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Lauren Feiner / CNBC : A look at top Democratic presidential candidates' stances on tech issues like breaking up Big Tech, digital privacy, encryption and backdoors, and Section 230   —  - Voters from 14 states and one U.S. territory will decide which Democratic candidate to support for the presidential nomination on Super Tuesday. from Techmeme https://ift.tt/2I6JTgL via IFTTT

Lauren Feiner / CNBC : A look at top Democratic presidential candidates' stances on tech issues like breaking up Big Tech, digital privacy, encryption and backdoors, and Section 230   —  - Voters from 14 states and one U.S. territory will decide which Democratic candidate to support for the presidential nomination on Super Tuesday. source http://www.techmeme.com/200301/p2#a200301p2

Mary Ann Azevedo / Crunchbase News : K Health, whose AI-powered primary care app lets patients in 47 US states chat with doctors, raises $48M Series C, bringing its total raised to $97M   —  K Health, a primary care consultant powered by artificial intelligence, announced this morning it has raised a $48 million Series C round. source http://www.techmeme.com/200301/p1#a200301p1

Mary Ann Azevedo / Crunchbase News : K Health, whose AI-powered primary care app lets patients in 47 US states chat with doctors, raises $48M Series C, bringing its total raised to $97M   —  K Health, a primary care consultant powered by artificial intelligence, announced this morning it has raised a $48 million Series C round. from Techmeme https://ift.tt/39ajtXi via IFTTT

Andrew J. Hawkins / The Verge : Union of Concerned Scientists study: ride-hailing trips today result in an estimated 69% more climate pollution on average than the trips they displace   —  Union of Concerned Scientists recommends more electric cars and pooled trips  —  Uber and Lyft have weathered criticism about pollution … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/38824wV via IFTTT

Andrew J. Hawkins / The Verge : Union of Concerned Scientists study: ride-hailing trips today result in an estimated 69% more climate pollution on average than the trips they displace   —  Union of Concerned Scientists recommends more electric cars and pooled trips  —  Uber and Lyft have weathered criticism about pollution … source http://www.techmeme.com/200229/p9#a200229p9

eMarketer : eMarketer: in the US, TikTok is expected to grow 21.9% YoY to 45.4M MAU in 2020, down from 97.5% growth in its breakout year of 2019   —  More than 20% of social users will use TikTok this year … After nearly doubling its US user base last year, growth for TikTok will slow in the coming years … source http://www.techmeme.com/200229/p8#a200229p8

eMarketer : eMarketer: in the US, TikTok is expected to grow 21.9% YoY to 45.4M MAU in 2020, down from 97.5% growth in its breakout year of 2019   —  More than 20% of social users will use TikTok this year … After nearly doubling its US user base last year, growth for TikTok will slow in the coming years … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/388xTFN via IFTTT

Aditi Shrivastava / The Economic Times : Sources: Amazon to launch a food delivery service in India in March, charging restaurants commissions of 10-15%, about half of what Swiggy and Zomato charge   —  The food delivery platform is open to own employees for now, pilots underway across five high-density pin codes in Bengaluru from Techmeme https://ift.tt/2TuSsHv via IFTTT

Biz Carson / Protocol : Anonymous Twitter account @VCBrags hits a nerve mocking VC's propensity for self-promotion by quote-retweeting boastful tweets   —  Investors either are loving or blocking @VCBrags, which retweets investors' best brags.  —  A parody Twitter account is getting under the skin … source http://www.techmeme.com/200229/p5#a200229p5

Biz Carson / Protocol : Anonymous Twitter account @VCBrags hits a nerve mocking VC's propensity for self-promotion by quote-retweeting boastful tweets   —  Investors either are loving or blocking @VCBrags, which retweets investors' best brags.  —  A parody Twitter account is getting under the skin … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/2vvhgHh via IFTTT

Alex Lee / Wired : A look at the TranscribersOfReddit subreddit where 3,186 volunteers write elaborate transcriptions of memes, videos, and images to make the site more accessible   —  To help Redditors with visual impairments, volunteers are writing elaborate transcriptions of memes and images across the site. source http://www.techmeme.com/200229/p4#a200229p4

