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| Hannah Murphy / Financial Times: |
Twitter announces changes to clamp down on US election misinfo, like blocking retweets of misleading content from candidates and accounts with 100K+ followers — Move is latest escalation of anti-misinformation measures in run-up to presidential vote — Twitter will block retweets and …
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| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft says it will let managers approve permanent remote work for employees, and all employees can work from home for less than 50% of their working week — Microsoft employees will also be able to relocate — Microsoft is allowing its employees to work from home permanently.| Jon Porter / The Verge: |
Report: Apple to announce 4 new iPhones, including $699 5.4" iPhone 12 Mini, MagSafe branded wireless chargers and iPhone case, and $99 HomePod mini on Oct. 13 — Alongside claims we'll see a new HomePod mini this year — A new leak has provided extensive details about what Apple could announce at its October 13th event.
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Tweets: @universeice, @jon_prosser, @jon_prosser, @zollotech, @iconredesign, and @kdcloudy
| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Apple Silicon Macs will launch as part of a separate Apple event in November, not on October 13 — - Company to unveil widest array of phones, sizes in its history — Over-ear headphones, smaller HomePod, new Macs in the works — Apple Inc. is set to embrace 5G …
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| The Information: |
Sources: Katzenberg pitched Apple, WarnerMedia, and Facebook about buying Quibi, but so far had no takers; Quibi has between 400K and 500K subscribers now — Six months after launching his revolutionary video-streaming service, Quibi, Hollywood mogul Jeffrey Katzenberg is looking for a buyer.
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Tweets: @andrewgjohnson, @cityofthetown, @amir, @pkafka, and @readdanwrite
| Nitasha Tiku / Washington Post: |
A look at the growing tensions between tech investors, company managers, and activist employees, as companies try to limit workplace discussion on social issues — In the left-learning tech industry, “Don't talk politics” is the diplomatic way to say “Don't be liberal”
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| Ashley Stewart / Business Insider: |
Sources: Microsoft's Phil Spencer told employees that Game Pass will absolutely be on iOS and iPadOS in 2021 via a “direct browser-based solution” — - Microsoft last month officially added a key feature to Game Pass, its Netflix-style subscription library of Xbox games …
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Tweets: @lucasmtny, @adambankhurst, @notpatrick, @mytechmusings, @steven_aquino, @insipidghost, @booredatwork, @spawnwavemedia, @nanopolymath, @reckless, @tomwarren, and @imranzomg. Thanks:@gamoid
| Bloomberg: |
Google is testing features to turn YouTube into a shopping destination, where creators can tag and track featured products for users to buy directly on the site — - Some creators asked to track products for e-commerce catalog — YouTube tests integration with Shopify for creator merchandise
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Tweets: @hkanji, @expresstechie, @business, @news24, @jerrycap, @chrismessina, @edbott, @mattnavarra, @spwells, @glenngabe, and @lucas_shaw
| Bloomberg: |
Some Robinhood users say someone sold their investments and withdrew funds; Robinhood says users' personal email accounts were compromised, not its systems — - Brokerage says systems not breached, criminals targeted emails — The SEC has reached out to customers in response to complaints
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CoinDesk. Tweets: @silviakillings, @readdanwrite, @awealthofcs, @ivanthek, @timduy, @sharkbiotech, @scottnations, @klendathucap, @wallyaction, @ourielohayon, @quicktake, and @dogetoshi
| Chaim Gartenberg / The Verge: |
Sony says that nearly all PS4 games will work on the PlayStation 5 at launch, with some titles offering the option to upgrade to a PS5-optimized version — Everything you need to know about backwards compatibility on the PS5 — The PlayStation 5 offers backwards compatibility …
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| Manish Singh / TechCrunch: |
Pakistan Telecommunication Authority has banned TikTok, citing circulation of videos that it deemed “immoral and indecent” — Pakistan has banned popular short video app TikTok in the nation, citing circulation of videos that it deemed “immoral and indecent.”
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Tweets: @ptaofficialpk and @campuscodi
| Noorie Malik / Yelp: |
Yelp introduces Business Accused of Racist Behavior, a new alert to caution users about businesses that may be associated with overtly racist actions — At Yelp, we value diversity, inclusion and belonging, both internally and on our platform, which means we have a zero tolerance policy to racism.
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| Yogita Khatri / The Block: |
A group of seven central banks, including the Federal Reserve, detail how a digital currency should be designed, including its principles and core features — A group of seven central banks and the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) have published a comprehensive report on digital currency, detailing how it should be designed.
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boj.or.jp, BIS, Cointelegraph, bis.org, Cointelegraph, Cryptonews, Coinspeaker, BitcoinExchangeGuide, CNBC, Finextra, and CoinDesk
Tweets: @bis_org, @cbpaymentsnews, @bmorecmore, @bis_org, @bcoeure, and @bis_org
| Noam Scheiber / New York Times: |
Labor Board accuses Google contractor HCL of violating employees' labor rights by refusing to negotiate with a union and retaliating by shipping work to Poland — The complaint says the contractor, HCL, refused to negotiate with the union and retaliated by shipping work to Poland.
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VICE, TechCrunch, The Verge, and Android Central
Tweets: @josheidelson, @laurenkgurley, @noamscheiber, and @greenhousenyt
| Drew FitzGerald / Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: Cellular carriers are lobbying against the proposed 5G leases from DOD, saying Pentagon's plan will affect value of their current and future licenses — Defense Department would bypass usual auction process for airwaves; AT&T CEO visited White House to argue against it
Tweets: @drewfitzgerald
| Bloomberg: |
The pandemic has forced some European countries to confront their weak internet infrastructure, which rising hospital admissions and home working have exposed — - Pandemic reveals weaknesses in region's broadband networks — Governments start to engage with industry to spur investment
Tweets: @business and @zschneeweiss
| Catalin Cimpanu / ZDNet: |
Facebook launches a bug bounty “loyalty program” called Hacker Plus, which will give bug hunters extra bonuses and special perks based on past performance — Facebook to rank bug hunters based on past activity and provide bonuses and special perks.
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Tweets: @alexvoica, @pcmag, @geekdotcom, @campuscodi, and @wongmjane
| Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: AMD is in advanced talks to buy rival chip maker Xilinx for more than $30B in a deal that could be finalized as early as next week — Deal that could be worth more than $30 billion would mark the latest big tie-up in the rapidly consolidating industrySponsor Posts
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