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Google finds Russian-bought ads worth tens of thousands of dollars on YouTube, Gmail, DoubleClick, which were part of effort to influence the 2016 election — SAN FRANCISCO — Google for the first time has uncovered evidence that Russian operatives exploited the company's platforms in an attempt …
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| Melanie Ehrenkranz / Gizmodo: |
In the wake of Las Vegas shooting, YouTube has blocked some videos showing how to modify guns to fire more rapidly and updated its guidelines — Fifty-eight people were killed in the Las Vegas massacre last week, the deadliest mass shooting in modern US history.
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Twitter is working on a bookmarking tool allowing users to save tweets to a dedicated section of the product — A “save for later” option is coming to Twitter. — The company is working on a bookmarking tool that will allow you to save Tweets and return to them in a dedicated section the product …
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| Ina Fried / Axios: |
Nokia says it will stop work on future versions of its Ozo VR camera and cut up to 310 or about 30% of staff in its Nokia Technologies unit — In an abrupt about-face, Nokia said Tuesday it will halt work on future versions of its Ozo virtual reality camera and cut up to 30 percent of the staff in its Nokia Technologies unit.
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KGI's Ming-Chi Kuo predicts 2018 iPad Pro models will feature TrueDepth camera for Face ID — iPad Pro models set to be released in 2018 will come equipped with a TrueDepth Camera and will support Face ID, KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo told investors in a note this morning.| Darrell Etherington / TechCrunch: |
Waymo teams with MADD, NSC, and others to launch public relations campaign for self-driving tech, initially focused on Arizona — Waymo is working with a number of organizations on a new self-driving education campaign to help answer questions the public has about autonomous vehicles and technology.
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How Disney accelerated plans to invest in BAMTech to power two planned streaming services — For two days in late June, Disney's board of directors gathered at Walt Disney World in Florida to wrestle with one topic: how technology was disrupting the company's traditional movie … | Zac Bowden / Windows Central: |
Microsoft's Joe Belfiore says new Windows 10 Mobile features and hardware are no longer a focus, will continue to support it with bug fixes and security updates — Microsoft details its reasoning behind a lack of new features and hardware for Windows 10 Mobile, and why its new focus is on Android and iOS.
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| Caroline O'Donovan / BuzzFeed: |
Sources shed light on Uber's Project Ark, an internal effort to consolidate company's splintered engineering division — After a year marked by scandals and chaos, there's an operation underway inside Uber aimed at restoring a sense of order. Project Ark, which was announced internally in September …
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Interview with Uber's HR chief Liane Hornsey on the firm's efforts to improve its work culture since Susan Fowler's blog post — HR chief Liane Hornsey talks about what steps the company has taken, and what's still ahead — Can Uber Technologies Inc. become a place women want to work?
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| Erik Schelzig / Associated Press: |
Twitter blocks Rep. Marsha Blackburn's Senate campaign video ad for “inflammatory statement” on abortions, says it will allow it when flagged section is removed — NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Republican Rep. Marsha Blackburn's Senate campaign announcement ad has been blocked …
| Julie Bort / Business Insider: |
SEC filing shows MongoDB plans to price IPO at $18-$20/share, would raise ~$152M at ~$930M valuation mid price, less that its $1.6B valuation as a private firm — Unicorn startup MongoDB has taken another step toward its IPO by offering a price range for its shares.
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