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UK-based counter-extremist group, the Institute for Strategic Dialogue, says Facebook's algorithm "actively promotes" Holocaust denial content (Mark Townsend/The Guardian)

Mark Townsend / The Guardian: UK-based counter-extremist group, the Institute for Strategic Dialogue, says Facebook’s algorithm “actively promotes” Holocaust denial content  —  Facebook’s algorithm “actively promotes” Holocaust denial content according to an analysis that will increase pressure on the social media giant … UK-based counter-extremist group, the Institute for Strategic Dialogue, says Facebook's algorithm "actively

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Google warns Australians that the government's proposal to make it pay for news content would put user privacy at risk, threaten free Search and YouTube results (Jamie Smyth/Financial Times)

Jamie Smyth / Financial Times: Google warns Australians that the government’s proposal to make it pay for news content would put user privacy at risk, threaten free Search and YouTube results  —  Internet group has also paused licensing deals with outlets due to proposed regulation  —  Google has warned … Google warns Australians that the

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A look at Remark Holdings, supplying 100+ Chinese schools, and a Las Vegas school, with AI-powered thermal imaging tech to monitor COVID-19 safety compliance (Rebecca Heilweil/Vox)

Rebecca Heilweil / Vox: A look at Remark Holdings, supplying 100+ Chinese schools, and a Las Vegas school, with AI-powered thermal imaging tech to monitor COVID-19 safety compliance  —  This fall, AI could be watching students social distance and checking their masks.  —  Thousands of schools nationwide will not be reopening this fall. A look

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US military says its members stream on Twitch to become "relatable to a new generation", but the recruitment tactic is under criticism from gamers and lawmakers (Shannon Liao/CNN)

Shannon Liao / CNN: US military says its members stream on Twitch to become “relatable to a new generation”, but the recruitment tactic is under criticism from gamers and lawmakers  —  New York (CNN)The United States military needs to attract Gen Z, the oldest of whom are now in their late teens and early 20s

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A look at the similarities and differences between Epic's lawsuits against Apple and Google from an antitrust law perspective (Florian Mueller/FOSS Patents)

Florian Mueller / FOSS Patents: A look at the similarities and differences between Epic’s lawsuits against Apple and Google from an antitrust law perspective  —  This is already my fourth post in three days on Epic Games v. Apple and Google.  For your convenience, here are the headlines (and links to) to the previous three

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RTrack: total active players on Roblox grew ~35% since Feb. to 164M in July, helping many of its 2M+ game developers, some as young as 16, make a lot of money (Kellen Browning/New York Times)

Kellen Browning / New York Times: RTrack: total active players on Roblox grew ~35% since Feb. to 164M in July, helping many of its 2M+ game developers, some as young as 16, make a lot of money  —  Millions of children have flocked to the online gaming site Roblox since March.  That’s helping game developers,

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Filing: Revolut lost £106.5M in 2019, up from £32.8M in 2018 while revenue grew 180% YoY to £162.7M and the number of customers grew from 3.5M to 10M (Oscar Williams-Grut/Yahoo Finance)

Oscar Williams-Grut / Yahoo Finance: Filing: Revolut lost £106.5M in 2019, up from £32.8M in 2018 while revenue grew 180% YoY to £162.7M and the number of customers grew from 3.5M to 10M  —  Senior City Correspondent, Yahoo Finance UK … Hotly tipped banking startup Revolut lost £100m ($131m) … Filing: Revolut lost £106.5M in

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