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Facebook let ad buyers target users interested in algorithmically generated anti-Semitic topics like “Jew hater”, then removed some topics after being contacted — Want to market Nazi memorabilia, or recruit marchers for a far-right rally? Facebook's self-service ad-buying platform had the right audience for you.
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Craig Federighi says gripping buttons on both sides of iPhone X will temporarily disable Face ID — Apple software chief Craig Federighi has revealed that Face ID unlock on the new iPhone X will come with a hidden security feature, allowing users to press buttons on both sides of the phone …
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Apple's Face ID will support only one registered face per iPhone at launch — Apple's forthcoming FaceID technology will support just one face registered per device, at least initially. This has been reported by multiple people who spoke to Apple at this week's iPhone event …
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Sources: Alphabet, which invested in Uber through GV, is in talks to invest about $1B in Lyft, driven by CEO Larry Page — Google has held talks to invest around $1 billion in Lyft, Axios has learned from multiple sources. It is unclear which group within Google would make the investment …
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Lawsuit filed against Google in San Francisco court with three named plaintiffs alleges women are “segregated” into lower-paid jobs, denied promotions, more — Exclusive: Women say Google denied them promotions, telling the Guardian they were forced into less prestigious jobs despite qualifications
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Equifax blames Apache Struts vulnerability that was patched on March 6 for the massive data breach that it says happened in mid-May — Critical Apache Struts bug was fixed in March. In May, it bit ~143 million US consumers. — The Equifax breach that exposed sensitive data …
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| Marty Swant / Adweek: |
IAB and other online ad trade groups ask Apple to rethink Safari's “Intelligent Tracking Prevention” cookie rules, expected to roll out this month on desktop — They argue it'll hurt user experience and campaign targeting — The biggest advertising organizations say Apple will …
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Researchers find 50+ apps, now-removed but downloaded 1M-4.2M times, on Google Play that secretly charged users by sending text messages to premium numbers — Malware scanners fail to detect 50 apps that charged for fake services. — Researchers recently found at least 50 apps …
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BTC China, one of the country's top three bitcoin exchanges, announces it will suspend all trading for China-based customers from September 30 — A number of China's top bitcoin exchanges are preparing to suspend their services following instructions from the government.| Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
Sources: Patreon has closed Series C funding valuing the company at about $450M — In an era where art is shared and streamed for free, Patreon offers new hope for turning content creation into a career. Illustrators, comedians, game makers, and musicians use Patreon to let fans pay … | Tim Hardwick / MacRumors: |
Chinese regulator: iPhone 8 has 1,821mAh battery, 139mAh less than 7, and 8+ has 2,675mAh battery, 225mAh less than 7+; Apple says battery life is similar — Apple's new iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus have smaller batteries than the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus, respectively …
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Facebook says it's testing a “snooze” button that mutes people or pages for a day, week, or month — Sick of a friend's non-stop vacation photos? Bored of hearing about some business Page's big launch? One of your groups won't shut up about their upcoming get-together?Sponsor Posts
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