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| Ari Levy / CNBC: |
Zoom is acquiring Keybase, a 25-person startup, to add end-to-end encryption to video calls, the first acquisition in the company's nine-year history — - Zoom is acquiring Keybase, a 25-person start-up in New York, to add end-to-end encryption to video calls.
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Zoom Blog, keybase.io, GlobeNewswire, TechCrunch, The Verge, BetaNews, Vox, Fortune, The Block, Business Insider, Neowin, Threatpost, Tom's Guide, iPhone in Canada Blog, Reuters, Social Media Today, CoinDesk, Computerworld, and Ubergizmo
Tweets: @alexstamos, @mountain_ghosts, @pinboard, @shipilev, @digiphile, @kevinbankston, @alexstamos, @mdudas, @thegrugq, @zackwhittaker, and @alexstamos
| Isabelle Kirkwood / BetaKit: |
Alphabet's Sidewalk Labs says it will no longer pursue its smart city project at Quayside in Toronto due to “unprecedented economic uncertainty” — Sidewalk Labs has announced it will no longer pursue its project at Quayside in Toronto. The company noted the decision was due to the current … | Jeff John Roberts / Fortune: |
| Dieter Bohn / The Verge: |
Google brings all of its messaging and communication apps under a single team to be led by Javier Soltero, who is VP and GM of G Suite — Integration isn't on the roadmap, but coherency may be — In October of last year, Google hired Javier Soltero to be the VP and GM of G Suite …
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9to5Google, Android Headlines, Android Central, SlashGear, Droid Life, Android Authority, and XDA Developers
Tweets: @_am1t, @chillmage, @_monishkumar, @maxwinebach, @drnovac, @killedbygoogle, @hkanji, @mikeolson, @heathwblack, @campuscodi, @manan, @epro, @backlon, @benedictevans, @can, @rohit_x_, and @reckless
| Babu Mohan / Android Central: |
Samsung says it will launch a debit card in partnership with fintech startup SoFi, this summer — Samsung Pay will help you do more with your money this year. — Source: Android Central — What you need to know — To elevate the Samsung Pay experience, Samsung is partnering with SoFi to launch an “innovative” debit card.
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Samsung US Newsroom, 9to5Google, AppleInsider, The Verge, Ubergizmo, Engadget, and SlashGear
| James Vincent / The Verge: |
Google updates its Lens app for iOS and Android to let users copy and paste some handwritten text to Chrome, read text aloud, and provide information on words — If you handwriting is neat enough — Google has added a very useful feature to Google Lens, its multipurpose object recognition tool.
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The Keyword, Digital Trends, Pocketnow, Android Police, Lifehacker, Neowin, Droid Life, XDA Developers, Social Media Today, and MSPoweruser
Tweets: @mattnavarra, @icopilots, @sriramk, and @sub8u
| BuzzFeed News: |
In filing, Clearview AI says it is canceling client accounts not associated with law enforcement or other government entity, amid mounting scrutiny — Clearview AI — the controversial face-tracking company known for scraping more than 3 billion photos from social media sites including Facebook …
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CNET, The Verge, Engadget, Mashable, and NBC News
Tweets: @conmijente, @evan_greer, @rmac18, and @carolineha_
| Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: |
Google expands Read Along, its Android app that uses AI to help children read via verbal and visual feedback in nine languages, from India to 180+ countries — Google today launched Read Along, an Android app that taps AI and machine learning to help children learn to read by providing verbal and visual feedback.
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The Keyword, SlashGear, TalkAndroid.com, The Verge, LarrysWorld.com, CNET, and Neowin
Tweets: @googleforedu, @epro, and @sundarpichai
| Salvador Rodriguez / CNBC: |
Facebook will begin to open most of its offices on July 6 but says most employees will be given the choice to continue to work from home through the end of 2020 — - Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Thursday will announce that most of the company's employees will be given the choice to continue …
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9to5Google, The Information, CNET, and Business Insider
Tweets: @caseynewton, @chloemeyere, @trinadelasuerte, @stevetex, @hshaban, and @moorehn. Thanks:@sal19
| Abby Ohlheiser / MIT Technology Review: |
A look at the symbiotic ties of anti-vaxxers and COVID-19 conspiracy theorists with mainstream YouTubers, as the platform tries to regulate misinformation — Covid-19 conspiracy theorists are still getting millions of views on YouTube, even as the platform cracks down on health misinformation.
