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Academics are still waiting to receive key data originally promised in 2018 from Facebook, which has declined to provide some of the data citing privacy fears — In 2018, Facebook announced a partnership to provide data to academics to “help people better understand the broader impact … | Edgar Alvarez / Engadget: |
A first look at the Disney+ app that Disney says will offer a heavily curated and personalized experience for users with a combination of human editors and AI — Disney isn't holding anything back at its D23 Expo. The company kicked off the event on Thursday with a couple of major reveals …
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Trump's tweets “ordering” US companies to start looking for an alternative to China rattle tech stocks, with Apple closing down 4.6%, Amazon 3.1%, and AMD 7.4% — Shares of Apple and Silicon Valley's semiconductor companies were pummeled on Friday as President Trump responded …
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Riot Games has settled for an undisclosed sum a class action lawsuit alleging gender discrimination, sexual harassment, and retaliation for speaking out — The suit alleged targeted discrimination against women who worked at Riot. — Riot Games has settled the class action lawsuit …
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In a leaked letter from members of Twitter's Trust and Safety Council, formed in 2016 to provide outside advice on policy, some say they're being ignored — AT THE BEGINNING of 2016, Twitter announced some good news: the formation of the Trust and Safety Council, comprised of more than 40 outside groups …
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Netflix says it is testing “Collections” on iOS that are curated by experts on the company's creative teams based on factors like genre, tone, and story line — Netflix is testing a new way to help users find TV shows and movies they'll want to watch with the launch of a …
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Misinformation, spread by exploiting our eagerness to share content without thinking, has created a “new world disorder” that we need to safeguard against — Our willingness to share content without thinking is exploited to spread disinformation By Claire Wardle |
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| Kate Clark / TechCrunch: |
A look at the changing landscape of seed funding as more big VCs compete there, and pros and cons of raising a seed round led by a big VC vs a seed-focused fund — When every fund is a seed fund — When Mike Fitzsimmons went out to raise his seed round, he negotiated with all the usual suspects.
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| Farhad Manjoo / New York Times: |
A graphic look at a columnist's web activity during a typical workday shows how websites and tech firms track users via tracking scripts, unique IDs, and more — Earlier this year, an editor working on The Times's Privacy Project asked me whether I'd be interested in having all my digital activity tracked … | Noah Yoo / Pitchfork: |
Imposters are making as much as $10K in royalties at a time by uploading copyright-infringing content to streaming services like Spotify and Apple Music — When songs leak on Spotify and Apple Music, illegal uploads can generate substantial royalty payments—but for whom?
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| Nivedita Balu / Reuters: |
Court filing: AT&T and FTC reached a settlement agreement in a 2014 mobile data throttling lawsuit, which still needs to be reviewed and voted on by FTC — (Reuters) - The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and AT&T Inc (T.N) reached a settlement agreement on a 2014 case that accused …
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Source: Xiaomi scans phones to track lifestyle changes like a divorce or a promotion for credit scores in Indonesia; Xiaomi to launch lending service in India — JAKARTA/MUMBAI (Reuters) - China's Xiaomi (1810.HK) is poised to launch a consumer lending business in India in the coming weeks … Sponsor Posts
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