Apple Plans to Buy $75 Billion More of Its Own Stock

By JACK NICAS from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2Jc065I

Facebook, Shifting Toward Private Communications, Focuses on Groups

By MIKE ISAAC from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2UVah16

Alphabet Falls $1 Billion Short of Revenue Forecasts, Blaming Strong Dollar

By DAISUKE WAKABAYASHI from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2ZIV8n1

‘996’ Is China’s Version of Hustle Culture. Tech Workers Are Sick of It.

By LIN QIQING and RAYMOND ZHONG from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2GIo0D7

University at Buffalo Critical Conversations

University at Buffalo Critical Conversations

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“Why the idea of alien life now seems inevitable and possibly imminent.” – The Conversation

“Following a string of remarkable discoveries over the past two decades, the idea of alien life is not as far-fetched as it used to seem. Discovery now seems inevitable and possibly imminent.” — Cathal D. O’Connell, Researcher and Centre Mgr., BioFab3D, St. Vincent’s Hospital, Univ. of Melbourne, Australia   April 28, 2019 Albuquerque, New Mexico …

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Which Tech Company Is Uber Most Like? Its Answer May Surprise You

By MIKE ISAAC from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2XSoFZS

Singapore Residents Report Loud “Explosion-Like,” House-Shaking Sounds On Saturday

“My sliding windows were rattling in their frame and at first, I thought there was some construction work going on.” — Attorney Nicole (last name withheld), in Newton region near Singapore Botanic Gardens   April 27, 2019 Singapore, Malaysia – Facebook users in Orchard and Bukit Timah and the Hougang region on the island of Singapore …

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Apple Cracks Down on Apps That Fight iPhone Addiction

By JACK NICAS from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2XSXxK9

Chasing Growth, a Women’s Health Start-Up Cut Corners

By TESS RISKI, NATASHA SINGER and KATIE THOMAS from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2XO3iZC

Slack Discloses $141 Million Loss as Messaging Start-Up Joins Tech Listing Rush

By ERIN GRIFFITH and MICHAEL J. de la MERCED from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2ZDQVRC

Slack Discloses $141 Million Loss as Messaging Start-Up Joins Tech Listing Rush

By ERIN GRIFFITH and MICHAEL J. de la MERCED from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2IJmyUr

The Week in Tech: Data Doesn’t Support Sri Lanka’s Social Media Blackout

By JAMIE CONDLIFFE from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2GH5jQa

Uber Aims for Valuation of Up to $91 Billion in I.P.O.

By KATE CONGER and MICHAEL J. de la MERCED from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2UYyl7R

More Mysterious Booms in Arkansas and Missouri.

 “People from around the Ozarks say they heard a boom in the Branson/Mountain Home area at around 4 PM Central today, March 19, 2019.” —  Branson, Missouri’s KTTS News April 26, 2019 Albuquerque, New Mexico – Mysterious, unexplained loud booms like explosions that shake houses have persisted since 2011 around the world. Some people say the …

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Magic Leap Raises $280 Million From NTT DoCoMo

By MICHAEL J. de la MERCED from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2VqjR06

Regulators Around the World are Circling Facebook

By CECILIA KANG and ADAM SATARIANO from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2UXhanl

Amazon’s Profit Jumps, and It Plans More One-Day Prime Shipping

By KAREN WEISE from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2UUd2o5

Uber Said to Plan I.P.O. Price Range Valuing Company as High as $90 Billion

By KATE CONGER from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2UUimrw

New York Attorney General to Investigate Facebook Email Collection

By MIKE ISAAC from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2UXM27e

Canada Says Facebook Broke Privacy Laws

By TIFFANY HSU and IAN AUSTEN from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2UXm9EA

Who Owns Huawei? The Company Tried to Explain. It Got Complicated.

By RAYMOND ZHONG from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2L2WCFz

Microsoft’s Cloud Business Drives Strong Financial Results

By KAREN WEISE from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2Zw6o65

You Can’t Stop Robocalls. You Shouldn’t Have To.

By BRIAN X. CHEN from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2W05igK

Facebook Expects to Be Fined Up to $5 Billion by F.T.C. Over Privacy Issues

By MIKE ISAAC from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2IBu83q

Facebook Expects to Be Fined Up to $5 Billion by F.T.C. Over Privacy Issues

By MIKE ISAAC from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2Gvxth7

Sliding Backward on Tech? There Are Benefits

By PAMELA PAUL from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2UU0SeX

Made in China, Exported to the World: The Surveillance State

By PAUL MOZUR, JONAH M. KESSEL and MELISSA CHAN from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2ZwVUmP

Wing, Owned by Google’s Parent Company, Gets First Approval for Drone Deliveries

By MIHIR ZAVERI from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2Gw25PD

Without Wild Bees and Bumblebees, No More Apples, Blueberries and Cranberries from Northeast?