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CNBC, NBC News, TechCrunch, Media Matters for America, Digital Trends, Engadget, New York Post, and Syracuse Post-Standard
Tweets: @sallykp, @megancgraham, @sal19, @drewdorriere, and @glichfield
| Nick Statt / The Verge: |
A Facebook SDK crash caused iOS apps like TikTok and Venmo to crash on Wednesday, showing the need for Apple to sandbox third-party SDKs from an app's own code — Facebook's near-ubiquitous SDK broke yesterday, taking major mobile apps with it — Sometime around 6:30PM ET on May 6th …
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Rambo Codes, Wired, Digital Trends, ProgrammableWeb.com, TechCrunch, Fast Company, Ars Technica, Business Insider, SiliconANGLE, Wccftech, Trending, Junkee, Washington Post, and Michael Tsai
Tweets: @sandofsky, @_inside, @aburninghilll, @_inside, @daveisonthego, @leahculver, @_inside, @jaypeters, @dcseifert, @thomasbcn, @dcseifert, @devinkofsky, @sdw, @buzz, @tsmith, @hbkirb, and @tomwarren
| Frank X. Shaw / Microsoft on the Issues: |
Microsoft communications VP, Frank Shaw, says Amazon has filed another protest against Microsoft's JEDI deal, this time out of public view, directly with DoD — Many years ago when I was on active duty as a Marine officer in the 1980s, I went through cold weather training carrying …
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SiliconANGLE, GeekWire, Federal Computer Week, Federal Times, and OnMSFT.com
Tweets: @fxshaw and @nickwingfield
| Dana Wollman / Engadget: |
Apple MacBook Pro 13-inch review: nice display, lovely keyboard, and great performance, but models with 10th-gen Intel CPUs are pricey and it can get hot — I had a feeling I'd be reviewing a new 13-inch MacBook Pro sooner rather than later. When Apple refreshed the MacBook Air back in March …
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TechCrunch, The Verge, Mashable, MacRumors, Six Colors, Forbes, MacRumors, CNBC, Marques Brownlee, Laptop Mag, iJustine, Macworld, and MacDailyNews
Tweets: @stevekovach, @lukemiani, @williamkeenanx, @dcseifert, @backlon, @earringdealer, and @brandomango
| Owen Churchill / South China Morning Post: |
Citizen Lab: WeChat screens overseas users for sensitive content, which it then bars from being viewed by Chinese accounts — Research group Citizen Lab finds WeChat screens overseas users for sensitive content, which it then bars from being received by Chinese accounts Findings are likely …
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The Citizen Lab, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Politico, Financial Times, CBC News, and The Citizen Lab
Tweets: @reneexiachrd, @brett_shavers, @doctorow, @jchengwsj, @citizenlab, @caparsons, and @jsrailton
| Hannah Murphy / Financial Times: |
NewsGuard report: Twitter is failing to clamp down on COVID-19 misinformation “superspreaders”, including some verified accounts with over 100,000 followers — Posts from high-profile accounts found to be promoting questionable virus therapies and cures| Charlie Wood / Business Insider: |
Sonos cofounder calls out Spotify CEO's criticism of Apple, says it's “significantly more difficult to work within Spotify's ‘closed’ ecosystem than Apple's” — - The cofounder of smart speaker firm Sonos called out Spotify CEO Daniel Ek for his remarks on Apple's closed ecosystem.
