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Facebook lets inside and outside contributors weigh in on effect of social media on democracy, discusses people's draw to info that strengthens their narratives — Around the world, social media is making it easier for people to have a voice in government — to discuss issues, organize around causes, and hold leaders accountable.
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How scammers are getting rich using social media, scam news sites, and private pump and dump group chats to spread false information about cryptocurrencies — In the largely unregulated world of bitcoin and cryptocurrency, fraudsters are getting rich by deliberately spreading false information … | Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Uber Eats acquires New York-based Ando, the food delivery startup from David Chang that makes its own food — As food delivery hopefuls like Deliveroo and Amazon get more involved in the making of food themselves, Uber's food delivery branch Uber Eats has made an acquisition that could see the company …
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Microsoft unveils Windows 10 laptops for schools starting at $189 to challenge Chromebooks and a chemistry-focused update for Minecraft: Education Edition — When it comes to the lucrative education market, Microsoft doesn't want to be left behind — especially when that Google's Chromebooks are increasingly popular with schools.
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| David Meyer / Fortune: |
Facebook to spend €10M expanding its French AI center, doubling Paris-based team to 60, and will also open digital training centers in Spain, Poland, and Italy — Facebook will double the number of scientists working on artificial intelligence (AI) research at its Paris base to 60, the company has announced.
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Reuters, Facebook, Financial Times, CNET, VentureBeat, Tech.eu, Facebook for Business, TechCrunch, and Business Insider. Tweets: @olibarrett
| Matthew Gault / Motherboard: |
A look at VRChat, a free app for Oculus Rift and HTC Vive with over 1.5M installs on Steam, which lets users create and explore virtual worlds with other people — It was in the depths of the Mickey Mouse dungeon, the music of the Mouse's rap album coursing through my headphones, that I decided VRChat was brilliant.
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The Verge, Motherboard, Boing Boing, Gizmodo UK, WWG, Kotaku, The Daily Dot, Mashable, Boing Boing, and Polygon
| Christopher Mims / Wall Street Journal: |
Instead of limiting time children spend on devices, some researchers argue for increasing it, provided children use the time for learning and creative play — New guidance on children and technology makes the distinction between passive exposure and active play and learning with screens
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9to5Mac, iPhone in Canada Blog, 9to5Google, and SlashGear
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| Alex Sherman / CNBC: |
Sources: YouTube Live has ~300,000 subs, and Hulu's Live TV service has ~450,000; both services trail DirecTV Now and Dish Sling, which have millions of subs — - Hulu and YouTube both launched live TV services last year, in an effort to take on cable channels.| Alice Gregory / Wired: |
Profile of Yondr, maker of the lockable smartphone pouches used at concerts, shows, courtrooms, churches, and more to restrict smartphone use — LATE LAST FALL, in the gleaming white lobby of Madison Square Garden, uniformed attendants were posted at security stations to make thousands of smartphones stupid.| Financial Times: |
Cabify owner Maxi Mobility raises $160M from investors, including SoftBank's Japanese rival Rakuten, valuing the business at $1.4B — Aliya Ram in London and Andres Schipani in São Paulo — Maxi Mobility has raised $160m from investors including SoftBank's Japanese rival Rakuten …
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A look at Ticketmaster's $110M settlement of a lawsuit by Songkick, after Songkick was acquired by Warner Music Group, according to SEC filing — Songkick may have prevailed in its two-year legal battle against Ticketmaster, but it came at a significant cost.
| Doug Bock Clark / Wired: |
Profile of Megan Squire, the activist and CS professor who created a database for tracking far-right extremists to feed info to organizations such as the SPLC — THE EMAIL ARRIVED just as Megan Squire was starting to cook Thanksgiving dinner. She was flitting between the kitchen … Sponsor Posts
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