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Twitter finds Russia Today purchased $274K in ads and promoted 1,823 tweets in US in 2016, and pledges to work with FEC and Congress on political ad disclosure — Earlier this summer we outlined some of our work to combat bots and networks of manipulation on Twitter.
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Twitter comes under Congressional scrutiny as Russia-linked accounts found to tweet about NFL protests, spread misinformation, and share anti-Clinton stories — SAN FRANCISCO — After a weekend when Americans took to social media to debate President Trump's admonishment of N.F.L. players …
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Apple says iPhone 7 and 8 don't have FM radio chips, after FCC chairman Ajit Pai urges Apple to activate iPhone FM radio chips to help after natural disasters — Amidst renewed pressure from the National Association of Broadcasters, FCC chairman Ajit Pai has now issued a statement urging Apple …
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Ikea has acquired TaskRabbit and will run it as an independent subsidiary; TaskRabbit has raised around $50M — The Swedish home goods giant is looking for some digital help from the contract labor marketplace — Swedish home goods giant Ikea has bought TaskRabbit, according to sources close to the situation.
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Roku shares close at $23.50, up 67.86% from IPO price of $14, valuing the firm at ~$2.2B — Content streaming company Roku saw its shares surge 67.86% on its first day of trading. — After pricing its IPO at $14 and then opening the day at $15.78, Roku shares closed at $23.50.| Lucas Matney / TechCrunch: |
GoPro announces the Hero6 with 4K video at 60fps, 2.7K at 120fps, and 1080p at 240fps, available today for $499 — Today, on a massive planetarium screen at San Francisco's Academy of Sciences museum, GoPro CEO Nick Woodman revealed the next generation of the company's venerable Hero action cam series, the Hero6.| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Google brings its Family Link tool, which helps parents manage children's Android device use, out of beta in US — Family Link, Google's parental control software for Android devices, is now exiting its beta testing period and is now generally available to anyone in the U.S. without the need for an invitation.
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Sources: Google is building a smart screen competitor to Amazon's Echo Show, codenamed “Manhattan”, to launch in late 2017 or early 2018 — Multiple sources tell TechCrunch that Google is building a tabletop smart screen for video calling and more that will compete with Amazon's Echo Show.
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LG V30 availability: Oct. 5 on Verizon, price TBD; Oct. 6 on AT&T for $810 or $27/month for 30 months; Oct. 13 on T-Mobile for $800 or $30/month for 24 months — Expect to pay around $800 — The LG V30 now has a release date in the US. Well, release dates is more accurate.
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Saudi-based anonymous commenting app Sarahah hits 95M registered users, with US as its biggest market, but has only two full-time employees — Sarahah has become a popular messaging platform with 95 million registered users, many of them teens who spread the word on Snapchat| Vindu Goel / New York Times: |
How IBM's Indian workforce grew to ~130K, more than in any other country including the US — IBM has shifted its center of gravity halfway around the world to India, making it a high-tech example of the globalization trends that the Trump administration has railed against.
Tweets: @vindugoel and @puiwingtam
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EU regulators say tech giants are still not doing enough to voluntarily remove hate speech and terrorist content, will review rules in six months — European regulators are giving Microsoft, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube six months to voluntarily get more aggressive about blocking …
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Whole Foods says it is investigating credit card security breach in some taprooms and restaurants in some of its stores — Whole Foods is facing a credit card security breach. — The grocery chain, which was acquired by Amazon for $13.7 billion in late August, announced Thursday it …
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