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Big tech's recent gaffes, on top of concerns over election interference, misinformation, and its unprecedented influence, further erode trust in the sector — Mark Zuckerberg's virtual reality tour of Puerto Rico in October. — Facebook Live — Since summer's end … | Ryan Mac / BuzzFeed: |
Peter Thiel is no longer affiliated with Y Combinator; source says Thiel did not rejoin YC after the startup accelerator ended its part-time partners program — Billionaire venture capitalist and Facebook board member Peter Thiel is no longer affiliated with startup accelerator Y Combinator, according to an edited company blog post.
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| Mike Masnick / Techdirt: |
US Defense Department's Centcom found hosting at least 1.8B posts of scraped internet content from last 8 years on open AWS server — There are two big WTFs in this story. First, the Defense Departments Central Command (Centcom) was collecting tons of data on social media posts …
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| Reuters: |
3+ years after the demise of Mt. Gox, its customers still haven't received a cent, as the failed Bitcoin exchange remains stuck in a morass of litigation — More than three years after the demise of the Mt. Gox exchange, its customers still haven't received a crypto cent. Here's why.
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| Bryan Menegus / Gizmodo: |
Amazon Flex workers, who are self-employed “last-mile” delivery drivers, describe the job and how the Uber-like Flex app coordinates deliveries — Who delivers Amazon orders? Increasingly, it's plainclothes contractors with few labor protections, driving their own cars …
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| Kevin Collier / BuzzFeed: |
John Draper, aka Cap'n Crunch, who once hacked phone lines with Jobs and Wozniak, banned from conferences after reports of sexual misconduct towards young men — The claims against John Draper, better known as Cap'n Crunch, a pioneer hacker and an early associate of Apple cofounders Steve Wozniak …
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| DW.COM: |
German regulator bans children's smartwatches that have SIM cards and one-way monitoring functions, saying they are unauthorized transmitters forbidden by law — A German regulator has banned the sale of children's smartwatches that have one-way monitoring functions.
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BBC, Gizmodo, TechCrunch, Tech Times, Ubergizmo, SlashGear, Neowin, Phandroid, MacDailyNews, and BleepingComputer.com. Tweets: @econoscribe
| John H. Richardson / Wired: |
Profile of Bryan Johnson, founder of Braintree and Kernel, a startup trying to develop algorithms and commercial neural prosthetics for enhancing human memory — IN AN ORDINARY hospital room in Los Angeles, a young woman named Lauren Dickerson waits for her chance to make history.Thanks:@johnrobertreed
| Brian Heater / TechCrunch: |
Apple says it is delaying HomePod release from December to early 2018 — So much for the holiday rush. Apple announced this morning that its premiumHomePod smart speaker won't be making the company's initial December ship date. According to a brief statement issued by the company …
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| Katie Roof / TechCrunch: |
Online fashion retailer Stitch Fix closes up 1% on its first day of trading, after raising $120M in a downsized IPO — Stitch Fix went up just 1 percent on its first day of trading. After pricing at $15, the company closed at $15.15. It's also below the opening trade of $16.90.
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| Tom Turula / Business Insider: |
Spotify announces it has acquired Soundtrap, a collaborative online music recording startup, reportedly for at least $30M — Spotify is buying Swedish music tech startup Soundtrap for an undisclosed amount. — Soundtrap is a collaborative online recording studio that was valued at $25 million (SEK 207 million) last year.| Romain Dillet / TechCrunch: |
French startup Less, which pays drivers to use its navigation app where data is outdated, raises $19M Series A; the app will power Less' ride-sharing service — Criteo has long been named as one of the most successful French startups, quickly reaching unicorn level and even going public … Sponsor Posts
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