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Facebook Developing AI System For Offensive Video Takedown
The social networking giant's battle against offensive videos, nudity, and fake news continues
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Facebook To Hire 500 UK Staff Next Year To Boost Engineer Workforce
The expansion comes on the heels of Google's approval of a £1bn UK investment
Microsoft Offers Remedies To EC In Bid To Gain £21bn LinkedIn Takeover Approval
Microsoft has offered to sweeten the deal for European regulators so it can get LinkedIn approval, despite Salesforce and other opposition
Google Approves £1bn Post-Brexit London Expansion
Google believes the UK's prospects outside the EU remain strong
Adobe Snaps Up Video Ad Company TubeMogul For £432m
Adobe acquires TubeMogul to create one-stop-shop digital advertising and data management platform
Google Showdown With EU Looms After Rejection Of Antitrust Charges
Ballsy move. Search engine officially rejects European Union antitrust charges which could lead to huge penalty
Startup Showcase: Swipii
Swipii wants to be the marketing suite for the hyperlocal retailer
WhatsApp Warned Over Data Sharing Policy Change
European regulators demand halt to user data transfer by WhatsApp, and contact Yahoo over breach and spying issue
Amazon Profit Growth Disappoints Despite Cloud Strength
Shares in Amazon slump over less than expected profits, despite continuing strength of its AWS division
Salesforce Asks For EU Antitrust Probe Over Microsoft LinkedIn Purchase
Sour grapes? Salesforce lost its bid for LinkedIn, but now asks EU to investigate Microsoft
Majority Of Banks Will Adopt Blockchain Says IBM
Blockchain to be used by majority of financial institutions within three years, as adoption ramps up
Europol Warns Of Gangs Making Fake Android Mobile Payments
Euro cops warn of criminal gangs said to be using Android smartphones to conduct fraudulent transactions
Microsoft Azure Signs Bank Of America For Blockchain
Bank of America to collaborate with Microsoft on Blockchain to 'transform' financial transactions
German Regulator Orders WhatsApp To Halt Data Harvest
Breaking the law...Watchdog accuses WhatsApp of 'misleading' users and breaking German data protection laws
LinkedIn Learning Launches To Help Seek Out New Skills
New changes include e-learning platform to improve skills amid growing need for talent acquisition
AdBlock Plus Launches Advert Marketplace
The plugin's developers look to expand the marketplace for 'acceptable' ads while promising no change to the user experience
Facebook Brings Native Payments To iOS and Android Messenger App
The social networking giant has tweaked its chatbot platform with a suite of features
Councils Support Draft Broadband Comparison Rules
The proposed regulations would force Internet providers to make house-by-house speed estimates available to the public for the first time
Dell ‘To Cut At Least 2,000 Jobs’ Post-EMC Buy
Dell Technologies is planning to reduce supply chain, administrative and sales staff following the completion of its £45bn EMC deal
Europe Urges Removal Of Network-Level Ad Blockers
European body cites net neutrality concerns with new guidance that networks cannot implement advert blockers
Facebook Changes Trending Topics After Bias Row
Less human input after accusation that Facebook hid conservative opinions in its Trending news feed
Google Hits Back At ‘Intrusive’ Pop-Up Ads
New algorithm will demote mobile websites using interstitial adverts from January 2017
Startup Showcase: Azimo
Marta Krupinska, general manager and co-founder of Azimo, talks about money transfers, Facebook Messenger integration and Brexit
Oracle Opens ‘Biggest’ B2B Data Marketplace
The business-to-business marketplace brings together data from Oracle's own marketing data acquisitions as well as third-parties
Facebook Improves Ad Preference Tools And Will Override Ad Blockers
Facebook promises to give users more control over adverts buts says ad blockers threaten journalism and free services
Google Research Finds Nuisance Software Deluge
Users are being targeted by more than 60 million download attempts per week
AdGholas Malvertising Campaign Closes After Proofpoint Discovery
AdGholas malvertising campaign closes after pulling in at least a million victim computers a day
Oracle Buys NetSuite For £7bn
In one of Oracle's largest ever acquisitions, it will position ERP seller NetSuite in a complimentary role