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Anne VanderMey / Bloomberg : How Jeff Beacher, owner of a Las Vegas nightclub frequented by celebs, helped build Airbnb's celebrity marketing program in 2015, making it into a luxury brand   —  For one week in the summer of 2015, consumers of celebrity gossip news couldn't escape Mariah Carey's trip to Malibu, California. from Techmeme https://ift.tt/2qRWlMp

Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch : Adobe: Black Friday online sales grew 19.6% YoY to $7.4B, as Thanksgiving sales rose 14.5%, to $4.2B; Cyber Monday sales are expected to reach $9.4B, up 18.9%   —  Following swiftly on the heels of a Thanksgiving that broke records with $4.2 billion in online sales, Black Friday also hit a new high … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/37Vyqfk

Foo Yun Chee / Reuters : EU antitrust regulators are conducting a preliminary investigation into Google's data collection practices   —  BRUSSELS (Reuters) - EU antitrust regulators are investigating Google's collection of data, the European Commission told Reuters on Saturday, suggesting the world's … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/34E5k2m

Alex Danco : How angel investing for social status is a core part of Bay Area tech ecosystem, and is critically missing from other cities trying to grow their tech scenes   —  Michael Seibel of YC posted a short video the other day about a topic that's near and dear to my heart: Why Fundraising is Different in Silicon Valley. from Techmeme https://ift.tt/2rJwsOU

Fathin Ungku / Reuters : Facebook complies with Singapore's fake news law and adds a label that is visible to local users, under the users' post, saying the post contains false info   —  SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Facebook (FB.O) said on Saturday it had issued a correction notice on a user's post at the request … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/2L8mDR4

Nallur Sethuraman / Reuters : An overview of crisis in India's telecom sector, after a Supreme Court ruling that sided with the government saddled mobile carriers with $13B in fresh debt   —  (Reuters) - India's telecoms sector has been rocked by a Supreme Court ruling last month that sided with the government in a dispute … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/2OCU9kZ

Steve Dent / Engadget : With chips like Threadripper 3960X and 3970X, AMD is now comfortably beating Intel in the high-end desktop/workstation CPU market, and is getting further ahead   —  When AMD launched its third-generation Zen 2 Ryzen processors earlier this year, Intel had to be sweating. from Techmeme https://ift.tt/35PHqki

The Robot Report : Advanced Navigation raises $13M Series A for a range of products largely based on AI-enabled inertial navigation systems, which mostly do not rely on satellites   —  Advanced Navigation today said it has raised $13 million in a Series A round to fund a “significant” global expansion … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/35QV0En

Kieren McCarthy / The Register : Interview with the Internet Society CEO, as he tries to defend the sale of the .org top level domain registry to private equity firm Ethos Capital   —  Inside the decided mind of Andrew Sullivan  —  Interview El Reg has quizzed Andrew Sullivan, the president and CEO of the Internet Society … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/2sxtTzT

Catalin Cimpanu / ZDNet : iOS apps could really benefit from the newly proposed Security.plist standard   —  Security.plist was inspired by the already-existing and highly popular security.txt standard.  —  Earlier this month, security researcher Ivan Rodriguez proposed a new security standard for iOS apps, which he named Security.plist. from Techmeme https://ift.tt/2suTGIR

Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch : Only seven out of 21 US presidential candidates have implemented DMARC on their domains' email, a basic security feature that could have prevented the DNC hack   —  Just one-third of the 2020 U.S. presidential candidates are using an email security feature that could prevent a similar attack … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/35P4T58

Jordan Pearson / VICE : US arrests an Ethereum Foundation researcher, claiming he participated in discussions about how N. Korea can avoid sanctions, during a crypto conference there   —  On Friday, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York announced criminal charges against a cryptocurrency researcher … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/2qZrPQr

Reuters : China's new rules, effective Jan. 1, require videos created using AI or VR tech to be clearly marked, make distribution of deepfakes a possible criminal offense   —  BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Chinese regulators have announced new rules governing video and audio content online … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/37S6KIf

Joseph Cox / VICE : Researchers say multiple telcos are deploying RCS in ways that expose users to text and call interception, spoofed phone calls, and location data leaks   —  A standard used by phone carriers around the world can leave users open to all sorts of attacks, like text message and call interception … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/2OYEVWa

