March, 2019

• 1 March

  Lyft publicly files with the SEC for its IPO

  

  Lyft is the first tech unicorn to head to the stock exchange in 2019.  The ride-hailing company on Friday publicly filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission for what could be as much as a $25 billion initial public offering. Lyft will list on the Nasdaq using the ticker symbol LYFT. Its IPO could come …

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• 1 March

  Laurene Powell Jobs invests in news because she worries about democracy

  

  Laurene Powell Jobs is worried. As one of the world’s richest women, worth an estimated $19 billion, she’s been investing in journalism through her efforts at the Emerson Collective. The organization, which has been described as equal parts think tank, foundation and venture capital fund, acquired a majority stake in The Atlantic, Pop-Up Magazine and Axios. Powell Jobs said she’s willing …

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• 1 March

  Smart lightbulbs could be exporting your personal data to China

  

  Today, you can operate almost everything in your house from your phone. But, like most technology, nothing is perfect. While smart lightbulbs themselves aren’t dangerous, the apps and platforms that control them might be. Last month, Dark Cubed, an American cybersecurity company, released its State of IoT Security report and detailed potential security threats in smart home devices. Dark Cubed said …

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• 1 March

  Sinemia users sue the MoviePass rival, alleging hidden fees

  

  MoviePass rival Sinemia is facing a lawsuit over hidden fees. Eleven plaintiffs joined a class-action lawsuit Monday against the movie ticket subscription service, alleging that it “adds hidden ‘processing fees’ typically in the amount of $1.80 per movie ticket,” according to the complaint. Business Insider earlier spotted the suit. The suit was first filed in November in the District of …

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• 1 March

  NY wants to know why Facebook collects health data from iPhone apps

  

  New York officials are seeking explanations following an allegation that Facebook collects personal data from apps including weight, alcohol consumption, menstrual cycles, heart rate and blood pressure. According to the Wall Street Journal, one app even allowed a person to record “sexual activity” as exercise and sent that data to Facebook. The New York Department of Financial Services sent letters on Wednesday …

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• 1 March

  MWC 2019: The 7 coolest things we saw

  

  And just like that, MWC 2019 is over. With it, came a huge truckload of announcements. When it came to foldable phones, we saw Huawei’s Mate X, TCL’s foldable prototype that turns into a smartwatch, Motorola’s foldable phone plans and more. Beyond that there was the HoloLens 2 and the five-camera-packing Nokia 9. For the TL;DR on what you need to know from …

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• 1 March

  US warns Philippines against using Huawei 5G gear

  

  US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday warned there could be issues for American companies operating in countries that are using 5G gear from Chinese telecom equipment maker Huawei. Pompeo made the comments during a press conference in Manila, where he reiterated security concerns the US has with network operators using Huawei gear to build the next generation of …

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• 1 March

  Apple to feature apps built by women all through March

  

  To celebrate International Women’s Day, Apple will recognize female developers, musicians, artists, photographers, coders and entrepreneurs in the App Store for the entire month of March. At select Apple Stores around the world, visitors can attend more than 60 sessions in the “Made By Women” series. The March 17 session will be an App Lab with Hillary Yip, for instance, …

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• 1 March

  Galaxy S10 Plus is an everything phone

  

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• 1 March

  Stunning images of Mars from the European Space Agency

  

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