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The President’s official tweets are now written by a man who regularly promotes fake stories on Twitter | The Independent

Ben Kentish10 years ago08 mins

Dan Scavino has shared articles from websites that claim 9/11 was an ‘inside job’, Michelle Obama is a man and Beyonce is funded by the CIA. scald=5187301:article_responsive_images [if IE 9]>< ![endif][if IE 9]>< ![endif] END scald=5187301 President Donald Trump speaks at the CIA headquarters on January 21, 2017 in Langley, Virginia. Olivier Doulier/Getty The man behind Donald Trump’s official presidential…

What our violent obsession with sex robots reveals about us

Melanie Ehrenkranz 10 years ago016 mins

If you want to sleep with a robot, you don’t have to wait decades for a Westworld-style theme park of carnal delights. The future of virtual sex is already here. Strap on enough hardware, and the avatar of your dreams will grind to the beat of your teledildonics. Today’s smart dolls are becoming increasingly lifelike — nowhere…

Facebook looks like it’s going to stop paying publishers to make live videos – Recode

KURT WAGNER 10 years ago05 mins

Facebook spent more than $50 million last year paying publishers and celebrities to create live video on the social network. Now numerous publishers tell Recode that Facebook is de-emphasizing live video when it talks to them. And none of the publishers we’ve spoken with expect Facebook to renew the paid livestreaming deals it signed last spring to get live video off…

Why Airbnb Is Terrible – Cracked Explains – YouTube

Cracked10 years ago01 mins

If you involve yourself with Airbnb in any way, you’re killing us all. Thanks. via Why Airbnb Is Terrible – Cracked Explains – YouTube.

There’s No Security Backdoor in WhatsApp, Despite Reports

William Turton10 years ago06 mins

Image: AP This morning, the Guardian published a story with an alarming headline: “WhatsApp backdoor allows snooping on encrypted messages.” If true, this would have massive implications for the security and privacy of WhatsApp’s one-billion-plus users. Fortunately, there’s no backdoor in WhatsApp, and according to Alec Muffett, an experienced security researcher who spoke to Gizmodo,…

Peter Thiel, Trump’s Tech Pal, Explains Himself – The New York Times

Maureen Dowd10 years ago037 mins

At the recent meeting of tech executives at Trump Tower — orchestrated by Mr. Thiel — the president-elect caressed Mr. Thiel’s hand so affectionately that body language experts went into a frenzy. I note that he looked uneasy being petted in front of his peers. “I was thinking, ‘I hope this doesn’t look too weird…

Techdirt’s First Amendment Fight For Its Life | Techdirt

Mike Masnick10 years ago05 mins

As you may have heard, last week we were sued for $15 million by Shiva Ayyadurai, who claims to have invented email. We have written, at great length, about his claims and our opinion — backed up by detailed and thorough evidence — that email existed long before Ayyadurai created any software. We believe the…

Facebook to test showing ads mid-video with publisher revenue split | TechCrunch

Darrell Etherington10 years ago03 mins

Begin: WordPress Article Content Facebook is doing what many publishers had hoped it would one day do, according to Recode: opening up another key revenue stream for video producers. The so-called “mid-roll” ad unit, which inserts an advertiser’s clip in the middle of a video instead of up front or at the end, will enter…

James Corden’s Apple Music Ad Is So Bad, I’m Cancelling My Subscription

Eve Peyser10 years ago03 mins

Apple Music isn’t the most perfect music streaming service, but I like it fine. What I cannot tolerate, however, is shelling out $9.99 each month to a company which does business with the offensively mediocre James Corden. So with a heavy heart, I must announce that I am cancelling my Apple Music subscription. I just…

Consumer apps that rely on Google Hangouts won’t work after April 25th

Sean Buckley10 years ago02 mins

When Google launched Allo and Duo last year, it recast hangouts as a cross-platform chat app for enterprise customers. Now it’s making changes to help ensure that fate. A quiet update to the Google Hangouts FAQ reveals that the sun will set on the platform’s API in late April. Effectively, this means any consumer app…

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Nonprofit leaders furious as Chan Zuckerberg Initiative cuts funding

Efforts to Weed Out Fake Users for Online Advertisers Fall Short

The Anxiety of Influencers

Andrew Tate, charged with rape and trafficking in Romania, returns to the U.S.

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There’s No Security Backdoor in WhatsApp, Despite Reports

Peter Thiel, Trump’s Tech Pal, Explains Himself – The New York Times

Techdirt’s First Amendment Fight For Its Life | Techdirt

James Corden’s Apple Music Ad Is So Bad, I’m Cancelling My Subscription

Consumer apps that rely on Google Hangouts won’t work after April 25th