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Twitter finds Russia Today purchased $274K in ads and promoted 1,823 tweets in US in 2016, and pledges to work with FEC and Congress on political ad disclosure — Earlier this summer we outlined some of our work to combat bots and networks of manipulation on Twitter.
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Twitter told Congressional investigators it found ~200 Russia-linked accounts with 22 directly matching the 470 accounts Facebook identified — The company met with House and Senate investigators who are probing Russian interference in the 2016 election. — Twitter has found roughly 200 …
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Sources: Google is building a smart screen competitor to Amazon's Echo Show, codenamed “Manhattan”, to launch in late 2017 or early 2018 — Multiple sources tell TechCrunch that Google is building a tabletop smart screen for video calling and more that will compete with Amazon's Echo Show.
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ACLU challenges DoJ warrants for Facebook account information of users involved in anti-Trump protests, arguing the requests are overbroad — Three Facebook users are challenging newly disclosed search warrants for their account information, arguing that the warrants are overbroad …
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Podcast startup Anchor raises $10M Series A led by GV for its audio broadcasting app, which makes it easy for creators to record and distribute audio — A recent spate of investments in the podcast space continues today with news that Anchor has raised $10 million in a series A round of funding led by Google's venture capital arm, GV.
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Apple says iPhone 7 and 8 don't have FM radio chips, after FCC chairman Ajit Pai urges Apple to activate iPhone FM radio chips to help after natural disasters — Amidst renewed pressure from the National Association of Broadcasters, FCC chairman Ajit Pai has now issued a statement urging Apple …
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How IBM's Indian workforce grew to ~130K, more than in any other country including the US — IBM has shifted its center of gravity halfway around the world to India, making it a high-tech example of the globalization trends that the Trump administration has railed against.
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South Korea bans raising money through initial coin offerings — SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's financial regulator on Friday said it will ban raising money through all forms of virtual currencies, a move that follows similar restrictions in China on initial coin offerings.
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Google brings its Family Link tool, which helps parents manage children's Android device use, out of beta in US — Family Link, Google's parental control software for Android devices, is now exiting its beta testing period and is now generally available to anyone in the U.S. without the need for an invitation.
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Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi to meet London's transport commissioner Mike Brown on Tuesday in bid to regain licence — Ride-hailing app's CEO Dara Khosrowshahi to hold talks with London's transport commissioner on Tuesday … Uber's chief executive will meet London's transport commissioner next week …
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Amazon's Alexa will soon get “Routines” - ability to trigger multiple actions with a single command — Along with yesterday's announcements of a half-dozen new gadgets, including new Echo devices, Amazon also detailed some of Alexa's new abilities, due to arrive in the near future.
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After raising $50M in June, self-driving startup Drive.ai raises $15M more from Grab, others to open Singapore office — Autonomous vehicle technology startup Drive.ai has raised $15 million in a new round from Grab and others, Southeast Asia's largest Uber rival.
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AI-based identity verification startup Onfido raises $30M Series C led by Crane Venture Partners, with participation from Microsoft and Salesforce — Malicious hackers and security breaches that have exposed personal information of millions of people have pushed the issue of online security …
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