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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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| Ellen Nakashima / Washington Post: |
US Cyber Command says it has temporarily disrupted the Trickbot botnet, an army of 1M+ hijacked computers run by Russian-speaking criminals, ahead of elections — In recent weeks, the U.S. military has mounted an operation to temporarily disrupt what is described as the world's largest botnet …
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Amazon has canceled Crucible, its free-to-play multiplayer shooter game, after putting it back in closed beta in July amid negative reviews — The game was put back into closed beta in July — Amazon has officially canceled Crucible, its free-to-play multiplayer shooter.| 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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| Ashanti M. Martin / New York Times: |
Black LinkedIn is emerging as a professional analog to Black Twitter since the pandemic and George Floyd's killing, with disagreements about moderation arising — The social network's tone has long reflected corporate America: staid, monolithic, white. Now Black users are speaking up — and saying the site is limiting their voice.
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| Joseph F. Kovar / CRN: |
Cloud data management provider Veeam Software acquires Kasten, which develops backup and disaster recovery tech for Kubernetes-native workloads, for $150M — 'The speed at which the container market is evolving dictated we move to ensure leadership in this market. And Kasten has leadership in application-focused containers.
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An investigation of the cult leader behind Acellus, an online learning platform used by thousands of US students, who's been accused of violence and abuse — The creator of Acellus and the 'cult's leader has been accused of violence and abuse — was summer when Mark Mauikānehoalani Lovell …
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A look at the rising popularity of curbside pickup at US retail chains like Target, which coincided with Amazon's struggles during the pandemic's early months — Online orders have surged for retailers in the pandemic, as curbside pickup helps Americans satisfy their desire to hop in a car and drive to the store.
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| Christine Hall / Crunchbase News: |
Avail Medsystems, which develops telemedicine software to let surgical teams in operating rooms collaborate with remote medical experts, raises $100M Series B — Medical technology company Avail Medsystems, which develops telemedicine software for the procedure room, raised $100 million in Series B funding.
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| Stephen Harrison / Slate: |
The Wikipedia page of a Bollywood star has become an internet battleground as editors dispute if it should reflect conspiracy theories about his cause of death — Welcome to Source Notes, a Future Tense column about the internet's knowledge ecosystem. — When Supreme Court Justice Ruth … | Times of India: |
Apple will offer free AirPods to iPhone 11 buyers who shop from its new online store in India, as part of a promotion for the Diwali festival — If you are planning to buy an iPhone 11 during this festive season then you may get into a dilemma regarding which offer to opt for.
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Researchers prove an efficient algorithm for finding approximate solutions to the traveling salesperson problem slightly beats the long-standing record holder — After 44 years, there's finally a better way to find approximate solutions to the notoriously difficult traveling salesperson problem.| Nick Statt / The Verge: |
Judge refuses to reinstate Epic's Fortnite on the App Store but grants an injunction that keeps Apple from retaliating against the Unreal Engine — Apple won't be forced to bring Fortnite back to the App Store — Fortnite won't be coming back to the App Store any time soon.
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