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Instagram briefly replaces vertical feed with horizontal scrolling for many users, says it was meant to be a small test that “went broader than we anticipated” — The new layout was caused by a bug, according to the company — Instagram has quietly started testing a horizontal feed …
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Source: Apple will begin assembling its top-end iPhones in India through the local unit of Foxconn as early as 2019 — - Apple Inc will begin assembling its top-end iPhones in India through the local unit of Foxconn as early as 2019, the first time the Taiwanese contract manufacturer … | Jon Russell / TechCrunch: |
Source: Epic Games has earned $3B in profits in 2018, fueled by the continued success of Fortnite — Epic Games had as good a year in 2018 as any company in tech. Fortnite became the world's most popular game, growing the company's valuation to $15 billion but it has helped the company pile up cash, too.
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| Max Fisher / New York Times: |
Over 1,400 pages of leaked Facebook content rules for moderators reveal gaps, biases, and errors as Facebook tries to distill complex issues into yes/no rules — Under fire for stirring up distrust and violence, the social network has vowed to police its users. But leaked documents raise serious questions about its approach.
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Reid Hoffman says he wasn't aware of disinformation campaign in Alabama race, apologizes for funding group linked to it; source says Hoffman invested $750K — Internet billionaire Reid Hoffman apologized on Wednesday for funding a group linked to a “highly disturbing” effort …
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Carta, a startup formerly known as eShares that helps companies track and value equity, raises $80M Series D at a valuation of $800M — Startups supporting startups are blazing a new trail with support from venture capitalists. — Co-working spaces like The Wing and The Riveter raked … | Don Reisinger / Fortune: |
Amazon announces a record-breaking holiday season with the number of voice-activated shopping orders placed using Alexa tripling YoY — Shoppers are increasingly using their voices to buy products online. — Amazon on Wednesday said that the number of voice-activated orders placed via …
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| Yogita Khatri / CoinDesk: |
Japan's GMO Internet says it will stop making and selling cryptocurrency miners, but will continue its in-house cryptocurrency mining operations for now — Japanese IT giant GMO Internet has said it will quit making and selling crypto miners following a year of bear market losses| Masha Borak / Abacus: |
Farmers in China are finding fame by live streaming their work; Alibaba has announced plans to incubate 1,000 farmer live streamers for its Taobao marketplace — Taobao wants to help farmers live stream themselves out of poverty — When most people think about countryside life … | Wall Street Journal: |
Analysis: SEC and state regulators brought 90+ crypto-related cases in the past two years, recovering just ~$36M; cases increased as the market crashed — SEC and state regulators have brought more than 90 crypto cases over the past two years, but tracing funds is hard because of the elusive nature of the currency
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| Manny Fernandez / New York Times: |
A look at Austin's growing tech hub, which is now home to Army Futures Command, aimed at modernizing US Army's weapons and equipment and developing new tech — AUSTIN, Tex. — Walking distance from the pink dome of the Texas Capitol building, there were whiskey samples, tamales and Nerf guns.
Tweets: @josephkopser, @nytimes, @are5, and @bobmetcalfe
| Hisashi Iwato / Nikkei: |
Japanese electronics maker NEC says it will acquire Denmark's largest IT business KMD for ~$1.22B, in deal expected to close end of February 2019 — Japanese company taps KMD's experience in servicing European public sector — TOKYO — Electronics maker NEC will acquire KMD Holding …
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