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Sources: as part of its response to FTC inquiries, Facebook unearths emails that appear to show Mark Zuckerberg knew of problematic privacy practices — Internal exchanges uncovered in response to FTC probe could cast doubt on founder's commitment to user privacy, people familiar with the matter say
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| Megan Rose Dickey / TechCrunch: |
Bird confirms it is acquiring electric scooter and moped startup Scoot, which was valued at ~$71M, meaning Bird can now operate shared scooters in San Francisco — Bird is acquiring electric scooter and moped startup Scoot, confirming TechCrunch's previous report that the two companies were in acquisition talks.
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Scoot, Engadget, PR Newswire, CNET, Axios, Bloomberg, The Verge, and Crunchbase News. Tweets: @mbkeating
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Sources: Bird bought Scoot in a cash and stock deal for close to $25M — Smaller competitor is being acquired for a significantly lower price than its latest valuation of about $70 million, say people familiar with the matter — Electric scooter-rental startup Bird Rides Inc. has reached … | Brian Heater / TechCrunch: |
Epic Games, maker of Fortnite and the Unreal Engine, says it has acquired video chat social network Houseparty for an undisclosed sum — What does a gaming company do after raising $1.25 billion? Acquisitions seem like a pretty good place to start. Epic Games — of Unreal Engine …
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Houseparty, The Verge, CNN, CNET, Gizmodo, Crunchbase News, Variety, Deadline, and Blue's News
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| Chris Welch / The Verge: |
After leaked images were published, Google tweets a teaser picture of the Pixel 4, expected in October, confirming at least two rear cameras — Google responds to leaks by posting an official image — Google just tweeted an image of the Pixel 4, a smartphone that the company isn't expected to ship until October.
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CNN, Android Authority, Gizmodo, 9to5Google, CNET, XDA Developers, The Next Web, Android Police, Softpedia News, ExtremeTech, Quartz, and CNBC
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| Dieter Bohn / The Verge: |
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Tweets: @backlon, @sdw, @3b2, @unboxtherapy, @androidauth, @backlon, and @verge
| Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch: |
Google says it will now let iPhone and iPad owners use its Android security key tech to verify sign-ins for Google accounts — Google will now allow iPhone and iPad owners to use their Android security key to verify sign-ins, the company said Wednesday. — Last month, the search … | Ashley Carman / The Verge: |
Spotify launches a new US playlist, Your Daily Drive, updating throughout the day with music and news clips from the WSJ, NPR, and Public Radio International — All it's missing is weather and traffic — Spotify's launching a new playlist called Your Daily Drive that will incorporate news podcasts.| CNBC: |
French tech giant Dassault to buy Medidata, which provides healthcare software for clinics, in $5.8B deal; Medidata currently has a market value of $5.9B — KEY POINTS — Dassault said it was offering $92.25 per share for Medidata, a slight discount to Medidata Solutions' closing price of $94.75 on June 11.
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GlobeNewswire News Room, Financial Times, Reuters, Bloomberg, and Financial Times. Tweets: @chrissyfarr
| Bloomberg: |
Sources: Google is moving some production of US-bound Nest thermostats and server hardware out of China to Taiwan and Malaysia, avoiding punitive US tariffs — - Trump's tariffs push tech giant to boost Taiwan manufacturing — Google proved keener than other tech companies about shift
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Wall Street Journal, Engadget, The Verge, Digital Trends, Silicon Valley Business …, Android Central, USgamer.net, Forbes, Pocketnow, 9to5Google, TechNode, Slashdot, BGR, Gizchina, Reuters, Pocket-lint, Wall Street Journal, Mashable, AppleInsider, Axios, Philip Elmer‑DeWitt, CNBC, The Guardian, CNET, iPhone Hacks, The Mac Observer, MSPoweruser, iPhone in Canada Blog, 9to5Mac, Cult of Mac, Bloomberg, Softpedia News, and Yahoo Finance
Tweets: @marcorubio, @benktallmadge, @karanbhasin95, @wsj, and @namo_bharath
| Kevin Litman-Navarro / New York Times: |
Analysis plots 150 privacy policies by reading time and complexity, with Craigslist and DuckDuckGo among the best while Airbnb and Indeed are among the worst — In the background here are several privacy policies from major tech and media platforms. Like most privacy policies …
Tweets: @oliviasolon, @realavivahr, @drewharwell, @sarahjeong, @privacyproject, @robinberjon, and @rmc031
| Kate Krader / Bloomberg: |
Uber says it plans to start testing fast food deliveries by drone to designated safe landing zones in a trial in San Diego this summer — On an overcast Monday in May, I joined a group in a parking lot behind a San Diego McDonald's to witness the future of food delivery.
