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LastPass Free users must choose between mobile or computers for unlimited device access starting March 16; email support limited to paid plans starting May 17 — One of the most attractive features of the popular password manager LastPass is that, if you choose to, you can use it pretty effectively without paying a dime.
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| Kif Leswing / CNBC: |
North Dakota state Senate blocks bill that would have required app stores to allow devs to use their own payment systems; Epic lobbied in favor of the bill — - The North Dakota state senate voted 36-11 on Tuesday not to pass a bill that would have required app stores to enable software developers …
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| Sean Endicott / Windows Central: |
Microsoft begins testing a Kids Mode for Edge, with Bing SafeSearch on and tracking prevention set to strict by default, plus other safety features — Kids Mode helps parents provide a more child-friendly browsing experience on Edge. — What you need to know
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| David Meyer / Fortune: |
TikTok has been hit with a volley of complaints from Europe's consumer protection watchdogs over “misleading” privacy practices and “ambiguous” terms — TikTok has been hit with a volley of complaints from Europe's consumer-protection watchdogs, over practices they say are unfair on users—particularly kids.
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| Nick Statt / The Verge: |
Atlassian updates Trello with a visual overhaul, new card customization, and new board views; Trello says it has 50M+ users — The app is getting a visual overhaul and new features — Productivity app Trello, a virtual whiteboard-style platform for organizing and managing projects …
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| Olivia Raimonde / Bloomberg: |
Bitcoin briefly crossed the $50K mark today, up ~73% YTD, while Ethereum hit a record $1,785, up ~140% YTD — - Rival cryptocurrency Ether hit a record of its own on Friday — Morgan Stanley is considering Bitcoin for investment fund — Bitcoin blew through another milestone …
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Investigation finds ten websites offering fake Amazon reviews from £5 each; five of the websites claimed to have 702K+ “product reviewers” on their books — Fake reviews for products sold on Amazon's Marketplace are being sold online “in bulk”, according to Which?
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| Meir Orbach / CTech: |
Palo Alto Networks acquires Israeli startup BridgeCrew, which develops and delivers security as code, for $156M — This is the seventh Israeli company purchased by the Silicon Valley cyber powerhouse — Israeli-founded cyber company Bridgecrew Technologies has been acquired by Palo Alto Networks …
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| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft's unified Office mobile app, which combines Word, Excel, and PowerPoint into a single application, is now available on iPad — A tablet-friendly version is finally here — Microsoft has updated its unified Office mobile app to work on Apple's iPad devices.
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| The Economic Times: |
Amazon partners with Foxconn to establish its first device manufacturing line in India, operational later this year, to make Fire TV sticks locally — Bengaluru: Amazon.com Inc. is setting up its first device manufacturing line in India to make Fire TV sticks locally. The facility will become operational later this year.
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| Wall Street Journal: |
A hacker claims to have stolen and posted files from global law firm Jones Day on the dark web; Jones Day says a file-sharing company it used was compromised — Firm disputes network breach, says its file-transfer company was compromised — A hacker claims to have stolen files belonging …
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| Taylor Soper / GeekWire: |
Amazon confirms it has acquired Australian e-commerce startup Selz, a Shopify competitor that employs less than 50 people and has raised $11M — Amazon has acquired Selz, a 7-year-old startup that helps entrepreneurs sell products online. The deal signals Amazon's continued focus …
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