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Google says Chrome will mark all HTTP sites as “not secure” starting in July 2018 — For the past several years, we've moved toward a more secure web by strongly advocating that sites adopt HTTPS encryption. And within the last year, we've also helped users understand …
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| Alfred Ng / CNET: |
After using DMCA notice to remove iOS 9 “iBoot” code leak on GitHub, Apple says “the security of our products doesn't depend on the secrecy of our source code” — Apple has responded to security concerns surrounding leaked iPhone source code, pointing out that any potential vulnerabilities would be outdated.
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| Qualcomm: |
Qualcomm's board unanimously rejects Broadcom's revised unsolicited $121B acquisition offer, offers to meet with them to address “serious deficiencies in value” — Qualcomm Incorporated (NASDAQ: QCOM) ("Qualcomm" or the “Company") today announced that its Board of Directors …
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| Selina Wang / Bloomberg: |
Twitter Q4: profit of $91.1M, its first ever, revenue of $731.6M, up 2% YoY, vs. $686.4M est.; MAUs up 4% YoY but flat QoQ at 330M vs. 333M est.; stock up 10%+ — Revenue rises to $732 million, topping analysts' estimates — Efforts to fight spam, bots limited gains in user numbers
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| Megan Rose Dickey / TechCrunch: |
Hired data: on average, white tech workers ask for $130K salary, receive $136K offer; Hispanic and black and workers ask for $124K, receive ~$130K offer — Pay discrimination and discrepancies based on gender and race are nothing new. Unfortunately, it seems that little has changed over the years.
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| Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat: |
Nvidia reports Q4 revenue of $2.91B, up 34% YoY and up 10% from Q3, fiscal 2018 revenue of $9.71B, up 41% YoY; stock up 12%+ after hours — Nvidia used to be synonymous with graphics chips for game machines. But now it is using those same chips to drive artificial intelligence calculations … | Brad Sams / Petri: |
Microsoft says Build 2018 will take place on May 7-9 in Seattle, with registration opening February 15 — If you are a Windows Developer, the best event of the year for learning more about the future of the platform is Microsoft's Build conference. If you are planning to attend, it's time to clear your calendar in early May.
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| Jeff Baumgartner / Multichannel News: |
SEC filing: T-Mobile paid about $325M for Denver-based Layer3 TV, to help launch T-Mobile's new TV service later this year — Will use acquisition to launch ‘disruptive’ OTT TV service later this year — T-Mobile paid about $325 million to acquire Layer3 TV, the Denver-based MVPD … | Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
Snapchat expands its geofilter program with launch of $10+ Custom Lenses that let users make temporary AR effects for Snaps based on 150 templates — By combining augmented reality with your customizable captions, Snapchat hopes you'll share more from birthdays and weddings while earning it a little money.
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Android Authority, The Verge, Mashable, Pocket-lint, Tubefilter, Thurrott.com, Digital Trends, Bustle, iPhone Hacks, iPhone in Canada Blog, 9to5Mac, MacRumors, and Engadget
Tweets: @joshconstine and @sarahfrier
| Gizmodo: |
Experiment finds IoT devices, apps difficult to manage, inefficient; gadgets communicate to servers daily, even hourly; ISPs collect streams of personal data — In December, I converted my one-bedroom apartment in San Francisco into a “smart home.” I connected as many of my appliances …
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| Laura Stevens / Wall Street Journal: |
Amazon starts delivering Whole Foods groceries to Prime members in Dallas, Virginia Beach, Cincinnati, and Austin with free two-hour delivery for $35+ orders — Groceries offered via one- and two-hour Prime Now service in four markets to start — Amazon.com Inc. AMZN -1.81% …
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| Jeff John Roberts / Fortune: |
Everipedia, a rival to Wikipedia that plans to use tokens to permit editing and reward users, raises $30M from investors including Galaxy Digital — Do we need a more lively Wikipedia for the Snapchat generation? The founders of a fast-growing site called Everipedia …
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| Richard Nieva / CNET: |
Nest co-founder, chief product officer Matt Rogers says he's leaving to focus on his venture firm Incite.org but will help with Nest's transition into Google — Nest co-founder Matt Rogers says he's leaving the maker of smart home gadgets. — The move comes a day after Google's parent Alphabet …
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| Megan Rose Dickey / TechCrunch: |
A district court judge has ruled that Grubhub properly classified a California delivery driver as an independent contractor — A few months after hearing closing arguments in the Lawson v. Grubhub case, Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley has ruled Raef Lawson, the plaintiff …
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