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| Ben Thompson / Stratechery: |
At I/O, Google was the opposite of defensive, setting out the case that data collection allows Google to make better products to improve people's lives — For a company famed for its engineering culture, you wouldn't expect a video at Google's annual I/O developer conference to have such emotional resonance.| Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: |
To curb tracking, Google says anti-fingerprinting tech is coming in Chrome and devs must explicitly opt-in for cookies that are meant to be used across sites — Google today announced a major new initiative around its Chrome browser that will, in the long run, introduce significant changes …
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Tweets: @johnnyryan, @googleads, @chromiumdev, @edwardtufte, @nytimes, @justinschuh, @peteyvid, @campuscodi, @pkedrosky, and @kosamari
| Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
Unlike Facebook at F8, Google didn't just talk about its commitment to privacy at I/O, it showcased features that were either ready to ship or ready to demo — F8 and I/O, night and day — Mark Zuckerberg: “The future is private”. Sundar Pichai: ~The present is private~.
Tweets: @joshconstine and @jason_kint
| New York Times: |
At Google I/O, Sundar Pichai pitched privacy for everyone, going against the company's history of data collection, one week after a similar push from Facebook — MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Google, the company that may know the most about our digital lives, is now preaching the gospel of privacy.
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Tweets: @sundarpichai, @caro_milanesi, @mikeisaac, @daiwaka, @privacyproject, and @ohmdee
| Johana Bhuiyan / Los Angeles Times: |
Uber and Lyft drivers are planning a 24-hour strike in at least 10 cities in the US to protest against unfair pay ahead of Uber's much-anticipated IPO — It was a protest that dealt Uber its biggest blow. When taxi drivers in New York City rallied against President Trump's travel ban in 2017 …
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Tweets: @juliacarriew, @jeremycorbyn, @derivativeburke, @sensanders, @nytimes, @clintsmithiii, @akatookey, and @jmbooyah
| Joel Rosenblatt / Bloomberg: |
Uber's IPO prospectus says 60,000+ US drivers have filed arbitration suits, which legal experts say will take decades to resolve and cost Uber $600M+ — - IPO disclosure exposes costly, time-consuming backlog — Is ride-hailing company about to ‘cry uncle’ due to demands?
Tweets: @markmilian, @business, and @ekp
| Nikhilesh De / CoinDesk: |
Binance says hackers accessed some user API keys, 2FA codes, and stole 7,000 bitcoins worth ~$41M; it will use its Secure Asset Fund for Users to cover the loss — Hackers stole more than 7,000 bitcoin from crypto exchange Binance, the world's largest by volume, the startup reported Tuesday.
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| Reuters: |
Tencent pulls the test version of blockbuster game PUBG in China and shifts users to a similar “patriotic” game that has government approval to generate revenue — SHANGHAI/HONG KONG (Reuters) - Tencent Holdings Ltd on Wednesday shut down its test version of global blockbuster …
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| Andrew J. Hawkins / The Verge: |
Bird is selling Bird One, its new electric scooter, directly to consumers for $1,299, says it has a range of up to 30 miles on a single charge — Bird One will be rolled out in cities soon and available to purchase for $1,299 — Bird unveiled its next-generation electric scooter on Wednesday … | Rani Molla / Vox: |
Experts say apps like Nextdoor and Ring's Neighbors give people a false sense that the US crime rate is worsening even as violent crime reaches record lows — Why people are socializing more about crime even as it becomes rarer. — Violent crime in the US is at its lowest rate in decades.
Tweets: @ranimolla, @dangillmor, @martinoxon, @voxdotcom, @nancyleong, @frankpasquale, and @melissakxly4
| Janko Roettgers / Variety: |
Google to replace its “Works with Nest” program this summer with “Works with Google Assistant”, which would give vetted partners access to customer data — As Google is further integrating the Nest brand, it is also introducing some significant changes to the way Nest products will work.
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| Dieter Bohn / The Verge: |
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| Madhumita Murgia / Financial Times: |
Facebook will hire about 100 people in London to establish a base for its push into payments on WhatsApp, which currently has only ~400 employees — Facebook has chosen London as the centre for a push into payments on its WhatsApp messaging service, boosting the city's hopes of becoming … | Theodore Schleifer / Vox: |
Democratic presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg, popular with some of Silicon Valley's wealthiest donors, has five fundraising events in the Bay Area this week — Inside the tech network that is trying to turn a small-town mayor into a fundraising dynamo. — The two 30-somethings drove …
Tweets: @ezraklein, @aaschapiro, @matthewstoller, @awolfeful, @onlxn, @teddyschleifer, @anildash, @rmac18, and @ezraklein
| Reuters: |
Chinese AI startup Megvii, also known as Face++, raises $750M led by Bank of China Group Investment, source says at a $4B+ valuation, ahead of its Hong Kong IPO — HONG KONG (Reuters) - Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) provider Megvii Inc, commonly known as Face++ …
| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
As Cortana loses out to Assistant and Alexa, Cortana chief Andrew Shuman says Microsoft is refocusing on conversational interactions in the workplace — Cortana will appear in Microsoft products where it makes sense — Microsoft's digital assistant has had a tough time recently.| Patricia Hernandez / Polygon: |
Kids who play Fortnite as free “default” characters are often bullied, insulted, and sometimes ostracized by peers, causing pressure to purchase skins — The stigma of being a default — In a private school where tuition is high, students can bicker about clothes, shoe brands, cellphones, or video games.
Tweets: @taylorlorenz, @ag_radley, @juiceboxca, @chuckwendig, @xpatriciah, @maxkriegervg, @russfrushtick, and @mistertodd
| Dieter Bohn / The Verge: |
Rick Osterloh, Google's SVP of Devices and Services, talks hardware and “ambient computing”, Google's vision to help users via newer types of computing devices — Rick Osterloh on integrating Nest, making the Pixel 3A, and more — It's time for Google to turn up the volume — metaphorically — on selling hardware.
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| Dieter Bohn / The Verge: |
First look at Android Q: dark mode, better gestures, Live Caption, improvements to OS security updates via Project Mainline, Focus Mode, and more — It isn't about what's new, it's about what's better — A full release is expected this fall, but Google is announcing new major features … | Emil Protalinski / VentureBeat: |
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| Lily Hay Newman / Wired: |
CIA announces its own Tor onion service for allowing people to browse its site anonymously, including submitting tips and instructions to contact the agency — THE ANONYMITY SERVICE Tor has grown in popularity around the world over the last few years, but it has also long been a tool …
Tweets: @wired, @a_greenberg, and @ridt
| Ron Miller / TechCrunch: |
Docker says CEO Steve Singh is stepping down after two years, to be replaced by Hortonworks CEO Rob Bearden — In a surprising turn of events, TechCrunch has learned that Docker CEO Steve Singh will be stepping down after two years at the helm, and former Hortonworks CEO Rob Bearden will be taking over.
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| Steve O'Hear / TechCrunch: |
HeyJobs, which uses machine learning to make high skilled recruitment scalable, raises $12M Series A led by Notion Capital — HeyJobs, a three year-old Berlin startup that helps large employers scale recruitment, has raised $12 million in Series A funding.
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