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Facebook now allows some preapproved advertisers to promote crypto businesses and services, like exchanges, but ads for ICOs and binary options are still banned — Advertisers will need to apply, but ICO ads are still banned. — Facebook is reversing its ban on cryptocurrency advertisements …
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| Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
Instagram now lets users have a four-way group video chat as they browse, after announcing the feature at F8 in May — Instagram's latest assault on Snapchat, FaceTime, and Houseparty launches today. TechCrunch scooped back in March that Instagram would launch video calling …
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| Selina Wang / Bloomberg: |
Twitter to require email or phone number confirmation for new accounts, use ML to take action on spammy accounts, add warning on accounts behaving suspiciously — - Platform will require new accounts to confirm email or phone — Twitter will place warning sign on suspicious accounts| Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: |
Google Maps rolls out an Explore tab to clue users in on what's happening nearby, a “For you” tab for restaurant recs, and the ability to follow neighborhoods — At its I/O developer conference last month, Google previewed a major update to Google Maps that promised …
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| Jordan Kahn / 9to5Mac: |
Apple releases first public beta of macOS Mojave with new system-wide Dark Mode, group FaceTime, desktop Stacks, redesigned Finder and Mac App Store, and more — Apple is today releasing its first public beta of macOS 10.14 Mojave, the upcoming version of its Mac operating system …
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| Brian Heater / TechCrunch: |
Amazon's Alexa app for iOS to get voice control in the coming days, after the feature's announcement in January — Way back at the beginning of the year (seemingly 24 or 25 months, at this point), Amazon brought voice control to its Alexa app for Android. The move marked a big step toward …
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| Rob Price / INSIDER: |
Facebook stops building drones that would have provided wireless internet to the developing world, now focused on developing underlying technologies for them — - The revelation comes after Business Insider reported on upheaval at the Aquila project, including the departure of its leader and a planned redesign.
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| Henny Sender / Financial Times: |
Sequoia Capital has raised the first $6B round of its $8B global fund, all of which comes from investors with no previous relationship with Sequoia — Sequoia Capital has raised the first $6bn of what will be an $8bn global fund, as the Silicon Valley venture capital firm seeks more firepower …
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| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
UK judge grants Uber a 15-month license to operate in London, provided it meets TfL conditions and pays £425K, after its license was revoked in September 2017 — After failing to secure a renewal for a license to operate a private hire vehicle service in London last September, Uber …
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| Kashmir Hill / Gizmodo: |
California has until Thursday to pass a privacy bill; if not, a stronger version will likely show up on state ballot in November, leading lawmakers to scramble — Recent headlines have suggested that California lawmakers are considering a bill that would give Californians “unprecedented control over their data.”| Theodore Schleifer / Recode: |
As Benchmark gets ready to raise a new fund, four years after its last fundraise, questions arise about its future and who will stay at the firm — Questions swirl around the venture capital firm as it prepares to raise a new fund within the next year. — Benchmark is one of tech's …
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| Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: |
Google announces Cloud Filestore, a new cloud storage option for developers needing a traditional file system interface, launching in beta next month — Google is giving developers a new storage option in its cloud. Cloud Filestore, which will launch into beta next month … | Muyao Shen / CoinDesk: |
Florida's CFO announces the creation of the role of statewide cryptocurrency chief to protect investors and oversee how state laws apply to the industry — Florida is set to have its own cryptocurrency czar. — The Sunshine State's chief financial officer, Jimmy Patronis …
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myfloridacfo.com and Axios
| Alana Semuels / The Atlantic: |
Reporter recounts the day she spent delivering packages as an Amazon Flex driver in San Francisco, says she made less than minimum wage after expenses — I'm sure I looked comical as I staggered down a downtown San Francisco street on a recent weekday, arms full of packages … | Jacob Kastrenakes / The Verge: |
Wi-Fi Alliance begins certifying products that support WPA3, the successor to the WPA2 security protocol, that provides additional protections against attacks — WPA3 certification starts today — Wi-Fi devices have been using the same security protocol for over a decade.
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Tweets: @hanno, @kjhiggins, and @wifialliance
| Kirsten Korosec / TechCrunch: |
A look at how Uber's Saudi Arabian operation, which sees 1.33M riders quarterly, has prepared product changes for the country's legalization of female drivers — Uber has about 95,000 monthly active drivers in Saudi Arabia. And right now, only one is a woman. — But that's about to change.| New York Times: |
Sources: top tech companies met intelligence officials to discuss midterm elections but neither the FBI nor DHS was willing to share specific threat information — SAN FRANCISCO — Eight of the tech industry's most influential companies, in anticipation of a repeat of the Russian meddling …
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Business Insider, The Hill, Engadget, CNET, Cult of Mac, AppleInsider, Washington Post, Peter O'Kelly's Reality Check, Axios, and reddit.com
Tweets: @ethanz, @justinhendrix, @sheeraf, @stevekopack, @juliettekayyem, and @jason_kint
| Andrii Degeler / Tech.eu: |
German big data analytics startup Celonis raises $50M Series B from existing investors Accel and 83North at a $1B valuation — Munich-founded startup Celonis has raised a funding round of $50 million from its existing investors, Accel and 83North. The deal values Celonis at $1 billion … | Eugene Kim / CNBC: |
Overview of Amazon's poaching efforts from 2015 to 2017 shows Microsoft as the most common target, with at least 30 director or higher level execs defecting — - There are many reasons for this trend, including Amazon and Microsoft's close proximity, but brand image and compensation may have to do with it too.Sponsor Posts
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