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September 5, 2019, 5:30 AM
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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 …
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.
Peter Kafka / Vox:
Google's FTC settlement, a pittance compared to its profits, shows the US political system and its outdated laws aren't ready to rein in powerful tech companies
Richard Lawler / Engadget:
Samsung says the 512GB 5G model of Galaxy Fold will be available in South Korea starting September 6 for ~$2,000, US launch to 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.
Cade Metz / New York Times:
Allen Institute for AI unveils Aristo, a system that scored 90% on an eighth-grade science test and 80% on a 12th-grade exam, a breakthrough for AI research  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Four years ago, more than 700 computer scientists competed in a contest to build artificial intelligence that could pass an eighth-grade science test.
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 ~15%+ after hours  —  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 …
New York Times:
Source: Google, Facebook, Twitter, and Microsoft held a daylong meeting with US government officials over 2020 election security  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook, Google, Twitter and Microsoft met with government officials in Silicon Valley on Wednesday to discuss and coordinate on how best …
Madhumita Murgia / Financial Times:
Brave browser exec hands evidence to Irish data regulator alleging Google uses hidden webpages to pass personal data of users to advertisers  —  Google is secretly using hidden web pages that feed the personal data of its users to advertisers, undermining its own policies …
Jacqueline Howard / CNN:
Facebook rolls out pop-up windows on Facebook and Instagram that appear when people search for vaccine info; notices point to CDC or World Health Organization  —  Facebook to crack down on anti-vaccine misinformation  —  (CNN)A new feature is rolling out on Facebook and Instagram to combat the spread of anti-vaccine misinformation.
Mary Ann Azevedo / Crunchbase News:
Canada-based Clio, which offers cloud-based legal practice management, client intake, and legal CRM software, raises $250M Series D  —  A software company that helps law practices run more efficiently may not be the flashiest business in town, but that's not stopping some VCs from backing them with pretty high dollars.
Michael Zelenko / The Verge:
A look at the newly announced Light Phone 2, a $350 stripped back feature phone with an E Ink display, and how the company learned from the first generation  —  The Light Phone returns with many aspirations and not too many features  —  Released in the spring of 2017 …

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New York Times:
Sources: Sewell Chan's departure from CJR comes as the magazine has been running under tight budgetary constraints and was beginning a fundraising campaign

Drew Harwell / Washington Post:
A profile of Acyn Torabi, or @Acyn, who joined MeidasTouch in 2023 and is shaping the US liberal media with his fast-cut, viral video posts of political gaffes

Ted Johnson / Deadline:
A federal judge declines the AP challenge to the WH eliminating wire service pool slots, calling the policy “neutral” as it does not punish the AP specifically

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Paris Martineau / Wired:
YouTube's championing of its total number of takedowns for hate speech misses the point: hateful content often comes from high profile accounts

Earlier Picks

Natasha Singer / New York Times:
Medical groups say the new federal data-sharing rules, allowing patients to access health records through apps, lack strong data protections to preserve privacy
Megan Graham / CNBC:
Basecamp CEO: Google's practice of letting rivals pay for ads that appear ahead of their brand in organic results is a shakedown and like paying ransom
Tami Abdollah / Associated Press:
Facebook says a DHS policy that lets agents create fake profiles to monitor foreigners is against the company's rules requiring use of real names for accounts
Ron Amadeo / Ars Technica:
Android 10 launched on Wednesday, with the update available to all Pixel phones
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