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Facebook launches new initiative to support independent academic research about the impact of social media on democracy and elections — By Elliot Schrage, Vice President of Communications and Public Policy, and David Ginsberg, Director of Research — Today, Facebook is announcing …
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Congress releases Zuckerberg's prepared testimony: “it's clear now that we didn't do enough” to protect data privacy, prevent fake news, election interference — Congress has released Mark Zuckerberg's prepared testimony ahead of Wednesday's hearing. — Here's the full testimony:
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| Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
Mark Zuckerberg's prepared testimony says Facebook dealt with several Russian threats, including from APT28, before the 2016 US election — The most interesting part of Mark Zuckerberg's prepared testimony for Congress that was released today shows that Facebook has been fighting Russian …
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| Megan Rose Dickey / TechCrunch: |
Uber acquires bike-sharing startup JUMP, source says for ~$200M; JUMP will continue running independently — Uber has acquired bike-sharing startup JUMP for an undisclosed amount of money. This comes shortly after TechCrunch reported that JUMP was in talks with Uber as well as with investors regarding … | Ben Lang / Road to VR: |
Leap Motion to release Project North Star, a low-cost open source AR headset dev kit with wide field of view, 1600x1400 display at 120 FPS, robust hand tracking — Over the last few weeks, Leap Motion has been teasing some very compelling AR interface prototypes, demonstrated on an unknown headset.
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Tweets: @ddiakopoulos, @sawaba, @leapmotion, @leapmotion, @ow, and @idedupe
| Richard Nieva / CNET: |
Twenty child advocacy and privacy groups ask FTC to investigate whether YouTube violates COPPA, a federal law designed to protect kids' online privacy — Consumer and privacy groups say the Google-owned video site is violating online child privacy laws. — YouTube is in hot water again …
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| Kai Stinchcombe: |
Blockchain's key promise of no-need-for-trusted-parties tech is largely irrelevant; systems built on trust, norms, and institutions inherently function better — Blockchain is not only crappy technology but a bad vision for the future. Its failure to achieve adoption to date …
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| Lucas Matney / TechCrunch: |
HQ Trivia pilots its first social feature, “Friends on HQ”, in the UK, to help users track friends' performance and show whether they're in the current game — The popular quiz startup HQ Trivia is beginning to roll out the first of many new social features to its app focused … | Jacob Kastrenakes / The Verge: |
HP debuts Chromebook x2, a detachable with keyboard cover and stylus, 12.3" IPS display, 4GB RAM, 32GB storage, 13MP camera, coming in June starting at $599 — Two weeks ago, Acer announced the first tablet running Chrome OS. And today, HP is announcing the second — and it's a lot higher end.
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Pew: the 500 most-active suspected bot Twitter accounts are responsible for 22% of links from prominent news and media sites that are shared on Twitter — An estimated two-thirds of tweeted links to popular websites are posted by automated accounts - not human beings
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TechCrunch, Engadget, Wired, Vox, Yahoo! Finance, Pew Research Center, CNET, The Outline, and Nieman Lab. Tweets: @sunfoundation
| Rani Molla / Recode: |
Amazon spent $22.6B on R&D for “technology and content” last year, more than any other US company, followed by Alphabet at $16.6B and Intel at $13.1B — Tech companies claimed the top five spots again this year. — Tech companies claimed the top five spots in the U.S …
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PayPal partnering with small US banks to offer traditional banking services like debit cards, direct deposits, and FDIC insurance to its customers — Company partners with small banks to offer debit cards, direct deposit and other services — PayPal PYPL -4.02% Holdings Inc. is nudging … | Apple: |
Apple debuts (PRODUCT)RED iPhone 8 and 8 Plus in 64GB and 256GB, available to order in select countries April 10 for the same $699+ price, in stores April 13 — All (PRODUCT)RED Purchases Help Provide Testing, Counseling and Treatment for Tens of Millions of People Living with HIV/AIDS
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