WhatsApp raises minimum age from 13 to 16 in Europe
Apple and Ireland reach tax escrow deal as EU appeal is set for fall
Spotify releases redesigned free app with access to on-demand playlists
Verizon: ‘We’re full steam ahead’ on 5G deployment for second half of 2018
Intercom Messenger launches to power sales, marketing, and support
Facebook publishes detailed internal guidelines for how it enforces content takedowns
Culture Trip raises $80 million to hyper-grow its travel content site
Amazon is reportedly planning ‘Vesta’ home robot for 2019
SmugMug acquires Flickr from Yahoo
Kaspersky publishes open letter revealing Twitter banned its ads
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ProBeat: Google’s Chat is close, and yet so far
AT&T lays 5G groundwork in 117 additional U.S. markets
Apple introduces iPhone-shredding Daisy robot ahead of environmental report
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With Alexa Skill Blueprints, Amazon leaves Apple’s Siri in the dust
Facebook to exclude 1.5 billion users from Europe’s GDPR privacy law
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Two-Facedbook: Russia is Zuckerberg’s decoy
Apple refuses to fix iMac Pro damaged in YouTube teardown
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Facebook is testing a new playable ad format for trying games, no installation required
Snapchat launches ‘shoppable’ augmented reality feature in Lenses
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Facebook engages in ‘privacy zuckering’ to get user consent for facial recognition
Wikipedia now lets you preview pages before you click on any hyperlink
Facebook will still require users to accept targeted ads under new EU law
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Why paying for Facebook won’t fix your privacy
AntVR will debut $500 Mix AR headset in May on Kickstarter, rivaling HoloLens
Twitter is down for some users in the U.S., Europe, and Japan (update: It’s back)
Under scrutiny, Huawei downplays 5G while slating phone for mid-2019
Apple expected to launch news subscriptions by early 2019
Facebook must face class action lawsuit over use of facial recognition tech on photos
Google and CyArk partner on VR versions of endangered landmarks
Anchor now matches podcasters with cohosts based on shared interests
5 ways Congress could regulate Facebook
VR social network VTime raises $7.6 million round, preps for AR version
AI Weekly: Facebook fiasco proves we need a better approach to personal data
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