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| Bryan Menegus / Gizmodo: |
Tumblr founder David Karp announces resignation from the company in email to staff, said decision came “after months of reflection on my personal ambitions” — After 11 years, Tumblr's founder and public face David Karp announced his resignation from the company in a staff email this afternoon.
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David's Log, The Verge, CNNMoney, Marketing Land, Axios, Recode, TechCrunch, Business Insider, Álex Barredo, Variety, Engadget, and Mashable
Tweets: @marcoarment, @tatiana, @seldo, @rrhoover, @joshconstine, @mathewi, @stevekovach, @mikeisaac, @mikeisaac, @caseynewton, and @caseynewton
| Ars Technica: |
Best 2017 Cyber Monday deals on smart home and media streaming devices, HDTVs, computers, smartphones, and other electronics and software — Greetings, Arsians! Courtesy of our friends at TechBargains, we have a big round of Cyber Monday deals to share. Well, at least some of the deals …
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The Verge, Android Authority, BGR, MacRumors, The Verge, Windows Central, GeekWire, Android Authority, MacRumors, New York Magazine, Mashable, FierceWireless, Mashable, Fortune, 9to5Toys, Gotta Be Mobile, Android Police, Kinja Deals, pcgamer, Business Insider, pcgamer, TIME, Houston Chronicle, Wirecutter, and CNET
| Kerry Flynn / Mashable: |
Snapchat now recommends contextual filters and borders based on photo content, recognizes items within a few categories like pets, sports, and food — Too lazy to be creative with Snapchat? Well, there's a new feature for you. — Snap quietly launched new filters that recognize what's …
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9to5Mac, MacRumors, Digital Trends, Engadget, AppAdvice.com, iMore, iDownloadBlog.com, TechSpot, The Verge, TechCrunch, Android Central, Tom's Guide, Ubergizmo, CNET, and iPhone in Canada Blog. Tweets: @kantrowitz
| Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
Facebook rolls out AI for suicide prevention globally with the exception of the EU after initial tests in US, to detect suicidal posts before they're reported — This is software to save lives. Facebook's new “proactive detection” artificial intelligence technology will scan all posts …
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Facebook, International Business Times, SiliconBeat, Gizmodo, Fast Company, Washington Post, BetaNews, Fortune, Axios, Reuters, and Mashable
Facebook: Mark Zuckerberg. Tweets: @khanoisseur, @joshconstine, @alexstamos, @hoofnagle, and @joshconstine. Thanks:@joshconstine
| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Amazon launches Sumerian, a browser-based tool to build AR, VR, and 3D apps quickly with minimal coding, available in preview starting today — We'd heard months ago that Amazon would be using its Re:Invent AWS event to roll out some a new service related to building in mixed reality — augmented reality and virtual reality.
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AWS News Blog, Amazon.com, SiliconANGLE, Ars Technica, TechCo, iDownloadBlog.com, CNET, SiliconANGLE, Engadget, The Register, GeekWire, MSPoweruser, ZDNet, Forbes, VentureBeat, and iPhone in Canada Blog. Thanks:@ingridlunden
| Charlie Warzel / BuzzFeed: |
YouTube's search autofill found to surface disturbing results like “how to have s*x with your kids”, which YouTube says it quickly removed and is investigating — Dozens of users have reported that a YouTube search for “how to have” is auto-completing with pedophiliac phrases.
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The Hill, TechCrunch, BBC, Tubefilter, Business Insider, 9to5Google, and The Next Web. Tweets: @cwarzel
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Jellies launches on iOS as an ad-free, $5/month video service for kids, which handpicks all of its videos and aims to be a safe alternative to YouTube Kids — As YouTube reels from a series of scandals related to its lack of policing around inappropriate content aimed at children … | Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
McAfee acquires cloud security startup Skyhigh Networks, which was last valued at $400M, amid ongoing consolidation in the security industry — After spinning out as a standalone security business from Intel earlier this year, McAfee has made its first acquisition.
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Business Wire, Skyhigh, Silicon Valley Business …, ZDNet, and PE Hub Blog
| Samuel Axon / Ars Technica: |
Many devs say they are happy with the resources and recommendations Apple provided for the transition to iPhone X's notch, taller screen, and home indicator — iPhone app and game devs assess the iPhone X and share experiences with it. — The heart of the iPhone X's pitch is third-party apps.| Brian Krebs / Krebs on Security: |
How SSNs plus birthdates can still be leveraged to access tons more data via US FAFSA site, after an IRS tool with a similar flaw was disabled in March — KrebsOnSecurity has sought to call attention to online services which expose sensitive consumer data if the user knows a handful … | Kelsey Gee / Wall Street Journal: |
Growing number of US employers, particularly in retail, restaurant, and service sectors, are giving workers faster access to wages through payday apps — Instant pay helps boost employee attendance, but can make saving hard to do — For more workers across America, every day is payday.| David Pierce / Wired: |
Firefox Quantum, built from the ground up as multi-device browser, has useful features, strong privacy protections, is faster & better at memory use than Chrome — IT'S BEEN YEARS since I gave a second thought to my web browser. Safari's fine, Microsoft Edge is whatever, I think Opera still exists?
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Computerworld, ExtremeTech, and TechSpot
Tweets: @reis_pt, @dev_meltus, @ryanfeeley, @wired, and @anildash
| Lauren Gensler / Forbes: |
Barracuda Networks, a cloud computing and data security company, goes private through purchase by private equity firm Thoma Bravo in a $1.6B all-cash deal — Barracuda Networks, a cloud computing and data security company, said on Monday that it has agreed to be taken private in a $1.6 billion deal.
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