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Jack Dorsey defends Twitter on Sean Hannity's radio show for not taking action against Alex Jones, denies Twitter “shadow bans” users based on politics — - Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey briefly called in to right-wing commentator Sean Hannity's radio show on Wednesday.
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Twitter needs a code of values requiring it to make tough calls on high-profile and malevolent figures like Alex Jones — The platform won't ban the dangerous liar Alex Jones because he “hasn't violated our rules.” Then what's the point of these rules? — This week, Alex Jones …
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New York City Council votes to cap Uber and Lyft, becoming the first US city to do so, imposing a 12-month freeze on new licenses — New York plans to cap ride-hailing services including Uber and Lyft, becoming the first U.S. city to take such a step.
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Comcast Xfinity flaws exposed partial home addresses and Social Security numbers of over 26.5M customers; Comcast has patched the vulnerabilities — Comcast Xfinity inadvertently exposed the partial home addresses and Social Security numbers of more than 26.5 million customers … | Justin Lynch / Fifth Domain: |
DHS official says at BlackHat that DHS-funded researchers found major vulnerabilities in phones sold by all four major US carriers, doesn't list manufacturers — Research funded by the Department of Homeland Security has found a “slew” of vulnerabilities in mobile devices offered …
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Anki unveils Vector home robot that can detect your face, answer questions, and play games, shipping in October for $249.99, says it has sold 1.5M robots — If there's a robot uprising anytime soon, it seems unlikely to start in our living rooms. Robotic vacuums like Roomba sell well because they are so handy.
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Docs show how Google's building its censored search engine for China, codenamed Dragonfly, using subsidiary 265.com to compile a list of sites China's blocking — Google analyzed search terms entered into a Beijing-based website to help develop blacklists for a censored search engine …
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| Casey Newton / The Verge: |
CEO says Pandora plans to launch its podcast genome project, a personalization feature announced in January and similar to its music recommendations, this year — Why the streaming music pioneer is focusing on podcasts — Breaking down music into its component parts helped Pandora build …
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IBM and Maersk's blockchain platform TradeLens launches globally with 94 clients, says it has captured 154M+ shipping events during the 12-month trial — Cargo shipping giant Maersk and IBM announced TradeLens, a technology that applies blockchain technology to world's global supply chain.| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Roku brings The Roku Channel, its free ad-supported streaming video offering, to the web and updates navigation on devices to add Featured Free section — Roku's homepage also expanded to include ‘Featured Free’ content — Roku is today bringing its free, streaming entertainment destination … | Janko Roettgers / Variety: |
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Intel says it earned $1B in 2017 from sales of Xeon processors running AI workloads in data centers and provides an update for its data center chip roadmap — Optane DC persistent memory ships to Google, Xeon roadmap, and more revealed — At Intel's Data-Centric Innovation Summit today in Santa Clara …
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| Kashmir Hill / Gizmodo: |
How Facebook's People You May Know feature became one of its most important tools for connecting people while creating problems for users unable to opt out — In May 2008, Facebook announced what initially seemed like a fun, whimsical addition to its platform: People You May Know.
Tweets: @kashhill
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Apple says iOS' Health Records, which improves patient data portability, now has 75+ different health institutions on board, up from 12, and uses open standards — Apple's initiative to enable iPhone users to securely access and carry their own medical records has continued to expand … Sponsor Posts
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