Secret is coming back

 Secret, the anonymous sharing app developed by David Byttow and Chrys Bader-Wechseler, looks to be on its way to resurrection. The app was part of a wave of anonymous apps like Whisper and YikYak but shut down April 2015 after facing a lot of criticism over privacy and cyberbullying. Secret allowed anyone to post snippets of text like a rumor or piece of gossip on an anonymous basis. Many… Read More from Social – TechCrunch http://ift.tt/2fNbLtG Secret is coming back Sarah Buhr http://ift.tt/2fIzHM8 via IFT...

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Facebook needs accountability to win back advertisers’ trust

 The advertising industry let out a collective groan in September when Facebook admitted a “discrepancy” in its reporting that led it to overstate how much time, on average, viewers were watching video. Because the error was huge — numbers were inflated as much as 60-80 percent for two years — and in Facebook’s favor, some were quick to ascribe sinister motives. Read More from Social – TechCrunch http://ift.tt/2eTv836 Facebook needs accountability to win back advertisers’ trust James G. Brooks, Jr http://ift.tt/2g6I0ES via IFT...

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We are on the verge of a consumer M&A avalanche

 If you believe in the mantra “innovate or die,” you might conclude that the largest consumer and retail brands are terminally ill. Giants like Kraft and Clorox all seem to be too slow and enslaved to shareholders to innovate. At the same time, they may be too large to perish… at least for now. Read More http://ift.tt/2f47SNk We are on the verge of a consumer M&A avalanche http://ift.tt/2fn3s...

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Data Ethics — The New Competitive Advantage

 We are living in an era defined and shaped by data. Data makes the world go round. It is politics, it is culture, it is everyday life and it is business. Our data-flooded era is one of technological progress, with tides rising at a never seen before pace. Roles, rights and responsibilities are reorganized and new ethical questions posed. Data ethics must and will be a new compass to guide us. Read More http://ift.tt/1hays8e Data Ethics — The New Competitive Advantage http://ift.tt/2fmZz...

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Pro-Trump CEO gets booted from Y Combinator

 Andrew Torba, founder of conservative social network Gab.ai, has been removed from Y Combinator’s alumni network. Read More http://ift.tt/2fn0ks7 Pro-Trump CEO gets booted from Y Combinator http://ift.tt/2fNJZ...

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Facebook wants to make you secure no matter how hard you make it

 When you have a billion people using your service, you have an obligation to keep your users secure, even when they behave in unsafe ways. Alex Stamos, Chief Security Officer (CSO) at Facebook, speaking at Web Summit last week, told a quick story to show what his company was up against when it came to security. “The family car was not designed to be driven into a wall at 100 kilometers… Read More from Social – TechCrunch http://ift.tt/2fH76Hn Facebook wants to make you secure no matter how hard you make it Ron Miller http://ift.tt/2erDosb via...

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Driving the Midwest

 Last September, in the depths of high summer, my wife and I wanted to see the Midwest again. We began in Brooklyn and drove across the Verrazano, a bridge so long and well-engineered that its makers took into consideration the curvature of the Earth when they designed it. This spit us out out onto Staten Island, once New York’s ash heap and now a bustling bedroom community surrounded on… Read More http://ift.tt/2fMPSbV Driving the Midwest http://ift.tt/2f349...

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Kickstarter smash hit INSTRUMENT 1 from Artiphon is now available to buy

 Take a Chapman Stick, add a lot of tech in its belly and jam a USB cable up its jacksie and you get something that looks vaguely like an INSTRUMENT 1. It’s a completely new type of musical instrument developed by Artiphon. Funded through a seven-figure Kickstarter campaign, the instrument is shipping now, and we can’t wait to see what people will be creating with it. Read More http://ift.tt/2fF9KNP Kickstarter smash hit INSTRUMENT 1 from Artiphon is now available to buy http://ift.tt/2fYpa...

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Facebook Messenger launches its public group chat feature “Rooms” in select markets

 Facebook’s experiment with semi-anonymous social networking centered around interests, via a standalone app called Rooms, failed. But the learnings from that earlier experiment have now popped up in Facebook’s Messenger application as a new feature called Rooms, which is rolling out now in select markets. The limited launch is meant to serve as a test to see if Facebook’s… Read More from Social – TechCrunch http://ift.tt/2cjsvce Facebook Messenger launches its public group chat feature “Rooms” in select markets Sarah Perez http://ift.tt/2fKF8ed via...

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AT&T downgrades video quality on mobile with ‘Stream Saver’

{rss:content:encoded} AT&T downgrades video quality on mobile with ‘Stream Saver’ http://ift.tt/2fknhfr http://ift.tt/2fYbVQl November 11, 2016 at 11:37PM  AT&T just introduced a new “feature” much like T-Mobile’s Binge On that automatically throttles all video streams to a lower resolution and bandwidth unless you opt out of it. They call it Stream Saver, and yes, it applies to “unlimited” data plans. Read More ...

