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May 7, 2018, 11:05 AM

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Alex Hern / The Guardian:
Christopher Wylie describes in detail how Cambridge Analytica used ML and Facebook data to micro target US voters, creating 253 predictions per profiled record  —  Whistleblower Christopher Wylie explains the science behind Cambridge Analytica's mission to transform surveys and Facebook data into a political messaging weapon
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Nick Statt / The Verge:
What to expect at Google I/O 2018: updates to Assistant, Home, and Material Design, more details on Android P, Wear OS, Google News, Chromecast gaming, and more  —  Google's annual developer conference will be a jam-packed affair about the future of Android, AI, and the smart home
South China Morning Post:
Profile of Tsinghua University, the MIT of China, which has produced 192 startup founders in the last three years  —  Wang Haili was facing the dire prospect of shutting down his semiconductor business when he reached out to a mentor at Tsinghua University, where he read his PhD in computer science and technology.
Peter Kafka / Recode:
Warner Music Group has sold 75% of its stake in Spotify for ~$400M, becoming the latest big music label to do so, following Sony's sale last week  —  First Sony, now Warner Music Group.  —  As Spotify was getting its subscription music service off the ground, the world's biggest music labels took equity stakes in the company.
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