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Twitter puts account of Alex Jones in read-only mode for seven days after a tweet violated policy; he can browse but can't tweet, retweet, or like other posts — Twitter has cut off Alex Jones from key functions of his account after the founder and star of conspiracy site Infowars violated another Twitter policy.
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| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft begins rolling out OneDrive's new folder protection feature that automatically backs up your PC's documents, pictures, and desktop folders — A great new addition for Windows 10 users — Microsoft is rolling out a new folder protection feature for OneDrive.
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Y Combinator names former Baidu COO Qi Lu as CEO of Y Combinator China, a new Chinese arm it says may start as soon as next summer — - This marks the seed investor's first international program — Former Baidu COO, Qi Lu, will oversee the rollout in China
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| Steve Stecklow / Reuters: |
Investigation finds 1,000+ Facebook posts, comments, and media attacking Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar, highlighting Facebook's woeful attempts to fix the issue — Reuters found more than 1,000 examples of posts, comments and pornographic images attacking the Rohingya and other Muslims on Facebook.
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| Ry Crist / CNET: |
Amazon and Microsoft begin rolling out Alexa and Cortana integrations, with the ability to ask each assistant to “open” the other — Alexa and Cortana: Tech's new BFFs? — That's the premise behind a cooperative effort from Amazon and Microsoft that lets Alexa users cue up Cortana on their Echo speakers.
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| Lily Hay Newman / Wired: |
Researchers detail Foreshadow, a speculative execution flaw in secure enclaves on Intel processors, mitigated by May/June microcode fixes, patches coming today — IN CYBERSECURITY CIRCLES, this has been the year of Spectre and Meltdown, not only because the chip vulnerabilities …
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Sources: WhatsApp cofounder Jan Koum has continued to show up at least monthly at the Facebook office to secure his stock rewards of ~$450M — Jan Koum said he was leaving Facebook in April, but has been making periodic appearances in the office to secure stock rewards| Arjun Panchadar / Reuters: |
Report: Uber has been urged by investors to sell off its self-driving car unit, which has lost $125M-$200M per quarter over the last 18 months — (Reuters) - Investors have told Uber Technologies Inc [UBER.UL] it would be wise to sell off its self-driving car unit after it racked up losses … | Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss / Reuters: |
US cryptocurrency investor sues AT&T in LA District Court seeking $224M in damages after $23.8M in currency was allegedly stolen via SIM swap fraud — NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. entrepreneur and cryptocurrency investor Michael Terpin filed a $224 million lawsuit on Wednesday …
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| Shira Ovide / Bloomberg: |
Analysis of 150 US tech companies that have gone public since 2010 and are still operating independently finds about 37% are spending beyond their means — The burn rate jeopardizes their future and hurts investors. — It's time to get real about the financial fragility of young technology companies.
Tweets: @lisaabramowicz1
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Sources: China freezes game approvals amid a restructuring within regulatory administrations, affecting all online, mobile, and console games — - The halt has shaken Tencent as smaller players struggle — Regulatory administrations are said to be under restructuring
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| C. Scott Brown / Android Authority: |
Source and leaked pictures suggest Fitbit's Charge 3 will lack GPS, have a full touchscreen, water resistance of 50 meters; Special Edition to likely have NFC — - A massive leak just gave us almost all necessary info on the Fitbit Charge 3. — The upcoming fitness tracker …
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Sources: Amazon's Twitch has been pursuing exclusive livestreaming deals with popular companies and personalities, offering millions per year in some cases — It wants to turn its Twitch online hangout for avid gamers into a broader video service. — YouTube has become synonymous …
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| Zeynep Tufekci / MIT Technology Review: |
How digital technologies and social media went from being hailed as tools of freedom during the Arab Spring to being blamed for upheavals in Western democracies — To understand how digital technologies went from instruments for spreading democracy to weapons for attacking it, you have to look beyond the technologies themselves.
Facebook: Zeynep Tufekci. Tweets: @zeynep, @fugueish, @mathewi, @carnage4life, @david_body, and @justinhendrix
| Karissa Bell / Mashable: |
Hundreds of Instagram users have reported their accounts hacked and their emails and phone numbers tied to accounts changed, preventing account recovery — Krista, an Instagram user with more than 4,500 followers on her fitness account, noticed something strange on Saturday evening: she had been logged out of her account.
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| Alex Konrad / Forbes: |
Bumble announces Bumble Fund, a $1M+ fund aimed at startups founded and led by females with investments of $5,000-$250,000 — Bumble Fund at work: Cleo Capital managing director and fund adviser Sarah Kunst, left, poses with Bumble COO Sarah Jones Simmer, right, and recently-backed entrepreneur Anasofia Gomez.| Julie Bort / Business Insider: |
In lawsuit against IAC, Tinder's co-founders and execs allege sexual misconduct by former Tinder CEO and a coverup by the company; IAC says suit is “meritless” — - Included in a jaw-dropping lawsuit brought by Tinder's founders against its parent company, IAC, are allegations of sexual misconduct against its former CEO.
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