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Samsung says fingerprint bug on Galaxy devices is due to the sensor reading 3D patterns in screen protectors as fingerprints, will patch it as soon as next week — And advises removing silicone screen protecting cases for now — Samsung says that it plans to release a patch for its phones … | Jordan Novet / CNBC: |
Mark Hurd, co-CEO of Oracle and former CEO of HP, dies at 62; Hurd took a health-related leave of absence from Oracle in September — Mark Hurd, CEO of Oracle, in an interview on January 20, 2016. — Co-CEO of Oracle Mark Hurd died on Friday, CNBC confirmed.
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Seven US lawmakers, including Wyden, Cruz, Ocasio-Cortez, and Rubio accuse Apple of “censorship of apps” at the “behest of the Chinese government”, in a letter — - Cruz, AOC, others ask Apple to reinstate HK map app it pulled — Apple CEO discussed consumer rights with Chinese regulator
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Zuckerberg gives a full-throated defense of Facebook as a champion of free expression and defends Facebook policy to opt out of fact-checking political ads — In an address at Georgetown University, the Facebook chief executive called for more free speech — not less …
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| Heather Kelly / Washington Post: |
Facebook claims viewers saw mostly positive comments during Zuckerberg's live-streamed speech due to “ranking signals” that filter out low-quality comments — Viewers saw nearly entirely positive comments and emoji because of how the algorithms behind a live stream with tens of thousands of viewers work
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| Joe Rossignol / MacRumors: |
The second beta of macOS Catalina 10.15.1 contains icons possibly depicting the widely rumored 16-inch MacBook Pro with slightly thinner bezels — Icons possibly depicting the widely rumored 16-inch MacBook Pro have been uncovered by French blog MacGeneration in the first two betas …
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Tweets: @markgurman, @markgurman, @rsgnl, @elkmovie, @ryan, @elkmovie, @elkmovie, and @markgurman
| Nikhilesh De / CoinDesk: |
MediaLab, a holding company that owns the Whisper app, buys Kik messenger from Kik Interactive, which now focuses on development of Kin cryptocurrency — The Kik messaging platform has been bought by MediaLab, a holding company which operates Whisper and a number of other apps, the company announced Friday.
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| Wing Blog: |
Wing starts first commercial drone delivery service in the US, delivering orders from FedEx Express, Walgreens, and Sugar Magnolia in Christiansburg, Virginia — This afternoon, in a first for drone delivery in the U.S., Wing is delivering packages, over-the-counter medication …
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| Nikhilesh De / CoinDesk: |
After buying Poloniex in 2018 for $400M, Circle spins it out into Polo Digital Assets, backed by an unnamed Asian firm, says it won't serve US customers anymore — Crypto exchange Poloniex is spinning out from its parent firm Circle, the companies announced Friday.
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The Poloniex blog, The Block, Circle blog, The Block, The Merkle Hash, Bitcoinist.com, Crowdfund Insider, Crypto Briefing, CryptoGlobe, Cointelegraph, NewsBTC, and Decrypt
Tweets: @poloniex, @poloniex, @jasonklau, @fintechfrank, @fintechfrank, @jamestodaromd, @theblock__, @mdudas, @theblock__, and @icodrops
| An-Nahar: |
Massive protests erupt in Lebanon after a now-withdrawn government proposal to levy ~$6/mo tax on calls via WhatsApp and similar apps, amid an economic crisis — Lebanese have been reeling under the burden of austerity measures as the small Mediterranean country battles to stay afloat
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| Wendy Lee / Los Angeles Times: |
Quibi partners with T-Mobile, which will make the platform part of its offering, giving Quibi a broad distribution platform ahead of its April launch — Telecommunications giant T-Mobile has agreed to partner with Quibi, a Hollywood start-up that plans to distribute bite-size entertainment designed for millennials.
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Variety, CNET, Telecompetitor, Tubefilter, Light Reading, TmoNews, TechCrunch, and Seeking Alpha. Tweets: @johnlegere
| Lukas I. Alpert / Wall Street Journal: |
Facebook reaches licensing deal with News Corp to feature headlines from WSJ, NY Post, and others in a coming news tab; sources: WaPo, BuzzFeed News, BI also in — News organizations including News Corp will be paid a licensing fee to supply headlines in news tab| Otillia Steadman / BuzzFeed News: |
Sex workers say Instagram keeps taking down accounts, giving confusing guidelines and explanations; Facebook blames moderators' interpretation of guidelines — Sex workers and Instagram tried to make peace over takedowns in a meeting this summer. Then porn star Jessica Jaymes' account was incorrectly removed — after she died.
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| Jillian D'Onfro / Forbes: |
Data analytics startup Sisu emerges from stealth with $52.5M Series B led by NEA, with a16z and Green Bay participating, bringing its total raised to $66.7M — Peter Bailis can't resist dropping more than a dozen f-bombs as he explains how his startup Sisu aims to upend traditional business intelligence …
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GlobeNewswire News Room and Business Insider
Tweets: @itunpredictable, @komichiewa, @sachinrekhi, @davidnotdave, and @bryce
| Mike Ives / New York Times: |
A nonprofit is fighting illegal logging via a treetop monitoring unit that uses AI to detect sounds of chainsaws recorded and uploaded by used cellphones — PAKAN RABAA, Indonesia — This village in West Sumatra, a lush province of volcanoes and hilly rain forests, had a problem with illegal loggers.
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