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Facebook removes 652 Pages, groups, and accounts on Facebook and Instagram after a FireEye tip led it to investigate inauthentic behavior out of Iran and Russia — Today we removed multiple Pages, groups and accounts for coordinated inauthentic behavior on Facebook and Instagram.
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Twitter says it has suspended 284 accounts for engaging in coordinated manipulation and that many of the accounts appeared to originate from Iran — Working with our industry peers today, we have suspended 284 accounts from Twitter for engaging in coordinated manipulation. Based on our existing analysis, it appears many of these accounts originated from Iran.
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Walmart partners with Rakuten Kobo to launch Walmart eBooks, with a catalog of 6M+ titles and a $9.99/month Audible-like subscription service for audiobooks — Walmart ratcheted up its battle with Amazon, planting a stake on the e-commerce giant's turf by selling e-books for the first time.
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Xiaomi unveils ~$300 6.18-inch Pocophone F1 with flagship level specs of Snapdragon 845, 6GB RAM, 64GB storage, 4,000mAh battery, 20MP camera, Full HD+ display — Xiaomi is one of the most respected smartphone brands in India, but apparently that wasn't not good enough.
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One Medical, a members-only tech platform offering concierge medical services, raises $350M from Carlyle Group to help double up offices and offerings — One Medical has confirmed to TechCrunch it has closed on funding from the Carlyle Group for a new cash infusion worth $350 million.| Andrew J. Hawkins / The Verge: |
A look at Waymo's self-driving car depot in Phoenix and the progress of its Early Rider program, which offers free test rides to 400+ members — Waymo is ready to start charging for its self-driving trips, but first, it needs to master the dreaded art of fleet management| Sarah Frier / Bloomberg: |
Inside the Snapchat “Council” where employees discuss their inner thoughts, and Evan Spiegel's attempts at self-improvement after company's DAU decline — On the second floor of the new headquarters of Snap Inc. in Santa Monica, Calif., is a room dedicated to helping employees open up.
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| Jon Russell / TechCrunch: |
In its first quarter since going public, Xiaomi posts $2.1B profit on revenue of $6.6B, up 68% YoY, but posts operating loss of $1.1B due to IPO-related costs — Chinese smartphone firm Xiaomi has posted a $2.1 billion profit for its first quarter of business as a public company on account of growing smartphone and hardware sales.
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A look at Intrusion Truth, an anonymous group that since last April has been posting info about alleged members of state sponsored Chinese hacking unit APT10 — Since April last year, a group calling itself ‘Intrusion Truth’ has trickled out the real names of hackers working for Chinese intelligence.
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| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
In its first earnings after IPO, Dutch payments company Adyen reports H1 revenues of €256.4M up 67.3% YoY, with net income of €48.2M, up 74.6% YoY — After Adyen's huge debut on the public markets in June that saw the stock go up 92 percent on its first day of trading …
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Santa Clara Fire Department says Verizon throttled “unlimited” data plan to a fire truck during Mendocino wildfire response; Verizon says it made a mistake — Fire dep't had to pay twice as much to lift throttling during wildfire response. — Verizon Wireless' throttling …
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| Olga Kharif / Bloomberg: |
Chainalysis: Bitcoin Cash payments down to $3.7M in May from $10.5M in March, Bitcoin payments totaled $60M in May, down from $412M in September — - Commercial use of Bitcoin Cash dropped to $3.7 million May — Chainalysis says there are few larger users of the coin| Zheping Huang / South China Morning Post: |
China shuts down ~8 blockchain and cryptocurrency news accounts on WeChat and bans hotels in downtown Beijing from hosting events promoting cryptocurrencies — The two incidents are the latest instances of China's continuing crackdown on cryptocurrencies, which began last September with bans on local exchanges and ICOs| TechCrunch: |
A look at the 59 startups that presented at Y Combinator's Summer 2018 Demo Day 2 — From yeast-grown Cannibinoids to project management software to consumer apps looking to gauge opinions on college campuses, there was quite the wide variety of spaces represented on the second day of pitches from Y Combinator's Summer 2018 class.
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Facebook says it will forego its 30% share of in-app revenue for Messenger's Instant Games on Android — Facebook has announced it is going to forego its 30 percent share of Instant Games in-app revenue on the Android platform. — Instant Games are casual titles that can be shared … | Yimian Wu / China Money Network: |
China-based Duiba, the company behind interactive advertising platform Tui'a and other services aimed at the enterprise market, raises $110M Series C — Private equity firms Orchid Asia Group and TPG have led a US$110 million series C round in Chinese enterprise solution provider Duiba … | Erin Griffith / New York Times: |
Grocery e-commerce company Boxed raises $110M Series D led by Japanese retail chain Aeon Group; source says the startup is now valued at $600M — Chieh Huang spent years trying to get grocery industry executives excited about the technology at Boxed, his grocery e-commerce company.
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Getaround, a San Francisco-based peer-to-peer car sharing service, raises $300M Series D led by SoftBank: source says at more than $800M post-money valuation — SoftBank Group Corp. is leading a $300 million funding round into Getaround, a San Francisco-based car-sharing service.
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