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Twitter told a user that pipe bomb suspect did not violate its rules when she reported his threats weeks ago; Twitter now says it made a mistake, apologizes — Taylor Hatmaker @tayhatmaker / 14 hours — At least two Twitter accounts linked to the man suspected of sending explosive devices …
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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Google introduces its “.new” top-level domain for instantly creating new docs, slides, sheets, and forms across its productivity apps — Sarah Perez @sarahintampa / 7 hours — Google Docs just rolled out a time-saving trick that's sure to be welcomed by heavy users of Docs …
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| Kirsten Korosec / TechCrunch: |
Tesla starts rolling out Navigate on Autopilot in the US, an active guidance feature that suggests and makes lane changes, takes highway exits, and more — Some Tesla owners in North America will wake up to a new driver assistance feature that had been delayed for testing, according to a tweet sent Friday evening by CEO Elon Musk.| Joshua Topolsky / The Outline: |
Mainstream adoption of VR hasn't happened because there's no “killer app” for VR and no one has made a simple headset that lets a novice user engage casually — We were promised better worlds, and all we got was this lousy headset. — Joshua Topolsky Oct—25—2018 01:56PM EST| Janko Roettgers / Variety: |
Imax closes its New York City VR center, bringing VR center closures to three; company says it won't spend on VR projects in 2019 — Imax continues to scale down its virtual reality (VR) ambitions: The company closed its New York-based VR Center in recent days, bringing the total number of such closures up to 3.
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iFixit: iPhone XR is the spiritual “iPhone 9” with an inside that looks like a hybrid between the iPhone 8 and X; modular SIM card reader is an iPhone first — Tools Featured in this Teardown — Video Overview Introduction — Don't want to spend $1,000 on a smartphone?
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| Nellie Bowles / New York Times: |
As children of Silicon Valley's elite move away from screen-based schooling, US public schools are touting devices with screens, presaging a new digital gap — America's public schools are still touting devices with screens — even offering digital-only preschools. The rich are banning screens from class altogether.
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| Brendan Koerner / Wired: |
An in-depth look at how a swatting prank led to a deadly shooting in Wichita; Tyler Barriss, the serial swatter responsible, is facing federal and state charges — THE TYPICAL WICHITA City Council meeting is a dull affair, dominated by bureaucrats droning on about street repairs, zoning codes, and general obligation bonds.
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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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| Benjamin Wofford / Vox: |
Interviews with government officials, analysts, and tech experts reveal severe vulnerabilities in many levels of the US election system, ahead of midterms — An investigation into the US election system reveals frightening vulnerabilities at almost every level.
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| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Sources: at Oct. 30 event, Apple to reveal new iPad Pros with nearly edge-to-edge screens, a USB-C port, and Face ID, a successor to the MacBook Air, and more — - Company to unveil biggest iPad Pro overhaul since 2015 debut — Mac sales dipped to lowest point since 2010 in third quarter
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| Sarah Zhang / The Atlantic: |
A look at private Facebook groups where strangers can share their deepest secrets and offer emotional support on topics such as diabetes and addiction — People are sharing their deepest secrets on Facebook. Does the social network understand what it's gotten into?
Tweets: @sarahzhang
| 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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