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November 5, 2020, 1:45 PM
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From election night onwards, Twitter and Facebook have continued to label inaccurate election posts from Trump, his campaign staff, and others — Twitter, Facebook and YouTube remained on alert as the lack of a clear election result kept the online misinformation flowing.
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| TechCrunch: |
WhatsApp launches ephemeral messages, photos, and videos that disappear after seven days, rolling out on iOS and Android globally starting today — Facebook recently announced that WhatsApp passed the whopping milestone of 100 billion messages sent per day, but not everyone wants those chats to stick around forever.
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| Olga Kharif / Bloomberg: |
DOJ says it is suing for the forfeiture of $1B+ in bitcoin, seized on Tuesday, related to the Silk Road marketplace — - Justice Department seeks forfeiture of funds it seized Tuesday — The news likely helped fuel 7% rise in Bitcoin price Thursday — The U.S. is suing for the forfeiture …
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| Leo Kelion / BBC: |
Sources: Fortnite may return to iOS thanks to a version of Nvidia's GeForce Now game streaming service that is designed to run in Safari and other browsers — Owners of iPhones and iPads will soon be able to play Fortnite again, via a cloud service, the BBC has discovered.
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Tweets: @starfire2258, @pjb_media, and @leokelion
| Bloomberg: |
Sources: Apple is grappling with a shortage of power management chips for iPhones and other devices — - Suppliers seen prioritizing Apple's needs over other buyers — Power-management chips key to enabling 5G, new camera features — Apple Inc. is grappling with a shortage …
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| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Xbox Series X review: good performance and impressive backward compatibility, 120Hz mode for smoother gameplay, and quick resume, but no AAA games at launch — The new Xbox feels like you're upgrading your PC — Video by Becca Farsace, Phil Esposito, and Vjeran Pavic |
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| Jessica Conditt / Engadget: |
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| Andrew J. Hawkins / The Verge: |
Uber and Lyft in-app messages urging riders and drivers to vote for Prop 22 could set a precedent for how companies use tech to lobby for political outcomes — The apps told California voters to vote yes on Proposition 22. And the voters listened. — Uber and Lyft spent over $200 million …
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| Joshua Franklin / Reuters: |
Source: Airbnb plans to make its IPO registration public as early as next week and debut next month — (Reuters) - U.S. home rental company Airbnb Inc plans to make its initial public offering (IPO) registration public as early next week, setting course for a stock market debut next month …
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| Jonathan Shieber / TechCrunch: |
DOJ files an antitrust lawsuit challenging Visa's proposed $5.3B acquisition of Plaid; Visa says the arguments are “legally flawed” — The Department of Justice has filed an antitrust lawsuit challenging Visa's proposed $5.3 billion acquisition of Plaid .
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| Manish Singh / TechCrunch: |
India to enforce a cap so no single payments app processes more than 30% of all UPI transactions per month from January 2021, affecting Google Pay and PhonePe — Google and Walmart have a new challenge ahead of them as they race to expand the reach of their payments apps in India: They won't be permitted to grow beyond a limit.
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Sources say Jack Ma's criticism of regulators and state-owned banks in a speech triggered the move by Communist party leaders to limit the power of Ant Group — The billionaire's criticism of regulators triggered the move by Communist leaders to limit the power of the fintech group
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| Cherlynn Low / Engadget: |
Razer unveils Book 13, a productivity laptop with a 16:10 screen, RGB keyboard, and Intel's Iris Xe integrated graphics, available in Nov., starting at $1,200 — Gaming hardware makers have been diversifying their laptops recently, and Razer is the latest to join that trend.
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Tweets: @dcseifert, @dcseifert, and @dcseifert
| Chance Miller / 9to5Mac: |
Apple releases iOS 14.2 and iPadOS 14.2 with 100+ new emoji, optimized battery charging for AirPods, intercom support with HomePod and HomePod mini, and more — After releasing the Release Candidate version last week, iOS 14.2 is now available to all iPhone users.
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| Takashi Mochizuki / Bloomberg: |
Nintendo reports operating profit of $1.41B for the quarter ending in September on revenue of $3.9B, and raises Switch sales forecast to 24M units for the year — - The company raised its outlook for Switch sales and profit — Nintendo's forecasts may well remain too conservative
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