
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| Nicholas Fandos / New York Times: |
Jared Kushner's lawyer told the House Oversight Committee late last year that Kushner uses WhatsApp for official WH business, including with foreign contacts — WASHINGTON — Jared Kushner, the president's son-in-law and senior adviser, uses an unofficial online messaging service …
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| Sean O'Kane / The Verge: |
Tesla files two lawsuits against multiple former employees and the self-driving car startup Zoox alleging misappropriation of the company's trade secrets — The automaker claims employees brought logistics info to Zoox, while another took Autopilot data to Xiaopeng Motors
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| Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch: |
Microsoft says support for Windows 7, which makes up 40% of desktop market, will end Jan. 14, 2020; enterprise customers can pay for extended support until 2023 — Microsoft has rolled out a patch that will warn Windows 7 users that security updates will soon come to an end.
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Windows Help, BetaNews, Windows Central, The Verge, Thurrott, TechSpot, Softpedia News, Inquirer, Firstpost, OnMSFT.com, and SlashGear
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| Jez Corden / Windows Central: |
Internal documents: disc-less Xbox One S, a cheaper alternative with a 1TB HDD, will launch globally on May 7 — Photoshop mockup of the Xbox One S All-Digital edition. — Following up on our previous reveal of the Xbox One S All-Digital console, we now have a bit more information, as well as the box art and tentative release date.
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Tweets: @tomwarren, @scully1888, and @cartridgegames
| Spencer Soper / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Amazon is beta testing video ads on its shopping app on iOS with plans for a similar product for Android later in 2019 — - Online retailer pushing video ad space in its smartphone apps — Product-related video content can keep shoppers from defecting| Katie Notopoulos / BuzzFeed News: |
A look at an automated Instagram influencer account made to garner free meals from NYC restaurants in exchange for posts — Chris Buetti had a problem: Dining out in New York was getting too expensive. He saw was one obvious solution — becoming an Instagram influencer and asking restaurants … | Dustin Childs / Zero Day Initiative: |
Researchers hacked Apple's Safari, Oracle VirtualBox, and VMware Workstation in Pwn2Own Vancouver 2019 contest, earning $240K in cash awards — The first day of Pwn2Own Vancouver 2019 is in the books and already, we've seen some great research. At the end of the day …
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9to5Mac, Threatpost, MacRumors, eWeek, Security Affairs, and SecurityWeek
| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Israeli startup Guesty, which provides tools for property managers who list on Airbnb and other rental sites, raises $35M Series C led by Viola Growth — The growth of Airbnb — and likewise other platforms like Booking.com, VRBO and Homeaway for listing and renting short-term accommodation …
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VentureBeat, FinSMEs, and PE Hub Blog
| Mike Isaac / New York Times: |
Sources: WSJ plans to join the new paid tier of Apple News to be announced on Monday, expected to cost $10/month; NYT and The Washington Post have opted out — SAN FRANCISCO — The Wall Street Journal plans to join a new paid subscription news service run by Apple, according to two people familiar …
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Android Authority, Thurrott, 9to5Mac, iPhone in Canada Blog, The Verge, Fortune, iDownloadBlog.com, Cult of Mac, The Mac Observer, AppleInsider, SiliconANGLE, and 9to5Google
Tweets: @mikeisaac, @fimoculous, @raju, @nytmedia, @stephennellis, @caro_milanesi, @daveleebbc, @benbajarin, @ghaff, @brianfagioli, @mdudas, @davegershgorn, and @mikeisaac
| Laura M. Holson / New York Times: |
After Rep. Devin Nunes sued Twitter and the @DevinCow account claiming defamation, the parody account gained 465K+ followers, surpassing his own follower count — Consider this: a parody account pretending to be an imaginary cow owned by Representative Devin Nunes, the California Republican … | Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: |
HoneyBook, which offers a financial and business management platform for freelancers and “solopreneurs”, raises $28M Series C, bringing the total raised to $74M — The gig economy is alive and well, and you don't have to take our word for it. One estimate pegs the number …
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| Alfred Ng / CNET: |
US retailers are deploying facial recognition tech to fight shoplifters, raising privacy concerns due to lack of legal restrictions or rules to prevent abuse — At my bodega down the block, photos of shoplifters sometimes litter the windows, a warning to would-be thieves that they're being watched.
Tweets: @eff, @alfredwkng, and @evacide
| Ron Miller / TechCrunch: |
LogRocket raises $11M Series A, led by Battery Ventures, for its software tool that records a user's activity for engineering teams to review and resolve issues — Every time a visitor experiences an issue on your website, it's going to have an impact on their impression of the company.
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