Author: Tech Support

    • Facebook says it will ban any branded content, including influencers' posts, promoting tobacco products, vaping, or weapons on Facebook and Instagram (Megan Graham/CNBC)

    Megan Graham / CNBC: Facebook says it will ban any branded content, including influencers’ posts, promoting tobacco products, vaping, or weapons on Facebook and Instagram  —  – For the first time, Facebook and Instagram are putting restrictions around the types of items that brands can promote using “branded content.” Facebook says it will ban any

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    • Sources: UK will create a tech regulator in 2020 to police Facebook, Google, and others with the power to enforce codes of conduct and improve user data access (Financial Times)

    Financial Times: Sources: UK will create a tech regulator in 2020 to police Facebook, Google, and others with the power to enforce codes of conduct and improve user data access  —  The UK government will create a technology regulator next year to police companies such as Facebook and Google after Brexit … Sources: UK will

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    • Analysis of US tech unicorn IPOs during the 2010s finds a high number of offerings, with 13 in 2019 alone, but very mixed success once public (Stephanie Stamm/Wall Street Journal)

    Stephanie Stamm / Wall Street Journal: Analysis of US tech unicorn IPOs during the 2010s finds a high number of offerings, with 13 in 2019 alone, but very mixed success once public  —  The number of billion-dollar IPOs surges, but their performance lags  —  This was the decade when companies behind some of the world’s

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    • An in-depth look at Ikea's Home Smart business, which has shifted from being a hobby to a core part of its future (Thomas Ricker/The Verge)

    Thomas Ricker / The Verge: An in-depth look at Ikea’s Home Smart business, which has shifted from being a hobby to a core part of its future  —  The Swedish furniture giant has conquered living rooms, bedrooms, and bathrooms — but can it hang on to the future of the home?  —  Björn Block hurries

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    • The Best Money We Spent This Year

    They say money can’t buy happiness, but I’m not convinced. Some purchases can make your life easier or more enjoyable, which contributes to your overall happiness. Don’t believe me? I asked the Lifehacker staff what purchases they found most valuable this year (beyond the everyday essentials, of course). From one-time… Read more… The Best Money

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