Some Facebook staff say Cambridge Analytica scandal is mostly being hyped by the media; Zuckerberg said job applicants haven't been deterred by it, says source
Many workers are undaunted by user-data scandal; issues are mostly hype, some say — Facebook Inc. FB -.18% may be losing friends …
Congress releases Zuckerberg's prepared testimony: “it's clear now that we didn't do enough” to protect data privacy, prevent fake news, election interference
so let's stop acting like he can't handle it. He can. Jeremy Kaplan / Digital Trends : Facing Facebook: Congress should take action to protect our privacy Levi Sumagaysay / Mercury News : Mark Zuckerb...
Facebook launches new initiative to support independent academic research about the impact of social media on democracy and elections
this excellent SNL parody of Zuck perfectly demonstrates why Amy Gesenhues / Marketing Land : Facebook announces election-based independent research initiative as part of its continuing hearts and min...
Zuckerberg emails Myanmar activists, apologizes, says Facebook has added dozens of Burmese content reviewers, increased staff working on Myanmar-related issues
New York Times :
Mark Zuckerberg's prepared testimony says Facebook dealt with several Russian threats, including from APT28, before the 2016 US election
here are the tough questions we'd ask WRAL TechWire : Was your data harvested? Facebook begins alerting affected users David Meyer / Fortune : Facebook Co-Founder Says It's ‘Shocking’ the Company Didn...
High-profile accounts and popular music videos on YouTube were hacked and defaced, and the most-viewed video of all time, “Despacito”, disappeared briefly
Lots of high-profile music videos have been defaced — YouTube appears to have fallen victim to hackers today …
Google launches Home and Home Mini smart speakers in India for Rs. 9,999 and Rs. 4,499 respectively, available online on Flipkart and in 750+ retail stores
Bringing together the best of Google's AI, software and hardware, now with a desi twist — Whether you're getting the kids ready for school …
FIDO Alliance and W3C announce WebAuthn, a new open standard for password-free logins, currently supported in Firefox, and to be supported in Chrome and Edge
One small step towards a world without phishing — Web browsers are building a new way for you to log in, announced today by the W3C and FIDO Alliance standards bodies.
Zuckerberg met with US senators Nelson, Thune, Grassley, and Feinstein ahead of Tuesday's scheduled appearance before Senate Commerce and Judiciary committees
Pew: the 500 most-active suspected bot Twitter accounts are responsible for 22% of links from prominent news and media sites that are shared on Twitter
An estimated two-thirds of tweeted links to popular websites are posted by automated accounts - not human beings
Facebook debuts a Data Abuse Bounty to reward those who report misuse of data by app devs; payouts are for cases affecting 10K+ users and range from $500-$40K
- Facebook is launching a data abuse bounty program to ask its users to help it find companies using unauthorized data.
Instagram is testing Nametags, a Snapchat-like QR codes feature that lets users create a special image that people can scan to follow them
Instagram is preparing to launch a feature called Nametags that lets you create a special image that people can scan with the Instagram Stories camera to follow you.
Apple says its facilities are “powered 100 percent by renewable energy” worldwide; to reach goal, Apple purchases clean energy bonds and other green investments
But there's a catch — Apple announced today that its business is now powered by 100 percent renewable energy sources.
Payments company Verifone says an investor group led by Francisco Partners will acquire the company in a deal valued at about $3.4B
Verifone Stockholders to Receive $23.04 Per Share in Cash — Transaction Provides Significant Cash Premium to Verifone Stockholders
Walmart to work with Postmates for grocery delivery starting in Charlotte, NC, and expanding to other areas in the US in the coming months
- The partnership will roll out in Charlotte, North Carolina, and will grow to other areas in the U.S. in the coming months.
Seven top officials of Backpage.com, including its founders, arrested after 93-count indictment alleging conspiracy, facilitating prostitution, money laundering
Seven top officials of the website Backpage.com, long accused of facilitating child sex trafficking, have been arrested …
The Galaxy S9's DeX Pad to ship May 13 for $99.99; preorders are up today and those who buy a Galaxy S9 and S9+ on Samsung.com get one for free
Preorders are up today, and new Galaxy S9 buyers can score one for free. — Hot off the launch of the Galaxy S9 last month …
Sources: Ant Financial, the fintech affiliate of Alibaba, is preparing to raise $9B in a private funding round at a valuation of almost $150B
Latest funding round could value the financial technology firm at close to $150 billion — Chinese billionaire Jack Ma's financial-technology business …
Researchers say JingWang surveillance app, which China forces its citizens in Muslim-majority Xinjiang region to install, transfers data without any encryption
Last year, authorities told residents of a Muslim-populated part of China to install JingWang, an app that scans for certain files. Tweets: @viewpoint_net Tweets: ViewPoint / @viewpoint_net : In conti...
