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| Max Weinbach / XDA Developers: |
Source: Samsung is working on Quick Share, an AirDrop-like feature to allow sharing of files between enabled Galaxy phones, likely launching with Galaxy S20 — Competition is huge in the phone industry, as we all know. Previously, the competition used to be restricted to hardware …
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| James Vincent / The Verge: |
Dataset Search, Google's search engine for datasets, is now out of beta, with a mobile version, new tools to better filter searches, and access to ~25M datasets — Dataset Search is now out of beta with improved search tools — Google's search engine for datasets, the cunningly named Dataset Search …
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| Jared Newman / Fast Company: |
Study: since the rollout of iOS 13, which warns users of apps tracking their location, marketers have collected 68% less background and 24% less foreground data — Spare a thought, if you will, for the digital advertisers who have grown dependent on knowing your exact whereabouts at any instant.
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| Sheera Frenkel / New York Times: |
Tech executives and employees, particularly from Facebook, have become increasingly common targets for swatting; Adam Mosseri was swatted in November — Online forums carry personal details of potential targets like industry leaders and their families. The police are struggling to find a solution.
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| Jon Porter / The Verge: |
Google's new look for desktop search results blurs the lines between ads and search results, leading many critics to identify it as a dark pattern — The latest desktop update blurs the lines — Last week, Google began rolling out a new look for its search results on desktop …
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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Match Group invests in safety app Noonlight to add features like a panic button, check-in, and photo verification to its dating apps, starting with Tinder — Match Group, the dating app giant and parent company to Match, Tinder, OKCupid, Plenty of Fish, and several other dating apps …
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| Tara Seals / Threatpost: |
Kaspersky Lab: in 2019, ~30% of all macOS malware detections derived from the Shlayer trojan, an unsophisticated malware that spreads via fake app installs — The malvertising-focused trojan known as Shlayer has burbled to the top of the malware heap when it comes to targeting Mac users.
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| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Broadcom signs 2 new multi-year agreements with Apple, says it expects to generate $15B by supplying wireless chips for Apple devices released through mid-2023 — - Broadcom put its RF chip business up for sale last year — Chipmaker to supply components for Apple devices into 2023
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| Shannon Vavra / CyberScoop: |
Experts say FTI's report on the hack of Bezos' phone does not explain why FTI wasn't able to decrypt the malicious file or perform actions like jailbreaking — A cybersecurity forensics team has concluded with “medium to high confidence” that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman hacked Jeff Bezos' iPhone X …
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| Stephanie Kirchgaessner / The Guardian: |
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NYPD disputes facial recognition firm Clearview AI's claim that it identified a terrorism suspect; company's founders have previous connections to the far right — Clearview AI, a facial recognition company that says it's amassed a database of billions of photos, has a fantastic selling point … | Wall Street Journal: |
Amazon claims Prime Video has 65K titles, but 66% of those are user uploaded, including thousands of short instructional clips and conspiracy-theory videos — Streaming service touts its large collection of titles, but a majority are uploads—and questionable films are in the mix| Paul Kiel / ProPublica: |
Inside the IRS's probe into Facebook, including emails from 2008 where Sandberg and Ted Price, Facebook's head of tax, discuss tax havens for parking profits — The social media behemoth is about to face off with the tax agency in a rare trial to capture billions that the IRS thinks Facebook owes.Sponsor Posts
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Tara Seals / Threatpost:
Kaspersky Lab: in 2019, ~30% of all macOS malware detections derived from the Shlayer trojan, an unsophisticated malware that spreads via fake app installsFind
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Jessica Lyons Hardcastle / SDxCentral:
Security startup Privafy launches with $22M in funding, claims its products protect data in motion across networks, mobile and remote devices, and cloud appsFind
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Paul Kiel / ProPublica:
Inside the IRS's probe into Facebook, including emails from 2008 where Sandberg and Ted Price, Facebook's head of tax, discuss tax havens for parking profitsFind
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Max Weinbach / XDA Developers:
Source: Samsung is working on Quick Share, an AirDrop-like feature to allow sharing of files between enabled Galaxy phones, likely launching with Galaxy S20Find
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Jared Newman / Fast Company:
Study: since the rollout of iOS 13, which warns users of apps tracking their location, marketers have collected 68% less background and 24% less foreground dataFind
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Jay Peters / The Verge:
Google confirms that I/O 2020 will take place from May 12 to May 14 at the Shoreline Amphitheater in Mountain ViewFind
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Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Broadcom signs 2 new multi-year agreements with Apple, says it expects to generate $15B by supplying wireless chips for Apple devices released through mid-2023Find
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