Stephen Nellis / Reuters : Court filing: Intel says it has sold smartphone modem chip business to Apple at “a multi-billion dollar loss”, blames Qualcomm for forcing it out of the market   —  (Reuters) - Intel Corp (INTC.O) sold its smartphone modem chip business to Apple Inc (AAPL.O) at “a multi-billion dollar loss … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/2L79aZR

Ian Allison / CoinDesk : Source: Coinbase acquires prime broker Tagomi for $150M to boost its Coinbase Prime service for institutional investors; Tagomi raised $28M in VC funding   —  San Francisco-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase is said to have acquired prime broker Tagomi for $150 million. from Techmeme https://ift.tt/2L2s8AU

Stefania Palma / Financial Times : Singapore orders Facebook to correct a post by an Australian user, as part of a new “fake news” law; Facebook faces a fine of up to $365K if it does not comply   —  Singapore has ordered Facebook to correct a post by a user in Australia, marking the first time it has tried … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/35MmyKO

David Z. Morris / Fortune : A recent fracas between Binance and The Block shows crypto needs more independent journalists investigating the industry despite the community's media hostility   —  This is the web version of The Ledger, Fortune's weekly newsletter covering financial technology and cryptocurrency. from Techmeme https://ift.tt/2OuVude

Jon Porter / The Verge : Wyze security cams will lose the AI-based person-detection feature in Jan 2020 after Xnor.ai terminated their agreement; Wyze is working on in-house replacement   —  While it works on a replacement  —  Wyze's security cameras will temporarily lose their person detection feature in January 2020 … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/2R1ExJ7

Reuters : HSBC to shift $20B in assets to a blockchain-based custody platform called Digital Vault, one of the biggest uses of blockchain technology by a bank, by March   —  LONDON (Reuters) - HSBC aims to shift $20 billion worth of assets to a new blockchain-based custody platform by March … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/2pZpdBG

The Inventory : Best 2019 Black Friday deals on mobile devices, laptops, digital storage, wireless headphones, wearables, smart home products, TVs and more   —  Corey Foster, Tercius, Ana Suarez, Jenna Valdespino, Almendra Carpizo, and Gerardo Rocha, Jr  —  The Best Black Friday Deals - 2019 from Techmeme https://ift.tt/2rBk03k

Agence France-Presse : LG announces CEO Jo Seong-jin will be replaced by Brian Kwon Dec 1, amid 2020 leadership shakeup and LG smartphone division's 18th straight quarterly loss   —  CEO Jo Seong-jin, dubbed a “washing machine genius”, was appointed in December 2016, and is respected in South Korea for his unlikely journey … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/34uC5ip

Dara Kerr / CNET : Unauthorized Uber drivers, including convicted felons with fake IDs, have surfaced in cities beyond London, including San Francisco, Houston, and Boston   —  Turns out that unauthorized drivers using fake identification isn't just a London problem.  —  Uber faced a blow on Monday … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/33zkG6Z

FinSMEs : Miami-based direct-to-consumer arts and crafts supplies startup Arteza raises $24M Series A from Volition Capital   —  Arteza, a Miami, FL-based direct-to-consumer arts and crafts supplies company, raised $24m in Series A funding.  —  Volition Capital made the investment. from Techmeme https://ift.tt/35L3GMa

Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch : EU data regulator issues first-ever sanction of an EU institution, against the European parliament over its use of US-based NationBuilder to process voter data   —  Europe's lead data regulator has issued its first ever sanction of an EU institution — taking enforcement action … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/2OrSQoO

James Vincent / The Verge : Facebook and Instagram are experiencing intermittent outages across the globe   —  Users on both apps are reporting intermittent problems  —  If you were trying to share Thanksgiving photos today you may have noticed that both Facebook and Instagram have been suffering intermittent outages. from Techmeme https://ift.tt/2P5InP5

Reuters : Panasonic says it will sell its loss-making semiconductor unit to Taiwan's Nuvoton for $250M   —  TOKYO (Reuters) - Panasonic Corp (6752.T) said it would sell its loss-making semiconductor unit to Taiwan's Nuvoton Technology Corp (4919.TW) for $250 million as the Japanese electronics giant struggles … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/37Ko4z1