Ahead of GDPR, Facebook debuts enhanced privacy controls for all users globally, starting in EU, with more choices about ads, allowing face recognition, more
In recent weeks we've announced several steps to give people more control over their privacy and explain how we use data.
The IRS' system for accepting online tax returns is working again after being down most of Tuesday; tax filing deadline without penalties delayed to Wednesday
The Internal Revenue Service announced late Tuesday that it would let taxpayers submit tax returns without penalty through Wednesday …
Amazon and Best Buy announce multi-year partnership to sell smart TVs made by Toshiba and Best Buy's brand Insignia, with built-in Fire TV
In its quest to get more consumers to use its Fire TV products, Amazon announced an unusual partnership Wednesday: The company has teamed up with Best Buy …
Filing with Russia's EEC database shows several unreleased iPhone models; previous filings of suspected Apple products appeared 1-2 months before official debut
French website Consomac has discovered a new Russian-language regulatory filing in the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) …
YouTube CEO addresses demonetization and Partner Program concerns, says company will pilot a new video upload flow to decrease monetization icon changes
“We are working to make this faster,” Susan Wojcicki said — YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki today addressed ongoing frustration …
Google releases Chrome 66 for Windows, Mac, Linux, and Android with a slew of developer features and blocking by default autoplaying content with sound
Google today launched Chrome 66 for Windows, Mac, Linux, and Android. Additions in this release include autoplaying content muted by default …
T-Mobile says it will spend $500M this year on expanding LTE coverage and preparing for 5G on US military bases, doubles veteran hiring goal to 10K over 5 years
T-Mobile is embarking on a military initiative that the company says includes its biggest hiring push ever …
Opera shuts down its free VPN app for iOS and Android; users who paid for the Gold service on iOS will get a free year of SurfEasy Ultra VPN service
Pour one out for Olaf. No, not the charming snowman from Disney's Frozen, the mascot for Opera's free VPN app.
With an interface designed to push users to consent, Facebook's privacy changes comply with the letter of GDPR law but with questionable spirit
Facebook is about to start pushing European users to speed through giving consent for its new GDPR privacy law compliance changes.
IMF head Christine Lagarde shares thoughts on the upside of cryptocurrencies, following last month's look at their dark side and potential regulation
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Cambridge Analytica planned to raise funds via an ICO to create a system that would let people store and sell their online data to advertisers, says ex-employee
SAN FRANCISCO — The embattled voter-profiling firm Cambridge Analytica quietly sought to develop its own virtual currency …
Counterpoint Research: in Q4 2017, iPhone X generated 35% of total worldwide smartphone profits and Apple accounted for 86% of total smartphone market profits
The iPhone X accounted for 35 percent of total worldwide handset profits in the fourth quarter of 2017, according to new estimates shared …
Ex-Cambridge Analytica employee tells UK Parliament that Kogan/GSR's Facebook datasets/questionnaires were not the only ones CA used, cites two other FB quizzes
Alex Hern / The Guardian :
Interview with Marissa Mayer, her first since leaving Yahoo, on her new Lumi Labs project, time at Google, thoughts on #MeToo movement, and more
The former Yahoo chief is renting Google's original office, where “there's a lot of good juju,” and planning her next act. She just won't say what it is.
NY AG launches inquiry into cryptocurrency exchanges, sends letter to 13, including Coinbase and Kraken, seeking information on their operations and more
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman launched an investigation into bitcoin exchanges today, his office announced.
Iran bans all government bodies from using foreign-based messaging apps, including Telegram, which is used by over 40M Iranians
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's presidency has banned all government bodies from using foreign-based messaging apps to communicate with citizens, state media reported Wednesday …
New Jersey-based Basis, which aims to develop a “stable coin” that stays valued at ~$1 by altering supply, raises $133M from a16z, GV, Bain Capital, and others
If you own any Bitcoin, you're probably in the habit of watching its price fluctuate wildly.
