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LG’s got a transparent OLED display, and if you’re wondering how such a device could be useful, the company has a few ideas to share. From a report: Ahead of the upcoming CES 2021 show, LG shared a few ideas on how its transparent OLED products could fit into real-world situations. One idea is having a transparent OLED at a restaurant, where the display would pop up from the bar, between the customer and the waiter, allowing the customer to see the menu and order while still being able to see the waiter. LG also designed a Smart Bed with…

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“Microsoft-owned GitHub has removed a proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit for critical ProxyLogon bugs in Microsoft Exchange, causing a backlash from security researchers,” reports Inside.com’s Developer newsletter:The exploit has recently led to infections of as many as 100,000 servers. Microsoft rushed out patches last week for the vulnerabilities in response to a number of Chinese groups exploiting the bugs. “This is huge, removing a security researcher’s code from GitHub against their own product and which has already been patched. This is not good,” Dave Kennedy, founder of TrustedSec, tweeted. “It’s unfortunate that there’s no way to share research and tools with professionals…

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Eric Benjamin Seufert / Mobile Dev Memo:FTC’s updated suit against Facebook incorrectly claims that Facebook has driven up ad prices via monopoly control over the personal social networking marketre-filed its antitrust lawsuit against Facebookafter a federal judge deemed that the agency failed to prove Click here to read full news..

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Igor Bonifacic / Engadget:TikTok tests letting US users apply for jobs with video resumes, posted with a #TikTokResumes hashtag; 30+ brands join the pilot including WWE, Shopify, Targetexpanding into job recruitment. As of today, the company has launched a pilot program that allows people in the US to apply for entry Click here to read full news..

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Orla McCaffrey / Wall Street Journal:Tax preparation company H&R Block sues Block, formerly Square, for trademark infringement, claiming Block’s name and logo are nearly identical to its ownSquare changed name to Block earlier this month, a nod to CEO Jack Dorsey’s blockchain ambitions Click here to read full news..

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Ron Miller / TechCrunch:Canalys: worldwide PC shipments grew 15% YoY in 2021 to 341M, the highest annual shipments since 2012; Apple’s market share grew by 28.3%, Acer’s by 21.8%It would be easy to think PC sales dropped worldwide last year amid chip shortages, but that conventional thinking would be wrong. Click here to read full news..

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Sara Fischer / Axios:Cameo hires new CTO, CFO, COO, CPO and says it sold 1.3M personalized videos in 2020, had ~$100M in video transactions, and 150 personalities earned $100K+/yearCameo, the app that lets fans pay for personalized videos from celebrities, has hired a slew of new C-suite executives from media Click here to read full news..

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