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Facebook will disable “ethnic affinity” targeting for housing, employment and credit-related ads

 It may be tough to remember given all the discussion about the role that Facebook’s News Feed may have played in getting Donald Trump elected, but the company was also criticized recently for its “ethnic affinity” ad targeting. Today, Facebook announced that it’s making some changes. The targeting allows advertisers to focus on users whose Facebook activity… Read More from Social – TechCrunch http://ift.tt/29SXSc0 Facebook will disable “ethnic affinity” targeting for housing, employment and credit-related ads Anthony Ha http://ift.tt/2fInGVR via...

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More Android devices are running Gingerbread than Nougat 7.0

{rss:content:encoded} More Android devices are running Gingerbread than Nougat 7.0 http://ift.tt/2fIlZId http://ift.tt/2aubnKy November 11, 2016 at 04:28PM  Slowly but surely, the news of Nougat updates are starting to roll in. The OnePlus 3 and Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge will be getting beta versions in the near future, and ZTE recently announced an update for the Axon 7 arriving in January. But aside from some high profile devices like the LG V20, Google’s own Pixel (which sports the new 7.1) and some newer Nexus devices, the… Read More ...

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Photos in Daydream VR offers a powerful trip down memory lane

{rss:content:encoded} Photos in Daydream VR offers a powerful trip down memory lane http://ift.tt/2eJF6QY http://ift.tt/2fqlUJI November 11, 2016 at 02:46PM  I’ve resolved to take a lot more panorama images from now on, and Daydream View is the reason why. Google’s new mobile VR headset, which makes it possible to use Daydream VR in Android 7.1 on the Pixel and Pixel XL smartphones, is an easy and enjoyable way to try out virtual reality, and its most powerful feature might be your boring old photo library. We’ve already… Read More ...

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Contrary to reports, Grubhub CEO never called for Trump voters to resign

 Emotions remain high as the country closes out its second day with a President-elect Donald Trump. Startup founders are struggling to instill confidence among employees that the culture of openness at their companies will not be effected by a President Trump. Unfortunately, some media outlets aren’t helping. Earlier this evening, Fox news published that Grubhub CEO Matt Maloney had… Read More http://ift.tt/2fHkfR0 Contrary to reports, Grubhub CEO never called for Trump voters to resign http://ift.tt/2fCgl...

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Zuck denies Facebook News Feed bubble impacted the election

 In the aftermath of the U.S. Presidential election, Mark Zuckerberg took the stage at Techonomy16 to address concerns that Facebook didn’t do enough to stop the proliferation of fake news on News Feed. Zuckerberg insisted that the company can always do more to improve the quality of the News Feed experience, but that Facebook could not have influenced the outcome of… Read More from Social – TechCrunch http://ift.tt/2eGQM76 Zuck denies Facebook News Feed bubble impacted the election John Mannes http://ift.tt/2eGTedT via IFT...

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Five industries that should take a cue from Netflix and crowdsource parts of its tech

 By crowdsourcing for solutions using machine learning to utilize the abundant data available across these five industries, we can find relevant signals and patterns among the noise and make these industries not only more efficient, but also more integral to improving our lives. Read More http://ift.tt/2eGox8x Five industries that should take a cue from Netflix and crowdsource parts of its tech http://ift.tt/2eGhe...

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Slice makes it easy you order from your favorite pizzeria

{rss:content:encoded} Slice makes it easy you order from your favorite pizzeria https://techcrunch.com/2016/11/10/slice-pizza/?ncid=rss https://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2016/11/slice.jpg?w=680 November 11, 2016 at 12:05AM  Does the world need another food ordering app? No? Well, what about an app that’s all about pizza? The startup formerly known as MyPizza has already been working with independent pizzerias by helping them to accept online orders. (It’s also provided pizza at TechCrunch meetups.) Recently, it rebranded as Slice...

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Slice makes it easy you order from your favorite pizzeria

 Does the world need another food ordering app? No? Well, what about an app that’s all about pizza? The startup formerly known as MyPizza has already been working with independent pizzerias by helping them to accept online orders. (It’s also provided pizza at TechCrunch meetups.) Recently, it rebranded as Slice and launched a Slice app for iPhone. The goal is to make it as easy… Read More https://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2016/11/slice.jpg?w=680 Slice makes it easy you order from your favorite pizzeria https://techcrunch.com/2...

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Tech leaders respond to upcoming Trump presidency

 No matter which side of the aisle you’re on it’s clear that in next four years technology will be taking center stage. Politics are now less about relationships between people and more about relationships between computers and no matter who you voted for we believe tech is truly leading the way. Many of us are looking for a sense of clarity and understanding that will help us… Read More https://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2016/03/trump-minus-trump.png?w=680 Tech leaders respond to upcoming Trump presidency https://techcrunch.co...

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How long until Facebook Frames?

{rss:content:encoded} How long until Facebook Frames? https://techcrunch.com/2016/11/10/how-long-until-facebook-frames/?ncid=rss https://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2016/11/gettyimages-521083232.jpg?w=680 November 10, 2016 at 07:59PM  Snapchat’s Spectacles are already causing huge lineups and mild millennial frenzy in LA now that they’re on sale via super-exclusive Snapbot vending machines. It’s almost inevitable that Facebook copies this, too, so gird your nose bridge for Facebook Frames. Here’s our exclusive (and very fake) early...

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