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 …
Over 1,400 pages of leaked Facebook content rules for moderators reveal gaps, biases, and errors as Facebook tries to distill complex issues into yes/no rules
Under fire for stirring up distrust and violence, the social network has vowed to police its users. But leaked documents raise serious questions about its approach.
CenturyLink is experiencing disruptions across the US since early Thursday, impacting internet and 911 call services
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Many CenturyLink customers across the U.S. were without internet Thursday amid a lengthy outage that stretched from New York to California.
Source: Apple will begin assembling its top-end iPhones in India through the local unit of Foxconn as early as 2019
- Apple Inc will begin assembling its top-end iPhones in India through the local unit of Foxconn as early as 2019, the first time the Taiwanese contract manufacturer …
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,...
China announces a global rollout of Beidou satellite navigation system a year ahead of schedule; Beidou has an accuracy of 5m in Asia-Pacific and 10m elsewhere
- Beidou's location service has an accuracy of 5 metres in Asia-Pacific and 10 metres in other parts of the world
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
A series of articles in the New York … Matt Binder / Mashable : LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman accidentally funded fake news Taylor Hatmaker / TechCrunch : Reid Hoffman denies direct knowledge of fu...
Japanese electronics maker NEC says it will acquire Denmark's largest IT business KMD for ~$1.22B, in deal expected to close end of February 2019
Japanese company taps KMD's experience in servicing European public sector — TOKYO — Electronics maker NEC will acquire KMD Holding …
Indonesia lifts ban on Tumblr, which was blocked in March for failing to comply with the country's anti-pornography rules
We reported last week Indonesia's Ministry of Communication and Information Technology (Kominfo) was considering to unblocking Tumblr which has been banned since March …
Carta, the startup formerly known as eShares which helps companies track and value equity, raises $80M Series D at a valuation of $800M
Startups supporting startups are blazing a new trail with support from venture capitalists. — Co-working spaces like The Wing and The Riveter raked …
Q&A with Snap CEO Evan Spiegel on Snapchat's future, fighting with Facebook, Spectacles, and why he limits his kids' screen time
It only takes about 30 seconds of waiting in line at Nando's before somebody recognises Evan Spiegel. “You're not from Snapchat, are you?” a young man asks. Tweets: @alecurussell , @kerrymflynn , @ca...
Dell shares open at $46, giving the company a valuation of $16B in its return to public market, after Dell bought back shares tied to its interest in VMware
(Reuters) - Dell Technologies Inc shares opened at $46 on Friday, giving the computer maker a valuation of $16 billion in its return …
Amazon announces a record-breaking holiday season with the number of voice-activated shopping orders placed using Alexa tripling YoY
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Japan's GMO Internet says it will stop making and selling cryptocurrency miners, but will continue its in-house cryptocurrency mining operations for now
Yogita Khatri / CoinDesk :
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 / Reuters :
Analysis: SEC and state regulators brought 90+ crypto-related cases in the past two years, recovering just ~$36M; cases increased as the market crashed
$8.4 billion less than the $10.5 billion initially invested” http://www.wsj.com/... Jean Eaglesham / @jeaneaglesham : One of the biggest alleged crypto-scams, BitConnect, blew up almost a year ago. A ...
Source: Grab has raised the fundraising target of its ongoing Series H round from the original $3B to $5B
Southeast Asian ride-hailing firm Grab is aiming to start the new year with a bang and an awful load of bucks. The company, which acquired Uber's local business earlier this year …
A look at Austin's growing tech hub, which is now home to Army Futures Command, aimed at modernizing US Army's weapons and equipment and developing new tech
we want to be Austin” h/t @JoshuaBaer. I was honored to mentioned in the @nytimes alongside @sxsw, @armyfutures Command, @AustinTech, and @CapitalFactory as an example of people/groups working in Aust...
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
so much so that Alibaba has set up a special program to train them http://www.abacusnews.com/...
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