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Sources: Dataminr, which utilizes Twitter's full firehose, bars US intelligence agencies from accessing its services at Twitter's request — Social media firm cuts access to Dataminr, a service used to identify unfolding terror attacks, political unrest — Twitter Inc. cut off U.S …
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Ex-Facebook news curators describe suppressing conservative news, being instructed to include non-trending stories, removing news about Facebook itself — Facebook workers routinely suppressed news stories of interest to conservative readers from the social network's influential “trending” …
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Leaks suggest 2016 Moto X will have all-metal body, new fingerprint reader, large camera assembly, rear-facing speaker — A rear speaker and huge camera mark a departure from past models. — The back of the alleged Moto X. … After getting a sneak peek of the 2016 Moto G … | Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg: |
Spotify expands its video offerings, unveils slate of 12 original series which will be available to both free and paid users in US, UK, Germany, and Sweden — Russell Simmons, Tim Robbins to produce programs for Spotify — Videos will help Spotify compete with YouTube, Apple| Wall Street Journal: |
LendingClub CEO resigns after board investigation of improper practices in lending process; stock down over 26% — Renaud Laplanche's departure follows nonconforming loan sale to a single investor — The CEO of the leading company in the burgeoning “peer-to-peer” lending industry resigned Monday following …
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HTC Q1 revenue down 64% YoY to NT $14.8B, profits down 78% YoY — HTC is finding itself on the wrong side of a rapidly evolving smartphone market. — The Taiwanese company reported today that its revenues fell 64 percent in the first quarter and that profits fell 78 percent compared to the same period a year ago.
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Opera launches a free and unlimited VPN app for iOS — European technology titan Opera Software is today launching a virtual private network (VPN) client for iPhones and iPads. This launch comes three weeks after the announcement of such a feature for its desktop Opera browser.| Casey Newton / The Verge: |
Periscope will make broadcasts permanent by default, introduce search, and integrate with certain DJI drone models in update in coming weeks — It's been a month now since Facebook rolled-out a dramatically improved design for live video — a design that borrowed liberally from Twitter-owned Periscope.
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Founder of underground bank Liberty Reserve sentenced to 20 years behind bars — Arthur Budovsky will be in his sixties when his sentence for money laundering through the online bank ends. — The founder of Liberty Reserve, an underground bank widely used by criminals, has been given a 20-year prison sentence by US prosecutors.
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Uber offering flat fee $5 carpool rides in Manhattan from 7-10AM and 5-8PM on weekdays, says riders may be prompted to walk a few blocks so routes are efficient — Good news for New Yorkers who like deals and don't mind sharing a cab ride with a complete stranger or two …
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Source: Magna Global shifts $250M from its clients' TV ad budgets to spend on YouTube between October 2016 and December 2017 — Magna Global signs upfront deal with YouTube for October 2016 through December 2017, as TV ratings remain under pressure — Magna Global, the ad buying arm … | Paul Sawers / VentureBeat: |
Groupon sells its Breadcrumb point-of-sale business which it acquired in 2012 to Upserve for an undisclosed minority stake in the restaurant software startup — Former daily deals darling Groupon has sold its Breadcrumb point-of-sale (POS) business to Upserve, a restaurant technology startup … Sponsor Posts
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