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    • In the UK, YouTube is experimenting with an algorithm change that can reduce the views of "borderline content" from recommendations by 50%, says Susan Wojcicki (Alex Hern/The Guardian)

    Alex Hern / The Guardian: In the UK, YouTube is experimenting with an algorithm change that can reduce the views of “borderline content” from recommendations by 50%, says Susan Wojcicki  —  Views via recommendations of such ‘borderline’ videos were halved in similar US trial In the UK, YouTube is experimenting with an algorithm change that

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    • Facebook’s ‘technical error’ in Messenger Kids allowed children to chat with adults, unsupervised

    Facebook has admitted to a design flaw in Messenger Kids app that allowed young users on the platform to participate in group chats with adults, without their parents’ permission. The acknowledgement comes weeks after US Democratic senators Edward Markey and Richard Blumenthal urged the social media giant to prioritize children’s privacy and safety online. “We

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    • Jambos Picks raises $23M seed for its AI-based sports bet recommendations service that offers refunds to subscribers if recommendations are not profitable (Kieran McQuilkin/American Inno)

    Kieran McQuilkin / American Inno: Jambos Picks raises $23M seed for its AI-based sports bet recommendations service that offers refunds to subscribers if recommendations are not profitable  —  A big name, a risky market and a bold guarantee.  Ex-MLB pitcher Michael Schwimer has the makings of a fascinating D.C. startup on his hands. Jambos Picks

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    • Indictment of the Capital One hacker alleges that she used exploited servers of Capital One and those of over 30 other companies to mine cryptocurrency (James Thorne/GeekWire)

    James Thorne / GeekWire: Indictment of the Capital One hacker alleges that she used exploited servers of Capital One and those of over 30 other companies to mine cryptocurrency  —  A federal grand jury indicted Paige Thompson, a former Amazon engineer, on multiple counts of wire fraud and computer fraud on allegations … Indictment of

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    FM Signal Detection The Pulse-Counting Way

    Compared to the simple diode needed to demodulate AM radio signals, the detector circuits used for FM are slightly more complicated. Wrapping your head around phase detectors, ratio detectors, discriminators, and quadrature detectors can be quite an exercise. There’s another demodulation method that’s not so common, but thankfully it’s also pretty easy to understand: the

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    • Box reports Q2 revenue of $172.5M, up 16% YoY, beating estimates, a net loss of $36.2M vs. $38.1M a year ago, and billings of $172.9M, up 6% YoY (Natalie Gagliordi/ZDNet)

    Natalie Gagliordi / ZDNet: Box reports Q2 revenue of $172.5M, up 16% YoY, beating estimates, a net loss of $36.2M vs. $38.1M a year ago, and billings of $172.9M, up 6% YoY  —  The enterprise cloud company reported $172.5 million in revenue, up 16% year over year.  —  Box delivered better-than-expected second quarter financial results

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    • Google says temporary reprieve the US issued for Huawei, that lets it use licensed Google apps, doesn't apply to new products like the upcoming Mate 30 flagship (Reuters)

    Reuters: Google says temporary reprieve the US issued for Huawei, that lets it use licensed Google apps, doesn’t apply to new products like the upcoming Mate 30 flagship  —  NEW YORK/FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Huawei Technologies plans to forge ahead with the launch of new high-end smartphones in Europe … Google says temporary reprieve the US

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