Alex Lee / Wired : A look at the TranscribersOfReddit subreddit where 3,186 volunteers write elaborate transcriptions of memes, videos, and images to make the site more accessible   —  To help Redditors with visual impairments, volunteers are writing elaborate transcriptions of memes and images across the site. from Techmeme https://ift.tt/2vqWWGZ via IFTTT

Ben Buchanan / Wired : An excerpt from the book “The Hacker and the State”, which includes details about North Korea's hacking campaigns against banks across the world   —  They scored $80 million by tricking a network into routing funds to Sri Lanka and the Philippines and then using a “money mule” to pick up the cash. from Techmeme https://ift.tt/2I8eWIM via IFTTT

Ben Buchanan / Wired : An excerpt from the book “The Hacker and the State”, which includes details about North Korea's hacking campaigns against banks across the world   —  They scored $80 million by tricking a network into routing funds to Sri Lanka and the Philippines and then using a “money mule” to pick up the cash. source http://www.techmeme.com/200229/p3#a200229p3

Defense One : Four former US defense secretaries urge America to shape artificial intelligence and machine learning norms or else authoritarian regimes and companies will   —  Four former U.S. defense secretaries issue a warning about China and a wake-up call to Americans on artificial intelligence. from Techmeme https://ift.tt/3cki3vi via IFTTT

Defense One : Four former US defense secretaries urge America to shape artificial intelligence and machine learning norms or else authoritarian regimes and companies will   —  Four former U.S. defense secretaries issue a warning about China and a wake-up call to Americans on artificial intelligence. source http://www.techmeme.com/200229/p2#a200229p2

Business Insider : Investigation: several staff members of the Chan-Zuckerberg family office have made allegations of assault, sexual harassment, and more, against other staff   —  Presidencia de la República Mexicana; Anthony Quintano; Kauai Police Department; Samantha Lee/Business Insider from Techmeme https://ift.tt/2T9VG4b via IFTTT

Business Insider : Investigation: several staff members of the Chan-Zuckerberg family office have made allegations of assault, sexual harassment, and more, against other staff   —  Presidencia de la República Mexicana; Anthony Quintano; Kauai Police Department; Samantha Lee/Business Insider source http://www.techmeme.com/200229/p1#a200229p1

Josh Dzieza / The Verge : In warehouses, call centers, and elsewhere intelligent machines are managing humans, and they're making work more stressful, grueling, and dangerous   —  In warehouses, call centers, and other sectors, intelligent machines are managing humans, and they're making work more stressful, grueling, and dangerous from Techmeme https://ift.tt/2wUPB2J via IFTTT

Josh Dzieza / The Verge : In warehouses, call centers, and elsewhere intelligent machines are managing humans, and they're making work more stressful, grueling, and dangerous   —  In warehouses, call centers, and other sectors, intelligent machines are managing humans, and they're making work more stressful, grueling, and dangerous source http://www.techmeme.com/200228/p24#a200228p24

Bloomberg : Sources: Elliott Management has taken a “sizable” stake in Twitter, nominated four directors to Twitter's board, and seeks to replace CEO Jack Dorsey   —  - Elliott has nominated four directors for Twitter's board  — Hedge fund has had ‘constructive discussions’ with company from Techmeme https://ift.tt/3aqdKwP via IFTTT

Bloomberg : Sources: Elliott Management has taken a “sizable” stake in Twitter, nominated four directors to Twitter's board, and seeks to replace CEO Jack Dorsey   —  - Elliott has nominated four directors for Twitter's board  — Hedge fund has had ‘constructive discussions’ with company source http://www.techmeme.com/200228/p23#a200228p23

DL Cade / PetaPixel : Facebook says its 3D Photos feature, which retroactively converts 2D photos to 3D using neural nets, now works on photos taken with single-lens cameras   —  Facebook just expanded 3D photo posting to phones that don't actually capture depth data.  Using the magic of machine learning … source http://www.techmeme.com/200228/p22#a200228p22

DL Cade / PetaPixel : Facebook says its 3D Photos feature, which retroactively converts 2D photos to 3D using neural nets, now works on photos taken with single-lens cameras   —  Facebook just expanded 3D photo posting to phones that don't actually capture depth data.  Using the magic of machine learning … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/2I43IFj via IFTTT