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NY regulator launches a probe into Goldman Sachs after a viral tweet alleges gender discrimination in the Apple Card's algorithms when determining credit limits — - Tech entrepreneur alleged inherent bias in algorithms for card — The card is part of Goldman's new main street business lines
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Sources: Apple is aiming to release an AR headset in 2022 and a sleeker pair of AR glasses by 2023 — At an internal October meeting, Apple executives shared the company's product roadmap for two augmented reality devices. The stakes for the closely-watched products are sky-high as Apple hunts … | Axios: |
Uber's CEO, in an interview covering Saudi funding, called Khashoggi's murder a “mistake” which the Saudis are taking “seriously”; he later expressed regret — Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi told “Axios on HBO” that the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi was “a mistake” …
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Enterprise information management company OpenText is acquiring cloud data backup and protection service Carbonite in a deal worth $1.42B — Enterprise information management (EIM) company OpenText is acquiring cloud data backup and protection service Carbonite in a deal worth $1.42 billion.
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A deep dive into BuzzFeed's ecommerce expansion, from establishing a dedicated Commerce division and a Product Lab in 2016 to partnering with Walmart — Damian Radcliffe takes a deep dive into BuzzFeed's eCommerce expansion, from establishing a dedicated Commerce division to its recent roll … | Steve O'Hear / TechCrunch: |
Voi Technology, a Sweden-based scooter-sharing startup which operates in a 38 cities across 10 European countries, raises $85M Series B — Voi Technology, the “micro-mobility” startup that operates an e-scooter service in a 38 cities across 10 European countries, has raised an $85 million in Series B funding.| Paris Martineau / Wired: |
How Jersey City, one of the first municipalities to legalize Airbnb, passed strict short-term rent regulations despite a $4M+ Airbnb-funded opposition campaign — The company spent more than $4 million opposing new rules that crack down on short-term rentals, echoing its tactics in other cities.| Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat: |
Roblox survey: 60% of teens rarely discuss inappropriate online behavior with parents, millenials are more aware of kids' digital lives than Gen X and boomers — 60% of teens rarely discuss inappropriate online behavior with parents, according to a study of online behavior by gaming world creator Roblox.
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Alipay and WeChat Pay now allow foreign visitors to link international credit cards to make mobile payments in mainland China — It has partnered up with Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover Global Network, and JCB to allow foreign visitors to link their credit cards to WeChat Pay.| Rita El Khoury / Android Police: |
Google Maps rolls out the ability for users to manage and edit their public profiles from within the app via the new “Your profile” tab — Google is rolling out the ability to edit and manage your public profile from Maps. Previously, all you could do was check up on your Local Guides points … | Annie Musgrove / Tech.eu: |
Prosus-owned classifieds company OLX Group to acquire a majority stake in a global car marketplace Frontier Car Group with an investment of up to $400M — OLX Group, Prosus' Netherlands-based classifieds business, will invest $400 million in global car marketplace Frontier Car Group (FCG) … | New York Times: |
Tech companies have been failing to deal with child abuse images for years, and they still don't have a common standard for identifying illegal video content — How PhotoDNA Works — The uploaded image — in this instance a photograph of Dr. Farid — is turned into a square and colors are removed …
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