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| Casey Newton / The Verge: |
Highlights from second hearing: Zuckerberg is asked how Facebook tracks people around the web and whether minors should have additional privacy protections — These members of Congress did their homework — Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg made his second of two appearances before Congress on Wednesday …
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| James Poniewozik / New York Times: |
Zuckerberg mostly gave bland, rehearsed answers to Congress that seemed designed to avoid going viral or creating further scandals — Social media lives and dies on engagement. You serve your audiences such provocative content — news, political hot takes, baby pictures — that they keep their eyes on you as long as possible.
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| Brian X. Chen / New York Times: |
Author discovers Facebook keeps a permanent record of friends that users delete, and many advertisers he had not interacted with had his contact information — When I downloaded a copy of my Facebook data last week, I didn't expect to see much. My profile is sparse, I rarely post anything on the site, and I seldom click on ads.| Alexis C. Madrigal / The Atlantic: |
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| Romain Dillet / TechCrunch: |
Google emails G Suite customers to detail upcoming changes to Gmail web client: ability to snooze emails and save emails offline, Smart Replies, and more — Google sent an email to G Suite customers to tell them that the company has been working on a brand new version of Gmail for the web.
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| Nico Grant / Bloomberg: |
IDC reports global PC shipments in Q1 2018 remain unchanged YoY; Gartner found a 1.4% decline due to weaker sales in Asia; HP holds on to top PC vendor spot — Commercial upgrades of desktops and laptops buttressed demand — Dell saw the greatest shipment boost of all major vendors
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| Ben Thompson / Stratechery: |
A current moving against Facebook swept Zuckerberg before Congress, which has shown rare bipartisan support that something should be done about the company — “I thought something was going to get done,” lamented a friend, in reference to yesterday's Senate hearing that featured a single witness …
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Sources: Julian Wheatland, chairman of Cambridge Analytica's British affiliate, named company CEO; acting CEO Alex Tayler returns to role as chief data officer — Shakeup comes in wake of video showing company discussing entrapment tactics in political campaigns
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| Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
Instagram says it's building a tool for downloading “a copy of what you've shared on Instagram”, following Facebook, amid criticism of lack of portability — Yesterday we reported that Instagram lacked data portability, knocking the app for the absence of an equivalent to Facebook's Download Your Information too.
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| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Apple cuts orders as HomePod inventory piles up; analysts say weekly HomePod sales slipped to ~4% in smart speaker category three weeks after launch — Inventory is piling up, according to some Apple store workers — Low sales push company to cut orders with manufacturer| Andrew J. Hawkins / The Verge: |
Uber says it plans to integrate new forms of transportation into its app, including bikes and public transport, and debuts Uber Rent car-sharing in SF — Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi is in Washington, DC today to extend the hand of friendship to cities and make some product news
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| Janko Roettgers / Variety: |
FCC publishes filing from Snap that appears to show second generation Spectacles with 802.11ac WiFi support and more; report said Snap was planning Q3 debut — Snapchat's corporate parent Snap Inc. may be getting ready to release a new version of its Spectacles wearable device soon …
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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Spotify and Hulu launch a combined subscription bundle for $12.99 per month for Spotify Premium users, available to all users later this summer — Last fall, Hulu and Spotify teamed up to offer students a bundle including both of their services for a discounted price, compared with paying for each subscription separately.| Polina Marinova / Fortune: |
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