Sources: iOS 13 to include a system-wide Dark Mode, the ability for apps to have multiple windows and a new standard undo gesture for text input on iPad, more
Apple is expected to unveil iOS 13, the next major version of the iPhone and iPad operating system, at its annual Worldwide Developers Conference …
Source: Outlook, MSN, and Hotmail were affected in breach; Microsoft now says email content was also exposed for ~6% of users whose email accounts were hacked
Hackers abused a Microsoft customer support portal that allowed them to read the emails of any non-corporate account.
Sources: Microsoft is working on AirPods-like earbuds under the codename “Morrison”
Late last year, Microsoft surprised many with the announcement of the Surface-branded headphones. The premium peripheral has opened the door to the company exploring where else they can apply …
Samsung Galaxy Fold hands-on: feels much more stable and polished than expected and while you can see and feel the crease, it's perhaps worth the trade-off
The folding screen is good, as long as you don't stare at the crease — Two months after an announcement where Samsung talked …
Twitter has removed TorrentFreak's tweet pointing to a news story on recent leaks of unreleased TV shows, after a questionable DMCA takedown request from Starz
A few days ago we reported on several major leaks of unreleased TV-shows. This included several episodes from the Starz original show “American Gods”.
Binance says it will delist bitcoin SV (BSV) from the exchange, after CEO Changpeng Zhao said BSV's creator Craig Wright, who claims he's Satoshi, is a “fraud”
Binance, the world's largest crypto exchange by reported volume, will delist bitcoin SV (BSV) after a week …
EU gives final approval to the new Copyright Directive, with its controversial Article 11 and 13 provisions, after 19 of the 28 member countries voted in favor
The European Union has officially approved a controversial and sweeping reform of its copyright rules to protect content creators …
Sources: nearly half of HQ Trivia's staff signed a petition seeking to depose CEO Rus Yusupov; the startup had ~$6M in the bank but is spending $1M per month
This week's banishment of host Scott Rogowsky was merely a symptom of the ongoing struggle to decide who will lead HQ Trivia.
Sources: Apple paid Conde Nast, Hearst, Meredith, Rogers Media, and KKR a total of $100M for Texture, with $385M more to be paid out over the next 3 years
After paying at least $485 million, Apple said it will shut down Texture, its online magazine subscription service …
Sources: how China uses AI to specifically track Uighurs, an ethnic minority, in the first known racist application of facial recognition to be widely deployed
In a major ethical leap for the tech world, Chinese start-ups have built algorithms that the government uses to track members of a largely Muslim minority group.
Foxconn chairman Terry Gou says he will step away from daily operations at the company in the coming months, but will remain involved in strategic decisions
TAIPEI (Reuters) - The chairman of Taiwan's Foxconn, an assembler of Apple Inc's iPhones, said on Monday he plans to step …
How Binance has taken advantage of the cyclical nature of the cryptocurrency market and its ebbs and flows to build a scalable and impactful business
Pete Rizzo / CoinDesk :
After the news went viral about Starz getting Twitter to remove TorrentFreak's tweet, Starz is successfully applying DMCA takedowns to others' tweets about it
Ernesto / TorrentFreak : Tweets: @rakeshlobster , @manan , @pt , @crankycatcoder , and @pt See also Mediagazer Tweets: Rakesh Agrawal / @rakeshlobster : Twitter can't fucking patrol trolls, but hey, ...
UK data watchdog proposes a 16-rule code of practice for online services to protect children's privacy that includes ending “nudge techniques” and more
Vimeo acquires Israel-based video creation service Magisto which has over 100M users; sources say Vimeo paid $200M
Magisto's proprietary technology enables cutting edge mobile apps and AI-powered editing tools to create videos for its 100 million users.
Motivate, the bike share startup owned by Lyft, is pulling its electric bikes in NYC, SFO, and Washington DC after reports of injuries due to faulty brakes
Andrew J. Hawkins / The Verge :
Leaked images suggest a disc-free Xbox One S will arrive May 8 for €229, alongside a program for trading in disc-based games for digital versions
Brad Sams / Thurrott :
Facebook suffers third major outage in 2019, with all of its services down for ~2 hours on Sunday, after a ~24-hour outage in March, and a smaller crash in Jan.
down (again) Matt Binder / Mashable : Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Messenger all go down in worldwide outage Yoel Minkoff / Seeking Alpha : Another outage for Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp Ch...
Governments across Southeast Asia, including Vietnam and Thailand, are adopting Chinese-style internet and data controls, raising alarms in the US
- Increasingly autocractic regimes find China's model alluring — The spread of Beijing's vision is starting to alarm the U.S. Tweets: @bbgvisualdata , @dtbyler , @scs_disputes , @mdudas , @mhbergen...
Sources: Apple is spending hundreds of millions of dollars to secure new games for its Arcade subscription service, with total budget likely to exceed $500M
Tim Bradshaw / Financial Times :
Publicis to buy US digital marketing company Epsilon, which collects consumer data like payments, location, and web activity, for a net purchase price of $3.95B
Angelina Rascouet / Bloomberg :
An inside look at the underbelly of Amazon's fake review economy; in March 2019 alone, Amazon was hit by 2M+ unverified reviews, 99.6% of which were 5 stars
Zachary Crockett / The Hustle :
DHL debuts DHL Africa eShop, an e-commerce app powered by startup MallforAfrica, for global retailers wanting to more easily sell into African consumer markets
Jake Bright / TechCrunch : Tweets: @nanaspio Tweets: @nanaspio : Sad @ this news. 1/ Local infant industries may not compete; 2/ World only sees Africa as consumer mkt not investment mkt. 3/ Why do o...
Nokia's factory in Finland, where execs say they have automated some product lines to ~99%, shows how high-speed connectivity can transform manufacturing
Chris O'Brien / VentureBeat : Tweets: @pauldaugh Tweets: Paul Daugherty / @pauldaugh : Nokia's “factory of the future” has both industrial robots - working separately from humans in enclosed cells - ...
When DEA got a warrant for LogMeIn to divulge a user's passwords, LastPass' encryption scheme meant it couldn't produce them, but other customer info was given
the decryption key—is the user's master password” http://www.forbes.com/... @sashaperigo : How does this chalk up to other password manager's policies? This is pretty disturbing. http://twitter.com/.....
ASML, which makes semiconductor manufacturing equipment, allegedly suffered software theft at its US subsidiary by former employees linked to Chinese government
A security researcher publicly disclosed 0-day flaws in WordPress plugins before patches were available to protest support-forum moderators' alleged behavior
Dan Goodin / Ars Technica :
Irvine-based startup Mavenlink raises $48M Series E for its cloud-based project management service bringing the total raised to $111.5M
Manish Singh / VentureBeat :
Sensor Tower: Tinder's Q1 revenue across Play Store and App Store grew by 42% YoY to $260.7M, passing Netflix to become the top-grossing, non-game app globally
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch :
Charity: water now accepts stock donations from shareholders of private startups like Uber to share some IPO proceeds as bonuses with the non-profit's staff
David Gelles / New York Times : Tweets: @nytimesbusiness , @nickkristof , @jonstahl , @fundraisingau , @juliacsocial , @anandwrites , and @ryangraves Tweets: @nytimesbusiness : Never mind that the po...
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