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Adult website Luscious left data of 1M+ users exposed, including user email addresses, location data, the content they uploaded, liked, and shared
Source: the European Commission is "investigating potential anti-competitive behavior" and use of consumer data related to the Libra digital currency project
A roundup of the 84 companies that launched at Y Combinator's Summer 2019 Demo Day 1, including education, finance, AI, and AR/VR startups
A look at Amazon's efforts to compete with Apple and Google in cars, with Audi and BMW agreeing to include Alexa in some models by default
bloomberg.com · 3 days ago
Sources: Apple is planning to roll out Apple TV+, its subscription service, by November and is considering $9.99/month pricing after a free trial
Sony Interactive Entertainment says it is acquiring Insomniac Games, developer of PS4 hit Marvel's Spider-Man; Insomniac to join PlayStation's Worldwide Studios
Baidu reports Q2 revenue of ~$3.73B, up 12% YoY, beating analyst estimates of ~$3.65B, and a net loss of ~$344M, as iQiyi revenue topped ~$1.01B, up 15% YoY
Twitter open-sources Rezolus telemetry tool, designed to uncover resource utilization spikes too brief to be captured through normal metrics systems
TikTok launches a feature that allows users to shop for products associated with a sponsored Hashtag Challenge without leaving its app
FTC chairman says he intends to complete the Facebook antitrust probe before 2020 election and WhatsApp-Instagram integration would make breaking it up harder
Sources: Apple has committed $6B+ for original shows and movies, many featuring huge names, ahead of Apple TV+'s launch, expected within the next two months
Facebook is expanding its data abuse bounty program, first introduced after Cambridge Analytica, to Instagram after more data incidents
techcrunch.com · 3 days ago