YouTube introduces new monetization tools for creators and announces expansion of sponsorships, as it faces backlash from smaller creators
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch :
Snap begins rolling out a direct response ad unit in the Snapchat camera screen, encouraging users to perform an action when using a sponsored lens
Kurt Wagner / Recode :
Sweden-based Qapital, an app that helps users save money with ~420K users, raises $30M from Swedbank Robur and others
Qapital, one of a slew of mobile applications trying to make it easier for users to save money (and spend it more wisely), has raised $30 million in fresh financing …
Analysis of ~87K articles about Facebook from USA Today, NYT, Guardian, and BuzzFeed from 2006-2018 shows coverage turned mostly negative after 2016 election
Sentiment analysis of over 87,000 articles provided to BuzzFeed News details the evolution of the social network as seen through the publications that cover it Tweets: @buzzfeednews , @cwarzel , @cwar...
Chevrolet partners with Shell to let drivers in select cities pay for gas from their vehicle's infotainment screens through GM's Marketplace service
Andrew J. Hawkins / The Verge :
Microsoft adds support for FIDO2 passwordless authentication to Windows Hello, following last week's announcement of Yubico's FIDO2 USB Security Key
Dan Thorp-Lancaster / Windows Central :
SF Board of Supervisors voted to regulate electric scooters from startups such as Bird and Spin, requiring them to apply for a permit to operate on city streets
Rachel Sandler / Business Insider :
Alibaba confirms self-driving car tests, joining Baidu and Tencent in China's autonomous car race
Sarah Dai / South China Morning Post :
Profile of Lea Kissner, who leads Google's 90-person NightWatch team, which is responsible for finding potential privacy flaws in the company's products
Lea Kissner is back at her alma mater, the University of California at Berkeley, armed with a crisp gray blazer, a slide deck …
San Francisco-based online staffing marketplace for underemployed workers Wonolo raises $13M Series B led by Sequoia Capital
Bérénice Magistretti / VentureBeat :
Source: ZTE exploring options for its phone operating systems after ban blocking US firms from selling to ZTE may prevent it from using Google's Android
Mark Gurman / Bloomberg :
FCC Commissioner Mignon Clyburn says she's leaving after 8+ years at the agency, a day after FTC's Terrell McSweeny, also an Obama nominee, announced retirement
Kim Hart / Axios :
Kaspersky Lab report: attacks spotted in Japan that hijack DNS settings of routers to reroute traffic to domains that could then infect some Android smartphones
Catalin Cimpanu / BleepingComputer.com :
IBM reports Q1 revenue of $19.1B, up 5% YoY, vs $18.84B estimated, its second consecutive quarter of increasing revenue after a five-year drought
Jordan Novet / CNBC :
Google announces that Dialogflow Enterprise Edition, a tool to build chatbots using tech from its API.AI acquisition in 2016, is generally available
Ron Miller / TechCrunch :
Amazon adds International Shopping feature to its mobile apps, letting users easily shop for products when abroad with support for 5 languages and 25 currencies
Chaim Gartenberg / The Verge :
Amazon quietly launches an Android browser for emerging markets starting in India, touting it as “fast, lite and private”
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch :
DocuSign plans to price its shares between $24 and $26 each for its upcoming IPO, which could raise up to $649M and give it a market cap of about $3.5B
Cromwell Schubarth / Silicon Valley Business Journal :
Sources describe turmoil at Kickstarter under founder and CEO Perry Chen, who retook the top job in March, as ~50 of 120 staff have left, including 7 top execs
but there's been no public announcement about this move. https://www.buzzfeed.com/... Davey Alba / @daveyalba : New from me: As a PBC and a cultural standard-bearer, Kickstarter is a model company in ...
Facebook deleted almost 120 cybercrime private discussion groups, with ~300K members, that ranged from spam to ID theft, hours after tip from Brian Krebs
Brian Krebs / Krebs on Security :
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