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| Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai / VICE: |
Signal's CEO says he analyzed a Cellebrite device, used to extract data from phones, that fell off a truck, and it is full of easily exploitable security flaws — One of the biggest encrypted chat apps in the world just showed how a device used to decrypt messages can be hacked and tampered with.
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Tweets: @moxie, @signalapp, @ashk4n, @lorenzofb, @se_parkinson, @trevortimm, @xor, @donie, @hackingdave, @mattblaze, @emptywheel, @pwnallthethings, @pwnallthethings, @jason_koebler, @nickconfessore, @zackwhittaker, @el33th4xor, @kimzetter, @tqbf, @campuscodi, @gcluley, @emptywheel, @matthew_d_green, @pwnallthethings, @dalperovitch, @msuiche, @ashk4n, @el33th4xor, and @aionescu
| Wall Street Journal: |
EU proposes strict AI rules, regulating “high-risk” uses such as loan applications, with noncompliant companies to be fined up to 6% of annual global revenues — EU is proposing one of the first laws globally to regulate the use of artificial intelligence for applications like hiring and policing
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European Commission, New York Times, Access Now, European Commission, MIT Technology Review, TechCrunch, Gizmodo, SiliconANGLE, Politico, Reclaim Your Face, The Hill, TechSpot, Engadget, The Verge, ZDNet, Financial Times, EURACTIV.com, Protocol, WRAL TechWire, ComputerWeekly.com, Tech Xplore, Associated Press, Fortune, TNW, and Silicon Republic
Tweets: @vestager, @aurasalla, @eu_commission, @samschech, @katecrawford, @shashj, @nytimes, @wsj, and @akoronakis
| Senate Judiciary Subcommittee: |
Recording of the Senate Judiciary subcommittee hearing to examine competition in app stores, with testimony from Apple, Google, Spotify, Tile, and others — Subcommittee on Competition Policy, Antitrust, and Consumer Rights. Mr. Kyle Andeer Chief Compliance Officer Apple Cupertino …
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Tweets: @issielapowsky, @jacknicas, @kantrowitz, @laurengoode, @rachelbovard, @parkerortolani, @jacknicas, @appfairness, @laurengoode, @jacknicas, @ddayen, @josephfcox, @kantrowitz, @kantrowitz, @cat_zakrzewski, @issielapowsky, @patrickmcgee_, @kellymakena, @annaedge4, @patrickmcgee_, @issielapowsky, @issielapowsky, @matthewstoller, @jacknicas, @jacknicas, @dylanbyers, @judiciarydems, @iansherr, @horaciog, @patrickmcgee_, @issielapowsky, @issielapowsky, @b_fung, @kantrowitz, and @kantrowitz
| David McLaughlin / Bloomberg: |
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| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Google announces updates to Meet, rolling out next month on desktop, including a new UI, improved presentation features, and background replacement — Background video, automatic light adjustment, and much more — Google is refreshing its Meet user interface next month for desktop and laptop users.
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The Keyword, TechCrunch, Thurrott, XDA Developers, Android Police, PCWorld, The Register, 9to5Google, ZDNet, TechCrunch, and VentureBeat. Tweets: @chrismessina
| Bloomberg: |
Sources: Google's Ethical AI group was in turmoil long before the ouster of Gebru and Mitchell, after friction over handling of harassment and bias allegations — The ouster of lead researchers Gebru, Mitchell followed years of friction over how Google handled allegations of harassment and bias
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The Verge. Tweets: @dinabass, @timnitgebru, @alphabetworkers, @emilymbender, @dinabass, @timnitgebru, @alistairmbarr, @josheidelson, @josheidelson, @mmitchell_ai, and @josheidelson
| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Instagram is rolling out tools to filter out abusive DMs based on keywords and emojis, and to block users along with any new accounts they may create — Facebook and its family of apps have long grappled with the issue of how to better manage — and eradicate — bullying and other harassment …
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Instagram, The Verge, RTÉ, Social Media Today, The Irish Times, Social Media Today, ZDNet, Silicon Republic, Neowin, iDownloadBlog.com, and KnowTechie
Tweets: @alexvoica, @instagramcomms, and @titaniajordan
| Sean Hollister / The Verge: |
