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August 24, 2018, 5:30 PM
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Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai / Motherboard:
T-Mobile says hackers stole data including names, emails, and encrypted passwords of about 2M customers; researchers say password encryption may be weak  —  T-Mobile disclosed an “incident" in which hackers accessed “some” customers' personal information—but no financial data or passwords.
Dan Tynan / The Guardian:
Amazon confirms “FC Ambassador” program with at least 16 fulfillment center employees actively responding to tweets that criticize working conditions  —  Army of fulfillment center employees jump to company's defense online when it faces a barrage of bad press
Kevin Collier / BuzzFeed News:
Leaked email: representatives of the top US tech companies are meeting in SF today to discuss their tactics in preparation for the 2018 midterm elections  —  Representatives from a host of the biggest US tech companies, including Facebook and Twitter, have scheduled a private meeting for Friday …
Jacqueline Howard / CNN:
Study: IRA-backed trolls flooded social media to amplify online debates about vaccines, often linking messages around vaccines to racial or class disparities  —  - Russian trolls and Twitter bots amplified online vaccine debates between 2014 and 2017, a new study suggests
Casey Newton / The Interface:
NYT article linking Facebook use to hate crimes in Germany was deservedly and widely criticized, but no access to Facebook data makes further research difficult  —  On Tuesday, The New York Times' investigation of a study into how Facebook promoted anti-refugee violence in Germany galvanized discussion …
Reuters:
The World Bank has priced the world's first public bond issued over a blockchain; the bond will be worth $73M and managed by Commonwealth Bank of Australia  —  SYDNEY (Reuters) - The World Bank has priced the world's first public bond created and managed using only blockchain in a A$100 million …
Shirin Ghaffary / Recode:
Airbnb sues New York City over the law, passed in July, that requires it to share hosts' names and addresses with city's enforcement agency on a monthly basis  —  NYC estimates as many as two-thirds of Airbnb listings there are illegal.  —  Airbnb is taking New York City to court.
CNBC:
Instagram is testing a Facebook-like opt-in feature to group student users by college communities, with access to class-based lists  —  - Instagram is starting to test a college community feature that would help current students find other students through class-based lists.
More: The Verge and Axios.  Thanks:@mattrosoff
NBC News:
New facial recognition technology at Washington Dulles airport catches man trying to enter the US illegally just three days after the tech started being used  —  An identification card from the Republic of Congo was found hidden in the man's shoe, officials said.

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Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
A deep dive into Paramount's sale to Skydance; sources: Skydance may integrate Pluto into Paramount+, and CBS head George Cheeks is expected to be head of TV

Brian Stelter / CNN:
In a letter to Bob Iger, incoming FCC chair Brendan Carr raised concerns about ABC's negotiations with its affiliated stations, public trust in media, and more

Todd Spangler / Variety:
Netflix will host NFL Christmas games, including Beyonce's Halftime show, for only three hours after streaming them live; replays will be available on NFL+

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Josh Constine / TechCrunch:
Facebook hires HP's CMO Antonio Lucio as its CMO, replacing Gary Briggs, who said in January he would step down; Lucio will start on September 4
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