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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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| Andrew Liptak / The Verge: |
After it was revealed that the suspected Pittsburgh shooter had an account on Gab, Paypal, Stripe, and hosting provider Joyent suspend the social network — Stripe and cloud host Joyent have indicated that they will suspend Gab's accounts — Hours after Paypal confirmed …
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Tweets: @lindseybieda, @tonyromm, @tonyromm, @alivitali, @jacobkornbluh, @allisonlcarter, @swiftonsecurity, @justin_ling, and @bri_sacks
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Google cancels plan to open a second startup incubator in Berlin after protests by anti-gentrification groups, says it is donating the space to local nonprofits — Google has called off plans to open a campus in the Kreuzberg area of Berlin. After months of anti-gentrification protests …
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Tweets: @aexm and @teresahacks
| 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.
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| Frank Catalano / GeekWire: |
Tony Ageh, chief digital officer of New York Public Library, talks about privacy concerns and other issues as libraries embrace digital transformation — If you want to see how a public library adopts technology at scale, consider heading to New York City.| Amir Bozorgzadeh / VentureBeat: |
A look at how AR has found popularity in the enterprise with industrial deployments in automotive assembly lines, quality control, training centres, and more — When I ran my last piece earlier this month on the not-so-surprising progressive state of the VR industry, it was intended to shake … | iFixit: |
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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| 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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Lifehacker, TIME, Gizmodo, CNET, Search Engine Journal, The Verge, The Next Web, Domain Name Wire, Android Police, KnowTechie, Engadget, and 9to5Google
Tweets: @googledocs, @_patmurray, and @jsnell
| Theodore Schleifer / Recode: |
How Saudi government-related funds, like the country's main tech university endowment and Aramco's Wisayah, invest in US VC firms, often confidentially — People talk about money from “the Saudis.” But it's not that simple. Who exactly are “the Saudis,” anyway?
Tweets: @mattzeitlin, @amir, @ketchcast, @teddyschleifer, @ex67t20, @teddyschleifer, and @teddyschleifer
| 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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Tweets: @joshconstine, @twitch, @twitch, @gassymexican, @cbenni_o, and @brgaming
| New York Times: |
A look at AI-related research for predicting earthquakes by using seismic data, which scientists say is similar to the audio data used to train voice assistants — SAN FRANCISCO — Countless dollars and entire scientific careers have been dedicated to predicting where and when the next big earthquake will strike.
Tweets: @scottnations and @nytimes
| 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
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