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Signal's new feature that allows users to store certain data on their servers for recovery purposes has some security experts threatening to stop using the app — The popular encrypted app is now going to store your contacts in the cloud. Experts are worried this compromises users' privacy.
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| Catalin Cimpanu / ZDNet: |
Linux team approves new terminology to replace terms like “master/slave” and “blacklist/whitelist” for new Linux kernel source code and associated documentation — Linux creator Linus Torvalds puts stamp on proposal to use neutral language in kernel code and documentation.
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| Christopher Dring / GamesIndustry.biz: |
Microsoft's Phil Spencer claims asking studios to make games for Xbox Series X that will also work on Xbox One at launch won't hinder the potential of Series X — “Held back is a meme that gets created by people who are too caught up in device competition”
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| Eric Slivka / MacRumors: |
Report: Apple is making thousands of semitransparent lenses for its AR headset at a Foxconn factory as part of engineering validation test stage of the product — Apple and Foxconn have reached a key milestone in the development of Apple's long-rumored augmented reality headset …
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| Sarah Emerson / OneZero : |
Pinterest's moderation approach, which blocks content at the search query level, rather than removing it entirely, lets some objectionable content remain — The moderation oversight is a result of hiding rather than deleting illicit content — Pinterest, a website best known for inspiration boards … | Paul Thurrott / Thurrott: |
Microsoft details how it is collaborating with Google to help developers get their Progressive Web Apps into the Play Store — Microsoft has been collaborating with Google to ensure that their tools interoperate and can help developers get their Progressive Web Apps (PWAs) into the Play Store.
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| Tom Simonite / Wired: |
Pupils and teachers question the new grading algorithm used by the IB Diploma Programme to predict student scores after it canceled in-person tests this spring — The International Baccalaureate program canceled its high-stakes exam because of Covid-19. The formula it used to “predict” scores puzzles students and teachers.
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| Casey Newton / The Verge: |
Clubhouse is the latest social network to neglect moderation until it becomes a crisis and why its creators shouldn't treat trust and safety as an afterthought — The $100 million startup is learning the hard way that content moderation needs to come first — I.
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| Bloomberg: |
Sources: Facebook is considering imposing a ban on political ads on its network in the days leading up to the US election in November — Facebook Inc. is considering imposing a ban on political ads on its social network in the days leading up to the U.S. election in November …
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| The Information: |
Wells Fargo tells employees to remove TikTok from corporate-owned devices due to privacy and security concerns, says devices are only for company business use — It was a head-spinning day for TikTok, the hit video-sharing app. Hours after Amazon told employees to delete TikTok from their phones … | Makena Kelly / The Verge: |
Amazon says it will not ask employees to remove TikTok from their mobile devices, and an internal email asking them to delete the app was sent in error — The company confirms that an email was sent out in error earlier today — Amazon says that it will not ask employees to remove …
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Tweets: @kellymakena, @hawleymo, @readdanwrite, @mikeisaac, @carnage4life, @sentomcotton, @senrickscott, @mollywood, @kevinroose, @roncoleman, @alyssam_infosec, @billhagertytn, @senrickscott, @markgurman, @danprimack, @engadget, @dcseifert, @peterhamby, @tedgioia, @lutherlowe, @daveleeft, @tanvi_madan, @williamturton, @imkialikethecar, @danprimack, @joannastern, @tculpan, @gregbensinger, @danprimack, @caseynewton, @cliffordlevy, @taylorlorenz, and @alexeheath
| Song Jingli / KrASIA: |
China-based Kuaidian, a storytelling app that lets users read novels in text message format and watch visual dramas, raises ~$100M Series C led by Sequoia China — The novel community Kuaidian has attracted 5 million daily active users since its founding in 2017. — 3d ago
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