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The Verge, TechCrunch, VentureBeat, CNN, TechCrunch, PYMNTS.com, Hypepotamus, Telegraph, Engadget, and The Points Guy
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| Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: |
Helium debuts $495 cryptocurrency-mining Helium Hotspots that offer free p2p networking, promising greater coverage than WiFi, as 100 could cover an entire city — Cellphone plans are expensive. The average person spends about $80 per month on their phone plan, according to price comparison engine Flipsy …
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TechCrunch, The Helium Blog, Cointelegraph, Multicoin Capital, CoinDesk, BitcoinExchangeGuide, Forbes, and PE Hub Blog. Tweets: @joshconstine. Thanks:@ryanthegentry
| Andy Greenberg / Wired: |
Critics question Alphabet's Jigsaw subsidiary's decision to hire a disinformation vendor to run a campaign during research into state-sponsored disinformation — FOR MORE THAN two years, the notion of social media disinformation campaigns has conjured up images of Russia's Internet Research Agency …
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Engadget. Tweets: @wired, @nxthompson, @sheeraf, @a_greenberg, @wiczipedia, @cwarzel, @wiczipedia, @a_greenberg, @sheeraf, and @wiczipedia
| Cameron Faulkner / The Verge: |
AT&T is launching the Samsung Galaxy S10 5G, its first true 5G phone, on June 17, but it will only be available to developers or AT&T Business customers — But only for business users and developers — AT&T is launching its first true 5G phone, the Samsung Galaxy S10 5G, on June 17th.| Juro Osawa / The Information: |
Sources: Huawei has indefinitely postponed the announcement of a new Windows laptop, originally scheduled for this week, due to ongoing US trade sanctions — Huawei has indefinitely postponed the announcement of a new laptop computer that was originally scheduled for this week …
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CNBC, The Verge, Wall Street Journal, Ars Technica, Wall Street Journal, Pocket-lint, BBC, PYMNTS.com, Gizchina, Forbes, TechSpot, SlashGear, Android Authority, The Register, Business Insider, Windows Central, South China Morning Post, Axios, Inquirer, Telegraph, Softpedia News, Mashable, Yahoo Finance, CNET, and Slashdot
| Kirsten Korosec / TechCrunch: |
Uber unveils a new self-driving car based on the Volvo XC90 SUV, designed to be fully autonomous, rolling out in 2020 — Uber Advanced Technologies Group unveiled Wednesday a new generation of self-driving Volvo XC90 SUVs that are designed and built to be fully driverless …
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The Verge, Volvo Car Group Global …, SiliconANGLE, Reuters, Engadget, and Business Insider
| Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch: |
In a letter to lawmakers, Facebook says it obtained data on ~187,000 users via its now-defunct Research app, including ~31,000 US users and ~4,300 US teenagers — Facebook obtained personal and sensitive device data on about 187,000 users of its now-defunct Research app … | Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
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Facebook, Digital Trends, Gizmodo, The Guardian, Financial Times, Firstpost Tech, TalkAndroid.com, Adweek, FutureSin, Lifehacker, TechSpot, Inquirer, Coinspeaker, WRAL TechWire, BetaNews, Washington Post, IT PRO, Neowin, MediaNama, The Next Web, Fossbytes, NBC News, PYMNTS.com, Bloomberg, Android Authority, MSPoweruser, BGR, Forbes, Business Insider, The Verge, Marketing Land, CNET, and Engadget
Tweets: @ow, @kurtwagner8, @kurtwagner8, @mikeisaac, @mikeisaac, and @joshconstine. Thanks:@joshconstine
| Nandita Bose / Reuters: |
Walmart to integrate Jet.com's retail, technology, marketing, analytics, and product teams with its own e-commerce business; Jet.com president to leave in Aug. — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Walmart Inc on Wednesday announced a sweeping overhaul at Jet.com, an e-commerce retailer it acquired …
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Walmart Inc., The Verge, Business Insider, CNBC, Bloomberg, and Wall Street Journal. Tweets: @myurow
| Lauren Feiner / CNBC: |
Crowdstrike pops ~80% on Nasdaq as its shares start trading at $63.50, well above its $34 IPO price, valuing the company at $12B — KEY POINTS — CrowdStrike opened its first day of trading on the Nasdaq with a share price of $63.50, surging from its IPO price of $34.| Sean Gallagher / Ars Technica: |
Researchers discover “Fishwrap” disinformation campaign recycling images and reports from past terrorist attacks and presenting them as breaking news — Over 215 social media accounts tied to effort to get followers through disinformation. — Researchers at Recorded Future …
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Recorded Future, CyberScoop, The Daily Beast, and The Guardian
| Mariella Moon / Engadget: |
Following successful tests elsewhere, Facebook says it will bring its blood donation sign up feature to select US cities ahead of a wider rollout — Facebook says its blood donation feature in India, Bangladesh, Brazil and Pakistan has been doing so well, over 35 million users have signed up to be donors.
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Facebook, The Verge, TechCrunch, SlashGear, CNBC, Digital Trends, and Neowin
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