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Twitter says it has unintentionally used some email addresses and phone numbers provided for account security purposes for ad targeting — Twitter disclosed Tuesday that it “unintentionally” used some mail address and phone numbers for advertising even though the information was provided for account security.
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| Verna Yu / The Guardian: |
Chinese state media warns Apple over app that tracks Hong Kong police, says Apple's approval of the app made it an “accomplice” in the protests — State media says ‘poisonous’ app made Apple an accomplice in the Hong Kong protests — China's state media has accused Apple …
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| Ben Thompson / Stratechery: |
As China exports its domestic standards, the US should treat China's leveraging of market access into self-censorship by US companies as trade violations — It all started with a tweet: — “It” refers to the current imbroglio surrounding Daryl Morey, the General Manager for the Houston Rockets … | Bloomberg: |
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| Benjamin Mayo / 9to5Mac: |
Kuo: Apple is planning to launch iPhone SE 2 and new iPad Pro models in Q1 2020, and an Apple AR headset in collaboration with third-party brands in Q2 2020 — According to a Chinese language Ming-Chi Kuo report, Apple is readying the release of the iPhone SE 2 and new iPad Pro models for the first quarter of next year.
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| Arielle Pardes / Wired: |
A growing number of astrophysicists are leaving academia to join data science teams at tech companies amid a surging demand for machine learning expertise — Space scientists are abandoning the heavens to help you decide what to wear and watch and listen to. Whether it's stars or Stitch Fix, it's all about machine learning.
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| Alfred Ng / CNET: |
More than 30 civil rights groups sign an open letter asking mayors and city councils to cancel 500+ existing local police partnerships with Amazon's Ring — Ring has more than 500 police partnerships across the US, and a coalition of civil rights groups are calling for local governments to cancel them all.
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| Washington Post: |
Bipartisan Senate report makes recommendations to prevent Russian election interference in 2020, saying Russia sowed social media discord to help Trump in 2016 — GOP-led panel endorses finding that Russia interfered to help Donald Trump — A bipartisan panel of U.S. senators Tuesday called … | Zachary Evans / National Review: |
FISA court rules that an FBI foreign surveillance program violated Americans' civil liberties, deeming tens of thousands of searches from 2017-2018 illegal — The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court has ruled that an FBI program intended to target foreign suspects violated Americans' constitutional right …
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| Neha Malara / Reuters: |
Sensor Tower: Tencent's Call of Duty: Mobile had 100M downloads in its first week, breaking the prior record of 26M set by PUBG, and is yet to launch in China — (Reuters) - The mobile version of videogame franchise “Call of Duty” racked up 100 million downloads in its first week …
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| Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: |
Google's Grasshopper, its learn-to-code mobile app for beginners, is now available on the desktop in the form of a web-based app — Google today announced that Grasshopper, its tool for teaching novices how to code, is now available on the desktop, too, in the form of a web-based app.| Andrew J. Hawkins / The Verge: |
Uber to launch Uber Pet, letting users bring pets on rides without risking cancellation, for a $3-$5 surcharge, in select US cities starting October 16 — It used to be that bringing a dog or cat in an Uber was unpredictable — Uber is experimenting with a new feature that aims … | Theodore Schleifer / Vox: |
Sources: Postmates, which planned to go public this year, has recently told advisers that it is delaying its IPO due to market conditions — Can you smell the doom and gloom? — Tech startups imbibe cash and run on optimism. Lately they're running short on both.
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| Denis Campbell / The Guardian: |
UK's NHS launches first clinic to treat gaming addiction in young people aged 13 to 25; referred patients can be treated in person or online via Skype — GPs will be able to refer young people, after ‘gaming disorder’ defined as a health problem — The NHS is opening the country's …
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| Cecilia Kang / New York Times: |
Facebook refuses Biden campaign's request to take down a misleading Trump campaign ad, rejected by CNN, reigniting a debate about Facebook and political speech — WASHINGTON — The 30-second video ad released by the Trump campaign last week is grainy, and the narrator's voice is foreboding.
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