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| Alex Hern / The Guardian: |
Christopher Wylie describes in detail how Cambridge Analytica used ML and Facebook data to micro target US voters, creating 253 predictions per profiled record — Whistleblower Christopher Wylie explains the science behind Cambridge Analytica's mission to transform surveys and Facebook data into a political messaging weapon
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| Nick Statt / The Verge: |
What to expect at Google I/O 2018: updates to Assistant, Home, and Material Design, more details on Android P, Wear OS, Google News, Chromecast gaming, and more — Google's annual developer conference will be a jam-packed affair about the future of Android, AI, and the smart home| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Nokia has acquired SpaceTime Insight, a California-based IoT startup that provides predictive analytics based on machine learning algorithms — Nokia last week said that it was selling off its digital health business, after failing to develop it into a substantial business itself …
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| Reid Forgrave / New York Times: |
How an infosec director at Multi-State Lottery Association spoofed random number generator software and almost pulled off the largest lottery scam in US history — The file landed on Rob Sand's desk with something less than a thud. Despite holding the contents of an investigation still open …
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| South China Morning Post: |
Profile of Tsinghua University, the MIT of China, which has produced 192 startup founders in the last three years — Wang Haili was facing the dire prospect of shutting down his semiconductor business when he reached out to a mentor at Tsinghua University, where he read his PhD in computer science and technology.Thanks:@chuakongho
| Ian Bogost / The Atlantic: |
Stories, made popular by Snapchat and Instagram, might be the first media format native to the smartphone and could be the dominant format of the future — Facebook's chief product officer, Chris Cox, made a remarkable announcement during a keynote at the company's big conference this week … | Wall Street Journal: |
House Democrats are preparing to release 3,000 Russia-linked Facebook ads, including their images, target groups, cost, and the number of users who viewed them — Lawmakers on House Intelligence Committee could release trove of ads as soon as this week — Democrats on the House Intelligence Committee … | Tara Siegel Bernard / New York Times: |
Robocall blocking service YouMail says there were 3.4B robocalls in April in US, up 900M/month YoY, despite efforts of regulators and lawmakers to stop them — It's not just you. — Those pesky robocalls — at best annoying disturbances and at worst costly financial scams — are getting worse.| Nikkei: |
Japanese financial watchdog introduces new regulations for cryptocurrency exchanges, including tougher registration and stricter management standards — Financial watchdog's tough new registration standards aim to promote compliance and protect customer assets
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| Brennan Weiss / Business Insider: |
Inside New York City Cyber Command, which is about a year old and leads the city's cyber defense, following cybersecurity reforms in cities like Los Angeles — - Most people have never heard of NYC Cyber Command (NYC3), but it is perhaps one of the most important government agencies in America's biggest city.
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| Peter Kafka / Recode: |
Warner Music Group has sold 75% of its stake in Spotify for ~$400M, becoming the latest big music label to do so, following Sony's sale last week — First Sony, now Warner Music Group. — As Spotify was getting its subscription music service off the ground, the world's biggest music labels took equity stakes in the company.
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| Mishaal Rahman / XDA Developers: |
New code in AOSP suggests Android P will restrict apps from monitoring phone's network activity, a serious privacy hole, but only for apps targeting Android P — But it only affects apps targeting Android P — A years-old privacy flaw will finally be coming to an end on Android.
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