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Facebook will now select stories and excerpts automatically for Trending topic pages, show topics instead of story descriptions in Trending section — Today, we're making some changes to the Trending feature on Facebook that will make the product more automated and will no longer require people …
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Sources: Facebook letting go of entire Trending Topics editorial staff, consisting of 15-18 workers contracted through a third party — Facebook will no longer employ humans to write descriptions for items in its Trending section, which attracted controversy over allegations of political bias in May.
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US federal court convicts Russian hacker Seleznev in theft and sale of credit cards resulting in $169M in losses; he could face up to 40 years in prison — Roman Seleznev could face between four to 40 years in prison — The son of a Russian lawmaker was convicted Thursday in federal court … | Bloomberg: |
Sources: Spotify retaliates against artists who give exclusives to rivals by excluding tracks from promoted playlists and demoting their songs in search results — Service said to tell labels it may keep tracks off playlists — Apple Music emerges as largest challenge to streaming leader
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Spotify calls report that it demotes songs in search due to artists' exclusives with rivals “unequivocally false” — Spotify doesn't like exclusives. But it says it won't bury Frank Ocean and other acts in its search results. — Spotify doesn't like it when big-name acts take their music to Apple or Tidal first.
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Hackers at startup MedSec find security vulnerabilites in St. Jude's medical devices, make deal with investment firm to short manufacturer's stock — MedSec found cybersecurity vulnerabilities in pacemakers — The firm's strategy is a “watershed moment” for disclosure
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Quanergy Systems, maker of light-sensitive radar sensors used in self-driving cars, raises $90M at $1.59B post-money valuation — Quanergy Systems, a Silicon Valley startup that makes light detection and ranging sensors used in self-driving cars, has raised $90 million from investors …
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Amazon's $970M bet on Twitch in 2014 gives Amazon an edge as Facebook, Google, and others jockey to own live video — In 2014 Amazon surprised many by buying Twitch. Today it has an edge as Facebook, Google and others jockey to own live video. — 2015, Twitch viewers watched …
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AlphaBay, the largest darknet market, begins supporting Monero, a cryptocurrency meant to be more anonymous than Bitcoin — Not even bitcoin is anonymous enough for some criminals on the dark net. — For years, the cryptocurrency has been the payment method of choice for people buying …
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Inside NBC's Olympic live streaming operation, which required a remote support staff of 1,100+ in Stamford, Connecticut — For NBC, this year's Olympic Games coverage was more than just a series of household rating points; it was a moment of truth in a fast-changing media world.| Ina Fried / Recode: |
White House proposing new federal rules letting foreign entrepreneurs with $345K+ in US funding remain in country for 5 years; no congressional approval needed — The move, which won't require congressional approval, allows people to stay up to five years, provided their startup has significant U.S. investment.
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