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Twitter posts record Q2 profit of $100M, beats estimates on revenue of $711M, up 24% YoY, but monthly users fell by 1M from Q1 to 335M due to increased removals — SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Twitter Inc (TWTR.N) posted record profit on Friday with second quarter revenue that beat financial analysts' estimates …
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| Michelle Castillo / CNBC: |
Twitter closes down more than 20% after company reports 1M QoQ decline in monthly active users — - Monthly active users (MAUs): 335 million vs. 338.5 million, according to StreetAccount and FactSet estimate — Twitter shares closed more than 20 percent down on Friday after the company reported …
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| Sean Hollister / CNET: |
In response to ACLU's Rekognition test, Amazon says it's reasonable for government to weigh in on how law enforcement uses the tech to match face pics to people — When Amazon's controversial facial recognition system mistakenly matched 28 members of Congress with criminal mugshots, it caused quite a stir.
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| Chloe Aiello / CNBC: |
New York State Public Service Commission votes to revoke approval of the 2016 Charter/TWC merger, saying company failed to meet broadband buildout obligations — - The New York State Public Service Commission voted on Friday to revoke its approval of the 2016 merger agreement between Charter Communications and Time Warner Cable.
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| Alex Spence / BuzzFeed: |
Leaked report: UK committee to propose social networks be legally responsible for harmful and illegal content and to let watchdogs audit tech company algorithms — A leaked copy of the MPs' report was published online on Friday, two days ahead of its official release.| Louise Matsakis / Wired: |
Profile of the Guerrilla Skepticism on Wikipedia project, which has 120+ volunteers rewriting articles on conspiracy theories and unscientific health info — SUSAN GERBIC SPENT her career photographing babies at a department store in Salinas, California, just 100 miles south of San Francisco.
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| Christopher Yasiejko / Bloomberg: |
IBM wins $83M from Groupon for infringing on ecommerce patents — - Patent case IBM's first to go to jury in at least 20 years — Win adds value for IBM's portfolio of more than 45,000 patents — A U.S. jury awarded International Business Machines Corp. $83.5 million after finding … | Tony Romm / Washington Post: |
White House confirms it is working on a consumer privacy policy proposal; sources: WH had 22 meetings with 80 organizations including Facebook, Google, and AT&T — The Trump administration is crafting a proposal to protect Web users' privacy, aiming to blunt global criticism that the absence …
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| Kashmir Hill / Gizmodo: |
How a fake story on a “grudge-settling” site ruined a realtor's reputation and finances over a comment about a news story on Facebook that offended a stranger — Monika Glennon has lived in Huntsville, Alabama, for the last 12 years. Other than a strong Polish accent …
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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Twitter says it will begin suspending commenting rights of users who repeatedly post abusive comments on Periscope live streams starting August 10 — As part of Twitter's attempted crackdown on abusive behavior across its network, the company announced on Friday afternoon a new policy facing … | Steven Musil / CNET: |
Facebook bans Alex Jones from using his account for the next 30 days after removing four of his videos for violating its community standards — Alex Jones, the founder and star of conspiracy site Infowars, has been suspended by Facebook — and may face harsher consequences.
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| Shona Ghosh / Business Insider: |
UK-based Improbable raises $50M from NetEase to bring its large-scale game simulation platform SpatialOS to China; sources: Improbable doubled valuation to $2B — - SoftBank-backed Improbable has raised $50 million via a strategic investment from Chinese gaming giant NetEase.
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Facebook closes down 19% after the disappointing user numbers and revenue growth projections, losing almost $120B in market value in a day — - The company missed projections on key metrics after struggling with data leaks and fake news scandals. — The stock is flirting with bear market territory …
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