Report prepared for the Senate analyzes Russian disinformation that supported Trump across millions of posts on YouTube, Instagram, Tumblr, Pinterest, and more
For years, Russia has leveraged … Wired : How Russian Trolls Used Meme Warfare to Divide America New York Times : Russian 2016 Influence Operation Targeted African-Americans on Social Media Sara Fisch...
Senate report: Instagram dwarfs all social networks in Russia's IRA posts and engagements, yet Facebook execs have not been upfront about this
Body — New Reports Shed Light … Jason Parham / Wired : Targeting Black Americans, Russia's IRA Exploited Racial Wounds Wayne Rash / eWeek : Why Russian Social Media Activities Indicate Peril for Ent...
NAACP returns a donation from Facebook and calls for a boycott of it after Senate report detailed how Facebook was used to manipulate black voters
The NAACP has returned a donation from Facebook and called for a daylong boycott of the social network Tuesday following revelations …
Spectrum's parent Charter reaches $174.2M settlement in New York AG's speed fraud lawsuit, which alleged that the ISP's speeds were 80% slower than advertised
The lawsuit, filed last year, alleged that Charter's speeds were 80 percent slower than advertised
AT&T to launch 5G mobile service on December 21 across 12 US cities via a $499 mobile hotspot device and $70/month data plan
The 5G era has arrived. AT&T is launching 5G mobile service in a dozen U.S. cities beginning this Friday, becoming the first carrier to do so.
Google introduces a new G Suite feature in beta that will enable non-G Suite users to collaborate on files as visitors, using PINs
Soon, people without Google accounts will be able to view, comment, suggest edits to, and directly edit Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides files.
Senate report on Russia's disinformation campaign accuses Google, Facebook, and Twitter of being evasive and withholding data about Russian activity
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Google says Play Store's machine learning-based system removed millions of fake reviews and ratings and identified thousands of bad apps during a recent week
Posted by Fei Ye, Software Engineer and Kazushi Nagayama, Ninja Spamologist — Google Play ratings and reviews are extremely important …
Alexa Guard first impressions: hears sounds and alarms well, but can't contact emergency services, isn't supported by previous-gen Echo and Echo Dot speakers
“Alexa, I'm leaving.” — “OK — I'll be on guard.” — That's the gist of Alexa Guard, a new feature from Amazon that lets …
Coinbase is rolling out Coinbase Convert, which enables crypto-to-crypto trading for its retail customers via its website and mobile apps, in the coming days
Coinbase users can begin trading cryptocurrencies directly with other cryptocurrencies, the exchange startup said Monday.
Cisco to buy semiconductor company Luxtera, which develops silicon photonics technology that speeds up data transfer, for $660M
- Luxtera's advanced chips will help Cisco meet business client demand for faster and high-performing network service, the company said.
Indian ride hailing service Ola invests $100M in scooter rental startup Vogo, which operates in Bangalore and Hyderabad
We're familiar with Uber cozying up to scooter startups — it has bought one and invested in another — but over in India, the U.S. firm's key rival is hatching …
As shilling products has become a sign of success for influencers, up-and-comers on Instagram are posting fake sponsored content to boost their credibility
Tapping through Palak Joshi's Instagram Stories recently, you might have come across a photo that looked like standard sponsored content … Tweets: @caseynewton , @ldrogen , @dkthomp , @spencerpratt , ...
Arm announces the 7nm Cortex A65AE, its first multi-threaded CPU core, designed for intense computing tasks like autonomous vehicles, arriving in 2020
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Twitter is relaunching the reverse-chronological feed as an option for all users starting today on iOS and other platforms in the coming weeks
Just hit that sparkle, fam — Twitter is offering users another escape hatch from its ranked timeline. The company said today that it will introduce …
Oracle reports Q2 revenue of $9.56B, vs. $9.52B est., net profit of $2.3B, up 5% YoY, and cloud services revenue of $6.64B, up 3% YoY
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DoD report finds unpatched flaws and a lack of data encryption, intrusion detection, and multifactor authentication mechanisms in US ballistic missile systems
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Former far right extremists recall how they were radicalized by YouTube as teenagers because of its algorithm that keeps surfacing extremist content
Former extremists say they were sucked in by propaganda as teenagers, thanks to an algorithm's dark side. Tweets: @amandamarcotte , @mollymckew , @niais , @attackerman , and @cwarzel See also Mediagaz...
Sources: T-Mobile has won approval from CFIUS for its planned takeover of Sprint; deal still needs FCC and DOJ approval
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In a major real-estate expansion in New York City, Google says it will invest $1B+ in a new 1.7M square foot campus in Hudson Square in Manhattan
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UK-based Graphcore, which makes machine learning chips, raises $200M from investors including Atomico, Sofina, BMW, and Microsoft, valuing the company at $1.5B
force for good or force for evil? Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch : AI chip startup Graphcore closes $200M Series D, adds BMW and Microsoft as strategic investors Giles Turner / Bloomberg : AI Startup Grap...
French economy minister says the country will introduce its own digital tax, dubbed the “GAFA tax”, on large internet and technology companies on January 1
AR startup Blippar enters administration after an alleged dispute over funding, months after raising $37M
We are disappointed to announce that Blippar … Engadget : AR pioneer Blippar is going out of business James Vincent / The Verge : Hyped AR startup Blippar crashes into financial reality Financial Time...
Toronto-based Ada, which helps companies develop their own AI-powered customer service chatbots, raises $14M Series A led by FirstMark Capital
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Twitter fixes flaw in support form that leaked users' phone number country codes and other info, after noticing excessive queries from Chinese and Saudi IPs
which even some of the best in the industry struggle with. http://techcrunch.com/... Josh Constine / @joshconstine : Twitter fails the apology test here by refusing to acknowledge how the leak could h...
Seismic, which helps companies create and manage their sales and marketing collateral, raises $100M Series E at a $1B valuation
Ron Miller / TechCrunch :
Babylon Health has claimed its AI bot is as good at diagnosing as human doctors, but sources say the AI's development was rushed and effectiveness exaggerated
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A source from a Taiwanese PC hardware maker discusses how the industry is adjusting to the escalating US-China trade tensions and tariffs
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Some employees at tech firms like Amazon are beginning to use the stock they're paid with to agitate for change by filing shareholder petitions
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Airbnb says it is suspending its new policy of deactivating listings in Israeli settlements in West Bank after negotiations with Israel's tourism minister
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