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Facebook confirms it has stopped recommending that people join online groups dealing with political or social issues in the lead up to Election Day — “This is a measure we put in place in the lead-up to Election Day. We will assess when to lift them afterwards, but they are temporary." — Copy
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Apple launches the Apple One subscription bundle, with three tiers ranging from the $14.95 Individual tier to the $29.95 Premier tier — Starting at $14.95 a month — Apple One, a bundle combining services like Apple Music, Apple TV Plus, and Apple Arcade into one monthly subscription, is now available.
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Apple seeds iOS 14.2 “Release Candidate” to developers, which adds optimized battery charging for AirPods and MagSafe leather case support — Apple today seeded “Release Candidate” versions of upcoming iOS 14.2 and iPadOS 14.2 updates to developers and public beta testers …
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Airbnb says it will establish a host endowment fund in advance of its IPO, to be used for educational and financial support for hosts when the fund passes $1B — Airbnb Inc. is creating an endowment fund to help support its hosts as the home-rental startup prepares for an initial public offering.
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Samsung launches SmartThings Find app to track down lost Galaxy devices, including phones, tablets, Buds, Watches, and more — Smartphones and other devices are so intertwined with our lives that losing one can be traumatic. To that end, Samsung has unveiled SmartThings Find …
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Twitter lifts restrictions from the NY Post's Twitter account, updating its practice of “not retroactively overturning prior enforcement” — Social-media company reverses policy that previously required newspaper to delete old tweets before being able to tweet again
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US judge issues temporary injunction blocking Trump's TikTok ban in TikTok creators lawsuit, saying ban exceeds gov't authority, causes users “irreparable harm” — - Pennsylvania jurist says U.S. probably exceeded its authority — Administration calls Chinese apps a national security threat
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Under Armour to sell MyFitnessPal to investment firm Francisco Partners for $345M, after buying it in 2015 for $475M, and sunsetting Endomondo, bought for $85M — Global fitness giant Under Armour announced this morning that it will be selling MyFitnessPal to investment firm Francisco Partners …
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| Kif Leswing / CNBC: |
Apple says it will replace AirPods Pros manufactured before October 2020 that have crackling sounds, static, and active noise cancellation issues — - Apple said on Friday that it will replace AirPods Pro headphones that have sound issues. — These issues include a static or crackling sound …
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| Kevin Purdy / iFixit News: |
The cameras on iPhone 12 models become unreliable when swapped between iPhones, which may lock out all unauthorized iPhone camera repairs — After exhaustive testing, comparing notes with multiple repair technicians, and reviewing leaked Apple training documents, we've found that the iPhone 12 camera …
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| Jennifer Elias / CNBC: |
Google's Cloud CEO says the CBP confirmed its technology won't be used for immigration enforcement on the US-Mexico border, denying a report from last week — - Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian on Friday addressed employees concerned about a testing contract with U.S. Customs and Border Patrol … | Bloomberg: |
Texas jury rules that Apple must pay VirnetX $502.8M for patent infringement, the lastest verdict in a 10-year ongoing legal battle; Apple says it will appeal — - Verdict is part of 10-year fight over secure communications — Jury asked to determine damages on patent infringement
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| Makena Kelly / The Verge: |
Profile of FCC's Brendan Carr, a potential FCC chairman if Trump is reelected, and a key figure in the Republican fight against Big Tech — Ted Cruz was shouting at Jack Dorsey. — “Who the hell elected you and put you in charge of what the media are allowed to report and what the American people are allowed to hear?”| Andrew J. Hawkins / The Verge: |
Waymo releases public road testing data on its self-driving operations in Arizona between Jan. 2019 and Sept. 2020, says its cars drove 6.1M+ miles in 2019 — In its first report on its autonomous vehicle operations in Phoenix, Arizona, Waymo said that it was involved in 18 crashes … | Reuters: |
Sources: Italy's biggest payments company Nexi is leading negotiations to buy its Nordic rival Nets in an all-stock deal worth around $10B — LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Italian payments technology firm Nexi NEXII.MI is leading negotiations to buy Nordic rival Nets in an all-stock deal worth … | Kirsten Korosec / TechCrunch: |
Daimler's truck division invests an undisclosed sum in lidar startup Luminar, as part of a partnership that seeks to develop autonomous trucks — Daimler's trucks division has invested in lidar developer Luminar as part of a broader partnership to produce autonomous trucks capable …
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