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Ex-Facebook staffer Mark Luckie posts 2,500-word memo detailing Facebook's “black people problem”, originally shared internally before his last day in November — In a 2,500 word internal memo released publicly this morning, former Facebook employee Mark S. Luckie delivered …
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Amazon says it's starting to sell text analysis software to mine medical records for info that doctors and hospitals can use to improve treatment and cut costs — The move is the latest by a technology company to tap the health care market — Amazon.com Inc. AMZN .01% is starting …
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The DOJ indicts eight men on charges related to a global ad fraud scheme discovered with the help of about 15 tech companies, including Google and White Ops — In August 2017, the FBI organized a secret meeting of digital advertising and cybersecurity experts in a secure room in a Manhattan federal building.| David Floyd / CoinDesk: |
Tether reopens account verification for new customers and allows redemption of fiat currency, after suspending its wallet service in Nov. 2017 following hack — Tether Ltd., the controversial issuer of the tether stablecoin (USDT), which aims for parity with the U.S. dollar …
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| Google Employees Against Dragonfly: |
In an open letter, 320+ Google employees join Amnesty International in calling on Google to cancel Project Dragonfly, its censored search engine for China — We are Google employees and we join Amnesty International in calling on Google to cancel project Dragonfly, Google's effort to create …
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| Abner Li / 9to5Google: |
Google says Fast Pair, its Bluetooth pairing spec, now pairs Bluetooth accessories across devices sharing a Google account and will support Chromebooks in 2019 — Earlier this month, Google released a Fast Pair Validator app on the Play Store to help Bluetooth manufacturers support Android's seamless Bluetooth pairing solution.
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| Tom Krazit / GeekWire: |
AWS debuts AWS Ground Station, a cloud service for satellite operators, says it will construct new ground-based facilities to allow high data speeds from space — Space is hard, and getting data to and from orbiting satellites can be even harder. Amazon Web Services just launched …
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| Ben Thompson / Stratechery: |
Apple's SCOTUS case is about the plaintiff's standing to sue; Apple may prevail, but that doesn't mean App Store isn't a monopoly or rent-seeking isn't growing — Yesterday the Supreme Court held a hearing in the case Apple Inc. v. Pepper. “Pepper” is Robert Pepper, an Apple customer who …
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| Phil LeBeau / CNBC: |
Waymo hires Deborah Hersman, who was chairwoman of the National Transportation Safety Board in the Obama administration, as its first chief safety officer — - Waymo has hired Deborah Hersman, who served as chairwoman of the National Transportation Safety Board in the Obama administration, to be its chief safety officer.| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Amazon says Cyber Monday was the biggest shopping day in its history, topping Prime Day's 100M+ products sold, with the new Echo Dot as the best seller — Amazon said on Tuesday it just had its biggest shopping day in the company's history on Cyber Monday (Monday, November 26), based on the number of products sold worldwide.
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| Larry Dignan / ZDNet: |
Salesforce reports Q3 earnings of $3.39B, up 26% YoY, vs. $3.36B est., and Sales Cloud revenue of $1.02B, up 11% YoY; stock up 7%+ after hours — Salesforce sees strong growth ahead, but its fourth quarter outlook was mixed. — Salesforce delivered strong results as it continues to benefit …
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| Tony Romm / Washington Post: |
Sources: Google CEO Sundar Pichai to testify before the House Judiciary Committee on December 5 regarding claims the company is biased against conservatives — Google chief executive Sundar Pichai is set to testify to Congress in December, facing off against lawmakers for the first time at a hearing … | Drew Harwell / Washington Post: |
Facebook and Twitter revoke most of babysitter rating service Predictim's access to user data following report on how it scans social media to generate ratings — Facebook and Twitter are taking action against an automated babysitter-rating system reported on last week by The Washington Post … | Katie Collins / CNET: |
UK Parliament says it hopes to publish the internal Facebook documents seized this weekend “within the next week”, after fully reviewing them — The UK's Parliament said on Tuesday that it hopes to publish documents relating to Facebook's business practices “within the next week.”| Mark Di Stefano / BuzzFeed: |
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| Kate Clark / TechCrunch: |
Bird debuts Bird Platform, which sells scooters to entrepreneurs, who can add their brand and rent them out, using Bird's chargers and mechanics for a 20% cut — Bird announced today that it will sell its electric scooters to entrepreneurs and small business owners, who can then rent …
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