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Facebook bans networks, three originating in Iran and one in Russia, running “inauthentic” accounts, Pages, and Groups misleading users in the US, Latin America — Today, we removed four separate networks of accounts, Pages and Groups for engaging in coordinated inauthentic behavior on Facebook and Instagram.
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Facebook says it will more prominently label content that fact-checkers deem false on Facebook and Instagram, will ban ads suggesting voting is pointless — We have a responsibility to stop abuse and election interference on our platform. That's why we've made significant investments since 2016 …
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| CNBC: |
Sources: SoftBank to take control of WeWork, spending $4B-$5B on new funding and existing shares in The We Company, valuing it between $7.5B and $8B — KEY POINTS — Softbank to spend $4 billion to $5 billion on new equity, existing shares, sources say.
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| Ionut Ilascu / BleepingComputer: |
Hackers breached the internal network of Avast likely aiming for another supply chain attack on CCleaner; Avast says it didn't find malicious changes to the app — Hackers accessed the internal network of Czech cybersecurity company Avast, likely aiming for a supply chain attack targeting CCleaner.
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| Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: |
Microsoft acquires Edmonton-based Mover to bolster its cloud migration solutions, just weeks after acquiring Movere, another cloud migration company — Microsoft today announced that it's acquired Mover, an Edmonton-based provider of admin-led and self-service cloud file migration offerings.
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Tweets: @mover_io, @whatthebit, @davegershgorn, and @chupchap
| Emil Protalinski / VentureBeat: |
Microsoft announces Secured-core PCs, which will come from many vendors like Dell and adhere to security best practices for better firmware attack protection — Microsoft today announced a new initiative to combat threats specifically targeted at the firmware level and data stored in memory: Secured-core PCs.
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Tweets: @dwizzzlemsft, @wired, @lilyhnewman, @halberenson, and @epro
| Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch: |
NordVPN confirms it found out a few months ago that one of its datacenters was hacked in March 2018, leaving it vulnerable to man-in-the-middle attacks — NordVPN, a virtual private network provider that promises to “protect your privacy online,” has confirmed it was hacked.| Financial Times: |
Joint UK and US probe finds that a Russian cyber espionage unit hacked the tools of a hacker group linked to Iran's government to lead attacks in 35+ countries — A Russian cyber espionage unit has hacked Iranian hackers to lead attacks in more than 35 countries, a joint UK and US investigation has revealed.| Ina Fried / Axios: |
Google hires Javier Soltero, Acompli co-founder and former head of Microsoft Outlook, to run G Suite — In its bid to take on Microsoft Office, Google has hired someone who knows the product well: Former Outlook boss Javier Soltero. — Why it matters: Google and Microsoft are in a tough battle …
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| Bloomberg: |
Mark Zuckerberg and his wife have privately recommended several potential hires to Pete Buttigieg's presidential campaign, two of whom were hired — - Facebook CEO, wife privately recommended hires to Democrat — Zuckerberg facing barrage of criticism in DC for bias, privacy
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| Dieter Bohn / The Verge: |
Google Pixel 4 and 4 XL review: fast face unlock, smooth display, and great still camera, but average video recording and battery life, and no ultrawide camera — There's a baseline for “fast enough” on Android phones, and the Pixel 4 more than hits it. It might not be the fastest Android phone …
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| Dieter Bohn / The Verge: |
| Nat Levy / GeekWire: |
SAP has struck a three-year deal where Microsoft will sell a bundle of SAP cloud services directly to customers who run SAP on Azure — SAP and Microsoft struck a three-year partnership to help companies move their data to the cloud, a move that tightens the already close relationship between the two tech giants.| Sarah McBride / Bloomberg: |
Instabase, which sells app making tools to enterprise, raises $105M Series B at a $1.05B valuation — Silicon Valley got another addition to its stable of unicorns on Monday: Instabase Inc. The business tools company said it has raised $105 million at a $1.05 billion valuation.
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| Bloomberg: |
Sources: Adobe will preview Illustrator for iPad at its Max conference in November before launching it in 2020 — - Company to announce plans at Max conference in early November — Illustrator is key Adobe app for graphic design and drawing — Adobe Inc. has picked Illustrator …
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| Catalin Cimpanu / ZDNet: |
Researchers show how malicious voice apps for Alexa or Google Home eavesdrop on users, as Amazon and Google take a lax approach to vetting the platforms — Exclusive: Amazon, Google fail to address security loopholes in Alexa and Home devices more than a year after first reports.
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Ars Technica, Android Authority, CNN, BBC, BOX Blog, Dark Reading, Digital Trends, USA Today, 9to5Google, Android Headlines, Business Insider, The Register, Slashdot, Liliputing, Android Central, TechSpot, Mashable, The Verge, MIT Technology Review, Gizmodo, Inquirer, Tom's Guide, KnowTechie, SlashGear, and CNET
Tweets: @dtunkelang, @mehdishibahara, and @fabiochiusi
| vpnMentor: |
Researchers find open database that leaked 179GB+ of customer, US govt, and military records from Autoclerk, a travel reservations system owned by Best Western — Led by Noam Rotem and Ran Locar, vpnMentor's research team discovered a breach in a database belonging to Autoclerk …
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ZDNet, Information Security Newspaper, Reclaim The Net, and Threatpost
| Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica: |
Verizon's rollout of 5G to three NBA arenas and over a dozen NFL stadiums only covers some of the seating areas in each facility — Verizon 5G can't cover all the seating areas in any NBA or NFL facility. — Verizon on Friday announced that its 5G network is now available in three NBA arenas …
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| Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch: |
EU says preliminary results of its probe into software used by EU institutions raises “serious concerns” over Microsoft's compliance with data protection rules — Europe's chief data protection watchdog has raised concerns over contractual arrangements between Microsoft …
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| Dan Seifert / The Verge: |
Surface Laptop 3 (15") review: great keyboard and trackpad, AMD config performs well for productivity tasks, but GPU struggles, and has only two USB ports — The new 15-inch Surface Laptop is a familiar package with new dimensions — The 15-inch version of the Surface Laptop 3 represents …
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Laptop Mag, AnandTech, Engadget, Thurrott, PCMag, Gizmodo, ExtremeTech, Windows Central, and MSPoweruser. Tweets: @dcseifert
| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
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| Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: Founders Fund is raising ~$3B for two funds, and the bulk of it is intended for more mature startups like Stripe and existing investments — The firm, co-founded by the early Facebook investor, wants cash to pump into aging tech startups that have remained private| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
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