Facebook suspends Trump- and Brexit-affiliated data analytics firm Cambridge Analytica after reports it and affiliated psychologist lied about data retention
We are suspending Strategic Communication Laboratories (SCL), including their political data analytics firm, Cambridge Analytica, from Facebook.
Microsoft says it is testing a change to Windows 10 that will open links clicked within Windows Mail in Edge, even if Edge is not the default browser
A desperate move to grab browser share — Microsoft is testing a new change to its future version of Windows 10 which will probably annoy anyone using the operating system.
Sources: hacks of Saudi petro firms in 2017 intended to trigger an explosion via compromised Schneider Electric controllers deployed in ~18k plants worldwide
In August, a petrochemical company with a plant in Saudi Arabia was hit by a new kind of cyberassault.
Sources and documents reveal how Cambridge Analytica used harvested personal information from 50M Facebook profiles to build psychological profiles of US voters
LONDON — As the upstart voter-profiling company Cambridge Analytica prepared to wade into the 2014 American midterm elections, it had a problem.
Qualcomm says Paul Jacobs, the son of Qualcomm's founder, won't be renominated to its board after he informed them he's exploring a bid to acquire the company
Bloomberg :
Tinder owner Match Group suing Bumble for infringing on its patents, including the swipe-to-connect feature; source says Match still interested in buying Bumble
Match Group wants to buy Bumble. Now it's also suing Bumble. — Match Group, the online dating company that owns services …
FireEye reports suspected Chinese hacker group TEMP.Periscope has been increasing attacks at US engineering and defense companies linked to the South China Seas
Victims are in maritime industries with South China Sea ties — Hackers ‘most likely’ operating on behalf of a government
Wikipedia survey across 14 languages with 215K+ responses shows about 35% seek a specific fact, 33% want a topic overview, and 32% want to read a topic in-depth
Wikimedia's mission is to provide educational content and to effectively disseminate it. Doing so requires understanding …
Investigation finds ~70 “creepshot” Tumblr blogs including one with ~11K followers and 53K+ interactions; Tumblr hasn't removed any blogs found in investigation
After Reddit famously banned the creepshots sub-reddit, which shared non-consensual, revealing photos of women … Tweets: @cindygallop , @josephfcox , @josephfcox , @josephfcox , @josephfcox , @josephf...
Sources: Facebook plans to launch Oculus Go standalone VR headset at its F8 developer conference on May 1
Facebook is looking to officially launch its Oculus Go standalone virtual reality (VR) headset at its f8 developer conference on May 1, Variety has learned from multiple sources familiar with the comp...
The DOJ's lawsuit against AT&T over planned Time Warner merger, argued in court next week, will decide how vertical mergers in adjacent industries are regulated
Wall Street Journal :
F-Secure researcher discovers Twitter botnet advertising adult dating sites with over 22K linked accounts, some more than eight years old
About a week ago, a Tweet I was mentioned in received a dozen or so “likes” over a very short time period (about two minutes).
L'Oreal to acquire ModiFace, a Canada-based startup with nearly 70 engineers that focuses on AR and AI applications for the beauty industry
Digg announces that it will shut down Digg Reader, its barebones RSS reader, on March 26
Molly McHugh / The Ringer :
Cloud security startup Zscaler closes at $33 per share on its first day of trading, up 106%, after raising $192M in its IPO; Zscaler is now valued at ~$3.9B
Alex Wilhelm / Crunchbase News :
Zuora, an enterprise subscription billing and forecasting services provider, files for an IPO, reports nearly $50M in Q4 2017 revenue, up from $30M in Q4 2016
Matthew Lynley / TechCrunch :
Microsoft says it fired 20 employees over sexual harassment and investigated 83 harassment complaints in 2017 amid a gender discrimination suit against the firm
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A senior executive said Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) thoroughly investigates issues raised by women … Tweets: @sal19 and @fedcourtjunkie Tweets: Salvador Rodriguez / @sal19 : Micr...
Apple announces media event at a Chicago high school at 10am CT on March 27, focused on “creative new ideas for teachers and students”
China to apply its social credit system to flights and trains, barring access for infractions like spreading false info and not paying fines, starting May 1
Sources: VR startup Upload, formerly UploadVR, closes SF office, LA coworking space, lays off LA staff amid fundraising troubles after settled harassment suit
Upload, the VR startup which was rocked by a sexual harassment suit exactly one year ago, is shutting down both its San Francisco office … Tweets: @hmltn , @elizabethdscott , @lucasmtny , and @jenndef...
Lyft confirms it has been testing subscriptions for rides for the past few months, starting at $199 for 30 rides a month
Facebook apologizes and says it is investigating why its search box autocomplete suggested sexual videos, child abuse content, and other strange results
Spotify CEO says the company is working to launch its service in India, Russia, and Africa
Vikas SN / The Economic Times :
Google Lens starts rolling out to Google Photos for iOS
In class action lawsuit filed against Uber, Uber argues that the 9 women who allege sexual assault by drivers have no right to sue and must privately arbitrate
Ellen Pao says she is leaving Kapor Capital and Kapor Center to work full-time on Project Include, a non-profit focused on promoting diversity in tech
Ellen K. Pao / Project Include : Tweets: @ericajoy , @projectinclude , @hutchamachutch , @laura , and @sw Tweets: Erica Joy / @ericajoy : So @ekp was like “I'm gonna put my money where my mouth is,” ...
SambaNova Systems, an AI chip startup with tech from two Stanford professors and led by ex-Oracle SVP, raised $56M Series A co-led by GV, Walden International
Matthew Lynley / TechCrunch :
Village Global, a seed fund that has prominent people in tech like Zuckerberg, Bezos, Gates, Schmidt, and Hoffman as mentors for startups, raises $100M
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