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Tim Cook calls for a retraction of Bloomberg's Chinese spy chip story: “There is no truth in their story about Apple. They need to do the right thing” — “There is no truth in their story about Apple. They need to do the right thing." — Apple CEO Tim Cook …
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Officials say a government computer system that interacts with HealthCare.gov was hacked earlier this month, compromising sensitive data for ~75,000 people — WASHINGTON (AP) — A government computer system that interacts with HealthCare.gov was hacked earlier this month …
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SF's Proposition C to fight homelessness may tax SF-based payment processors on gross receipts, hurting companies like Square and Stripe — Jack Dorsey, the head of Square and Twitter, unleashed a tweetstorm critical of a San Francisco ballot measure aimed at slashing homelessness … | New York Times: |
Social platforms are relying on journalists as unpaid content moderators to address misinformation on their sites, even with all the tools at their disposal — Social platforms have a responsibility to address misinformation as a systemic problem, instead of reacting to case after case.| Sam Desatoff / GameDaily.biz: |
DFC Intelligence report: by focusing on games-as-a-service, EA grew to $33B in market value from $4B in 2012, while Activision Blizzard grew to $60B from $10B — Thanks to a focus on a continuing revenue model, Activision Blizzard's market value has grown by over $50 billion since 2012.
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Real-time data analytics startup Incorta raises $15M Series B extension led by Microsoft's VC arm M12 and Telstra Ventures, closing the round at $30M — Data analytics software startup Incorta has raised $15 million in a series B extension round of funding from Microsoft's venture capital …
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DOJ charges Russian national involved in “Project Lakhta”, an alleged foreign influence operation to interfere in US midterms by pushing misinformation online — The Justice Department on Friday charged a Russian woman for her role in a conspiracy to interfere with the 2018 U.S. election … | Amol Rajan / BBC: |
Interview with Nick Clegg about his hiring and future at Facebook — Nick Clegg said no to Facebook when they first called this summer. “But in that funny way that happens,” he says, “if you say no to people they suddenly become very interested in you.” — In a phone call …
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| Adam Satariano / New York Times: |
UK parliament report: an unknown firm spent an estimated £250K+ in the past 10 months on Facebook ads pushing for a hard Brexit and reaching 10M to 11M people — LONDON — Prime Minister Theresa May has struggled to build support for her plan for Britain's exit from the European Union.
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| Jan Strupczewski / Reuters: |
EU Commission approves Microsoft's acquisition of GitHub — BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission approved on Friday the acquisition of software development tool maker GitHub by software giant Microsoft without conditions saying the purchase would not damage competition in the sector.
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| Bloomberg: |
A look at Amazon's efforts in India, getting users and merchants to buy and sell online, creating its own courier network, and more, as it battles with Walmart — Like many neighborhood stores in India, the Sri Lakshmi Venkateshwara Kirana is tiny and cramped.
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| Shannon Liao / The Verge: |
After EU antitrust ruling, Android's future in Europe looks like its present in China, with fragmented alternatives and numerous hubs for apps and services — By the end of the month, Google will charge a licensing fee in Europe for the Play Store and apps like YouTube and Gmail in order … Sponsor Posts
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