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Office of the Director of National Intelligence report: NSA collected 534M metadata records from US communications providers in 2017, up more than 3x from 2016 — The National Security Agency revealed a huge increase in the amount of call metadata collected, from about 151 million call records …
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A look at universities' struggles to retain AI researchers as Facebook opens new AI labs in Seattle and Pittsburgh after New York, Paris, and Montreal — SAN FRANCISCO — At a conference in Silicon Valley this week, Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook's chief executive, vowed that his company would …
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Email management service Unroll.me will stop serving EU users and delete all EU user accounts by May 24 as it's unable to comply with EU's GDPR — Put on your best unsurprised face: Unroll.me, a company that has, for years, used the premise of ‘free’ but not very useful ‘email management’ services … | Carole Cadwalladr / The Guardian: |
UK regulator orders Cambridge Analytica to hand over data it has on a US voter who brought a complaint, including how the data was obtained and how it was used — In landmark cross-border decision, Information Commissioner's Office gives company 30 days to comply with David Carroll's request
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Sources: Flipkart board approved in-principle to engaging Walmart on ~$15B bid with Alphabet investing too; Amazon bid unlikely to win due to competitive issues — MUMBAI/BENGALURU/NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Indian e-commerce firm Flipkart's board is yet to finalize a deal to sell a controlling stake …
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| Dara Kerr / CNET: |
NYC comptroller's report: Airbnb is responsible for ~10% of citywide rental increases between 2009-2016; Airbnb says not true as hosts are mostly sharing homes — New York City officials say rising rents across the city are partially Airbnb's fault. — The city's comptroller, Scott Stringer …
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Vine co-founder Dom Hofmann postpones Vine successor v2 indefinitely, citing need for funding, logistical issues conflicting with early-stage startup he runs — Citing funding and logistical issues — Vine co-founder Dom Hofmann announced today that his planned sequel to the popular …
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| Brittany A. Roston / SlashGear: |
Lyft partner Aptiv adds 30 self-driving cars with human safety drivers to Lyft's network in Las Vegas, with riders required to opt-in, expanding on its pilot — Aptiv has announced the launch of 30 self-driving cars in Las Vegas, all of them operating under the Lyft ridesharing network.
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Lenovo Mirage Solo review: a great wireless, standalone VR experience with Daydream WorldSense tech and 110° FoV but less content and 2x as pricey as Oculus Go — For a while now, there have been limitations on what you could do in virtual reality. You could walk around the room, but you were tethered to a PC.
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| Jason Del Rey / Recode: |
Former Ticketmaster CEO Nathan Hubbard has raised $30M+ over the last 18 months from a16z, pro sports teams, others for his new ticketing startup Rival — His startup, Rival, has raised more than $30 million from Andreessen Horowitz, Upfront Ventures and several pro sports teams.
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Apple shutting down Texture's magazine app on Windows after acquisition, will continue support for other platforms; Windows app was neglected before acquisition — Texture, the magazine subscription service that Apple purchased back in March, plans to shut down its Windows app at the end of June.
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