Sources: Life360, a family safety app with 33M users, has sold users' precise location since 2016 and is one of the location data broker industry's top sources
family safety app Life360. Life360 sells location data from its 33 million users to about a dozen data brokers, including X-Mode, Safegraph, and Cuebiq. https://themarkup.org/... W...
Twitter says its research shows its algorithms amplify right-leaning content more than left-leaning content, but doesn't know what causes the amplification
Twitter is publicly sharing research findings today that show that the platform's algorithms amplify tweets from right-wing politicians … Source: Twitter .
Cerebral, which provides counseling, medication, and other mental health services through an app, raises $127M led by Access Industries at a $1.23B valuation
Dark Sky, acquired by Apple last year, says it will shut down its API and iOS and web apps at the end of 2022, after Apple announced an updated Weather app
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Apple unveils AirTag accessories that cost more than the device itself, including an AirTag Hermès line starting at $299 with handcrafted leather holders
Alongside the long-awaited launch of AirTag, Apple has also announced the availability of AirTag accessories.
Ahead of its congressional testimony, Tile shares concerns of unfair competition regarding AirTag, which is tightly integrated with Apple's Find My network
Spotlight on Apple's Tile killer and Opt-in tracking in advance … Mike Peterson / AppleInsider : Tile bemoans Apple AirTags launch, raises antitrust concerns Tom Phillips / NFCW : ...
Linktree, which creates simple “link in bio” landing pages for people and companies, raises $45M Series B, and says it has 12M users
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Intel announces 11th-generation Tiger Lake CPUs for laptops, with integrated Xe graphics, Thunderbolt 4 support, Wi-Fi 6, and more, coming this fall
one has 18-hour battery life Paul Thurrott / Thurrott : Intel Debuts 11th-Generation Core Chips, New Logo Kris Holt / Engadget : Acer updates its Swift 3 and 5 laptops with 11th Ge...
Instagram rolls out “suggested posts”, appearing when users reach the end of their feed, offering related content unlike Explore feed's adjacent content
You thought you were done — Instagram is expanding its feed today with the launch of “suggested posts.”
Shopify says it will allow its 5,000 employees to work from home indefinitely
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Leaked screenshots of a Ring survey show Amazon is gauging interest in adding facial recognition and license plate detection tools
Amazon wouldn't be the first consumer company to do it, but it would be the biggest. — Amazon subsidiary Ring, which has partnerships … Tweets: @bradmccarty and @angelsdiaz_ Twee...
Flipboard will now feature local news coverage in 23 cities in US and Canada and start recommending stories based on IP address
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