June 26, 2019 No Comments Apple, apple news, Apps, debates, elections, iOS apps, journalism, mac apps, Media, News, politics
Apple News launches a guide to the 2020 Democratic candidates and debates Apple today is introducing a new section in its Apple News application for iOS, iPad and Mac that’s designed to familiarize voters with the 20 U.S. Democratic presidential candidates ahead of the first Democratic debates hosted on June 26 and […]
March 26, 2019 No Comments Apple, apple news, journalism, TC
Apple News+ is a great deal, but what does ‘full access’ really mean? Curious whether you should cancel your existing magazine subscription and just subscribe to Apple News+? Apple certainly seems to believe News+ is an outsized bargain for you. The company’s claim that it would cost users $8000 to get annual […]
February 14, 2019 No Comments abs, Asia, Barack Obama, China, disqus, eBay, Facebook, Jakarta, journalism, Manila, Media, north america, Omidyar Network, Philippines, pierre omidyar, quora, Rappler, supreme court, United States
CEO of Rappler, a media company critical of the Philippines government, is arrested There’s serious concern around press freedom in the Philippines after Maria Ressa, the CEO of independent media company Rappler, was arrested last night. Ressa, who was CNN’s bureau chief in Manila and then Jakarta prior to starting Rappler in […]
November 26, 2018 No Comments api, Apps, Brian Krebs, economy, journalism, postal service, TC
The US Postal Service exposed data of 60 million users A broken US Postal Service API exposed from over 60 million users and allowed a researcher to pull millions of rows of data by sending wildcard requests to the server. The resulting security hole has been patched after repeated requests to the […]
September 24, 2018 No Comments Artificial Intelligence, cbc, Craig Newmark, craigslist, Facebook, founder, head, journalism, news media, president, ProPublica, TC, The New York Times, the wall street journal, United States, wall-street-journal, wikimedia-foundation
The Markup, a tech-focused investigative news site, raises million from Craigslist founder Celebrated former ProPublica investigative journalists Julia Angwin and Jeff Larson are launching their newest venture, the investigative nonprofit news organization called The Markup, with help from some big donors including Craigslist founder, Craig Newmark. The Markup co-founders Angwin, Larson and executive […]
June 20, 2018 No Comments independent media, journalism, Media, Startups, taiwan, TC, The News Lens
Taiwan-based media startup The News Lens raises Series C for its international growth plans The News Lens launched in 2013 as an independent news site for Taiwanese readers disenchanted with the country’s tabloid-ridden media. Now it has 9 million monthly unique readers, offices in Taipei and Hong Kong and just announced it […]
February 8, 2018 No Comments BestReviews, Fundings & Exits, journalism, Publishing, Startups, TC, Tronc
Tronc starts its new digital strategy with a majority stake in product review site BestReviews  Tronc, the company formerly known as Tribune Publishing, announced today that it now owns a majority stake in BestReviews, which publishes in-depth reviews of consumer products. In another announcement today, Tronc said that it intends to use […]
January 4, 2018 No Comments Asia, independent media, journalism, Media, News, TC, The News Lens, TNL
The News Lens takes a big step for Asian indie media with its first acquisition  Founded four years ago to reach millennials disenchanted with Taiwan’s scandal-obsessed media, The News Lens is growing up fast. The Taipei-based company announced it has agreed to buy Inside, one of Taiwan’s best-known technology news sites. Not […]
October 19, 2017 No Comments Facebook, Instant Articles, journalism, journalism project, paywall, Social, TC
Facebook is now testing paywalls and subscriptions for Instant Articles  A few months ago we reported that Facebook may begin testing paywalls and subscriptions for Instant Articles beginning in October. Well now it’s October, and surprise – Facebook has started testing subscription support for instant articles! Here’s how it will work: Facebook will […]
October 11, 2017 No Comments computer security, credit scoring, equifax, journalism, risk, TC, vulnerability
Equifax products also leaked thousands of salary histories  Equifax is still leaking like a sieve. Security researcher Brian Krebs has outlined a vulnerability in Equifax’s The Work Number product, a system used by credit companies to confirm your salary. The system uses a number of personal details, including your SSN and birthdate, […]
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