Facebook says it will mail postcards to would-be buyers of election-related ads mentioning federal candidates, will have codes to verify identity and location
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Facebook Inc will start using postcards sent by U.S. mail later this year to verify the identities …
Nokia has started a “review of strategic options” for its digital health business and plans 400+ job cuts in Finland as part of €1.2B global cost-savings plan
HELSINKI (Reuters) - Finnish network gear maker Nokia has started a strategic review of its digital health business …
How decentralized cryptonetworks, with better incentives for developers, can win against centralized platforms like Google in the next era of the internet
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Apple's new focus on reliability is just iterative evolution of a very successful process of shipping new releases every 12-18 months on an unprecedented scale
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Bipartisan support, including free-market Republicans, growing for federal regulation of cryptocurrencies after recent surge of interest in virtual markets
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Jolted by the global investment craze over bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, U.S. lawmakers are moving …
Missing data hindering replication of AI studies as survey of 400 algorithms presented at major conferences finds just 6% included code, 30% included test data
Last year, computer scientists at the University of Montreal (U of M) in Canada were eager to show off a new speech recognition algorithm … Tweets: @hanno , @jorendorff , @silverjacket , @meaningness ...
CB Insights report: AI startup investment rose 141% YoY in 2017 to $15.2B with Chinese companies accounting for 48% of funding versus 38% for US companies
Of $15.2 billion invested in AI startups globally in 2017, 48 percent went to China and just 38 percent to America. Tweets: @cbinsights and @techreview Tweets: CB Insights / @cbinsights : In the Cold ...
Bipartisan group of senators proposed Cloud Act to access data stored overseas, authorizing DOJ to enter into agreements with countries with similar due process
Congress is now considering long-overdue legislation that authorizes faster access to internationally stored electronic data needed …
How aspiring tech hub cities are trying to foster tech and startup ecosystems that are different from Silicon Valley's “move fast and break things” ethos
DO NOT LET their names fool you. The silicon places—Silicon Slopes, Silicon Prairie, Silicon Beach, Silicon Peach …
Former Meetup employees describe how competition from Facebook, the WeWork acquisition, and a mandatory arbitration agreement weakened the culture at Meetup
Meetup was supposed to be different. — While much of the tech industry struggled to create inclusive work environments … Tweets: @vboykis , @stormyafternoon , @joshconstine , @kateconger , @tnewmstw...
Huawei Mate 10 Pro review: great build quality and performance with exceptional battery life, but the software is buggy and poorly designed for an $800 phone
Huawei's premier smartphone is let down by bad software — We're less than two months into 2018, and so far, the year hasn't been very good for Huawei. Tweets: @dcseifert Tweets: Dan Seifert / @dcsei...
A look at changes in SF's short-term rental market, including a drop in listings and average price, as registration deadline for Airbnb and other hosts passes
SF short-term rentals transformed as Airbnb, others make peace with city. Stricter rules stop homes from becoming hotels. Tweets: @cbloggy , @whimsley , and @sfchronicle Tweets: Chris Roberts / @cblo...
Swiss financial supervisor publishes guidelines meant to support the ICO market by clarifying when anti-money laundering and securities laws apply to them
Facebook's focus on Groups, and the tools to build and promote them, can be easily exploited by bad actors like Russia, Mueller indictment shows
except Russia — in his weekend Twitter tirade Catherine Shu / TechCrunch : Facebook will verify the location of US election ad buyers by mailing them postcards Rob Thubron / TechSpot : Facebook will u...
Number of crypto hedge funds doubled to 226 in the last 4 months and is up from 37 at the start of 2017; assets under management reached between $3.5B and $5B
Maiya Keidan, Jemima Kelly — LONDON (Reuters) - Hedge funds focused on trading cryptocurrencies have struggled to eke out returns …
Sources detail Belgium's ongoing investigation into the hack of Belgacom, Belgium's largest telecommunications provider, which was carried out by the UK's GCHQ
Hands-on with in-car Alexa-powered dongles: they require an iPhone or an Android phone to function and lack seamless integration with car stereos
Wirecutter : Tweets: @wirecutter Tweets: @wirecutter : In recent months, some companies have begun selling devices that let you use Amazon's Alexa in the car. But after testing 4 of these add-on unit...
The Internet Archive and others look at blockchain tech to create tamper-proof archives resistant to meddling from governments and billionaires with agendas
Maria Bustillos / Columbia Journalism Review : Tweets: @gijn , @niemanlab , @mariabustillos , @gabrielsnyder , @cjr , and @pressfreedom Tweets: @gijn : When an online news outlet goes out of business...
Uncommon.co launches its AI-powered platform that matches submitted resumes to employer job descriptions and announces $18M Series A round
Traditional models of recruiting are a mess. At companies like Google, quite literally millions of people apply for open roles … Thanks: @vscpr
Report: ~15M indie content creators in US used Amazon Publishing, eBay, Etsy, Instagram, Shapeways, Tumblr, Twitch, WordPress, or YouTube to earn ~$6B in 2016
Mike Masnick / Techdirt : Tweets: @austinj Tweets: Austin Johnsen / @austinj : Great research and great to see how many creators are now making money across the US (although the estimates for some of...
Microsoft releases Photos Companion app for iOS and Android to make it easier to get photos from a phone to the Windows 10 photos app
An in-depth look at Sidewalk Toronto, a trial effort by Waterfront Toronto and Alphabet's Sidewalk Labs to build a smart neighborhood with “ubiquitous sensing”
Amazon is expanding its business-to-business marketplace, Amazon Business, into the medical supply industry, plotting to become major supplier to US hospitals
Ad retargeting firm Criteo reported Q4 revenue of $674M, up 19% YoY, despite Apple's roll out of Intelligent Tracking Prevention, says it is ready for EU's GDPR
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Scammers are using Zelle, a p2p payments service, to defraud online buyers who trusted the service because it is backed by US banks
President Trump used tweets on Russian ad spending from Facebook ads VP Rob Goldman to call reporters covering election interference the “Fake News Media”
President Trump approvingly passed along comments from Facebook ads VP Rob Goldman on Saturday, using Goldman's remarks …More:Wall Street Journal,TechCrunch,Wired,The Drum,Recode,Quartz,USA Today,New ...
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