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Catalin Cimpanu / ZDNet:Check Point: Iranian hacker group Rampant Kitten, which has been active for 6+ years, has developed an Android malware capable of stealing 2FA SMS codes  —  The malware could steal 2FA SMS codes for Google accounts.  Also contained…

Dan Goodin / Ars Technica:A look at iOS 14's privacy-centric features including mic and camera access notifications, local network access control, compromised password warnings, and more  —  Behold: The useful and not-so-useful privacy features you've been…

Chris O'Brien / VentureBeat:Report: France's centralized StopCovid tracing app only has ~2.4M downloads, with ~700,000 users having uninstalled it and under 200 notifications sent so far  —  When the pandemic was raging across Europe last spring, many…

Nick Bastone / The Information:Sources: Google's pro-privacy plan to block online ad trackers has boosted the US' antitrust probe, as publishers argue it would create an unfair playing field  —  Google has taken a lot of heat for violating people's…

Sean Szymkowski / CNET:Tesla wins lawsuit against former employee Martin Tripp, accused of hacking Tesla and supplying sensitive info to unnamed 3rd parties; court will seal case  —  The automaker won its case against an ex-employee who sought…

Gerry Smith / Bloomberg:Comcast reaches a deal with Roku to ensure NBCU's Peacock service is carried on Roku devices, after NBCU threatened to pull its TV Everywhere channels  —  - Agreement ensures Peacock is carried on streaming platform  — NBC's…

Jessica Bursztynsky / CNBC:Unity raises $1.3B in its IPO, closing up 31.44% in first day of trading, giving the company a market cap of around $17B  —  - Shares of Unity, a video game software developer, jumped 31.44% in its market debut Friday on the New…

New York Times:In August Facebook said it would crack down on QAnon, but analysis shows QAnon is flourishing on the site, at times aided by Facebook's recommendation engine  —  The social network tried cracking down on the spread of the conspiracy theory…

Natasha Mascarenhas / TechCrunch:Outschool, a marketplace for online classes, raises $45M Series B, says bookings grew 2,000%+ between Aug. 2019 and Aug. 2020 and it turned profitable this year  —  Outschool, which started in 2015 as a platform for…

Annie Palmer / CNBC:DOJ charges six people who allegedly bribed Amazon employees and contractors since at least 2017 in a scheme to benefit some third-party sellers  —  - The U.S. Department of Justice on Friday charged six individuals who allegedly bribed…

Katie Roof / Bloomberg:Sources: mobile game maker Scopely is in discussions to raise at least $200M at a valuation of around $3B, up from a valuation of $1.9B in March  —  - Valuation would be an increase from $1.9 billion this year  — NewView and…

Tim Baysinger / The Wrap:WarnerMedia's streaming service DC Universe to rebrand as DC Universe Infinite and become a comics hub, with its scripted original series moving to HBO Max  —  “Harley Quinn” renewed for Season 3 as DC Universe transitions into…

Bevin Fletcher / FierceWireless:Ericsson acquires Cradlepoint, a wireless wide area network gear maker, for $1.1B  —  Swedish telecom equipment giant Ericsson is acquiring U.S.-based Cradlepoint for $1.1 billion, as it looks to expand its presence and…

Dan Seifert / The Verge:Samsung Galaxy Tab S7, S7+ review: nice displays with snappy performance but DeX still feels unfinished and widescreen aspect ratio is bad for productivity work  —  Samsung's latest tablets are saddled by familiar problems  — …

Jason Koebler / VICE:Banning TikTok from US app stores but allowing it to operate until Nov. 12 prevents TikTok from patching any security vulnerabilities found in the meantime  —  Any TikTok vulnerabilities patched by ByteDance will continue to persist…