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Zuckerberg's WSJ op-ed and rumored push to unify messaging infrastructure across Facebook's apps may be signs of company's increased concern about regulation — It sure feels like regulation is coming for Facebook. — The threat of government regulation has been looming over Facebook …
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| Kevin Roose / New York Times: |
Conversations with execs at the World Economic Forum reveal that many are racing toward automation to stay ahead of competition regardless of impact on workers — DAVOS, Switzerland — They'll never admit it in public, but many of your bosses want machines to replace you as soon as possible.
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Report: small US cities, rural communities, and Rust Belt states most at risk of automated job replacement; men, younger workers, and minorities most vulnerable — Senior Research Analyst - Metropolitan Policy Program — Senior Research Assistant - Metropolitan Policy Program
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| James Vincent / The Verge: |
Pictures of what appear to be the two models of Samsung's Galaxy S10 leak, showing “Infinity-O” display, very thin bezels, USB-C port, and a headphone jack — Well, the leaks start coming and they don't stop coming — There's less than a month to go before Samsung unveils … | Russell Brandom / The Verge: |
Illinois Supreme Court rules that companies can be sued for collecting biometric data without opt-in consent, even if no tangible injury was demonstrated — Privacy advocates won a crucial court victory on Friday, as the Illinois Supreme Court dismissed a case that would have pared …
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| Issie Lapowsky / Wired: |
Profile of David Carroll, whose two-year fight to reclaim his data from Cambridge Analytica has brought to light large questions around data privacy — David Carroll has been locked in a legal war to force the infamous company to turn over its files on him. He's won a battle, but the struggle continues.
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| Raphael Satter / Associated Press: |
Staff from Toronto's Citizen Lab, behind exposés of government hacking tool vendors like NSO, describe meetings likely arranged to get compromising quotes — NEW YORK (AP) — The researchers who reported that Israeli software was used to spy on Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi's inner circle …
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| Nikhilesh De / CoinDesk: |
tZERO, Overstock.com's security token trading platform which raised $134M in an ICO last August, went live on Thursday — Overstock.com's much-anticipated security token trading platform, tZERO, officially began trading Thursday afternoon. — The company announced in a press release …
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| Cate Cadell / Reuters: |
Inside Alibaba's futuristic 290-room FlyZoo hotel where it showcases its prowess in AI and incubates tech it wants to sell to the hospitality industry — HANGZHOU, China (Reuters) - Gliding silently through Alibaba Group Holding Ltd's futuristic “FlyZoo” hotel, black disc-shaped robots … | Will Oremus / Slate: |
An overview of projects like NewsGuard, and how efforts to rank the credibility of news sites can be problematic, despite good intentions — In the era of fake news, a cottage industry of startups is competing to turn media credibility into a booming business. Do we really want that?
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| Jane Zhang / South China Morning Post: |
Didi says its global ride-hailing network had 550M users, over 31M drivers, and covered more than 1,000 cities around the world in 2018 — - Following scandals, Didi has focused on safety overhauls, including in-trip audio recordings by passengers and drivers and in-car panic buttons
| Jon Fingas / Engadget: |
Google confirms that I/O 2019 will take place from May 7 to May 9 at the Shoreline Amphitheater in Mountain View after a developer solves the I/O puzzle — If you're a fan of all things Google, you already have a date to mark on your calendar for 2019. Developer Till Kottmann …
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