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Wikipedia Zero, which partnered with 97 mobile carriers in 72 countries to provide 800M+ users access to Wikipedia at no data cost, is being discontinued — In an unexpected development, the Wikimedia Foundation announced on Friday that it is discontinuing Wikipedia Zero …
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| David Morgan / Reuters: |
Support for regulation of cryptocurrencies is growing in Congress, with members on both sides, including some free-market Republicans, calling for action — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Jolted by the global investment craze over bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, U.S. lawmakers are moving …
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| Steven Sinofsky / Learning By Shipping: |
Apple's reported new focus on software reliability isn't reactionary or a massive pivot, it's a predictable evolution of an extremely robust and proven system — The following was shared as a twitter thread. Here's the medium version. — 1/ Apple has a software problem.| Matthew Hutson / Science: |
Missing data hindering replication of AI studies as survey of 400 algorithms presented at major conferences finds just 6% included code, 30% included test data — Last year, computer scientists at the University of Montreal (U of M) in Canada were eager to show off a new speech recognition algorithm …
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| Dan Seifert / The Verge: |
Huawei Mate 10 Pro review: great build quality and performance with exceptional battery life, but the software is buggy and poorly designed for an $800 phone — Huawei's premier smartphone is let down by bad software — We're less than two months into 2018, and so far, the year hasn't been very good for Huawei.
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The Next Web, ZDNet, 9to5Google, v3.co.uk, Android Central, and TechRepublic. Tweets: @dcseifert
| Tuomas Forsell / Reuters: |
Nokia starts “strategic review” of its digital health business less than two years after buying Withings, plans 400+ job cuts as part of €1.2B cost-savings plan — HELSINKI (Reuters) - Finnish network gear maker Nokia has started a strategic review of its digital health business …
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| Jackie Snow / MIT Technology Review: |
CB Insights report: AI startup investment rose 141% YoY in 2017 to $15.2B with Chinese companies accounting for 48% of funding versus 38% for US companies — Of $15.2 billion invested in AI startups globally in 2017, 48 percent went to China and just 38 percent to America.
Tweets: @cbinsights and @techreview
| New York Times: |
Bipartisan group of senators proposes Cloud Act to access data stored overseas, authorizing DOJ to enter into agreements with countries with similar due process — Congress is now considering long-overdue legislation that authorizes faster access to internationally stored electronic data needed …
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| Kate Conger / Gizmodo: |
Former Meetup employees describe how competition from Facebook, being acquired by WeWork, and a mandatory arbitration agreement weakened the company's culture — Meetup was supposed to be different. — While much of the tech industry struggled to create inclusive work environments …
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Crunchbase News. Tweets: @vboykis, @stormyafternoon, @kateconger, @joshconstine, @tnewmstweet, and @melaniehannah
| Carolyn Said / San Francisco Chronicle: |
A look at changes in SF's short-term rental market, including a drop in listings and average price, as registration period for Airbnb and HomeAway hosts ends — SF short-term rentals transformed as Airbnb, others make peace with city. Stricter rules stop homes from becoming hotels.
Tweets: @cbloggy, @whimsley, and @sfchronicle
| Maiya Keidan / Reuters: |
Number of crypto hedge funds doubled to 226 in the last 4 months and is up from 37 at the start of 2017; assets under management reached between $3.5B and $5B — Maiya Keidan, Jemima Kelly — LONDON (Reuters) - Hedge funds focused on trading cryptocurrencies have struggled to eke out returns … | Danny Crichton / TechCrunch: |
Uncommon.co raises $18M Series A from Canaan Partners, Spark Capital, and Zeev Ventures, launches its platform that matches resumes to job descriptions — Traditional models of recruiting are a mess. At companies like Google, quite literally millions of people apply for open roles … Thanks:@vscpr
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