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PayPal says it is withdrawing from Facebook's Libra Association, becoming the first of its founding members to do so — PayPal is withdrawing from Facebook's Libra Association, the company announced Friday. — “PayPal has made the decision to forgo further participation in the Libra Association …
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Apple admits some iPhone 6S/6S Plus phones sold from Oct. 2018 to Aug. 2019 may not turn on due to a faulty component, offers free repairs and repair refunds — The problem affects phones made between October 2018 and August 2019. — Apple has posted notice of a new repair program … | Tom Burt / Microsoft on the Issues: |
Microsoft: Iran-linked group, dubbed Phosphorus, attempted to hack 241 accounts belonging to a 2020 presidential campaign and others between Aug. and Sept. — Today we're sharing that we've recently seen significant cyber activity by a threat group we call Phosphorus, which we believe originates …
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Sources: Trump's re-election campaign is the presidential campaign that Microsoft said was targeted by Iranian hackers — SAN FRANCISCO — Iranian hackers targeted President Trump's re-election campaign, two people with knowledge of the attacks said on Friday, in a sign of how cyberattacks … | Edward Robinson / Bloomberg: |
European tech companies struggle to compensate employees with profit-sharing in a system where stock options have big restrictions and high tax rates — Lawmakers across the Continent haven't given startups the compensation tools they need to share profits with employees. That's changing.| Tripp Mickle / Wall Street Journal: |
How Tim Cook is cultivating a relationship with Donald Trump and advocates for Apple's interests, while avoiding public backlash from employees and customers — Apple CEO advocates for his company's interests while avoiding a backlash from either employees or the president| Adam Mansfield / CIO.com: |
How Microsoft and Google Cloud are battling for enterprise customers with partnerships, hardball licensing tactics, and tailored offerings for deskless workers — The competitive landscape is heating up. As Google Cloud aggressively approaches enterprises to get a foot in the door …
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Unlike other social media platforms, TikTok doesn't timestamp user uploads, frustrating some creators, but making it possible for months-old content to go viral — The popular app doesn't tell users when a video was posted. Creators say that makes it easier to steal content—but there are also upsides to forgetting what day it is.
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Sources: Google has held discussions about acquiring the TikTok-like short video app Firework; California-based Firework was valued at $100M+ earlier this year — Firework is startup behind app that lets users share 30-second clips; Weibo also has expressed interest
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US and UK sign the first-ever bilateral data access agreement, enabled by the Cloud Act, to speed up court-approved data exchanges for criminal investigations — Police and intelligence agencies are to be given expedited access to electronic communications sent by terrorists …
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Sources: SoftBank is struggling to raise money for Vision Fund 2; it is likely to be far smaller, at least at the start, than the $108B it said it had lined up — (Reuters) - SoftBank Group founder and CEO Masayoshi Son is struggling to raise money for a second massive technology investment fund … | Lauren Kaori Gurley / VICE: |
Drivers say Lyft does very little to protect them from assaults and harassment by passengers and makes it “extremely traumatic to report anything” — Drivers Motherboard spoke to say they were assaulted by riders and Lyft did little to help them. Experts say Uber and Lyft don't take the same safety measures as taxis.
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