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| Mike Isaac / New York Times: |
Sources: over 250 Facebook employees have signed a letter visible on an internal forum that says letting politicians lie in ads is “a threat” to the company — In an open letter, the social network's employees said letting politicians post false claims in ads was “a threat” to the company.
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New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, SiliconANGLE, Fox News, Gizmodo, and The Guardian
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| Reuters: |
Sources: Alphabet has made an offer to buy wearable device maker Fitbit; Fitbit's stock closes up 30% on the news — (Reuters) - Google owner Alphabet Inc (GOOGL.O) has made an offer to acquire U.S. wearable device maker Fitbit Inc (FIT.N), as it eyes a slice of the crowded market …
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CNBC, The Overspill, Bloomberg, iPhone Hacks, CNN, TalkAndroid.com, Digital Trends, The Verge, Silicon Valley Business …, TechSpot, ExtremeTech, BGR, hitconsultant.net, Android Central, SlashGear, CNET, Gizmodo, Neowin, The Next Web, Financial Times, ABC News, PYMNTS.com, Softpedia News, Patently Apple, WinBuzzer, Telegraph, The Hill, Telecoms.com, and Pocket-lint
Tweets: @can, @carnage4life, @daveleebbc, @carolecadwalla, @parismarx, @pinboard, @bdsams, @mattrosoff, @levynews, and @counternotions
| Apple: |
Apple unveils AirPods Pro, with active noise cancellation, transparency mode, silicone ear tip design, and water resistance, coming October 30 for $249 — All-New Design Features Active Noise Cancellation for Immersive Sound — Cupertino, California — Apple today announced AirPods Pro …
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| Catalin Cimpanu / ZDNet: |
Microsoft says hackers from Strontium, also known as Fancy Bear/APT28, are targeting 16 global sporting and anti-doping organizations ahead of 2020 Olympics — Microsoft said APT28 targeted “at least 16 national and international sporting and anti-doping organizations.”| Alphabet: |
Alphabet reports Q3 revenue of $40.5B, up 20% YoY, operating income of $9.2B, up from $8.6B YoY, and net income of $7.1B, down from $9.1B YoY — “I am extremely pleased with the progress we made across the board in the third quarter, from our recent advancements in search and quantum computing …
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Tweets: @stevekovach, @mattrosoff, @neilcybart, @cloud_opinion, @thestalwart, and @lexnfx
| Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch: |
FCC proposes rules requiring telcos remove Huawei and ZTE equipment, in two draft orders slated to be voted on at a meeting on November 19 — The Federal Communications Commission said it will move ahead with proposals to ban telecommunications giants from using Huawei and ZTE networking equipment …
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Tweets: @matthewberryfcc, @repjimbanks, @ajitpaifcc, and @zackwhittaker
| Wolfie Zhao / CoinDesk: |
Following Xi Jinping's speech urging adoption of blockchain tech, the CPC releases a decentralized app for members to attest their loyalty on a blockchain — China's Communist Party (CPC) is taking its leader's support for blockchain to heart. — Following Xi Jinping's bombshell speech …
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Bitcoinist.com, Decrypt, and Modern Consensus
Tweets: @laurashin, @rezendi, @pstasiatech, @grahammcbain, @sasha35625, @anguschampion, and @poloniex
| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Apple is working on new smart home products with a new team headed by Andreas Gal, the former Mozilla CTO and co-founder of Apple-acquired Silk Labs — The iPhone maker's effort in smart-home devices trails rivals. A new team wants to change that.
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International Business Times, Pocket-lint, Digital Trends, and BGR
Tweets: @markgurman, @benbajarin, @oaktree_dave, @alexhern, @tapbot_paul, and @markgurman
| Filipe Espósito / 9to5Mac: |
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9to5Mac, MacRumors, The Verge, AppleInsider, Cult of Mac, TidBITS, iDownloadBlog.com, MacDailyNews, Thurrott, and iMore. Tweets: @_inside
| Judd Legum / Popular Information: |
How Ben Shapiro's massively popular right-wing site The Daily Wire gets promoted in an inauthentic, coordinated manner by 14 Facebook pages followed by millions — The Daily Wire, the right-wing website founded by pundit Ben Shapiro, is a cesspool of misogyny, bigotry, and misinformation.| Hugh Son / CNBC: |
Uber unveils Uber Money, a division for efforts like digital wallets and upgraded debit and credit cards, focusing at first on getting 4M drivers a bank account — - The ride company announces a new division called Uber Money, which includes a digital wallet and upgraded debit and credit cards.
