Apple cancels $1B Irish data center because of delays in the approval process that have stalled the project for more than three years
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Apple ditched plans to build an 850 million euro ($1 billion) data center in Ireland because of delays in the approval process …
Downloadable copies of Russia-linked Facebook ads from 2015 to 2017 broken down by quarter
U.S. House of Representatives :
House Democrats release 3,519 Facebook ads from Russia-linked accounts, spanning 2015 to 2017, showing a coordinated campaign to sow distrust in US politics
- House Intelligence Committee Democrats publish 3,519 ads — Posts targeted specific groups to inflame civil discord
Reddit, Pornhub, Tumblr, Etsy, and others support Red Alert for Net Neutrality project as Sen. Ed Markey attempts to force a vote on reinstating the rules
Adi Robertson / The Verge :
FCC says that the Obama-era net neutrality rules from 2015 will end on June 11; Senate to vote as early as next week on whether to reject the FCC repeal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Communications Commission said in a notice Thursday that 2015 landmark U.S. open internet rules will cease around June 10.
Spotify announces hateful content and conduct policy to distance itself from controversial artists and introduces AudioWatch tool to scan its back catalog
Spotify has announced a new hate content and hateful conduct policy as it looks to distance itself from controversial music artists that are available on its streaming platform.
Steam says its Steam Link and Steam Video services, which allows for streaming of games, are coming to iOS devices starting the week of May 21
Steam announced today that it will be rolling out its Steam Link and Steam Video apps on the iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV soon.
Google faces pushback after demoing its Duplex service, a voice-based assistant programmed to sound as human as possible, which many found uncanny
The most talked-about, futuristic product from Google's developer show isn't even finished yet — and Google hasn't agreed how to do it.
Compatible smart locks can now offer voice unlocking through Amazon's native Alexa smart lock software, available now on Schlage Sense and Connect smart locks
Ry Crist / CNET :
Report: Apple and Goldman Sachs partner on Apple Pay branded credit card, launching as soon as early 2019, and on other financial services for Apple customers
The Wall Street Journal reports that Apple has tapped Goldman Sachs to create a new Apple Pay branded credit card.
Google to acquire Israel-based Velostrata, which helps companies move their internal infrastructure to the cloud and has raised ~$31.5M, according to PitchBook
Google plans to buy the small enterprise startup Velostrata as the search giant continues growing its cloud computing business.
Researchers say they can embed audio commands to Siri, Alexa, and Google's Assistant in music and spoken text in such a way that humans can't detect it
Researchers can now send secret audio instructions undetectable to the human ear to Apple's Siri, Amazon's Alexa and Google's Assistant.
Free stock trading app Robinhood raises $363M Series D led by DST Global at a $5.6B valuation
Robinhood, the free stock trading app, has raised $363 million in a new investment round valuing the company at $5.6 billion. — The Series D round, announced Thursday, makes Robinhood …
Sources: Apple plans to let users buy subscriptions to some third-party video services in its TV app, rather than individual apps, starting next year
- Strategy in development looks a lot like rival Amazon.com's — Apple Inc.'s plan to reinvent cable TV is starting to look a lot like the strategy of its rival Amazon.com Inc.
UK's BT says it's cutting 13,000 managerial and back-office jobs and moving to a smaller London base; CEO says it's “absolutely critical” to future plans
LONDON (Reuters) - BT (BT.L) will cut 13,000 managerial and back-office jobs and move to a smaller London base …
US drone program taps ten pilot projects to collect data to help make FAA rules for drone integration; Alphabet, Apple, and Microsoft among partners for pilots
WASHINGTON/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The U.S. Transportation Department's 10 winning drone pilot projects aimed at spurring …
Canalys: smartphone shipments fell 6.3% YoY in Europe in Q1 2018; Samsung's and Apple's market shares dropped by 15% and 5.4% to 33.1% and 22.2% respectively
Palo Alto, Shanghai, Singapore and Reading (UK) - Wednesday, 9 May 2018 — Smartphone fatigue hit Europe in Q1 2018 …
ZTE filing says it has ceased “major operating activities” after US ban stopping US firms from supplying it tech and that it's working with US to reverse ban
Sijia Jiang / Reuters :
Walmart agrees to buy a majority stake of about 77% in Indian e-commerce giant Flipkart for ~$16B, says its long-term goal is to see Flipkart publicly listed
Sam Walton opens Walton's 5&10, the “most up-to-date, modern variety store in Northwest Arkansas.” May 9, 2018 — http://twitter.com/... @beingpractical : Hello world, first tweet from @Flipkart. You'v...