How Kosta Eleftheriou became a one-man App Store fraud squad, by looking for top grossing apps with fake user reviews and ridiculously high subscription prices — A one-man Bunco Squad is poking holes in Apple's App Store image — Recently, I reached out to the most profitable company …
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The Verge and world.hey.com
| Joseph Cox / VICE: |
Bipartisan lawmakers introduce Fourth Amendment Is Not For Sale Act to address police surveillance, including banning warrantless location data purchases — The sweeping bill has support from both Democrats and Republicans, and will address multiple forms of surveillance. — Joseph Cox
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The Verge, U.S. Senator Ron Wyden …, Engadget, and Washington Post
Tweets: @ronwyden, @dnvolz, @byrontau, @freepress, @jason_koebler, and @kashhill
| Jason Snell / Macworld: |
The new iPads have great hardware, led by M1 and mini-LED, but iPadOS lacks proper second display support and pro apps like Final Cut Pro, Xcode, and Logic Pro — The hardware is top notch. The software leaves a lot to be desired. — MORE COLOR — Nobody needed to convince me that Apple's …
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The Verge, 9to5Mac, The Verge, The Information, Bloomberg, PCMag, 512 Pixels, AppleInsider, The Verge, 9to5Mac, Gizmodo, and Six Colors
Tweets: @viticci, @stroughtonsmith, @gartenberg, @markgurman, and @reneritchie
| Filipe Espósito / 9to5Mac: |
Apple Support article says lost AirTags will be readable by any NFC-enabled device, including Android devices, when in Lost Mode — After numerous rumors, Apple finally introduced AirTag during today's special event. Apple's item tracker works based on the ultra-wideband U1 chip and relies …
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Apple Support, Apple, Daring Fireball, Softpedia News, Forbes, iThinkDifferent, The Verge, iPhone in Canada Blog, AppleInsider, Six Colors, iDownloadBlog.com, iPhone Hacks, O'Grady's PowerPage, SlashGear, Stacey on IoT, BGR, Wccftech, and iMore. Tweets: @rstephens
| Juli Clover / MacRumors: |
Files from REvil, which is extorting Apple supplier Quanta, appear to confirm new MacBook Pros with MagSafe, USB-C, HDMI, SD card slot, and no Touch Bar — Schematics stolen from Apple supplier Quanta Computer outline Apple's plans for the next-generation MacBook Pro models that are expected in 2021 …
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9to5Mac, AppleInsider, Macworld, SC Media, iMore, The Register, SlashGear, and MacDailyNews
Tweets: @starfire2258 and @parkerortolani
| Catalin Cimpanu / The Record: |
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Bloomberg, 9to5Mac, The Verge, MacRumors, AppleInsider, iThinkDifferent, Financial Times, Philip Elmer‑DeWitt, International Business Times, TechRepublic, Micky, MacDailyNews, The Register, CNBC, The Hacker News, iPhone in Canada Blog, Input, Ubergizmo, iDownloadBlog.com, Patently Apple, HotHardware.com News, Tom's Guide, Engadget, and iPhone Hacks
Tweets: @vxunderground, @bzamayo, @bleepincomputer, @bleepincomputer, and @bleepincomputer
| Matt Novak / Gizmodo: |
Amazon brings its palm reader payment system to a Whole Foods location in Seattle and will roll it out to seven more stores in the coming months — Whole Foods will launch a palm reader payment system at its Madison Broadway location in Seattle today and has plans to roll out the biometric program …
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About Amazon, CNET, Washington Post, The Guardian, The Verge, NBC News, Vox, SlashGear, PYMNTS.com, Neowin, PYMNTS.com, Associated Press, Insider, GeekWire, TechCrunch, CNN, and Ubergizmo. Tweets: @quinnypig
| Ben Thompson / Stratechery: |
Unlike Apple's App Store IAPs and subscriptions, Podcast Subscriptions competes with other podcast players and ways to consume premium feeds in the Podcasts app — There was a bit of a brouhaha a couple of weeks ago when Senators Amy Klobuchar and Mike Lee sent a letter to Apple accusing … | Jordan Crook / TechCrunch: |
Collaborative design service Figma launches whiteboarding tool FigJam and adds voice chat to all of its products — Figma spent years in stealth before launching its web-based collaborative design tool. Since coming into the light, the company has been iterating quickly.
