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Google's new anti-extremist steps: targeted AI algo training, more content flaggers, no inflammatory video monetization, ads targeting potential ISIS recruits — Editor's Note: This post appeared as an op-ed in the Financial Times earlier today. — Terrorism is an attack on open societies …
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| Tom Foster / Texas Monthly: |
The story of Whole Foods, its founder John Mackey, and his battle with an activist hedge fund that led to the Amazon acquisition — Editor's Note: On June 16, 2017, Whole Foods agreed to sell itself to Amazon for $13.7 billion. This is the exclusive story that led up to that momentous decision for the Austin-based grocery giant.
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| Jordan Crook / TechCrunch: |
Instacart, with four years left in its Whole Foods contract, says “Amazon just declared war” on grocery stores, faces difficult opportunity after Amazon deal — Yesterday, Amazon and Whole Foods ruined a perfectly slow news day on a Friday in June with the announcement …
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| Dan Goodin / Ars Technica: |
WikiLeaks documents show how CIA infected WiFi routers from 10 manufacturers including D-Link and Linksys to monitor and manipulate traffic, infect more devices — Latest Vault7 release exposes network-spying operation CIA kept secret since 2007. — Home routers from 10 manufacturers …
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| Steve Dent / Engadget: |
Qualcomm unveils reference design for smart speakers with support for Alexa and Google Assistant, also announces new chips for wireless audio products — The smart speaker trend started with Amazon's Echo, and now includes Google Home and Apple HomePod, but it could get a lot more crowded thanks to Qualcomm.
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| Harry McCracken / Fast Company: |
How Susan Wojcicki has led YouTube: navigating the company through ad-positioning woes, keeping creators happy, and refining YouTube TV while growing revenue — To outmaneuver traditional TV—and secure Google's future—YouTube's CEO must satisfy homegrown creators, risk-averse advertisers … | Chris O'Brien / VentureBeat: |
Snips raises $13M Series A for its smart assistant platform which works without the cloud — Snips announced today that it has raised $13 million to boost its launch of a new voice platform designed to give hardware makers an alternative to Google's Home and Amazon's Alexa.
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A look at Arianna Huffington's growing influence at Uber, where she has become one of Travis Kalanick's closest confidantes — SAN FRANCISCO — In April, Wan Ling Martello, the head of Nestlé in Asia, found herself seated across from Arianna Huffington, an Uber director and a founder …
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| Will Knight / MIT Technology Review: |
How Ant Financial uses AI to assess credit ratings, estimate damages for car insurance claims, talk to customers via chatbots, and operate other Alipay services — If you get into a car accident in China, you can simply pull out your smartphone, take a photo, and file an insurance claim with an AI system.| Valentina Palladino / Ars Technica: |
Huawei Matebook X review: good performance and has useful features like integrated fingerprint sensor and Dolby speakers, but pricey and has a laggy trackpad — Good in many ways, but you're really paying for the Apple-like design. — Huawei has been slowly pushing its way into the PC market.
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| Paul Sawers / VentureBeat: |
GSMA: 5B people, or two thirds of world's population, now have a mobile connection, with North America and Europe at 80%+ penetration and India at 54% — Planet Earth has hit a notable technological milestone, with five billion people globally — or two-thirds of the world's population — now laying claim to a mobile phone connection.| Kayla Matthews / Bitcoin Magazine: |
A study of 100+ companies in 38 countries estimates 3M+ people are using cryptocurrencies — Bridging the gap between financial systems and computer whizzes, cryptocurrencies are poised to gain ground in today's markets. These peer-to-peer systems utilize blockchain technology to conduct and verify transactions.Sponsor Posts
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