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NY regulator launches a probe into Goldman Sachs after a viral tweet alleges gender discrimination in the Apple Card's algorithms when determining credit limits — - Tech entrepreneur alleged inherent bias in algorithms for card — The card is part of Goldman's new main street business lines
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Uber's CEO, in an interview covering Saudi funding, called Khashoggi's murder a “mistake” which the Saudis are taking “seriously”; he later expressed regret — Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi told “Axios on HBO” that the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi was “a mistake” …
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A look at the rise of “personal CRM” startups that want to help people manage their relationships the way businesses manage sales leads using CRM software — A slew of new start-ups want to help people manage their relationships the way they would sales leads.
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In a letter, WhatsApp says 121 users in India were targeted with NSO spyware; 22 of the alleged targets were activists, journalists, and civil rights lawyers — Recent revelations in India show that the threat from the company's spyware to activists and journalists isn't limited to autocratic regimes.
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Tech companies have been failing to deal with child abuse images for years, and they still don't have a common standard for identifying illegal video content — How PhotoDNA Works — The uploaded image — in this instance a photograph of Dr. Farid — is turned into a square and colors are removed …
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Alipay and WeChat Pay now allow foreign visitors to link international credit cards to make mobile payments in mainland China — It has partnered up with Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover Global Network, and JCB to allow foreign visitors to link their credit cards to WeChat Pay.| Paris Martineau / Wired: |
How Jersey City, one of the first municipalities to legalize Airbnb, passed strict short-term rent regulations despite a $4M+ Airbnb-funded opposition campaign — The company spent more than $4 million opposing new rules that crack down on short-term rentals, echoing its tactics in other cities.| Adrienne So / Wired: |
Instagram to test hiding Like counts in the US starting next week, following similar tests in Canada, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Brazil, Australia, and New Zealand — Hiding like counts is just the latest step in Instagram's quest to become the safest place on the internet.
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| Quinn Myers / MEL Magazine: |
An oral history of the rise and fall of LimeWire, which at its peak was estimated to be responsible for 80% of all illegal music downloads in the US — And the untold story of a Spotify killer that never saw the light of day — In 2001, the internet's premier file-sharing service Napster …
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| Queenie Wong / CNET: |
Facebook issues an apology after an anonymous Medium post alleged an ongoing culture of racism at the company against black, Latinx, and Asian employees — The social media company has been accused of empowering “racism against its employees of color.” — Facebook apologized Friday …
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Profile of Disney's Kevin Mayer, head of the company's streaming strategy and the Disney+ launch, who managed acquisitions of Pixar, Marvel, Lucasfilm, and Fox — The veteran deal maker is getting a very public test as the executive launching Disney+, the company's new streaming service.
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Inside Huawei's response to the US trade ban, as the Chinese company remains the world's top telecom equipment supplier 180 days after being put on a blacklist — Strategies that include a sharper focus on its home market have helped Huawei stabilise the ship through the trade ban Huawei … Sponsor Posts
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