TikTok faces children's privacy fine

THE DAILY CRUNCH THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28 2019 By Anthony Ha The FTC fines the company behind TikTok for violating a children's privacy law, we go behind the scenes of Disney's new Star Wars attraction and Amazon adds a weekly delivery option. Here's your Daily Crunch for February 28, 2019. 1. FTC ruling sees Musical.ly (TikTok) fined $5.7M for violating children's privacy law, app updated with age gate In an app update released yesterday, all users will need to verify their age, and the under 13-year-olds will then be directed to a separate, more restricted in-app experience that protects their personal information and prevents them from publishing videos to TikTok. And if you're confused about Musical.ly versus TikTok: The Federal Trade Commission had begun looking into TikTok back when it was known as Musical.ly, and the ruling itself is a settlement with Musical.ly. 2. How Disney built Star Wars, in real life Over the course of the past five years, Walt Disney Imagineering has been hard at work making the world of Star Wars a reality on Earth. Matthew Panzarino has all the details, with plenty of tantalizing images. 3. Amazon Prime members can choose a weekly delivery date with launch of 'Amazon Day' The option lets shoppers pick a day of the week to take delivery of their recent orders. The boxes will then arrive together on the selected Amazon Day, in fewer boxes. 4. Zūm, a ridesharing service for kids, raises $40M Zūm is a mobile app that enables parents to schedule rides for their kids from fully vetted drivers. It also partners with school districts to support their transportation needs. 5. Dow Jones' watchlist of 2.4 million high-risk individuals has leaked The data, since secured, is the financial giant's Watchlist database, which companies use as part of their risk and compliance efforts. 6. SoftBank's Vision Fund invests $1.5B in Chinese second-hand car startup Chehaoduo The Beijing-based company operates two main sites — peer-to-peer online marketplace Guazi for used vehicles, and Maodou, which retails new sedans through direct sales and financial leasing. 7. Netflix may be losing $192M per month from piracy, cord cutting study claims As many as one in five people today are mooching off of someone else's account when streaming video from Netflix, Hulu or Amazon Video, according to a new study from CordCutting.com. Of these, Netflix tends to be pirated for the longest period. Get more stories at techcrunch.com  Newest Jobs From CrunchBoard: Lead Developer at VinAudit.com at VinAudit.com, Inc. (Kirkland, WA, USA) Senior Backend Engineer at Game Closure (Tokyo, Japan) Sr. Software Engineer (Java) at adMarketplace (New York, NY, USA) Demand Generation Leader at Bespoke Collection (Napa, CA, USA) Dev Ops Engineer at RBS (London, UK) SEE MORE JOBS ON CRUNCHBOARD Post your tech jobs and reach millions of TechCrunch readers for only $200 per month View this email online in your browser Privacy Policy | Terms of Service | Unsubscribe © 2019 Oath Tech Network. All rights reserved. 410 Townsend Street, San Francisco, CA 94107

                                                           

Editor's Pick: Google Taps ML to Boost Wind Farm Output

Google Taps ML to Boost Wind Farm Output

John P. Mello Jr. Feb 28, 2019 5:00 AM PT
	Predicting the power output of wind farms has been challenging, but it's becoming less so with the use of machine learning. Google and British AI company DeepMind have been using ML algorithms to improve predictions of the wind power output at Google's wind farms in the Midwest. The farms use the algorithms to predict wind power output 36 hours ahead of generation. [More...]

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Why You Should Source Foreign Talent for AI, IoT and ML The artificial intelligence revolution has been going on for a while, but that does not mean all of software research and development is part of it. It is, nonetheless, an interesting example of what pushes the software industry forward. The ideas and techniques that brought machine learning into existence were developed over the span of several decades. [More...]

Microsoft Defends Jumping in AR Bed With Military Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has defended the company's $479 million contract with the U.S. military -- a commitment that some Microsoft employees strongly opposed. While pledging to engage with employees and consider Microsoft's role as a corporate citizen, Nadella said the company would not withhold technology from institutions in democracies elected to preserve the freedoms of their citizens. [More...]

B0r0nt0K Ransomware Threatens Linux Servers A new cryptovirus called "B0r0nt0K" has been putting Linux and possibly Windows Web servers at risk of encrypting all of the infected domain's files. The new ransomware threat and the ransom of 20 bitcoins -- about $75,000 -- first came to light last week in a forum post. A client's website had all its files encrypted and renamed with the .rontok extension appended to them, the forum user indicated. [More...]

Salesforce Reflections Salesforce will be celebrating its 20th birthday on March 8. Where did those decades go? "Time flies like an arrow," said Groucho. "Fruit flies like a banana." There it is. A respectable chunk of the analyst community that follows Salesforce converged last week in San Francisco inside the company's cavernous new headquarters to hear about its plans for the year ahead. [More...]

