Bitmoji TV Coming in February 2020
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| Bitmoji TV Coming in February 2020 | |
| Number | 1034 |
| Broadcast Date | DECEMBER 30, 2019 |
| Episode Length | 3:26 |
| Hosts | Rich Stroffolino |
Snap announced it will launch Bitmoji TV in February, Wyze confirms a data leak impacting 2.4 million customers, and Egyptian regulators approve Uber’s $3.1 billion acquisition of Careem.
Headlines
- Snap announced it will launch Bitmoji TV in February 2020, featuring a user's customizable avatar in a full-motion cartoon series. The content will live in the Discover Tab of Snapchat, and feature the avatar of the users and friends. It is unclear how long episodes will be, how often they will be released, and whether they will include ads.
- Smart device maker Wyze confirmed an exposed Elasticsearch database exposed personal information on 2.4 million customers, including emails, camera nicknames, and WiFi SSIDs. The leak also exposed Tokens used to connect to Alexa devices for 24,000 customers. As a result, Wyze logged out all users and disconnected all third-party services, which will generate new API and Alexa tokens.
- The Egyptian Competition Authority approved Uber's $3.1 billion acquisition of regional ride-hailing competitor Careem, the deal is expected to close in January. Careem will operate as an independent subsidiary under Uber, keeping an independent brand and management. As part of a deal with the ECA on the acquisition, Uber agreed to abandon exclusivity provisions with partners and intermediaries, share random samples of trip data with the trustee, and cap yearly fare increases and surge pricing. Uber must meet these requirements for five years, or until another ride hailing company gains significant market share in the country.
- Spotify announced it will suspended the sale of political ads on its platform in early 2020. In a statement, the company said it did not have "necessary level of robustness in our process, systems and tools to responsibly validate and review this content." Ad Age reports that, according to sources, political ads are not a significant revenue source for Spotify.
- Yahoo News acquired a US Defense department memo, advising members of the military not to use consumer DNA kits, citing the security risk of exposing sensitive genetic information to outside parties. The memo points out that many of these tests are unregulated, and have targeted military members with discounts.
- New York University cardiologist Dr. Joseph Wiesel sued Apple, claiming the Apple Watch violated a patented method of detecting irregular heartbeats. Dr, Wiesel said he approached Apple with details on the patent in 2017, but said that the company "refused to negotiate in good faith." The lawsuit seeks to block Apple from using the feature unless it pays royalties.
- Google is rolling out an option to search results to add content to a Watchlist, when searching for movies and TV shows. The new feature is rolling out to web search, iOS and Android app search results, and will add a "Watched IT?" and "watchlist" bookmark icon in a new card under the Knowledge Panel. The Watchlist lives in Google Collections.
- Encrypted email provider ProtonMail launched the public beta of ProtonCalendar. The beta is available to all paid users and will be available broadly after it exist beta. The calendar offers end to end encryption for every event title, description, location, and participants.
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Bitmoji TV Coming in February 2020 |
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