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Microsoft and Ernst & Young announce blockchain-based content rights and royalties management network, first to be deployed for Microsoft's gaming partners — Blockchain might actually prove helpful for a change — In an effort to demonstrate there are actual uses for blockchain technology …
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| Julie Creswell / New York Times: |
As Amazon-run private label brands grow to roughly 100 with $25B in expected revenue over the next four years, potential antitrust concerns could arise — It started with a simple battery. — Around 2009, Amazon quietly entered the private label business by offering a handful of items under a new brand called AmazonBasics.
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| Nellie Bowles / New York Times: |
Experts say domestic abusers increasingly use connected home devices like smart locks, security cameras, and lighting to scare or spy on victims — SAN FRANCISCO — The people who called into the help hotlines and domestic violence shelters said they felt as if they were going crazy.
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| Rene Ritchie / iMore: |
Apple says the recent report of an iPhone brute force passcode hack “was in error, and a result of incorrect testing” — Update: Apple has provided me with the following statement, which should close the door on speculation surrounding this purported exploit:| Adam Lashinsky / Fortune: |
A look at the increasing rivalry between Alibaba and Tencent as they vie to dominate China's digital and retail economy — Jack Ma of Alibaba and Pony Ma of Tencent have built tech titans that dominate China's digital economy. Is the world big enough for both of them?| Jillian D'Onfro / CNBC: |
Interview with Danny Sullivan, who founded Search Engine Land and is now Google's “search liaison”, which entails giving explanations for company's errors — - His job is to help Google be more transparent and communicate better with the public at a time when it's facing increased public scrutiny.
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| Darrell M. West / Brookings: |
Survey of 2,021 US adult internet users: 61% are somewhat or very uncomfortable with robots; 52% say they will perform most human activities within 30 years — Fifty-two percent of adult internet users believe within 30 years, robots will have advanced to the point where they can perform …
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| Kevin Roose / New York Times: |
Facebook's blend of AI and humans to screen ads continues to snare non-political ads and legitimate news, angering some publishers as the process gets refined — What do a day care center, a vegetarian restaurant, a hair salon, an outdoor clothing maker and an investigative news publisher have in common?
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| Cho Mu-Hyun / ZDNet: |
Tumblr has agreed to cooperate with South Korean authorities to better monitor illegal porn distribution, Korea Communications Standards Commission says — Tumblr has agreed to better monitor illegal porn distribution with South Korean authorities after initially refusing to do so.| Megan Farokhmanesh / The Verge: |
Some millennials say screenshots of tweets tend to go more viral as Instagram memes because of its image-first identity, easy image discovery, and sharing tools — Content from Twitter or Tumblr finds new, remixed life on Instagram — As social media platforms grow more popular … | Shira Ovide / Bloomberg: |
Instagram's IGTV had a chance to learn from the embarrassments of YouTube and Facebook, like conspiracy videos, but seems to have largely ignored the lessons — Its new video venture seems ill-prepared to weed out inappropriate content. — Facebook Inc. didn't learn from the last two years of internet scandals.| Jordan Kahn / 9to5Mac: |
Apple acknowledges unresponsive or “sticky” key problem for some MacBook and MacBook Pro keyboards and launches free repair program — Apple today launched a new MacBook & MacBook Pro service program that it says covers a small percentage of users that might experience sticky, repeated characters or unresponsive keys.
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