Thursday, October 28, 2021

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NYU research suggests Twitter's algorithms promote conservative politicians because they are more likely to be "ratioed", which Twitter may count as engagement (Washington Post)

Washington Post:
NYU research suggests Twitter's algorithms promote conservative politicians because they are more likely to be “ratioed”, which Twitter may count as engagement  —  Our research suggests conservative politicians are ‘ratioed’ more often.  That may explain why they're in your timeline.



A look at the impact of Apple's ATT on Alphabet and Facebook: limits on Facebook's ad targeting raises ad spends for brands, sending some advertisers to Google (Patience Haggin/Wall Street Journal)

Patience Haggin / Wall Street Journal:
A look at the impact of Apple's ATT on Alphabet and Facebook: limits on Facebook's ad targeting raises ad spends for brands, sending some advertisers to Google  —  New iPhone privacy standards rocked digital advertising, raising some boats and lowering others



Chinese banking official issues a warning to cross-border online brokerages operating with only overseas licenses, causing Futu, UP Fintech, and others to drop (Reuters)

Reuters:
Chinese banking official issues a warning to cross-border online brokerages operating with only overseas licenses, causing Futu, UP Fintech, and others to drop  —  Online brokerages not licensed in China are conducting illegal businesses if they serve Chinese clients via the internet …



Apple joins Sustainable Semiconductor Technologies and Systems, a program by Belgium-based R&D organization Imec to help reduce environmental impact of chips (Kyle Wiggers/VentureBeat)

Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat:
Apple joins Sustainable Semiconductor Technologies and Systems, a program by Belgium-based R&D organization Imec to help reduce environmental impact of chips  —  Apple today announced that it has joined Sustainable Semiconductor Technologies and Systems (SSTS), a new research program launched …



Hinge Health, a digital physical therapy service that uses an app and sensors, raises $400M led by Tiger and Coatue at a $6.2B valuation, up from $3B in January (Michelle F Davis/Bloomberg)

Michelle F Davis / Bloomberg:
Hinge Health, a digital physical therapy service that uses an app and sensors, raises $400M led by Tiger and Coatue at a $6.2B valuation, up from $3B in January  —  - Digital physical therapy provider raised $400 million  — Demand for remote health services has grown during pandemic



Sources: the US State Department ordered embassies to push back against foreign influence campaigns, as officials worry anti-US views are taking root worldwide (New York Times)

New York Times : Sources: the US State Department ordered embassies to push back against foreign influence campaigns, as officials worry ...