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Facebook will start testing new ad transparency features in Canada in Nov., in US and elsewhere by summer, including an option to see all ads a page is running — When it comes to advertising on Facebook, people should be able to tell who the advertiser is and see the ads they're running, especially for political ads.
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| Jacob Kastrenakes / The Verge: |
Google will use location, not country code domains, by default for localizing search results; users can still change the country service in settings — google.whatever — You've long been able to get localized search results by visiting Google at different domains — like google.com for the US …
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The Keyword, Neowin, VentureBeat, SlashGear, BetaNews, Fone Arena, Android Police, Search Engine Journal, and Search Engine Land. Tweets: @violetblue
| Nathaniel Popper / New York Times: |
How Floyd Mayweather and DJ Khaled's endorsements helped $30M ICO for Centra debit card token which had shady founders, made-up CEO, false Visa approval claims — Celebrity endorsements are helping start-ups raise big money in so-called initial coin offerings. But it is not always clear what they are selling.
Tweets: @pkafka, @mikeisaac, and @modestproposal1
| Jacob Kastrenakes / The Verge: |
As pre-orders open, Apple says iPhone X screen replacement will cost $279, compared to $169 for iPhone 8 Plus; other out-of-warranty repairs will cost $549 — The iPhone X went on sale today, and with it, Apple released some information about the phone's repair pricing — and like the phone itself, it gets expensive.
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Tweets: @patrickmoorhead, @forgottentowel, and @mgsiegler
| The Economic Times: |
Canalys and Counterpoint Research say India overtook US to become world's second largest smartphone market in Q3 — NEW DELHI: India has pipped the US to become the world's second-largest smartphone market at the end of the third quarter, according to two research firms … | Rita El Khoury / Android Police: |
WhatsApp starts rolling-out feature that lets you delete sent messages within 7 minutes — Message recalls have been rumored on WhatsApp for months now and every couple of weeks, we got a glimpse of the functionality in a beta version but it was always a false alert and never properly worked.| Michael Zelenko / The Verge: |
Survey of US sentiment toward big tech firms including Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google, Microsoft, Twitter, and others on trust, privacy, news accuracy, more — Illustrations by Garret Beard and William Joel — This year marked a sea change in our attitude toward tech's largest players — and not for the better.
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| Alison Snyder / Axios: |
Researchers at Vicarious AI have developed a new brain-inspired AI technique that can solve CAPTCHAs with less training data than other AI techniques — One of the ways computers distinguish humans from robots is with CAPTCHAs — that little box with a weird letter combination at the bottom of your online ticket or other transaction.| Julie Bykowicz / Wall Street Journal: |
Amid talk of potential federal regulation, Facebook invests more in lobbying and tests messaging strategies regarding Russian interference with focus groups — Amid Russia probes and online ad scrutiny, social-media giant boosts lobbying spending and work on messaging
Intercom:
From signed up to satisfied — Getting new users is easy; keeping them is hard. Join Intercom co-founder Des Traynor as he explains how to bridge the gap between a company's initial traction and sustained success.
From signed up to satisfied — Getting new users is easy; keeping them is hard. Join Intercom co-founder Des Traynor as he explains how to bridge the gap between a company's initial traction and sustained success.Recent Sponsor Post
| Taylor Soper / GeekWire: |
AI-based customer profiling startup Amperity raises $28M Series B from Tiger Global and Madrona, one month after exiting stealth mode — Amperity is an early-stage company, founded less than two years ago and launching just last month — which makes its latest announcement all the more interesting.| Craig Silverman / BuzzFeed: |
Analysis: video services operated by third parties on MySpace and GateHouse Media subdomains generated millions of fraudulent ad views — Myspace — the iconic social network of the early 2000s — seemed to be experiencing a resurgence this summer when millions of visitors flocked to its new video page … | Idan Rabi / Globes Online: |
Israeli cybersecurity company Skybox raises $150M from CVC Capital Partners' Growth Fund and Pantheon, bringing the total raised to $288M — The company, which has its development center in Herzliya, has raised $288 million to date. — Israeli cybersecurity company Skybox Security announced today …
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Microsoft:
Steelcase applies behavioral research to workplace designs — How the 105-year-old furniture company is using a global team of trained anthropologists to best understand the evolving needs of today's workers.
Steelcase applies behavioral research to workplace designs — How the 105-year-old furniture company is using a global team of trained anthropologists to best understand the evolving needs of today's workers.
eero:
Rapid security updates with eero — 100% of eeros have been updated to protect against the security vulnerability KRACK.
Rapid security updates with eero — 100% of eeros have been updated to protect against the security vulnerability KRACK.
Intercom:
From signed up to satisfied — Getting new users is easy; keeping them is hard. Join Intercom co-founder Des Traynor as he explains how to bridge the gap between a company's initial traction and sustained success.
From signed up to satisfied — Getting new users is easy; keeping them is hard. Join Intercom co-founder Des Traynor as he explains how to bridge the gap between a company's initial traction and sustained success.
Zoho:
7 Ways to Develop a Learner Mindset at Work — There are plenty of things successful people do differently. Take for instance, their ability to apply context to any situation. They don't view incidents in isolation, but in connection with each other.
7 Ways to Develop a Learner Mindset at Work — There are plenty of things successful people do differently. Take for instance, their ability to apply context to any situation. They don't view incidents in isolation, but in connection with each other.
Worldpay:
Join us at the Web Executive Forum on Nov 8th — We're moderating an awesome panel on the future of web payments. See the full event agenda and register here.
Join us at the Web Executive Forum on Nov 8th — We're moderating an awesome panel on the future of web payments. See the full event agenda and register here.Who's Hiring In Tech?
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Taylor Soper / GeekWire:
AI-based customer profiling startup Amperity raises $28M Series B from Tiger Global and Madrona, one month after exiting stealth modeFind
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Julie Bykowicz / Wall Street Journal:
Amid talk of potential federal regulation, Facebook invests more in lobbying and tests messaging strategies regarding Russian interference with focus groupsFind
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Nathaniel Popper / New York Times:
How Floyd Mayweather and DJ Khaled's endorsements helped $30M ICO for Centra debit card token which had shady founders, made-up CEO, false Visa approval claimsFind
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Idan Rabi / Globes Online:
Israeli cybersecurity company Skybox raises $150M from CVC Capital Partners' Growth Fund and Pantheon, bringing the total raised to $288MFind
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Jacob Kastrenakes / The Verge:
Google will use location, not country code domains, by default for localizing search results; users can still change the country service in settingsFind
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Craig Silverman / BuzzFeed:
Analysis: video services operated by third parties on MySpace and GateHouse Media subdomains generated millions of fraudulent ad viewsFind
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