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Sources: Apple is developing in-screen fingerprint tech to work alongside Face ID for its 2020/2021 iPhones and a low-cost 4.7-inch iPhone for H1 2020 — - Company previously replaced fingerprint sensing with Face ID — New low-cost iPhone in the works for first half of next year
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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Facebook Dating launches in the US as an opt-in feature integrated with Instagram, for users 18 and over, with a separate profile — Are Americans ready to trust Facebook with their dating life? Barely more than a month has passed since the U.S. Federal Trade Commission fined Facebook …
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| Richard Lawler / Engadget: |
Samsung says the 512GB 5G model of Galaxy Fold will be available in Europe starting September 18 for ~$2,000; US launch will happen “in the coming weeks” — After its first attempt at a launch fizzled out in the spring, the Samsung Galaxy Fold is ready to try again at making a first impression.
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| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
A closer look at the updated Galaxy Fold, with a protective film that can no longer be peeled off, sturdier hinge, and protection caps to stop under-screen dirt — A closer look at the updated Galaxy Fold — Back in April, we reviewed the Galaxy Fold, and things didn't go according to plan.
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| Nick Statt / The Verge: |
Google is open sourcing its differential privacy library, which it uses to securely draw insights from data sets containing sensitive user information — Google is making differential privacy available to anyone — Google today announced that it is open-sourcing its so-called differential privacy library …
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| Bloomberg: |
Sources: WeWork is considering seeking a valuation of ~$20B-$30B in its US IPO, marking a significant reduction from an earlier valuation of $47B — - Valuation would be a step down from earlier $47 billion — IPO plans have received criticism for ‘obfuscating’ details
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| Taylor Soper / GeekWire: |
Microsoft acquires Seattle-based cloud migration company Movere for an undisclosed amount; Movere is Microsoft's third Azure-related acquisition since July — Microsoft didn't have to go far for its latest acquisition. The Redmond, Wash.-based tech giant today announced that it acquired Movere …
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| Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch: |
Unsecured database with 419M+ phone numbers linked to Facebook accounts found; FB says data was obtained before it disabled searching for users via phone number — Hundreds of millions of phone numbers linked to Facebook accounts have been found online. — The exposed server contained …
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| Matt Sheets / The Keyword: |
Google introduces personalized movie and TV show recommendations in mobile search using a swipe left/right interface like in dating apps — Everyone has a “movie mood.” You might feel like a drama or documentary one night, and the next day find yourself wanting something lighter.| Reuters: |
Prudential Financial to buy Assurance IQ, which uses data science and AI to sell insurance policies from 20+ providers online, for $2.35B — (Reuters) - U.S. insurer Prudential Financial Inc has agreed to acquire online insurance startup Assurance IQ Inc for $2.35 billion …
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| Dieter Bohn / The Verge: |
Android 10 review: notifications and privacy permissions easier to manage, but Digital Wellbeing features confusing, and most phones won't get this update soon — More mile marker than milestone - Android 10 is an operating system update that, like all Android updates …
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| Aaron Smith / Pew Research Center: |
Pew study of 4,272 US adults: 86% have heard about facial recognition tech, 56% trust law enforcement to use it responsibly compared to 36% for tech companies — But the public is less accepting of facial recognition technology when used by advertisers or technology companies
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| Jordan Novet / CNBC: |
Slack reports Q2 revenue of $145M, up 58% YoY, says it had over 100,000 paid customers, up 37% YoY; stock is down ~13%+ — KEY POINTS — Stewart Butterfield, co-founder and CEO of Slack, at the 2018 WEF in Davos, Switzerland. — Shares of Slack, maker of the popular workplace chat app …
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| Michael Novinson / CRN: |
Palo Alto Networks to acquire IoT security startup Zingbox for $75M; Zingbox has 70 employees and has raised $23.5M in outside funding — Palo Alto Networks Chief Product Officer Lee Klarich said the proposed $75 million purchase of Zingbox will allow customers to get IoT security capabilities without any additional hardware required.
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TechCrunch, PE Hub Blog, PR Newswire, and Benzinga
| Jacob Kastrenakes / The Verge: |
Twitter says it has “temporarily” turned off the SMS-to-tweet feature, after Jack Dorsey's account was compromised — Twitter has “temporarily” turned off the ability to tweet via text message just days after the feature was misused by hackers to tweet a racial slur, bomb threat … | CNBC: |
Google will pay a $136M fine to the FTC and $34M to the New York Attorney General to settle claims that it violated child privacy laws on YouTube — - Google marketed itself as the “leader” for content for children ages 6 through 11, the allegations claim.
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| Jack Stubbs / Reuters: |
Sources: Chinese hackers compromised telecom operators in countries including Turkey, India, Thailand, and Malaysia to track Uighur travelers there — LONDON (Reuters) - Hackers working for the Chinese government have broken into telecoms networks to track Uighur travelers in Central and Southeast Asia … Sponsor Posts
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Planned India Data Center Maintenance on 5th and 6th April 2025 from 09.00 AM to 09:30 AM IST for Zoho Payments — Dear customers,Our bi-annual infrastructure maintenance for our India Data Center is scheduled for April 5 & 6 …
Planned India Data Center Maintenance on 5th and 6th April 2025 from 09.00 AM to 09:30 AM IST for Zoho Payments — Dear customers,Our bi-annual infrastructure maintenance for our India Data Center is scheduled for April 5 & 6 …
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