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The DOJ says the FBI performed a court-approved operation to “copy and remove malicious web shells” on hundreds of hacked Exchange servers across the US — The FBI obtained court approval to access vulnerable computers across the United States. — Joseph Cox
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| Lawrence Abrams / BleepingComputer: |
In its April batch of patches, Microsoft fixes 108 flaws, including 19 “critical” flaws, five 0-days, and four NSA-discovered critical Exchange flaws — Today is Microsoft's April 2021 Patch Tuesday, and with it comes five zero-day vulnerabilities and more Critical Microsoft Exchange vulnerabilities.
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| Ari Levy / CNBC: |
Nasdaq sets Coinbase's reference price at $250 per share for its direct listing, which would value the cryptocurrency exchange at $65.3B — - Coinbase is set to become the first major crypto business to go public in the U.S. and, should it reach a $100 billion market cap …
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| Mengqi Sun / Wall Street Journal: |
Alphabet shareholder Trillium Asset Management pushes Google for better whistleblower protections, referencing the firing of Timnit Gebru and a 2020 NLRB report — Citing recent red flags, Trillium Asset Management files another shareholder proposal urging tech giant to review protections for employees voicing human rights concerns
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| Shara Tibken / CNET: |
Samsung announces its next Galaxy Unpacked event will be held on April 28, as rumors point to Galaxy Book laptops, teasing “the most powerful Galaxy is coming” — Samsung is gearing up for its third Unpacked event of 2021. On Tuesday, the company sent invitations for a virtual event scheduled for 7 a.m. PT on April 28.| Jake Offenhartz / Gothamist: |
Since October, the NYPD has deployed a quadruped robot called Spot to a handful of crime scenes and hostage situations, raising fears of unwanted surveillance — The NYPD's robot dog is once again stirring privacy concerns and cyberpunk prophesies of some New Yorkers, after the four-legged machine …
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Snopes.com, WNYW-TV, The Daily Dot, Futurism, and New York Post
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| Juli Clover / MacRumors: |
Kuo: 2022 iPhone lineup will feature two 6.1" and two 6.7" devices, no mini-sized 5.4"; high end models will have 48MP camera and 8K video capability — The upcoming 2022 iPhone lineup will feature two 6.1-inch devices and two 6.7-inch devices, with no mini-sized 5.4-inch iPhone …
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The Verge, AppleInsider, Android Authority, Laptop Mag, 9to5Mac, CNET, 9to5Mac, iMore, Ubergizmo, GSMArena.com, MyFixGuide.com, Wccftech, and iPhone Hacks. Tweets: @alexhern
| Paul Resnikoff / Digital Music News: |
Spotify has now removed 42 episodes of The Joe Rogan Experience podcast, offering no explanations for the removals — Spotify is continuing to remove episodes of The Joe Rogan Experience as part of their $100 million exclusive relationship, with more nixed shows discovered this week.
| Karen Hao / MIT Technology Review: |
A glossary to help decode the language used by Google and Facebook to reassure the public about AI responsibility without inviting deeper scrutiny — 50-ish words you can use to show that you care without incriminating yourself. — AI researchers often say good machine learning is really more art than science.
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| Mike Dano / Light Reading: |
Comments from Verizon, AT&T, and T-Mobile suggest they have killed their joint Cross Carrier Messaging Initiative, which aimed to establish RCS interoperability — The biggest wireless network operators in the US announced in 2019 that they would jointly launch a Rich Communications Services (RCS) messaging app sometime in 2020.
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Slashdot, 9to5Google, Android Central, and The Verge
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| Anshuman Daga / Reuters: |
Sale doc: Indonesian e-commerce company Bukalapak raises $234M round led by Microsoft, Singapore sovereign wealth fund GIC, and local media conglomerate Emtek — SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Indonesian e-commerce company Bukalapak raised $234 million in capital in a funding round led by Microsoft …
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The Information, KrASIA, and Tech in Asia
| Juli Clover / MacRumors: |
Apple announces an online event on April 20 at 10am PT, entitled “Spring Loaded”, where new iPad Pro devices and more are expected — Following an overnight leak by Siri, Apple today officially announced that it will be holding a special “Spring Loaded” event on Tuesday …
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| Kate Conger / New York Times: |
The debate over retiring engineering terms like “slave” and “blacklist” has led to nearly a year of back and forth discussion at Internet Engineering Task Force — Nearly a year after the Internet Engineering Task Force took up a plan to replace words that could be considered racist, the debate is still raging.