Roku reports Q1 revenue of $136.6M, beating expectations and up from $100M a year ago, as net loss narrows to $6.9M; active accounts up 47% YoY to 20.8M
Janko Roettgers / Variety :
Windows 10 test build shows a new File Explorer dark mode and cloud clipboard for multi-device copying and pasting, coming to the public later this year
Tom Warren / The Verge :
Multiple OSes including Windows, macOS, and Linux were affected by a serious security flaw caused by developers misinterpreting chipmakers' documentation
Modern processors provide debugging … Christopher Baugh / iPhone in Canada Blog : Every Major OS Maker Hit By Security Flaw Actively Being Exploited to Hack Users The Register : Every major OS maker m...
A look at Wikipedia's Arbitration Committee, its own internal “Supreme Court” with 15 jurists, which adjudicates the most serious disputes arising on the site
Corinne Ramey / Wall Street Journal : Tweets: @monicaperezshow , @caremjo , and @anjiecast See also Mediagazer Tweets: Monica Perez / @monicaperezshow : Given that both facebook and google have desig...
Google launches Tour Creator, a free tool that lets anyone make their own VR tours using Google's Street View imagery and their own 360-degree photos
using new images or Street View Lori Grunin / CNET : Ricoh Theta V is ready to take on your Google VR Tours Brittney Fraser / The Keyword : Now students can create their own VR tours Jeremy Horwitz / ...
A look at what existing evidence, based mostly on anecdata rather than peer-reviewed research, can tell us about “Digital Wellbeing” features in Android P
Robbie Gonzalez / Wired :
Smoothness of Google's AI-based demonstrations at I/O and “Make Google Do It” campaign mask the reality: users will need to give up more information and agency
Charlie Warzel / BuzzFeed :
An inside look at how Waymo collaborates with researchers from Google Brain in using AI, deep learning, and neural nets for its driverless vehicles
Andrew J. Hawkins / The Verge :
Experts say social media is connecting and reinforcing angry white men, some of whom identify as “incels”, as they share their rage and loss online
if this were any other demographic group — violent extremism and radicalization. And it's happening right under our noses, on mainstream social media platforms. Sasha / @sashafastov : “Two of modern s...
Interview with Microsoft's Jon Friedman, now chief designer for Office 365, on its failed products: 2004 SPOT watches, KIN phone, Courier tablet, and more
Tom Warren / The Verge :
Yahoo quietly releases Squirrel, an invite-only group chat app, in which conversations within a group can be further divided into rooms for specific topics
Ryne Hager / Android Police :
Sources: Uber partnerships chief David Richter is leaving after more than four years, as Latin America and Asia boss Andrew Macdonald takes on some duties
Amir Efrati / The Information : Tweets: @amir Tweets: Amir Efrati / @amir : Fifth exec team departure under Dara Khosrowshahi, part of which is due to DK bringing on his own peeps. http://twitter.com...
After Starship Technologies launched delivery robots in San Francisco, the city passed strict regulations causing it to leave, a potential outcome for scooters
Melia Robinson / Business Insider :
A look at the redesigned Google News: a “For You” briefing including local sources, Newscasts similar to Twitter Moments, headlines, and “subscribe” buttons
Shan Wang / Nieman Lab : See also Mediagazer
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