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Facebook says it will ban white nationalist and white separatist content, pointing users to nonprofits, after initially only banning white supremacist content — After a civil rights backlash, Facebook will now treat white nationalism and separatism the same as white supremacy …
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Apple says it is “sorry” that a “small number of users” are still experiencing issues with third-generation butterfly keyboards in newer MacBooks — Nop, I havn'tt fogottttn how tto witt. No did my ditto go on vacattion. — You s, tto sha tth pain of using … | Cade Metz / New York Times: |
Three pioneers of AI, Geoffrey Hinton, Yann LeCun, and Yoshua Bengio, win the $1M Turing Award for their work on neural networks — SAN FRANCISCO — In 2004, Geoffrey Hinton doubled down on his pursuit of a technological idea called a neural network. — It was a way for machines …
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FTC says it has fined four robocalling companies, responsible for “billions” of US calls, which will also cease operations — Four “robocalling” companies, including an operation that allegedly scammed businesses by pretending to be Google, have shut down and settled lawsuits with the Federal Trade Commission.
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Sources: Chinese gaming company Beijing Kunlun is seeking to sell Grindr, the popular gay dating app, after a US govt panel raised concerns about its ownership — (Reuters) - Chinese gaming company Beijing Kunlun Tech Co Ltd is seeking to sell Grindr LLC, the popular gay dating app it has owned since 2016 …
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Memo: Microsoft's marketing chief Chris Capossela tells employees not to engage in any public-facing April Fool's Day pranks because of “unwanted news cycles” — No Clippy pranks this year — Everyone hates April Fools' Day, and Microsoft is taking a stand against its own corporate pranks.
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The EU's Copyright Directive, with its controversial Article 11 and 13 provisions, has the potential to further fracture the open web based on location — How the Copyright Directive reshapes the open web — It's strange to think about now, but until the 1920s, you didn't generally need a passport to travel.| James Vincent / The Verge: |
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| Jules Wang / Android Police: |
Google Podcasts is auto-transcribing podcast episodes and using those transcripts as metadata to help listeners search for shows — Google Podcasts is now automatically generating transcripts of episodes and is using them as metadata to help listeners search for shows, even if they don't know the title or when it was published.
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How a vulnerability disclosure by researchers to Atrient, a vendor of player reward kiosks for casinos, led to competing claims of assault and blackmail — “Ethical hackers” tried to disclose problems to a casino software company—it got messy. — People who find security vulnerabilities commonly run …
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| Dieter Bohn / The Verge: |
Apple iPad Air (2019) review: excellent screen and fast processor but it only supports first-gen Pencil, speakers are on one side, and no Face ID — A good step up from the basic iPad — There sure are a lot of different iPads now. Last week's announcement of a new iPad Air and iPad mini means … | Vanessa Friedman / New York Times: |
Talk of wearables and fashion has gone quiet since the lead up to Apple Watch's 2014 debut, as many fashion brands now market tech wearables as niche products — When Apple introduced the Apple Watch five years ago, the whole tech industry began to flirt with style. But interest in wearables has cooled.| Motherboard: |
As part of her platform to help small farmers, Sen. Warren suggests national “right-to-repair” bill that would make it easier for consumers to fix their devices — It would apply only to farm equipment, but Warren becomes the most powerful national politician to support a consumer's right to repair the things they own.
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US Census Bureau has asked Google, Facebook, and Twitter for help protecting upcoming 2020 count from disinformation campaigns designed to dissuade participants — NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. Census Bureau has asked tech giants Google, Facebook and Twitter to help it fend off “fake news” … | Dan Primack / Axios: |
Lightspeed Venture Partners says VC Chris Schaepe has left the firm after admitting he hired Rick Singer to aid in the college admissions process for his son — Silicon Valley venture capitalist Chris Schaepe is out at Lightspeed Venture Partners, after telling his partners … | Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
Apple News+ could accelerate the demise of news outlets by decimating their revenue and disrupting publishers' relationships with readers — At the mercy of a new algorithm — Apple doesn't care about news, it cares about recurring revenue. That's why publishers are crazy to jump into bed with Apple News+.| Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: |
Microsoft, Adobe, SAP to expand Open Data Initiative, which unifies data across their platforms, by adding partners, starting with WPP, Sprinklr, and 10 others — At last year's Microsoft Ignite conference, the CEOs of Microsoft, Adobe and SAP took the stage to announce the launch of the Open Data Initiative.| Eric Niiler / Wired: |
A look at Estonia's efforts to deploy AI in government services, from farm inspections via satellite image analysis to robot judges for small claims disputes — GOVERNMENT USUALLY ISN'T the place to look for innovation in IT or new technologies like artificial intelligence. But Ott Velsberg might change your mind.
Tweets: @nxthompson, @mims, @wired, and @gstichele
| Lulu Yilun Chen / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Chinese smartwatch and AI startup Mobvoi, backed by Google, is close to raising $100M at a $1B valuation, ahead of an IPO in China — - Mobvoi is said to seek $100 million in funding round — The startup is said to target an IPO on China's new tech board| Brittany A. Roston / SlashGear: |
Uber brings Ride Pass, its $14.99+/month service that locks in a flat fee for UberX and UberPool trips, to 20 more US cities, up from five at its October launch — Popular ride-sharing service Uber has expanded its Ride Pass into 20 more cities, the company has announced …
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BitTorrent says it is relaunching BitTorrent Live, its defunct Sling TV-like service, as a Snapchat-like social media app for iOS and Android, currently in beta — BitTorrent today announced it is reviving one of its most ambitious services as it looks for ways to expand since being acquired by blockchain startup Tron last year.
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Source: Google CEO Sundar Pichai to meet with General Joseph Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, after Dunford criticized Google's AI work in China — - CEO Pichai set to meet General Dunford on Wednesday in DC — Military chief has criticized big tech for helping China
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