Twitter says it is now letting the NY Post link be shared because the info had spread so widely that it can no longer be considered private
The latest change underlined how rapidly social media platforms are shifting their positions in the days leading up to the election.
[Thread] Twitter updates Hacked Materials Policy, says it won't remove content unless shared by hackers themselves and will label tweets instead of block links
Over the last 24 hours, we've received significant feedback (from critical to supportive) about how we enforced our Hacked Materials Policy yesterday. After reflecting on this feedback, we have decide...
Google says Chinese state-linked hacker group, known as APT31, has been using malware on GitHub to upload and download files on networks in targeted attacks
Former vice president Joe Biden. Chinese hackers have unsuccessfully targeted the campaign, according to Google. (Flickr / Gage Skidmore)
Ajit Pai says FCC will start a rulemaking to clarify the meaning of Section 230, and social media doesn't have “special immunity denied to other media outlets”
- Agency chief says it will conduct rulemaking Trump sought — Analysts question authority of agency to issue regulations
Senate Republicans say the Judiciary Committee will issue a subpoena to Jack Dorsey about Twitter's blocking of a New York Post article
Broadvoice, a VoIP provider for SMBs, has leaked 350M+ customer records, including thousands of voicemail transcripts, many including medical and financial info
Broadvoice, a well-known VoIP provider that serves small- and medium-sized businesses, has leaked more than 350 million customer records related …
Sources: Nextdoor is considering going public, through a direct listing or merger with a SPAC, targeting a $4B-$5B valuation; it was last valued at $2.2B in '19
- Social network for neighbors had rebuffed SPACs in the past — Company was last valued at $2.2 billion in September 2019
EU data protection authority finds IAB Europe's GDPR consent framework, adopted by Google and others, fails to meet required legal standards of data protection
A flagship framework for gathering Internet users' consent for targeting with behavioral ads — which is designed by ad industry body …
18% of games announced by major studios this summer had female protagonists, with Sony accounting for over a third; E3 2019 games had 5% female representation
The data on female representation in games looked optimistic—but time will tell if these changes endure beyond a wildcard year.
With Trump's re-election in doubt, federal agencies are scrambling to enact regulatory changes, like allowing DHS to collect more extensive biometric data
With the president's re-election in doubt, cabinet departments are scrambling to finish dozens of new rules affecting millions of Americans.
Twitter will now warn users with a prompt before they attempt to retweet or quote tweet a post that has been flagged under the platform's misinformation rules
Twitter has added another warning prompt to slow the spread of misinformation, this time alerting users when they go to share … Tweets: @twittersupport and @joetidy Tweets: @twittersupport : Our work ...
UK's ICO reduces British Airways fine for a data breach, in which the personal details of more than 400,000 customers were leaked, from ~£184M to £20M
Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch :
Google details how it is using AI to improve search, including indexing individual passages from webpages, allowing searches for songs by humming, and more
Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat :
Apple opens preorders of the fourth-generation iPad Air with 10.9-inch display, 12MP rear camera, starting at $599, shipping from Friday, October 23
After a UK probe of influencer incentives, Instagram says it will add a prompt asking about compensation, improve detection algorithms, and report poor labeling
Sources describe how Mark Zuckerberg, who was once uninterested in politics, transformed himself into an active political operator during the Trump era
with sign-off from Zuckerberg himself—retooled their algorithm to throttle traffic to high-value progressive news orgs, @MotherJones IN PARTICULAR https://www.wsj.com/... https://twitter.com/... @clar...
Sources: Comcast's NBCUniversal and some PE firms approached Disney earlier this year about acquiring Hulu or operating it as a partnership, but were rebuffed
For Now Tweets: @technology : While Disney was identifying streaming as its top priority, it was second guessing just how much it wanted to invest in one of its primary platforms: Hulu https://www.blo...
DC court has ruled that the replacement of OTF's board of directors by USAGM CEO Michael Pack was unauthorized and any action taken by the new board is invalid
Jessica Jerreat / Voice of America :
The FCC has no jurisdiction over Section 230, which was explicitly written to deny the FCC any authority over websites
President Donald Trump shakes the hand … Tweets: Ajit Pai / @ajitpaifcc : I intend to move forward with an @FCC rulemaking to clarify the meaning of #Section230. Read my full statement below. https://...
Interview with AMD's CTO, Mark Papermaster, on the launch of Zen 3, its new core complex design and improved power efficiency, and pressure from Arm ecosystem
The announcement of the new Ryzen 5000 processors, built on AMD's Zen 3 microarchitecture, has caused waves of excitement and questions as to the performance. Thanks: @iancutress
A look at the pandemic's impact on Nextdoor and how CEO Sarah Friar has attempted to promote the concept of “kindness” amid a tumultuous year for the company
The social network for local communities bet on kindness to power it to an IPO. If only the locals don't ruin it. Tweets: @mclendaniel , @table_delete , and @ctrlzee Tweets: Morgan Clendaniel / @mcle...
Researchers show Tesla's Autopilot can be tricked to change speeds or stop abruptly by projecting virtual road signs or people in front of it for under a second
Aatif Sulleyman / Newsweek :
Report: payment card details of 3M+ Dickey's Barbecue Pit customers, stolen in a POS breach between July 2019 and Aug. 2020, were posted on a fraud marketplace
Catalin Cimpanu / ZDNet :
Uber to invest $50M in SK Telecom's T Map Mobility in South Korea, and $100M in a new ride-hailing joint venture with SK Telecom for a 51% stake
Sohee Kim / Bloomberg :
At an all-hands, Brian Armstrong said a “silent majority” at Coinbase agreed with his apolitical stance; COO said some staff were asked to delete Slack posts
Edward Ongweso Jr / VICE :
Democratic governments must take an active role in bringing accountability to cyberspace to avoid losing more ground to harmful actors and authoritarian regimes
This past summer, a host of public organizations as varied as the Norwegian parliament, the New Zealand stock exchange, and the Vatican all came under attack.
Pakistan's ban on TikTok isn't about protecting user data from the CCP or geopolitics, it's an attempt to use those issues as a cover for top down censorship
Meher Ahmad / Rest of World : Tweets: @anupkaphle and @cengizyar Tweets: Anup Kaphle / @anupkaphle : The real motivation behind Pakistan's #TikTok ban? It's the fear of working-class political dissen...
Future, a $150 per month subscription app that virtually pairs users with human fitness coaches, raises $24M Series B led by Trustbridge Partners
Lucas Matney / TechCrunch :
Lindsey Graham says Senate Judiciary Committee plans to vote on whether to subpoena Mark Zuckerberg to testify on anti-conservative bias alongside Jack Dorsey
Politico : Tweets: @brianschatz , @markdice , and @hawleymo Tweets: Brian Schatz / @brianschatz : Republicans issued subpoenas to tech CEO's for a Commerce Committee hearing days before the Election....
Watch with Family Setup, Apple's take on GPS tracking smartwatches for kids, has features like Schooltime mode while offering strong privacy, but is very costly
A look at the lidar industry and Apple's potential role within it, as the iPhone 12 Pro and Pro Max become the first mass market phones to adopt the technology
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
Picture this: It's Monday morning. You walk into the office feeling energized and ready to take on the week.
Protecting your Cloud Applications Data
Backing up Office 365, Google Workspace, Dropbox & Box data is critical to preventing data loss or corruption, complying with laws and avoiding critical downtime in case of a disaster.