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As Facebook promotes its “war room” and efforts to fight interference, a study of disinformation on WhatsApp during Brazil's election shows more could be done — Corporation shows off room of engineers, data scientists and other experts but offers reporters few new specifics
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| NBC News: |
Source: Twitter suspended hundreds of accounts for violating spam rules; the accounts had posted pro-Saudi Arabia tweets about the disappearance of Khashoggi — Twitter became aware of some of the bots on Thursday when NBC News presented the company with evidence of coordinated activity.
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| New York Times: |
A look at how SoftBank, whose Vision Fund received $45B from Saudi Arabia, is handling the growing crisis over Khashoggi's disappearance — Since the disappearance and apparent killing of a dissident journalist in a Saudi Arabian consulate, some of the most powerful figures in business are distancing themselves from the kingdom.
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| Financial Times: |
Facebook hires Nick Clegg, former UK deputy prime minister, as head of global affairs and communications, to succeed Elliot Schrage — Facebook has hired Nick Clegg, the former UK deputy prime minister, to head its global affairs and communications team as it faces escalating problems …
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| Jon Fingas / Engadget: |
YouTube announces partnership with Eventbrite to sell concert tickets on artists' video channels in US, says it now covers more than 70% of US ticketing market — YouTube is making it easier to translate raw enthusiasm for a band into seeing them play live.
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| Bloomberg: |
China-based online retailer JD.com to launch a flagship online store on Google's shopping platforms by year's end to sell directly to US consumers — - Web retailer diving deeper even as tensions with China mount — JD's been exploring ways to expand beyond its home market| Stan Higgins / CoinDesk: |
Chicago Mercantile Exchange report shows Bitcoin futures have continually risen through Q3 2018, with average daily volume up 41% since Q2 — Average daily volumes for bitcoin futures trading saw a significant jump in the third quarter compared to the last period, according to CME Group.
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| Nikhilesh De / CoinDesk: |
The SEC launches FinHub, a new division to help fintech startups, including those launching ICOs, navigate the legal implications of their products — The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is launching a new division with the goal of making it simpler for fintech startups …
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| Daniel Palmer / CoinDesk: |
Crypto exchange Coinbase open sources its automated security scaling tool Salus and makes it available on GitHub — U.S.-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase is making a recently developed automated security scaling tool available to the public. — Called Salus, after the Roman the goddess …
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| Juli Clover / MacRumors: |
Apple sends out invites for an event on October 30 at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in New York City, where updated iPads and MacBooks are expected — Apple today sent out media invites for a second major 2018 event set to be held in New York City on Tuesday, October 30 at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, Howard Gilman Opera House.
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| Kate Rooney / CNBC: |
PayPal reports Q3 revenues of $3.68B, up 14% YoY, vs. $3.66B est., net income of $436M, up from $380M YoY — - Analysts had expected earnings of 54 cents per share and revenue of $3.66 billion, according to Refinitiv forecasts. — Stifel analyst Scott Devitt expects investors to focus … | Bill Gates / Wall Street Journal: |
Bill Gates reflects on Paul Allen, remembering him as a passionate man who held his family and friends dear and as a brilliant technologist and philanthropist — Gates describes the moment Allen showed him a new computer called the Altair 8800, which marked the end of Gates's college career and the beginning of Microsoft| Spencer Soper / Bloomberg: |
Independent merchants allege Amazon has an unfair advantage by sending free samples via Vine to get their own brands reviewed fast, amid an EU antitrust probe — Amazon.com Inc. cracked down on fake reviews two years ago by prohibiting shoppers from getting free products directly from merchants in exchange for writing reviews.| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Amazon says Whisper Mode for Alexa is rolling out to all users in the US and works in US English — At Amazon's Alexa event last month in Seattle, the company teased a new feature soon coming to its voice assistant: the ability to whisper. The company demonstrated how whispering a request …
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| Financial Times: |
Sources: Uber is developing a short-term staffing business, called Uber Works, that would utilize its database of workers for events and corporate functions — Uber is developing a new short-term staffing business, dubbed Uber Works, that would help to diversify its business ahead of next year's planned initial public offering.
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| James Vincent / The Verge: |
UK publishes guidelines on proposed law governing sites that host pornographic content, but critics say there are still problems around enforcement and more — The government is determined to verify the age of porn viewers, but is creating more problems for itself
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