Researchers: Zoom sometimes uses encryption keys issued by servers in China, uses a flawed encryption method, and hence is not suited to communicate secrets
but it can be fixed Stephen Warwick / iMore : Today on Zoom: ‘Not suited for secrets’, encryption issues and more Mercury News : Zoombombing: FBI warns video calls are getting hijacked Tweets: Glenn F...
Zoom apologizes for routing some calls made in N. America through China, says it “mistakenly” allowed Chinese data centers to accept calls due to traffic spike
Hours after security researchers at Citizen Lab reported that some Zoom calls were routed through China …
Google uses aggregated anonymized location data from 131 countries to show which places are complying with social distancing and which aren't
New COVID-19 mobility reports show changes in traffic to stores, parks, transit stations, and more — Google is using location data gathered …
Telecom engineers, considered essential workers in the UK, are facing harassment from anti-5G conspiracy mongers, linking the deployment of 5G to coronavirus
EE suspects telephone mast engulfed by fire in Birmingham was an arson attack as celebrities claim Covid-19 caused by new network
Zoom will require passwords to enter calls via Meeting ID and will turn on Waiting Rooms by default to prevent trolls from disrupting calls, starting April 5
Zoom is making some drastic changes to prevent rampant abuse as trolls attack publicly shared video calls.
Profile of Zoom CEO Eric Yuan, who says the company will “probably” suspend all tracking on Zoom's sites and consider open-sourcing its code in the future
And An FBI Warning James Rogers / Fox News : SpaceX bans its employees using Zoom over privacy concerns, report says John Gruber / Daring Fireball : Quick Turnaround From Zoom on Mac Issues, But Their...
US federal law enforcement warns that invading Zoom meetings to broadcast “disruptive content” will result in fines or possible imprisonment
Hacking into a conference call seems like a fun prank — until you get arrested — Federal prosecutors are now warning pranksters …
Apple has acquired Dublin-based AI startup Voysis, which developed a platform for digital assistants to better understand people's natural language
- Company continues to buy AI, voice startups to improve Siri — Dublin-based Voysis focused on adding AI to online shopping
Global online music streaming grew 32% YoY in 2019, reaching 358M total subs; Spotify led with 31% market share of paid subs, followed by Apple Music at 19%
- Spotify continues to be the market leader and recorded a 23% YoY growth in total revenue during CY 2019.
Analysis: thousands of people are organizing via private group chats, message boards, Twitter, Instagram, more to execute coordinated “Zoombombing” campaigns
Zoom, the videoconferencing app, has become a target for harassment and abuse coordinated in private off-platform chats.
Google temporarily rolls back its SameSite policy in Chrome, to allow stability for essential service websites that may not meet third party cookie requirements
Google says it wants to provide stability during the COVID-19 outbreak — With the launch of Chrome 80 in February …
Researchers are using Facebook's location data to provide daily updates to US cities and states evaluating the effectiveness of social distancing amid COVID-19
Apptopia and Braze study: with 59M global installs, Netflix led rivals YouTube, Amazon Prime, and Disney+ in Q1, but more time was spent on YouTube Kids
Netflix may still dominate global streaming, but Disney+ has made a huge splash in the United States, where it launched in November.
Source: Apple's new entry level iPhone will be called iPhone SE, available in white, black, and red, with 64GB, 128GB, or 256GB storage options
Zac Hall / 9to5Mac :
The new iPad Pro gets a privacy feature, first introduced on 2018 MacBooks, that disconnects hardware microphones when an attached MFi compliant case is closed
Zac Hall / 9to5Mac :
Internal docs: Amazon to postpone Prime Day at least until August, expects a potential $100M hit from excess devices it may now have to sell at a discount
Leaked memo: Apple told employees that its retail stores in the US will remain closed and work-from-home procedures will remain in place until early May
Mark Gurman / Bloomberg :
Four Democratic senators send a letter to Apple asking whether its COVID-19 app and website comply with HIPAA, and seeking info on its government agreements
Bloomberg :
UK researchers are using Google's mobile location data collected from apps like Google Maps to help track and predict the spread of COVID-19 across Europe
Ryan Gallagher / Bloomberg :
A deep dive into the deal between Apple and Amazon that lets the retail giant process some payments in Prime Video app, and the motivations of both companies
is the price discount demanded by a comic store retailer for carrying a comic a “Comic Book Store Tax”? Is there a “7-Eleven Tax”? https://www.theverge.com/... Dieter Bohn / @backlon : Today's newslet...
Report: Russia delays the implementation of a law banning devices not pre-installed with Russian software, by six months until January 1, 2021
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia on Tuesday pushed back legislation that would require all smartphones, computers and smart TV sets sold in Russia …
4Paradigm, a China-based startup providing AI-powered real-time data analytics, raises $230M from Cisco, Lenovo, and others, at a post-money valuation of ~$2B
The funding round has attracted new strategic investors including American technology conglomerate Cisco and the world's largest …
A look at how tech's lobbying efforts in the US are quietly pushing for long-held goals in the frantic political and economic environment amid COVID-19 outbreak
David McCabe / New York Times : Tweets: @ddayen , @mawnikr , @nytimesbusiness , @nytimesbusiness , @veenadubal , and @opensecretsdc Tweets: David Dayen / @ddayen : This idea that tech is “snapping to...
Insight Partners closes its $9.5B Fund XI, says it will be “hyper-focused on supporting its portfolio companies” with ongoing and near-future funding
Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch :
Profile of Larry Ellison, who has turned the Hawaiian island of Lanai into a data-powered wellness lab and is building a COVID-19 database for the White House
Angel Au-Yeung / Forbes : Tweets: @sameepa and @forbes Tweets: Sameepa Shetty / @sameepa : “Doctors will register every #COVID19 case being treated with a medication on the Oracle-built website” all ...
Qcraft, which is developing simulation software to help train autonomous vehicle systems, raises a seed round in the “dozens of millions”, led by IDG Capital
Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat :
Shopify's new AI commerce stack
Their VP of Product digs into just-launched products to help entrepreneurs and developers build with the latest AI and tech.
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