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Twitter says it will take action against tweets that openly wish or hope for Trump's death, citing existing “abusive behavior” rule — “Content that wishes, hopes or expresses a desire for death, serious bodily harm, or fatal disease against an individual is against our rules.”
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| Dan Seifert / The Verge: |
Apple Watch SE review: excellent smartwatch at an attractive price offering same performance as the Series 4 but no always-on display and it does not have ECG — The new default Apple Watch is here — Apple's smartwatch lineup has gone from straightforward to surprisingly complex seemingly overnight.
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A look at Arise, which offers work-from-home call center contractors to companies like Disney, Airbnb, and Apple, and how it strips workers of legal protections — Arise Virtual Solutions, part of the secretive world of work-at-home customer service, helps large corporations shed costs at the expense of workers.
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In a new filing, Epic accuses Google of causing “irreparable harm”, while Google says “any harm Epic has suffered is not irreparable and is of its own making” — Shortly after midnight Pacific Time, Epic Games and Google filed with the United States District Court …
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Coinbase says it has added support for “instant” withdrawals in nearly 40 countries, including the US, the UK, and many in Europe, via a linked debit card — San Francisco-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase today announced that it has added support for instant withdrawals … | John Hendel / Politico: |
Sources: CEOs of Facebook, Google, and Twitter to testify before the Senate Commerce Committee on October 28; Twitter has confirmed Jack Dorsey will testify — The CEOs of Facebook, Google and Twitter have agreed to testify before the Senate Commerce Committee on Oct. 28 …
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| Jacek Krywko / Ars Technica: |
A look at real time OSes for spacecrafts, like VxWorks, preferred by NASA, and open source RTEMS, preferred by ESA, amid a new contender SpaceChain OS — The updates don't come every spring and fall, but space operating systems keep evolving. — The ESA's recently launched Solar Orbiter …
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Security researchers describe a way to fingerprint exploit writers' characteristics, which can then be used to identify other exploits written by same writers — In the past months, our Vulnerability and Malware Research teams joined efforts to focus on the exploits inside the malware and specifically …
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The Tokyo Stock Exchange's day-long outage on Thursday was caused by a failover glitch after a critical data storage and distribution device had malfunctioned — - Data storage and distribution device brought down Tokyo market — Stock exchange forced to close trading for the entire day| Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch: |
Researcher finds a flaw in Grindr's password reset process that allowed anyone with knowledge of a user's email address to claim the account; issue is now fixed — Grindr, one of the world's largest dating and social networking apps for gay, bi, trans, and queer people …
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| John McCormick / Wall Street Journal: |
AI-based tools are helping California firefighters to monitor fires, evacuate threatened areas, and judiciously steer resources to where they are most needed — Stretched by longer, deadlier fire seasons, officials are using artificial intelligence to more closely track blazes and more judiciously steer resources| Thomas Nicholson / WIRED UK: |
YouTubers are using AI software like DeOldify to upscale and “enhance” historic footage into 4K, but historians say the result undermines the footage — YouTubers are using AI to bring history to life. But historians argue the process is nonsense
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