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April 27, 2021, 12:50 PM

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Javier Espinoza / Financial Times:
Sources: EU will charge Apple with anticompetitive behavior later this week, over concerns that the rules it sets for developers on its App Store break EU law  —  Case began two years ago and is among a number against the US tech group  —  Margrethe Vestager, the EU's competition chief …
Patience Haggin / Wall Street Journal:
With iPhone's privacy changes, advertisers will get more ad-performance data for ads bought through Apple than via third parties, giving its ad business an edge  —  Under the iPhone maker's new rules, advertisers will get more ad-performance data for ads bought through Apple than through third parties
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Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Spotify launches paid podcast subscriptions for creators in the US, at no cost to creators for two years and a 5% fee starting in spring 2023  —  Spotify today is officially rolling out paid podcast subscriptions, after first unveiling its new subscription platform at the company's “Stream On” event in February.
Catalin Cimpanu / The Record:
DC Police confirm a data breach after a ransomware gang threatens to release files that expose police informants unless the department agrees to pay a ransom  —  A ransomware gang is threatening to leak sensitive police files that may expose police investigations and informants unless …
Nikkei Asia:
Sources: Apple's follow-up to its M1 chip has already gone into mass production, will be ready to ship in products slated for H2  —  TSMC-made chipsets to replace Intel offerings in laptops set to launch in 2H  —  TAIPEI — The next generation of Mac processors designed by Apple entered mass production …
Sam Byford / The Verge:
Amazon debuts a new Fire HD 10 tablet, now thinner with a brighter screen for $150, a more powerful $180 Fire HD 10 Plus, a Fire Kids Pro tablet line, and more  —  There's also a new Fire Kids Pro lineup  —  Amazon is overhauling its tablet lineup today with new Fire HD 10 models alongside refreshed options for kids.
Alfred Ng / The Markup:
Researchers say preinstalled Android apps can access a log where sensitive contact tracing app information is stored; Google says a fix is being rolled out  —  Researchers say hundreds of preinstalled apps can access a log found on Android devices where sensitive contact tracing information is stored
Jason Fried:
Basecamp's CEO announces a ban on “societal and political discussions” at work, saying the company does not need to solve or even chime in on social problems  —  At Basecamp, we treat our company as a product.  It's not a rigid thing that exists, it's a flexible, malleable idea that evolves.
Byron Tau / Wall Street Journal:
A look at the risks posed by data, including geolocation, harvested from common apps for phones belonging to US intelligence officers and military personnel  —  Apps show troop movements buried in data available for purchase: ‘a major risk to national security’
Sergiu Gatlan / BleepingComputer:
Microsoft says Microsoft Defender for Endpoint now blocks cryptojacking malware using Intel's silicon-based Threat Detection Technology  —  Microsoft today announced that Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, the enterprise version of its Windows 10 Defender antivirus, now comes with support …
Andalusia Knoll Soloff / Rest of World:
Many LatAm migrant workers in the US are using crypto to send money home; crypto exchange Bitso says it processes $1B+ per year in US remittances sent to Mexico  —  When traditional exchanges closed during the pandemic, many workers turned to crypto to send remittances home.  —  • ACAPULCO, MEXICO
Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat:
Automox, which lets security teams automate and conduct cybersecurity actions through policies, raises $110M led by Insight Partners  —  Join Transform 2021 this July 12-16.  Register fo r the AI event of the year.  —  Endpoint management platform Automox today announced it has closed …

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