Investigation: owner of Facebook's biggest Black Lives Matter page, now suspended, appears to be based in Australia and may have taken some of ~$100K donations
Donie O'Sullivan / CNNMoney :
EU announces VentureEU, a $2.6B fund-of-funds program, with six funds to invest in VCs focused on areas like digital services, medical technologies, and energy
Hoping to give Europe's surging startup ecosystem a shot of adrenaline, the European Union today announced the creation of a massive …
Oregon governor signs bill mandating state bodies only contract with ISPs that operate under net neutrality; ISPs likely to sue to strike down new law
Melanie Ehrenkranz / Gizmodo :
HP debuts Chromebook x2, a detachable Chrome OS tablet with keyboard and stylus, 12.3" IPS display, 4GB RAM, 32GB storage, 13MP camera, available June from $599
Jacob Kastrenakes / The Verge :
Uber acquires bike-sharing startup JUMP, source says for ~$200M; JUMP will continue running independently
Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmailMore sharing options Recode : Recode Daily: Mark Zuckerberg is ready for his Capitol Hill close-up Greg Bensinger / Wall Street Journal : Uber Enters Dockless Bik...
Facebook has intentionally kept Instagram's branding independent in consumers' minds; source says Zuckerberg requested Instagram's Stories functionality
Through the glass doors, beyond the giant camera logo and before the artisan coffee stand, visitors to Instagram's headquarters in Menlo Park … Tweets: @dannygroner , @ziadramley , @tsgiles , @thinkma...
App Annie report on iOS and Google Play stores in Q1 2018: downloads grew 10%+ YoY to reach 27.5B, and consumer spending grew 22% YoY to reach $18.4B
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch :
Google launches improved Cloud Speech-to-Text API for developers with a new punctuation model and claiming ~54% reduction in word transcription errors
Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch :
Twenty child advocacy and privacy groups ask FTC to investigate whether YouTube violates COPPA, a federal law designed to protect kids' online privacy
Amazon spent $22.6B on R&D for “technology and content” last year, more than any other US company, followed by Alphabet at $16.6B and Intel at $13.1B
more than any other U.S. company. It's followed in spending by: Alphabet - $16.6 billion Intel - $13.1 billion Microsoft - $12.3 billion Apple - $11.6 billionhttps://t.co/OLudAmQg1Y http://twitter.com...
Leap Motion to release Project North Star, a low-cost open source AR headset dev kit with wide field of view, 1600x1400 display at 120 FPS, robust hand tracking
Ben Lang / Road to VR :
PayPal partnering with small US banks to offer traditional banking services like debit cards, direct deposits, and FDIC insurance to its customers
Samsung is rolling out support for PayPal payments with Samsung Pay in the US after originally announcing the feature in July 2017
Ben Schoon / 9to5Google :
Holberton, a project-based school for software engineers, raises $8.2M series A, led by Daphni and Trinity Ventures, with Omidyar Network as first time investor
at no upfront cost. Now Holberton has raised $8.2 million in funding to start scaling up. http://www.forbes.com/... Thanks: @alexrkonrad
HQ Trivia pilots its first social feature, “Friends on HQ”, in the UK, to help users track friends' performance and show whether they're in the current game
the Game's Biggest Prize Ever! Shara Tibken / CNET : HQ Trivia in the UK lets you see which friends are also playing Gary Ng / iPhone in Canada Blog : HQ Trivia Cash Prize to Hit $300,000 Hosted by ‘T...
Hangzhou, China-based Tunlan Investment launches $1.6B Xiong'An Global Blockchain Innovation Fund, with $400M+ coming from the Hangzhou city government
Wolfie Zhao / CoinDesk :
Huami debuts Amazfit Stratos, a multisport GPS smartwatch with a 1.34" always-on display, 4GB of onboard storage, claimed 5+ day charge, on sale today for $199
Matthew Miller / ZDNet :
Winklevosses' Gemini to introduce cryptocurrency block trading on April 12, which will allow for big sales off the exchange to avoid upsetting markets
Bloomberg :
SEC filing: Intangible Labs, the company behind a “stablecoin” project called Basecoin, has raised $125M via a Simple Agreement for Future Tokens (SAFT) sale
Nikhilesh De / CoinDesk :
Online video software/infrastructure startup Bitmovin raises $30M Series B led by Highland Europe, with participation from Atomico, Dawn Capital, YC, and more
Steve O'Hear / TechCrunch :
IoT security startup Armis raises $30M Series B led by Bain Capital Ventures and Red Dot Capital
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