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How 12,000+ videos watched by a young man on YouTube since 2015 first pulled him into a far-right rabbit hole and more recently into a left-wing universe — Over years of reporting on internet culture, I've heard countless versions of Mr. Cain's story: an aimless young man — usually white …
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| Kate Conger / New York Times: |
Sources: China summoned US and global tech giants to warn of dire consequences if they cooperate with Trump bans, hinting US companies should lobby against bans — SAN FRANCISCO — The Chinese government this past week summoned major tech companies from the United States and elsewhere to warn …
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| Reuters: |
In a communique, G20 finance ministers agreed on Saturday to compile common rules to close loopholes global tech companies use to reduce their corporate taxes — FUKUOKA, Japan (Reuters) - Group of 20 finance ministers agreed on Saturday to compile common rules to close loopholes used …
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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
FAQ on how Sign In with Apple works based on information at WWDC, including details about two-factor authentication support and private email relay service — One of the bigger security announcements from Apple's Worldwide Developer Conference this week is Apple's new requirement …
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| Russell Brandom / The Verge: |
Apple's sign-in button, built for a post-Cambridge Analytica world, is a sign of how much tech infrastructure needs to be rebuilt as privacy expectations change — Protection against developers, not hackers — In 2019, Facebook isn't just a homepage; it's a passport.
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| Chance Miller / 9to5Mac: |
iOS 13 shows a pop-up with a map of location data an app has tracked and its reasons for needing the data, when asking permission for background location access — Apple continued its strong focus on privacy with the announcement of iOS 13 this week. The update includes several new privacy features …
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| Megan Rose Dickey / TechCrunch: |
Former Unity VP Anne Evans has filed a lawsuit against the company for retaliation and wrongful termination, alleging CEO John Riccitiello sexually harassed her — Unity Technologies, the multibillion-dollar gaming engine, is facing a lawsuit from its former VP of global talent acquisition …
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| Kirsten Korosec / TechCrunch: |
Luminous Computing, which aims to build a photonic chip, raises $9M seed round led by Bill Gates, with Dara Khosrowshahi, Travis Kalanick, others participating — Luminous Computing, a one-year-old startup, is aiming to build a photonics chip that will handle workloads needed for AI at the speed of light.| Brian Barrett / Wired: |
Google details the root cause behind the recent outage that caused Google Cloud to lose a third of its traffic, which affected Snapchat and YouTube among others — FIVE DAYS AGO, the internet had a conniption. In broad patches around the globe, YouTube sputtered. Shopify stores shut down.
Tweets: @jessfraz
| Shira Ovide / Bloomberg: |
How MTN and Orange, two of the biggest mobile carriers in Africa, are trying to expand internet access in the continent by selling ~$20 phones powered by KaiOS — About half of humanity don't have internet access, and a lot of those people are in Africa. Enter a $20 device with smartphone brains and a five-day battery.
Tweets: @shiraovide, @trevornoren, and @whiteafrican
| Paul Sawers / VentureBeat: |
London-based Realeyes, which uses AI to let brands like AT&T and Mars gauge emotions of consumers through their facial expressions, raises $12.4M Series B — Artificial emotional intelligence, or “emotion AI,” is emerging as a key component of the broader AI movement.
Tweets: @mikebutcher
| Todd Spangler / Variety: |
FloSports, a $150/year live and on-demand streaming service focusing on niche sports, raises $47M Series C led by Discovery, bringing the total raised to $75M — NY Digital Editor @https://twitter.com/xpangler FOLLOW — FloSports, a provider of live-streaming and on-demand niche sports programming …
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