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Facebook launches Messenger Kids, a standalone messaging app that lets kids under 13 chat with friends and family approved by their parents, on iOS in the US — For the first time, Facebook is opening up to children under age 13 with a privacy-focused app designed to neutralize child predator threats …
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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Target launches its own in-app mobile payments system on iOS and Android with debut of Wallet feature — As promisedearlier, Target today launched its own mobile payments system with the introduction of “Wallet” in the Target app. Wallet, as the name implies, allows Target shoppers in-store …
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SEC's new cyber unit dedicated to ICOs files its first charges over a scam by PlexCoin, which reportedly raised $15M and promised 13-fold profit within a month — A new division of the Securities and Exchange Commission dedicated to so-called “initial coin offerings” (ICOs) … | Natalia Drozdiak / Wall Street Journal: |
Apple reaches deal with Ireland on the terms of an escrow fund, allowing the transfer of ~$15.46B in allegedly unpaid taxes that EU ordered Dublin to retrieve — EU said tax deal with Ireland had allowed Apple to pay almost zero tax on European profits between 2003 and 2014| Bloomberg: |
Two US Senators say they redirected Shervin Pishevar funds to charities after misconduct claims; sources: some Hyperloop One board members ask Pishevar to leave — The investor backed Senators Kamala Harris and Cory Booker — Pishevar's startup is said to have held Sunday board meeting
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| Taylor Lorenz / The Daily Beast: |
Facebook removes posts, suspends users for phrases like “men are scum”; ~500 female comedians staged Nov. protest using the terms, most were suspended — When comic Marcia Belsky sarcastically replied “men are scum” to a friend's Facebook post back in October …
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Broadcom proposes replacing Qualcomm's board, a move viewed as a pressure tactic in the escalating fight over its proposed $105B takeover bid — SAN FRANCISCO — Broadcom on Monday proposed a slate of 11 directors to replace the entire board of Qualcomm, setting the stage for a proxy battle …
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| Chance Miller / 9to5Mac: |
Apple begins selling unlocked & SIM-free iPhone X in the U.S. — The iPhone X has been available for just over a month now, and as supply and demand start to balance out, Apple is expanding the lineup. Starting today, the iPhone X is available SIM-free and unlocked directly from Apple.
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Blockstack, which is building “a new internet for decentralized apps”, says it's raised $52M+ in ICO, with USV, Winklevoss Capital, Lux Capital among investors — Blockchain startup Blockstack says it raised $52.8 million in its ICO, finalized Friday.
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Global car brands are using voice recognition tech from iFlyTek, a Chinese AI company that is helping develop voice surveillance capabilities for the government — BEIJING — During President Trump's visit to Beijing, he appeared on screen for a special address at a tech conference.
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| Patrick Hatch / Sydney Morning Herald: |
Amazon's Australian arm says it has started taking orders, offering free shipping nationwide for purchases over A$49 — Australia's $300 billion retail sector will face its reckoning on Tuesday after global e-commerce giant Amazon ended months of speculation by flicking the switch on its local website.
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