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Twitter permanently bans Steve Bannon's @WarRoomPandemic and YouTube pulls episode of his show after he called for execution of FBI director Wray and Dr. Fauci — Former Presidential advisor and right-wing pundit Steve Bannon had his show suspended from Twitter and an episode removed …
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Sources: Facebook plans to temporarily add more “friction” to users' ability to share posts and other content — New measures would slow down the flow of information and make election misinformation less visible, according to people with knowledge of the matter.
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| David Gilbert / VICE: |
Facebook shuts down Trump-linked “Stop the Steal” Group, which was spreading disinfo about the election and amassed 360,000+ followers since launching a day ago — The group, run by Trump allies, is spreading disinformation about the election and calling for “boots on the ground to protect the integrity of the vote.”
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| Kim Lyons / The Verge: |
Facebook says it plans to show the name of the projected winner of the US presidential election in notifications at the top of Facebook and Instagram — The platforms will rely on a majority of news outlets to make the call — Facebook plans to put the name of the winner …
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| Tim Hardwick / MacRumors: |
Kuo: iPhone 13 to come in same four sizes as iPhone 12, Pro Models to feature a major upgrade to ultra wide camera with f/1.8, 6P lens with autofocus — TF International Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has released a new research note, seen by MacRumors, that details his expectations …
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| Juli Clover / MacRumors: |
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| Andrew Webster / The Verge: |
PlayStation 5 review: DualSense controller is amazing, performance is fast and smooth, has a more streamlined UI, but it's big and has no “quick resume” feature — The real star of Sony's new console is its controller — A new console generation is usually something you can see.
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| Carrie Mihalcik / CNET: |
MagSafe Duo Charger as well as the Leather Sleeve with MagSafe for the iPhone 12 models are now listed as “coming soon” on Apple's site, for $129 each — As preorders for the iPhone 12 Mini and iPhone Pro Max kicked off on Friday, Apple also revealed pricing for its MagSafe Duo Charger …
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| Elsa Keslassy / Variety: |
Netflix is testing Direct, a linear channel with real-time, scheduled programming from its library, which is accessible only via its website, in France — Netflix has chosen France to test its first channel offering. — Named Direct, the linear channel — which is only available to subscribers …
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| Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch: |
Twitter removed a student's tweets critical of Proctorio, which makes an exam monitoring tool used by many US schools, for reproducing Proctorio's code — A series of tweets by one Miami University student that were critical of a proctoring software company have been hidden by Twitter …
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| Arjun Kharpal / CNBC: |
Chinese autonomous vehicle startup Pony.ai raises $267M at a $5.3B valuation, and says it has raised a total of $1B to date — - Chinese driverless car firm Pony.ai has raised another round of funding, bringing its valuation to $5.3 billion, the company said on Friday.
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| Sahil Patel / Wall Street Journal: |
Foursquare CEO David Shim is stepping down on January 1 and will be succeeded by Gary Little, a member of the company's board — The move comes after Mr. Shim helped Foursquare's pivot to becoming a provider of location-data software and services — Foursquare Labs Inc. Chief Executive David Shim … | Shakeel Hashim / Protocol: |
Codemasters, which makes F1 and Dirt racing games, says Take-Two made a non-binding offer to acquire it for around $960M — In a statement Friday, Codemasters said that Take-Two had made a non-binding offer to acquire the company for around $960 million in cash and stock.
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| Mike Butcher / TechCrunch: |
Provizio, which is developing a “five-dimensional” sensory platform that uses sensors and AI to prevents car accidents, raises $6.2M in seed funding — Provizio, a combination hardware and software startup with technology to improve car safety, has closed a seed investment round of $6.2million.
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China has 160M devices connected to 5G networks as of mid-October, but three-quarters of China's 1.2B 4G users do not feel the need to buy a 5G phone — This is the second in a two-part series, which looks at how China's millions of mobile consumers have yet to take to 5G … Sponsor Posts
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