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Uber Newsroom, TechCrunch, SlashGear, PaymentsSource, Business Insider, and Engadget
| Henny Sender / Financial Times: |
Sources: ByteDance, which owns TikTok and was valued at $75B in October 2018, is planning for an IPO in Hong Kong as soon as Q1 2020 — ByteDance, the $75bn Chinese start-up that owns the short-form video app TikTok, is eyeing an initial public offering in Hong Kong as soon as the first quarter … | Matthew De Silva / Quartz: |
Spotify says 14% of MAUs listen to podcasts, podcast hours streamed grew 39% QoQ, and podcast engagement is driving increases in free to paid conversion — Spotify's stock price leaped 15% today (Oct. 28) as the music streaming service delivered a surprise profit for its third quarter.| BuzzFeed News: |
FOIA docs show a former top DHS official, now at Google, was involved in Trump's family separation policy, despite Google's explicit denials to concerned staff — Google executives misled their own employees last week when they said a former top Department of Homeland Security official …
Tweets: @rmac18, @ben_orlebeke, @slpng_giants, @jstrauss, and @davidmackau
| Juli Clover / MacRumors: |
Apple releases iOS and iPadOS 13.2 with 230+ new emoji, Deep Fusion for iPhone 11, a way to opt out of sending Apple voice dictation and Siri recordings, more — Apple today released iOS 13.2, the second major update to the iOS and iPadOS 13 operating systems.
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The Verge, AppleInsider, 9to5Mac, South China Morning Post, CNET, BGR, iMore, TechSpot, BetaNews, Softpedia News, Digital Trends, and Mashable
| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft revives Xbox All Access for US gamers and expands it to the UK and Australia; prices start at $20 per month, with a Project Scarlett upgrade option — Xbox All Access bundles from as little as $19.99 per month — Microsoft is bringing its Xbox All Access bundle back, just in time for the holiday season.
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Xbox Wire, Softpedia News, WinBuzzer, TechRadar.com, The Age, GamingBolt, Comic Book, Wccftech, Eurogamer.net, Ausdroid, Destructoid, Windows Central, XboxAchievements, The Independent, The Next Web, Telstra Exchange, Game Rant, Gizmodo, Kotaku Australia, GameSpot, KnowTechie, TheSixthAxis, Neowin, OnMSFT.com, 9to5Toys, BGR, CNET, Metro.co.uk, VideoGamer.com, games radar, Geek.com, Polygon, IGN, TweakTown News, and PCWorld
Tweets: @mrxbob, @wario64, @4scarrs_gaming, and @tomwarren
| Paul Sawers / VentureBeat: |
Google says that by the end of this year it will stop indexing and ranking Flash content in its search engine — Google has announced that it will stop indexing Flash content in Search, as the internet gears up to bid a (not so fond) farewell to the multimedia software platform next year.
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Search Engine Land, Search Engine Roundtable, Search Engine Journal, SiliconANGLE, and ZDNet
Tweets: @nikhewitt and @counternotions
| Angus Crawford / BBC: |
Instagram bans drawings and memes related to self-harm or suicide — Instagram has pledged to remove images, drawings and even cartoons showing methods of self-harm or suicide. — The move is its latest response to the public outcry over the death of British teenager Molly Russell.
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Instagram, Digital Trends, Social Media Today, The Daily Dot, The Hill, and Gizmodo
Tweets: @bbcnews, @bbckamal, and @victorialive
| Kurt Wagner / Bloomberg: |
Facebook launches a tool that will use a person's age and gender to provide preventive health-care info, says data collected will not be used for ad targeting — - New feature suggests health checkups using age, gender — Company says data collected will not be used for ad targeting
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Facebook, Yahoo Finance, Fast Company, and MSPoweruser
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