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Nicole Nguyen / BuzzFeed News : Independent artists say Amazon has failed to implement even minor changes that would make it harder for merchants to sell goods that violate artist copyrights   —  Independent artists, who aren't afforded the same protection as big brands on Amazon, say that fighting copyright infringement by third-party sellers is never-ending.

Issie Lapowsky / Wired : Profile of David Carroll, whose two-year fight to reclaim his data from Cambridge Analytica has brought to light large questions around data privacy   —  David Carroll has been locked in a legal war to force the infamous company to turn over its files on him.  He's won a battle, but the struggle continues.

James Vincent / The Verge : Pictures of what appear to be the two models of Samsung's Galaxy S10 leak, showing “Infinity-O” display, very thin bezels, USB-C port, and a headphone jack   —  Well, the leaks start coming and they don't stop coming  —  There's less than a month to go before Samsung unveils …

Russell Brandom / The Verge : Illinois Supreme Court rules that companies can be sued for collecting biometric data without opt-in consent, even if no tangible injury was demonstrated   —  Privacy advocates won a crucial court victory on Friday, as the Illinois Supreme Court dismissed a case that would have pared …

HYDERABAD, India, Jan. 26, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Prime Talent Chain has announced the development of skill communities based on Blockchain, which can help accelerate the recruitment process. This is aimed at offering a robust and immutable database using Blockchain's flagship...

Billy Perrigo / TIME : Researchers say India's political parties are using armies of volunteers to spread misinformation and hate speech via WhatsApp group chats ahead of elections   —  On Monday, in an effort to stop the spread of fake news, WhatsApp announced that users around the world would only be allowed …

Wall Street Journal : Source: US pressed Chinese tech companies to show their autonomy by giving an example of resisting a data request from the Chinese government, but they couldn't   —  Chairman of Chinese telecom firm contends Huawei is being unfairly targeted  —  The chairman of embattled telecom giant Huawei Technologies Co …

South China Morning Post : Research firm says China had 713 VC deals in Q4, down 25% YoY, worth $18.3B total, down 12% YoY, amid cooling valuations and tighter hiring for tech startups   —  - The number of venture capital deals in China dropped 25 per cent year on year to 713 in the fourth quarter

LOS ALTOS, Calif. and BANGALORE, India, Jan. 22, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Symphony Summit announced today that for the second year in a row, it has been recognized as CIO CHOICE in the IT Operations Management category. CIO CHOICE is a special vendor recognition bestowed on outstanding...

Global limit imposed after violence in India was blamed on misinformation that spread across the social network.

PUNE, India, January 21, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The new research from ReportsnReports.com on Global Silicon Photonic Market Report for 2019 intends to offer target audience with the fresh outlook on market and fill in the knowledge gaps with the help of processed information and opinions...

Josh Constine / TechCrunch : Facebook to launch Community Actions, a News Feed petition feature for users to tag government agencies and officials and advocate for changes, on Monday   —  Gather a mob and Facebook will now let you make political demands.  Tomorrow Facebook will encounter a slew of fresh complexities …

Matt Binder / Mashable : Google Maps rolls out ability to see user-reported speed traps via small camera icons, in North America, UK, Australia, Russia, Brazil, India, and Indonesia   —  Drivers will soon have an extra set of eyes on the road, courtesy of Google.  —  Google's navigation app, Google Maps …

Wall Street Journal : A Japanese hotel, aiming to replace all staff with robots, ended up creating more work for its staff and frustrated guests as robots didn't perform as expected   —  The robot revolution will have to wait at the Henn na Hotel in Japan, which is laying off low-performing droids

Tom Simonite / Wired : Strategy Robot, founded by the creators of an AI bot that beat four top professional Texas Hold 'Em players, signs a $10M two-year contract with the US Army   —  IN 2017, A poker bot called Libratus made headlines when it roundly defeated four top human players at no-limit Texas Hold 'Em.