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Lawyers from Facebook, Google, Twitter stuck to prepared statements and vague promises during Tues. Senate hearings, and none promised to support Honest Ads act — In a high-stakes meeting, lawyers stick to the script — A bipartisan group of Senators grilled tech companies today …
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| Kurt Wagner / Recode: |
Senators including Blunt and Burr downplay Russian meddling impact on 2016 election; Twitter says it banned 106 accounts for creating 700+ vote-by-text tweets — Tech companies will take questions from the Senate and House Intel Committees on Wednesday. — Take two.
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| Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
Facebook says Clinton and Trump campaigns spent combined $81M on ads on the platform, compared to $46K spent by Russian Internet Research Agency — Russian information troll farm the Internert Research Agency spent just .05% as much on Facebook ads as Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump's campaigns combined …
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Tuesday Senate hearing: Google explains delay in cutting RT from ad program; Twitter says ~5% accounts are spam; Facebook says it revealed all known Russian ads — A live look at the Senate Judiciary subcommittee hearing on Russian election interference. — Facebook, Google and Twitter …
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| David Pierce / Wired: |
Doppler Labs, the smart earbuds startup which raised a total of $50M+, is shutting down — ON OCTOBER 23, Doppler Labs founder Noah Kraft got a Facebook notification. One of those “On This Day” pop-ups, resurfacing a post from exactly two years ago, when Kraft had appeared on CNBC to make the case for his company.| Adi Robertson / The Verge: |
Google announces Poly 3D object library for ARCore, ARKit, and other VR development platforms — Google is opening a new platform called Poly where people can find and distribute virtual and augmented reality objects. The tool is integrated with Tilt Brush and Blocks …
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| Larry Dignan / ZDNet: |
IBM launches Cloud Private platform to bring cloud native apps to on-premises data centers; it works with multiple clouds, hardware, and existing infrastructure — IBM is betting that its Cloud Private platform can be the middleware and platform architecture connecting data center hardware of all stripes with a cloud operating model.| Lorraine Bardeen / Microsoft Devices Blog: |
Microsoft expands its HoloLens mixed reality headset to 29 new European markets targeting firstline workers and information workers — At Microsoft, we are on a mission to empower every person and organization on the planet to achieve more. Mixed reality has the potential to help customers …
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| Tripp Mickle / Wall Street Journal: |
Apple changed its standard iPhone review PR strategy for the iPhone X, prioritizing YouTubers and celebrities over established names in tech journalism — ‘Unusual’ change in strategy means latest phone got less testing than most of its predecessors before reviews could be published
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| Thuy Ong / The Verge: |
Amazon adds ARKit support to its iOS app, letting you place items inside your home using AR — Following in Ikea and Target's footsteps — Amazon has added an AR component to its app, using Apple's ARKit to let customers place various items in their house virtually before buying them.
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| Chris Welch / The Verge: |
Google announces Fast Pair, for Android 6 and higher, which will make Bluetooth pairing easier for devices that support the feature — But the convenience depends on accessory makers adopting it — Apple users are quickly growing accustomed to effortless wireless pairing between the iPhone … | Katie Roof / TechCrunch: |
New York terror attack suspect was an Uber driver for the past six months with over 1,400 trips; Uber is now in contact with FBI about the incident — New York terror suspectSayfullo Saipov was a driver for Uber, the company confirms. He has been accused of driving a truck into a crowd near …
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Technologists, academics, politicians and journalists suggest ways to improve Facebook as a product and company — Colin Stretch, the general counsel of Facebook, appeared on Tuesday before senators who are investigating how Russia spread misinformation online during the 2016 presidential campaign.Sponsor Posts
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