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Facebook says it has removed 82 Pages, groups, and accounts for coordinated inauthentic behavior that originated in Iran and targeted people in the US and UK — Today we removed multiple Pages, groups and accounts that originated in Iran for engaging in coordinated inauthentic behavior on Facebook and Instagram.
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| Natfriedman / The GitHub Blog: |
GitHub's new CEO Nat Friedman says Microsoft's $7.5B acquisition of GitHub is now complete — I'm thrilled to share that the Microsoft acquisition of GitHub is complete. Monday is my first day as CEO. Millions of people rely on GitHub every day, and I am honored by the opportunity to lead this company.
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| Casey Newton / The Verge: |
Snap launches Snap Camera app for Mac and Windows, brings Snapchat filters to apps including Twitch, YouTube, and Skype on the desktop — The conference call is going to be lit, fam — Snap, which likes to call itself a camera company, is bringing that camera to the desktop.
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| Jonathan Shieber / TechCrunch: |
Epic Games, the creator of Fortnite, raises $1.25B from KKR, Iconiq Capital, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Kleiner Perkins, Vulcan Capital, and others — Jonathan Shieber , Jordan Crook 7 hours — It pays to have the most popular game in the world. — Epic Games, the creators …
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Source: Samsung is working with Google on developing a special version of Android OS for a foldable-screen device codenamed “Winner” — - Company in talks with Verizon for 5G network-ready phone — New flagship to include fingerprint scanner under screen
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| Monica Nickelsburg / GeekWire: |
Addressing employee concerns, Microsoft explains why it won't pull out of Pentagon's $10B JEDI contract bidding and will sell AI and other technologies to DOD — Microsoft will not pull out of the competition for a $10 billion cloud contract for the Department of Defense …
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| Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
Twitch says it has 1M viewers at any given time, announces Squad Streaming to allow up to four people to broadcast at once, Twitch Sings game, and more — The teens were out in force today in San Jose for the annual TwitchCon game streaming conference. There, Twitch announced that at any given time …
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| Joseph Bernstein / BuzzFeed News: |
Amazon canceled some ads on Bloomberg's properties, sources say due to China spy chips story; sources: Apple did not invite Bloomberg to fall product event — Amazon pulled its fourth quarter advertisements on Bloomberg's website, a move some within the media giant think is retribution … | Marguerite Reardon / CNET: |
In a deal with the DOJ, California has agreed to not enforce its net neutrality law until legal challenges to the FCC's net neutrality repeal are resolved — California has agreed to not enforce its net neutrality law until a lawsuit challenging the Federal Communications Commission's repeal of the federal regulations concludes.
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| Todd Spangler / Variety: |
AT&T to shut down WarnerMedia's FilmStruck, its two-year-old streaming video service for indie, arthouse, and classic films, on November 29 — In AT&T's latest move to streamline WarnerMedia, Turner and Warner Bros. Digital Networks announced Friday that the FilmStruck indie …
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| Abner Li / 9to5Google: |
Google rolls out Chrome OS 70 with a completely redesigned tablet UI, floating Gboard virtual keyboard, support for AV1 decoder, more — In addition to a Google Material Theme, the last update to Chrome OS introduced Night Light, dictation, Linux app support, and much more.
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Waymo has begun charging some passengers in Arizona for rides in its autonomous cars, Alphabet CFO Ruth Porat revealed during Thursday's Q3 earnings call — Waymo has begun charging passengers in Arizona for rides in its autonomous cars, making it the first self-driving car developer to launch commercial services.
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Following Trump's complaint about Twitter removing many people from his account, Twitter explains how its fake account removal policies make the service better — - Platform has been eliminating fake and abusive accounts — Conservatives have argued social media platformed biased
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| Kyle Orland / Ars Technica: |
Microsoft plans to bring its Xbox Game Pass subscription service to PC, Satya Nadella revealed on Wednesday's Q1 earnings call — Few details offered during off-handed earnings call announcement. — Microsoft says PC players will be able to access a version of its all-you-can-download …
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Sources: Chinese media giant Bytedance, owner of Toutiao and TikTok, has raised $3B from SoftBank and others, at a $75B valuation — - A deal will crown the Chinese startup the world's largest — Funding from SoftBank and others will fuel global expansion| Anthony Ha / TechCrunch: |
Teikametrics, a Boston-based startup that helps third-party sellers optimize advertising campaigns on Amazon, raises $10M Series A — Teikametrics is a Boston-based startup that helps retailers tackle the challenges of advertising on Amazon. Today, the company is announcing that it has raised $10 million in Series A funding.| Andy Rubin / @arubin: |
Andy Rubin says NYT story is part of a smear campaign, calls allegations false, is troubled that Google execs are commenting and misrepresenting facts about him — 1/2 The New York Times story contains numerous inaccuracies about my employment at Google and wild exaggerations about my compensation. Specifically, I never coerced a woman to have sex in a hotel room. These false allegations are part of a smear campaign
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