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Tech companies can do a lot more to protect the identities of people speaking in recordings used to train AI, like shifting the voice or gender of the speaker — It turns out that Siri, Alexa, and whatever it is you call Facebook Messenger have been a little loose-lipped with your conversations.| Joseph Cox / VICE: |
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About 200 Google employees sign a petition, saying they “refuse to be complicit” in potential cloud computing work for the US Customs & Border Protection agency — Workers are circulating a petition — Google employees are demanding that the company not bid …
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Flashy Gen Z résumés, containing photos and bitmoji, are colliding with employer efforts to reduce hiring bias with systems that remove such embellishments — Employers see surge in Gen Z CVs containing photos and illustrations; 'there's a freaking bitmoji'
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| Jordan Davis / Facebook: |
Facebook simplifies Groups' privacy settings, to public and private; “secret” Groups are now private and hidden, and “closed” Groups are now private and visible — As Mark Zuckerberg laid out earlier this year, social networks can serve as the digital equivalent of a town square or a living room.
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VMware says it is in talks to acquire Pivotal Software for $15 per share in cash, an 80% premium on Pivotal's $8.30 closing price on Wednesday — This is breaking news. Please check back for updates. — TRENDING NOW — Subscribe to CNBC PRO Licensing & Reprints Join … | New York Times: |
As the 10+ day internet shutdown in Kashmir continues, pharmacists run out of drugs, people can't get cash, and online related businesses close — Pharmacists can't restock medicines; workers aren't being paid. But the government still loves to block the internet for “peace and tranquillity.”
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How Bluetana, an app that detects hidden Bluetooth-based card skimmers at gas pumps, is helping police; study: a skimmer can steal an estimated $4K to $60K/day — “Bluetana,” a new mobile app that looks for Bluetooth-based payment card skimmers hidden inside gas pumps … | Andrew Webster / The Verge: |
Sega's Genesis Mini, launching September 19 for $79.99, is 55% smaller than the original Genesis, comes with two USB controllers, and has 42 built-in games — It's been three years since the breakout success of Nintendo's tiny NES Classic, but the miniature console wars are finally heating up.
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Incorta, which aims to optimize data warehousing projects for enterprises, raises $30M Series C led by Sorenson Capital, bringing its total raised to $75M — Incorta, a startup founded by former Oracle executives who want to change the way we process large amounts data, announced a $30 million Series C today led by Sorenson Capital.
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OnePlus CEO talks about a second 5G phone coming in Q4, international expansion, and plans to launch a TV set — OnePlus, China's upstart smartphone maker, is preparing a global rollout of its new 5G device this year, as it looks to expand in the US and win more customers from Huawei, Apple and Samsung.| Molly Price / CNET: |
How St. Louis University is trying to help new students acclimate to campus life by putting an Echo Dot in every dorm room with a campus-specific Alexa skill — Students at St. Louis University are headed back to school with Alexa in their dorm rooms to help with everything from weather to campus bus schedules.| The Verge: |
Caviar employees want DoorDash and Square to renegotiate transition packages; they have complained about issues with compensation, insurance, visa status, more — As the two companies work to close the deal, Caviar employees are caught in the middle — A group of Caviar employees … | Casey Newton / The Interface: |
Twitter's followable topics may open big new audiences for the company, as well as polarize them; Twitter still thinks its “trending” section can be fixed — On Wednesday, Twitter invited reporters to its headquarters in San Francisco for an update on improvements to the product.| Paul Sawers / VentureBeat: |
Google says Course Kit, its toolkit for teachers launched last year, will now be called Assignments and be able to detect plagiarism — Google is introducing a handful of updates to its Google for Education program today — including a new tool that helps teachers check students' work for possible plagiarism.
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Some Credit Karma users say they were served other users' account information when they logged in; Credit Karma says it is a technical malfunction, not a breach — Users of credit monitoring site Credit Karmas have complained that they were served other people's account information when they logged in.| Reuters: |
Alibaba beats with June quarter revenue of $16.3B, up 42% YoY, cloud computing revenue of $1.1B, up 66% YoY, and core commerce revenue of $14.14B, up 44% YoY — SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (BABA.N) reported better-than-expected quarterly revenue and profit on Thursday …
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