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| Fred Wilson / AVC: |
Recent news serves as a reminder that operators in startups and venture capital should work to ensure their investors are not bad actors — I got an email from the CEO of one of our portfolio companies last week. — It asked a very basic question, but one that I don't recall being asked before:
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| New York Times: |
Detecting fake news using AI will require a number of major advances far beyond today's AI, which just flags word patterns and operates at a keyword level — At least not for decades to come. Sorry, Mark Zuckerberg. — Dr. Marcus is a professor of psychology and neural science.
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| The Information: |
Sources: Facebook is stepping up efforts to buy a major cybersecurity firm and has approached several companies about an acquisition — In an effort to repair its tattered reputation around data protection, Facebook is stepping up efforts to acquire a major cybersecurity firm, according to four people familiar with the matter.
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CNET, The Verge, ZDNet, The Next Web, Inquirer, Business Insider, KnowTechie, Forbes, SiliconANGLE, Engadget, Silicon Republic, Fortune, PYMNTS.com, and Firstpost
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| Peter Bright / Ars Technica: |
The data loss bug in Windows 10 shows Microsoft hasn't developed the processes and systems needed to sustain the two feature updates a year for Windows approach — Buggy updates point at deeper problems. — It's fair to say that the Windows 10 October 2018 Update has not been Microsoft's most successful update.
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Softpedia News, Gizmodo Australia, Slashdot, MSPoweruser, and AskWoody
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| Andrew Gebhart / CNET: |
Google Home Hub review: smart photo frame and home control panel, a capable digital assistant, photos and videos look crisp but sound quality is mediocre — Google Assistant helps this tiny screen feel powerful — $149.00 — CNET may get a commission from these offers. — Compare These
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Android Police, 9to5Google, The Guardian, TechHive, Ars Technica, Engadget, VentureBeat, The Verge, TechCrunch, and SlashGear
| Tom Krazit / GeekWire: |
Pulumi launches its SaaS multicloud app deployment service, raises $15M in Series A funding led by Madrona Venture Capital — It didn't take long for the ex-Microsoft engineers behind Pulumi to prove their software development platform for multicloud computing was worthy of additional investment.
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TechCrunch, SiliconANGLE, and Business Wire
| Zheping Huang / South China Morning Post: |
China's internet censor releases draft rules for blockchain startups, requiring registration of users with real names, censoring posts, and storing user data — - Cyberspace Administration of China published draft regulations on Friday for public consultation until November 2
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The Next Web, Bitcoinist.com, CoinDesk, CoinDesk, NewsBTC, and TechNode
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| Haaretz: |
An in-depth look at how Israel became a leading exporter of tools for oppressive regimes to spy on activists' and dissidents' communications — Haaretz investigation spanning 100 sources in 15 countries reveals Israel has become a leading exporter of tools for spying on civilians.
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Middle East Eye. Tweets: @haaretzcom, @barrettbrown_, @haaretzcom, and @mairavz. Thanks:@cremnob
| Mallory Locklear / Engadget: |
Survey of 5,844 US college students finds 89% at least got some news from social media weekly, with 71% getting news from Facebook and 55% from Snapchat — A number of studies have shown that people turn to social media for news, and of all of the social networks out there, Facebook consistently leads the pack in this regard.
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Forbes, Beyond Search, Project Information Literacy, Poynter, Nieman Lab, Inside Higher Ed, and Nieman Reports
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| Nathaniel Popper / New York Times: |
How projects like Ocean Protocol, Oasis, Enigma, and SingularityNET use blockchain for AI research hoping to curb the dominance of big tech in the field — SAN FRANCISCO — Pairing artificial intelligence and the blockchain might be what you would expect from a scammer looking to make a quick buck in 2018.| Todd Spangler / Variety: |
Netflix says it's going to raise $2B through debt securities, the sixth time in less than four years it's raising $1B+ through bonds — Netflix is again going to debt markets to fund its enormous appetite for content, announcing plans Monday to raise $2 billion in financing through debt securities.
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Financial Times and Reuters
| David Pierini / Cult of Mac: |
Profile of YouTuber Scotty Allen, who rose to fame last year after he built an iPhone from scratch by using parts he bought from public markets in Shenzhen — Millions have watched Scotty Allen build an iPhone from parts mined from the electronics markets of Shenzhen, China.Sponsor Posts
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