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37: April 07, 2018 Apr 07, 2018

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Third-party Twitter clients are facing a tough future, while Spotify is possible planning a hardware device, and Facebook is undoing the ability to unsend messages.

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Apps of a Feather

Twitter postpones platform change that would cut off third-party apps - The Verge

Spotify might be working on an in-car music player - Engadget

Spotify will make a “news announcement” on April 24th in New York - The Verge

Facebook retracted Zuckerberg’s messages from recipients’ inboxes | TechCrunch

Facebook plans to let everyone unsend messages, will stop Zuckerberg until then | TechCrunch

36: April 06, 2018 Apr 06, 2018

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Apple shares new info on the Mac Pro, the Lunar X Prize is back, and 64-bit apps on ARM-based PCs may be around the corner.

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Apple’s 2019 Mac Pro will be shaped by workflows | TechCrunch

X Prize relaunches its Moon competition, but without a cash prize - The Verge

Microsoft will bring 64-bit app support to ARM-based PCs in May

35: April 05, 2018 Apr 05, 2018

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Facebook discloses more bad news, Intel changes its plans for patching older hardware against Spectre, and Rocket Lab is open for business.

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Facebook discloses more bad news, Intel changes its plans for patching older hardware against Spectre, and Rocket Lab is open for business.

Facebook Says Data on Most of Its 2 Billion Users Vulnerable - Bloomberg

data on most of its 2 billion users could have been accessed improperly,

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg will testify before Congress next week - The Verge

Intel drops plans to develop Spectre microcode for ancient chips | Ars Technica

Rocket Lab sets date for first commercial launch of its Electron rocket - The Verge

34: April 04, 2018 Apr 04, 2018

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Spotify held its IPO, Apple has hired a former Google executive, and a day of tragedy at YouTube HQ.

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Spotify’s stock after going public gave it market cap of $27 billion - Recode

NYSE hung the Swiss flag instead of Swedish flag for Spotify’s IPO - The Verge

Apple Hires Google’s A.I. Chief - The New York Times

YouTube shooting: Female shooter dead, three others wounded - CNN

33: April 03, 2018 Apr 03, 2018

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Apple is rumored to be preparing a move away from Intel CPUs in the Mac, Grindr shared HIV data with outside analytics firms and the government is upset Tesla shared details about a March crash that killed a Model X driver.

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Apple Plans to Use Its Own Chips in Macs From 2020, Replacing Intel - Bloomberg

Grindr Is Letting Other Companies See User HIV Status And Location Data

Grindr

Federal investigators 'unhappy' Tesla revealed crash details

32: April 02, 2018 Apr 02, 2018

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Drupal admins need to patch their sites, CloudFlare enters the DNS market and April Fools' Day is still a thing.

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‘Highly critical’ CMS bug has left over 1 million sites open to attack | TechCrunch

Announcing 1.1.1.1: the fastest, privacy-first consumer DNS service

1.1.1.1 — the Internet’s Fastest, Privacy-First DNS Resolver

April Fools’ Day 2018: the best (and lamest) pranks - The Verge

Bixby Speaker Impressions! - YouTube

31: March 31, 2018 Mar 31, 2018

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SpaceX gets the green light for it's satellite-based Internet access plans, Alexa is learning how DVRs work, and macOS users can now take advantage of eGPUs.

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FCC approves SpaceX plan for 4,425-satellite broadband network | TechCrunch

Alexa's DVR controls will finally let you record a show

Use an external graphics processor with your Mac - Apple Support

30: March 30, 2018 Mar 30, 2018

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MyFitnessPal has been hacked, Microsoft is reorganizing its Windows division, and Uber has settled with the family of the woman killed in Arizona.

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Under Armour data breach affects 150 million MyFitnessPal users

Microsoft’s Windows chief departs as the company pushes further toward AI and the cloud - The Verge

Uber Reaches Settlement With Family Of Arizona Woman Killed By Driverless Car : The Two-Way : NPR

29: March 29, 2018 Mar 29, 2018

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Apple CEO Tim Cook has tough words for Facebook, while Google has shipped a beta of the next version of Wear OS, and car companies aim to dazzle and the New York Auto Show.