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Apple's rumored shift to its own CPUs for Mac may parallel the 2005 transition to Intel and brings up similar questions of emulation, developer transition kits — Mark Gurman: … I'm not sure what the hedging is about there, other than the fact that anything reported about anyone's future plans could, in theory, change.
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| Nick Statt / The Verge: |
Reddit names Y Combinator CEO and Justin.tv founder Michael Seibel as Alexis Ohanian's replacement — Ohanian stepped down last week, asking the board to replace him with a black candidate — Reddit has named Y Combinator CEO Michael Seibel to its board of directors.
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| Dan Goodin / Ars Technica: |
New Intel chip flaws disclosed: one can leak secure enclave data and the second allows cross core info leakage; both have patches that partially fix the issues — Intel's speculative execution flaws go deeper and are harder to fix than we thought. — For the past two years, modern CPUs …
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Tweets: @lizrice, @aschilling, @iancoldwater, @aschilling, @tinkerfairy_net, and @nelsonijih
| Dave Gershgorn / OneZero : |
PimEyes, a Polish facial recognition website, allows users to upload any face photo and find more images of that person on publicly accessible websites — PimEyes markets its service as a tool to protect privacy and the misuse of images — Ever wondered where you appear on the internet?
Tweets: @davegershgorn, @ozm, and @dlberes
| Salvador Rodriguez / CNBC: |
Twitter and Square say they are adding a permanent company holiday on June 19, or Juneteenth, a key date celebrating African-American emancipation from slavery — - Jack Dorsey, CEO of Twitter and Square CEO, tweeted on Tuesday that both companies will honor Juneteenth as a company holiday …
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| Devin Coldewey / TechCrunch: |
Two Texas men face a $225M FCC fine and a lawsuit from multiple AGs after making billions of robocalls over two years; calls targeted Do Not Call registry — Two men embodying the zenith of human villainy have admitted to making approximately a billion robocalls in the first few months of 2019 alone …
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| Ina Fried / Axios: |
In a letter to members of Congress, IBM says it's exiting the general-purpose facial recognition business and opposes the use of such tech for mass surveillance — In a letter to members of Congress on Monday, IBM said it is existing the general-purpose facial recognition business …
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| Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: |
IBM Cloud says it has resolved issues that resulted in a major outage, impacting customers including Techmeme — The IBM Cloud is currently suffering a major outage, and with that, multiple services that are hosted on the platform are also down, including everybody's favorite tech news aggregator, Techmeme.| The Verge: |
Interview with Tinder CEO Elie Seidman on the impact of the pandemic, rising engagement, keeping video calls safe, finding friends, future products, and more — Tinder and its parent company Match Group have weathered the COVID-19 pandemic relatively well, all things considered.
Tweets: @ashleyrcarman and @reckless
| Louise Matsakis / Wired: |
Newly released TikTok clone Zynn was removed from the Play Store after reports indicate it was filled with multiple stolen videos from other platforms — Multiple influencers told WIRED that their videos had been copied from other platforms and reposted to Zynn without permission.
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Tweets: @jason_koebler, @caitlin__kelly, @lmatsakis, @lmatsakis, @pomeranian99, and @wongmjane
| Kana Inagaki / Financial Times: |
Honda says a cyberattack on its network forced it to suspend global production and give many staffers a day off; some vehicle factories remain closed — Japanese manufacturer forced to suspend global operations for a day following disruption — Japanese carmaker Honda said on Tuesday …
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Tweets: @hondacustsvc, @campuscodi, @dflanegan, @robinwauters, and @gcluley
| Lauren Feiner / CNBC: |
Apple, Amazon, Facebook, and Microsoft all hit record highs as the Nasdaq Composite broke 10,000 for the first time, alongside several explosive IPOs — - Facebook, Apple, Amazon and Microsoft all hit new all-time highs Tuesday after the Nasdaq Composite Index hit a new record.
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| Saritha Rai / Bloomberg: |
A look at TikTok vs. YouTube rivalry in India, amid geopolitical tensions between India and China that has brought anti-China sentiments to the forefront — Not many people in India had heard of CarryMinati until last month. Then, amid the country's novel coronavirus lockdown …
Tweets: @menakadoshi, @anuragkotoky, @darkwyr, and @tebohorasoaisi
| Paul Sawers / VentureBeat: |
NS8, a fraud prevention service designed to protect online transactions, raises $123M led by Lightspeed Venture Partners — NS8, a fraud prevention platform designed to protect online transactions, has raised $123 million in a round of funding led by Lightspeed Venture Partners, with participation from AXA Venture Partners.
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| Tom Krazit / Protocol: |
Profile of Bret Arsenault, Microsoft's CISO, who is working on an ambitious project to make its 150K+ employees ditch their passwords by early next year — Bret Arsenault doesn't like cheese. — But for Microsoft's chief information security officer, a distaste for dairy produce isn't born …
Tweets: @karynelevy, @protocol, @williamslauram, @quinnypig, @protocol, @protocol, and @tomkrazit
| Jon Porter / The Verge: |
Signal can now transfer your chat history to a new iPhone from your existing iOS device, similar to a feature that has existed for a while on its Android app — Transmitting your data directly between iOS devices — Encrypted messaging app Signal now lets you transfer your account data …
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Signal Blog, MacRumors, Engadget, IT Management, 9to5Mac, SlashGear, iPhone in Canada Blog, Pocketnow, The Mac Observer, iPhone Hacks, and iDownloadBlog.com
Tweets: @wheatpond, @suka_hiroaki, @signalapp, and @jonporty
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TSMC says it is has begun the installation of 3nm process fabrication lines and is on track to begin volume chip production in H2 2022 — TSMC is fast advancing its manufacturing processes. The foundry maintains that its 3nm fab project remains on schedule, with the technology to be ready … | David Shepardson / Reuters: |
In letter, four GOP senators ask the FCC to review Section 230 and “clearly define the criteria for which companies can receive protections under the statute” — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Four Republican senators on Tuesday urged the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) … | Natalie Jarvey / Hollywood Reporter: |
Interactive storytelling app Whatifi launches on iOS with $10M in funding led by a16z and participation of former Netflix CFO David Wells, Max Levchin, others — Andreessen Horowitz and former Netflix CFO David Wells are among the startup's investors. — Jaanus Juss has been staging interactive plays …
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