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About 10M people saw Russian ads on Facebook, 44% of ads were seen before Nov. 8, 50% of ads were for $3 or less; for 99% of the ads, less than $1,000 was spent — What was in the ads you shared with Congress? How many people saw them? — Most of the ads appear to focus on divisive social …
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| Max Read / New York Magazine: |
How Facebook's increasing size and scope, potential for abuse, and new use cases led Zuckerberg to rethink its neutral role and emphasize community values — The same company that gives you birthday reminders also helped ensure the integrity of the German elections.| Washington Post: |
Sources: Russians used Facebook's Custom Audiences retargeting tool to ID voters and send specific ads and messages to influence them — A sign at Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif. (Ben Margot/AP) — SAN FRANCISCO — Russian operatives set up an array of misleading Web sites …
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| Cale Guthrie Weissman / Fast Company: |
Facebook's Safety Check page for Las Vegas shooting promoted sites giving misinformation like Alt-Right News and End Times Headlines; Google highlighted 4Chan — In the wake of the deadly shooting in Las Vegas last night that left more than 50 dead and hundreds injured …
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| Johana Bhuiyan / Recode: |
Uber's Otto due diligence report has been made public as part of Uber v. Waymo lawsuit — Alphabet had been fighting to get ahold of this document for months over the course of its litigation against Uber. — A report that Alphabet wants to use in its lawsuit against Uber was made public today.| Chris Davies / SlashGear: |
Ring debuts Protect, a $199 home security system that includes base station, keypad, contact sensor, motion detector, and range extender, launching late October — It's clearly the season for home security systems, with Ring launching Ring Protect with the promise of 24/7 monitoring and easy installation.
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| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft discontinues Groove Music Pass service, effective December 31, partners with Spotify, which it will recommend to Windows users instead — Microsoft rebranded Xbox Music to Groove Music two years ago, in a bid to make its music streaming service more relevant to consumers.
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| Evan Blass / VentureBeat: |
Alleged renders of Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL leak, showing dual front facing speakers, redesigned launcher with a Google search bar above navigation buttons — EXCLUSIVE: — Unlike Apple, Google tends to hold just a single major hardware launch per year — and just like last year's event, this one will also be held on October 4.
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| Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
Facebook brings data-saving Messenger Lite beyond developing markets to the Google Play Store in US, Canada, UK, and Ireland, has no plans for iOS version — Facebook's data-conserving version of Messenger is no longer just for developing nations with slow networks.
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| Lucy Handley / CNBC: |
Bumble, a women-first dating app with 21M users, launches Bumble Bizz mode for professional networking in US, Canada, UK, France, and Germany — Would you use the same app to find a new job as well as a potential life partner? Bumble, the mobile dating app that has more than 21 million users around …
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| Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat: |
Sony PlayStation chief Andrew House, who drove the strategy and launch of the PS4, is leaving after 27 years; deputy president John Kodera is taking over — Andrew House, the president of Sony Interactive Entertainment, has resigned from his post and current deputy president, Tsuyoshi …
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| Amir Efrati / The Information: |
Sources: Waymo is preparing to launch commercial ride-sharing service powered by self-driving vehicles with no human “safety” drivers as soon as this fall — Waymo, Alphabet's self-driving car unit, is preparing to launch the first commercial ride-sharing service powered …
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| Ron Miller / TechCrunch: |
Oracle follows others with a new blockchain cloud service, built on the Hyperledger Fabric project, like IBM's Blockchain as a Service — Oracle is working hard to be a SaaS vendor that matters, whether with its new autonomous database service or getting involved with blockchain.
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| Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica: |
US Senate confirms Ajit Pai for another term at FCC in 52-41 vote — Democrats objected to Pai's re-nomination, but Republicans had his back. — The US Senate today gave Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai another term on the FCC. — Pai would have had to leave the FCC … Sponsor Posts
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