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| Guy Rosen / About Facebook: |
Facebook says their data shows a 50% decline in vaccine hesitancy among US users, refuting Biden's claim that it's “killing people” by allowing COVID-19 misinfo — At a time when COVID-19 cases are rising in America, the Biden administration has chosen to blame a handful of American social media companies.
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| Salvador Rodriguez / CNBC: |
Biden says platforms like Facebook are “killing people” with the way they are handling COVID-19 vaccine misinfo, as White House calls on Facebook to do more — - President Joe Biden on Friday said platforms like Facebook are killing people by allowing Covid-19 vaccine misinformation on their services.
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| Gigi Sukin / Axios: |
Facebook says it won't be “distracted by accusations which aren't supported by the facts” in response to Biden's comment that social media is “killing people” — Facebook fired back on Friday evening after President Biden earlier said that social media platforms are …
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| Flavia Rotondi / Bloomberg: |
An Italian museum is using cameras to monitor people looking at artwork, to define a work of art's “attraction value” and accordingly change museum layouts — As Italy's museums and galleries welcome back tourists and try to recoup some of the 190 million euros ($225 million) …
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| Bloomberg Law: |
TurboTax developer Intuit will leave the IRS Free File Program, which drew scrutiny in recent years after an investigation found Intuit hid free-filing options — Intuit Inc., the maker of TurboTax, is leaving an IRS program that offers millions of Americans the ability to file their taxes for free.
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| Richard Lawler / The Verge: |
WhatsApp is testing encrypted cloud backups on Android — Read the fine print before you switch it on — When you're using WhatsApp your messages are encrypted end-to-end, which means prying eyes can't easily see what's in them as they travel back and forth.
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| Sophia Kunthara / Crunchbase News: |
US startups led by Black women raised ~$494M so far in 2021, surpassing the $484M raised in all of 2020 but just 0.34% of the total US venture funding in 2021 — Editor's note: This article is part of Something Ventured, an ongoing series by Crunchbase News examining diversity and access …
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| Jason Parham / Wired: |
An oral history of Black Twitter, which helped fill a void created by the fizzling out of web forums like BlackVoices, Melanet, and NetNoir in the mid-2000s — From #UKnowUrBlackWhen to #BlackLivesMatter, how a loose online network became a pop culture juggernaut, an engine of social justice, and a lens into the future.
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| Zachery Eanes / Raleigh News & Observer: |
Raleigh, NC-based insightsoftware, which makes financial reporting and budgeting software, receives ~$1B investment from PE firm Hg at a valuation of $4B — Raleigh software company insightsoftware draws a $1 billion investment — ORDER REPRINT → — Raleigh-based insightsoftware … | Allison Johnson / The Verge: |
Sony Xperia 1 III review: nice design with a 120Hz display and several manual camera modes, but expensive at $1,300, will get just two years of security updates — A good camera system and top-notch features, but it's priced too high to recommend — The Sony Xperia 1 III is a great phone that I won't recommend to many people.| Steve Lohr / New York Times: |
Current and former insiders shed light on IBM's missteps with Watson, as IBM takes a less ambitious approach to commercializing Watson in the corporate market — IBM's artificial intelligence was supposed to transform industries and generate riches for the company. Neither has panned out.
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| Wall Street Journal: |
How decision-making by Masayoshi Son, who estimated WeWork would be worth $10T by 2028 and wanted Adam Neumann to be “crazier”, led to WeWork's implosion — Adam Neumann and Masayoshi Son pushed WeWork to new heights as they challenged each other to think big and bet billions.Sponsor Posts
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