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In August, internal research at Facebook showed that ~70% of the platform's most active civic Groups were considered too toxic to recommend to users — The giant struggled to balance Mark Zuckerberg's free-expression mantra against findings that rabid partisanship had overrun a feature central to its future| Sergiu Gatlan / BleepingComputer: |
A now-fixed 10-year-old bug in Sudo used in several versions of Linux allowed any local user to gain root access — A now-fixed Sudo vulnerability allowed any local user to gain root privileges on Unix-like operating systems without requiring authentication.| Dave Lee / Financial Times: |
More than 2,000 police and fire departments in the US have now partnered with Amazon's Ring, with 1,189 new departments added over the past year — Controversial surveillance network has doubled in size in the country in the past year — More than 2,000 police and fire departments in the US …
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A look at the criticism in DC directed at CSET, a State Dept. bureau focused on cybersecurity and emerging technologies formed in the last days of Trump's admin — A newly established State Department bureau focused on cybersecurity and emerging technologies could give the Biden administration … | Yueqi Yang / Bloomberg: |
Robinhood reduces the number of companies with trading restrictions from 50 to 8, according to its website; GME, NOK, and BB are still among those restricted — Robinhood Markets Inc. reduced the number of companies with trading restrictions to eight from 50 on Sunday, according to an update on its website.| Under the Hood: |
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Yotta Savings raises $13.2M Series A for its savings account app that instead of interest offers depositors a chance to win prizes ranging from 10 cents to $10M — Savings account app Yotta Savings, cofounded by two Under 30 honorees, announced today that it has raised a $13.2M Series A …
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Many elderly people in the US aren't getting scheduled for COVID-19 vaccinations due to a lack of familiarity with navigating the internet and web-based signups — - Slots go fast, often to those who are more comfortable online — ‘Health departments are failing’ nationwide, one official says
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Profile of Chegg, which is valued at $12B, employs 70,000+ freelance tutors in India, and faces the issue of students using it to cheat by getting test answers — I'm a senior editor in charge of Forbes' education coverage. — This story appears in the March 31, 2021 issue of Forbes Magazine.
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Network data indicates the onset of widespread internet disruptions in Myanmar amid reports of a military uprising and the detention of political leaders — Network data from the NetBlocks Internet Observatory indicate the onset of widespread internet disruptions in Myanmar on Sunday 31 January 2021 … | Kellen Browning / New York Times: |
League of Legends teams in the US recruited 40+ superstar players from Asia since 2016, with an average salary of $460K for a player in a team's starting five — League of Legends teams in the U.S. lag behind their competitors in Asia, so they recruit the world's best players by offering huge salaries.| Ron Miller / TechCrunch: |
SetSail raises $26M Series A for its service that recommends when to pay salespeople, by monitoring the progress of sales across CRM, email, and other systems — SetSail wants to upend the way sales people get compensated by paying them throughout the sales cycle, rather than a single commission after the sale closes.| Manish Singh / TechCrunch: |
Ula raises $20M Series A led by Quona Capital and B Capital Group to expand its food-focused e-commerce marketplace in Indonesia currently serving 20K+ stores — Tokopedia, Lazada, Shopee, and other firms created an e-commerce market in Indonesia in the past decade, making it possible for consumers to shop online in the island nation.
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