Google, Facebook, Microsoft, and Twitter reveal open source Data Transfer Project to let users move the data they want between services while preserving privacy
An open-source collaboration for “the future of portability” — Today, Google, Facebook, Microsoft and Twitter joined …
Facebook suspends data analytics firm Crimson Hexagon, which boasts repository of 1T social media posts, as it investigates the company's government contracts
Facebook says it was probing whether data-analytics firm Crimson Hexagon's government contracts comply with Facebook policies
Google says it got duck.com after buying video compression startup On2 in 2010; will now redirect domain to a page with links to DuckDuckGo, Wikipedia, and more
Google owns Duck.com, which has been driving rival search engine DuckDuckGo up the wall for over six years.
Facebook executives struggle to describe a coherent strategy to deal with misinformation on the site; it's a hodgepodge of “exceptions to the exceptions”
Facebook was once the most nimble company of its generation. The speed at which it adapted to every challenge was legendary.
Venmo says user transaction history is public by default because it's fun to share info with friends and the option to go private is clearly marked in the app
If you haven't noticed, your Venmo transaction history is public by default. Unless you change the settings, people can see when you buy things.
Facebook plans to launch Athena, likely a constellation of small internet-delivering satellites, starting in 2019, after downgrading a drone project last month
FIBER OPTIC CABLES are the gold standard of a good internet connection, but laying them can be expensive, and in some parts of the world, a physically daunting task.
UpGuard: sensitive documents from 100+ companies including VW, Toyota, and Tesla were exposed on a publicly accessible server belonging to Level One Robotics
Automakers like Tesla, Toyota and Volkswagen go to great lengths to keep their technical information confidential.
US lawmakers drop provision that blocked lifting of ZTE sanctions, strengthen CFIUS authority to block Chinese investments in a compromise defense spending bill
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Sources: event-planning company Eventbrite has filed confidentially for an IPO; the company has raised more than $350M and was valued at more than $1B in 2014
Event-planning company has filed confidentially for an IPO — Event-planning company Eventbrite Inc. has filed …
Indian telecoms regulator mandates that all smartphone users should be able to install its anti-spam app by January; iPhone could be in breach of the regulation
Javed Anwer / India Today :
Interview with Roku's CEO about how the company is growing its ad business and software licensing to OEMs, which generated more revenues than device sales in Q1
Roku wants to build out a ‘big, next-generation’ targeted ad platform — Roku sells more dedicated streaming devices than perhaps any other company in the world.
New York State labor review board makes a final ruling that three former Uber drivers were Uber employees for the purposes of unemployment insurance
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Cyberattack on Singapore's largest healthcare institution SingHealth steals details of 1.5M patients, including the Prime Minister
James Vincent / The Verge :
Inside Fox Sports, The Times, and Le Figaro's efforts to use AI, Alexa voice actions, and automation for their World Cup reporting
Fox Sports, The Times, and Le Figaro have tapped into AI, voice AI, and automation for their World Cup reporting. — The World Cup 2018 is all over.
Inside state-sponsored trolling efforts that combine virtual hate mobs, surveillance, and misinformation to silence critical voices and spread disinformation
Sitting cross-legged on a charpoy, an Indian day bed, Mahaveer Prasad Khileri taps on his laptop, his face lit by the screen … Tweets: @benimmo , @benimmo , @benimmo , @benimmo , and @benimmo Tweets: ...
Lyft says it will enhance its background checks after revelations that an undocumented immigrant who has been charged with serial rape worked as a Lyft driver
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NYC sues Airbnb to comply with city's subpoena on listings; Airbnb says it didn't comply because NYC's Office of Special Enforcement asked for too much info
- City council voted to require company to give details on hosts — NYC says company has refused to cooperate with investigation
App Annie: there were 28.4B app downloads worldwide across iOS and Google Play in Q2, up 15% YoY as consumer spending grew 20% YoY reaching $18.5B
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San Francisco says it expects to issue permits for its 24-month electric scooter pilot program sometime in August, selecting from 12 applicants
Megan Rose Dickey / TechCrunch :
eBay's Q2 filing shows company paid $573M to acquire ecommerce platform Qoo10 Japan in February, not the $700M rumored at the time of acquisition
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How Comcast is moving beyond the set top box as it rolls out its Xfinity X1 interface on smart TVs, starting with betas on Roku TV and some Samsung TVs
Scott Porch / Fast Company : Tweets: @rsingel Tweets: Ryan Singel / @rsingel : Someone should figure out how much of X1 is delivered as a specialized service and how much faster it is than over Comca...
Sources: Facebook's plans for a nationwide rollout of WhatsApp payments service in India is being held up by government concerns over storage of user data
Saritha Rai / Bloomberg :
As more African governments restrict internet access, activists push back by calling them out, educating users on workarounds, and even hacking government sites
Abdi Latif Dahir / Quartz :
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