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| Andy Greenberg / Wired: |
After testing 1.2K Android phones from 2017, researchers find OEMs often don't install the security patches they claim to install; ZTE and TCL each omitted 4+ — GOOGLE HAS LONG struggled with how best to get dozens of Android smartphone manufacturers—and hundreds of carriers—to regularly push out security-focused software updates.
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Tweets: @a_greenberg, @rdr0b11, @dcseifert, @chartier, @a_greenberg, @amitbhawani, and @marypcbuk
| Sean O'Kane / The Verge: |
Tesla removed from NTSB investigation into fatal Autopilot crash after releasing info “before it was vetted and confirmed” by the agency; Tesla says it withdrew — The NTSB says Tesla is oversharing; Tesla says it just wants to be transparent — Tesla has been removed …
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| Patrick Tucker / Defense One: |
A look at competition for a DoD cloud contract worth potentially $10B over 10 years; sources say some inside Google likely will object to participation — A fierce internal debate may undermine the company's bid for the JEDI program. — Last August, U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis …
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| Shannon Vavra / Axios: |
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| Tom Krisher / Associated Press: |
Uber says it will start doing annual criminal background checks on US drivers and introduces new in-app features, like button to call 911, to protect riders — DETROIT (AP) — Uber will start doing annual criminal background checks on U.S. drivers and hire a company that constantly monitors criminal arrests …
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| Sara Salinas / CNBC: |
Subscription biller Zuora closes at $20 on first day of trading after pricing IPO at $14 and raising $154M on Wednesday, giving the firm a valuation of ~$1.4B — - It priced its 11 million shares at $14 on Wednesday, above a revised expected range of $11 to $13.| Washington Post: |
Despite a sense that something should be done about Facebook, there was little consensus from lawmakers about what, and few expect swift actions from Congress — Two days of sharp questioning of Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg underscored how the risks posed by social media …
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| Brian Barrett / Wired: |
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| Brian X. Chen / New York Times: |
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| Joseph Cox / Motherboard: |
Investigation: State Dept. and some local police have bought $15K+ GrayKey tools to unlock up-to-date iPhones; Secret Service and DEA also interested in GrayKey — A Motherboard investigation has found that law enforcement agencies across the country have purchased GrayKey …
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| Don Thompson / Associated Press: |
Carl Ferrer, Backpage.com CEO, pleads guilty to state, US charges of conspiracy, money laundering; Texas AG says the company pleaded guilty to human trafficking — SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The chief executive of a website that authorities have dubbed a lucrative nationwide “online brothel” … | Tim Ahmann / Reuters: |
FTC says Uber agreed to expand settlement related to 2016 hack; Uber must retain bug bounty reports, could face civil penalties for future disclosure failures — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Trade Commission said on Thursday the ride-hailing company Uber Technologies Inc had agreed …
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| Ben Fox Rubin / CNET: |
Amazon cuts price of Ring's original Video Doorbell from ~$150 to $100 as acquisition closes, says it's looking into adding Ring to Amazon Key — Amazon Key, the e-commerce giant's in-home delivery service that's off to a bumpy start, may soon get backup from one of the hottest smart home startups around.
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Business Wire, True Ventures, The Verge, The Guardian, ZDNet, GeekWire, Digital Trends, PhoneDog.com, Engadget, Ars Technica, Fortune, MacRumors, Android Central, TechCrunch, and Android and Me. Thanks:@rh_brown
| Nicholas Megaw / Financial Times: |
Santander becomes first international bank to launch cross-border, blockchain-based payments, in Spain, UK, Brazil, and Poland on Friday, uses Ripple tech — Santander has become the first international bank to launch a cross-border payments system based on blockchain …
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santander.com, CoinDesk, CNBC, Yahoo! Finance, Quartz, CoinSpeaker, Ripple, PYMNTS.com, CCN, Bank Innovation, and Crowdfund Insider. Tweets: @anabotin
| Chris Welch / The Verge: |
First look at ESPN+, the $4.99 per month direct-to-consumer streaming service, launching today within a redesigned ESPN app on iOS and Android — Today is the debut of ESPN+, a $4.99 direct-to-consumer subscription video service that offers a little bit of MLB and NHL action with a lot … | Bloomberg: |
Nintendo partners with San Francisco-based Scrum Ventures to find and assist developers that are making new ways to play or use the Switch — Gaming giant is looking for ideas to put into Nintendo Switch — Scrum Ventures will run the program to find relevant startups| Maria Deutscher / SiliconANGLE: |
Cloudflare launches Spectrum security service for large enterprise clients, offering DDoS protection for any container or VM that connects to the internet — Cloudflare Inc. is expanding its effort to secure the internet beyond websites and cloud applications.
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| Manish Singh / The Outline: |
Sources: secure messaging app Telegram is being used to distribute pirated movies, TV, music, apps, and even stolen credentials for online services like Netflix — Law-abiding citizens: Please do NOT download. Thank you. — Since its launch in 2013, the instant messaging platform Telegram … | Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
Facebook is adding AR drawing to Facebook Camera in the coming weeks and rolling out Instagram's Boomerang loops to it now — You'll soon be able to draw on the world around you and shoot back-and-forth Instagram Boomerang GIFs with the Facebook Camera. Bringing additional creative tools …
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| Daniel Wiessner / Reuters: |
District court judge rules limousine drivers for Uber are independent contractors, not employees, because Uber does not control them; plaintiffs plan appeal — (Reuters) - A U.S. judge in Philadelphia has ruled that limousine drivers for Uber Technologies Inc [UBER.UL] …
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