About 10M people saw Russian ads on Facebook, 44% of ads were seen before Nov. 8, 50% of ads were for $3 or less; for 99% of the ads, less than $1,000 was spent
What was in the ads you shared with Congress? How many people saw them? — Most of the ads appear to focus on divisive social …
Sources: Russian efforts included FB pages named Secured Borders, LGBT United, Defend the 2nd, alongside formerly reported fake Blacktivist and Muslim accounts
New York Times :
Facebook's Safety Check page for Las Vegas shooting promoted sites giving misinformation like Alt-Right News and End Times Headlines; Google highlighted 4Chan
In the wake of the deadly shooting in Las Vegas last night that left more than 50 dead and hundreds injured …
Sources: Russians used Facebook's Custom Audiences retargeting tool to ID voters and send specific ads and messages to influence them
A sign at Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif. (Ben Margot/AP) — SAN FRANCISCO — Russian operatives set up an array of misleading Web sites …
Ring debuts Protect, a $199 home security system that includes base station, keypad, contact sensor, motion detector, and range extender, launching late October
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MLB announces the Oakland Athletics is using iOS 11's NFC feature for contactless stadium entry, by tapping an iPhone or Apple Watch to a ticket scanner
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Uber's Otto due diligence report has been made public as part of Uber v. Waymo lawsuit
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Sources: Amazon to be fined several hundred million euros in back taxes by the EU on Wednesday, after investigation into sweetheart tax deal with Luxembourg
Brussels will hit Amazon on Wednesday with a bill for Luxembourg back taxes worth several hundred million euros …
Sony PlayStation chief Andrew House, who drove the strategy and launch of the PS4, is leaving after 27 years; deputy president John Kodera is taking over
Andrew House, the president of Sony Interactive Entertainment, has resigned from his post, and current deputy president, Tsuyoshi …
Google's new program will enable anyone to contribute to Street View provided they have the right hardware, starting with $3,499 8K Insta360's Pro camera
Google has a new program called “Street View ready” which will make it possible for anyone with the right hardware to contribute …
How the big tech platforms including Facebook, Google, and Twitter, who've pledged to provide accurate information during major crises, are failing miserably
How Google Could Really Help Journalism Dave Winer / Scripting News : Journalism people say Google is bad at journalism. April Glaser / Slate : Facebook's Safety Check For the Las Vegas Shooting Promo...
Alleged renders of Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL leak, showing dual front facing speakers, redesigned launcher with a Google search bar above navigation buttons
EXCLUSIVE: — Unlike Apple, Google tends to hold just a single major hardware launch per year — and just like last year's event, this one will also be held on October 4.
US Senate confirms Ajit Pai for another term at FCC in 52-41 vote
Democrats objected to Pai's re-nomination, but Republicans had his back. — The US Senate today gave Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai another term on the FCC. — Pai would have ha...
Facebook brings data-saving Messenger Lite beyond developing markets to the Google Play Store in US, Canada, UK, and Ireland, has no plans for iOS version
Facebook's data-conserving version of Messenger is no longer just for developing nations with slow networks.
How Facebook's increasing size and scope, potential for abuse, and new use cases led Zuckerberg to rethink its neutral role and emphasize community values
The same company that gives you birthday reminders also helped ensure the integrity of the German elections.
After Waymo asks court to seal courtroom for large portions of Uber trial, multiple media orgs, including Gizmodo, NYT, and WSJ, file brief to keep it open
Kate Conger / Gizmodo :
European Twilio rival MessageBird raises $60M Series A led by Accel, says it has bootstrapped its way to profitabilty
MessageBird, a European Twilio rival that says it bootstrapped its way to profitabilty early on, has raised its first notable equity financing via a $60 million series …
Oracle follows others with a new blockchain cloud service, built on the Hyperledger Fabric project, like IBM's Blockchain as a Service
Oracle is working hard to be a SaaS vendor that matters, whether with its new autonomous database service or getting involved with blockchain.
Slack and Oracle partner to integrate the tech giant's enterprise software products into the popular messaging app
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Slack Technologies Inc has secured a partnership with Oracle Corp (ORCL.N) to integrate the tech giant's enterprise software products …
Sources: Waymo is preparing to launch commercial ride-sharing service powered by self-driving vehicles with no human “safety” drivers as soon as this fall
Waymo, Alphabet's self-driving car unit, is preparing to launch the first commercial ride-sharing service powered …
DJI Pilot app on its CrystalSky tablet, some Android tablets updated with Local Data mode, which stops internet traffic to and from the app, after US Army ban
Thuy Ong / The Verge :
Bumble, a women-first dating app with 21M users, launches Bumble Bizz mode for professional networking in US, Canada, UK, France, and Germany
Lucy Handley / CNBC :
Oracle is now embedding AI capabilities across a wide range of its cloud applications
Stephanie Condon / ZDNet :
FCC Chairman Pai appoints new CTO, telecom expert Eric Burger, who formerly served as FCC CTO from 2011-2014
Mallory Locklear / Engadget :
Snapchat to launch AR art platform in partnership with pop artist Jeff Koons on Tuesday that allows art objects to be pinned to specific locations
Josh Constine / TechCrunch :
Microsoft discontinues Groove Music Pass service, effective December 31, partners with Spotify, which it will recommend to Windows users instead
without your phone — for $77 Jerry Johnson / Windows Experience Blog : Microsoft to bring Spotify to Groove Music Pass customers Peter Bright / Ars Technica : Microsoft getting out of the music biz, m...
Equifax now says 145.5M were impacted by breach, not 143M; former CEO says it took months to patch systems after DHS alert in March
David Shepardson / Reuters :
German online hate speech law with up to €50M fines now in effect; German justice ministry may reportedly target sites like Reddit, Tumblr, Vimeo, Flickr, too
David Meyer / ZDNet :
Samsung, ADT announce new SmartThings-powered home security system; base bundle costs $550, includes a hub, two door and window detectors, and a motion detector
Chaim Gartenberg / The Verge :
Roku debuts $50 Streaming Stick with CPU update and voice control remote, $70 Streaming Stick Plus with HDR and 4K, and rolls out OS 8 with OTA programming
All of the devices announced today (as well as …
Source: India's Ola ride-hailing service raises $2B from group of investors including SoftBank and Tencent
Saritha Rai / Bloomberg :
Cybersecurity firm ForeScout files for an IPO, says it had lost $75M on $167M in revenue in 2016, compared to $27M loss on $126M in revenue in 2015
Katie Roof / TechCrunch :
Chinese ultra-thin flexible display maker Royole raises $240M in equity financing and $560M in debt financing
Laura He / South China Morning Post :
Uber formally accepts Kalanick's appointments, Thain and Burns, as directors, ahead of a Tues. meeting sources say will address whether to pursue SoftBank deal
Eric Newcomer / Bloomberg :
Truphone raises $339M at $491M valuation via rights issue to existing shareholders to retire debt and grow its IoT connectivity business
Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch : Tweets: @ingridlunden Tweets: Ingrid / @ingridlunden : From overnight. This is a monster round of funding considering how under the radar this company is, and how old it ...
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