Shira Ovide
Soon: @nytimes. Formers: Technology Columnist @bopinion & @WSJ reporter. [email protected] DMs open. Info on my new gig in the link
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WSJ News Exclusive | Prosecutors Have Evidence Bezos’ Girlfriend Gave Texts to Brother Who Leaked to National Enquirer
Manhattan federal prosecutors have evidence indicating the Amazon CEO’s girlfriend provided text messages to her brother that he then sold to the publisher for its article about Mr. Bezos’ affair.
Shira Ovide
Welpppppppppppppppp
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Jeff Bezos, Tabloid Man
Just a year ago, the world’s richest man seemed to have a pretty low-key life. Times sure have changed.
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This person's Amazon Prime membership will get mysteriously canceled today. nyti.ms/2sOlCI2 pic.twitter.com/T2vE0MOTj8
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Google’s latest user-hostile design change makes ads and search results look identical
Did you notice a recent change to how Google search results are displayed on the desktop? I noticed something last week — thinking there must be some kind of weird bug messing up the browser’s page rendering because suddenly everything looked...
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Shira Ovide
I lke to click on the Google search ads for brands I don't like, and the organic results for companies/people/brands I do like -- to save them the ad dollars.
Is this just me?
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When the Tech Backlash Turns Dangerous: Fake Calls for a SWAT Team
Online forums carry personal details of potential targets like industry leaders and their families. The police are struggling to find a solution.
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Ugh to all this, by @sheeraf
nytimes.com/2020/01/23/tec…
Also, I feel anxious at the sight of shoes on the sofa. pic.twitter.com/fN7lRjbeYT
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How Jeff Bezos’ iPhone X Was Hacked
It most likely began with a tiny bit of code that implanted malware, which gave attackers access to Mr. Bezos’ photos and texts.
Must You Say Hello to Your Co-Workers?
Well, it all depends on the time of day. Plus, the terrible peril of taking computers to a meeting.
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Can you fall in love with an advice column? nytimes.com/2020/01/15/bus… pic.twitter.com/tvtv5z9hDp
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Amy Klobuchar and Elizabeth Warren Are Democrats’ Top Choices for President
In 2020, both the radical and the realist models warrant serious consideration.
A Jimi Hendrix Experience in London
Thanks to surviving landmarks and an impressive museum exhibit that recreates one of his old flats, London offers a lot to Hendrix fans, 50 years since the performer last called it home.
Star Trek: Picard's Patrick Stewart has no problem chatting with Data, but Alexa's another story
Stewart and other cast and crew talk deepfakes, Crispr and other tech that terrifies them.
Apple Takes a (Cautious) Stand Against Opening a Killer’s iPhones
The Silicon Valley giant is preparing for a legal fight over encryption, even as it works to reduce tensions with the Justice Department.
Yamaha warns musicians not to climb in instrument cases after Ghosn escape
Yamaha Corporation, has warned people not to try and squeeze inside musical inst...
Buckle Up for Another Facebook Election
By opting not to change the company’s political advertising rules, Mark Zuckerberg has ensured another election shaped by the social network.
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"Facebook’s most glaring bias is not a partisan one — it is a bias toward candidates whose strategies most closely resemble that of a meme page." by @kevinroose
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My Time at Google and After
The #MeToo Movement has been the beginning of a sea change for women, exposing the double standard between women and men in the workplace…
She Was a Star of New York Real Estate, but Her Life Story Was a Lie
Faith Hope Consolo had the entire press fooled, including us. Then a message came in.
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Surprises in this story: 1) All of it. 2) A LinkedIn message was actually useful in reporting.
Also, I am NOT MAD at the move of unapologetically stealing fries from a "young banker type's" plate:
nyti.ms/2TljfYn pic.twitter.com/gvkZmYXjSt
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‘Chaos Is the Point’: Russian Hackers and Trolls Grow Stealthier in 2020
While U.S. cyberdefenses have improved since 2016, many of the vulnerabilities exploited four years ago remain. And attacks are getting more sophisticated.