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A look at upcoming Android Go phones, which are mostly low-end devices for ~$100 with 1GB RAM or less, announced at MWC: Nokia 1, Alcatel 1X, and ZTE Tempo Go — Android Go is stripped down for low-end devices, and here's our first look at them. — Mobile World Congress is happening this week …
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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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| Wayne Ma / Wall Street Journal: |
Marriott US staffer says he was fired after HR questioned him on Tibet-related tweet he liked via Marriott's account; China pressured Marriott over Tibet issue — The severity of the penalty—termination, not reprimand—highlights the unforgiving consequences for companies that offend China| Paul Mozur / New York Times: |
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| Issie Lapowsky / Wired: |
Facebook says it doesn't know how many followed Russia's IRA accounts on Instagram; researcher finds that 27 of 170 deleted accounts had ~2.2M followers total — FOR MORE THAN a year, Jonathan Albright has served as something of a one-man General Accounting Office for the tech industry.
Tweets: @rasmus_kleis, @justinhendrix, @wired, @nycsouthpaw, and @benioff
| Drew Lindsay / The Chronicle of Philanthropy: |
Anonymous Bitcoin philanthropist Pine discusses his donations of ~5000 BTC, now worth ~$57M; non-profits such as EFF and Watsi describe receiving the donations — One day in January, Linda Tannenbaum opened an email that would radically change her small, medical-research charity almost overnight.
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| Motherboard: |
Researchers say IOTA, a cryptocurrency project with $5B+ market cap, has major security flaws; IOTA developers try to deflect claim with questionable responses — Leaked emails between IOTA developers and researchers have landed the cryptocurrency in hot water.
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| Gardiner Harris / New York Times: |
State Department has spent $0 of the $120M allocated by Congress since late-2016 to counter foreign efforts to meddle in elections or sow distrust in democracy — WASHINGTON — As Russia's virtual war against the United States continues unabated with the midterm elections approaching … | Frank Chaparro / Business Insider: |
Coinbase plans to add 250 staff, and Circle says it wants to add ~200, while source says Kraken plans to add 800, each to roughly double their headcount in 2018 — - A slew of crypto exchanges are looking to hire, with Coinbase, Kraken, and Circle preparing to double their head count in 2018.| New York Times: |
Advertisers complain Facebook is inconsistent and gender biased in its process of determining whether images should be rejected for being sexually suggestive — Advertisers, especially smaller ones, complain of inconsistency and gender bias in the process that determines whether images are rejected for being sexually suggestive.| Karl Bode / Motherboard: |
Google Fiber deployment has slowed due to high costs, challenges from politically powerful incumbent ISPs, and the potential of next-gen wireless broadband — Google's ‘pause’ is driven largely by executive frustrations with fiber deployment costs and a fascination with the potential of next-generation wireless.
Tweets: @hypervisible, @counternotions, @karlbode, and @hoofnagle
| Lina M. Khan / New York Times: |
If SCOTUS rules for Amex in a case on antitrust exemptions it will enable tech giants to engage in anti-competitive behavior if they can claim no harm to users — Big tech platforms — Amazon, Facebook, Google — control a large and growing share of our commerce and communications … | Rani Molla / Recode: |
Adobe Analytics: the time smartphone users spend on websites per visit has decreased by 10% since 2015; the amount of money spent per visit has increased by 27% — Faster mobile speeds could mean more money for online retailers. — Each time Americans visit retail websites on their phones, they're spending less time but more money.Sponsor Posts
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