Tim Cook calls for a retraction of Bloomberg's Chinese spy chip story: “There is no truth in their story about Apple. They need to do the right thing”
“There is no truth in their story about Apple. They need to do the right thing." — Apple CEO Tim Cook …
Officials say a government computer system that interacts with HealthCare.gov was hacked earlier this month, compromising sensitive data for ~75,000 people
WASHINGTON (AP) — A government computer system that interacts with HealthCare.gov was hacked earlier this month …
DOJ charges Russian national involved in “Project Lakhta”, an alleged foreign influence operation to interfere in US midterms by pushing misinformation online
The Justice Department on Friday charged a Russian woman for her role in a conspiracy to interfere with the 2018 U.S. election …
DFC Intelligence report: by focusing on games-as-a-service, EA grew to $33B in market value from $4B in 2012, while Activision Blizzard grew to $60B from $10B
Thanks to a focus on a continuing revenue model, Activision Blizzard's market value has grown by over $50 billion since 2012.
Facebook hires Nick Clegg, former UK deputy prime minister, as head of global affairs and communications, to succeed Elliot Schrage
Financial Times :
SF's Proposition C to fight homelessness may tax SF-based payment processors on gross receipts, hurting companies like Square and Stripe
Jack Dorsey, the head of Square and Twitter, unleashed a tweetstorm critical of a San Francisco ballot measure aimed at slashing homelessness …
Interview with Nick Clegg about his hiring and future at Facebook
Nick Clegg said no to Facebook when they first called this summer. “But in that funny way that happens,” he says, “if you say no to people they suddenly become very interested in you.” — In a phone...
EU Commission approves Microsoft's acquisition of GitHub
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission approved on Friday the acquisition of software development tool maker GitHub by software giant Microsoft without conditions saying the purchase would not d...
Real-time data analytics startup Incorta raises $15M Series B extension led by Microsoft's VC arm M12 and Telstra Ventures, closing the round at $30M
Data analytics software startup Incorta has raised $15 million in a series B extension round of funding from Microsoft's venture capital …
Social platforms are relying on journalists as unpaid content moderators to address misinformation on their sites, even with all the tools at their disposal
Social platforms have a responsibility to address misinformation as a systemic problem, instead of reacting to case after case. Tweets: @nytopinion , @nytopinion , @brianstelter , @daniellemattoon , @...
Google quietly adds a channel shortcut to YouTube video embeds that, when hovered over, displays the full channel name, a subscribe button, and more
Ben Schoon / 9to5Google :
As Facebook promotes its “war room” and efforts to fight interference, a study of disinformation on WhatsApp during Brazil's election shows more could be done
there was even a trending hashtag. And Twitter isn't taking action. http://www.nytimes.com/... http://twitter.com/... Mark Di Stefano / @markdistef : “Brazil's biggest newspaper, Folha, released a bom...
UK parliament report: an unknown firm spent an estimated £250K+ in the past 10 months on Facebook ads pushing for a hard Brexit and reaching 10M to 11M people
LONDON — Prime Minister Theresa May has struggled to build support for her plan for Britain's exit from the European Union. Tweets: @jason_kint Tweets: Jason Kint / @jason_kint : Saturday morning, mor...
FATF, a global watchdog for money laundering, will set first rules on oversight of cryptocurrencies by June; non-complying countries will be added to blacklist
Inti Landauro / Reuters :
After EU antitrust ruling, Android's future in Europe looks like its present in China, with fragmented alternatives and numerous hubs for apps and services
Shannon Liao / The Verge :
Qualtrics, a startup offering tools to track customer and employee feedback, files for an IPO, reports 2017 revenues of $290M, up 52% YoY, profits of $2.6M
One of Utah and cloud computing's most promising unicorns is looking to graduate out of the herd.
Group-IB report: $882M worth of cryptocurrency has been stolen from exchanges since Jan. 2017; $571M was allegedly stolen by North Korea-linked Lazarus group
David Canellis / The Next Web :
A look at Amazon's efforts in India, getting users and merchants to buy and sell online, creating its own courier network, and more, as it battles with Walmart
Like many neighborhood stores in India, the Sri Lakshmi Venkateshwara Kirana is tiny and cramped. Tweets: @sub8u , @hem_arsenal , @alistairmbarr , @aaronrutkoff , @chafkin , @spencersoper , @manjunath...
The SEC launches FinHub, a new division to help fintech startups, including those launching ICOs, navigate the legal implications of their products
Nikhilesh De / CoinDesk :
Crypto exchange Coinbase open sources its automated security scaling tool Salus and makes it available on GitHub
Daniel Palmer / CoinDesk :
Sources: online payday lender LendUp is splitting the company to separate the lending and credit card businesses; LendUp has raised more than $300M
Dan Primack / Axios :
PitchBook/JMP Securities report: crypto M&A deals have surged over 200% this year with 115 deals having been announced, on pace to hit 145 by year's end
Kate Rooney / CNBC :
Sources: cybersecurity startup CrowdStrike hired Goldman Sachs to prepare for IPO and aims to be valued above its June funding round valuation of $3B
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