Google will use location, not country code domains, by default for localizing search results; users can still change the country service in settings
google.whatever — You've long been able to get localized search results by visiting Google at different domains — like google.com for the US …
As pre-orders open, Apple says iPhone X screen replacement will cost $279, compared to $169 for iPhone 8 Plus; other out-of-warranty repairs will cost $549
The iPhone X went on sale today, and with it, Apple released some information about the phone's repair pricing — and like the phone itself, it gets expensive.
Facebook will start testing new ad transparency features in Canada in Nov., in US and elsewhere by summer, including an option to see all ads a page is running
When it comes to advertising on Facebook, people should be able to tell who the advertiser is and see the ads they're running, especially for political ads.
Patreon's recent crackdown on adult content worries sex workers and creators of erotic art
NSFW Warning: This story may contain links to and descriptions or images of explicit sexual acts. — On October 17th, crowdfunding website Patreon amended the terms of its acceptable use policy as pa...
WhatsApp starts rolling-out feature that lets you delete sent messages within 7 minutes
Message recalls have been rumored on WhatsApp for months now and every couple of weeks, we got a glimpse of the functionality in a beta version but it was always a false alert and never properly worke...
Canalys and Counterpoint Research say India overtook US to become world's second largest smartphone market in Q3
NEW DELHI: India has pipped the US to become the world's second-largest smartphone market at the end of the third quarter, according to two research firms …
Amazon Echo Plus review: falls short as a Zigbee smart home hub, and Alexa app's smart home controls need more refinement and features
The Echo Plus is a great smart speaker, but a mediocre smart hub. In most cases, you're better off just getting the Echo.
How Floyd Mayweather and DJ Khaled's endorsements helped $30M ICO for Centra debit card token which had shady founders, made-up CEO, false Visa approval claims
Celebrity endorsements are helping start-ups raise big money in so-called initial coin offerings. But it is not always clear what they are selling.
Human rights groups say false information spread on Facebook, which is dominant in Myanmar, is stoking violence against the Rohingya ethnic group
Myanmar's government has barred Ashin Wirathu, an ultranationalist Buddhist monk, from public preaching for the past year … Tweets: @lvandenassum , @malachybrowne , @kenroth , @pernillet , and @juliac...
Survey of US sentiment toward big tech firms including Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google, Microsoft, Twitter, and others on trust, privacy, news accuracy, more
Illustrations by Garret Beard and William Joel — This year marked a sea change in our attitude toward tech's largest players — and not for the better.
Researchers at Vicarious AI have developed a new brain-inspired AI technique that can solve CAPTCHAs with less training data than other AI techniques
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Unofficial “@RepublicanParty” Instagram account, which is not in violation of community guidelines, has four times more followers than the official GOP account
There's an Instagram account that uses the Republican Party name — and it's four times as popular as the official one.
Israeli cybersecurity company Skybox raises $150M from CVC Capital Partners' Growth Fund and Pantheon, bringing the total raised to $288M
Idan Rabi / Globes Online :
Uber hires PepsiCo's general counsel Tony West as chief legal officer; West served as a third ranking DOJ official between 2012 and 2014
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AI-based customer profiling startup Amperity raises $28M Series B from Tiger Global and Madrona, one month after exiting stealth mode
Taylor Soper / GeekWire :
Walmart testing robots in 50+ stores for repetitive jobs like scanning shelves for out-of-stock products, incorrect pricing, and mislabeling
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Amid talk of potential federal regulation, Facebook invests more in lobbying and tests messaging strategies regarding Russian interference with focus groups
Amid Russia probes and online ad scrutiny, social-media giant boosts lobbying spending and work on messaging Tweets: @jboogie Tweets: Jeff Gothelf / @jboogie : So they're deciding how to deal with thi...
Amazon's “other revenue”, mostly composed of ad sales, grew 58% YoY to $1.12B; net sales from physical stores, reported for the first time, was $1.2B in Q3
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Twitter publishes stricter non-consensual nudity rules, says it will launch stricter enforcement on violent groups and hate symbols late November
Alex Heath / Business Insider :
Alphabet's Waymo Will Test Self-Driving Cars in Snowy Detroit
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Analysis: video services operated by third parties on MySpace and GateHouse Media subdomains generated millions of fraudulent ad views
Craig Silverman / BuzzFeed : Tweets: @harrymccracken and @sarahsluis See also Mediagazer Tweets: Harry McCracken / @harrymccracken : Even without the fraudulent part, this sounds soul-sucking. http:/...
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