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THE DAILY CRUNCH THURSDAY, JUNE 21 2018 By Anthony Ha Intel's CEO resigns, a Twitter acquisition may bring improved anti-abuse efforts and Instagram launches a video hub. Here's your Daily Crunch for June 21, 2018. 1. Intel's CEO resigns as information about a 'past consensual relationship' surfaces Intel said that an investigation found the relationship violated the company's "non-fraternization" policy" As a result, Brian Krzanich is resigning from the CEO role and from the board of directors. CFO Robert Swan has become interim CEO, with Intel looking for a more permanent replacement. 2. Twitter acquires anti-abuse technology provider Smyte Fingers crossed that this can make a real difference in Twitter's efforts to fight trolls and scammers. Sponsored By: StackSocial You can get a lifetime of Cisco certification training for $49 The Ultimate Cisco Certification Super Bundle is the last training resource you'll ever need to ace all the latest Cisco IT certification exams. It normally costs over $3,000, but you can pick it today for just $49. Learn More… 3. AT&T launches a low-cost live TV streaming service, WatchTV WatchTV will cost $15 per month as a standalone service and will also be bundled with AT&T wireless plans. It will include more than 30 live TV channels and 15,000 TV shows and movies on-demand. 4. Instagram launches IGTV app for creators IGTV will spotlight popular videos from Instagram celebrities. It will be accessible from a button inside the Instagram homescreen and also as a standalone app. 5. Facebook expands fact-checking program, adopts new technology for fighting fake news Facebook seems to think its fact-checking initiatives are working: The company says it's expanding the program to 14 countries around the world. It also claims the fact-checking initiative has reduced the distribution of fake news by an average of 80 percent. 6. California legislators stealthily 'eviscerate' state's net neutrality bill In committee, Assembly member Miguel Santiago made last-minute amendments that remove many protections. State Senator Scott Wiener described the reworking of the bill as "outrageous." 7. Microsoft is buying AI startup Bonsai The company specializes in reinforcement learning, a kind of trial-and-error approach to teach a system within the confines of a simulation. That learning can be used to train autonomous systems to complete specific tasks. Get more stories at techcrunch.com  Newest Jobs From CrunchBoard: Software Engineer (Frontend) at Liquid Web (Lansing, MI, USA) Marketing Manager, Acquisition at Munchery (San Francisco, CA, USA) Full Stack Developer at Ridgeline International, Inc. (Washington, D.C., USA) Director of Product Management at Sauce Labs (San Francisco, CA, United States) Manager, IT at Cognate BioServices, Inc. (Memphis, TN, United States) SEE MORE JOBS ON CRUNCHBOARD Post your tech jobs and reach millions of TechCrunch readers for only $200 per month View this email online in your browser If you do not want to receive this email or you would like to update your preferences click here. 410 Townsend Street, San Francisco, CA 94107 © 2018 Oath Tech Network. All rights reserved.   TechCrunch is now a part of Oath and a part of Verizon. On May 25th 2018 we will be introducing a new unified Oath Terms of Service and Privacy Policy which will explain how your data is used and shared. Learn More.