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| Brian Krebs / Krebs on Security: |
Facebook admits it inadvertently stored some user passwords in plain text, searchable by employees; source says it may have been between 200M and 600M passwords — Hundreds of millions of Facebook users had their account passwords stored in plain text and searchable by thousands of Facebook employees …
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| Pedro Canahuati / Facebook: |
Facebook says it will notify hundreds of millions of Facebook users and thousands of Instagram users after it found passwords were stored in a readable format — As part of a routine security review in January, we found that some user passwords were being stored in a readable format within our internal data storage systems.
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Wired, NBC News, TechCrunch, CNBC, CNN, Digital Trends, Engadget, The Verge, Threatpost, Motherboard, TIME, Security Affairs, Android Authority, Pocketnow, Softpedia News, Mashable, 9to5Mac, Financial Times, and The Hacker News
Tweets: @jonswaine, @willoremus, @tonyromm, @hadas_gold, @chrismessina, @joshuaumww, @sfiegerman, @bdsams, and @malwarejake
| Emil Protalinski / VentureBeat: |
Microsoft launches Windows Virtual Desktop in public preview and Microsoft Defender ATP for macOS in limited preview — Microsoft today made a slew of announcements to help IT pros reduce costs, increase security, and boost employee productivity. The headline items are the launch …
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Microsoft Tech Community, Microsoft 365 Blog, Microsoft Security, Engadget, Petri, Petri, TechCrunch, TechCrunch, The Verge, ZDNet, SiliconANGLE, ExtremeTech, Ars Technica, Thurrott, Microsoft Docs, Dark Reading, iPhone in Canada Blog, OnMSFT.com, iPhone Hacks, Forbes, WinBuzzer, BetaNews, BetaNews, Thurrott, BleepingComputer, Patently Apple, SlashGear, Thurrott, TechSpot, 9to5Mac, The Register, MSPoweruser, CNET, and Softpedia News
Tweets: @maryjofoley, @guygregory, @tomwarren, @jarwidmark, @anderson, @gcluley, @epro, and @wdsecurity
| Peter Kafka / Recode: |
Sources: Apple's new TV service to be unveiled Monday will be a storefront for other streaming services, with Apple hosting and serving the streams — Apple's TV plans, explained. (Spoiler: Apple isn't taking on Netflix yet.) — After years of circling the TV business …
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The Information, MacRumors, CNET, Engadget, Forbes, Cult of Mac, iPhone in Canada Blog, 9to5Mac, Zatz Not Funny!, iDownloadBlog.com, BGR, and iPhone Hacks
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| Nilay Patel / The Verge: |
Apple iPad mini (2019) review: same specs as larger iPad Air, headphone jack, and solid performance, but has huge bezels and a Lightning port instead of USB-C — Sometimes smaller is better — People who love the iPad mini really, really love the iPad mini.
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Tweets: @reckless, @mgsiegler, @cnet, and @mgsiegler
| Taylor Lorenz / The Atlantic: |
Instagram, which has largely escaped scrutiny, is teeming with conspiracy theories, misinformation, and extremist memes, boosted by its recommendation algorithm — When Alex, now a high-school senior, saw an Instagram account he followed post about something called QAnon back in 2017 …
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| James Vincent / The Verge: |
Four European Wikipedia sites are blocking access and directing users to contact their EU representatives on March 21 to protest the copyright directive — Sites including Reddit, Twitch, and PornHub are also encouraging users in the EU to contact local politicians| Richard Lawler / Engadget: |
Comcast's Xfinity Flex, a $5/month service for its broadband customers, comes with a 4K set-top box and access to paid and free, ad-supported streaming services — Comcast's latest bundle isn't a cable TV service, exactly, since it's aimed at its subscribers who only have internet service.
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corporate.comcast.com, The Verge, Digital Trends, GeekWire, Light Reading, and SlashGear. Tweets: @comcast
| Andrew Liptak / The Verge: |
MPAA: streaming video subscriptions surpassed those for cable TV for the first time in 2018 globally, rising 131.2M or 27% YoY to 613.3M, as cable fell to 556M — But cable TV still rakes in more money — The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) reported today … | Guy Rosen / Facebook: |
Facebook says it blocked 800+ distinct variants of New Zealand shooting video, in contrast to ISIS-style propaganda which is not rebroadcast or reshared widely — We continue to keep the people, families and communities affected by the tragedy in New Zealand in our hearts.
