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| Jonathan Shieber / TechCrunch: |
SEC: paid endorsements of ICOs may be illegal if compensation is not properly disclosed, and, even with disclosure, paid promoters may be liable in some cases — The Securities and Exchange Commission has issued a stern warning to the celebrities, athletes and social media stars pitching investment opportunities in virtual currencies.
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| Olga Kharif / Bloomberg: |
The value of the Bancor token has dropped 56% since the June ICO, which raised ~$153M — Bancor has lost more than half of value since June offering — Developers question usefulness of market-making token — Bancor, one of the most successful initial coin offerings in the short history … | Vlad Savov / The Verge: |
HTC launches U11 Plus with 6-inch 2880x1440 LCD display, small bezels, 3,930mAh battery, IP68 water resistance, Alexa and Google Assistant support, for €799 — Ships with Oreo and more of the good stuff that made the U11 so appealing — The HTC U11 has been one of the best flagship Android phones …
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| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Google to shut down its QPX Express API for airfare data, which launched out of its ITA acquisition, on April 10, 2018 — As Google gradually builds out its footprint in travel search, the company is also making a move to shut down one of its data feeds to others in the travel space.| Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: US DoJ identified more than six members of the Russian government involved in hacking the DNC and could charge them next year, but arrests are unlikely — At least six Russian government officials are identified as part of ongoing investigation — The Justice Department … | Ben Popper / The Verge: |
Mark Zuckerberg says Facebook's efforts to prevent abuse will cut into future profits as company plans to double employees to police its platform — Under fire, the social network plans to spend big on security — Facebook was front and center in the news today, testifying before legislators …
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| Alex Heath / Business Insider: |
Facebook says 10% or ~207M accounts are estimated to be duplicates, up from 6% and fake accounts total ~60M, up to 2-3% from 1%, as detection methods improve — - Facebook quietly increased its number of estimated duplicate accounts from 6% to 10%. — Estimated fake accounts were raised to 2-3% from 1%.| Facebook: |
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| Bloomberg: |
Lenovo buys 51% of Fujitsu's PC business for $157M+, as its Q2 earnings beat estimates with revenue up 5% to $11.8B YoY, profit down 11% to $139M YoY — Lenovo Group Ltd. posted better-than-expected revenue as the PC maker benefited from a stabilizing global personal computer market.
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| Vlad Savov / The Verge: |
Razer Phone: 5.7" 120Hz 1440p display, 8GB RAM, Snapdragon 835, 12MP dual cameras, 4000mAh battery, but no audio jack, Oreo update 2018; ships Nov. 17 for $699 — Can you actually make an Android phone for gamers? Aren't they all spec-heavy beasts of incredible processing burden?
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| Washington Post: |
Lawmakers release a sampling of Russian Facebook ads placed during and after campaign — Lawmakers on Wednesday publicly shared several of the 3,000 Facebook ads bought by Russian operatives as they sought to shape American political conversation during the 2016 presidential election …
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| Jeremy Kahn / Bloomberg: |
London-based TransferWise raises $280M Series E, sources say at a $1.6B valuation and that the co-founders and others sold some shares to the new investors — Old Mutual, IVP lead investment round in London fintech — Company now valued at $1.6 billion, source familiar saidEMBARG
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| Joan Lowy / Associated Press: |
Sources: Trump admin quietly set aside Obama-proposed mandate requiring new cars to have wireless vehicle-to-vehicle communications technology — https://apnews.com/9a605019eeba4ad29347 41091105de42 — Link copied! — WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has quietly set aside plans … | Kevin McLaughlin / The Information: |
Source: VMware to acquire software-based networking startup VeloCloud; VeloCloud has raised $84M in funding since launch in 2012 — VMware has struck a deal to acquire software-based networking startup VeloCloud Networks, according to a person close to VeloCloud, in a move that is likely …
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