The agency’s investigation, which began in late March, is continuing, and the commissioners and staff have not reached a final conclusion. F.T.C. Is Said to Be Considering Large Facebook Fines Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreFacebook hasn’t given up on attracting teens. After numerous failed products aimed at teens — including LOL, Facebook Watch, and IGTV — the company is now hard at work on LOL, a meme hub of sorts meant to win the hearts and minds of teens fleeing for greener pastures at TikTok, Snapchat, and Instagram. First
Read MoreJordan Crook / TechCrunch: HyperScience, which uses AI to extract structured data from hand-filled and other business forms, raises $30M Series B, bringing its total raised to $50M — HyperScience, the machine learning company that turns human readable data into machine readable data, has today announced the close … HyperScience, which uses AI to extract
Read MoreFind out how you can live stream Super Bowl LIII for free. Super Bowl 2019: How to watch online, start time and much more – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreAnd the company never stopped supplying chips to companies during disputes, Qualcomm’s Fabian Gonell says. Qualcomm didn't have all the license negotiating power, exec testifies – CNET Source: CNet
Read More[Quasse] bought a 1978 Honda NC50 Express moped with the intention of fixing it up and riding it, only to find that the engine was beyond repair. So, they did what any self-respecting hacker would do: tear out the motor and replace it with an electric one. It’s still a work in progress, but they
Read MoreAlex Heath / Cheddar: Sources: Snap fires security chief over secret relationship with a consultant and pushes out his boss, the head of HR, amid multiple departures in recent months — Snap’s global security chief has been fired after an internal investigation found that he had an undisclosed relationship … Sources: Snap fires security chief
Read MorePlus: Three cheap T-shirts I love and a sweet deal on a huge library of documentaries. Insignia Fire TV for 0: All-in-one 39-inch streaming TV is a scorching deal – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe social network says the concept is still in the early stages. Facebook is building a meme hub called LOL to attract teens – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreVerily, part of Google’s parent company, is using the watch in studies on cardiovascular health. Alphabet's Verily gets FDA's OK for ECG function in clinical studies – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreApple is the only smartphone company that buys a standalone modem, CTO James Thompson testified in the FTC case Friday. Qualcomm wouldn't release modems as often without Apple's business – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreGet a healthy dose of internet schadenfreude with competing Hulu and Netflix documentaries on the doomed music festival. Netflix or Hulu: Which Fyre Festival documentary you should watch – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIn new filings submitted late Thursday, the Democratic National Committee, whose computers were breached in 2016, said it was on the receiving end of a so-called spearphishing campaign in November. D.N.C. Says It Was Targeted Again by Russian Hackers After ’18 Election Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreTravel app TRVL is offering Trump-shaped stress balls to travelers heading to Mexico, as a reward for those visiting in spite of damaging rhetoric from the US president. The item looks about how you’d expect: a recreation of the President’s head in squishy foam form. The company has 1,000 balls to give away, and they’re available
Read MorePaul Hill / Neowin: Amazon says ~200K SMBs generated $100K+ in sales via Amazon stores in 2018, 50K exceeded $500K, and the number of SMBs that sold $1M+ grew by 20% — Amazon has announced that it has helped more than 50,000 small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) generate more than $500,000 in sales in 2018
Read MoreWall Street Journal: Sources: Airbnb held informal talks to buy discounted hotel booking app HotelTonight; HotelTonight was valued at $463M in a March 2017 funding round — A deal would give the home-sharing company more inventory and help it move into hotel bookings — Airbnb Inc. has held talks … Sources: Airbnb held informal talks
Read MoreU.S. regulators have met to discuss imposing a record-setting fine against Facebook for violating a legally binding agreement with the government to protect the privacy of its users’ personal data, according to three people familiar with the deliberations but not authorized to speak on the record. U.S. regulators have met to discuss imposing a record-setting
Read MoreMany of the projects we feature on Hackaday are motivated by pure greed. Not on the part of the hacker, mind you; but rather the company that’s charging such an outrageous price for a mass produced item that somebody decides they can do the same thing cheaper as a one-off project. Which is precisely how
Read MoreAmazon Prime‘s marketing team recently fired some shots when it called one of the most popular automotive shows on the air today a “shit car show.” Even crazier is that the “shit car show” in question is one of Amazon‘s hit car shows – unbelievable! Amazon’s hit car show returns. Watch #TheGrandTour now only on Prime
Read MoreJon Russell / TechCrunch: Indonesian e-commerce startup Bukalapak, which was valued at $1B last year, raises $50M Series D — Chances are you may be familiar with Tokopedia, especially after it commanded a $7 billion valuation last November when it raised $1.1 billion from investors like Alibaba and SoftBank’s Vision Fund. Indonesian e-commerce startup Bukalapak,
Read MoreThe fine hasn’t been finalized but is expected to be larger than the record-setting $22.5 million the Federal Trade Commission imposed on Google in 2012, according to The Washington Post. Facebook could face record fine from US regulators, report says – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreNetflix gets to throw shade at regular media companies and woo big-name talent, all in one move. Bird Box got Netflix to spill viewership numbers and now it can't stop – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe Swedish furniture company showcased prototype Symfonisk speakers last year. Ikea and Sonos to launch Symfonisk speakers in August, says report – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreJulia Reda: EU’s copyright reform with “link tax” and “upload filters” suffers a setback as 11 member states vote against the proposal, making adoption in May less likely — Today, Council firmly rejected the negotiating mandate that was supposed to set out Member States’ position ahead … EU's copyright reform with "link tax" and "upload
Read More{$inline_image} Julia Reda: EU’s copyright reform with “link tax” and “upload filters” suffers a setback as 11 member states vote against the proposal, making adoption in May less likely — Today, Council firmly rejected the negotiating mandate that was supposed to set out Member States’ position ahead … EU's copyright reform with "link tax" and
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