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Sources: Facebook CSO Alex Stamos to leave amid disagreements with top execs over disinformation, will stay until August; his team is down from 120 to 3 people — Facebook's chief information security officer, Alex Stamos, will leave the company after internal disagreements over how the social network …
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| Channel 4 News: |
Cambridge Analytica execs filmed boasting of entrapping politicians with sex and bribes, explaining how to spread info online without it looking like propaganda — Senior executives at Cambridge Analytica - the data company that credits itself with Donald Trump's presidential victory …
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Facebook says it's hired a digital forensics firm to conduct an audit of Cambridge Analytica, which is complying, to help ascertain if leaked data still exists — We have hired a digital forensics firm, Stroz Friedberg, to conduct a comprehensive audit of Cambridge Analytica.
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| Reuters: |
Facebook under pressure for its data practices from Democratic and Republican lawmakers in US, the head of European Parliament, and UK officials and lawmakers — (Reuters) - Facebook Inc faced growing pressure on Monday after European and U.S. lawmakers called for investigations into reports …
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| Alexandria Sage / Reuters: |
Uber pauses self-driving tests in all cities after a pedestrian was struck and killed in AZ by one of its cars in autonomous mode that had a human safety driver — SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A woman was killed by an Uber self-driving sport utility vehicle in Arizona, police said on Monday …
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| Carolyn Said / San Francisco Chronicle: |
Tempe, AZ police say Uber likely not at fault for self-driving car fatality after preliminary investigations reveal collision was unavoidable in any mode — Pushing a bicycle laden with plastic shopping bags, a woman abruptly walked from a center median into a lane of traffic and was struck …
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| Bloomberg: |
President Trump signs an order prohibiting US transactions in Venezuela-issued digital currency, digital coins, and digital tokens — President Donald Trump banned U.S. purchases of a cryptocurrency the Venezuelan government is rolling out, as part of a campaign to pressure the government of President Nicolas Maduro.
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| Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: |
Google expands its Instant Apps to games in Play Store, letting gamers get a native app experience without having to formally install anything — Last year, Google launched Instant Apps, a way for developers to give users a native app experience that didn't involve having to install anything.
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| Adi Robertson / The Verge: |
Magic Leap launches a “creator portal”, which contains forums and a preview of its augmented reality SDK and other developer tools — Augmented reality startup Magic Leap is taking the first steps toward opening its platform to outside developers.| Paul Sawers / VentureBeat: |
Google Pay now lets you use prepaid public transport passes, starting in Las Vegas — Google has announced a new service that lets travelers use Google Pay in conjunction with prepaid virtual travel passes. — Google revealed in January that it was combining Android Pay and Google Wallet under …
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BlackBerry shares up 5%+ after announcing partnership with Microsoft to bring Office 365 mobile apps to its security-focused BlackBerry Dynamics for enterprise — - BlackBerry will partner with Microsoft to provide a secure environment for Microsoft Office apps.
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| eMarketer: |
eMarketer estimates Google and Facebook will capture 56.8% of US digital ad investment in 2018, down from 58.5% last year, as Amazon and Snapchat grow quickly — Amazon and Snapchat are experiencing faster growth Google and Facebook may control the bulk of the US digital ad market …
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| Facebook: |
In addition to Patreon-like subscriptions for creators, Facebook is testing badges and a leaderboard for top fans, new content rights management tools, more — By Fidji Simo, VP of Product and Sibyl Goldman, Director of Entertainment Partnerships — Every day on Facebook …
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Y Combinator Winter 2018 Demo Day 1 hosted 64 presentations, with robotics, fintech, and biotech startups taking the spotlight — Josh Constine Greg Kumparak Megan Rose Dickey Lucas Matney Katie Roof — Biotech, robotics, and fintech startups took the spotlight today at prestigious accelerator Y Combinator's 26th Demo Day.
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| Matt Weinberger / Business Insider: |
Ripcord CEO Alex Fielding to move to CPO role following investigation into allegations of harassment and a toxic work environment by fired employee — - Ripcord founder Alex Fielding will step aside as CEO, taking a new role as Chief Product Officer. He will remain on the Ripcord board.
Tweets: @inafried
| Tom Krazit / GeekWire: |
As Congress considers the CLOUD (Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data) Act, backed by Microsoft and other big tech firms, human rights groups raise concerns — The modern world of cloud computing, where data can moves seamlessly across most borders, presents challenges for law enforcement agencies … | Craig Silverman / BuzzFeed: |
How Facebook Groups are being exploited to spread misinformation, plan harassment, and radicalize people as group recommendations often surface trolling efforts — One week after the mass shooting in Parkland, Florida, those searching on Facebook for information about the upcoming March …
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