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Protocol and Figma
Tweets: @figmadesign, @pierce, @kevintwohy, @madebytushar, @rstephens, @kevinakwok, @dtrinh, @adamperschke, @tgarder, @lbudorick, and @triketora
| Chaim Gartenberg / The Verge: |
Twitter rolls out the option to upload and view 4K images on Android and iOS to all users, after testing the feature earlier this year — Twitter finally fixes its low-res picture problem — Get ready for Twitter to start looking a whole lot crisper — starting today …
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9to5Mac, MacRumors, Android Central, Droid Life, iDownloadBlog.com, Pocketnow, and Wccftech
Tweets: @twittersupport, @tvaziri, and @mtoartnsfw
| Ari Levy / CNBC: |
UiPath closes at $69 on its debut, valuing the company at $35.8B, after pricing shares at $56 and raising $1.34B — - UiPath and its investors sold about 23.9 million shares at $56 apiece, bringing in $1.34 billion in the IPO. — The company, whose software automates repetitive office tasks …
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SiliconANGLE, Crunchbase News, Insider, GeekWire, Wall Street Journal, New York Business Journal, Insider, UiPath Inc., CNBC, Madrona Venture Group, Forbes, Fortune, Bank Automation News, and TechCrunch. Tweets: @ron_miller
| Ryan Tracy / Wall Street Journal: |
FTC nominee Lina Khan appeared on track to be confirmed after she signaled support for an aggressive approach to Big Tech during her hearing — Sen. Cruz ‘looks forward’ to working with Lina Khan, but other Republicans question her views and experience — WASHINGTON— Lina Khan …
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New York Times, Protocol, Axios, GeekWire, Bloomberg, ConnPIRG, and Politico
Tweets: @ggreenwald and @wsjpolitics
| Dustin Volz / Wall Street Journal: |
Internal memo: DOJ has formed a taskforce to combat the proliferation of ransomware attacks, targeting the entire ecosystem with prosecutions and more — After ‘worst year ever’ for the cyberattacks, department seeks to disrupt digital ecosystem that supports them
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The Hill, Associated Press, PYMNTS.com, and Dark Reading
Tweets: @ericgeller, @kevincollier, @dnvolz, @x0rz, @gossithedog, and @campuscodi
| Heather Somerville / Wall Street Journal: |
PitchBook: US startups raised $69B in Q1 2021, up 41% from the previous record in Q4 2018, as the average late stage valuation tripled to $1.6B from last year — Chase for next big social-media app drives funding frenzy — Years into a boom for venture capital fueled by low interest rates …
Tweets: @bowknowsbiz and @amcafee
| Haroon Siddique / The Guardian: |
Former children's commissioner for England sues TikTok, alleging that it illegally collects the personal info of child users because “kids can't give consent” — Former children's commissioner for England launches case against video-sharing app
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BBC, CNET, UPI, Tik Tok Data Claim UK, Al Jazeera, Tubefilter, Bloomberg, Sky News, Daily Mail, and Telegraph
Tweets: @alethedenis, @haroon_siddique, @tim2040, @privacymatters, @indopac_info, @legalkant, and @bbcnewsbeat
| Katie Roof / Bloomberg: |
Deel, which helps companies comply with local hiring laws around the world, raises $156M at a $1.25B valuation, up from $225M last year — - Company is backed by Andreessen Horowitz, Spark Capital — Deel raises $156 million in latest fundraising Wednesday
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letsdeel.com, PYMNTS.com, Globes Online, and CTech
| Sami Fathi / MacRumors: |
Tim Cook says Apple is now selling more M1 Macs than Intel-based models, despite them only being released in November — Despite only being released in November, sales of the M1-powered MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, and Mac mini now represent the majority of Mac sales, outperforming Mac computers powered …
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9to5Mac, OnMSFT.com, iThinkDifferent, Ubergizmo, and iMore
| Anna Kramer / Protocol: |
A look at Google data center contractor jobs, where people are forced to quit after two years at work and reapply later, likely due to federal employment law — Shannon Wait felt a muscle pull in her shoulder as she knelt to lug a 50-pound battery into its rack, but she ignored the pain and kept going.
Tweets: @techwontsaveus
| Craig Welch / National Geographic: |
An in-depth look at Project CETI, a research effort that seeks to use AI to understand the vocalizations of sperm whales off the coast of Dominica — On a crisp spring morning in 2008, Shane Gero overheard a pair of whales having a chat. Gero, a Canadian biologist, had been tracking sperm whales off … | Wall Street Journal: |
Researchers: fraudsters spoofed an average of 650M online ad placements per day by infecting ~1M mobile devices with software that mimicked streaming apps — Fraudsters mimicked popular apps, siphoned off revenue from unsuspecting advertisers, cybersecurity firm says| Alina Tugend / New York Times: |
Researchers and therapists say VR has shown great promise for physical and occupational therapy, including pain management and relieving PTSD — While use of the gaming technology for improving physical ailments is still in the early stages, it shows promise — and it's fun.
Tweets: @kylebrussell
| Evelyn Douek / The Atlantic: |
Facebook's recent steps to curb toxic content in Minneapolis following Derek Chauvin's trial raises the question of why the company doesn't do so all the time — On Monday, Facebook vowed that its staff was “working around the clock” to identify and restrict posts that could lead to unrest … Sponsor Posts
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