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Researchers at Linux Foundation and Harvard identify the most commonly used FOSS components within enterprises and potential vulnerabilities related to that use (Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols/ZDNet)

Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols / ZDNet: Researchers at Linux Foundation and Harvard identify the most commonly used FOSS components within enterprises and potential vulnerabilities related to that use  —  In its latest study, the Linux Foundation’s Core Infrastructure Initiative discovered just how prevalent open-source components … Researchers at Linux Foundation and Harvard identify the most commonly

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New Android 11 feature suggests Pixel 5 might support reverse wireless charging

Last night, Google dropped the first developer preview of its upcoming Android 11 mobile operating system. While the company listed some features such as floating chat bubbles and limited location data access on its blog, there are some nifty hidden features in this version too. Sleuths at XDA Developers who installed the developer preview, found a hidden menu

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Twitter announces a "continue thread" option, a new feature that links tweets together while they are being composed (Chance Miller/9to5Mac)

Chance Miller / 9to5Mac: Twitter announces a “continue thread” option, a new feature that links tweets together while they are being composed  —  Twitter is rolling out a new feature that makes it easier to thread multiple tweets together.  With this change, you can now link tweets together while you compose them. Twitter announces a

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George Zimmerman sues Warren and Buttigieg for $265 million over ‘defamatory’ Travyon Martin tweets

Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel/Tribune News Service via Getty Images George Zimmerman, who shot and killed Trayvon Martin in 2012, is suing Democratic presidential candidates Pete Buttigieg and Elizabeth Warren for $265 million, claiming they defamed him in tweets (via Washington Times). Here are the tweets Zimmerman is suing over, which were posted earlier this month on

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In a letter, the House Oversight Committee asks Amazon about Ring's partnerships with governments and police depts. and Ring's policies regarding collected data (Alfred Ng/CNET)

Alfred Ng / CNET: In a letter, the House Oversight Committee asks Amazon about Ring’s partnerships with governments and police depts. and Ring’s policies regarding collected data  —  Congress is knocking on Amazon’s door with questions about its video doorbell company, Ring, and the hundreds of police partnerships Ring has built over the last two

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Family planning telehealth startup Maven raises $45M Series C from Icon Ventures, Sequoia, others, and launched its Wallet service to manage benefits this year (Cynthia Koons/Bloomberg)

Cynthia Koons / Bloomberg: Family planning telehealth startup Maven raises $45M Series C from Icon Ventures, Sequoia, others, and launched its Wallet service to manage benefits this year  —  Family-planning benefits are often difficult to navigate.  A tech company is trying to change that. Family planning telehealth startup Maven raises M Series C from Icon

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