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Facebook confirms it's testing a Snapchat-like streak feature in Messenger that shows how many consecutive days users have been chatting with friends
Streaks aren't just for Snapchat, anymore. — Facebook is now testing a version of a similar feature in Messenger, the company confirmed with Mashable.
Ajit Pai's proposal to kill net neutrality argues the FCC should not have tried to stop Comcast from blocking BitTorrent in 2008
This is what happens when you're honest about killing net neutrality — FCC Chairman Ajit Pai released his proposal to kill net neutrality today …
UK authorities change advertising rules for ISPs, requiring that stated speeds are achieved by 50% of users at peak times, up from 10%
Broadband firms will no longer be able to advertise their fast net services based on the speeds just a few customers get, from May next year.
YouTube details steps it's taking in ongoing effort to clamp down on videos that exploit children, will ramp up removal of offensive material, halt monetization
Across YouTube, an unsettling trend has emerged: Accounts are publishing disturbing and exploitative videos aimed …
Workers at Amazon's main distribution hub in Italy and at six German distribution centers plan to strike on Black Friday over pay disputes
MILAN (Reuters) - Workers at Amazon's main distribution hub in Italy are planning their first ever strike for Friday, trade unions said …
ProtonMail debuts encrypted contacts manager with digital signatures that verify integrity of data, aimed at journalists and others who want to protect sources
Swiss-based encrypted email services provider ProtonMail announced on Tuesday the launch of a new tool designed to help users securely manage their contacts.
As the FCC seeks to kill net neutrality, Comcast, Charter, and cable trade group NCTA vow not to block, throttle, or interfere with lawful sites or activities
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Filing shows Lyft is raising an additional $500M in funding, one month after announcing $1B raise led by Alphabet's CapitalG, at an $11.5B post-money valuation
Ride-hail company Lyft is raising up to $500 million in additional funding, according to a share authorization document filed yesterday in Delaware.
UK Digital Minister Matt Hancock says Uber's October 2016 hack affected UK citizens and the government plans to publish a report in the coming days
Digital Minister Matt Hancock speaks in U.K. parliament — Hackers stole the personal data of 57 million individuals
Lawyers for Peter Thiel file a motion to block efforts that have prevented him from bidding on Gawker.com assets during bankruptcy proceeding
In a federal bankruptcy court filing on Wednesday, lawyers for venture capitalist Peter Thiel objected to the ongoing sale process of Gawker.com …
Facebook to roll out new tool that lets users check if they Liked or followed Russia-linked accounts; users won't be able to check if they saw Russian ads
FACEBOOK IS BUILDING … Alex Hern / The Guardian : Facebook to tell users if they interacted with Russia's ‘troll army’ Tyler Lee / Ubergizmo : Facebook To Notify Users If They Liked A Fake Russian Acc...
China's largest private courier, SF Express, bought two Boeing 747-400 Freighters on Alibaba's eBay-like platform Taobao for ~$49M after offline auctions failed
Courier SF Express emerged as the winning bidder in what's believed to be first major aviation sale of its kind by online auction in China Tweets: @juansotolongo and @paulpage Tweets: Juan Sotolongo /...
Dow Jones VentureSource: 516 new US venture funds raised since 2013, with 133 in 2016 and 87 so far in 2017; firms raised $44B in 2016, most since dot-com crash
Silicon Valley lures unusual mix of prospectors, despite fears too much money is chasing too few good ideas Tweets: @eliotwb , @steven_norton , @eliotwb , and @mdudas Tweets: Eliot Brown / @eliotwb : ...
UK government says it'll charge a 20% tax on companies' earnings that are held offshore from April 2019, a move widely seen to be aimed at tech companies
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Amazon's AWS updates its Rekognition service to detect and recognize text within images, perform real-time face searches, and more
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Profile of Makan Delrahim, the DoJ's antitrust chief, confirmed on Sept. 27, who is leading the lawsuit against AT&T over its proposed merger with Time Warner
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London-based Seedcamp announces new £41M fund, almost double its ~£21M 2015 fund, to invest in early stage startups as it celebrates its 10 year anniversary
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Sources say Iconiq Capital, a $7B asset management firm linked to many Silicon Valley elites, plans to refocus on tech investments, including buyouts
Wall Street Journal : Tweets: @jasonlk , @cezary , @shitfund , @chriswitkowsky , @preetatweets , and @ddayen Tweets: Jason M. Lemkin / @jasonlk : Translation: some of the ultra-smartest late stage in...
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