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Saturday, August 31, 2019

From Bard of Blood to This Is Us: TV Shows to Stream in September

Bard of Blood, This Is Us season 4, The Family Man, Transparent, The Deuce season 3, Mission Over Mars, The Spy, Criminal - here are the TV shows to watch in September 2019 on Netflix, Amazon Prime... https://ift.tt/2Lo2dmN

Sources: a number of recently disclosed malicious websites used to hack into iPhones over a two-year period were designed to target Uyghur Muslims in China (Zack Whittaker/TechCrunch)

Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch:
Sources: a number of recently disclosed malicious websites used to hack into iPhones over a two-year period were designed to target Uyghur Muslims in China — A number of malicious websites used to hack into iPhones over a two-year period were targeting Uyghur Muslims, TechCrunch has learned.

Apple thanks Prime Minister Modi, Google’s new smart speaker, Oppo’s new phone and more

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ICICI Bank has 'UPI Warning' for its customers: All you need to know

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Friday, August 30, 2019

US to Use Fake Social Media to Check People Entering Country

US Citizenship and Immigration Services officers can now create fictitious social media accounts to monitor social media information on foreigners seeking visas, green cards and citizenship. https://ift.tt/2MMDHyz

Some sellers are hijacking listings of discontinued Amazon private-label products to sell their own wares, using the pages' old reviews to appear trustworthy (Josh Dzieza/The Verge)

Josh Dzieza / The Verge:
Some sellers are hijacking listings of discontinued Amazon private-label products to sell their own wares, using the pages' old reviews to appear trustworthy — Under the surface, Amazon is a scene of constant warfare. A growing share of goods on the platform are sold by third parties, who compete viciously for limited real estate.

YouTube Said to Be Fined Over Children's Privacy Violations

Alphabet's Google will spend up to $200 million to settle a Federal Trade Commission investigation into YouTube's alleged violation of a children's privacy law, a person briefed on the matter told... https://ift.tt/349Xq0R

Chandrayaan-2 Closer to Moon With Orbit Change

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Friday said it has successfully performed the fourth lunar bound orbit manoeuvre for the Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft. https://ift.tt/2LafNew

Amazon, Trader Group in Public Spat Over Discounts in India

Amazon.com defended its business strategies in India as it came under fire from a local trader group on Friday over discounted products on the global e-commerce giant's website. https://ift.tt/32hGXFQ

Telegram Moves to Protect Identity of Hong Kong Protesters

Telegram, a popular encrypted messaging app, will allow users to cloak their telephone numbers to safeguard Hong Kong protesters against monitoring by Chinese authorities, according to a person with... https://ift.tt/2LeVHyw

Google Contract Workers Vote to Form a Union in the US

A group of contract workers for Google have voted to move forward with an effort to unionize, a potential chink in tech's carefully constructed armor against collective bargaining. https://ift.tt/2Uh5Qik

As the drone market matures, many of the startups which raised hundreds of millions in aggregate have either closed or pivoted to services (Jack Pitcher/Bloomberg)

Jack Pitcher / Bloomberg:
As the drone market matures, many of the startups which raised hundreds of millions in aggregate have either closed or pivoted to services — - Commercial market for unmanned aircraft is slow to take flight — Some companies gain by buying up rivals to broaden focus