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FILE PHOTO: The Tumblr application is seen on a mobile phone in this illustration photo March 7, 2018. REUTERS/Thomas White

Verizon sells early social-media darling Tumblr to WordPress

Verizon got Tumblr through its 2017 acquisition of Yahoo. Yahoo had purchased Tumblr for $1.1 billion in 2013.
Close up of the Samsung Galaxy Note 10 during the launch event of the Galaxy Note 10 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn

Galaxy Note 10: Samsung does away with 3.5mm headphone jack after jabs at jackless rivals

Samsung’s latest flagship phones Galaxy Note 10 and Galaxy Note 10+ don’t come with 3.5mm headphone jack. Samsung had earlier mocked rivals for doing the same.
In this file photo taken on June 28, 2013 a webcam is positioned in front of YouTube's logo in Paris. - Millions of children regularly use YouTube to watch video game tutorials, television shows and even to watch random people unbox new toys. But consumer and child protection groups are worried that the Google-owned video service is collecting data on young users at the same time, and failing to shield them from inappropriate content.These organizations argue that Google needs to make big changes, including putting all child-directed videos in its separate YouTube Kids app to comply with laws in the United States and elsewhere.

YouTube to pay FTC fine in millions over kids’ data privacy breach

YouTube was reportedly being investigated by the FTC over violation of breaching kids’ data privacy.
Commissioner Margrethe Vestager, in charge of competition policy, gives a press conference focused on US chipmaker Qualcomm on July 18, 2019 at the European Commission in Brussels. - The EU hit US chipmaking giant Qualcomm with an antitrust fine of 242 million euros ($271 billion) on July 18, 2019, in another blow against a tech titan that is fighting competition battles in Asia and the US.

EU fines Qualcomm $271 million for ‘predatory pricing’

Qualcomm has been accused of abusing its market dominance in 3G baseband chipsets.
A 3D printed Facebook logo is seen on representations of the Bitcoin virtual currency in this illustration picture, June 18, 2019.

Facebook executive defends Libra cryptocurrency plan to US senators

Facebook’s digital currency plans have been receiving criticism from US authorities.
Google contractors are listening to some recordings of people talking to Assistant, either on their phone or through smart speakers such as the Google Home. The company says some of its Dutch language recordings were leaked and that it is investigating.

Human workers had access to over 1,000 Google Assistant recordings

Google acknowledged that its employees can access the leaked Assistant recordings. The company is investigating the matter and promised it will take action.
Samsung Electronics says its operating profit for the last quarter likely fell more than 56% from a year earlier amid a weak market for memory chips.

Samsung predicts 56% drop in Q2 operating profit on weak chip market

US sanctions on Chinese technology giant Huawei may have also contributed to Samsung’s profit woes by reducing its chip shipments and pushing down chip prices farther.
Apple's new Mac Pro sits on display in the showroom during Apple's Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) in San Jose, California on June 3, 2019.

Apple to shift assembly of Mac Pro from US to China

Apple is said to assemble the new Mac Pro in a factory near Shanghai, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal.
Riviera Beach, Fla., agreed to pay $600,000 in ransom to hackers who took over its computer system, the latest in thousands of attacks worldwide aimed at extorting money from governments and businesses. Spokeswoman Rose Anne Brown said Wednesday, June 19, 2019, that the city of 35,000 residents has been working with outside security consultants, who recommended the ransom be paid.

This Florida city paid $600,000 ransom to save computer records

The Riviera Beach City Council voted unanimously this week to pay the hackers’ demands, believing the Palm Beach suburb had no choice if it wanted to retrieve its records, which the hackers encrypted.
Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei attends a panel discussion at the company headquarters in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, China June 17, 2019.

Huawei founder says revenue will be billions below forecast

Huawei is embroiled in an ongoing trade dispute between China and the US, which has accused Chinese companies such as Huawei of committing forced technology transfers and stealing trade secrets.

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