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| Makena Kelly / The Verge: |
NY AG's office says fake comments, including 8.5M funded by largest US ISPs, accounted for ~18M of the 22M+ net neutrality comments received by the FCC in 2017 — The New York attorney general's office released a new report detailing the effort — The New York attorney general's office issued …
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| Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai / VICE: |
Google says it will start verifying users with 2FA enabled using a prompt on their phones, and will soon start automatically enabling 2FA for all users — The company is making some changes to encourage more people to adopt a key digital security mechanism. — Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
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| Patrick Howell O'Neill / MIT Technology Review: |
Sources: US quietly informed Apple that a Qihoo 360 researcher's iPhone 0-day, which won China's 2018 top hacking contest, was used by China to spy on Uyghurs — An attack that targeted Apple devices was used to spy on China's Muslim minority—and US officials claim it was developed at the country's top hacking competition.
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| Liam Tung / ZDNet: |
Microsoft announces a new pledge for EU commercial users of Azure, Microsoft 365, and Dynamics 365, allowing them to store most of their data in the EU by 2022 — EU business data stored in Microsoft cloud can almost stop flowing to the US by 2022, but customers might need to pay more for the capability.
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| Issie Lapowsky / Protocol: |
Q&A: Facebook Oversight Board director Thomas Hughes on upholding Trump's ban, why the Board isn't a PR stunt, Facebook refusing to answer its questions, more — Following months of speculation, Facebook's Oversight Board issued a quasi-decision Wednesday in the case of former President Donald Trump's account.
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Nick Clegg, who shaped Facebook's handling of Donald Trump, will lead the final decision-making process after the Oversight Board handed it back to Facebook — Nick Clegg, a former deputy prime minister, has shaped the company's handling of Donald Trump at every turn.
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| Lauren Kaori Gurley / VICE: |
Drivers say Amazon's US delivery companies are ordering them to turn off an app called Mentor that is designed to prevent accidents by monitoring speed — Drivers say they're being asked to quietly disable a driver safety system partway through their shifts. — Lauren Kaori Gurley
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| Jon Porter / The Verge: |
Google Play will add an App Store-like safety section starting next year, requiring apps to show details about the data they collect and other privacy info — In a new safety section — Starting next year, apps on Google Play will show details about what data they collect … | Dr. Ian Cutress / AnandTech: |
IBM says it has created the first 2nm chip, which can improve performance by 45% at the same power, or same performance at 75% power, compared to 7nm chips — Every decade is the decade that tests the limits of Moore's Law, and this decade is no different.
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| Dan Goodin / Ars Technica: |
Manufacturers are rolling out a patch for a vulnerability in Qualcomm chips that affects high-end Android devices from Google, Samsung, LG, Xiaomi, and OnePlus — Higher-end devices made by Google, Samsung, LG, Xiaomi, and OnePlus are affected. — Makers of high-end Android devices …
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| Abram Brown / Forbes: |
Interviews with 17 current and former TikTok employees detail a dysfunctional workplace, beset by secrecy and poor management, as tensions with Trump mounted — One of the world's hottest startups, the social media app has faced plenty of corporate drama both inside and outside the company … | Catherine Shu / TechCrunch: |
Singapore-based Rainforest, which wants to consolidate Asia-Pacific Amazon Marketplace brands, raises $36M in seed funding led by Nordstar — Singapore-based Rainforest is one of the newest entrants in the wave of startups that “roll-up” small e-commerce brands.| James Batchelor / GamesIndustry.biz: |
Nintendo reports record full-year profits of $6.2B, up 88% YoY, on net sales of $16.1B, up 34% YoY, and sold 28.2M Switch units in 2020, up 37.1% YoY — And, despite forecasting decline, the platform holder expects console to beat Wii's 101 million lifetime sales this year| Cayce Clifford / American Banker: |
California regulators say neobank Chime has agreed to stop using the words “bank” and “banking” in ads — The fintech Chime is nearing a deadline to stop implying that it operates as a bank, according to a settlement agreement with California regulators.| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Twitter says it is rolling out improved prompts that discourage “harmful” language, first to iOS and then Android, after studies showed prompts were effective — A year ago, Twitter began testing a feature that would prompt users to pause and reconsider before they replied to a tweet using …
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| Reuters: |
Sources: Tencent is in talks with CFIUS to negotiate agreements that would allow the company to keep its ownership stakes in Riot Games and Epic Games — Tencent Holdings Ltd (0700.HK) is negotiating agreements with a U.S. national security panel that would allow it to keep its ownership stakes …
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| Mary Ann Azevedo / TechCrunch: |
ReCharge, which develops subscription management software for e-commerce firms, raises $227M Series B at a $2.1B valuation, bringing its total raised to $277M — ReCharge, a provider of subscription management software for e-commerce, announced today that it has raised $227 million …
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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
TikTok announces new tools for developers, including TikTok Login Kit to let users sign into apps using their TikTok credentials and sound sharing — TikTok is expanding its integrations with third-party apps. The company today announced the launch of two new tool sets for app developers …
Tweets: @pimdewitte, @rapchatapp, and @andrewmartonik
| Maria Deutscher / SiliconANGLE: |
Einride, which builds autonomous freight vehicles that have no driver cabin, raises $110M Series B — Startup Einride AB today announced that it has raised $110 million in funding to support the rollout of its autonomous freight vehicles, which have no driver cabin and promise …
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| Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: |
Huntress, which offers an endpoint security service to IT resellers, raises $40M Series B led by JMI, bringing its total raised to $60M — Join Transform 2021 this July 12-16. Register fo r the AI event of the year. — Cybersecurity startup Huntress today announced it has closed …
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