Reid Hoffman says he wasn't aware of disinformation campaign in Alabama race, apologizes for funding group linked to it; source says Hoffman invested $750K
Internet billionaire Reid Hoffman apologized on Wednesday for funding a group linked to a “highly disturbing” effort …
Instagram briefly replaces vertical feed with horizontal scrolling for many users, says it was meant to be a small test that “went broader than we anticipated”
The new layout was caused by a bug, according to the company — Instagram has quietly started testing a horizontal feed …
Amazon announces a record-breaking holiday season with the number of voice-activated shopping orders placed using Alexa tripling YoY
Shoppers are increasingly using their voices to buy products online. — Amazon on Wednesday said that the number of voice-activated orders placed via …
Source: Apple will begin assembling its top-end iPhones in India through the local unit of Foxconn as early as 2019
Sankalp Phartiyal, Sudarshan Varadhan — MUMBAI/DELHI (Reuters) - Apple Inc will begin assembling its top-end iPhones in India through the local unit of Foxconn as early as 2019 …
Analysis: SEC and state regulators brought 90+ crypto-related cases in the past two years, recovering just ~$36M; cases increased as the market crashed
SEC and state regulators have brought more than 90 crypto cases over the past two years, but tracing funds is hard because of the elusive nature of the currency
India tightens rules for e-commerce firms like Amazon, banning exclusive agreements with sellers and the sale of products from firms the platform has a stake in
Aftab Ahmed, Sankalp Phartiyal — NEW DELHI/MUMBAI (Reuters) - India will ban e-commerce companies such as Amazon.com …
Snapchat adds lenses specifically for dogs, after launching lenses for cats last month, available now
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Source: Epic Games has earned $3B in profits in 2018, fueled by the continued success of Fortnite
Epic Games had as good a year in 2018 as any company in tech. Fortnite became the world's most popular game, growing the company's valuation to $15 billion but it has helped the company pile up cash,...
Farmers in China are finding fame by live streaming their work; Alibaba has announced plans to incubate 1,000 farmer live streamers for its Taobao marketplace
Taobao wants to help farmers live stream themselves out of poverty — When most people think about countryside life …
Google says Android TV has now been deployed by 100+ pay TV operators worldwide and is used by “tens of millions” of customers, mostly in Europe and Asia
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Crypto mining startup Bitmain confirms layoffs, which, source says, may affect half of its total head count, with some departments being laid off entirely
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Q&A with Imgur CEO Alan Schaaf on why the site is not a free speech platform, its moderation practices, and what sets it apart from other social media platforms
CEO Alan Schaaf explains on the latest episode of Recode Decode. — On the latest episode of Recode Decode … Tweets: @kevinmeyerson , @sajkowicz , and @domcorriveau Tweets: Kevin Meyerson / @kevinmey...
The internet now feels increasingly fake as trust declines and users begin to understand how bots fake page views, conversations, and more
In late November, the Justice Department unsealed indictments against eight people accused of fleecing advertisers of $36 million … Tweets: @jamiejbartlett , @max_read , @toryanarchist , @mattdpearce ...
China's Airbnb rival Xiaozhu says it will install facial recognition-enabled smart locks at 80% of listings in Chengdu, its second largest market by revenue
Home sharing site plans to introduce face scanning for check in at 80 per cent of its listings in southwest China's Chengdu city
A look at Speakr, a social media influencer management platform that some influencers say has failed to pay them, with trouble starting in late 2017
After rising to MySpace fame in the mid-aughts, the singer-songwriter Kaila Yu amassed a following of nearly half a million fans on Facebook and 70,000 on Twitter and Instagram. Tweets: @taylorlorenz ...
As some prominent creators leave in protest after Patreon bans anti-feminist for hate speech, a look at its approach to policing speech with human moderators
Nellie Bowles / New York Times : Tweets: @techethicist , @mpigliucci , @nytimes , @mrandyngo , and @alanmillernlp See also Mediagazer Tweets: David Ryan Polgar / @techethicist : Platforms are in a do...
How efforts by independent investigators and NGOs to document human rights violations in war zones are hampered by proactive content removals by social networks
Megha Rajagopalan / BuzzFeed News : Tweets: @tobiaschneider , @miriamelder , @meghara , @saliltripathi , and @buzzfeednews Tweets: Tobias Schneider / @tobiaschneider : Mass deletions without systemat...
How indie bookstores are thriving by using Instagram to build communities and creating “Instagram walls” that often lead to viral photos and free marketing
while sales of traditionally published e-books dropped. http://www.vox.com/... PEN America / @penamerican : The only thing readers love more than books is taking pictures of their books! How independe...
In 2018, smartphone makers, users, and some academics began to appreciate the effects of excessive smartphone use, leading to iOS' Screen Time and other tools
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