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Microsoft Defends Jumping in AR Bed With Military
B0r0nt0K Ransomware Threatens Linux Servers
Android Addition Opens FIDO Password Killer to Billions
The Latest Efforts to Make the iPhone Obsolete Could Have Teeth

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Microsoft Defends Jumping in AR Bed With Military
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has defended the company's $479 million
contract with the U.S. military -- a commitment that some Microsoft
employees strongly opposed. While pledging to engage with employees and
consider Microsoft's role as a corporate citizen, Nadella said the
company would not withhold technology from institutions in democracies
elected to preserve the freedoms of their citizens.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/85868.html

B0r0nt0K Ransomware Threatens Linux Servers
A new cryptovirus called "B0r0nt0K" has been putting Linux and possibly
Windows Web servers at risk of encrypting all of the infected domain's
files. The new ransomware threat and the ransom of 20 bitcoins -- about
$75,000 -- first came to light last week in a forum post. A client's
website had all its files encrypted and renamed with the .rontok
extension appended to them, the forum user indicated.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/85870.html

Android Addition Opens FIDO Password Killer to Billions
The FIDO Alliance hammered another nail into the passwords coffin with
the announcement that devices running Android 7.0 or higher will be
compatible with FIDO2, the latest version of its authentication
solution. Certification of Android 7.0+ means devices running those
versions of Google's mobile operating system will support FIDO2 out of
the box or through a software update.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/85866.html

The Latest Efforts to Make the iPhone Obsolete Could Have Teeth
The Mobile World Congress is the annual event where everyone who hates
Apple goes to grouse about their profits and point out Apple's lack of
real progress. That's pretty much everyone who is anyone, aside from
Apple itself, which also is at the event. Much like CES often does, MWC
tends to spin pretty hard toward the "I hate Apple, I'd like to be
Apple" crowd of competitors.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/85863.html

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E-Commerce Minute: Wednesday -- February 27, 2019

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Why You Should Source Foreign Talent for AI, IoT and ML
Salesforce Reflections
Peddling Analog Tools in a Digital World
The Rules of Sustainability

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Why You Should Source Foreign Talent for AI, IoT and ML
The artificial intelligence revolution has been going on for a while,
but that does not mean all of software research and development is part
of it. It is, nonetheless, an interesting example of what pushes the
software industry forward. The ideas and techniques that brought machine
learning into existence were developed over the span of several decades.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/85869.html

Salesforce Reflections
Salesforce will be celebrating its 20th birthday on March 8. Where did
those decades go? "Time flies like an arrow," said Groucho. "Fruit flies
like a banana." There it is. A respectable chunk of the analyst
community that follows Salesforce converged last week in San Francisco
inside the company's cavernous new headquarters to hear about its plans
for the year ahead.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/85867.html

Peddling Analog Tools in a Digital World
From fountain pens and high-end pencils to unique paper notebooks,
analog writing tools have legions of fans, even though we're living in a
primarily digital world. It's precisely the physicality of analog tools
that makes them appealing to many people immersed in a digital reality.
They're grounding and real in a world that has become increasingly
ephemeral.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/85865.html

The Rules of Sustainability
For online retailers, creating an unmatched customer experience is not
only a top priority -- it is also a business imperative. They must make
sure the items customers want to order are in stock, and that the orders
are packaged correctly and shipped quickly, and delivered to the right
address. Focusing solely on these necessities tends to be a shortsighted
way of viewing the process, however.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/85864.html

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Spotify launches in India

THE DAILY CRUNCH WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 27 2019 By Anthony Ha Spotify comes to India, the FTC turns its attention to tech and a look back at the beginnings of Juul. Here's your Daily Crunch for February 27, 2019. 1. Spotify launches its streaming service in India Just for India, Spotify users who do not pay for a subscription can play any song on demand on mobile. There are also playlists for India and a "Starring…" feature that includes music from Bollywood movies. "Not only will Spotify bring Indian artists to the world, we'll also bring the world's music to fans across India," said Spotify CEO Daniel Ek. 2. FTC creates antitrust task force to monitor tech industry This isn't necessarily a precursor to some big action like breaking up a big company or imposing rules or anything like that. It seems more like a recognition that the FTC needs to be ready to move quickly and decisively in tech matters. Sponsored By: monday.com Plan, track, and collaborate. All your work - in one tool Meet the #1 project management tool for teams! This tool simplifies the way teams work: You can manage, plan and track projects in one collaborative space. It's a super flexible tool that's fun to work with and easy to use. Try it for free. Learn More… 3. This is the Stanford thesis presentation that launched Juul Against a backdrop of public backlash and looming federal regulations, the world's biggest e-cigarette manufacturer has released video of the original thesis presentation that launched the company. 4. We're ready for foldable phones, but are they ready for us? After years of prototypes, the age of foldables has finally arrived. 5. D-Wave announces its next-gen quantum computing platform With the latest improvements, developers can use the machine to solve larger problems with fewer physical qubits — or larger problems in general. 6. How Amazon took 50 percent of the e-commerce market and what it means for the rest of us Some thoughts from the former SVP of Walmart's global e-commerce supply chain. 7. Steam fights for future of game stores and streaming Cracks are starting to appear in Steam's armor, threatening to make it the digital equivalent of GameStop — a once unassailable retail giant whose future became questionable when it didn't successfully change with the times. (Extra Crunch subscription required.) Get more stories at techcrunch.com  Newest Jobs From CrunchBoard: Demand Generation Leader at Bespoke Collection (Napa, CA, USA) Dev Ops Engineer at RBS (London, UK) Senior Front End Engineer at Nuts.com (Jersey City, NJ, USA) Software Engineer: Ecommerce (PHP) at Perpay Inc. (Philadelphia, PA, USA) Software Engineer: Ecommerce (Full Stack) at Perpay Inc. (Philadelphia, PA, USA) SEE MORE JOBS ON CRUNCHBOARD Post your tech jobs and reach millions of TechCrunch readers for only $200 per month View this email online in your browser Privacy Policy | Terms of Service | Unsubscribe © 2019 Oath Tech Network. All rights reserved. 410 Townsend Street, San Francisco, CA 94107