Fri. 10/12 - Facebook Reports on its Breach Investigation




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Summary: <p><strong><em>Facebook announces the results of their investigation into that data breach, the market downturn is biting some tech companies, has Spotify ruined music, and, of course, the Weekend Longreads suggestions.</em></strong></p><p><strong>Sponsors:</strong></p><ul> <li> <a href="https://99designs.com/techmeme" target="_blank"><strong>99designs.com/techmeme</strong></a><strong> </strong> </li> <li><a href="https://metalab.co/" target="_blank"><strong>Metalab.co</strong></a></li> </ul><p><br></p><p>Links:</p><ul> <li> <a href="https://newsroom.fb.com/news/2018/10/update-on-security-issue/" target="_blank">An Update on the Security Issue</a> (Facebook)</li> <li> <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2018/10/11/facebook-3d-photos/" target="_blank">Facebook rolls out 3D photos that use AI to simulate depth</a> (TechCrunch)</li> <li> <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/tencent-music-pauses-ipo-amid-market-turmoil-1539288688" target="_blank">Tencent Music Pauses IPO Amid Market Turmoil</a> (WSJ)</li> <li> <a href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/stock-market-faangs-how-much-on-sale-2018-10-1027612817" target="_blank">FAANG stocks have seen $600 billion of market value wiped out — here's how much each one is on sale</a> (Business Insider)</li> <li> <a href="https://electrek.co/2018/10/11/tesla-deadline-new-orders-delivery-full-tax-credit-end-year/" target="_blank">Tesla sets deadline on new orders to get delivery and full tax credit by end of the year </a>(Electrek)</li> <li> <a href="http://fortune.com/2018/10/12/tesla-mercedes-benz-sales-bmw-tax-credits/" target="_blank">Who Needs German Engineering? Tesla Outsells Mercedes-Benz For The First Time—And Has a Plan to Pass BMW Too</a> (Fortune)</li> <li> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/oct/05/10-years-of-spotify-should-we-celebrate-or-despair?curator=TechREDEF" target="_blank">Has 10 years of Spotify ruined music?</a> (The Guardian)</li> </ul><p><br></p><p>The Betterment Weekend Longreads Suggestions:</p><ul> <li> <a href="https://shift.newco.co/2018/10/10/this-is-how-amazon-loses/" target="_blank">This Is How Amazon Loses</a> (NewCo Shift)</li> <li> <a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2018/11/the-pentagon-wants-to-weaponize-the-brain-what-could-go-wrong/570841/" target="_blank">The Pentagon’s Push to Program Soldiers’ Brains</a> (The Atlantic)</li> <li> <a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2018/11/alexa-how-will-you-change-us/570844/" target="_blank">Alexa, Should We Trust You?</a> (The Atlantic)</li> <li> <a href="http://blog.maxniederhofer.com/fear-and-loathing-in-venture-capital" target="_blank">Fear and loathing in venture capital</a> (Max Niederhofer)</li> <li> <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-first-rule-of-microsoft-exceldont-tell-anyone-youre-good-at-it-1538754380?mod=e2fb" target="_blank">The First Rule of Microsoft Excel—Don’t Tell Anyone You’re Good at It</a> (WSJ)</li> </ul> <a href="https://anchor.fm/s/34f8474/podcast/sponsor/acugia/url/https%3A%2F%2Fflipboard.com%2F">https://flipboard.com/</a>