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Sources: Andy Rubin left Google with $90M after credible sexual misconduct allegation; one accused executive left with a big exit package while another remained — The internet giant paid Mr. Rubin $90 million and praised him, while keeping silent about a misconduct claim.
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| CNBC: |
In email to employees, Sundar Pichai says Google fired 48 people, including 13 senior managers, over last 2 years for sexual harassment, none had exit packages — - Google CEO Sundar Pichai sent an email to employees Thursday in response to a report in The New York Times about sexual misconduct at the company.| Michelle Castillo / CNBC: |
Twitter beats estimates with Q3 revenue of $758M, up 29% YoY, but monthly usage drops to 326M MAUs, down 9M since Q2; stock opens up 14%+ — - Estimated monthly active users (MAUs): 326 million vs. 330.1 million, according to FactSet and StreetAccountnt — Twitter shares was up as high …
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| Sam Byford / The Verge: |
Xiaomi announces 6.4-inch Mi Mix 3 flagship with a 1080p OLED screen, sliding cameras and no notch, 10GB RAM, out in China on November 1 for ~$475 — Xiaomi has announced the Mi Mix 3, the latest entry in its series of full-screen flagship phones. It's yet another high-end Chinese device …
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| Jack Nicas / New York Times: |
A look at how Apple combines algorithms and roughly 30 journalists to curate Apple News, which is read regularly by 90M people, and its plans for the app — Many of Apple's employees moved into a glistening new $5 billion glass headquarters in Cupertino, Calif., this year.
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| James Vincent / The Verge: |
UK data watchdog fines Facebook the maximum £500K amount for its failure to protect users' personal information in the Cambridge Analytica scandal — The fine is just £500,000, but regulators say it should have been ‘significantly higher’ — The UK's data watchdog has levied …
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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Google Maps adds a “follow” button for businesses, which lets users get updates on events and offers, rolling out over the next few weeks, initially on Android — Sarah Perez @sarahintampa / 7 hours — Google Maps has been steadily rolling out new features to make its app …
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| William Turton / VICE News: |
Facebook says it was a mistake to approve ads with inaccurate disclosures like “Mike Pence” and “Islamic State” in the “paid for by” field for political ads — Last year, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said making political advertising more transparent …
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| Ben Thompson / Stratechery: |
VR is a deliberate and all-consuming activity, making Facebook's Oculus acquisition puzzling, as Facebook's strength is mindless and casual usage — Facebook, believe it or not, has actually made virtual reality better, at least from one perspective. — My first VR device was PlayStation VR … | Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
Sources: Facebook is working on a new TikTok-like music app to let users record and share videos of themselves lip-syncing or dancing to popular songs — Josh Constine @JoshConstine / 8 hours — Facebook is working on a new app that it hopes could win back the attention of teens …
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| Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch: |
Cathay Pacific says data of 9.4M passengers was stolen in data breach, including dates of birth, phone numbers, email and postal addresses, and passport numbers — Zack Whittaker @zackwhittaker / 22 hours — Cathay Pacific, one of the main airlines in Hong Kong, says records …
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| Steve O'Hear / TechCrunch: |
German smart thermostat and AC control maker Tado raises $50M from Amazon, E.ON, and others, bringing its total raised to $102M — Tado, the smart thermostat and AC control maker, has raised a further $50 million in funding from an array of noteworthy and strategic investors.
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Ireland says it will restrict short-term rentals like Airbnb starting June in an effort to tackle a severe housing shortage — DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland will tackle a severe housing shortage in booming cities such as Dublin by regulating short-term lettings and home-sharing sites such as Airbnb … | Violet Tang / China Money Network: |
SF-based Innovusion, which develops lidar tech for autonomous vehicles, raises $30M Series A, launches Innovusion Cheetah, its first image-grade lidar system — Innovusion, a U.S.-based autonomous vehicle LiDAR technology developer, has completed a US$30 million series A funding round.
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Sources: US intelligence has determined that China and Russia spy on phone calls Trump makes using his iPhones instead of his secure White House landline — WASHINGTON — When President Trump calls old friends on one of his iPhones to gossip, gripe or solicit their latest take on how he is doing …
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| Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch: |
Tim Cook attacks the “data industrial complex” and calls for comprehensive US privacy laws in speech at conference on data protection and privacy in Brussels — Apple's CEO Tim Cook has joined the chorus of voices warning that data itself is being weaponized again people and societies … | Michelle Castillo / CNBC: |
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| Jason Koebler / Motherboard: |
US Copyright Office proposes new rules to let consumers and repair shops legally break DRM for repairing or maintaining devices like phones, tractors, and cars — The new exemptions are a major win for the right to repair movement and give consumers wide latitude to legally repair the devices they own.
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| Stephanie Condon / ZDNet: |
Amazon says Alexa for Business now works with any device with Alexa built in, including third-party devices, after previously restricting it to Echo devices — Device makers building with the Alexa Voice Service have an opportunity to reach new enterprise customers.
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Amazon Developer Services, GeekWire, Thurrott.com, Engadget, and Amazon Web Services, Inc.. Tweets: @alex_thurber
| Sapna Maheshwari / New York Times: |
Kinsa, a smart thermometer startup that raised ~$29M via VCs like Kleiner Perkins, has products in 500K+ US homes and sells “illness data” to Clorox and others — Most of what we do — the websites we visit, the places we go, the TV shows we watch, the products we buy — has become fair game for advertisers.| David Shepardson / Reuters: |
Trump signs memo asking Department of Commerce to develop a national spectrum strategy for 5G and is creating a White House Spectrum Strategy Task Force — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday signed a presidential memorandum directing the Commerce Department … | Georgina Ustik / The Next Web: |
Profile of Jane Wong, an engineering student from Hong Kong who regularly uncovers scoops about Instagram, Google, and others, like Facebook's dating feature — You see it all the time — Facebook's latest feature leaks to the public, and everyone knows about it before Zuckerberg has said a word.| Zaid Shoorbajee / Cyberscoop: |
Researcher: consulting firm for Democratic campaigns left thousands of fundraiser details including names and contact info exposed on an unprotected NAS device — A consulting firm that works with Democratic campaigns unknowingly left sensitive fundraiser information and credentials …
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