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Netflix magic market number larger than big cable company's magic market number
May 24, 8:10PM
Netflix’s market cap is now larger than Comcast, which is pretty much just a symbolic thing given that the companies are valued very differently but is like one of those moments where Apple was larger than Exxon and may be some kind of watershed moment for technology. Or not. A couple notes on this largely […]
Twitter unveils new political ad guidelines set to go into effect this summer
May 24, 8:01PM
Following the unrelenting wave of controversy around Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election, Twitter announced new guidelines today for political advertisements on the social networking site. The policy, which will go into effect this summer ahead of midterm elections, will look towards preventing foreign election interference by requiring organizations to self-identify and certify that […]
The AI in your non-autonomous car
May 24, 8:00PM
Sorry. Your next car probably won't be autonomous. But, it will still have artificial intelligence.
Hitlist's new premium service puts a travel agent in your pocket
May 24, 7:56PM
Hitlist, a several-years old app for finding cheap flights has begun rolling out a subscription tier that will turn it into something more akin to your own mobile travel agent. While the core app experience which monitor airlines for flight deals will continue to be free, the new premium upgrade will unlock a handful of […]
Navigating the risks of artificial intelligence and machine learning in low-income countries
May 24, 7:30PM
Aubra Anthony Contributor Aubra Anthony is the strategy and research lead for the Center for Digital Development within the US Agency for International Development. On a recent work trip, I found myself in a swanky-but-still-hip office of a private tech firm. I was drinking a freshly frothed cappuccino, eyeing a mini-fridge stocked with local beer, […]
Family claims their Echo sent a private conversation to a random contact
May 24, 7:22PM
A Portland family tells KIRO news that their Echo recorded and then sent a private conversation to someone on its list of contacts without telling them. Amazon called it an "extremely rare occurrence."
Reddit adds a desktop night mode as it continues rolling out major redesign
May 24, 6:57PM
For being one of the most visited websites on the web, Reddit‘s product has rocked a notoriously basic design for much of its existence. The site is in the process of slowly rolling out a major desktop redesign to users, and today the company announced that part of this upgrade will be native support for […]
And the winner of Startup Battlefield Europe at VivaTech is… Wingly
May 24, 6:27PM
At the very beginning, there were 15 startups. After a morning of incredibly fierce competition, we now have a winner. Startups participating in the Startup Battlefield have all been hand-picked to participate in our highly competitive startup competition. They all presented in front of multiple groups of VCs and tech leaders serving as judges for […]
Some low-cost Android phones shipped with malware built in
May 24, 6:23PM
Avast has found that many low-cost, non-Google-certifed Android phones shipped with a strain of malware built in that could send users to download apps they didn’t intend to access. The malware, called called Cosiloon, overlays advertisements over the operating system in order to promote apps or even trick users into downloading apps. Devices effected shipped […]
Uber in fatal crash detected pedestrian but had emergency braking disabled
May 24, 6:18PM
The initial report by the National Transportation Safety Board on the fatal self-driving Uber crash in March confirms that the car detected the pedestrian as early as 6 seconds before the crash, but did not slow or stop because its emergency braking systems were deliberately disabled.
Facebook and Instagram launch U.S. political ad labeling and archive
May 24, 6:01PM
Facebook today revealed that it’s chosen not to shut down all political ads because that could unfairly favor incumbents and candidates without resources to buy pricey TV ads. Instead, it’s now launching its previously announced “paid for by” labels on political and issue ads on Facebook and Instagram in the US, and its publicly searchable […]
Google opens its G Suite for Education to home-school co-ops
May 24, 5:23PM
Google today announced it is changing the eligibility guidelines of its free G Suite for Education service to include home-school co-ops. Parents and teachers who run home-school co-ops will be able to sign up for it in the coming weeks. G Suite for Education includes all of Google’s usual online productivity tools and then layers a number of […]
Dog-sitting startup Rover just raised $155M
May 24, 5:21PM
Rover, a dog-walking and dog-boarding service that merged with DogVacay around this time last year, is now the second of such startups this year to raise a massive new round of funding with its announcement of a $155 million financing round. While competitor Wag has become a juggernaut, there seems room for both room for […]
Inside Facebook's anti-sex trafficking hackathon
May 24, 4:30PM
Tech giants put their rivalries aside for two days this week to code for a common cause: protecting children on the internet. Deep inside Facebook’s Menlo Park headquarters, teams drawn from Uber, Twitter, Google, Microsoft and Pinterest worked through the night to prototype new tools designed to help nonprofits in their fight against child sex […]
Microsoft's Twitch rival Mixer gets a revamp, including new developer tools for interactive gameplay
May 24, 4:09PM
Microsoft is celebrating the one-year anniversary of its game streaming service and Twitch competitor, Mixer, with a host of new features, including a refresh of the user experience and the launch of an expanded developer toolkit called MixPlay. The new streamer tools will roll out along with the revamped version of Mixer .com across desktop and […]
Vevo will shutter apps, in order to focus on YouTube
May 24, 4:06PM
YouTube has long been the key to Vevo's music syndication services, and in a blog post today, the company announced plans to focus even more on the site. The effort, which finds Vevo, "focused on engaging the biggest audiences and pursuing growth opportunities," also involves trimming away some of the elements it deems unnecessary to […]
PayPal starts deeper integration with Google; users can now pay directly in Gmail, YouTube and more
May 24, 4:00PM
Google earlier this year rebranded all of its payment services under Google Pay to help it double down on making transactions across its platform more frictionless (and more used). Now comes another development: PayPal and Google are kicking off a deep integration, where users who add their PayPal details to their Google Play accounts will be […]
Pornhub has its own VPN now
May 24, 3:11PM
Pornhub is diversifying. The most popular site that no one you know will admit to frequenting, is launching its very own VPN service today, called, get this: VPNHub. The app, which is available on Android, iOS, MacOS and Windows, is primarily designed to offer “free and unlimited bandwidth," according to its creators. It's an attempt […]
Sinemia, a MoviePass competitor, launches cardless ticketing
May 24, 3:04PM
Sinemia is further differentiating itself from its main competitor, MoviePass. The moviegoing startup is launching a new feature today that gets rid of the need for people to have a physical card in order to purchase movie tickets. This comes after a number of new Sinemia customers reported long wait times for their debit cards […]
WorkFusion adds $50 million from strategic investors as it bulks up for acquisitions
May 24, 2:48PM
WorkFusion, a business process automation software developer, has raised $50 million in a new, strategic round of funding as it prepares to start adding new verticals to its product suite. The company’s new cash came from the large insurance company, Guardian; healthcare services provider New York-Presbyterian; and the commercial bank, PNC Bank. Venture investor Alpha […]
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