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    • WhatsApp hires EFF counsel Nate Cardozo and Facebook hires Open Technology Institute counsel Robyn Green, both as privacy policy managers (Taylor Hatmaker/TechCrunch)

    Taylor Hatmaker / TechCrunch: WhatsApp hires EFF counsel Nate Cardozo and Facebook hires Open Technology Institute counsel Robyn Green, both as privacy policy managers  —  In an effort to bolster its public credibility in the wake of a very rough year, Facebook is bringing a fierce former critic into the fold. WhatsApp hires EFF counsel

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    • IT security and cloud data management firm Rubrik leaves server online without password, exposing tens of GBs of data, customer names, contact info, case work (Zack Whittaker/TechCrunch)

    Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch: IT security and cloud data management firm Rubrik leaves server online without password, exposing tens of GBs of data, customer names, contact info, case work  —  A server security lapse has exposed a massive database of customer information belonging to Rubrik, an IT security and cloud data management giant. IT security

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    • Samsung says One UI, its redesigned mobile UI, is rolling out now to US Galaxy S9 and S9+ phones on Xfinity Mobile and to other carriers in the coming days (Marrian Zhou/CNET)

    Marrian Zhou / CNET: Samsung says One UI, its redesigned mobile UI, is rolling out now to US Galaxy S9 and S9+ phones on Xfinity Mobile and to other carriers in the coming days  —  Samsung aims to make it easier for people to navigate their phones. Samsung says One UI, its redesigned mobile UI,

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    • Apple says Apple News monthly active users hit 85M and that Apple Music has 50M paid subscribers; Apple Pay had 1.8B transactions in 2018, up 100% YoY (Michael Potuck/9to5Mac)

    Michael Potuck / 9to5Mac: Apple says Apple News monthly active users hit 85M and that Apple Music has 50M paid subscribers; Apple Pay had 1.8B transactions in 2018, up 100% YoY  —  During Apple’s Q1 2019 earnings call today, Tim Cook shared updates on how some of the company’s Services have been growing including details

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    • Apple says revenue from services reached $10.8B, in line with estimates, and that it now has 360M subscribers to both its own and to third-party services (Stephen Nellis/Reuters)

    Stephen Nellis / Reuters: Apple says revenue from services reached $10.8B, in line with estimates, and that it now has 360M subscribers to both its own and to third-party services  —  (Reuters) – Apple Inc on Tuesday reported sharp growth in its services business and Chief Executive Tim Cook said trade tensions between … Apple

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    • Report: Apple told studios and networks to be ready for a launch of Apple's streaming service by mid-April, the same month investors see a Disney+ preview (Julia Alexander/The Verge)

    Julia Alexander / The Verge: Report: Apple told studios and networks to be ready for a launch of Apple’s streaming service by mid-April, the same month investors see a Disney+ preview  —  Studios were reportedly told to be ready by mid-April  —  Little is known about Apple’s standalone streaming service, aside from the mountain of

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