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| Gilad Edelman / Wired: |
The Senate's Section 230 hearing, with Dorsey, Zuckerberg, and Pichai, only briefly discussed the law, instead letting Republicans berate Dorsey for soundbites — Republican senators unloaded on Twitter's Jack Dorsey, but had little to say about reforming the foundational internet law.
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New York Times, Insight, Reclaim The Net, Politico, Engadget, and Protocol
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Recording of Senate Commerce Committee hearing on Section 230 where Jack Dorsey, Mark Zuckerberg, and Sundar Pichai testified — Senate Commerce Committee Hearing
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| Nancy Scola / Politico: |
| Christopher Bing / Reuters: |
Cybersecurity experts say FBI is investigating Ryuk ransomware attacks on more than two dozen US hospitals, and officials warned hospitals to back up systems — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The FBI is investigating the recent targeting with ransomware of more than two dozen hospitals across …
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| Brandon Russell / XDA Developers: |
Sony updates its PlayStation App for iOS and Android, introducing in-app voice chat support, a revamped UI, PlayStation Store integration, and more — Ahead of the PlayStation 5's launch on November 12, Sony has introduced a big update to its PlayStation App for Android and iOS.
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PlayStation.Blog, Android Authority, SlashGear, Polygon, IGN, Polygon, Twinfinite, Laptop Mag, Engadget, PlayStation LifeStyle, CNET, Kotaku, Android Police, The Verge, and 9to5Mac
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| Jane Lytvynenko / BuzzFeed News: |
Internal email: Spotify defends Joe Rogan interviewing Alex Jones, saying it won't “ban specific individuals from being guests on other people's shows” — In public, Spotify is staying quiet about an appearance by conspiracy theorist Alex Jones yesterday on its flagship podcast … | Joe Rossignol / MacRumors: |
Apple updates Clips with a new UI, horizontal support, HDR recording on the iPhone 12, and more — Apple today announced a major update to its video creation app Clips for iPhone and iPad, with key new features including a refreshed interface, support for both vertical and horizontal video, HDR recording with iPhone 12, and more.
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| Washington Post: |
Following social media crackdowns, QAnon content is continuing to thrive on Amazon and platforms like Parler and Telegram with limited moderation — Months into Silicon Valley's crackdown on the far-right QAnon conspiracy theory, dozens of websites, social media apps and e-commerce platforms remain flooded … | Zac Bowden / Windows Central: |
Sources: Microsoft is planning an extensive Windows 10 update for 2021 with design refreshes for many top-level UIs, including Start and File Explorer — Microsoft wants to ‘reinvigorate’ the Windows 10 user interface next year. — What you need to know — A big UI refresh is on the cards for Windows 10 in 2021.
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ZDNet, TechRadar, BetaNews, OnMSFT.com, Digital Trends, SlashGear, and Windows Latest
Tweets: @zacbowden and @daniel_rubino
| Monica Chin / The Verge: |
Coinbase brings its Coinbase Card, a debit Visa card for cryptocurrency, to the US, after launching in Europe — It draws directly from your Coinbase account — Coinbase has announced that US customers can now join the waitlist for its Coinbase Card, a debit Visa card that allows customers …
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The Coinbase Blog, TechCrunch, CoinDesk, Decrypt, Modern Consensus, CoinGeek, Crowdfund Insider, BitcoinExchangeGuide, and The Block. Tweets: @felixsalmon
| Uwagbale Edward-Ekpu / Quartz: |
Facebook and Instagram mislabeled some posts on Nigeria's EndSARS protests as “fake news”, while Twitter actively boosted posts on the mostly peaceful protests — The two and a half week-long #EndSARS protests in Nigeria against police brutality has garnered attention …
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Slate, CBS News, and Techpoint Africa
| Financial Times: |
Industry sources say changes to iOS 14 search show Apple is stepping up its efforts to build its own search tools as Google deal comes under antitrust scrutiny — iPhone maker explores building its own search tools as ties to Google come under antitrust scrutiny| Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch: |
Sidekick Health raises $20 million Series A for its gamified digital care service that focuses on chronic disease management — Nordic digital therapeutics company, Sidekick Health, has closed a $20 million Series A led by pan-European VC Wellington Partners and healthcare focused VC Asabys Partners.
