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Congress releases Facebook's written responses to follow-up questions from Mark Zuckerberg's April testimony; Facebook says it received 2,000+ questions — Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg answered a lot of questions when he testified before Congress in April.
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| Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
Uber unveils Uber Lite, a low-data app just 5MB in size for developing markets that shows maps only on request, coming to India first — “The next hundreds of millions of riders for us are going to come from outside of the United States", Uber's head of rider experience Peter Deng tells me.
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| Jon Russell / TechCrunch: |
Coinbase announces plans to add support for Ethereum Classic, a fork of the Ethereum token, in the coming months — Coinbase may be one of the most-lauded crypto exchanges, but it supports just four coins right now which is far fewer than most others. That's about to change a little …
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| Ben Thompson / Stratechery: |
Large funding rounds for Bird and Lime suggest strong economics, which means the potential for building moats for dockless scooter startups are relatively weak — As I understand it, the proper way to open an article about electric scooters is to first state one's priors …
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| Josef Adalian / Vulture: |
Inside Netflix's original content efforts as it spends $8B this year: “It's 70 percent gut and 30 percent data”, says Ted Sarandos — “What do you think about gas in the tank for the long term?” asks Cindy Holland, Netflix's vice-president of original content.| Mitchel Broussard / MacRumors: |
Snapchat unveils Clear Chats, a feature that lets users delete Snapchat messages even after sending them, whether in individual or group chat — Snapchat today announced a new feature called “Clear Chats,” which lets you delete any message you've sent to another person on Snapchat, whether in individual or group chat.
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| Sean Lyngaas / Cyberscoop: |
FBI announces arrest of 74 people, who allegedly hijacked bank transfers using email fraud, and recovery of ~$14M; 29 of the suspects were in Nigeria, 42 in US — The FBI on Monday announced the arrest of 74 people across three continents for hijacking bank transfers using email fraud.
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| Makena Kelly / The Verge: |
A look at what happens now that net neutrality rules have been rolled back, including its immediate implications and legal pushback — A field guide to Ajit Pai's internet — As of June 11th, the legal protections against content discrimination on the internet are gone.
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| Alfred Ng / CNET: |
How the Connecticut State Police trains dogs to sniff out electronics, such as phones, hard drives, and microSD cards, to help out in cybercrime cases — Harley darts into a decrepit room in Connecticut. She's searching for evidence. — There are plenty of potential distractions in the room: Wires hang from the ceiling.
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| Marina Lopes / Washington Post: |
How two-thirds of Brazil's population is using WhatsApp to undermine the country's traditional power structures like unions amid economic and political crises — SAO PAULO, Brazil — When Lazaro Rutino needs a break from hauling beef across Brazil in his truck, he swipes on his phone … | Emil Sjölander / Facebook Code: |
Facebook open sources Sonar, an extensible mobile debugging tool for iOS and Android, previously available only for Facebook engineers — One challenge that comes from having many engineers working collaboratively on larger apps is that typically no single person knows how every module works.
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ZDNet, SiliconANGLE, and SD Times
| Jeff Grubb / VentureBeat: |
Valve will bring Steam to China with help of Chinese publisher Perfect World; no launch date has been announced — Chinese publisher Perfect World is helping Valve to create Steam China, which will bring Steam officially into China, of course. This is a huge move that will make Steam …
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GamesIndustry.biz, Pandaily, TechCrunch, Engadget, The Verge, The Next Web, GeekWire, Mashable, Gamasutra, Polygon, PCGamesN, and Kotaku
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| Ryan Whitwam / Android Police: |
The Fitbit Ace, a fitness tracker designed for kids, is now available for $100, with motion, step, and sleep trackers, activity reminders, and waterproofing — Fitbit has been in the business of making fitness trackers and wearables for years, but they've all been designed for adults.
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The Next Web, investor.fitbit.com, The Verge, and Android Authority
| Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch: |
Swedish video-based call-a-doctor service Kry raises $66M Series B led by Index Ventures to finance further expansion in Europe — Swedish telehealth startup Kry has closed a $66 million Series B funding round led by Index Ventures, with participation from existing investors Accel, Creandum, and Project A.
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