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Facebook limits the distribution of a New York Post story that makes disputed claims about Hunter Biden, pending fact-check, while Twitter blocks sharing — Facebook and Twitter said they will be limiting the distribution of or blocking a New York Post story making unverified claims about former vice president Joe Biden.
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[Thread] Twitter clarifies why it blocked the sharing of NY Post's Biden story, saying it contained private info and violated its Hacked Materials Policy — We want to provide much needed clarity around the actions we've taken with respect to two NY Post articles that were first Tweeted this morning.
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| Casey Newton / Platformer: |
Facebook and Twitter deserve some credit for the rapidity with which they restricted the New York Post hack-and-leak operation — In a New York Post report, Facebook and Twitter smell a rat — I. — In the run-up to the 2020 election, platforms have been preparing for all manner of threats.
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| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Stripe acquires Nigerian startup Paystack, which enables integration of payments services using an API, sources say for $200M+ — When Stripe announced earlier this year that it had picked up another $600 million in funding, it said one big reason for the funding was to expand its API-based payments services into more geographies.
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| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Xbox Series X preview: focus on basics that matter like being quiet and cool, high frame rates, faster load times, accessory support, and backward compatibility — I haven't been using my Xbox One as much recently, as it just feels outdated. As someone who plays primarily on PC …
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| Paul Sawers / VentureBeat: |
Zoom says it will begin rolling out end-to-end encryption next week, starting with a technical preview followed by three additional phases — Zoom has confirmed that it will begin rolling out end-to-end encryption (E2EE) next week, starting with a 30-day technical preview to glean feedback from users …
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| Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: |
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| Kieren McCarthy / The Register: |
Barnes and Noble confirms it was hacked, says some users' personal information may have been stolen; some customers were unable to download purchased e-books — Nook, line and sinker: Servers restored from backups, punters unable to download purchased e-books
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| Taylor Lorenz / New York Times: |
How “Among Us”, an online social deduction game from 2018, took off among people of all ages during social distancing; one Discord server has 98,000+ fans — YouTubers, influencers and streamers popularized the multiplayer game. Then their fans started playing too.
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| Kurt Wagner / Bloomberg: |
Twitter says it will remove posts that deny the Holocaust for violating hateful speech policies, following Facebook's similar decision — Twitter Inc. will remove posts that deny the Holocaust for violating its hateful conduct policy, according to a company spokeswoman.
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| Noah Kirsch / Forbes: |
Kasa Living, an Airbnb rival offering short-term rentals inside hotels and multi-family properties, raises $30M Series B, bringing its total raised to $50M — Kasa Living, a startup that offers short-term rentals inside hotels and multi-family properties, has raised $30 million in Series B funding …
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Matroid, which helps search live or recorded video for people, objects, and events using computer vision models, raises $20M Series B led by Energize Ventures — Matroid, a Palo Alto, CA-based U.S. machine learning, computer vision (CV) provider, raised $20m in Series B funding.
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| Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat: |
Survey: US consumers spend an average $20.78/month on app subscriptions, with those subscribing to streaming and on-demand services spending $33.58/month — Mobile measurement firm Adjust has launched a subscription-tracking service and found that people in the U.S. spend an average $20.78 a month on app subscriptions.| James Rundle / Wall Street Journal: |
Citing Twitter's hack, NY's top financial watchdog says social media platforms need to be designated “systemically important” and have a dedicated regulator — Agency issues recommendations for new regulator in wake of Twitter hack — New York's top financial watchdog …
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| Connie Loizos / TechCrunch: |
Q&A with Phil Black and Jon Callaghan of True Ventures, which closed its seventh early-stage fund and its fourth opportunity-type fund for a total of $840M — True Ventures, the now 15-year-old firm with offices in Palo Alto, Calif., and San Francisco, is taking the wraps off two new funds this morning … | Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: |
Balto, whose AI for call centers listens to conversations and prompts agents on what to say next, raises $10M Series A, bringing its total raised to $14M+ — Balto, a startup developing a conversational AI platform for call centers, today closed a $10 million funding round.
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| Todd Spangler / Variety: |
Snapchat now lets iOS users add song clips from a curated catalog of music to their Snaps and Stories — Snapchat today is launching a new feature called Sounds — which, taking a page from TikTok, lets app users add song clips to their Snaps and Stories. Currently, though, it's available only in the app for Apple's iOS.
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| Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: |
Experts say the lack of detailed methods and source code in Google's AI research for predicting breast cancer “undermines scientific value” — Back in January, Google Health, the branch of Google focused on health-related research, clinical tools, and partnerships for health care services … | Mike Robuck / FierceTelecom: |
Infiot, which converges connectivity, security, and edge-computing for remote users, sites, and devices, raises $15M Series A from Lightspeed and others — Timing is everything in the business world, and remote access startup Infiot is a prime example of that saying.
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| Taylor Soper / GeekWire: |
98point6, which helps facilitate virtual primary care appointments using AI-powered chatbots, texts, and digital images, raises $118M Series E — Demand is through the roof for Seattle telemedicine startup 98point6. The company, which helps facilitate virtual primary care appointments … | ASPI: |
A look at DC/EP, China's new sovereign digital currency, and the policy drivers behind it, its architecture, and its expected impact on global finance — China's central bank digital currency, known as ‘DC/EP’ (Digital Currency / Electronic Payment), is rapidly progressing and, if successful …
Tweets: @he_shumei, @gerryshih, @aitkenadvisors, @aspi_org, @marcruby, and @aspi_org
| Joe Rossignol / MacRumors: |
Xcode 12.1 files show that iPhone 12 Pro and 12 Pro Max have 6GB RAM while iPhone 12 and 12 mini have 4GB RAM; all iPhone 11 models have 4GB RAM — iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone 12 Pro Max models are equipped with 6GB of RAM, while the lower-end iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 mini models have 4GB of RAM …
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