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The history of content moderation, the laws that govern internet speech, and how safety works online — The secret rules of the internet — Julie Mora-Blanco remembers the day, in the summer of 2006, when the reality of her new job sunk in. A recent grad of California State University …
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India debuts Unified Payment Interface, a system built on top of its existing biometric-backed ID project to simplify digital banking for its 1.2B+ citizens — India's Audacious Plan to Bring Digital Banking to 1.2 Billion People — A biometrics-backed ID system will make it easier for everyone … | Thomas Fox-Brewster / Forbes: |
Researchers uncover GozNym, malware that is a hybrid of Nymaim and Gozi that has stolen $4M from customers of 24 US and Canadian banks in just 3 days — Eastern European Cyber Crooks Raid US Banks For $4 Million In Just 3 Days — In early April, cybercriminals believed … | Darren Orf / Gizmodo: |
Facebook's initial Messenger chatbots are slow, frustrating, and useless — Facebook Chatbots Are Frustrating and Useless — Facebook's new Messenger chatbots are barely two days old, and it's definitely showing. Right now, you can only interact with a few, and finding them is a huge pain in the ass.
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Alphabet's Sidewalk Labs Plans Digital City for Google Car, Internet — When Google launched a new company to “fix cities,” speculation swirled as to what, precisely, that company would do. One idea: What if it built its own city, a laboratory vision of a thoroughly connected, techno-utopia?
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| Brandt Ranj / Business Insider: |
Facebook says it won't try to influence how people vote, despite verbal jabs between Zuckerberg and Trump campaign plus staffers' internal questions — Facebook promises not to use its product to influence the US presidential election — Despite some not-so-subtle political jabs …
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| Mike Rogoway / Oregonian: |
Sources: Intel planning job cuts significantly larger than last year's 1,100, could come after Q1 financial results on Tuesday — Intel planning for thousands of job cuts, internal sources say — Intel is preparing a significant round of job cuts across business units this spring …
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| Emily Green / San Francisco Chronicle: |
SF to send letters to 37K Uber and Lyft drivers demanding they obtain $91 business licenses if they drive in the city more than seven days per year — SF to require Lyft, Uber drivers to obtain business licenses — For the first time, San Francisco is going to require the 37,000 Lyft …
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| Jack Marshall / Wall Street Journal: |
comScore: time spent online on desktop devices declined 9.3% in December, 7.6% in January, 2% in February, and 6% in March compared to the same period last year — Has Desktop Internet Use Peaked? — ComScore data show Internet use from desktop devices has declined year-over-year for four straight months
Tweets: @stevesi, @brianrose, @ia, @jackmarshall and @markham
| Janko Roettgers / Variety: |
Sources: Verizon readying all IP-based set-top box using OnCue tech, with pay-tv, online services; testing to begin this summer, available Q3 or Q4 — Verizon Readies Next-Gen TV Service for Launch Later This Year (Exclusive) — Verizon is quietly getting ready to launch … | Reuters: |
Apple opposes unlocking iPhone in Brooklyn drug case, saying the government has not proven its help is necessary — Apple opposes U.S. appeal over iPhone in New York drug case — Apple Inc argued on Friday that the U.S. Justice Department had failed to substantiate that it needed …
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TechCrunch, Wall Street Journal, AppleInsider, AppAdvice.com Latest, Redmond Pie, PhoneArena, The Verge, Pocketnow, Ars Technica, MacNN, Bloomberg, TechCrunch, Associated Press, The Hill, iPhone Hacks, MacRumors and AppleInsider
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Yelp's Request a quote feature, which is opt-in for businesses, lets customers get up to 10 price quotes for a home services job and see response times, rates — Now You Can Get Price Quotes For Home Services Inside Yelp — Whether you need a tub caulked or a smartphone screen repaired …
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