10 things in tech you need to know today

Good morning! This is the tech news you need to know this Wednesday.

1. A leaked internal survey from Uber shows that employees feel positive about the way the culture is changing, but also that they feel underpaid compared to peers. Just 40% felt they had fair compensation compared to other firms.
2. Netflix removed an episode from its comedy show, "The Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj", from Saudi Arabia after the kingdom complained. The episode had been critical of Saudi Arabia.
3. Convincing, artificially generated "deepfakes" are increasingly used to humiliate women by superimposing their faces into pornographic settings. Victims and abuse experts have warned such computer-generated videos are disproportionately weaponised against women.
4. Netflix has poached its new CFO from Activision Blizzard according to Reuters. Spencer Neumann is expected to start his new role at Netflix in early 2019.
5. Bill Gates is the latest high-profile executive affected by president Trump's trade battle with China. Policy changes mean that his nuclear energy project, TerraPower, is scrambling for a new partner and a place to run a pilot.
6. Experts have criticised Facebook's opaque way of flagging potential suicide risks, saying they may cause further harm. The company calls the police to flag suicide threats, but experts said it isn't always clear that its methods are accurate or safe.
7. Dell has returned to the stock market after five years as a public company. Wall Street valued shares at $34 billion.
8. Chinese ride-hailing firm Didi-Chuxing is expanding into financial services to diversify beyond its core business. The company will offer crowdfunding and lending nationwide across China.
9. Chinese apps dominate the Indian internet, accounting for 44 of the top 100 apps. Familiar names like TikTok rank alongside newer players such as social content platforms Helo and SHAREit.
10. Volkswagen is reportedly preparing to write off its $300 million investment in Gett. Gett, initially marketed as a rival to Uber, has failed to gain much ground against the competition.

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