“We know that wild bees are greatly at risk and not doing well worldwide. … Because these species are major players in crop pollination, it raises concerns about compromising the production of key crops and the food supply in general.” — Sandra Rehan, Ph.D., Asst. Prof. of Biological Sciences, Univ. of New Hampshire     …

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After the Bust, Are Bitcoins More Like Tulip Mania or the Internet?

By NATHANIEL POPPER from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2ILtH65

This Estonian Start-Up Has Become a Thorn in Uber’s Side

By ADAM SATARIANO from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2UNCqMd

Beyond Meat Details Plans for Initial Public Offering

By NATHANIEL POPPER from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2vj7KTK

Samsung Postpones Rollout of Galaxy Fold

By BRIAN X. CHEN and RAYMOND ZHONG from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2UNEmEp

Google Employees Say They Faced Retaliation After Organizing Walkout

By KATE CONGER and DAISUKE WAKABAYASHI from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2GqHhZQ

Samsung Postpones Rollout of Galaxy Fold

By BRIAN X. CHEN and RAYMOND ZHONG from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2XzAAeY

Tesla to Investigate Car That Appeared to Burst Into Flames in Shanghai

By RAYMOND ZHONG from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2W5prCl

Free Speech Puts U.S. on ‘a Collision Course’ With Global Limits on Big Tech

By CECILIA KANG from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2VfyjaZ

Silicon Valley Came to Kansas Schools. That Started a Rebellion.

By NELLIE BOWLES from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2UN5ELd

First 3D Printed Heart Made with Human Cells

“Maybe in 10 years, there will be organ printers in the finest hospitals around the world, and these procedures will be conducted routinely.” — Tal Dvir, Ph.D., Tel Aviv University’s School of Molecular Cell Biology and Biotechnology     April 19, 2019 Tel Aviv, Israel – On April 15, 2019, Tel Aviv researchers lead by …

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The Week in Tech: Do You Prefer Free Speech, or a Perfectly Clean Internet?

By JAMIE CONDLIFFE from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2KM4vib

After Social Media Bans, Militant Groups Found Ways to Remain

By SHEERA FRENKEL and BEN HUBBARD from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2IuEfap

Investors Value Uber’s Self-Driving Cars at $7.25 Billion

By KATE CONGER from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2XmbShS

Amazon Gives Up on Chinese Domestic Shopping Business

By KAREN WEISE from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2VUNVhs

Samsung Will Investigate New Folding Phone After Reviewers Find Problems

By CHRISTINE HAUSER from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2PhcpyU

Pinterest Shares Jump 25 Percent on First Day of Trading

By ERIN GRIFFITH from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2VNuqY1

Pinterest Prices I.P.O. at $19 a Share

By ERIN GRIFFITH from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2Dkzyvz

Uber vs. Lyft: Which Ride-Hailing App Is Better?

By BRIAN X. CHEN from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2DjBWm2

Uber vs. Lyft: Which Ride-Hailing App Is Better?

By BRIAN X. CHEN from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2GrtxPz

The Must-Have When Reporting on Disasters: A Satellite Phone

By THOMAS FULLER from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2IE3wxS

Apple and Qualcomm Settle All Disputes Worldwide

By DON CLARK and DAISUKE WAKABAYASHI from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2KI860T

YouTube Fact-Checks the Fire at Notre-Dame With Facts About ... 9/11

By NIRAJ CHOKSHI from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2vaAb6c

Notre-Dame Cathedral Is Burning in Paris, Some Is Saved.

“Everything is burning, nothing will remain from the frame.” — Andre Finot, Notre-Dame Spokesman April 15, 2019  Paris, France – French President Emmanuel Macron announced on Monday evening that a fire broke out in an attic of the seven-centuries-old Cathedral of Notre-Dame. The roof and tall spire collapsed and authorities warned that it “is not …

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Who Goes Public When? Tech Companies Maneuver to Stand Out in the Horde

By ERIN GRIFFITH and MICHAEL J. de la MERCED from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2VLi0Qz

Another Dragonfly “Drone” This Week Near Maxwell AFB

“...If I had to guess closest match to what I saw, it would be that Chad photograph (by the yellow flowers), that's the closest one.” - Ted Connors (alias), Technical Specialist in Security, Montgomery, Alabama   Click here to subscribe and get instant access to read this report. Click here to check your existing subscription …

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Big Companies Thought Insurance Covered a Cyberattack. They May Be Wrong.

By ADAM SATARIANO and NICOLE PERLROTH from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2Ij749z

One Month, 500,000 Face Scans: How China Is Using A.I. to Profile a Minority

By PAUL MOZUR from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2KQDf2r

Part 1: Explanation of the Recent “Strange Craft” Sightings

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Part 2: Documentation, Palo Alto Caret Laboratory Q4-86 Research Report

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Apple and Qualcomm’s Global Fight Heads to Court in San Diego

By DON CLARK from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2IjOqhH