Zuckerberg gives a full-throated defense of Facebook as a champion of free expression and defends Facebook policy to opt out of fact-checking political ads
In an address at Georgetown University, the Facebook chief executive called for more free speech — not less …
Samsung says fingerprint bug on Galaxy devices is due to the sensor reading 3D patterns in screen protectors as fingerprints, will patch it as soon as next week
And advises removing silicone screen protecting cases for now — Samsung says that it plans to release a patch for its phones …
Verizon and T-Mobile say Pixel 4 won't support RCS messaging on their networks at launch
The rollout of RCS messaging has been an absolute mess - to the point where Google is actually taking things over from carriers. Now, there's more bad news. Google's Pixel 4 won't support RCS …
Google confirms the Pixel 4's Face Unlock can allow access to users' devices even if their eyes are closed
Google has confirmed the Pixel 4 smartphone's Face Unlock system can allow access to a person's device even if they have their eyes closed. — One security expert …
YubiKeys can now be used to log into PCs running Windows 7, 8.1, and 10, via the Yubico Login app, previously only available to Mac and Linux users
Yubico releases app that lets users configure YubiKeys to work on top of local Windows OS accounts. — Starting today, users …
Researcher finds bug dating back to 2013 in a driver for Realtek Wi-Fi chips in Linux devices that could let hackers remotely crash or compromise devices
Buffer overflow can be triggered in Realtek Wi-Fi chips, no user interaction needed. — A potentially serious vulnerability in Linux …
Adobe says Photoshop for iPad will be released by year end, confirms that it will lack features after beta testers complained it was missing key elements
Adobe Inc. is nearing the consumer launch of Photoshop for Apple Inc.'s iPads a year after it was officially announced …
Facebook claims viewers saw mostly positive comments during Zuckerberg's live-streamed speech due to “ranking signals” that filter out low-quality comments
Viewers saw nearly entirely positive comments and emoji because of how the algorithms behind a live stream with tens of thousands of viewers work
Nintendo reports that all variants of Switch have sold 15M+ units in North America since Q1 2017, and sales through September were up 20%+ YoY
Nintendo Switch is the Best-Selling U.S. Video Game Console for 10 Months in a Row — Nintendo Switch Lite systems have combined to sell …
Facebook says it is working on ways to prevent child exploitation on its platforms once it introduces end-to-end encryption across its messaging apps
Facebook has revealed a two-year project to work out how to prevent minors from being groomed and exploited on its platforms …
G7 report says Facebook's Libra poses competition and antitrust challenges and should not be launched until all legal and regulatory risks are addressed
Company-created digital currencies such as Facebook's Libra could “pose challenges for competition and antitrust policies” …
Mark Hurd, co-CEO of Oracle, dies at 62
Mark Hurd, CEO of Oracle, in an interview on January 20, 2016. — Co-CEO of Oracle Mark Hurd died on Friday, CNBC confirmed. — Hurd became chief of Oracle, one of the world's top business-software ...
Quibi partners with T-Mobile, which will make the platform part of its offering, giving Quibi a broad distribution platform ahead of its April launch
Telecommunications giant T-Mobile has agreed to partner with Quibi, a Hollywood start-up that plans to distribute bite-size entertainment designed for millennials.
Sex workers say Instagram keeps taking down accounts, giving confusing guidelines and explanations; Facebook blames moderators' interpretation of guidelines
Sex workers and Instagram tried to make peace over takedowns in a meeting this summer. Then porn star Jessica Jaymes' account was incorrectly removed — after she died. Tweets: @buzzfeednews , @buzzfe...
Yahoo says it is shutting down its long-running Yahoo Groups platform on October 28 and will permanently delete all posted content on December 14
Jordan Pearson / VICE :
Google says Chrome 77 for Android enables Site Isolation security feature on pages where users log in with a password, adds additional protections on desktop
Lawrence Abrams / BleepingComputer :
iPhone users who save photos as HEIC/HEIF may get free unlimited storage of photos at original resolution with Google Photos, unlike Pixel 4 owners
Michael Potuck / 9to5Mac :
Report: Airbnb doubled Q1 losses YoY to $306M, with revenue growing 31% YoY to $839M, as it prepares for an IPO in 2020; Source: Airbnb has $3B+ in cash
and it could spell disaster for the company's attempt to go public Alex Wilhelm / Crunchbase News : Tracking Airbnb's Gross Margins Michael Grothaus / Fast Company : Report: Not even Airbnb can turn a...
Paris-based mobile game maker Madbox, which says it has generated 100M game downloads, raises €15M Series A from Alven Capital
French startup MadBox is raising a $16.5 million (€15 million) Series A funding round from Alven. The company is developing mobile games …
Atlassian acquires Code Barrel, makers of Automation for Jira, a tool used to automate routine processes with Jira that is used by Visa, Cisco, Airbnb, more
Natalie Gagliordi / ZDNet :
Nest is becoming less popular among residential builders as Google's software changes impede Nest devices' ability to connect with third-party IoT devices
then, bricked it. “When people buy a connected device, they expect it to connect. That's not something that happens with Nest anymore.” Good @GerritD story. https://www.bloomberg.com/...
Snapchat says it is testing dynamic ads that let brands automatically create ads in real time based on their own product catalogs
David Cohen / Adweek :
Despite helping millions of people try VR, phone-based VR is all but dead, with Google shutting down Daydream and Samsung's Gear VR efforts failing to take off
Adi Robertson / The Verge :
Zappos settles 2012 data breach lawsuit, compensating about 24M affected customers with a 10%-off coupon, a paltry deal compared to Equifax's settlement in July
Josephine Wolff / Slate : Tweets: @adamjanofsky , @rakeshlobster , @rstephens , and @larryrosenthal Tweets: Adam Janofsky / @adamjanofsky : I thought this was a joke at first. Zappos suffered a data ...
Mike Isaac's book, Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber, will be the basis for a Showtime series by Billions creators Brian Koppelman and David Levien
Joe Otterson / Variety :
PayPal's Venmo says it plans to launch its first credit card in 2020 in partnership with Synchrony, which also issues PayPal-branded credit cards
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch :
iPhone 11, 11 Pro, and 11 Pro Max review: the Pro and Pro Max models are worthwhile generational upgrades, but the regular iPhone 11 is not very impressive
Andrei Frumusanu / AnandTech :
Startup founders in Mexico say they shun publicity due to extortion fears, holding back country's tech sector; Mexico drew only $175M in venture capital in 2018
Reuters : Tweets: @byjulialove and @reuters . Thanks: @byjulialove Tweets: Julia Love / @byjulialove : Self-promotion is a way of life for startups in Silicon Valley. In crime-ravaged Mexico, it's th...
Microsoft spent $9.1B, led by $7.5B GitHub deal, on 20 acquisitions in FY 2019, making it the company's third-biggest year for acquisitions since 2003
Nat Levy / GeekWire :
Lyft launches Jobs Access Program to provide free and subsidized rides to the unemployed and those seeking job training in 35+ markets in the US and Canada
Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat :
Equity management platform Carta, formerly eShares, says it has hired a 51-member team from Kik as part of an expansion into Canada
Isabelle Kirkwood / BetaKit : Thanks: @tron
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