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Facebook says that to add the new paid events feature to its app on iOS, Apple had it remove a message telling users that Apple takes a 30% cut of sales — (Reuters) - Facebook Inc on Thursday told Reuters that Apple Inc rejected its attempt to tell users the iPhone maker would take a 30% cut …
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| Harish Jonnalagadda / Android Central: |
Xiaomi says its under-display cameras are ready for consumer use, will ship in a phone next year, and will be completely invisible under the screen — Xiaomi's third-generation under-display camera tech is ready for consumer use. … Xiaomi showed off a prototype with an under-display selfie camera …
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Walmart says it is working with Microsoft on the TikTok deal, sources say with the idea of turning TikTok US into an e-commerce app for creators and users — Microsoft is working with Walmart on its efforts to buy TikTok's U.S. business from China's ByteDance, Axios has learned from multiple sources close to the process.
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| Louise Matsakis / Wired: |
Citizen Lab: between January and May 2020, China censored over 2000 terms related to coronavirus on WeChat to control the narrative about China and the disease — In China, the messaging platform blocked thousands of keywords related to the virus, a new report reveals.
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At an all-hands, Zuckerberg said Kenosha Guard's Page remained online after the shooting due to “an operational mistake” as some staff questioned his leadership — Frustrated Facebook employees slammed CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Thursday during a companywide meeting …
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Sources: Comcast is pitching X1 software powering its set-top boxes and Flex streaming hardware as a potential operating system to smart TV manufacturers — Comcast wants to turn the software running on its set-top boxes into an operating system for smart TVs, Protocol has learned … | Matt Burgess / WIRED UK: |
A look at the state of deepfake pornography, which has become rampant on porn websites, with some videos of popular actresses having millions of views — Non-consensual deepfake videos, that humiliate and demean women, are racking up millions of views on mainstream porn sites. Nothing is being done about them| James Marson / Wall Street Journal: |
Inside the OneCoin cryptocurrency pyramid scheme, which took in $4B between 2014 and 2016, as co-founder Ruja Ignatova remains at large and others await trial — Federal prosecutors allege Ruja Ignatova, known as the Cryptoqueen, sold the promise of riches—but was really running a pyramid scheme
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| Catalin Cimpanu / ZDNet: |
Facebook sues MobiBurn, which provides SDK to embed ads in apps, claiming it illegally collected Facebook users' data and failed to comply with an audit — Facebook also sued the operator of a website selling Instagram followers, likes, and comments. — Facebook has filed lawsuits today …
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Shopmonkey, which provides cloud-based software for auto repair shop management, raises $25M Series B led by Bessemer Venture Partners — Shopmonkey, a San Jose, Calif.-based software company serving the automotive industry, raised $25m in its Series B funding.| Catalin Cimpanu / ZDNet: |
DOJ sues to recover 280 BTC and ETH accounts the DOJ believes are storing funds that North Korean hackers stole from two cryptocurrency exchanges in 2019 — US officials are going after 280 BTC and ETH accounts storing funds North Korean hackers stole from two cryptocurrency exchanges.| Anthony Ha / TechCrunch: |
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