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UK parliament seizes documents, first obtained in a US civil case, allegedly shedding light on Facebook policies that led to the Cambridge Analytica scandal — Parliament has used its legal powers to seize internal Facebook documents in an extraordinary attempt to hold the US social media giant … | Tony Romm / Washington Post: |
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| Kara Swisher / New York Times: |
Sheryl Sandberg deserves much blame for the bad decisions at Facebook but, with most criticism directed at her, Mark Zuckerberg largely escapes scrutiny — Perhaps it's only fair that, as women like Sheryl Sandberg rise to power, they pay the price for failure.
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| Drew Harwell / Washington Post: |
How Predictim uses AI to generate a score of babysitters' character by analyzing years of online activity and provides questionable recommendations to parents — When Jessie Battaglia started looking for a new babysitter for her 1-year-old son, she wanted more information …
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| Olivia Carville / Bloomberg: |
Jeff Bezos' Day One Fund announces its first grants, worth $97.5M, awarded to 24 non-profits that provide emergency shelter and access to permanent housing — - First awards distributed from the $2 billion Day One Fund — Grant awards those who do ‘needle-moving work’ for families| Reuters: |
Sources: Logitech has offered $2.2B+ to acquire Plantronics, a maker of unified communications systems, wireless headsets, and video-conferencing equipment — (Reuters) - Logitech International SA, a Swiss manufacturer of keyboards and webcams, is in discussions to acquire Plantronics Inc …
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| Andrew Orlowski / The Register: |
OpenSignal: average data speeds on mobile networks now outpace customer's Wi-Fi connection, on average, in 33 countries like Australia, France, Turkey, Lebanon — And that means smartphones will need to get smarter — Ofcom's top tech bod, Mansoor Hanif, recently gave the Wi-Fi industry a roasting …
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A look back at Diane Greene's tenure as Google cloud boss: a struggle to catch up with AWS and Azure, and tension with Sundar Pichai on GitHub and Project Maven — - Google poured resources into its cloud unit during Diane Greene's three-year run at the helm, but the company has still struggled against Amazon and Microsoft.| Hannah Murphy / Financial Times: |
Profile of Mike Novogratz, whose merchant bank Galaxy Digital has raised $242M on Toronto Venture Exchange in August and is a major investor in crypto startups — Mike Novogratz keeps crossing his fingers that this year's bitcoin crash, which has seen the cryptocurrency lose three-quarters …
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| Abby Ohlheiser / Washington Post: |
How lip-syncing video app TikTok got to 6M+ users in the US, in part by relieving job stress for workers like firefighters, military, and nurses — Camille Gates's husband would stare at his phone for long stretches of time, laughing at amateur music videos on an app called TikTok.| Caroline O'Donovan / BuzzFeed News: |
Tech companies seeking real estate are asking local officials to sign NDAs, keeping economic and environmental risks hidden from the public and some lawmakers — Less than a week before Amazon officially announced it had chosen New York City and Crystal City, Virginia …
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| Lauren Thomas / CNBC: |
Adobe: online sales rose to $6.2B on Black Friday, up 23% YoY, 33% of sales came from mobile devices; Cyber Monday sales are expected to reach $7.8B, up 18% YoY — - Online sales Black Friday jumped 23.6 percent from a year ago, according to a new report from Adobe Analytics.
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| Sean Gallagher / Ars Technica: |
Experts examine the mixed impact of Edward Snowden's leaks, published from June 2013 onwards, on government and policy — In our two-part series, Ars looks at what Snowden's disclosures have wrought politically and institutionally. — Digital privacy has come a long way since June 2013.Sponsor Posts
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