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Facebook sidelined AI experts and weakened initiatives to clean up misinfo because leadership didn't want to hurt Zuckerberg's desire for growth — Joaquin Quiñonero Candela, a director of AI at Facebook, was apologizing to his audience. — It was March 23, 2018 …
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Citizen Browser project's Split Screen tool shows Facebook's different News Feeds for Trump and Biden voters, based on data from 2,500+ users across the US — Facebook's recommendation algorithm shows different news, groups, and hashtags to different users. But who sees what?| Jason Gurwin / The Streamable: |
Netflix is running a test cracking down on password sharing, prompting some users to get their own account if they don't live with the owner of the account — Earlier this week, some Netflix subscribers began to notice that it might be a bit harder to “borrow” someone's password.
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| Jacob Kastrenakes / The Verge: |
Mike Winkelmann, the digital artist known as Beeple, sold an NFT of his work for $69M, through a first-of-its-kind auction at Christie's — Through a first-of-its-kind auction at Christie's — Until October, the most Mike Winkelmann — the digital artist known as Beeple — had ever sold a print for was $100.
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| Chance Miller / 9to5Mac: |
Apple sues its former materials lead Simon Lancaster for allegedly stealing trade secrets and leaking them to the media — Apple is taking legal action against its former materials lead, Simon Lancaster, over allegedly leaking trade secrets to the media. The lawsuit accuses Lancaster of abusing his …
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Researcher publishes a proof of concept on GitHub that uses vulnerabilities exploited by hackers to breach Microsoft Exchange servers; GitHub deleted the code — Microsoft-owned Github quickly deleted the code, which exploited vulnerabilities apparently used by Chinese hackers to break into a series of companies.
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| Tony Romm / Washington Post: |
House and Senate Democrats announce a $94B proposal to make broadband internet access more accessible and affordable — Thirty House and Senate Democrats unveiled a new $94 billion proposal Thursday to make broadband Internet access more accessible and affordable nationwide …
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| Jessica Bursztynsky / CNBC: |
South Korean e-commerce giant Coupang closes its first day of trading at $49.25 a share, down from $63.50, after raising $4.2B in an IPO at a valuation of ~$60B — - South Korean e-commerce company Coupang made its market debut Thursday on the New York Stock Exchange through an IPO and is now trading under the ticker symbol “CPNG.”
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| Ashley Carman / The Verge: |
Facebook is making in-stream ads available on one-minute videos and is testing ads that look like stickers in Stories — Ads integrated into content — Facebook introduced Stories to its platform four years ago, mostly as a way to encourage people to post content that wasn't highly produced or necessarily photogenic.
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Gather, whose video calling software employs spatial audio for virtual HQs or hosting casual, off-site events, raises $26M Series A led by Sequoia Capital — Gather helps people, well, gather in virtual spaces for any reason, whether it be for weddings, magic conventions, or, just a regular day at work.
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JD.com reported Q4 revenue of $34.4B, up 31% YoY, beating estimates, and FY 2020 net revenues of $114.97B; annual active customers grew 30% YoY to 472M in 2020 — (Reuters) - JD.com Inc's fourth-quarter revenue beat expectations on Thursday as more shoppers flocked to its website …
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In a complaint with the EEOC, a Black applicant alleges Facebook rejected her application due to a lack of “culture fit”, despite her qualifications — A Black woman passed over for a job at Facebook told federal regulators that even though she was exceptionally qualified for the position … | Mary Ann Azevedo / TechCrunch: |
Crypto lending and borrowing service BlockFi raises $350M Series D at a valuation of $3B, bringing its total raised to around $450M — If there were any doubt about a cryptocurrency boom, we need look no further than at the explosion of growth of certain companies in the space.
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Sources: the Biden administration has informed some Huawei suppliers it is imposing more explicit prohibitions on the export of 5G components to the company — - Conditions for licensed exporters went into effect this week — Move builds on Huawei prohibitions implemented under Trump| Justin Bariso / Inc.com: |
Google's new efforts to help job seekers include three new certificate programs and a Search feature that lets people find jobs for their education level — This morning, Google is announcing the next steps in its plan to disrupt the world of education, including the launch of new certificate programs …
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| Asha Barbaschow / ZDNet: |
Australia's government has put out a call for submissions on internet browser defaults, following its media bargaining code, with a focus on Apple and Google — The ACCC is concerned with the choice of browser options afforded to Australians. — With the News Media Bargaining Code out of the way …
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Google is further integrating the Publisher Provided Identifier into its Ad Manager, aiding publishers' first-party tracking in lieu of third-party cookies — The PPID's technical setup works like this: the publisher will create a unique ID for users, based on a first-party cookie or a log-in ID.
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In-flight internet provider Gogo says it is pushing its 5G rollout back a year, to 2022, due to the global chip shortage — Gogo's CEO Oakleigh Thorne said Thursday the company will delay the launch of its planned 5G network from this year to 2022 due to problems stemming from the global chipset shortage.
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FalconX, a cryptocurrency exchange focused on institutional investors, raises $50M from Tiger Global and B Capital, and says net revenue grew 46x over past year — Tiger Global and B Capital are the primary investors in the latest round. They join Coinbase Ventures, Accel, FMR LLC and others in backing FalconX.
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Uber and Lyft partner with background screening service HireRight to share data on drivers deactivated after being accused of serious offenses — Ride-hailing services Lyft and Uber said Thursday that they are partnering with the background screening company HireRight to share data …
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