Facebook accidentally printed messages like “Big Brother is Watching” inside tens of thousands of Oculus Touch controllers, already shipped some to developers
- Facebook said it accidentally included cryptic hidden messages in “tens of thousands” of its Oculus Touch virtual-reality controllers.
Disney says Disney+ will support 4K and HDR video, all content on Disney+ can be downloaded and viewed offline, and that the app will be on Roku, PS4, and more
In the fall of 2017 Disney announced plans for a subscription streaming service of its own that could compete with the likes of Netflix.
Disney+ will be available starting November 12 for $6.99 a month or $69.99 per year
Disney taking a bold step here and dramatically underpricing Netflix. That's going to be very good news for consumers. Expect some positive media coverage, Disney. Cynthia Littleton / @variety_cynthia...
As the key trial between Apple and Qualcomm starts on Tuesday, a report details the increasingly acrimonious relationship between the company CEOs
The legal battle between Qualcomm and Apple has grown increasingly tense since it began in early 2017. A new report from The Wall Street Journal explores … Source: Wall Street Journal .
Microsoft says a “limited” number of its web email service accounts were breached between Jan. 1 and March 28 using a customer support agent's credentials
On the heels of a trove of 773 million emails, and tens of millions of passwords, from a variety of domains getting leaked in January …
HQ Trivia confirms Scott Rogowsky, its primetime host who had become the de facto face of the company, has left and will be replaced by Matt Richards
Quiz Khalifa aka Host Malone aka Trap Trebek aka HQ Trivia's Scott Rogowsky has been pushed out of the live mobile gaming startup.
DHS warns about a bug in VPN apps from Cisco, Palo Alto Networks, Pulse Secure, and F5 Networks, which can give attackers remote access to enterprise networks
Several enterprise virtual private networking apps are vulnerable to a security bug that can allow an attacker to remotely break …
Hackers claim they stole ~4K unique personnel records from sites related to the FBI National Academy Association, claim to have data from 1K+ more hacked sites
A hacker group has breached several FBI-affiliated websites and uploaded their contents to the web, including dozens of files containing …
Facebook's transparency tool that shows users which advertisers have used a contact list with their information is a nightmare for a normal person to use
On Facebook under Settings, there's a page in the Ads section where you can view your Ad Preferences.
How bodybuilding forums of the 2000s, which offered safe spaces to learn about anabolic drug use and trade insults, contributed to the internet trolling culture
It was never about the politics. It was always about the drugs. This is how a group of weightlifting pros … Tweets: @wearemel , @wearemel , @moustacheclubus , @katienotopoulos , @wearemel , and @_co...
Amazon's HR chief Beth Galetti talks about Peccy, a blobby orange internal mascot that is universally recognized by the company employees
I mean this as a statement of fact, not a criticism—a dumpy little blob. His arms are jointless, fingerless nubs. His legs are so vestigial that it's not clear whether he's ambulatory.” http://www.fas...
Twitch releases its first original game called Twitch Sings, a karaoke title with a “go live” button to start a Twitch broadcast, available for free on Windows
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In a speech to employees, Alibaba founder Jack Ma defends the “996” work culture at Chinese tech companies, calling it a “huge blessing” for young workers
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Alibaba Group founder and billionaire Jack Ma has defended the grueling overtime work culture …
FCC will begin 37GHz, 39GHz, and 47GHz spectrum auctions for 5G use on Dec. 10, announces the $20.4B Rural Digital Opportunity Fund to connect up to 4M homes
By possibly interfering with weather forecasts, since the FCC recently auctioned off spectrum close to the frequencies NASA and NOAA use to gather forecast information from weather satellites. http://...
Profile of Amazon's HR chief Beth Galetti, the highest-ranking woman at the company and the only woman on the 18-person “S-Team” that reports directly to Bezos
Amazon's HR chief, former engineer Beth Galetti, is hiring hundreds of people a day. As the company's workforce swells, so do her challenges. Tweets: @jill_bernstein , @mieky , @fastcodesign , @harry...
Researcher finds Facebook is testing bringing Messenger back into its main app, possibly as a first step toward integrating all of its messaging services
Jon Porter / The Verge :
Current and former US officials and business execs describe hacking and IP theft by China and why they stayed silent because of the profits to be made in trade
Technology theft and other unfair business practices originating from China are costing the American economy more than $57 billion a year …
Q&A with people who still pay for email with EarthLink and AOL, which reported $600M revenue from email and dial-up in 2014 and estimated $400M in 2018
It's not just Mike Pence and your grandma — a lot of people still use AOL and EarthLink, and pay for the privilege
Facebook nominates PayPal exec Peggy Alford to its board, the first African-American woman, and won't nominate Reed Hastings and Erskine Bowles for re-election
Facebook nominates Paypal's Peggy Alford to board of directors. She'll become 1st black woman nominated in FB history. — Erskine Bowles & Reed Hastings, both have been on the board since 2011, won't b...
Pan-African e-commerce company Jumia closes up 75.6% on its first day of trading, after raising $196M in its IPO, and is now valued at ~$3.9B
Maggie Fitzgerald / CNBC :
Interview with Nancy Pelosi on online privacy, net neutrality, breaking up big tech companies, and policing hate speech on social media platforms
Kara Swisher / Recode :
SS7, a mobile protocol that can be hacked to track users or intercept calls, remains flawed after decades due to the FCC's reliance on telecom industry advice
Andrea Peterson / Ars Technica :
US Army demos the first 10 driverless trucks it is developing for convoys, plans 60 more trucks over the next year
Joann Muller / Axios :
Dashlane, a popular password manager and identity management startup, raises $30M in debt financing, bringing its total raised to $100M+
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch :
Workers in the $43B video game industry are increasingly discussing unionizing, as many grapple with “crunch” as a routine hazard of their jobs
and some of the country's biggest labor groups are paying attention https://www.latimes.com/... Afl-Cio / @aflcio : In a year where workplace activism has swept through Silicon Valley, gaming appears ...
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