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In a tweet, Trump criticizes Apple for refusing to unlock phones of violent criminals, says his administration helps Apple “all of the time” on trade — - In a tweet, president Donald Trump addressed the conflict between the FBI and Apple over locked iPhones used by the suspected Pensacola shooter.
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Tweets: @realdonaldtrump, @karaswisher, @astepanovich, and @gabrieldance
| New York Times: |
Sources: Apple is preparing for a legal fight with the DOJ, similar to San Bernardino, which was not legally resolved before FBI dropped the case — The Silicon Valley giant is preparing for a legal fight over encryption, even as it works to reduce tensions with the Justice Department.
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9to5Mac, iMore, Business Insider, iPhone Hacks, PhoneArena, and South China Morning Post
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| Stephen Shankland / CNET: |
Google says it will phase out support for third-party cookies in Chrome within two years — Google's Chrome team, advancing its web privacy effort, later this year will begin testing the “privacy sandbox” proposals it unveiled in 2019. The Chrome tests, which Google announced Tuesday …
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| Catalin Cimpanu / ZDNet: |
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| Abner Li / 9to5Google: |
Google Smart Lock on iOS now leverages Secure Enclave to enable the iPhone's use as a physical 2FA key to sign in to Google apps via Chrome on nearby devices — Last year, Google announced that all Android 7+ devices can be used as two-factor authentication when signing into Gmail, Drive, and other first-party services.
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| Thomas Germain / Consumer Reports: |
New study shows how popular apps including Grindr, OkCupid, Tinder, and the period-tracking apps Clue and MyDays share intimate user data with data brokers — A new study shows how information about your sexuality, religion, and location is sent straight from phones to data brokers| Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: |
Google acquires no-code app development platform AppSheet, which had raised ~$19M to date, with plans to migrate AppSheet services to Google Cloud — Google is on something of a buying spree. On the heels of its acquisition of retail inventory management startup Pointy …
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| Max Weinbach / XDA Developers: |
Source: hands-on with a leaked Samsung Galaxy S20+ shows it has a 120Hz 3200 x 1440 display, ultrasonic under-display fingerprint scanner, and no headphone jack — The Samsung Galaxy S20 series is Samsung's next mainstream flagship series, and all eyes are set on the top Android OEM for its biggest guns yet.
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Tweets: @maxwinebach and @ishanagarwal24
| Greg Kumparak / TechCrunch: |
Hotel and flight search service Hipmunk says it's shutting down on January 23, 3+ years after SAP Concur acquired it — If you're still using Hipmunk for trip planning, it's time to find another site. Sooner than later, really. — The Hipmunk team announced this afternoon that it'll be shutting down in just one week's time.
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| Mariella Moon / Engadget: |
Facebook will now notify users via email and the Facebook App when their account is used to login into a third-party app or website — It's pretty easy to forget where you use your Facebook credentials to log in, especially since using it is as easy as clicking a single button.
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| Jeff Stone / CyberScoop: |
Equifax to pay $380.5M to members of a class action suit whose data was compromised in 2017 breach, after a federal judge approved the final settlement Monday — Equifax has agreed to pay $380.5 million to resolve allegations related to the 2017 data breach in which hackers stole information belonging …
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| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Google acquires Dublin-based Pointy, a startup helping brick-and-mortar retailers track which products they have in stock, a source says for $163M — Google has been on a long-term mission to build inroads into the world of e-commerce by working more closely with brick-and-mortar retailers …
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The Keyword, Pointy Retail Marketing Blog, Tech.eu, The Irish Times, Social Media Today, Gizmodo, and Crunchbase News
Tweets: @rsohoni, @colmlong, @connorpm, @mark_cummins, and @seedcamp
| Ashley Carman / The Verge: |
Instagram says it is testing letting some users access DMs from its website — As Facebook increases its focus on messaging — Instagram is finally bringing direct messages to the web. Starting today, a “small percentage” of the platform's global users will be able to access their DMs …
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International Business Times, Geek.com, Social Media Today, Engadget, The Next Web, Firstpost Tech, Neowin, Gizmodo, and MSPoweruser
Tweets: @mosseri, @instagram, @alexstamos, @a_bonavia, @zorinlynx, @goodtomicha, @can, @alexstamos, @vishalshahis, @caseynewton, @alex_abads, and @alexjamesfitz
| Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: |
Zinier, which provides workplace automation tools, raises $90M Series C led by ICONIQ Capital, bringing its total raised to $100M+ — It's anticipated that workplace automation tools will see an uptick in adoption in the next few years. One company leading the charge is San Francisco-based Zinier …
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| Abner Li / 9to5Google: |
YouTube for iOS adds filters for its Subscriptions tab allowing users to sort videos via All, Today, Unwatched, Continue Watching, Live, and Posts tags — Last year, Google made YouTube's Home tab more manageable by adding a carousel of personalized topics.
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MacRumors, XDA Developers, Tubefilter, and The Verge
| Nicholas Thompson / Wired: |
Interview with US CTO Michael Kratsios on the government's recent regulatory framework for AI, the potential for an AI cold war with China, and more — In a WIRED Q&A, the US chief technology officer warns against overregulating tech, underestimating the Chinese, and losing America's lead in quantum computing.
Tweets: @wiredbusiness, @wired, @sarahnemerson, and @nxthompson
| Ben Thompson / Stratechery: |
Visa's Plaid acquisition will pay off if Visa can leverage Plaid's fintech network and make it worthwhile for banks to build out the APIs Plaid needs — Before the network, there is the job. — In the case of Visa, or, to be more exact, the Bank Americard that would eventually be spun … | Blake Hester / Polygon: |
Former Microsoft employees and third-party developers reflect on the rise and fall of Microsoft Kinect, which was once billed as the future of Xbox — For a moment a decade ago, the game industry looked like a very different place — Illustrations by Cobysoft Joe for Polygon
Tweets: @simulacracid, @samitsarkar, @johntdrake, @phacktweets, and @genepark
| Crunchbase News: |
Analysis: European startups raised over $36B from VCs in 2019, up 25% from 2018 to reach a five-year high, and more than double the amount raised in 2015 — Venture capital deals in the United States and China tend to get the most attention, but VC dollars flowing to Europe have quietly been on the rise.| Michael Thomsen / Daily Mail: |
Toyota launches Kinto in Europe, a package of four separate mobility programs including car sharing, car pooling, and subscription-based leasing — Toyota Kinto is a package of four separate services that will be available in Europe in 2020. The four programs are:
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