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MIT researcher behind study claiming Uber and Lyft drivers earn median profit of $3.37/hour says Uber's rebuttal was “thoughtful” and he'll re-run the analysis — (Reuters) - A Massachusetts Institute of Technology research group that this week reported nearly three-quarters of Uber Technologies …
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| Steve Kovach / Business Insider: |
Source: after Amazon refused to sell newer Nest products like its latest thermostat and alarm system, Nest decided to stop selling any of its products on Amazon — - Amazon decided not to sell any of the newer products from Google's smart home division Nest.
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| Pew Research Center: |
Study: in the US, 78% of 18-24 year olds use Snapchat, 71% use Instagram, 45% use Twitter; nearly 75% of US adults and 94% of 18-24 year olds use YouTube — A majority of Americans use Facebook and YouTube, but young adults are especially heavy users of Snapchat and Instagram
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| Chance Miller / 9to5Mac: |
KGI: Apple to release more affordable 13-inch MacBook Air in Q2, HomePod demand ‘mediocre’ so far — Reliable Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo of KGI Securities is today out with a pair of new investor notes on Apple. The analyst offers new supply chain details on the new iPhones coming this year, AirPods demand, and more.
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| Devin Coldewey / TechCrunch: |
Google AI can now easily replace the video background in YouTube stories on mobile, available in beta to a limited number of YouTube creators — Google researchers know how much people like to trick others into thinking they're on the moon, or that it's night instead of day …
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| Alex Heath / Cheddar: |
Sources: Snap is working on new Spectacles for Q3 focusing on performance; 3rd gen planned for 2019 with 2 cameras for 3D-like depth effects in videos for $300 — Snap Inc. plans to launch a second version of its Spectacles glasses this year followed by a more ambitious third version equipped …
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Tweets: @leeratliff, @markbealpr, @timbe2, @stevekovach, @willoremus, and @joshconstine. Thanks:@nycjim
| Nathan Vanderklippe / Globe and Mail: |
Human Rights Watch: China's Xinjiang region uses big data on everyday habits and AI for predictive policing to send people to political re-education camps — Barely seven months ago, a senior Chinese official promised that artificial intelligence could one day help authorities spot crime before it happens.
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| Evelyn Cheng / CNBC: |
Michael Arrington says he received SEC subpoena related to ICO investment, as did every crypto fund he talked to; source: SEC subpoenaed ~80 firms in ICOs probe — - “We received a subpoena. Every [crypto]fund I've talked to has received one," said Michael Arrington …
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VentureBeat, Crowdfund Insider, Cointelegraph.com News, and CoinDesk
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| Zack Whittaker / ZDNet: |
Researchers describe 10 possible attacks on LTE networks that allow eavesdropping on texts and calls, taking devices offline, and spoofing of emergency alerts — One of the ten attacks can create “artificial chaos” by sending fake emergency alerts to a large number of devices.| John McCrank / Reuters: |
Equifax expects $275M in 2018 costs from the data breach, says 2.4M additional customers were affected by 2017 cyber attack — NEW YORK (Reuters) - Equifax Inc (EFX.N) said on Friday it expects $275 million in costs in 2018 related to the credit reporting company's massive data breach last year …
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Tweets: @toddheberlein, @skuranda, @mikaelthalen, @lichtspektrum, and @zdnet
| Dan Goodin / Ars Technica: |
Developers fix vulnerability in geth, an app to run Ethereum nodes, that let “any kid with a machine and a script” steal funds, according to researchers — Hole made it possible to trick users into double spending and hack smart contracts. — Developers of Ethereum …
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| Paul Mozur / New York Times: |
China is prosecuting a citizen who shared a critical message on WhatsApp; message was likely obtained by hacking a phone or via spy in a WhatsApp group — SHANGHAI — Within its digital borders, China has long censored what its people read and say online. Now, it is increasingly going beyond … Sponsor Posts
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