Google's new anti-extremist steps: targeted AI algo training, more content flaggers, no inflammatory video monetization, ads targeting potential ISIS recruits
Editor's Note: This post appeared as an op-ed in the Financial Times earlier today. — Terrorism is an attack on open societies …
GOP data firm Deep Root Analytics accidentally exposed personal details, including addresses and birthdates, of 198M voters-roughly 61% of US population
Political data gathered on more than 198 million US citizens was exposed this month after a marketing firm contracted …
Time Warner signs 2-year $100M deal with Snap; Turner, Warner Bros. studio will create up to 10 original shows a year for Snap, which will keep 50% ad revenue
In a wide-ranging deal with Snap Inc., Time Warner Inc.'s Turner cable channels and the Warner Bros. studio will create …
GSMA: 5B people, or two thirds of world's population, now have a mobile connection, with North America and Europe at 80%+ penetration and India at 54%
Planet Earth has hit a notable technological milestone, with five billion people globally — or two-thirds of the world's population — now laying claim to a mobile phone connection.
Accenture, Microsoft team up on blockchain-based personal ID network, a UN-backed project to provide legal identification to 1.1B people with no official docs
Accenture Plc and Microsoft Corp are teaming up to build a digital ID network using blockchain technology, as part …
The story of Whole Foods, its founder John Mackey, and his battle with an activist hedge fund that led to the Amazon acquisition
Editor's Note: On June 16, 2017, Whole Foods agreed to sell itself to Amazon for $13.7 billion. This is the exclusive story that led up to that momentous decision for the Austin-based grocery giant.
How Ant Financial uses AI to assess credit ratings, estimate damages for car insurance claims, talk to customers via chatbots, and operate other Alipay services
If you get into a car accident in China, you can simply pull out your smartphone, take a photo, and file an insurance claim with an AI system.
IBB Consulting study: almost half of US broadband customers subscribe to at least one OTT video service
About one-third take two, and 18% subscribe to more than three, IBB survey finds … Reflecting the surge in consumer adoption and volume of subscription VOD services …
How Susan Wojcicki has led YouTube: navigating the company through ad-positioning woes, keeping creators happy, and refining YouTube TV while growing revenue
To outmaneuver traditional TV—and secure Google's future—YouTube's CEO must satisfy homegrown creators, risk-averse advertisers …
China's State Information Office: sharing economy grew 103% YoY to $507B in 2016; 600M Chinese work within sharing economy or tried its services
30 bike-sharing apps launched already, with a dozen players fighting it out in the smartphone power bank sharing market, and six more dedicated solely to sharing umbrellas
A look at Arianna Huffington's growing influence at Uber, where she has become one of Travis Kalanick's closest confidantes
SAN FRANCISCO — In April, Wan Ling Martello, the head of Nestlé in Asia, found herself seated across from Arianna Huffington, an Uber director and a founder … Tweets: @karaswisher and @danprimack Twee...
Huawei Matebook X review: good performance and has useful features like integrated fingerprint sensor and Dolby speakers, but pricey and has a laggy trackpad
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Snips raises $13M Series A for its smart assistant platform which works without the cloud
Snips announced today that it has raised $13 million to boost its launch of a new voice platform designed to give hardware makers an alternative to Google's Home and Amazon's Alexa.
SCOTUS to hear case on the legality of warrantless access to historical cell-site location information this year
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A study of 100+ companies in 38 countries estimates 3M+ people are using cryptocurrencies
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US semiconductor industry phased out chemicals discovered to be reproductive toxins in the 1990s but failed to ensure that their Asian suppliers did the same
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AEye raises $16M Series A from KPCB, Airbus, Intel, and others for its Lidar and computer vision tech
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2025 marked 11 years of building a customer experience platform designed to support organizations as customer expectations, channels …
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