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A look at how SoftBank, whose Vision Fund received $45B from Saudi Arabia, is handling the growing crisis over Khashoggi's disappearance — Since the disappearance and apparent killing of a dissident journalist in a Saudi Arabian consulate, some of the most powerful figures in business are distancing themselves from the kingdom.
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| Financial Times: |
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| Sam Levin / The Guardian: |
As Facebook shows media its election “war room” and efforts to fight interference, a study of disinfo on WhatsApp in Brazil's election shows more could be done — Corporation shows off room of engineers, data scientists and other experts but offers reporters few new specifics
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Tweets: @tonyromm, @nytopinion, @wired, @oliviasolon, @oliviasolon, and @ggreenwald
| Financial Times: |
Sources: Uber is developing a short-term staffing business, called Uber Works, that would utilize its database of workers for events and corporate functions — Uber is developing a new short-term staffing business, dubbed Uber Works, that would help to diversify its business ahead of next year's planned initial public offering.
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Telegraph, CNET, Business Insider, SlashGear, TechCrunch, CNBC, and The Verge
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| Juli Clover / MacRumors: |
Apple sends out invites for an event on October 30 at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in New York City, where updated iPads and MacBooks are expected — Apple today sent out media invites for a second major 2018 event set to be held in New York City on Tuesday, October 30 at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, Howard Gilman Opera House.
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| Rob Copeland / Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: data mining giant Palantir is weighing an IPO as soon as H2 2019; some bankers have told the firm it could IPO with a valuation of as much as $41B — Bankers have told the firm it could go public with a valuation as high as $41 billion — Data-mining giant Palantir Technologies Inc. …
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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Amazon says Whisper Mode for Alexa is rolling out to all users in the US and works in US English — At Amazon's Alexa event last month in Seattle, the company teased a new feature soon coming to its voice assistant: the ability to whisper. The company demonstrated how whispering a request …
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| Chris Welch / The Verge: |
Samsung debuts $1,000+ Galaxy Book 2, a Windows 2-in-1 to compete with Surface, with 12-inch OLED display, LTE, 4GB RAM, Snapdragon 850, on sale from November 2 — A couple weeks after Microsoft announced the Surface Pro 6, Samsung is today unveiling the $1,000 Galaxy Book 2 …
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Tweets: @lanceulanoff, @stevesi, @tomwarren, @dcseifert, and @dcseifert
| Laura Hazard Owen / Nieman Lab: |
A close look at the suit against Facebook on video metrics and a look back at many statements from publishers pivoting to video as Facebook touted the medium — “It will probably be all video.” — In June 2016, Nicola Mendelsohn, Facebook's VP for Europe, the Middle East and Africa …
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| Nikhilesh De / CoinDesk: |
The SEC launches FinHub, a new division to help fintech startups, including those launching ICOs, navigate the legal implications of their products — The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is launching a new division with the goal of making it simpler for fintech startups …
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U.S. Securities …, Forbes, Bitcoin Magazine, Cointelegraph, ThinkAdvisor, Axios, and Crowdfund Insider
| Anton Shilov / AnandTech: |
Samsung says it has started mass production of 7nm chips using an EUVL process that it claims enables 50% power and 20% performance improvements over 10nm chips — Samsung Foundry on Wednesday said that it had started production of chips using its 7LPP manufacturing technology …
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| Emil Protalinski / VentureBeat: |
Google Play gets better support for larger app bundles, subscription improvements, in-app updates, an expanded Google Play Instant, more — Google today unveiled a slew of Google Play developer news, including better support for larger Android app bundles, subscription improvements …
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| Ron Miller / TechCrunch: |
Google makes Compose actions, a feature for Gmail Add-ons, generally available to all users with integrations from Box, Dropbox, Atlassian, and Egnyte — Lately, Google has been all about shaving time off your everyday activities when sending emails. First they came out with smart responses …
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The Verge, Google Cloud Blog, ZDNet, 9to5Google, GeekWire, VentureBeat, and iPhone in Canada Blog. Tweets: @gsuite
| Lily Katz / Bloomberg: |
BitGo, which makes multi-signature cryptocurrency wallets, raises $58.5M Series B from Goldman, Mike Novogratz, and others, bringing total raised to $70M — - Startup guards digital currencies for institutional investors — Bank calls custody a ‘logical precursor’ to market making
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Business Wire, The Block, SludgeFeed, NewsBTC, CCN, Bitsonline, CryptoSlate, Bitcoinist.com, and CryptoGlobe
Tweets: @novogratz, @davidsacks, and @mdudas
| Dave Zohrob / Chartable: |
An in-depth analysis of how the Apple Podcasts top charts are being manipulated, and how that affects the podcast ecosystem, which relies on Apple's directory — How did an unknown show about real estate beat out Serial, Dr. Death, and The Daily? — Something weird has been happening on the Apple podcast charts lately.
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VentureBeat, 9to5Mac, and iPhone in Canada Blog
Tweets: @wnevius, @roseveleth, @dzohrob, @alexisohanian, and @garrytan
| Bloomberg: |
Twitter has published data sets of millions of tweets, images, videos, and thousands of accounts linked to Russia and Iran meddling for analysis by researchers — - Data includes images and videos from thousands of accounts — Tech firms remain under fire from lawmakers in EU, U.S.
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Twitter, Ars Technica, DFRLab, BuzzFeed News, Malwarebytes Labs, Kate Starbird, and The Next Web
Tweets: @policy, @benimmo, @katestarbird, @redstaranon, @alfredwkng, @atlanticcouncil, @derella, @jack, @apolyakova, @markdistef, @ridt, @kpoulsen, @karlbode, and @benimmo
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
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| For The Record: |
Spotify Premium gets streamlined navigation, personalized search, and endless artist radio, rolling out globally on iOS and Android starting today — We're always looking for ways to provide the best possible methods for people to discover and enjoy the music they love.| Valentina Palladino / Ars Technica: |
| John Voorhees / MacStories: |
Tweetbot 5 for iOS released as a free update, with a new icon, a new darker theme, Giphy integration, a tip jar for the developers, more — Tweetbot 5 for iOS is out with a new look that more closely resembles the latest Mac version, which was redesigned in May. Tapbots has also added … | Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
Uber redesigns its home screen to contextually recommend JUMP bikes or its cars depending on trip length, destination, and personal ride history — Contextual, personalized vehicle suggestions spotlight bikes — For the first time, Uber will make contextual, personalized suggestions … Sponsor Posts
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