Facebook to stop using “disputed” labels on false news, will show fact checks as Related Articles after tests proved the latter method resulted in fewer shares
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Mozilla releases Firefox for Fire TV, touts ability to launch popular video sites like YouTube amid Amazon-Google feud over YouTube access on Amazon's devices
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Job ads aimed at age groups on platforms including Facebook raise questions of age discrimination, prompt lawsuit; Amazon, LinkedIn change methods after query
This article was written through collaboration between The New York Times and ProPublica, the independent, nonprofit investigative journalism organization.
Facebook says aged-based targeting for employment is an accepted industry practice, disagrees with allegations that the ads are discriminatory
Our view on age-based targeting for employment ads — In the last year ProPublica has uncovered a number of different flaws in our advertising systems.
Apple confirms Geekbench analysis that shows it manages power demands on iPhones with older batteries to avoid shutdowns, saying it added the feature last year
Because of a Reddit post and the loose interpretation of subsequent benchmark tests posted by Primate Labs' John Poole, the …
Chinese ride-hailing company Didi Chuxing says it has raised $4B from undisclosed backers, which will be used for AI and international expansion
China's Didi Chuxing, the country's top ride-hailing company, said today that it has raised $4 billion in new capital to support a range …
Twitter now lets users set up third-party apps, such as 1Password or Authy, for two-factor authentication as an alternative to SMS
Twitter has announced an important change to how it handles two-factor authentication for new logins on its service. Twitter now lets you use third-party apps …
NYSE Arca files with the SEC to list two ProShares bitcoin-backed ETFs that would track newly-introduced bitcoin futures contracts
NYSE Arca, an exchange owned by New York Stock Exchange's parent company, has resubmitted an application with the SEC to list a pair of Bitcoin-backed exchange-traded funds …
Apple updates rules to let small businesses use template-based apps under certain conditions, will waive dev fee in 2018 for government and nonprofit apps in US
Apple today announced it's amending the App Store guideline that banned apps created using templates and other app generation services.
Didi Chuxing to fully acquire third-party payment firm 19Pay for $45M in a bid to expand into financial services
China's largest ride hailing firm Didi Chuxing, which ranks as the second most valuable company on China Money Network's China Unicorn Ranking, has agreed …
US government says two Romanian hackers operating outside the US infiltrated 65% of the outdoor surveillance cameras operated by Washington DC police in January
Washington (CNN)Two Romanian hackers infiltrated nearly two-thirds of the outdoor surveillance cameras in Washington, DC …
Plan to vote on bill for long-term reauthorization of key NSA surveillance program loses support from House Republicans
30 days being floated as a number Dustin Volz / @dnvolz : .@justinamash and 30 other lawmakers have filed an amendment to the 702 bill that House Rules *could* still vote on. Basically replaces bill w...
Amazon says Music storage subscription service, which let users upload their own music, to be retired on Jan. 15; uploaded music will remain until Jan. 2019
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Universal Music Group and Facebook sign multiyear deal to license UMG's recorded music and publishing catalogs across Facebook, Instagram, and Oculus
Facebook and Universal Music Group today announced a global, multi-year agreement under which UMG becomes the first major music company …
Teens who grew up only knowing an open internet organized rallies, streamed the FCC vote in class, and say they plan to keep fighting for net neutrality
WASHINGTON — When Anooha Dasari, 16, heard the federal government was about to kill rules that guaranteed an open internet …
SendBird, which offers an SDK and API to help apps and websites add chat and messaging features, raises $16M Series A led by Shasta Ventures and August Capital
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Google expands Assistant SDK to Australia, Canada, Germany, Japan, and UK and adds device-specific voice control for smart homes
Khari Johnson / VentureBeat :
UK government to make high-speed broadband a legal right by 2020, obliging internet providers to offer speeds of at least 10Mbps all over the country
Jessica Elgot / The Guardian :
A look at the complications Facebook faces as it increases its content moderation efforts to fight misinformation, much of which happens opaquely
and censorship. Tough to toe. Worth keeping in mind as this effort ramps up. Tal-Anna Szlenski / @talsz : The concept of free speech will forever be a Gordian Knot. As with anything, technology emphas...
Experts say tax bill, lobbied for by tech giants, will help big tech in short-term but fails to address long-term issues like tech-abetted economic displacement
Farhad Manjoo / New York Times :
Pitchbook data: 57 startups worldwide attained $1B+ valuation in 2017, down from 81 in 2015, as seven unicorns dipped below $1B valuation, up from three in 2016
Rani Molla / Recode :
Amazon is working to ship orders in one correctly sized package by creating padded mailers, using algorithms to optimize packing, and working with manufacturers
'standard' and a pared-down option called ‘frustration free’ http://www.wsj.com/... Erica E. Phillips / @eephillips_wsj : Have you started noticing that your littlest ecommerce items, which used to be...
Password manager maker Keeper sues Ars Technica and reporter Dan Goodin for story on a vulnerability in Keeper software, first highlighted by Google researcher
the company behind the product— is suing Dan and Ars. In the extraordinary complaint, Keeper says Dan ‘intended’ to cause harm http://www.documentcloud.org/ ... via @zackwhittaker http://twitter.com/....
IAB data shows digital ad spending during first half of 2017 grew 23% YoY to $40.1B, as mobile ad revenue reached $21.7B or 54% of the total
Anthony Ha / TechCrunch :
Sources: Pinterest earned ~$310M in revenue during Q1-Q3 of 2017, expects ~$490M for the year, falling short of projected $500M, and plans 2019 IPO
Amir Efrati / The Information : Tweets: @aatilley and @amir . Thanks: @aatilley Tweets: Aaron Tilley / @aatilley : Pinterest misses 2017 revenue projection: $490 million versus $500 million projected...
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