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Fortune, MacDailyNews, and Thurrott
Tweets: @johnlmacfarlane, @nickwingfield, and @counternotions
| Lauren Feiner / CNBC: |
Uber leads a $170M investment in Lime, with Bain Capital Ventures, Alphabet, and GV participating, and will transfer its Jump scooter division to Lime — - Uber is leading a $170 million investment round in Lime, the companies announced Thursday. — Uber will transfer its own electric bike …
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li.me, The Information, VentureBeat, TechCrunch, PYMNTS.com, Axios, Protocol, and Observer
Tweets: @ow, @g_rapier, @stevekovach, @andyjayhawk, @limebike, @stevekovach, and @ryan_browne_
| Lauren Feiner / CNBC: |
Zoom reaches agreement with NY AG over security concerns; Zoom agrees to maintain security protocols, including protections for students, admits no wrongdoing — - Zoom reached an agreement with the New York Attorney General Letitia James' office Thursday, closing the state's inquiry …
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NY State Attorney General, Spectrum News NY1, Digital Trends, The Verge, Axios, and Digital Education
Tweets: @jackposobiec and @raheemkassam
| Karen Hao / MIT Technology Review: |
A look at how JD.com and Alibaba's Taobao in China used livestreaming to help farmers engage with their customers and sell more products amid COVID-19 — When coronavirus ground the country to a halt, the agricultural industry could no longer sell its produce. E-commerce giants used the chance to bring the sector online.
Tweets: @_karenhao, @glichfield, and @voicesocial_
| Lora Kolodny / CNBC: |
Uber reports Q1 revenue of $3.54B, up 14% YoY, gross bookings of $15.8B, up 8%, net loss of $2.9B; rides gross bookings fell 5%, Eats bookings were up 52% YoY — - Ride-hailing giant Uber reports first-quarter results Thursday after the bell. — This week, Uber laid off about 14% …
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TechCrunch, CNET, TechCrunch, Uber, ZDNet, Quartz, The Verge, and TheStreet
Tweets: @ryan_browne_, @litcapital, @studtrader_ag, @stevekovach, @cnbc, and @biaus
| Megan Rose Dickey / TechCrunch: |
Lyft says it now requires drivers and riders to confirm they are free of COVID-19 symptoms and to wear face masks or coverings during rides — Lyft today announced a new health initiative that will require drivers and riders to wear face masks or coverings during rides.
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South China Morning Post, Lyft, SlashGear, and CNET
Tweets: @lyft, @thekenyeung, and @davidsacks
| Paul Sawers / VentureBeat: |
Square launches Online Checkout to let sellers accept card payments without having to build an entire online store — Square is introducing a new payment tool designed for small businesses looking to rapidly transition to ecommerce. — With billions of people around the world forced … | Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch: |
A researcher found NSO Group's contact tracing system, codenamed “Fleming”, unprotected on the Internet, NSO says system was a demo, hence not a security lapse — As countries work to reopen after weeks of lockdown, contact-tracing apps help to understand the spread of the deadly coronavirus strain, COVID-19.
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| Brittany A. Roston / SlashGear: |
Smart home company Wink to require users pay a $4.99 monthly subscription fee starting May 13, or device automations and accessibility via app will be disabled — Smart home company Wink has made a surprising and heavily criticized announcement: it will soon charge a monthly subscription fee.
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Wink Blog, Ars Technica, Android Police, Engadget, 9to5Toys, Gizmodo, ExtremeTech, and TechSpot
Tweets: @rgriff, @trixtur, @nick_stevens_gr, @sivavaid, @markbach, @annemariebridy, @daniellevesq, and @davezatz. Thanks:@c_davies
| Amir Efrati / The Information: |
Sources: Zoox, which has raised $1B, is in talks with automakers about a potential deal or financing, as the self-driving car startup contemplates a sale — Zoox, one of the most ambitious self-driving car developers that was valued at $2.7 billion in 2018, is contemplating a sale.
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Silicon Valley Business …. Tweets: @filippie509, @william_blake, @amir, @kateclarktweets, and @fmanjoo
| New York Times: |
Israeli security company says hackers linked to the Chinese military have used Aria-body, a cyberattack tool, on governments and firms in Australia and SE Asia — An Israeli security company said the hacking software, called Aria-body, had been deployed against governments and state-owned companies in Australia and Southeast Asia.
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Check Point Research, CyberScoop, Forbes, and TechRepublic
Tweets: @jessmarindavis, @damiencave, @crowedm, @checkpointsw, @780thc, @jacknorton8064, @ronenbergman, @ericgeller, and @nytimesatwar
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