Facebook let ad buyers target users interested in algorithmically generated anti-Semitic topics like “Jew hater”, then removed some topics after being contacted
Want to market Nazi memorabilia, or recruit marchers for a far-right rally? Facebook's self-service ad-buying platform had the right audience for you.
Sources: Alphabet, which invested in Uber through GV, is in talks to invest about $1B in Lyft, driven by CEO Larry Page
Google has held talks to invest around $1 billion in Lyft, Axios has learned from multiple sources. It is unclear which group within Google would make the investment …
Chrome will no longer autoplay videos with sound starting from January 2018
Google today announced Chrome is going to war with autoplay. Starting next year, Chrome will only autoplay a given piece of content when the media won't play sound or the user has indicated an intere...
Facebook says it's temporarily removing self-reported ad targeting fields and will improve its processes following uproar over anti-Semitic targeting options
Facebook equips businesses with powerful ways to reach the right people with the right message. But there are restrictions on how audience targeting can be used on Facebook.
Craig Federighi says gripping buttons on both sides of iPhone X will temporarily disable Face ID
Apple software chief Craig Federighi has revealed that Face ID unlock on the new iPhone X will come with a hidden security feature, allowing users to press buttons on both sides of the phone …
BTC China, one of the country's top three bitcoin exchanges, announces it will suspend all trading for China-based customers from September 30
Jon Russell / TechCrunch :
SoFi CEO Mike Cagney resigns effective immediately; Executive Chairman Tom Hutton is named interim CEO
SoFi said today in a press release that Executive Chairman Tom Hutton would be assuming responsibilities of Interim CEO, after the Board accepted co-founder Mike Cageny's resignation effective immedia...
Facebook says it's testing a “snooze” button that mutes people or pages for a day, week, or month
Sick of a friend's non-stop vacation photos? Bored of hearing about some business Page's big launch? One of your groups won't shut up about their upcoming get-together?
Apple's Face ID will support only one registered face per iPhone at launch
Darrell Etherington / TechCrunch :
Source: Beijing city regulator told bitcoin exchanges to inform users about trading halt; OkCoin, Huobi, others say they will comply and stop trading by Oct 31
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Chinese authorities have ordered Beijing-based cryptocurrency exchanges to cease trading and immediately notify users …
Facebook opens an AI lab in Montreal led by Joelle Pineau, an AI expert at McGill University; Facebook has a total of 100+ people dedicated to AI research
Between the new AI lab and others in Silicon Valley, New York, and Paris, Facebook will have a total of 100 people dedicated to AI research.
Angry Birds maker Rovio sets price range for IPO at €10.25-11.50 per share, which would value the company between €802-896M, or $955.34M - $1.07B
HELSINKI (Reuters) - Finnish mobile games and animation studio Rovio Entertainment Ltd on Friday set the initial price range …
Twitch co-founder Justin Kan launches Atrium LTS, a software platform for legal services, which is currently used by law firm Atrium to serve 30 startups
Justin Kan, co-founder of startups like Twitch.tv and Exec, is pulling the curtains off his new tech platform for law firms, Legal Technology Services.
Sources: Patreon has closed Series C funding valuing the company at about $450M
In an era where art is shared and streamed for free, Patreon offers new hope for turning content creation into a career. Illustrators, comedians, game makers, and musicians use Patreon to let fans pa...
Lawsuit filed against Google in San Francisco court with three named plaintiffs alleges women are “segregated” into lower-paid jobs, denied promotions, more
Sam Levin / The Guardian :
Chinese regulator: iPhone 8 has 1,821mAh battery, 139mAh less than 7, and 8+ has 2,675mAh battery, 225mAh less than 7+; Apple says battery life is similar
Tim Hardwick / MacRumors :
Oracle beats Q1 estimates with $9.2B revenue, up 7% YoY, vs. $9.02B expected, as cloud revenue rises 51% YoY to $1.5B
Jordan Novet / CNBC :
Sources: SoftBank could invest up to $10B in Uber for a 17-22% stake, with one source saying the negotiations could conclude as early as next week
at least 17% — and wants two board seats New on @WSJ http://www.wsj.com/...
Researchers find 50+ apps, now-removed but downloaded 1M-4.2M times, on Google Play that secretly charged users by sending text messages to premium numbers
Up To 21 Million Victims Alfred Ng / CNET : Google purges malicious Android apps with millions of downloads Dave Neal / Inquirer : ExpensiveWall: Banking Trojan targets Android users with fake SMS mes...
IAB and other online ad trade groups ask Apple to rethink Safari's “Intelligent Tracking Prevention” cookie rules, expected to roll out this month on desktop
Marty Swant / Adweek :
Google says it is restricting ads when users search for addiction treatment due to misleading experiences among rehabilitation treatment centers
Cat Ferguson / The Verge :
Gab.ai sues Google for removing Gab's app from Play Store, says Google violated federal antitrust laws
The alternative social media site Gab.ai is alleging that Google violated federal antitrust laws when the tech giant booted it from the Google Play Store, according to a new lawsuit filed by the compa...
Facebook's reluctance to give info on Russia-linked accounts, citing its privacy policy, puts it on a collision course with Congressional investigators
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo :
New York Times reporter Mike Isaac is writing a book about Uber for W. W. Norton, due out in 2019
Peter Kafka / Recode : Tweets: @fmanjoo , @kylebrussell , @pkafka , @dcseifert , and @mikeisaac See also Mediagazer Tweets: Farhad Manjoo / @fmanjoo : Congrats to the worst person http://twitter.com/...
Sources: e-commerce company Wish is raising $250M at an ~$8B valuation, after raising $500M in December 2016
Dan Primack / Axios : Tweets: @mdudas , @jasonlk , and @alex Tweets: Mike Dudas / @mdudas : Huge. Wish is an absolute runaway train. An *amazing* mobile commerce shopping marketplace. http://www.axio...
FEC votes to seek comments for 30 days on possible changes to political ad disclaimer rules, which generally don't apply to Facebook and Alphabet
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