10 things in tech you need to know today

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A lot better than Dorian, Brexit, and all the rest of the boring news.

1. Twitter founder and CEO Jack Dorsey's official Twitter account was hacked on Friday, following a string of other odd incidents where YouTube celebrities and influencers were similarly targeted.

2. Some of Apple's most popular products will be hit by Trump's latest round of tariffs on Chinese goods.

3. China may have used the iPhone hacks recently discovered by Google researchers to target Uighur Muslims in the country.

4. Zao, a viral Chinese deepfake app that lets you swap your face with a celebrity, has been hit with a wave of privacy concerns.

5. YouTube reportedly agreed to pay up to $200 million in a settlement with the FTC over its YouTube Kids app.

6. Huawei's new phone could be the first major hardware casualty of the US-China trade war.

7. WeWork CEO Adam Neumann has set up a 'hardship' fund for employees of Faraday Grid, a UK energy tech startup which collapsed 7 months after he invested.

8. Elon Musk's charm offensive in China is paying off.

9. Apple has rolled out a free screen replacement service for Series 2 and Series 3 Apple Watch customers.

10. YouTube has launched the web version of its YouTube Kids app, but people quickly found it was easy to get around the simple maths test designed to stop younger viewers from tweaking the settings.
 

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