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| Kate Clark / TechCrunch: |
Sources: UiPath, a process automation platform targeting IT businesses, is raising $400M+ at a $7B+ valuation; it closed a $265M Series C in November — UiPath, a robotics process automation platform targeting IT businesses, is raising more than $400 million in Series D funding …
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| Sean O'Kane / The Verge: |
Tesla files two lawsuits against multiple former employees and the self-driving car startup Zoox alleging misappropriation of the company's trade secrets — The automaker claims employees brought logistics info to Zoox, while another took Autopilot data to Xiaopeng Motors
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Business Insider, The Register, The Hill, TechCrunch, Electrek, CNET, Silicon Valley Business …, CNBC, Engadget, Mashable, Bloomberg, and Fortune
Tweets: @sokane1, @ryanfelton, and @quirkyllama
| Spencer Soper / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Amazon is beta testing video ads on its shopping app on iOS with plans for a similar product for Android later in 2019 — - Online retailer pushing video ad space in its smartphone apps — Product-related video content can keep shoppers from defecting
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Search Engine Land and PYMNTS.com
Tweets: @bschmitt, @johnkoetsier, @spencersoper, and @eric_seufert
| Nicholas Fandos / New York Times: |
Jared Kushner's lawyer told the House Oversight Committee late last year that Kushner uses WhatsApp for official WH business, including with foreign contacts — WASHINGTON — Jared Kushner, the president's son-in-law and senior adviser, uses an unofficial online messaging service …
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Politico. Tweets: @nycsouthpaw, @therickwilson, @mattyglesias, @tomgara, @bartongellman, @courtneyknorris, @hshaban, and @refsrc
| Nikhilesh De / CoinDesk: |
Square CEO Jack Dorsey introduces Square Crypto, a new initiative for open source contributions to the “bitcoin/crypto ecosystem” — Payments startup Square plans to hire a number of engineers and a designer to work on its crypto initiatives, according to tweets from CEO Jack Dorsey.
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Observer, CryptoGlobe, PYMNTS.com, Digital Trends, PaymentsSource, CoinGeek, Coinspeaker, BREAKERMAG, NewsBTC, Bitcoinist.com, and Engadget
Tweets: @jack, @coindesk, @jack, @cz_binance, @jack, @nathanielpopper, and @melt_dem
| Michael McWhertor / Polygon: |
Valve announces a Steam game library redesign and Steam Events, which developers can use to communicate in-game events, entering open beta in the coming months — Valve breaks down what's changing on Steam at GDC 2019 — Valve is making some big changes to Steam in the coming months …
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VentureBeat, PCWorld, Gamasutra, and IGN
| Jez Corden / Windows Central: |
Internal documents: disc-less Xbox One S, a cheaper alternative with a 1TB HDD, will launch globally on May 7 — Photoshop mockup of the Xbox One S All-Digital edition. — Following up on our previous reveal of the Xbox One S All-Digital console, we now have a bit more information, as well as the box art and tentative release date.
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The Verge, Destructoid, Neowin, SlashGear, WinBuzzer, BGR, Inquirer, MSPoweruser, KnowTechie, Pocket-lint, TechSpot, OnMSFT.com, USgamer.net, Mashable, IGN, and TechCrunch
Tweets: @thurrott, @scully1888, @tomwarren, and @cartridgegames
| Catalin Cimpanu / ZDNet: |
Hacker groups are creating backdoor admin accounts and redirecting users to tech support scams using a zero-day vulnerability in a popular WordPress plugin — Hacker groups are creating backdoor admin accounts on vulnerable sites and redirecting users to tech support scams.
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Threatpost, Wordfence, and Plugin Vulnerabilities
| Casey Newton / The Verge: |
Houseparty promotes co-founder and COO Sima Sistani to CEO; co-founder and CEO Ben Rubin will move to the company's board and continue to advise product teams — Sima Sistani becomes one of very few women to run a venture-backed social networking company — Houseparty, the video chat app …
Tweets: @joshconstine and @caseynewton
| Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: |
HoneyBook, which offers a financial and business management platform for freelancers and “solopreneurs”, raises $28M Series C, bringing the total raised to $74M — The gig economy is alive and well, and you don't have to take our word for it. One estimate pegs the number …
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TechCrunch and FinSMEs
| Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch: |
Microsoft says support for Windows 7, which makes up 40% of desktop market, will end Jan. 14, 2020; enterprise customers can pay for extended support until 2023 — Microsoft has rolled out a patch that will warn Windows 7 users that security updates will soon come to an end.
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Windows Help, BleepingComputer, BetaNews, Softpedia News, Inquirer, Windows Central, TechSpot, The Verge, Thurrott, and OnMSFT.com
Tweets: @darkoperator, @bingocat1994, and @bleepincomputer
| Dustin Childs / Zero Day Initiative: |
Researchers hacked Apple's Safari, Oracle VirtualBox, and VMware Workstation in Pwn2Own Vancouver 2019 contest, earning $240K in cash awards — The first day of Pwn2Own Vancouver 2019 is in the books and already, we've seen some great research. At the end of the day …
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9to5Mac, CyberScoop, Threatpost, MacRumors, eWeek, Security Affairs, and Zero Day Initiative
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