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Facebook launches new initiative to support independent academic research about the impact of social media on democracy and elections — By Elliot Schrage, Vice President of Communications and Public Policy, and David Ginsberg, Director of Research — Today, Facebook is announcing …
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| Sara Salinas / CNBC: |
Congress releases Zuckerberg's prepared testimony: “it's clear now that we didn't do enough” to protect data privacy, prevent fake news, election interference — Congress has released Mark Zuckerberg's prepared testimony ahead of Wednesday's hearing. — Here's the full testimony:
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| David Shepardson / Reuters: |
Sources: Mark Zuckerberg will meet with some US lawmakers today, a day before he is due to appear for congressional hearings — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Facebook Inc Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg will hold meetings with some U.S. lawmakers on Monday, a day before he is due to appear …
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| Ben Lang / Road to VR: |
Leap Motion to release Project North Star, a low-cost open source AR headset dev kit with wide field of view, 1600x1400 display at 120 FPS, robust hand tracking — Over the last few weeks, Leap Motion has been teasing some very compelling AR interface prototypes, demonstrated on an unknown headset.
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| Megan Rose Dickey / TechCrunch: |
Uber acquires bike-sharing startup JUMP, source says for ~$200M; JUMP will continue running independently — Uber has acquired bike-sharing startup JUMP for an undisclosed amount of money. This comes shortly after TechCrunch reported that JUMP was in talks with Uber as well as with investors regarding …
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| Richard Nieva / CNET: |
Twenty child advocacy and privacy groups ask FTC to investigate whether YouTube violates COPPA, a federal law designed to protect kids' online privacy — Consumer and privacy groups say the Google-owned video site is violating online child privacy laws. — YouTube is in hot water again … | Apple: |
Apple debuts (PRODUCT)RED iPhone 8 and 8 Plus in 64GB and 256GB, available to order in select countries April 10 for the same $699+ price, in stores April 13 — All (PRODUCT)RED Purchases Help Provide Testing, Counseling and Treatment for Tens of Millions of People Living with HIV/AIDS
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| Bloomberg: |
SenseTime, a Chinese AI startup specializing in object and face recognition, raises $600M from Alibaba and others at $3B+ valuation, up from $1.47B in July 2017 — It becomes the world's richest-valued private AI startup — The company drives China's ambition to dominate global AI| Kai Stinchcombe: |
Blockchain's key promise of no-need-for-trusted-parties tech is largely irrelevant; systems built on trust, norms, and institutions inherently function better — Blockchain is not only crappy technology but a bad vision for the future. Its failure to achieve adoption to date …
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| Jacob Kastrenakes / The Verge: |
HP debuts Chromebook x2, a detachable with keyboard cover and stylus, 12.3" IPS display, 4GB RAM, 32GB storage, 13MP camera, coming in June starting at $599 — Two weeks ago, Acer announced the first tablet running Chrome OS. And today, HP is announcing the second — and it's a lot higher end.
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| Peter Rudegeair / Wall Street Journal: |
PayPal partnering with small US banks to offer traditional banking services like debit cards, direct deposits, and FDIC insurance to its customers — Company partners with small banks to offer debit cards, direct deposit and other services — PayPal PYPL -4.02% Holdings Inc. is nudging … | Aaron van Wirdum / Bitcoin Magazine: |
After stewards of Monero, the biggest anonymity-focused cryptocurrency, debuted hard fork to prevent ASIC mining, 4 new ASIC-compatible Monero projects emerged — One hard fork later, there are four new Monero projects. — Privacy-centric cryptocurrency Monero hard forked to version 12 of its protocol yesterday.| Emily Smith / BuzzFeed: |
The SESTA bill may appear to target child traffickers but actually hurts marginalized sex workers, and this new approach to censorship is unlikely to stop here — Marginalized groups often act as “patient zero” for regressive new laws, and a new bill that cuts away broad protections for online speech is no different.
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