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A breakdown of all the data tech companies can collect during a low-key pizza and movie night with a friend, according to their privacy policies — The smartphones, Facebook accounts and other technology products deeply embedded in modern life help people get more things done every day.
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| Noah Kulwin / New York Magazine: |
Former Facebook, Google, Reddit execs, and other prominent technologists describe how Silicon Valley's business model undermined its dream of a networked utopia — Even those who designed our digital world are aghast at what they created. A breakdown of what went wrong — from the architects who built it.| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Sensor Tower: US iPhone users spent an average of $58 each on in-app purchases in 2017, up 23% YoY; entertainment apps spending up 57%, lifestyle apps up 110% — Games, dating apps and streaming services contributed to a rise in consumer spending in iPhone apps last year … | Jeff Dunn / Ars Technica: |
Google researchers showcase AI tech that can isolate individual voices within a noisy environment in videos with a single audio track by watching mouth movement — Google researchers try to replicate the “cocktail party effect” for computers. — Google researchers have developed …
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ExtremeTech, Android Police, SiliconANGLE, Engadget, Digital Trends, Firstpost, Tech Times, Inquirer, Boing Boing, SlashGear, Tom's Guide, and Google Research Blog. Tweets: @arstechnica
| Russ Juskalian / MIT Technology Review: |
How UN's Building Blocks program is using permissioned blockchain based on open source Ethereum code to distribute UN-facilitated food aid to recipients — A few times a month, Bassam pushes a shopping cart through the aisles of a grocery store stocked with bags of rice, a small selection of fresh vegetables, and other staples.| Chris Bing / Cyberscoop: |
As US Cyber Command's split from NSA approaches, sources describe tensions between military and intelligence about who should lead offensive cyber-operations — Cyber-warfare specialists serving with the 175th Cyberspace Operations Group of the Maryland Air National Guard engage in weekend training …
Tweets: @howelloneill and @lukolejnik
| Tom McKay / Gizmodo: |
Pentagon spokesperson says there has been a “2,000% increase in Russian trolls in the last 24 hours”, following Syria air strikes on Friday night — As Donald Trump's administration, backed by France and the UK, launched a series of missile attacks on Syrian installations allegedly used …
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| Jillian D'Onfro / CNBC: |
Google Maps volunteers working to stop fake reviews, ghost listings, impersonators, and other scammers say abuse is getting worse and Google isn't doing enough — - Fraud on Google Maps is not a new problem but a group of Maps advocates say that the number of fake reviews seems to have increased unfettered.
Tweets: @cnbc and @lutherlowe
| Benjamin Herold / Education Week: |
Study finds ~3,337 free apps in Google Play's Designed for Families program that may violate COPPA, a federal law aimed to protect children from online tracking — Thousands of free apps available in the Google Play store are potentially violating a major federal data-privacy law intended …
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Engadget, PoPETs/PETS, Digital Education, and Schneier on Security
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| Matt Day / The Seattle Times: |
Interviews and docs show why Microsoft has failed to hire/retain more women: a culture of casual sexism, male-dominated hierarchy, and poor grievance resolution — Court filings, internal documents and interviews with employees illustrate why Microsoft has failed to hire or retain more women …
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The Seattle Times. Tweets: @mattmday, @katrina_hrm, @byrosenberg, @tashasev, @mattmday, @kyweise, @jakebullinger, @mattmday, @mattdrange, and @rachelerman
| Chloe Aiello / CNBC: |
After testing home flipping marketplace for a year, Zillow itself will start buying and selling homes for cash; Zillow shares down 7.3% after announcement — - Zillow CEO Spencer Rascoff said the company's existing audience of sellers and buyers uniquely positions it for success as a real estate investor.
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Digital Trends, TechCrunch, Pretzel Logic, Zillow MediaRoom, Axios, Bloomberg, Wall Street Journal, GeekWire, Silicon Valley Business …, NASDAQ.com, HousingWire, MarketWatch, The Seattle Times, 24/7 Wall St., Stock Market News …, CNNMoney, Curbed, Motley Fool, Curbed, Fortune, PYMNTS.com, and Seeking Alpha. Tweets: @om
| Steven Sinofsky / Learning By Shipping: |
Dismissals by tech luminaries of the World Wide Web in early 1994 as immature tech with no utility are a cautionary tale for blockchain skeptics today — What was it like in 1993/4 when the web was new? Turns out the reaction at the time from luminaries was not far from today's reaction to innovation in Fintech.Sponsor Posts
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