YouTube CEO apologizes to creators and users over the company's decision to revoke verification statuses and says it is working to address creator concerns
Updates are expected to come — YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki has just apologized to the creator community over the company's decision …
Facebook says it has removed tens of thousands of apps from about 400 developers to date, as part of its investigation following the Cambridge Analytica scandal
SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook indicated on Friday that the scale of its data privacy issues was far larger than it had previously acknowledged …
TiVo confirms it is planning to place pre-roll video ads before DVR recordings for all customers, even those with a lifetime subscription plan
Rolling out to TiVo's current devices over the next 90 days — So much for it being an early, experimental test.
YouTube to tighten creator verification in October, focusing on channels with a need for proof of authenticity and clarifying verification isn't an endorsement
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Minecraft's latest beta update introduces a character creator that allows players to change body types and wear accessories
You can be a mermaid — Minecraft's latest update has added a character creator to the game. After years of only using skins over the same model …
Samsung releases a new care guide instructing Galaxy Fold users to “just use a light touch” and keep the phone free of water and dust
While the Samsung Galaxy Fold is not the first foldable phone on the market, it's without a doubt the biggest, and it will be the device that sets the example for other companies.
Netflix CEO warns of a “whole new world” when streaming services from Disney and Apple drop in November, reiterates that Netflix isn't in “acquisition business”
After dominating the subscription streaming scene for so long, Netflix is girding for a new phase …
YouTube reverses course, says channels with verification badges will keep them without appeal and channels that reach 100k subs can still apply for verification
you will keep your badges Tweets: Susan Wojcicki / @susanwojcicki : UPDATE 2: Like in the past, channels that reach 100k subs will be eligible to apply for verification. To better clarify how channels...
Sources: many Airbnb employees are frustrated they can't sell company stock; to compensate, management has offered more perks to keep longtime employees happy
Tension has grown among a 6,000-person work force as it waits to sell company shares, people with knowledge of the situation said.
IBM sues Zillow for infringing on its patents, including one about list-based searches that let users see the results on a map that fits within their screen
IBM filed a lawsuit against Zillow this week, accusing the real estate giant of piggybacking off its patented technology …
HP acquires endpoint security startup Bromium from which it has been licensing anti-malware technology since 2017; Bromium has raised $115.8M, per Crunchbase
The PC and printer maker has been licensing Bromium's anti-malware technology since 2017. — HP Inc. says it will bolster …
Amid rising competition and a dramatic fall in US subscribers during Q2, doubts arise over the sustainability of Netflix's debt-driven business model
and adds that they got outbid on “Fleabag” Stock is the 2nd worst S&P name this am: (via @variety) $NFLX https://variety.com/... Ivan Maljkovic / @ivan_brussels : “Hastings warned that steadily rising...
Source: Fitbit has hired investment bank Qatalyst Partners to explore a sale; stock closes up 11.72%
KEY POINTS — Fitbit hires boutique investment firm Qatalyst Partners to explore a sale, according to a person familiar with the matter. — A Fitbit display is seen at a Target store in Los Angeles.
Google says it will invest €3B over the next two years to expand its data centers across Europe, and €600M in 2020 to expand its data center in Hamina, Finland
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Apple says the new iPhones include a new software and hardware system to reduce performance impacts as battery ages, making them less susceptible to throttling
better performance management as battery ages on 11 and 11 Pro. They even show a different message on the Battery Health screens. https://9to5mac.com/... https://twitter.com/...
Profile of Adrian Lamo, a famous hacker in the early 2000s who died mysteriously in 2018 and was decried by the hacking community for turning in Chelsea Manning
a self-styled Robin Hood of the early internet. When he died mysteriously last year, conspiracy theorists went wild. An NPR investigation sets the record straight. https://www.npr.org/...
Mark Zuckerberg met with President Trump during his visit to Washington, where the Facebook CEO also met with a number of members of Congress
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Apple's implementation of STIR/SHAKEN protocol in iOS 13 doesn't display “Caller Verified” notice on call screen, making it useless for identifying robocalls
STIR/SHAKEN comes to iPhones, but not in a useful way — Robocalls are a scourge, but cellular networks …
Huawei says it is planning to let users unlock the Mate 30 bootloader, which will make it easier for them to sideload Google Play and other apps onto the device
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Google updates Chrome with customizable themes on desktop and tab grouping on Android
Babu Mohan / Android Central :
A look at Sign in with Apple, which is available for users with iOS 13 for a small number of apps including Nike, Instacart, Bird, and Kayak at launch
Apple wants its new password killer to cut your dependency on Facebook and Google—if you can find it in the apps you use most
Lookiero, a Paris-based personal clothing and accessory shopping service, raises $19M, bringing its total raised to $23M
Mike Butcher / TechCrunch :
In an interview, Google CEO Sundar Pichai argues against knee-jerk regulation and blanket vetting of AI algorithms, advocates for sector-by-sector approach
Tim Bradshaw / Financial Times :
Roku study: 2M people in the US moved from traditional pay TV to streaming in 2019; up to 60M US households will exclusively use streaming in the next 5 years
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