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Facebook says its new policy that bans the denial or distortion of the Holocaust does not apply to other genocides, such as the Armenian or Rwandan genocides — Facebook Inc. will ban posts that deny the Holocaust in a reversal of a long-held and controversial policy.| Associated Press: |
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Microsoft, Symantec, ESET, and other tech companies orchestrated an attempt to take down the TrickBot malware botnet, which had infected 1M+ computers — FS-ISAC, ESET, Lumen's Black Lotus Labs, NTT, Symantec, and the Microsoft Defender team participated in the takedown.| Brian Krebs / Krebs on Security: |
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Interview with Cory Doctorow about his new sci-fi book Attack Surface, the third work in his Little Brother series that influenced hacktivists like Aaron Swartz — Cory Doctorow's Little Brother series has been a young-adult sci-fi bible for teen hacktivists. But with the latest and darkest book in the trilogy, it's all grown up.| Natalie Gagliordi / ZDNet: |
Q3 2020: Gartner says PC shipments in the US totaled 16.57M up 11.4% YoY, while IDC finds PC shipments to be 81.3M units worldwide, up 14.6% YoY — According to Gartner, PC shipments in the US increased 11.4% in the third quarter of 2020 — the strongest growth in the US in a decade.| Jay Peters / The Verge: |
What to expect from Apple's “Hi, Speed” event: four new iPhones with iPad Pro-like design supporting 5G, smaller HomePod, over-ear headphones, AirTags, and more — There's some mystery about what could be announced besides iPhones — Apple's next fall event kicks off tomorrow at 1PM ET … | Sarah Whitten / CNBC: |
Disney announces a reorg, says its “primary focus” for entertainment will be streaming, as the pandemic has dramatically impacted its theatrical business — - Disney is restructuring its media and entertainment divisions. — In order to further accelerate its direct-to-consumer strategy … | Devindra Hardawar / Engadget: |
Surface Laptop Go review: solid design, fast, excellent keyboard and trackpad, but very low screen resolution, 8GB RAM limit, and max 256GB storage — It's hard not to love the Surface Laptop Go at first sight. Microsoft took the basic style of its Laptop line, shrunk it down, and created an adorable sibling with a 12.4-inch screen.| Daniel Bader / Android Central: |
Sources: Carl Pei, co-founder of OnePlus, has left the company in recent weeks after rumors of a power struggle with current CEO, Pete Lau — His departure comes after launching the Nord sub-brand earlier this year. — OnePlus co-founder Carl Pei has left the company, Android Central can confirm.| Steve O'Hear / TechCrunch: |
Qatalog, which develops a virtual workspace that brings together disparate SaaS tools, raises $15M Series A led by Atomico, bringing its total funding to $18.5M — Qatalog, a London-based startup that has developed a “virtual workspace” that brings together disparate SaaS tools … | Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: |
Google has quietly rolled out haircut appointment booking for Google Duplex, its AI chat agent, after demoing haircut scheduling on stage in 2018 — Nearly two years after first demonstrating it onstage at Google I/O 2018, Google has quietly rolled out haircut appointment booking for Google Duplex, its AI chat agent.| Devin Coldewey / TechCrunch: |
Microsoft announces that it is working with several nonprofits and advocacy organizations to make AI systems more inclusive of people with disabilities — AI-based tools like computer vision and voice interfaces have the potential to be life-changing for people with disabilities … | Josh Dzieza / The Verge: |
Foxconn, which touted its partnership with Wisconsin to build an LCD plant there, is denied WI tax subsidies after it failed to meet hiring benchmarks in 2019 — Foxconn isn't building what it promised and failed to hire enough people — Through the many twists and turns …
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