Leaked 2016 memo from Facebook VP Andrew Bosworth says “all the work we do in growth is justified”, even if Facebook enables terrorism; Zuck says he disagreed
Facebook Vice President Andrew “Boz” Bosworth said that “questionable contact importing practices,” …
Apple releases iOS 11.3 with throttling controls, ARKit 1.5, Health Records, new Animoji, Business Chat for iMessage, more; watchOS 4.3, macOS 10.13.4 also out
Apple today released iOS 11.3, the twelfth official update to the iOS 11 operating system that first came out in September …
Apple details external GPU support now available in macOS 10.13.4 High Sierra, recommends a number of specific enclosures and AMD cards; no Nvidia cards listed
The release of macOS 10.13.4 brings with it official external GPU support by Apple, but the company is recommending specific enclosures/chassis …
Under Armour says ~150M MyFitnessPal accounts affected by a data breach in late February; data taken included usernames, email addresses, and hashed passwords
Shares of Under Armour dropped 3.8 percent, before paring losses, after the active-wear company informed users of its online fitness and nutrition website of a data breach.
Sources: Facebook employees react to VP's controversial 2016 memo, with dozens criticizing company leakers; Andrew Bosworth has now deleted his memo
“I've always thought our ‘open but punitive’ stance was particularly vulnerable to suicide bombers." — The publication of a June 2016 …
Microsoft splits Windows & Devices Group; Rajesh Jha to lead Experiences & Devices, Scott Guthrie to lead Cloud + AI Platform, Harry Shum to lead AI + Research
Satya Nadella / Microsoft :
FCC approves SpaceX plan for 4,425-satellite “Starlink” broadband network, requires SpaceX to launch and operate 50% of the space stations by March 29, 2024
SpaceX has a green light from the FCC to launch a network of thousands of satellites blanketing the globe with broadband.
Daimler and BMW say they are combining their car-sharing businesses into a joint venture, with equal shares for each firm, to better compete with Silicon Valley
Jack Ewing / New York Times :
European Commission says it will cancel all UK-held .eu domains when it leaves EU in March 2019; analysis shows these are ~317K, or ~10%, of total .eu domains
Bureaucrats break internet norms — Brexit has hit the internet, and not in a good way. — In an official statement Thursday …
Terry Myerson, VP of Windows and Devices Group at Microsoft, is leaving as part of a company-wide reorg; Surface chief Panos Panay becomes chief product officer
Microsoft's latest company reorg includes some major changes to its Windows and Devices organization, including the departure of its current leader, Terry Myerson.
Document reveals Facebook was informed in 2014 that Aleksandr Kogan's company's survey app could sell user data, which broke with Facebook's policy at the time
Facebook was informed that the app at the centre of a massive data leak could sell user data to third parties …
Some Silicon Valley executives warm up to Trump on taxes and deregulation even as they disagree with him on immigration and the environment
SAN FRANCISCO — Two days after Donald J. Trump won the 2016 election, executives at Google consoled their employees in an all-staff meeting broadcast around the world.
US wants all visa applicants, or ~15M people per year, to provide social media and other details; previously these details were only required from ~65K visitors
WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department wants to require all U.S. visa applicants to submit their social media usernames …
Profile of Dara Khosrowshahi as he works to repair Uber's image by acting as a diplomat and a salesman without giving up the qualities that led to its success
Dara Khosrowshahi is charged with turning the scandal-plagued startup into a traditional company—without sacrificing what made it successful.
Facebook begins letting fact-checking partners review photos and videos and also lets them flag stories before being prompted
which ads, directed at which groups, were transmitted by FB in '16. http://newsroom.fb.com/... Alex Stamos / @alexstamos : Here is the transcript of our call this morning with reporters. http://twitte...
UK-based 16-24-year-olds watch Netflix and listen to services like Spotify more than BBC, BBC radio stations; over 80% of kids watch YouTube, 29% BBC iPlayer
BBC's Tony Hall http://www.theguardian.com/... Meh / @mehedih_ : barking news http://twitter.com/...
Baidu's streaming video service iQiyi falls 13.6% in Nasdaq debut, closing at $15.55, down from opening price of $18
And Then Falls Jonathan Shieber / TechCrunch : Baidu's streaming video service iQiyi falls 13.6% in Nasdaq debut Bloomberg : Baidu's iQiyi Drops in Trading Debut After Raising $2.3 Billion Austen Huff...
Apple says it will update its site for managing Apple IDs to let users download a copy of their data, complying with EU's GDPR, which goes into effect on May 25
Bloomberg :
Huawei reports strong smartphone sales of 153M in 2017 as net profit rose 28.1% YoY to ~$7.3B on revenue of ~$92.5B, up 15.7% YoY
Josh Chin / Wall Street Journal :
Foxconn, facing tough competition from local Chinese companies and squeezed by Apple, sees a way to boost revenues and margins with the acquisition of Belkin
“I can't put my finger on why, but this acquisition seems weird to me,” writes John Gruber, describing Foxconn's decision to buy Belkin for $866 million. Tweets: @om Tweets: @om : So why did Foxconn b...
Microsoft to add Stocks and Geography data types to Excel, powered by Bing's knowledge graph, letting users embed rich data in their spreadsheets
Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch :
Telegram has raised an additional $850M for its ICO, according to SEC documents, bringing total raised to $1.7B, which could make it the largest ever ICO
Alex Heath / Cheddar :
Apple's education-focused events in 2012 and 2018 show that its vision does not fit with reality because of a lack of understanding of what teachers need
Bradley Chambers / 9to5Mac :
As Huawei grows into a confident design leader and gains market share with US allies, its absence in the US is a loss for consumers there
Vlad Savov / The Verge :
More VC firms are seeking to raise new funds of $1B+ due to startups staying private longer, SoftBank as possible competition, avoidance of stake dilution, more
and not enough great teams and companies to put these sums of money into. http://www.axios.com/... Jason M. Lemkin / @jasonlk : “Even Sequoia Capital has seen its original Airbnb ownership fall from 2...
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