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Mark Zuckerberg posts a year-end overview on the issues that Facebook encountered in 2018 and its efforts to deal with them — For 2018, my personal challenge has been to focus on addressing some of the most important issues facing our community — whether that's preventing election interference …
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| Max Fisher / New York Times: |
Over 1,400 pages of leaked Facebook content rules for moderators reveal gaps, biases, and errors as Facebook tries to distill complex issues into yes/no rules — Under fire for stirring up distrust and violence, the social network has vowed to police its users. But leaked documents raise serious questions about its approach.
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| Chaim Gartenberg / The Verge: |
Instagram briefly replaces vertical feed with horizontal scrolling for many users, says it was meant to be a small test that “went broader than we anticipated” — The new layout was caused by a bug, according to the company — Instagram has quietly started testing a horizontal feed …
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| Reuters: |
Source: Apple will begin assembling its top-end iPhones in India through the local unit of Foxconn as early as 2019 — - Apple Inc will begin assembling its top-end iPhones in India through the local unit of Foxconn as early as 2019, the first time the Taiwanese contract manufacturer …
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| Tim Bradshaw / Financial Times: |
Q&A with Snap CEO Evan Spiegel on Snapchat's future, fighting with Facebook, Spectacles, and why he limits his kids' screen time — It only takes about 30 seconds of waiting in line at Nando's before somebody recognises Evan Spiegel. “You're not from Snapchat, are you?” a young man asks.
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| Associated Press: |
CenturyLink is experiencing disruptions across the US since early Thursday, impacting internet and 911 call services — BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Many CenturyLink customers across the U.S. were without internet Thursday amid a lengthy outage that stretched from New York to California.
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| Jon Russell / TechCrunch: |
Source: Epic Games has earned $3B in profits in 2018, fueled by the continued success of Fortnite — Epic Games had as good a year in 2018 as any company in tech. Fortnite became the world's most popular game, growing the company's valuation to $15 billion but it has helped the company pile up cash, too.
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| Sarah Dai / South China Morning Post: |
China announces the global rollout of Beidou satellite navigation system a year ahead of schedule; Beidou has an accuracy of 5m in Asia-Pacific, 10m elsewhere — - Beidou's location service has an accuracy of 5 metres in Asia-Pacific and 10 metres in other parts of the world
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| Cheddar: |
Samsara, maker of sensors and GPS units for fleet vehicle management, raises $100M at $3.6B valuation from existing investors a16z and General Catalyst — Samsara, one of the hottest tech start-ups in the freight and logistics space, is raising $100 million in fresh funding, Cheddar has learned.| Aparajita Saxena / Reuters: |
Dell shares open at $46, giving the company a valuation of $16B in its return to public market, after Dell bought back shares tied to its interest in VMware — (Reuters) - Dell Technologies Inc shares opened at $46 on Friday, giving the computer maker a valuation of $16 billion in its return …
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| Kate Clark / TechCrunch: |
Carta, the startup formerly known as eShares which helps companies track and value equity, raises $80M Series D at a valuation of $800M — Startups supporting startups are blazing a new trail with support from venture capitalists. — Co-working spaces like The Wing and The Riveter raked … | Jon Russell / TechCrunch: |
Source: Grab has raised the fundraising target of its ongoing Series H round from the original $3B to $5B — Southeast Asian ride-hailing firm Grab is aiming to start the new year with a bang and an awful load of bucks. The company, which acquired Uber's local business earlier this year … Sponsor Posts
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