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In an interview, Mark Zuckerberg says he will stay on as Facebook's chairman, defends COO Sheryl Sandberg, reiterates Facebook's potential as a force for good — New York (CNN Business)After spending much of this year apologizing for Facebook's many missteps, CEO Mark Zuckerberg was defiant …
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| Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
In a leaked internal memo, Facebook's outgoing head of public policy, Elliot Schrage, takes responsibility for the hiring of PR firm Definers — TechCrunch has attained an internal memo published by Facebook's outgoing head of public policy Elliot Schrage in which he blames himself for hiring PR firm Definers.
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Source: Apple quietly bought Silk Labs, a startup that makes lightweight AI software for consumer hardware, earlier this year; PitchBook: Silk Labs raised ~$4M — Apple has quietly acquired a startup, Silk Labs, that specializes in making artificial intelligence software lightweight enough … | Bloomberg: |
Leaked memo: Foxconn aims to cut $2.9B from expenses in 2019 and eliminate ~10% of non-technical staff, as it faces “a very difficult and competitive year” — Foxconn Technology Group, the biggest assembler of Apple Inc. iPhones, aims to cut 20 billion yuan ($2.9 billion) …
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Sources: Amazon is working to persuade brick-and-mortar merchants to accept its Amazon Pay digital wallet, starting with gas stations, restaurants, and others — Amazon is looking to start by working with gas stations, restaurants and other merchants that aren't its direct competitors
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| Kia Kokalitcheva / Axios: |
Design software company Autodesk says it is acquiring PlanGrid, a provider of cloud-based construction software, for $875M — Autodesk has agreed to acquire Plangrid, a startup that makes cloud-based construction software, for $875 million net of cash. — Why it matters … | Pranav Dixit / BuzzFeed News: |
Sources detail meeting in India between Twitter's Jack Dorsey, Vijaya Gadde, and others, after photo of Dorsey holding sign criticizing caste system goes viral — At a round table discussion in New Delhi last week, Twitter's top executives seemed unaware of caste-based abuse taking place …
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| Bloomberg: |
Facebook says its ad buying system is still experiencing glitches after an outage on Tuesday, which sources say affected major buyers, ahead of Black Friday — - Ad-buying system was down earlier for some major users — Hiccups come as brands prepare campaigns for holiday shopping| James Vincent / The Verge: |
Amazon is using “neural text-to-speech” (NTTS) tech to develop new speaking styles for Alexa, will launch a newscaster style to read articles in a few weeks — Amazon is using AI to develop new speaking styles for Alexa, including a newscaster voice for reading articles| Jon Fingas / Engadget: |
To help block robocalls and spam texts, the FCC proposes classifying text messaging as an information service and making a database of reassigned phone numbers — FCC Chairman Ajit Pai is continuing his seemingly relentless quest to rid the US of robocalls.| TechCrunch: |
Amazon emails an unknown number of customers disclosing a “technical error” that exposed emails and names, but provides few other details — Amazon's renowned secrecy encompasses its response to a new security issue, withholding info that could help victims protect themselves.
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| Catalin Cimpanu / ZDNet: |
US cyber-security firm Recorded Future claims to have doxxed Tessa88, the hacker who sold MySpace and Dropbox databases in 2016, as a 29-year-old Russian — Recorded Future claims Tessa88's identity is a 29-year-old Russian named Maksim Vladimirovich Donakov.
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| Khari Johnson / VentureBeat: |
Amazon opens up Alexa Mobile Accessory Kit to wearable makers, and Qualcomm debuts a $299 Smart Headset, an Amazon-approved reference design for Alexa on the go — Amazon today announced general availability for its mobile accessory kit, a toolkit to help manufacturers quickly add Alexa to their devices.
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| Bloomberg: |
Sources: PT Tokopedia, Indonesia's largest online marketplace, raises $1B from existing investors including SoftBank, at a ~$7B post-money valuation — - Tokopedia is said to raise $1 billion of new funding — SoftBank and other existing backers said to join round| Steve O'Hear / TechCrunch: |
Berlin-based e-scooter rental service Wind Mobility, which operates in various cities in Spain, France, and the US, raises $22M in seed funding — Wind Mobility, a Berlin-based mobility startup that offers “dockless” e-scooter (and electric bicycle) rentals, has raised $22 million in seed funding … Thanks:@sohear
| Reuters: |
While Facebook says human trafficking on its site is not allowed, it took weeks to remove a viral post that led to the auction of a child bride in South Sudan — JUBA/NAIROBI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - The auction of a South Sudanese girl for marriage on Facebook could spur other families …
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| Chloe Taylor / CNBC: |
Xiaomi says it will increase its presence in India from 500 retail stores to 5,000 by the end of 2019 — - Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi has announced it will increase its Indian stores tenfold by the end of next year. — Xiaomi was awarded a Guinness World Record on Tuesday …
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| Anumeha Chaturvedi / The Economic Times: |
WhatsApp hires Abhijit Bose as the first ever country head for India, its largest market in terms of users, starting in early 2019 — WhatsApp announced on Wednesday that it has appointed Abhijit Bose as head of WhatsApp India. Bose, who joins WhatsApp from Ezetap where he has served … | Daniel Funke / Poynter: |
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