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eBay partners with Spanish bank Santander to offer loans to more than 200,000 SMBs on its platform in UK via Asto, the bank's business bookkeeping app (Nicholas Megaw/Financial Times)

Nicholas Megaw / Financial Times: eBay partners with Spanish bank Santander to offer loans to more than 200,000 SMBs on its platform in UK via Asto, the bank’s business bookkeeping app  —  Santander and eBay have agreed a lending partnership for small businesses as the two groups attempt to combat competition from tech giants and

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YouTube won’t stop recommending videos with children, despite pedophilia problem

YouTube will not stop recommending videos of young children, despite ongoing concerns that predators are being presented with these videos through the company’s recommendation algorithm. A new report from The New York Times found that, despite evidence from independent researchers that YouTube’s algorithm helps videos of children spread among predatory circles, YouTube’s teams don’t want

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Stripe launches Chargeback Protection, based on its fraud prevention tool Radar, which automatically reimburses businesses for the cost of a disputed charge (PYMNTS.com)

PYMNTS.com: Stripe launches Chargeback Protection, based on its fraud prevention tool Radar, which automatically reimburses businesses for the cost of a disputed charge  —  Stripe, the payments company, announced Monday (June 2) the launch of Chargeback Protection, a new service that provides customers with machine learning-based fraud protection. Stripe launches Chargeback Protection, based on its

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Father’s Day Gift Guide 2019

It is often difficult to think of great gift ideas, especially when it comes to loved ones like a parent or significant other. So using the expertise of The Verge’s staff, we’ve put together a list of some things we think would make great Father’s Day gifts, or might give you inspiration for your own

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Twitter acquires Fabula AI, which uses ML to help detect the spread of misinformation online, to join Twitter's in-house team of AI researchers called Cortex (Paul Sawers/VentureBeat)

Paul Sawers / VentureBeat: Twitter acquires Fabula AI, which uses ML to help detect the spread of misinformation online, to join Twitter’s in-house team of AI researchers called Cortex  —  Twitter has acquired Fabula AI, a London-based startup that uses machine learning (ML) to help detect the spread of misinformation online. Twitter acquires Fabula AI,

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Researchers find YouTube's recommendation algorithm is curating home movies of unwitting families into a catalog sexualizing children (New York Times)

New York Times: Researchers find YouTube’s recommendation algorithm is curating home movies of unwitting families into a catalog sexualizing children  —  Christiane C. didn’t think anything of it when her 10-year-old daughter and a friend uploaded a video of themselves playing in a backyard pool. Researchers find YouTube's recommendation algorithm is curating home movies of

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