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Source: Apple is planning to release an iPad keyboard with a built-in trackpad, likely with the next version of the iPad Pro, later this year — Apple is planning to release an iPad keyboard accessory later this year that will include a built-in trackpad, the latest step in its effort …
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Docs show Best Buy and Walmart, alongside ICE, DOJ, and FBI, are among the 2,200+ companies and law enforcement agencies listed as clients of Clearview AI — The United States' main immigration enforcement agency, the Department of Justice, retailers including Best Buy and Macy's …
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| CNN: |
Twitter verified the account of a fake candidate for Congress created by a 17-year-old to test its election integrity efforts; the account is now suspended — New York (CNN Business)Andrew Walz calls himself a “proven business leader” and a “passionate advocate for students.”
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| David Shepardson / Reuters: |
Sources: FCC proposes fining AT&T, T-Mobile, Sprint, and Verizon at least $200M in total for improperly disclosing some real-time location data of users — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Communications Commission is set to propose fining four major U.S. mobile phone companies …
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| Carli Velocci / Windows Central: |
Microsoft says it will not attend Game Developers Conference due to coronavirus concerns and will make sessions and experiences available in a digital event — The move follows Sony, Facebook, and Unity. — What you need to know — Microsoft Game Stack announced it's pulling out of GDC due to coronavirus concerns.
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| Queenie Wong / CNET: |
Facebook cancels its F8 developer conference amid growing concerns around COVID-19, says it is planning “locally hosted events” and livestreamed content instead — Facebook said Thursday it's cancelling its annual F8 developers conference, the social media giant's biggest event of the year …
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| Jeffrey Dastin / Reuters: |
Amazon says it has barred 1M+ products from sale in recent weeks that had inaccurately claimed to cure or defend against the coronavirus — (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc has barred more than 1 million products from sale in recent weeks that had inaccurately claimed to cure or defend against the coronavirus …
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| Maggie Miller / The Hill: |
Senate passes bill that bans the government from purchasing Huawei and ZTE equipment, funds small telecoms to replace equipment; bill heads to Trump for signing — The Senate unanimously approved legislation on Thursday that would ban the use of federal funds to purchase telecommunications equipment …
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| Varun Mishra / Counterpoint Research: |
Counterpoint: iPhone XR was the best selling phone globally for 2019, followed by the iPhone 11, with the Samsung Galaxy A50 coming in third — According to Counterpoint Research's Market Pulse, iPhone 11 raced to become the second-best selling model globally for 2019 despite it being launched in September.
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| Maddie Stone / OneZero : |
Researchers argue that fear of rising data center usage, accounting for 1% of global electricity demand, is overblown and will be offset by improved efficiency — Researchers argue that new technology and greater efficiency could offset energy demands — The climate impact of the data centers …
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Tweets: @natbullard, @nytimestech, @jg_environ, @tech_journalism, @themadstone, and @jgkoomey
| Bloomberg: |
Inside the bitter battle Carl Icahn-backed Xerox is waging to take over HP and its printer business, potentially sparking a fight worth at least $35B — The HP 63 Tri-color ink cartridge retails for $28.99 at Staples. Stuffed with foam sponges drenched in a fraction of an ounce of cyan …
Tweets: @bw and @josheidelson
| Julia Alexander / The Verge: |
YouTube community guidelines report: 5M videos and 2M+ channels were removed between Oct. and Dec. 2019; 109K video removals were appealed and 23K reinstated — Of 109,000 removals appealed, YouTube reinstated 23,000 — In three months, YouTube received nearly 110,000 appeals from creators …
Tweets: @stokel and @loudmouthjulia
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