Weekly News Roundup February 5-11

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Jill Abramson Fends Off Accusations, Insists She Did Not Plagiarize

Author, and former New York Times Executive Editor, Jill Abramson continues to face backlash after “Vice News Tonight” correspondent Michael Moynihan accused Abramson of plagiarizing content in her new book “Merchants of Truth”. The book follows four news organizations—The New York Times, The Washington Post, BuzzFeed, and Vice News—through changes in news media technology and standards over the course of the 21st century. Abramson has since admitted to “[making] some errors” in regard to crediting sources.

Apple Releases FaceTime Fix, Compensates Family Who First Reported the Bug

Apple has released a fix for the FaceTime bug which allowed users to potentially hear another iPhone user’s audio even if the other user hadn’t accepted the FaceTime call; in some cases users were even able to see live video of the other person. The bug, which was first reported last month, was discovered by 14-year-old Grant Thompson. Although Apple has not disclosed how much it would compensate the Thompson family, they stated they would be contributing to Thompson’s education as well.

Thousands of Customers Left in Limbo After Cryptocurrency Exchange CEO Dies

Founder of QuadrigaCX, Canada’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, Gerald Cotten, died this past December—taking with him the password to just under $200 million. Now customers are panicking at the thought of not seeing any of that money ever again. Although the funds were spread out between about 115,000 customers, at least one customer had deposits worth CAD $70 million. While customer’s anxiously wait, representatives from Quadriga will seek creditor protection in court next week following the 30-year-old’s death.

Bezos’ Accusations Against AMI Blur the Line Between Journalism and Crime

A month after the National Enquirer published the personal text messages of Jeff Bezos, the Amazon CEO claims Enquirer’s parent company, American Media Inc. attempted to blackmail him into calling off a lawsuit against the company by threatening to publish nude photos of the 55-year-old. AMI, who continues to assert their innocence, stated they would “thoroughly investigate” the accusations made by Bezos.

Facebook Faces ‘Significant’ Blow by German Antitrust Regulators

Last week Germany’s Federal Cartel Office, the country’s antitrust regulator, ruled that Facebook was exploiting consumers by requiring them to agree such “unrestricted” data collection in order to create an account. The company has one month to appeal this decision, otherwise this ruling means that moving forward Facebook has to change its practices regarding data collection and processing for German users. Although it is unlikely we will see this in the United States—if this decision stands it could set precedents for major changes to Facebook’s business model in the future.

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