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Samsung says fingerprint bug on Galaxy devices is due to the sensor reading 3D patterns in screen protectors as fingerprints, will patch it as soon as next week — And advises removing silicone screen protecting cases for now — Samsung says that it plans to release a patch for its phones …
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Zuckerberg gives a full-throated defense of Facebook as a champion of free expression and defends Facebook policy to opt out of fact-checking political ads — In an address at Georgetown University, the Facebook chief executive called for more free speech — not less …
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| Heather Kelly / Washington Post: |
Facebook claims viewers saw mostly positive comments during Zuckerberg's live-streamed speech due to “ranking signals” that filter out low-quality comments — Viewers saw nearly entirely positive comments and emoji because of how the algorithms behind a live stream with tens of thousands of viewers work
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| Jordan Novet / CNBC: |
Mark Hurd, co-CEO of Oracle, dies at 62 — Mark Hurd, CEO of Oracle, in an interview on January 20, 2016. — Co-CEO of Oracle Mark Hurd died on Friday, CNBC confirmed. — Hurd became chief of Oracle, one of the world's top business-software companies, despite leaving Hewlett-Packard following a sexual harassment claim.
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| Ben Schoon / 9to5Google: |
Verizon and T-Mobile say Pixel 4 won't support RCS messaging on their networks at launch — The rollout of RCS messaging has been an absolute mess - to the point where Google is actually taking things over from carriers. Now, there's more bad news. Google's Pixel 4 won't support RCS … | Chris Fox / BBC: |
Google confirms the Pixel 4's Face Unlock can allow access to users' devices even if their eyes are closed — Google has confirmed the Pixel 4 smartphone's Face Unlock system can allow access to a person's device even if they have their eyes closed. — One security expert …
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| Madhumita Murgia / Financial Times: |
Facebook says it is working on ways to prevent child exploitation on its platforms once it introduces end-to-end encryption across its messaging apps — Facebook has revealed a two-year project to work out how to prevent minors from being groomed and exploited on its platforms … | Joe Rossignol / MacRumors: |
The second beta of macOS Catalina 10.15.1 contains icons possibly depicting the widely rumored 16-inch MacBook Pro with slightly thinner bezels — Icons possibly depicting the widely rumored 16-inch MacBook Pro have been uncovered by French blog MacGeneration in the first two betas …
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| Nikhilesh De / CoinDesk: |
After buying Poloniex in 2018 for $400M, Circle spins it out into Polo Digital Assets, backed by an unnamed Asian firm, says it won't serve US customers anymore — Crypto exchange Poloniex is spinning out from its parent firm Circle, the companies announced Friday.
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| Catalin Cimpanu / ZDNet: |
YubiKeys can now be used to log into PCs running Windows 7, 8.1, and 10, via the Yubico Login app, previously only available to Mac and Linux users — Yubico releases app that lets users configure YubiKeys to work on top of local Windows OS accounts. — Starting today, users …
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| Dan Goodin / Ars Technica: |
Researcher finds bug dating back to 2013 in a driver for Realtek Wi-Fi chips in Linux devices that could let hackers remotely crash or compromise devices — Buffer overflow can be triggered in Realtek Wi-Fi chips, no user interaction needed. — A potentially serious vulnerability in Linux …
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SiliconANGLE, Threatpost, Windows Central, Hackaday, and bit-tech.net
Tweets: @therealjpster, @brideoflinux, and @adam_k_levin
| Wendy Lee / Los Angeles Times: |
Quibi partners with T-Mobile, which will make the platform part of its offering, giving Quibi a broad distribution platform ahead of its April launch — Telecommunications giant T-Mobile has agreed to partner with Quibi, a Hollywood start-up that plans to distribute bite-size entertainment designed for millennials.| Hannah Murphy / Financial Times: |
G7 report says Facebook's Libra poses competition and antitrust challenges and should not be launched until all legal and regulatory risks are addressed — Company-created digital currencies such as Facebook's Libra could “pose challenges for competition and antitrust policies” …
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| Otillia Steadman / BuzzFeed News: |
Sex workers say Instagram keeps taking down accounts, giving confusing guidelines and explanations; Facebook blames moderators' interpretation of guidelines — Sex workers and Instagram tried to make peace over takedowns in a meeting this summer. Then porn star Jessica Jaymes' account was incorrectly removed — after she died.
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