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Google finds Russian-bought ads worth tens of thousands of dollars on YouTube, Gmail, DoubleClick, which were part of effort to influence the 2016 election — SAN FRANCISCO — Google for the first time has uncovered evidence that Russian operatives exploited the company's platforms in an attempt …
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| Juli Clover / MacRumors: |
KGI's Ming-Chi Kuo predicts 2018 iPad Pro models will feature TrueDepth camera for Face ID — iPad Pro models set to be released in 2018 will come equipped with a TrueDepth Camera and will support Face ID, KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo told investors in a note this morning.| Tim Hardwick / MacRumors: |
| Darrell Etherington / TechCrunch: |
Waymo teams with MADD, NSC, and others to launch public relations campaign for self-driving tech, initially focused on Arizona — Waymo is working with a number of organizations on a new self-driving education campaign to help answer questions the public has about autonomous vehicles and technology.
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| Erik Schelzig / Associated Press: |
Twitter blocks Rep. Marsha Blackburn's Senate campaign video ad for “inflammatory statement” on abortions, says it will allow it when flagged section is removed — NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Republican Rep. Marsha Blackburn's Senate campaign announcement ad has been blocked …
| Zac Bowden / Windows Central: |
Microsoft's Joe Belfiore says new Windows 10 Mobile features and hardware are no longer a focus, will continue to support it with bug fixes and security updates — Microsoft details its reasoning behind a lack of new features and hardware for Windows 10 Mobile, and why its new focus is on Android and iOS.
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| Melanie Ehrenkranz / Gizmodo: |
In the wake of Las Vegas shooting, YouTube has blocked some videos showing how to modify guns to fire more rapidly and updated its guidelines — Fifty-eight people were killed in the Las Vegas massacre last week, the deadliest mass shooting in modern US history.| Alex Kantrowitz / BuzzFeed: |
Twitter is working on a bookmarking tool allowing users to save tweets to a dedicated section of the product — A “save for later” option is coming to Twitter. — The company is working on a bookmarking tool that will allow you to save Tweets and return to them in a dedicated section the product …
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Tweets: @jesarshah, @sriramk, @jesarshah, @kcoleman, @caseynewton, and @anildash. Thanks:@kantrowitz
| Bill Vlasic / New York Times: |
GM acquires lidar startup Strobe to accelerate its development of self-driving vehicles, will fold its operations into the Cruise Automation subsidiary — DETROIT — General Motors said on Monday that it had acquired a company that specializes in laser-imaging technology geared toward enhancing the development of autonomous vehicles.
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| Wall Street Journal: |
Interview with Uber's HR chief Liane Hornsey on the firm's efforts to improve its work culture since Susan Fowler's blog post — HR chief Liane Hornsey talks about what steps the company has taken, and what's still ahead — Can Uber Technologies Inc. become a place women want to work?
Tweets: @sfiegerman, @triketora, @susanthesquark, @wsj, @lkherman, @danprimack, @danprimack, and @demetria_g
| Julie Bort / Business Insider: |
SEC filing shows MongoDB plans to price shares at $18-$20, would raise ~$152M at ~$930M valuation mid price, less that its $1.6B valuation as a private company — Unicorn startup MongoDB has taken another step toward its IPO by offering a price range for its shares.
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| Joshua Brustein / Bloomberg: |
Profile of Andrew Torba, who founded social network Gab.ai, which has become an alt-right haven, following the failure of his YC-backed ad tech firm — Andrew Torba founded Gab.ai as a “free speech” alternative to other social networks — There's a revolution going on in online conservative media.
Tweets: @film_girl and @felixgillette
| Jeff Benjamin / 9to5Mac: |
Hands-on video: iOS 11.1 beta 2 brings back 3D Touch Multitasking with improved animation, hundreds of new Unicode 10 emoji's — iOS 11.1 beta 2 was released earlier today, and we've taken some time to talk about the new features and changes found in the beta release.Sponsor Posts
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