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WhatsApp says flaw let attackers install NSO Group surveillance software on phones via the app's call function, issued server fix Friday and a patch on Monday — A vulnerability in the messaging app WhatsApp has allowed attackers to inject commercial Israeli spyware on to phones, the company and a spyware technology dealer said.
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| Tucker Higgins / CNBC: |
US Supreme Court rules against Apple, allowing iPhone users to sue the company for alleged App Store monopolization; Apple stock closes down 5.8% — KEY POINTS — The Supreme Court, ruling 5-4, allows iPhone users to pursue their antitrust lawsuit against Apple in a case involving …
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Lenovo demos a prototype folding ThinkPad with a 13.3" 4:3 2K OLED display, plans to launch a finished device in H1 2020 as part of its ThinkPad X1 brand — Hands-on with Lenovo's foldable PC prototype — Folding phones are already being pitched as the next big wave of tech …
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| Benjamin Mayo / 9to5Mac: |
VP of Apple Pay debuts a new iPhone NFC feature: tags that trigger Apple Pay purchases when tapped without needing a special app; Bird is a launch partner — Apple's VP of Apple Pay Jennifer Bailey today announced a new NFC feature for iPhone: special tags that trigger Apple Pay purchases when tapped …
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Uber's CEO, in email to staff Monday, acknowledged the rocky trading debut, noting Facebook and Amazon's initial post-IPO difficulties; stock ends day down 10%+ — Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi, in an email to staff Monday, acknowledged Uber's rocky trading debut, while at the same time saying …
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| Kurt Wagner / Bloomberg: |
Facebook raises pay for content moderation contractors to $22/hr in SF, NYC, DC; $20/hr in Seattle; and $18/hr in other metros; says minimum wage is not enough — Social-media giant says current minimum wage isn't enough in expensive areas such as Silicon Valley
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| Jon Porter / The Verge: |
Flexa launches Spedn app to let users pay for goods in physical stores with cryptocurrencies including bitcoin, ether, bitcoin cash, and the gemini dollar — Accepted at GameStop, Nordstrom, Whole Foods, and more — A new payment network called Flexa is launching today that'll let you spend cryptocurrencies in physical stores.
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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Amazon expands its Delivery Service Partner program, incentivizes Amazon employees with $10K and three months' pay to start their own delivery businesses — Following news of Amazon's plans to reduce Prime shipping down to one day, the company this morning announced an expansion …
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Sources: Facebook is facing an FTC consent agreement that would put Facebook's privacy practices under 20 years of oversight; announcement could be a month away — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The social media giant Facebook Inc is headed toward an agreement with the U.S. government that would put … | Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Spotify is testing its own version of Stories with a feature called Storyline, focused on letting artists share directly to their fans — Spotify is testing its own version of Stories — the sharing format popularized by social apps like Snapchat and Instagram and has since made its way to other apps … | William Gallagher / AppleInsider: |
Adobe is warning users of older versions of Creative Cloud apps to stop using them or face “infringement claims” from 3rd-parties; Adobe is being sued by Dolby — Users of older versions of Creative Cloud apps, including Photoshop, Premiere Pro and Lightroom Classic … | Elad Gil / Elad Blog: |
As online markets have grown 10X in the last two decades, more $1B-$10B+ software startups will exist, and startups can grow faster than ever — Over the last few years the number of people and businesses online has ballooned. Spend on the Internet has grown rapidly as you can now reach billions …
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| Sergiu Gatlan / BleepingComputer: |
Researcher finds unprotected Elasticsearch cluster exposing ~3.5M records of Panama citizens, including full names, dates of birth, and national ID numbers — An unprotected Elasticsearch cluster exposed 3,427,396 records containing sensitive personal information on Panama citizens with …
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| Lily Hay Newman / Wired: |
Researchers say a remote attack can let hackers take over any Cisco 1001-X router by bypassing “Trust Anchor” secure enclave; full fix requires physical access — THE CISCO 1001-X series router doesn't look much like the one you have in your home.
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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Twitter inadvertently shared location data of some iOS users with an ad partner but did not reveal duration of the leak, the name of the ad partner, and more — Twitter on Monday afternoon disclosed a bug that resulted in an account's location data being shared in certain conditions …
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| Leigh Cuen / CoinDesk: |
Microsoft launches ION, an open source decentralized identity tool on bitcoin blockchain; source: ION to shift from bitcoin's testnet to mainnet later this year — Microsoft is launching the first decentralized infrastructure implementation by a major tech company that is built directly on the bitcoin blockchain.
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| Jeffrey Dastin / Reuters: |
Sources: Amazon has added machines that automate boxing up customer orders at a handful of warehouses; they pack ~700 boxes per hour, 4-5X the rate of a human — SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc is rolling out machines to automate a job held by thousands of its workers: boxing up customer orders.
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