Factcheck.org debunks less than one post per day, as human fact-checkers' primary role is seen to be helping Facebook's algorithms to understand fake news sites

  Techmeme   ·   27 mins ago

A Silicon Valley startup backed by Microsoft and Dell is accusing China’s Huawei of trying to steal its semiconductor technology

  Reddit   ·   2 hours ago

Sources: data mining giant Palantir is weighing an IPO as soon as H2 2019; some bankers have told the firm it could IPO with a valuation of as much as $41B

  Techmeme   ·   2 hours ago

Sources: Facebook tentatively finds hack affecting 30M users was perpetrated by spammers masquerading as a digital marketing company, not by a nation-state

  Techmeme   ·   14 hours ago

Following a cease-and-desist letter sent in early October, eBay sues Amazon, accusing it of illegally poaching eBay sellers via eBay's internal messaging system

  Techmeme   ·   18 hours ago

You Want 20% for Handing Me a Muffin? The Awkward Etiquette of iPad Tipping

  Hacker News   ·   21 hours ago

Profile of Kris Goldsmith, an Army veteran who catalogues questionable Facebook Pages, some with millions of followers and links to Russia and Iran

  Techmeme   ·   22 hours ago

ARM and cybersecurity firm Cybereason, both backed by SoftBank, partner to help secure IoT home devices like connected lightbulbs and thermostats

  Techmeme   ·   22 hours ago