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| Matthew Green / A Few Thoughts on Cryptographic Engineering: |
Safari on iOS, which only used Google Safe Browsing for malicious site warnings earlier, now says it may also use Tencent Safe Browsing, which can log IPs — This morning brings new and exciting news from the land of Apple. It appears that, at least on iOS 13, Apple is sharing some portion … | MacRumors: |
Kuo: “iPhone SE 2” will have 3GB RAM, 64GB and 128GB storage options, but won't have 3D Touch, and will be priced from $399 — Apple is planning on releasing an iPhone SE 2 in the first quarter of 2020 and starting at a $399 price point, according to the latest research report from reliable Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo.
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| Sheraz Sadiq / KQED: |
SF proposes an Office of Emerging Technology to evaluate, issue permits for new devices and services that operate on the city's streets and other infrastructure — San Francisco Board of Supervisors President Norman Yee unveiled this week a proposal to create an Office of Emerging Technology …
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| Makena Kelly / The Verge: |
Tencent-owned Riot says its broadcasters shouldn't discuss politics and religion on air; Epic, in which Tencent has a 40% stake, says political speech is OK — Epic Games is cool with political speech though — On Friday, Riot Games said that League of Legends broadcasters should “refrain” …
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| Anna Fifield / Washington Post: |
Study: Xuexi Qiangguo, a propaganda app developed by China's Communist Party, enables authorities to retrieve messages, photos, contacts, and even record audio — Clarification: This article has been updated to clarify that the Cure53 researchers audited only the version …
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| Brian Fung / CNN: |
Elizabeth Warren targets Facebook's ad policy of exempting ads by politicians from third-party fact-checking by running a Facebook ad with a clear falsehood — Zuckerberg says legal battles during a Warren presidency would ‘suck’ — (CNN)A fresh series of Facebook ads this week …
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| Horace He / The Gradient: |
ML frameworks in 2019: analysis of AI research papers shows TensorFlow is the platform of choice in industry, but most researchers are now using PyTorch — Since deep learning regained prominence in 2012, many machine learning frameworks have clamored to become the new favorite among researchers and industry practitioners.
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| Wall Street Journal: |
Google bans payday loan apps with an APR of 36% or higher from the Play Store, with praise from an African-American advocacy group that pressed it for the ban — Google has barred high-interest consumer loan services from the Google Play app store, limiting payday lenders' ability to access users of Android devices.| Kaitlyn Tiffany / The Atlantic: |
Newsletter platforms like Substack, which recently raised a $15.3M funding round, offer some writers a sustainable business model, but others see a bubble — Venture capital has finally come for the least sexy communication style. — It's unclear to me whether anyone has ever fallen in love over email …
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| Jay Peters / The Verge: |
What to expect from Google on Oct. 15: Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL, a faster Google Assistant, a more affordable Pixelbook, new Pixel Buds, and additional devices — Pixel 4, a new Pixelbook, new Nest devices, and more — Google's annual fall hardware showcase is happening on Tuesday, October 15th, and we expect it to be a big one.| Abner Li / 9to5Google: |
| Philip Georgiadis / Financial Times: |
US private equity group Thoma Bravo agrees to buy British cybersecurity company Sophos for £3.1B — US private equity group Thoma Bravo has agreed to buy Sophos in a deal which values the British cyber security group at £3.1bn including net debt.
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| Noam Scheiber / New York Times: |
A book based on labor ideas from the early 20th century has provided a blueprint for workers at Google, Uber, and Kickstarter to organize without a formal union — A book based on ideas associated with a labor group from the early 20th century has provided a blueprint for organizing without a union.
Tweets: @nytimesbusiness, @nytimes, @freedaaron, @tobiashigbie, @choffmanuni, @amtransparency, and @mer__edith
| Tom Murphy / Associated Press: |
A look at US-based startups like CirrusMD and 98point6, which let users seek treatment from doctors for minor injuries or illnesses over text-based online chats — SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Dr. Anna Nguyen spoke with none of the five patients she treated on a recent weekday morning.
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