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| Craig Silverman / BuzzFeed News: |
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.
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Tweets: @nypdoneill, @ericgeller, @simonowens, @buzzfeedben, and @peterjukes
| Todd Spangler / Variety: |
Starting next year, YouTube says its original content will be free and supported by ads, instead of being behind a premium paywall — YouTube has concluded that its investments in original programming should have a home on the free, ad-supported side — not just tucked behind a paywall.
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Hollywood Reporter, TechCrunch, YouTube Blog, Ars Technica, CNET, Engadget, SlashGear, Gizmodo, Reuters, Tubefilter, 9to5Google, MediaNama, and socalTECH.com
Tweets: @bingchen and @martinsfp
| Dieter Bohn / The Verge: |
Google rebrands Project Fi to Google Fi and adds support for iPhones and the “majority” of Android devices — Looks like the MVNO is here to stay — Three years after it first launched, Google is making its cell service a little more official today.
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| Charlie Warzel / BuzzFeed News: |
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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| Wall Street Journal: |
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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| 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 …
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| Larry Cermak / The Block: |
Steemit, a social network that rewards users with its own cryptocurrency, says it's laying off nearly 70% of its team, after its currency declined 96% — Steemit, the company behind a blogging website that uses the Steem blockchain and cryptocurrency to reward publishers and curators …
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Tweets: @hasufl, @julianhosp, @howardlindzon, @thestalwart, @hasufl, and @mdudas
| 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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Android Developers Blog, Inquirer, Droid Life, ZDNet, TechSpot, Android Central, BetaNews, SlashGear, The Next Web, Neowin, Thurrot, and The Verge. Tweets: @ohmdee
| Jon Russell / TechCrunch: |
LG puts Brian Kwon, head of its hugely profitable home entertainment business, in charge of its struggling smartphone division — Mission impossible: a new executive at LG is charged with fixing the company's long-time loss-making smartphone division following a leadership change.
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| Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch: |
DOJ indicts two Iranian nationals for creating and deploying the SamSam ransomware, which caused $30M in losses and had 200+ victims — U.S. federal prosectors have indicted two Iranian nationals for creating and deploying the notorious SamSam ransomware. — Faramarz Shahi Savandi, 34 …
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| 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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Tweets: @bitfinex, @el33th4xor, and @crypto_macro
| 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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| Tom Krazit / GeekWire: |
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| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Source: Corel, the Canadian developer of apps like CorelDraw and WordPerfect, is acquiring virtualization specialist Parallels in deal expected to close in Dec. — Some consolidation is afoot in the world of business software. TechCrunch has learned from multiple sources that Parallels …
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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.| New York Times: |
Some experts say the US economy has become less dynamic as smaller companies shift away from IPOs, choosing buyouts and VC money instead, especially in tech — Ryan Smith spent years planning to sell shares of his software company, Qualtrics, on the stock market, meeting with bankers …
Tweets: @nytimesbusiness
| Sara Fischer / Axios: |
Source: Imran Khan, former chief strategy officer at Snap, raises $17.5M for his new e-commerce startup led by Lightspeed Venture Partners — Imran Khan, former chief strategy officer at Snap Inc., has raised $17.5 million for his new e-commerce startup, according to a source familiar with the deal.| Jon Russell / TechCrunch: |
Philippines-based Voyager, telecom PLDT's new fintech business, says it raised $215M, with $175M coming from Tencent and KKR — One of the year's largest fintech investments in Southeast Asia has closed after Philippines-based Voyager announced it raised $215 million.
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China Money Network and PE Hub Blog
| Barbara Shecter / Financial Post: |
Canadian travel tech firm Plusgrade, which helps airlines sell unused inventory, raises C$200M from Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec at C$600M+ valuation — Follows on strategy of investing in Quebec companies prizing innovation and international growth
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| Judith Balea / Tech in Asia: |
Oriente, which wants to provide mobile-first banking in Southeast Asia, raises $105M Series A from some of the region's richest families — AD. Remove this ad space by subscribing. Support independent journalism. — Southeast Asia's 600 million-strong market is one of the most rapidly growing in the world.
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| 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 … | 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 4%+ — 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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Tweets: @valaafshar, @ldignan, and @benioff
| Emilia Díaz-Struck / ICIJ: |
International Medical Devices Database launches to track faulty medical devices worldwide, includes information on 70K recalls and safety alerts in 11 countries — The International Medical Devices Database empowers patients, doctors and regulators with unprecedented knowledge.
Tweets: @marinawalkerg, @sashachavkin, and @shirafu
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