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GOP data firm Deep Root Analytics accidentally exposed personal info of 198M+ US voters, including addresses, birthdates, and issue-by-issue sentiment analysis — Political data gathered on more than 198 million US citizens was exposed this month after a marketing firm contracted …
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By buying Whole Foods, Amazon is acquiring a customer that will bring its nascent grocery logistics service to scale — Back in 2006, when the iPhone was a mere rumor, Palm CEO Ed Colligan was asked if he was worried: … I was reminded of this quote after Amazon announced an agreement … | Wall Street Journal: |
Time Warner signs 2-year $100M deal with Snap; Turner, Warner Bros. studio will create up to 10 original shows a year for Snap, which will keep 50% ad revenue — In a wide-ranging deal with Snap Inc., Time Warner Inc.'s Turner cable channels and the Warner Bros. studio will create …
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How Mexican activists, journalists, lawyers have been targeted with NSO Group's Pegasus spyware, likely by their own gov't, which spent ~$80M on the tools — MEXICO CITY — Mexico's most prominent human rights lawyers, journalists and anti-corruption activists have been targeted …
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FTC plus DC and California AGs attempt to block DraftKings-FanDuel merger, saying combined firm would control 90%+ of paid daily fantasy sports contests market — The Federal Trade Commission just announced it will authorize legal action to block the merger of DraftKings and FanDuel … | David Kravets / Ars Technica: |
US Supreme Court rules unconstitutional a North Carolina law that barred sex offenders from accessing social media where minors could be present — North Carolina's law was “unprecedented in the scope of First Amendment speech.” — The US Supreme Court on Monday declared as unconstitutional … | Dakin Campbell / Bloomberg: |
Goldman Sachs mapped 127 steps in its IPO consulting process, found that about half of them can be automated — Investment bank is eliminating thousands of hours of tasks — Managers say it's freeing junior staff for more-valuable work — A few years ago, Goldman Sachs Group Inc.'s leaders took …
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Accenture, Microsoft team up on blockchain-based personal ID network, a UN-backed project to provide legal identification to 1.1B people with no official docs — Accenture Plc and Microsoft Corp are teaming up to build a digital ID network using blockchain technology, as part …
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Dropbox unveils plan for its global network with custom infrastructure, following last year's announcement it would leave AWS — When Dropbox announced it was leaving AWS last year and bringing the bulk of the operation in-house, you had to figure it was working on a significant network expansion …
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Streaming sports startup FuboTV raises $55M Series C with Sky, 21st Century Fox, Scripps participating — When it comes to streaming TV, FuboTV wants to be the place sports fans go when they are looking to catch up on their favorite sports league or team. To expand its channel lineup … | Jeff Baumgartner / Multichannel News: |
IBB Consulting study: almost half of US broadband customers subscribe to at least one OTT video service — About one-third take two, and 18% subscribe to more than three, IBB survey finds … Reflecting the surge in consumer adoption and volume of subscription VOD services … | Meng Jing / South China Morning Post: |
China's State Information Office: sharing economy grew 103% YoY to $507B in 2016; 600M Chinese work within sharing economy or tried its services — 30 bike-sharing apps launched already, with a dozen players fighting it out in the smartphone power bank sharing market, and six more dedicated solely to sharing umbrellasSponsor Posts
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