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| Ashley Cullins / Hollywood Reporter: |
Amazon files motion to dismiss suit alleging false advertising of Prime Video purchases, says its terms indicate users pay for “limited license”, not ownership — The streamer says its terms of use are clear: What viewers are paying for is a limited license.
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AppleInsider and GameSpot
Tweets: @limitedrundoug, @ponysmasher, @grady_booch, @boringstein, @mechapoetic, @envinyon, @mcastimovies, @williambibbiani, @thatjakepc, and @grummz
| Jon Porter / The Verge: |
FCC filing appears to suggest iPhone 12 models have an unannounced reverse wireless charging feature, possibly to charge future AirPods or the rumored “AirTags” — Could be used to charge future AirPods or Apple's long rumored “AirTags” trackers
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MacRumors, The Verge, iPhone in Canada Blog, Trusted Reviews, KnowTechie, iClarified, Redmond Pie, Neowin, and Appleosophy
Tweets: @horwitz and @markgurman
| Taylor Soper / GeekWire: |
Tomo Networks, a startup founded a few months ago by former Zillow execs that develops mortgage tools for real estate agents and buyers, raises $40M seed round — Two former top Zillow Group leaders are getting back in the real estate industry with new startup that aims to change the way Americans buy homes.| Shara Tibken / CNET: |
Samsung reports operating profit of $10.9B in Q3, up 59% YoY, on highest ever quarterly revenue of $59B, up 8% YoY, due to strong demand for its smartphones — While the pandemic continues to rage, consumers are buying phones and other electronics again. — The pandemic-caused lull …
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SiliconANGLE, ZDNet, Reuters, Samsung Global Newsroom, Bloomberg, Reuters, CNBC, and Engadget
| Anthony Ha / TechCrunch: |
Lunchbox, which helps restaurants build ordering tools on their own websites and apps, raises $20M Series A led by Coatue — With many restaurants forced to rely entirely on the delivery and takeout business during the pandemic, there's been a lot of discussion about whether the industry … | Tom Warren / The Verge: |
AMD unveils new GPUs: $999 Radeon RX 6900 XT, coming 12/8 for $500 less than RTX 3090, $649 Radeon RX 6800 XT, coming 11/18 for $50 less than RTX 3080, and more — AMD is going up against Nvidia with three new GPUs — AMD is introducing three new Radeon RX 6000 Series graphics cards today …
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Tom's Hardware, The Next Web, AnandTech, Gizmodo, USgamer.net, PC Gamer, TheStreet, VentureBeat, XDA Developers, Tom's Hardware, Polygon, AppleInsider, Gizmodo, SemiAccurate, Engadget, GameSpot, Rock, Paper, Shotgun, and PC Gamer
Tweets: @tomwarren, @dcominottim, and @tomwarren
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
TikTok says it is working with AP to provide access to an interactive map showing live results for both US federal and state elections in its election guide — TikTok announced this morning it will expand the set of resources provided in its in-app election guide in the U.S. to include direct access … | Brian Krebs / Krebs on Security: |
Swedish security giant Gunnebo Group breached, leaking tens of thousands of docs online, including schematics of client bank vaults and surveillance systems — In March 2020, KrebsOnSecurity alerted Swedish security giant Gunnebo Group that hackers had broken into its network and sold … | Salvador Rodriguez / CNBC: |
Pinterest reports Q3 revenue of $443M, up 58% and beating estimates of $383.5M, and 442M MAUs, up 37% YoY and above estimates of 436.4M; stock up 15%+ — - Pinterest's stock price soared more than 15% after hours on Wednesday as the company posted strong revenue and user growth in its third-quarter earnings.
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| Craig Chapple / Sensor Tower Blog: |
Genshin Impact, a freemium mobile RPG, grossed $245M in worldwide player spending in its first month, making it one of the largest mobile game launches ever — Global blockbuster Genshin Impact from miHoYo has amassed $245 million in player spending during its first month … | Steve Dent / Engadget: |
Alphabet's Loon claims the record for longest stratospheric flight of 312 days while circumnavigating the globe, with one of its balloons — Google parent Alphabet has revealed that one of its Loon balloons spent 312 days aloft, breaking its previous stratospheric flight record of 223 days, by a wide margin.
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