Facebook will verify identities and locations of advertisers posting political and issues ads and will also verify identities of admins of large Pages
We believe that when you visit a Page or see an ad on Facebook it should be clear who it's coming from.
Twitter delays API change that may disable push notifications and auto-refreshing timelines on third-party clients like Tweetbot, promises 90 days change notice
The people behind third-party Twitter clients Tweetbot, Twitterrific, Talon, and Tweetings are warning users that their apps …
US seizes classifieds site Backpage.com and related domains, raids founder's home, files 93 counts including money laundering, facilitating prostitution
Backpage.com, the popular classified ads website, went offline Friday after being seized and disabled by the federal government.
Facebook says it has suspended Canadian data firm AggregateIQ over alleged involvement with SCL and the Cambridge Analytica data misuse scandal
Facebook says it has suspended Canadian political consultancy AggregateIQ from its platform, after reports emerged alleging its involvement …
Skype unveils Content Creators mode, in preview on Windows 10 and Mac now, to record calls via NDI-compatible multi-user streaming software, out this summer
Here's a little trade secret: podcasters and radio show hosts use Skype a lot. It's helpful for adding remote guests with minimal fuss.
Facebook says it plans to make an “unsend” feature available to all users in a few months, won't unsend or retract any more of Zuckerberg's messages until then
TechCrunch reported last night that Facebook retracted Facebook messages sent by Mark Zuckerberg and other executives from their recipients' inboxes.
Interview with Tim Cook covering US tax reform, the changing job landscape, diversity, DACA, why everyone should learn to code, privacy as a right, free speech
Education, iPhones, privacy and Facebook were all big topics of discussion. — Recode's Kara Swisher and MSNBC's Chris Hayes …
Sheryl Sandberg says Facebook “underinvested” in safety and security and that she and Zuckerberg should have spoken about Cambridge Analytica scandal sooner
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Source: YouTube releasing new version of YouTube Kids within coming weeks with option to turn off algorithmic video suggestions and only show curated channels
YouTube is planning to release a new version of its YouTube Kids app that will do away with algorithmically suggested videos …
Steve Jurvetson, who acrimoniously left DFJ last year, is starting his own fund called Future Ventures, according to the firm's website
the future … Tweets: Dan Primack / @danprimack : Jurvetson's new VC firm's webpage was registered by his longtime DFJ assistant. Boston Biotech Conferences / @biotechconf : .@dfjsteve starting his own...
Coinbase says it will be adding support for withdrawing some Bitcoin forks across all of its properties, including GDAX, in the coming months
Cryptocurrency startup Coinbase said Thursday that, in the coming months, it will let customers withdraw funds resulting from forks of the bitcoin network.
Sources: Postmates and DoorDash CEOs have discussed possible merger at least once to better fight competitors; Postmates has also discussed a sale with GrubHub
Postmates faces a challenge: Profitability seems a long way off, and rival DoorDash has a big investment from SoftBank.
Research: after the surge in cryptocurrency prices in 2017, capital gains tax-related liabilities may reach $25B this tax season in the US
Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss / Reuters :
How South Korea's 20- and 30-year-olds, according to some researchers, fueled the late 2017 cryptocurrency boom, and how they are reacting to the current bust
For months, Seoul resident Ye-won Oh monitored cryptocurrency markets voraciously, refreshing her phone practically every minute of every day.
Russia's communications watchdog files a suit to block Telegram after the company refused to give state security services access to users' encrypted messages
Jack Stubbs / Reuters :
Walmart rolling out Pickup Towers, automated kiosks where customers pick up online orders, to 500 US stores this year after a debut at 200 stores in 2017
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch :
Sources: Coinbase met with SEC to discuss registering as a licensed broker and trading venue, which would let it list tokens for issuers registered with SEC
Move comes as regulators wage aggressive campaign to supervise fledgling industry — WASHINGTON—Coinbase, a leading cryptocurrency firm …
Huawei P20 Pro review: best Android phone of 2018 so far with 2-day battery, sophisticated ergonomic design, great rear camera that is exceptional in low light
Vlad Savov / The Verge :
As Stack Overflow turns 10 and gets ready to launch Stack Overflow Teams, Joel Spolsky reminisces about the beginnings of the website
what things were like *before* SO. http://www.joelonsoftware.com/ ...
Sources: Coinbase in talks to acquire Earn.com, a paid inbox service formerly known as 21.co, for $100M, wants Earn's Balaji Srinivasan to become Coinbase's CTO
Samsung's Q1 profit of ~$14.7B, up 57.6% YoY, beat estimates in preliminary results on sales of ~$56.1B, up 18.7% YoY; full earnings expected in late April
Joyce Lee / Reuters :
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin says the Trump admin doesn't understand why Amazon does not collect sales taxes from third party merchant sales on its website
Thomas Franck / CNBC :
Q1 2018 Global Investment Report: jump in late-stage deals pushes total dollar volume to nearly $77B, up 106.8% YoY, while overall deal volume is up 16.4% YoY
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