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Twitter finds Russia Today purchased $274K in ads and promoted 1,823 tweets in US in 2016; firm says it'll 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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Oxford University researchers find Twitter bots spread misinfo and propaganda at higher rates in 2016 battleground states in 10-day period around Election Day — Propaganda and other forms of “junk news” on Twitter flowed more heavily in a dozen battleground states than in the nation overall …
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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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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.| Chris Welch / The Verge: |
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.| Chris O'Brien / VentureBeat: |
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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Interview with Apple Music's Jimmy Iovine, Zane Lowe, and Larry Jackson on how to continue to grow the service, as it tops 30M paying subscribers — From left: Zane Lowe, Larry Jackson and Jimmy Iovine photographed Sept. 18 at Apple Music's Beats 1 Studio in Los Angeles.
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Tweets: @johnpaczkowski, @derekjandersen, @natisho, and @billboardbiz
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Facebook is launching a new tool in India on October 1 to help match blood donors with hospitals, blood banks, and individuals in need — In India, people use Facebook for keeping in touch with family, sharing photos and finding blood. — Facebook is launching a new tool in India on Oct. 1 …
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Google brings its Android-based Family Link tool, which helps parents manage children's computer usage, 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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Toshiba signs final agreement to sell its flash memory chip business for ~$18B to group led by Bain Capital, which includes Apple, Dell, SK Hynix, and Hoya Corp — Toshiba Corp. signed a final agreement to sell its flash memory chip business to a group led by Bain Capital for about 2 trillion yen … | Adi Robertson / The Verge: |
YouTube now requires accounts linking to sites like Patreon or sites selling merchandise to sign up to YouTube Partner Program — YouTube is adding new requirements for users who link out to crowdfunding campaigns or other external sites in their videos. Users must now join …
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