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Open letter outlining Facebook's attempts to build a more inclusive community, including improving tools for reporting abuse, squashing misleading stories, more — On our journey to connect the world, we often discuss products we're building and updates on our business.
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See also Mediagazer| Casey Newton / The Verge: |
Facebook just changed its mission, because the old one was broken — With great power comes long letters — Facebook used to repeat its mission statement so often that most tech reporters could recite it from memory: “to give people the power to share and make the world more open and connected.”| Jungah Lee / Bloomberg: |
Samsung Vice Chairman Jay Y. Lee arrested on charges of bribery, perjury, and embezzlement charges, after last month's arrest warrant request failed — Court accepts prosecutor's second request of Lee's arrest — Lee faces allegations of bribery, perjury and embezzlement
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| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
An inside look at why Apple has failed to revolutionize TV as it tests fifth-generation Apple TV, which sources say can stream ultra-high-definition 4K video — The company is testing a new Apple TV capable of streaming ultra-high-definition 4K. It may not be enough to take on Amazon and Roku.
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Alphabet reduces the amount of balloons needed to test Loon from 200-400 to 10-30 using AI and an improved system for altitude control and navigation — The Loon project says these advancements shorten their timeline for deployment. — Loon, the balloon project that aims to deliver internet …
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| Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: |
Google Home adds the ability to buy products via voice from select Google Express partners — The Google Assistant on Google Home is getting a new feature today that may sound rather familiar to anybody who has ever owned an Amazon Echo. You can now use your Home to order everyday essentials …
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| John Herrman / New York Times: |
How a hands-off culture and tangible rewards for attention led to the PewDiePie scandal on YouTube, a platform with its own emerging politics — Felix Kjellberg, known to his fans as PewDiePie, is by far YouTube's biggest star. His videos, a mix of video-game narration, humorous rants and commentary …
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See also Mediagazer| Benjamin Mayo / 9to5Mac: |
Apple announces WWDC 2017 will be held June 5-9 at the San Jose McEnery Convention Center, the first WWDC outside SF since 2002; registration opens March 27 — Apple has announced it is holding WWDC 2017 from June 5th to June 9th, with a big change from previous years …
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| Olivia Zaleski / Bloomberg: |
Airbnb buys Canadian company Luxury Retreats; sources say the price was about $300M in cash and stock, and Luxury Retreats rebuffed Expedia and Accor bids — Airbnb said to have been in talks to offer $300 million — High-end rentals encroach on Expedia and Priceline's turf| Alex Heath / Business Insider: |
Tinder acquires Wheel, a collaborative video messaging app that functions similarly to Snapchat's Live Stories — Tinder is making a push into video with the acquisition of Wheel, a collaborative video messaging app that functions similarly to Snapchat's “Live Stories” format.| Brian Fung / Washington Post: |
AT&T debuts $100/mo “unlimited” data plan that doesn't require DirecTV subscription, but speed is throttled after 22GB usage; additional lines cost $40/mo each — AT&T on Thursday announced an expanded version of its unlimited data plan that does not require an additional subscription to a pay-TV service.
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| Larry Dignan / ZDNet: |
IBM partners with Visa to connect its Watson IoT platform with Visa's token technology to enable IoT commerce — IBM will connect its Watson IoT platform with Visa's token technology to allow devices to conduct commerce on your behalf. The move may enable new business models.
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