Mark Zuckerberg says Facebook won't remove Trump's post on Minnesota protests to “enable as much expression as possible”, says it doesn't violate its policies
“We should enable as much discussion as possible,” Zuckerberg says in a post — Facebook will not remove …
Leaked posts show Facebook's decision not to remove Trump's threat of violence is roiling employees, some of whom are calling on execs to reconsider the stance
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Microsoft lays off editorial staff at its News and MSN divisions, reportedly affecting around 50 US and 27 UK jobs, as it increases use of AI for news curation
Microsoft News and MSN is increasingly being run by robots — Microsoft is laying off dozens of journalists and editorial workers …
[Thread] Facebook Oversight Board says it is “working hard to set the Board up to begin operating later this year”
which implies that the company also did not rule out taking action on them. Will Oremus / @willoremus : I asked Twitter for comment on these Khamenei tweets that Trump's FCC chair suddenly seems to ca...
How, after years of internal deliberations, Twitter finally came to the decision to begin labeling Trump's misleading and violence-glorifying tweets
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Apple paid a researcher $100K for reporting a flaw in “Sign in with Apple” in April that could have let attackers hijack any user's account on third-party apps
Apple recently paid Indian vulnerability researcher Bhavuk Jain a huge $100,000 bug bounty for reporting …
Google says it is delaying the Android 11 beta release and virtual launch event that was scheduled for June 3, but the final release is still on track for Q3
Abner Li / 9to5Google :
Grubhub should be thriving during the pandemic; instead, delivery apps' unworkable business model, charging high fees to small restaurants, creates huge losses
The crisis is a stark reminder that food delivery tech companies may have an unworkable business model
Benchling, which makes software for tracking and managing data from biotech research, raises $50M at a $850M valuation, bringing its total raised to $114M
Sajith Wickramasekara started working on an idea for a cloud-based Crispr design tool for scientists during college at MIT eight years ago.
Sources: President Trump and Mark Zuckerberg had a phone conversation on Friday that was described by both sides as productive
In the week that President Trump took on social media, Axios has learned that he had a call Friday with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg that was described by both sides as productive.
Sources say Huawei has stockpiled up to two years' worth of crucial US chips, focusing on Intel CPUs, to shield its operations from US crackdowns
Stockpile aimed at shielding key businesses but long-term solution is elusive — TAIPEI — Huawei Technologies has stockpiled up to two years' worth …
US is taking a state-by-state approach to COVID-19 contact tracing apps, which could cause security and privacy issues in addition to hindering interoperability
With no nationwide Covid-19 notification software in sight, security and interoperability issues loom large. Tweets: @brianbehlendorf , @brianbehlendorf , @a_greenberg , and @wired Tweets: @brianbehle...
The pandemic pushed Amazon to its breaking point, prematurely delivering a future it has been planning for, where whole categories of physical retail are closed
To hear more audio stories from publishers like The New York Times, download Audm for iPhone or Android. Tweets: @frankpasquale , @xanalter , @worrierprincess , @sumofus , and @rwabigwi Tweets: Frank ...
Internet security group Shadowserver receives $600K over 3 years from Trend Micro and a $400K donation from Internet Society, says it can now operate into 2021
Ten weeks ago, Shadowserver's main source of funding dried up. Now, it's back on level footing. Tweets: @internetsociety , @wired , and @shadowserver Tweets: @internetsociety : We are delighted to su...
Experts discuss plans announced by Coinbase, Genesis Trading, and BitGo to become crypto's “prime brokers” and what that reveals about the state of the industry
It's probably no coincidence that three major crypto firms - Coinbase, Genesis Trading and BitGo … Tweets: @coindesk Tweets: @coindesk : IN DEPTH: It's probably no coincidence that three major crypto ...
Spain-based Freepik, a freemium vector graphics and stock photos marketplace, acquired by PE firm EQT; local news report says deal values Freepik at €250M
Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch :
COVID-19 Technology Task Force, an effort to let big tech companies assist White House's pandemic response, beset by disagreements over privacy and other issues
Effort to join Silicon Valley tech giants including Facebook, Google, Microsoft and Amazon with the White House to fight the coronavirus is faltering Tweets: @trippmickle , @kirstengrind , and @wsj Tw...
US to join Global Partnership on AI, set up to counter China's influence in development of AI technologies, becoming the last of the G-7 countries to sign on
aimed at countering China on AI https://www.bloomberg.com/...
Waymo to return its fleet to service in Bay Area starting June 8th delivering packages for two non-profits, thus sidestepping “shelter-in-place” regulations
Andrew J. Hawkins / The Verge :
Pie Insurance, a startup offering an automated online service that provides small businesses with workers' compensation insurance, announces $127M raise
Mary Ann Azevedo / Crunchbase News :
Berlin-based smava, an online portal that helps consumers compare loans offered by over 20 banks and lending partners, raises €57M in debt and equity
Annie Musgrove / Tech.eu :
Shopify's new AI commerce stack
Their VP of Product digs into just-launched products to help entrepreneurs and developers build with the latest AI and tech.
Email fatigue is real: Here's how smart email tools help you regain control
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Protecting your Cloud Applications Data
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