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Sources: Facebook CSO Alex Stamos to leave amid disagreements with top execs over disinformation, will stay until August; his team is down from 120 to 3 people — Facebook's chief information security officer, Alex Stamos, will leave the company after internal disagreements over how the social network …
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Cambridge Analytica execs filmed boasting of entrapping politicians with sex and bribes, explaining how to spread info online without it looking like propaganda — Senior executives at Cambridge Analytica - the data company that credits itself with Donald Trump's presidential victory …
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Facebook hired a digital forensics firm to conduct an audit of Cambridge Analytica, but their team had to step down at the request of the UK ICO — We have hired a digital forensics firm, Stroz Friedberg, to conduct a comprehensive audit of Cambridge Analytica.
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Uber pauses self-driving tests in all cities after a pedestrian was struck and killed in AZ by one of its cars in autonomous mode that had a human safety driver — SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A woman was killed by an Uber self-driving sport utility vehicle in Arizona, police said on Monday …
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| Carolyn Said / San Francisco Chronicle: |
Tempe, AZ police say Uber likely not at fault for self-driving car fatality after preliminary investigations reveal collision was unavoidable in any mode — Pushing a bicycle laden with plastic shopping bags, a woman abruptly walked from a center median into a lane of traffic and was struck …
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Google expands its Instant Apps to games in Play Store, letting gamers get a native app experience without having to formally install anything — Last year, Google launched Instant Apps, a way for developers to give users a native app experience that didn't involve having to install anything.
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| Bloomberg: |
President Trump signs an order prohibiting US transactions in Venezuela-issued digital currency, digital coins, and digital tokens — President Donald Trump banned U.S. purchases of a cryptocurrency the Venezuelan government is rolling out, as part of a campaign to pressure the government of President Nicolas Maduro.
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Google Pay now lets you use prepaid public transport passes, starting in Las Vegas — Google has announced a new service that lets travelers use Google Pay in conjunction with prepaid virtual travel passes. — Google revealed in January that it was combining Android Pay and Google Wallet under …
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Magic Leap launches a “creator portal”, which contains forums and a preview of its augmented reality SDK and other developer tools — Augmented reality startup Magic Leap is taking the first steps toward opening its platform to outside developers.| Anita Balakrishnan / CNBC: |
BlackBerry shares up 5%+ after announcing partnership with Microsoft to bring Office 365 mobile apps to its security-focused BlackBerry Dynamics for enterprise — - BlackBerry will partner with Microsoft to provide a secure environment for Microsoft Office apps.
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| Nitasha Tiku / Wired: |
A look at the potential impact of EU's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which grants standardized data protection rights to users across 28 countries — CONSUMERS HAVE LONG wondered just what Google and Facebook know about them, and who else can access their personal data.
Tweets: @sarahludford and @nitashatiku
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Y Combinator Winter 2018 Demo Day 1 hosted 64 presentations, with robotics, fintech, and biotech startups taking the spotlight — Josh Constine Greg Kumparak Megan Rose Dickey Lucas Matney Katie Roof — Biotech, robotics, and fintech startups took the spotlight today at prestigious accelerator Y Combinator's 26th Demo Day.
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In addition to Patreon-like subscriptions for creators, Facebook is testing badges and a leaderboard for top fans, new content rights management tools, more — By Fidji Simo, VP of Product and Sibyl Goldman, Director of Entertainment Partnerships — Every day on Facebook …
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