Tuesday Senate hearing: Google explains delay in cutting RT from ad program; Twitter says ~5% accounts are spam; Facebook says it revealed all known Russian ads
A live look at the Senate Judiciary subcommittee hearing on Russian election interference. — Facebook, Google and Twitter …
iPhone X review after one week: fast and powerful, both front and back cameras are great, Face ID works effectively but can't distinguish between some twins
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Lawyers from Facebook, Google, Twitter stuck to prepared statements and vague promises during Tues. Senate hearings, and none promised to support Honest Ads act
In a high-stakes meeting, lawyers stick to the script — A bipartisan group of Senators grilled tech companies today …
iPhone X one week review: great all-screen experience, decent battery life, Face ID is fast, new gestures easy to learn, but software has some weird UX choices
but not from YouTubers MacDailyNews : The Verge reviews Apple's iPhone X: Clearly the best iPhone ever made, despite being marred by its ugly notch Ben Lovejoy / 9to5Mac : Comment: I suspect Apple lim...
Google announces Fast Pair, for Android 6 and higher, which will make Bluetooth pairing easier for devices that support the feature
But the convenience depends on accessory makers adopting it — Apple users are quickly growing accustomed to effortless wireless pairing between the iPhone …
Apple changed its standard iPhone review PR strategy for the iPhone X, prioritizing YouTubers and celebrities over established names in tech journalism
‘Unusual’ change in strategy means latest phone got less testing than most of its predecessors before reviews could be published
IBM launches Cloud Private platform to bring cloud native apps to on-premises data centers; it works with multiple clouds, hardware, and existing infrastructure
IBM is betting that its Cloud Private platform can be the middleware and platform architecture connecting data center hardware of all stripes with a cloud operating model.
New York terror attack suspect was an Uber driver for the past six months with over 1,400 trips; Uber is now in contact with FBI about the incident
New York terror suspectSayfullo Saipov was a driver for Uber, the company confirms. He has been accused of driving a truck into a crowd near …
Senators raise issue to Facebook, Twitter, Google of shell firms obscuring identities of advertisers, a fundamental obstacle to efforts to increase transparency
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Microsoft expands its HoloLens mixed reality headset to 29 new European markets targeting firstline workers and information workers
At Microsoft, we are on a mission to empower every person and organization on the planet to achieve more. Mixed reality has the potential to help customers …
During congressional hearing, Facebook's general counsel said 120K Instagram posts from Russian-linked accounts reached 16M Americans from Oct '16 to election
or we will’ Tweets: Anthony De Rosa / @anthony : FB/Google/Twitter say Russia didn't upload voter registration data for ad targeting. That's a significant admission. Peter Kafka / @pkafka : That's up ...
Technologists, academics, politicians and journalists suggest ways to improve Facebook as a product and company
Colin Stretch, the general counsel of Facebook, appeared on Tuesday before senators who are investigating how Russia spread misinformation online during the 2016 presidential campaign.
High Court rejects an appeal against Apple's data center in Ireland, allowing the project to proceed
Tech giant in talks with Government, as High Court rejects appeal bid by objectors … Locals in Athenry celebrate as the Commercial Court clears the way for tech giant Apple to develop …
Shippo raises $20M Series B led by Bessemer for its multi-carrier shipping API for ecommerce
Her voice weakened by a temporary illness, Shippo CEO Laura Behrens Wu couldn't resist pitching another customer on a recent October morning. She was in a Lyft and had discovered her driver created …
London-based DIY computing and coding kit maker Kano raises $28M Series B led by the Thames Trust and Breyer Capital to expand in US retail stores
Kano, the company behind the popular DIY computing and coding kits, has raised $28 million in a series B round of funding led by the Thames Trust …
Doppler Labs, the smart earbuds startup which raised a total of $50M+, is shutting down
ON OCTOBER 23, Doppler Labs founder Noah Kraft got a Facebook notification. One of those “On This Day” pop-ups, resurfacing a post from exactly two years ago, when Kraft had appeared on CNBC to make ...
Amazon adds ARKit support to its iOS app, letting you place items inside your home using AR
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Crowdfunding platform CircleUp announces $125M venture fund to invest in non-tech consumer startups
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Microsoft executive Julie Larson-Green leaves Microsoft after 25 years, having played key roles in development of Office and Windows
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Collaborative design software company InVision raises $100M Series E led by Battery Ventures, says it has 3M+ users
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Gaming company Razer sets IPO price range, could raise up to $545M at $4.55B valuation, plans to start trading in Hong Kong on November 13
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Microsoft rolls out LinkedIn integrations in Outlook.com for richer contact info in inboxes
online tools, Microsoft AI, and more Tyler Lee / Ubergizmo : Microsoft To Integrate LinkedIn With Outlook.com Dan Thorp-Lancaster / Windows Central : Microsoft brings Office 365 to 96 new markets arou...
Xiaozhu, China's Airbnb, raises $120M led by Jack Ma-backed Yunfeng Capital bringing the total raised to $270M
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Google Firebase gets AI-powered predictions, Crashlytics integration, redesigned console, and new A/B testing service
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How a DARPA-funded series of contests a decade ago boosted autonomous driving tech; engineers from its top teams are leading today's self-driving startups
Dana Hull / Bloomberg : Tweets: @a_riley17 Tweets: Anne Riley Moffat / @a_riley17 : Pretty much everyone working on self-driving cars competed in this 1 contest 10yrs ago. It's a who's who of autonom...
Reaction Commerce, an open source end-to-end e-commerce platform, raises $8.5M Series A led by GV
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Sources say Google is actively promoting TensorFlow in China to forge business ties and hiring staff to scour Chinese companies for potential AI investments
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