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US arrests an Ethereum Foundation researcher, claiming he participated in discussions about how N. Korea can avoid sanctions during a crypto conference there — On Friday, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York announced criminal charges against a cryptocurrency researcher …
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EU antitrust regulators are conducting a preliminary investigation into Google's data collection practices — BRUSSELS (Reuters) - EU antitrust regulators are investigating Google's collection of data, the European Commission told Reuters on Saturday, suggesting the world's …
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New regulations that require buyers of SIM cards to have their faces scanned, in addition to providing an official ID, came in to force in China on December 1 — A new rule requiring face scans of customers signing up for new mobile plans in China came into effect Sunday (Dec. 1) …
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Leaked documents show how China is trying to shape global standards for facial recognition, video monitoring, city and vehicle surveillance tech via UN's ITU — Chinese technology companies are shaping new facial recognition and surveillance standards at the UN, according to leaked documents obtained …
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Facebook complies with Singapore's fake news law and adds a label that is visible to local users, under the users' post, saying the post contains false info — SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Facebook (FB.O) said on Saturday it had issued a correction notice on a user's post at the request … | Lesley Stahl / CBS News: |
Susan Wojcicki on YouTube's stance on political ads, hate speech, conspiracy theories, and if it should be morally responsible for the content it recommends — YouTube's mission is to give everyone a voice, but the site's open platform has opened the door to hate.
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How angel investing for social status is a core part of Bay Area tech ecosystem, and is critically missing from other cities trying to grow their tech scenes — Michael Seibel of YC posted a short video the other day about a topic that's near and dear to my heart: Why Fundraising is Different in Silicon Valley.
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| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Adobe: Black Friday online sales grew 19.6% YoY to $7.4B, as Thanksgiving sales rose 14.5%, to $4.2B; Cyber Monday sales are expected to reach $9.4B, up 18.9% — Following swiftly on the heels of a Thanksgiving that broke records with $4.2 billion in online sales, Black Friday also hit a new high …
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Media historians, tech designers, science fiction writers, and activists on how and why “slow media” curated by humans should replace today's social media — My quest to imagine a different reality.
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| Stephen Nellis / Reuters: |
Court filing: Intel says it has sold smartphone modem chip business to Apple at “a multi-billion dollar loss”, blames Qualcomm for forcing it out of the market — (Reuters) - Intel Corp (INTC.O) sold its smartphone modem chip business to Apple Inc (AAPL.O) at “a multi-billion dollar loss …
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| Anne VanderMey / Bloomberg: |
How the owner of a celeb-frequented Las Vegas nightclub helped build Airbnb's celebrity marketing program as a consultant, boosting Airbnb as a luxury brand — For one week in the summer of 2015, consumers of celebrity gossip news couldn't escape Mariah Carey's trip to Malibu, California.
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China's new rules, effective Jan. 1, require videos created using AI or VR tech to be clearly marked, make distribution of deepfakes a possible criminal offense — BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Chinese regulators have announced new rules governing video and audio content online …
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