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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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Paypal bans Gab citing hate speech as a reason for the action after it was revealed that suspected Pittsburgh shooter had an account on the social network — The gunman had a history of anti-semetic posts on the site — Earlier today, a gunman walked into the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh …
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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.| 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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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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New DMCA exemptions will make it easier for archivists and museums to preserve video games, provided they acquire original game and server codes legally — In a series of rulings, the Library of Congress has carved out a number of exemptions that will help the movement to archive and preserve video games.
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| Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat: |
Amir Shevat, the VP of Developer Experience at Twitch, talks about new ways of monetization for streamers and developers — As TwitchCon 2018 goes into full swing today, Amazon's livestreaming division Twitch is out to assert its appreciation for its community by doubling down on interaction tools and monetization.
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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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| FiveThirtyEight: |
A look at ActBlue, a nonprofit that claims its online fundraising tools have helped raise $2.9B+ for Democrats and progressive orgs since its founding in 2004 — Terry Wolfe has a dog, three cats and a deep desire to help elect members of Congress who will check President Trump.
Tweets: @fivethirtyeight and @fivethirtyeight
| 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| 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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