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Snapchat avoids the fake news epidemic by vetting publishers who appear in Discover, hiring human editors for Live Stories, and limiting re-sharing — Evan Spiegel, Snapchat CEO and cofounder — Facebook emerged during the U.S. election as a central political and news source …
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One of top Google autocomplete suggestions for “are Jews” is “evil”, with 9 of top 10 search results saying “yes”; similar answers for many topics worry experts — Tech-savvy rightwingers have been able to ‘game’ the algorithms of internet giants and create …
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| Jordan Novet / VentureBeat: |
Apple hints at autonomous vehicle ambitions in letter advising NHTSA that new auto industry entrants should get the same testing rights as incumbents — Apple last week submitted a letter to the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) that suggests it's interested in testing self-driving cars.
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| William Alden / BuzzFeed: |
Zenefits CEO David Sacks confirms he's stepping down, says search for new CEO has begun; one source says he's open to working in the Trump administration — David Sacks is giving up the CEO job less than a year after taking over amid a legal scandal. — David Sacks, the CEO of Zenefits …
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| Steven Levy / Backchannel: |
Amazon's Alexa VP on the platform's future, the $2.5M Alexa Prize, concerns about poaching key AI talent from academia, new developer tools, privacy, more — Amazon's VP of Alexa talks about machine learning, chatbots, and whether industry is strip-mining AI talent from academia.
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| Kif Leswing / Business Insider: |
Apple says faulty battery causes unexpected shutdowns on “a small number of iPhone 6s devices”, offers free battery replacement — Apple customers have been reporting recently that certain iPhones seem to be randomly shutting off when their batteries say they are about 30% charged.
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| Merissa Marr / Columbia Journalism Review: |
Three years after launch, The Information has a reporting staff of 10, is cash-flow positive, and juggles a closed-club feel with aggressive reporting — On the astro-turfed rooftop of a SoHo penthouse this summer, a mix of tech executives, investors, and B-list celebrities sipped Champagne … | Amanda Hess / New York Times: |
A look at Gab, the social network launched in August that has become a haven for the far right and now hosts 98K accounts — When the white nationalist leader Richard B. Spencer was suspended from Twitter recently, he hopped over to YouTube to address his supporters.
Tweets: @shannoncoulter
| Katie Benner / New York Times: |
Airbnb and New York City settle suit over short-term rentals after city agrees to fine hosts and not the company for illegal listings — Airbnb has capitulated to the demands of lawmakers over its operations in New York City, the company's largest market in the United States …
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| April Siese / The Daily Dot: |
Jake Beckman, the creator of @SavedYouAClick, a Twitter account with 230K+ followers that aims to combat clickbait, creates @SavedYouATrick to oust fake news — For over two and a half years, Jake Beckman has been waging a war against clickbait. The flashy headlines peppered with teasers … | Bloomberg: |
Pandora's stock up 16% on reports of a possible sale; sources say Sirius XM approached the company again and Pandora has reached out to other potential suitors — Board hasn't responded to new engagement from Greg Maffei — Pandora advisers have begun soliciting interest from buyers
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| Matthew Reynolds / WIRED UK: |
Mirai-based botnet tried to hijack Deutsche Telekom, UK's TalkTalk and Post Office customer routers, disrupting internet access for over 1M customers — The Mirai worm also hit the broadband, internet and TV networks of 900,000 Deutsche Telekom customers — Around 100,000 Post Office … Sponsor Posts
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