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SimilarWeb data shows visits to Tumblr have fallen nearly 30%, from 521M in Dec. to 370M in Feb., since permanently banning adult content from the site in Dec. (Shannon Liao/The Verge)

Shannon Liao / The Verge: SimilarWeb data shows visits to Tumblr have fallen nearly 30%, from 521M in Dec. to 370M in Feb., since permanently banning adult content from the site in Dec.  —  Tumblr has lost 30 percent of web traffic since December  —  Since Tumblr announced its porn ban in December … SimilarWeb

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Profile of DeepMind, which reached a pre-acquisition arrangement that would prevent Google from unilaterally taking control of its IP, according to a source (Hal Hodson/1843)

Hal Hodson / 1843: Profile of DeepMind, which reached a pre-acquisition arrangement that would prevent Google from unilaterally taking control of its IP, according to a source  —  Demis Hassabis founded a company to build the world’s most powerful AI.  Then Google bought him out.  Hal Hodson asks who is in charge Profile of DeepMind,

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McAfee research: 100+ unique exploits are using the recently disclosed code-execution vulnerability in WinRAR, a file compression app, to infect Windows users (Catalin Cimpanu/ZDNet)

Catalin Cimpanu / ZDNet: McAfee research: 100+ unique exploits are using the recently disclosed code-execution vulnerability in WinRAR, a file compression app, to infect Windows users  —  As expected, the recent WinRAR vulnerability is now being abused en-masse by multiple threat actors. McAfee research: 100+ unique exploits are using the recently disclosed code-execution vulnerability in

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Valve says it will now investigate Steam review bombing campaigns and hide reviews it identifies as "off-topic" (Andrew Liptak/The Verge)

Andrew Liptak / The Verge: Valve says it will now investigate Steam review bombing campaigns and hide reviews it identifies as “off-topic”  —  But there are still problems with this approach  —  Valve says it’s taking a new approach to user reviews on its gaming marketplace Steam, after attempting … Valve says it will now

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Tinder says it no longer relies on a "desirability" score and that it now adjusts matches a user sees within 24 hours of someone acting on that user's profile (Ashley Carman/The Verge)

Ashley Carman / The Verge: Tinder says it no longer relies on a “desirability” score and that it now adjusts matches a user sees within 24 hours of someone acting on that user’s profile  —  RIP to the mysterious Elo score  —  Tinder wants to set the record straight about how its platform ranks …

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LaunchDarkly raises $44M Series C for its platform that lets its 700+ customers, including IBM and BMW, quickly launch, test, and tweak new product features (Kyle Wiggers/VentureBeat)

Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: LaunchDarkly raises $44M Series C for its platform that lets its 700+ customers, including IBM and BMW, quickly launch, test, and tweak new product features  —  Sussing out software bugs is often a time-consuming chore, as any developer will tell you.  Unit tests — a technique by which segments … LaunchDarkly

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Reddit bans r/watchpeopledie and r/gore after users shared links to videos of the Christchurch shooting to the subreddits (Ryan Mac/BuzzFeed News)

Ryan Mac / BuzzFeed News: Reddit bans r/watchpeopledie and r/gore after users shared links to videos of the Christchurch shooting to the subreddits  —  Reddit banned two contentious but popular groups that regularly featured human injury and death following the widespread sharing of videos of the New Zealand terrorist incident on Friday. Reddit bans r/watchpeopledie

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A point-by-point analysis of Apple's eloquent PR doublespeak response to Spotify's antitrust complaint (Owen Williams/Charged)

Owen Williams / Charged: A point-by-point analysis of Apple’s eloquent PR doublespeak response to Spotify’s antitrust complaint  —  Apple remained silent for two entire days after Spotify accused it of unfair practices, apparently stunned by the sudden turn of events.  Now, it’s responded to Spotify’s claims … A point-by-point analysis of Apple's eloquent PR doublespeak

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