Twitter says users can now have verified status revoked, unveils new guidelines for verified accounts as it works on authentication and verification program
A risky new step in the fight to reduce harassment — Twitter will begin removing verification badges from users who violate its rules, the company said today.
Surface Book 2 review: powerful, great keyboard and trackpad, Xbox Wireless support, but power supply isn't enough for gaming and no Thunderbolt 3 support
A powerful portable desktop PC — I always wanted Microsoft to build a laptop, and it finally went ahead and built one without any tricks earlier this year.
Google Pixel Buds review: great sound, but Assistant only works on Android, Translate is only available to Pixel owners, and pairing via case sometimes fails
In your ears, Google's earbuds work beautifully—but it takes way too much work to get them there. — I CAN'T FIGURE out the Google Pixel Buds.
Sources: FCC's Ajit Pai expected to roll out details on reversing net neutrality next week, seeking a final vote on the plan Dec. 14
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The head of the Federal Communications Commission is set to unveil plans next week for a final vote to reverse a landmark 2015 net …
Kaspersky Labs releases a more detailed report on how it obtained NSA-linked Equation Group source code in 2014
Moscow-based AV provider challenges claims it helped Russian spies. — For almost two months in 2014, servers belonging to Moscow-based Kaspersky Lab received confidential …
Google updates Assistant with developer support for Spanish, Italian, and other languages, ability to recognize implicit requests, more
Also, the Nexus Player is back — Google has announced a bunch of new updates coming to Assistant today that should make it possible for developers …
Baidu launches colorful smart speaker co-designed with Teenage Engineering, launching only in China, available next month for ~$256
Most people still don't know who or what Teenage Engineering is. But, those that do probably think of them as a music company — the iconic OP-1 synthesizer …
Tech companies, including Facebook and Google, along with some news outlets join The Trust Project and start displaying tags to identify trustworthy news
“The hope is that, if news organizations are more clear and transparent about what they're doing, then users can make their own decisions."
American Express and Santander partner with blockchain startup Ripple to ease US-UK money transfers using Ripple's platform
- Payments made by American Express' business customers on its FXIP platform will now be routed through Ripple's enterprise blockchain network
UnitedMasters, which helps artists distribute music on streaming platforms and advertise to fans, raised $70M Series A led by Alphabet; Ben Horowitz joins board
Record labels are obsolete. They haven't kept up as music evolved from selling CDs to streaming songs to promoting concert tickets and merchandise.
New measure passed by EU Parliament would let consumer protection authorities order any third party to block access to websites without judicial authorization
Today, the European Parliament passed the Consumer Protection Cooperation regulation. Unfortunately, it contains an overreaching general website blocking provision.
Edinburgh University study identifies 419 Russia-linked Twitter accounts that tweeted about Brexit, all from a list of 2,752 accounts Twitter supplied to US
The Guardian :
Cisco reports Q1 revenue of $12.14B, down 2% YoY, beating $12.11B estimate, as net income grows 3% YoY to $2.4B
Becky Peterson / Business Insider :
Class action suit filed against Tezos founders alleges they sold unregistered securities at ICO, weeks after another suit alleged violation of US securities law
Aaron Stanley / CoinDesk :
Netflix survey of 37K adults globally: 67% of customers watch on mobile devices in public, 26% watch at work, ~45% have caught others spying on their screens
Ashley Rodriguez / Quartz :
Trump administration publishes inter-agency rules for disclosing or keeping secret cyber security flaws, with decisions to retain flaws being revisited annually
Dustin Volz / Reuters :
Ethereum startup Parity says it knew about flaw in multi-signature wallets for months but didn't address it, leading to $150M+ in lost ether
Jordan Pearson / Motherboard :
Postmates says it has launched in Mexico City, its first international market, and has 1,000+ merchants and couriers onboard
Megan Rose Dickey / TechCrunch :
TransferWise says revenue for year ending March 2017 reached £67M, up from £28M YoY, as 2017 loss narrows to £56K, down from £17M YoY
Jeremy Kahn / Bloomberg :
Interview with Anthony Levandowski on his AI-focused religion, Way of the Future, of which he's the Dean, which aims to find and worship “a Godhead based on AI”
ohhhhh. http://www.wired.com/... http://twitter.com/... Ryan Felton / @ryanfelton : Anthony Levandowski could face criminal charges in the Waymo/Uber case, so he decided now is the best time to launch...
Profile of UK government's annual Cyber Security Challenge that tests contestants' abilities during cyberwar simulations and is used by companies to hire staff
Realistic scenarios help wannabe cybersecurity experts strut their stuff — A major shipping company is under attack.
Rider in California sues Uber, claiming it did not take sufficient measures to protect her from a driver who was charged after allegedly raping her
CNBC : Tweets: @abaesq Tweets: American Bar Association / @abaesq : .@Uber faces class-action on behalf of all riders in USA “subject to rape, sexual assault or gender-motivated violence or harassmen...
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