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Verizon to stop selling customers’ phone location data to third parties

Verizon's move comes as consumers are increasingly concerned about privacy and security.

After AT&T's $85 billion takeover of Time Warner comes the deluge; Comcast makes $65 billion lunge for Fox

Comcast bid $65 billion for Fox's entertainment business on Wednesday, a day after a federal judge has cleared AT&T's $85 billion takeover of Time Warner. If Comcast succeeds in outbidding Disney for Fox, it would give a major cable distributor control even more channels on its lineup and those of its rivals. There are fears that it could lead to higher cable bills or hinder online alternatives.

Verizon appoints Hans Vestberg as its new CEO; focuses on building 5G network instead of media content

Vestberg said in an interview Verizon would keep pursuing its current 5G strategy but he did not “see anything new on the horizon” to pursue media content.

Yahoo Messenger to be officially shut down from 17 July onwards says parent company Oath

Yahoo's parent company Oath says that over the last 20 years, Yahoo Messenger has been used by more than hundreds of millions of people.

Amazon leads online smartphone sales in the US for Q1 2018: Report

The online smartphone sales grew to 12 percent of all devices sold in the US in the first quarter of 2018.

RED Hydrogen One to finally arrive this summer in the US on Verizon and AT&T

The RED Hydrogen One could be the first smartphone to feature a holographic display that is capable of rendering 3D content without the need for glasses.

FCC is looking into a website flaw in the US that could have exposed mobile phone locations without user consent

A security researcher said earlier this week that data from LocationSmart, a California-based tech firm, could have been used to track mobile consumers.

Flickr gets acquired by photo management platform SmugMug for an undisclosed amount

Flickr will continue to operate as a separate entity after the deal closes, SmugMug said.

Consumer activists and tech experts in the US advise to hold off on buying Android handsets from ZTE

ZTE phones were available for sale on Thursday through websites of major U.S. carriers and retailers.

Verizon will not be protected from lawsuits over Yahoo's mishandling of 2013 and 2016 data breaches: Report

Yahoo was accused of being too slow to disclose three data breaches that occurred from 2013 and 2016, increasing users’ risk of identity theft.