Researchers find that Facebook appears to deliver certain ads, despite neutral targeting parameters, in a way that aligns with race and gender stereotypes — How exactly Facebook decides who sees what is one of the great pieces of forbidden knowledge in the information age …
Amazon plans to relocate its entire Seattle-based worldwide operations team to neighboring Bellevue by 2023, with several thousand employees making the move — Amazon plans to relocate its entire Seattle-based worldwide operations team to Bellevue, Wash., by 2023, adding thousands of employees …
Some Chinese companies, including Tencent and Xiaomi, are restricting access via their own browsers to a GitHub page where developers protest “996” work culture — Tencent, Xiaomi and others are censoring the GitHub page over “illegal information”
Apple promotes Adrian Perica, formerly M&A head, to VP of corporate development, reporting directly to Tim Cook; Perica previously reported to CFO Luca Maestri — - Perica gets visibility boost with spot on Apple executive page — Company has historically resisted large acquisitions
Source: Intel has missed deadlines for the development of a 5G modem for the 2020 iPhones; Apple has 1,000-1,200 engineers working on modems for future iPhones — As of now Apple plans to release a 5G iPhone in 2020. But an increasingly stormy relationship with its 5G modem supplier Intel could prevent that from happening.
Current and former TiVo insiders on how the first DVR came to be, going up against cable companies, how IP licensing has kept the company relevant, and more — ‘They Thought It Was Black Magic’: An Oral History of TiVo — How the original DVR paved the way for Netflix and the cord-cutter movement
UN investigator: Facebook's efforts “not nearly sufficient” in genocide-torn Myanmar; while violence-inciting posts seem to be down, racist posts are common — It's been nearly two years since the bloody peak of a social media-fueled genocide in Southeast Asia …
Sources: SoftBank is in talks with investors to add as much as $15B to its Vision Fund, which has invested more than $70B in tech companies in about two years — - Vision Fund is considering a variety of ways to raise capital — It's also in preliminary talks for a second Vision Fund
Vestwell, which manages employer-sponsored retirement plans for SMBs, raises $30M Series B from Goldman Sachs and others — NEW YORK (Reuters) - Vestwell Holdings Inc, a tech platform for retirement plans, said on Tuesday it raised $30 million from Goldman Sachs Group Inc, Point72 Ventures and the Bank of New York Mellon Corp.
PROTO, WhatsApp's Indian partner, says the misinformation “tip line” announced on Tuesday is primarily for research, not to help users who find misinformation — One day after WhatsApp launched a tip line to combat misinformation ahead of a general election in India …
Researchers create malware that places fake cancerous nodes in CT scans to fool radiologists, showing what high-profile attacks on hospital gear could look like — Researchers in Israel created malware to draw attention to serious security weaknesses in medical imaging equipment and networks.
New York Times : Sources: the US State Department ordered embassies to push back against foreign influence campaigns, as officials worry ...