Tweets: @meghanemorris, @mnot, and @haggertyvilla
| Dieter Bohn / The Verge: |
Sony unveils 6.5" Xperia 1 III and 6.1" Xperia 5 III flagships with variable telephoto lenses, Snapdragon 888, three 12MP rear cameras, and 4,500mAH battery — Another camera-focused iteration of Sony's flagship Android phone — Sony is announcing two new phones today, the Xperia 1 III and the Xperia 5 III.
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Android Authority, Forbes, 9to5Google, Android Authority, XDA Developers, 9to5Google, CNET, techadvisor.co.uk, techadvisor.co.uk, techadvisor.co.uk, Wccftech, Notebookcheck.net, Android Headlines, SlashGear, Mashable, TechRadar, Trusted Reviews, Phandroid, Pocketnow, Pocket-lint, Android Central, SlashGear, phonearena.com, Pocket-lint, and Pocket-lint
| Andrew Hutchinson / Social Media Today: |
Report: in pitch decks submitted to US advertisers about new ad formats, TikTok says it has 732M MAUs globally, 100M+ in the US, 59% of its users are under 24 — TikTok is planning to launch a range of new eCommerce focused ad offerings as it seeks to maximize its revenue potential … | Paul Sawers / VentureBeat: |
1Password acquires secrets management service SecretHub and launches Secrets Automation, a tool for companies to safeguard enterprise credentials — Password-management platform 1Password is expanding into the “secrets management” space, helping developer teams across the enterprise safeguard … | Katie Robertson / New York Times: |
Over 650 tech workers at the NYT announce they have formed a union to be represented by the NewsGuild of New York and are seeking union recognition from the NYT — Tech workers at The New York Times announced on Tuesday that they had formed a union and would ask the company to recognize it.
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| Todd Spangler / Variety: |
Epic Games raises $1B at a $28.7B equity valuation, including an additional $200M from Sony — Epic Games, the company behind global smash hit “Fortnite,” announced that it completed a $1 billion round of funding — giving it a whopping equity valuation of $28.7 billion.
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Epic Games, AppleInsider, ZDNet, MCV/DEVELOP, PC Games Insider, and VentureBeat
Tweets: @epicnewsroom, @ballmatthew, @fosspatents, @zhugeex, @jacobfeldman4, @ballmatthew, and @eringriffith
| Bloomberg: |
Degreed, a software company that helps businesses upskill their employees, raises $153M Series D at a $1.4B valuation, up from $710M last year — - CEO Chris McCarthy stepping down to focus on health issue — Former senior Box executive Dan Levin to take over as CEO| Kimberly Chin / Wall Street Journal: |
Stitch Fix says founder Katrina Lake will step down as CEO and become executive chairwoman starting August 1, names President Elizabeth Spaulding as next CEO — Katrina Lake will be succeeded as chief executive by Stitch Fix President Elizabeth Spaulding — Stitch Fix Inc. founder …
Tweets: @msquinn
| The Guardian: |
Facebook VP of Integrity Guy Rosen called the return of the Honduran president's disinformation campaign a “bummer” in 2019, but it continued for 11 months — Juan Orlando Hernández falsely inflated his posts' popularity for nearly a year after the company was informed about it
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The Guardian. Tweets: @oliviasolon, @jilliancyork, @szhang_ds, @juliacarriew, @juliacarriew, @juliacarriew, @juliacarriew, @juliacarriew, @hillaryclinton, @szhang_ds, @szhang_ds, @loisbeckett, @neilphauer, @anneapplebaum, @juliacarriew, @blueheelerguy, @carapac46808618, @szhang_ds, @szhang_ds, @szhang_ds, @szhang_ds, @juliacarriew, @juliacarriew, @szhang_ds, @jeffgernst, and @robaeprice
| Tamsin Shaw / The New York Review of Books: |
A look at Nick Clegg's role in leading Facebook's PR effort to persuade us that liberal democracy is safe with Facebook — It wasn't always this way for Mark Zuckerberg. These days, we take almost for granted that when there's organized political violence in the world …
Tweets: @nybooks, @meehawl, @justinhendrix, @jason_kint, @harrylitman, and @jason_kint
| Ashley Carman / The Verge: |
Spotify announces Car Thing, a Spotify-only, voice-controlled device for the car, launching today for free for select US users — It's free, but users have to pay for shipping — Spotify's first gadget has landed. Car Thing, a Spotify-only, voice-controlled device for the car …
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Spotify, Silicon Republic, techadvisor.co.uk, Ubergizmo, Pocket-lint, TechRadar, SlashGear, MacStories, TechCrunch, and Gizmodo
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