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Facebook retracted some messages sent by Zuckerberg and other executives from recipients' inboxes without informing those users or the public — You can't remove Facebook messages from the inboxes of people you sent them to, but Facebook did that for Mark Zuckerberg and other executives.
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Facebook says it plans to make an “unsend” feature available to all users in a few months, won't unsend or retract any more of Zuckerberg's messages until then — TechCrunch reported last night that Facebook retracted Facebook messages sent by Mark Zuckerberg and other executives from their recipients' inboxes.
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Facebook will only allow authorized advertisers to post ads on widely discussed issues like political topics, will verify admins of large Pages are real people — We believe that when you visit a Page or see an ad on Facebook it should be clear who it's coming from.
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Developers warn that Twitter API changes in June may disable features like push notifications and auto-refreshing timelines on third-party Twitter clients — The people behind third-party Twitter clients Tweetbot, Twitterrific, Talon, and Tweetings are warning users that their apps …
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Samsung's Q1 profit of ~$14.7B, up 57.6% YoY, beat estimates in preliminary results on sales of ~$56.1B, up 18.7% YoY; full earnings expected in late April — SEOUL (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (005930.KS) tipped a surprise record first-quarter profit on Friday but market reaction … | Shannon Liao / The Verge: |
Washington, DC think tank Coin Center says blockchain technology may be fundamentally incompatible with GDPR and that Europe should exempt Bitcoin from it — Since people can store personal data in blockchains, the technology could fall under the purview of the upcoming European change to privacy law.| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Walmart rolling out Pickup Towers, automated kiosks where customers pick up online orders, to 500 US stores this year after a debut at 200 stores in 2017 — Walmart announced this week it's going to roll out more than 500 additional Pickup Towers to its U.S. stores over the course of the year.
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Huawei P20 Pro review: best Android phone of 2018 so far with 2-day battery, sophisticated ergonomic design, great rear camera that is exceptional in low light — If you've been waiting for a phone that can upset the Apple-Samsung duopoly, this is it — I've spent every waking moment … | Thomas Franck / CNBC: |
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin says the Trump admin doesn't understand why Amazon does not collect sales taxes from third party merchant sales on its website — Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin made the comments on CNBC's “Power Lunch” on Friday. — U.S. President Donald Trump announced … | Jack Stubbs / Reuters: |
Russia's communications watchdog files a suit to block Telegram after the company refused to give state security services access to users' encrypted messages — MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's state communications watchdog said on Friday it had filed a lawsuit to limit access to the Telegram messaging app … | Mariella Moon / Engadget: |
Snapchat releases iPhone X-exclusive AR Lenses that look more realistic thanks to the TrueDepth camera technology — Snapchat has discovered a way to leverage the power of iPhone X's TrueDepth camera — and that means you'll have access to exclusive Lenses if you use Apple's all-screen mobile device.| Axios: |
Sources: Coinbase in talks to acquire Earn.com, a paid inbox service formerly known as 21.co, for $100M, wants Earn's Balaji Srinivasan to become Coinbase's CTO — Digital currency exchange Coinbase is still in talks to acquire Earn.com, a paid inbox service formerly known as 21 inc., Axios has learned from multiple sources.
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Sheryl Sandberg says Facebook “underinvested” in safety and security and that she and Zuckerberg should have spoken about Cambridge Analytica scandal sooner — Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook's second-in-command, said she personally made “mistakes” and that the company had been too slow …
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