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Cloudflare debuts 1.1.1.1, a free privacy-first consumer DNS service, which collects as little info as possible and wipes logs daily, retains KPMG as an auditor — Cloudflare's mission is to help build a better Internet. We're excited today to take another step toward that mission …
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Facebook: Dragos Ruiu. Tweets: @turkeyblocks, @wbsmolen, @timbray, @apnic, @bellatweetz, @grittygrease, @bad_packets, @humphd, @troyhunt, @est1608, @kennwhite, @consentsoftware, @textile01, @marilink, @dylanbeattie, @ow, and @hadip
| Ezra Klein / Vox: |
Q&A with Mark Zuckerberg about Facebook's hardest year, how it has changed the company's future ambitions, and his faith in its mission — “We will dig through this hole, but it will take a few years.” — It's been a tough year for Facebook. The social networking juggernaut found itself engulfed …
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Tweets: @ezraklein, @sivavaid, @zeynep, and @moorehn
| Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
Facebook is building a Custom Audiences certification tool that will require a written pledge from advertisers that they have user consent for ad targeting data — Facebook is scrambling to add safeguards against abuse of user data as it reels from backlash over the Cambridge Analytica scandal.
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PYMNTS.com, Peter O'Kelly's Reality Check, Dare Obasanjo, CNET, Digital Trends, Engadget, and Seeking Alpha
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| Tom Pendergast / Wired: |
GDPR in the EU and similar laws in other countries, along with Facebook/Cambridge Analytica scandal, may point to global shift in favor of personal data control — THE HEADLINES ABOUT the trade wars being touched off by President Trump's new tariffs may telegraph plenty of bombast and shots fired … | Gemini Advisory: |
Payment systems at Saks Fifth Avenue and Lord & Taylor stores breached; credit card data of 5M+ customers allegedly stolen — Key Judgements — On March 28, 2018, a JokerStash hacking syndicate announced the release for sale of over five million stolen credit and debit cards| Nicholas Thompson / Wired: |
Q&A with President Emmanuel Macron on France's new AI strategy, which will see the government invest €1.5B over five years into open AI research and startups — ON THURSDAY, EMMANUEL Macron, the president of France, gave a speech laying out a new national strategy for artificial intelligence in his country.
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Facebook: Nicholas Thompson. Tweets: @paddycosgrave, @sunfoundation, @lindayueh, @pernillet, @lukecraven, @benjaminhaddad, @sabben, @lugaricano, @willrich45, @nxthompson, @jason_ribeiro, @chassnews, @notpatrick, @emmanuelmacron, @akikofujita, @christianhern, @alessandrachha1, @ambermac, @nathanbenaich, and @om
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Report: US households using only over-the-top streaming services nearly tripled since 2013 to 14.1M but still represent just 11% of all TV households — The number of U.S. households using only over-the-top streaming services to access TV programming and movies has nearly tripled over the past five years …
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Video Advertising Bureau, Motherboard, Tom's Guide, BGR, Tom's Guide, Forbes, VideoInk, DSLreports, and Adweek
| Ryne Hager / Android Police: |
Roundup of April Fools' Day gags and pranks from tech companies — April Fools' day is almost upon us, but each year at least a few companies are unable to restrain themselves, pushing out their pranks early. Google's various divisions do a decent job each year.
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The Keyword, Axios, South China Morning Post, Bloomberg, TechCrunch, CNET, Electrek, The Verge, Polygon, Pocketnow, 9to5Mac, Kotaku, Pokémon GO, BGR, Google Japan Blog, SlashGear, The Verge, NBC Bay Area, AppleInsider, Neowin, Digital Trends, CNET, The Keyword, Inverse, Nintendo Everything, Digital Trends, iPhone in Canada Blog, Fast Company, BetaNews, Android Central, Fortune, VentureBeat, The Next Web, Tech Times, 9to5Google, and CNET
Tweets: @elonmusk, @pogue, @timsteno, @jonostrower, and @cgrantwsj
| Bloomberg: |
How Google, carriers, and startups plan to capitalize on the Citizens Broadband Radio Service spectrum, likely to be freed from US military control this year — A bold plan to open up spectrum could rock the wireless industry and prove a $260 billion win for consumers. Guess-who would also make out all right.| Theodore Schleifer / Recode: |
Profile of Spotify's CFO Barry McCarthy as the company prepares for its unusual direct listing on NYSE this Tuesday — Spotify's CFO pushed for this week's direct listing, which could change life for Wall Street and for big tech startups. — When Spotify goes public Tuesday … | Wall Street Journal: |
Rural internet and cable providers worry that regulations against Huawei will hurt their margins by forcing them to buy pricier equipment from Western suppliers — Some rural internet providers rely on telecom gear from China's Huawei, which faces potential new restrictions from FCC, Congress| Geoff Golberg: |
Investigation of a Twitter user's followers shows that Twitter is relatively good at detecting fake/bot accounts but only removes a fraction of them — Someone bought my Twitter account 10K fake/bot followers, and here's what I learned about Twitter's spam detection tools — Story First, Data SecondSponsor Posts
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The new primitives of agentic software delivery — This goes beyond code generation. We're connecting people, AI, and feedback across the software development lifecycle.
The new primitives of agentic software delivery — This goes beyond code generation. We're connecting people, AI, and feedback across the software development lifecycle.
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The best sales leaders aren't job hunting. Here's how to reach them without months of cold outreach. — Our team came from Box, Square, and Brex, so we already know the GTM leaders worth meeting.
The best sales leaders aren't job hunting. Here's how to reach them without months of cold outreach. — Our team came from Box, Square, and Brex, so we already know the GTM leaders worth meeting.
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Pro Tips: 5 ways to keep your OKR rollout on track past the three-month mark — Three months into an OKR rollout is when the cracks appear. Manual tracking stalls, CRM data and strategic goals drift apart, and missed targets catch leaders by surprise.
Pro Tips: 5 ways to keep your OKR rollout on track past the three-month mark — Three months into an OKR rollout is when the cracks appear. Manual tracking stalls, CRM data and strategic goals drift apart, and missed targets catch leaders by surprise.
IDrive:
Protecting your Cloud Applications Data — Backing up Office 365, Google Workspace, Dropbox & Salesforce data is critical to preventing data loss or corruption, complying with laws and avoiding critical downtime in case of a disaster.
Protecting your Cloud Applications Data — Backing up Office 365, Google Workspace, Dropbox & Salesforce data is critical to preventing data loss or corruption, complying with laws and avoiding critical downtime in case of a disaster.Featured Podcasts
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Tobi Lütke on the AI agent revolution and future of Shopify
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Inside Anthropic's IPO + How AI Agents Spy on Your Messages
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Channels with Peter Kafka:
You Can't Escape AI. Here's How to Live With It.
Media and tech aren't just intersecting - they're fully intertwined. To understand how those worlds work, Peter Kafka talks to industry leaders, upstarts and observers.
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Training Data:
European Defense Sovereignty Starts in the Factory: Stark's Uwe Horstmann and Johannes Schaback
Sequoia Capital partners host conversations with leading AI builders and researchers to develop a deeper understanding of the evolving technologies and their implications.
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The airline CEO putting Starlink on every plane
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