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| Jay Peters / The Verge: |
What to expect from Apple's “One More Thing” event: first Apple Silicon powered Macs, a macOS Big Sur release date, and potentially AirTags, over-ear headphones — It seems likely Apple will reveal the first computers powered by its custom silicon
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| Filipe Espósito / 9to5Mac: |
Apple Silicon Macs will run iOS apps but some developers, including Facebook, Google, and the developers of Candy Crush and Among Us, have already opted out — Apple will hold another special event tomorrow, and we expect to see the first Mac with Apple Silicon chips.
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| Javier Espinoza / Financial Times: |
EU files antitrust charges against Amazon over its dual role as a marketplace for third-party vendors and a competitor selling its own goods — Competition commissioner Margrethe Vestager will announce a formal case on Tuesday — Margrethe Vestager, the European commissioner who oversees competition …
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| Elizabeth Dwoskin / Washington Post: |
Facebook removed seven pages, with over 2.45 million followers, tied to Steve Bannon for pushing misinformation about voter fraud and election results — The pages, which promoted the ‘Stop the Steal’ effort and other misleading messages related to the election, were removed over the weekend …
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| Matthew Panzarino / TechCrunch: |
Apple MagSafe Duo charger review: useful, but underwhelming build quality and is expensive at $129, especially considering it does not come with a power adapter — In addition to the new iPhone 12 mini and the iPhone 12 Pro Max, I was able to try out Apple's new MagSafe Duo Charger.
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| Nilay Patel / The Verge: |
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Tweets: @sdw, @zammpaul, @dcseifert, @stevekovach, @reckless, @bencsin, @caseynewton, @firstadopter, and @panzer
| Chris Velazco / Engadget: |
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Tweets: @snazzyq, @backlon, @samsheffer, and @joannastern
| Chris Burns / SlashGear: |
Sling Media, a subsidiary of DISH, says it is closing down today and all Slingbox devices and services will become inoperable in November 2022 — Slingbox will no longer function as of November 9, 2022. Sling Media, a subsidiary of DISH, announced that they were closing shop on November 9, 2020.
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Slingbox, The Verge, PCMag, Digital Trends, Deadline, Light Reading, Engadget, Cord Cutters News, TechCrunch, Variety, The Streamable, MSPoweruser, and AppleInsider
Tweets: @harrymccracken, @matt_mcclure, @njdavidd, and @bryandfischer
| Taylor Soper / GeekWire: |
An ex-Microsoft engineer is sentenced to 9 years in prison for stealing $10M in digital currency from Microsoft, in US' first Bitcoin case involving tax fraud — An ex-Microsoft engineer was sentenced to nine years in prison for 18 federal felonies after he stole more than $10 million worth … | Patrick Howell O'Neill / MIT Technology Review: |
EU tightens rules on surveillance tech, forcing companies selling spyware, facial recognition, and tech with military uses to get a license, be more transparent — The goal is to make sales of technologies like spyware and facial recognition more transparent in Europe first, and then worldwide.
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European Parliament, EURACTIV.com, CyberScoop, SiliconANGLE, and Associated Press. Tweets: @marietjeschaake
| Lawrence Abrams / BleepingComputer: |
Taiwan's Compal, the second-largest ODM of laptops globally for Apple, Dell, and others, suffered a ransomware attack on Sunday; hackers demanding $16.7M — Taiwanese laptop maker Compal Electronics suffered a DoppelPaymer ransomware attack over the weekend, with the attackers demanding an almost $17 million ransom.
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ZDNet, 9to5Mac, AppleInsider, and Security Affairs
| Geoffrey Fowler / Washington Post: |
Facebook and Twitter's warning labels during the election were a win for their public relations, but as a tech product, they were too little, too late — This election proved Big Tech still hasn't figured out how to make truth spread faster than lies — It was the equivalent of Big Tech slapping the …
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Tweets: @geoffreyfowler, @attorneynora, @jason_kint, @rashadrobinson, and @micheldkerrigan
| Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch: |
Zoom agrees to enhance its security as part of a proposed settlement with FTC, after Zoom was accused of deceiving customers over end-to-end encryption and more — The Federal Trade Commission has announced a settlement with Zoom, after it accused the video calling giant of engaging in …
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Ars Technica, Federal Trade Commission, cloudpro.co.uk, Protocol, MakeUseOf, SiliconANGLE, Silicon Valley Business …, CNET, Dark Reading, Fortune, Wall Street Journal, Mashable, The Verge, The Hill, SC Media, socialmediatoday.com, IT Management, ZDNet, Gizmodo, and Business Insider
Tweets: @mattschrader_dc, @zackwhittaker, @profcarroll, @zeerakw, and @techcrunch
| Todd Feathers / VICE: |
A look at exam monitoring software, which uses facial detection, eye tracking, mouse clicks, full room scans, and more to flag students who may be cheating — Using hand mirrors and making 3D room scans are among the bizarre instructions students must follow while using software like ProctorU and Respondus.
Tweets: @johnregehr, @zenalbatross, and @motherboard
| Ari Levy / CNBC: |
Uber shares jump 7.28% to $48.18, closing above $45 IPO price for first time since June 2019; last week, Uber reported $5.8B in total net losses so far in 2020 — - Uber shares rose 9% on Monday on optimism that a Covid-19 vaccine is on the way. — Last week, the stock jumped 34% …
Tweets: @mattrosoff, @faizsays, and @levynews
| Fred Imbert / CNBC: |
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Tweets: @virginiahughes, @kenli729, @lexnfx, @lexnfx, @chrismessina, @petebuttigieg, @public_citizen, @robzepeda, @martinsfp, and @alex
| Financial Times: |
SoftBank has removed three of its most senior executives, including Vision Fund head Rajeev Misra, from its board, amid calls to improve corporate governance — Japanese conglomerate also books a $1.3bn loss on its Nasdaq trades over the summer — Japan's SoftBank has culled three …
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