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Many Mac users experienced app slowdowns during the launch of Big Sur, possibly due to issues with Apple's OCSP service being unable to validate certificates — Even Macs that didn't upgrade to Big Sur had problems. — Mac users today began experiencing unexpected issues …
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| Andrew Cunningham / Ars Technica: |
Comprehensive macOS 11.0 Big Sur review: the end of OS X era — Yes, you read that right—Mac OS X (or macOS 10?) is no more. — The era of Mac OS X is over. Kind of. — For the first time in almost two decades, Apple has decided to bump up the version number of the Mac's operating system.| Chance Miller / 9to5Mac: |
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| Jay Peters / The Verge: |
DHS says US election was the most secure, with “no evidence that any voting system deleted or lost votes, changed votes, or was in any way compromised” — “The November 3rd election was the most secure in American history.” — The November 3rd election was the …
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| Reuters: |
Sources: top US cybersecurity official Christopher Krebs told associates he expects to be fired, after CISA refused to delete content debunking election misinfo — WASHINGTON/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Top U.S. cybersecurity official Christopher Krebs has told associates he expects to be fired …
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| BuzzFeed News: |
At all-hands, Zuckerberg said that Biden won the election, Bannon violated policies but not enough to shutter his account, Facebook isn't adverse to legislation — As false claims declaring that Joe Biden isn't the president-elect flourish on his platform, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg told employees …
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| Lauren Feiner / CNBC: |
DoorDash files for the IPO, says it had revenue of $1.9B and loss of $149M in the first nine months of 2020, vs. revenue of $587M and loss of $533M a year ago — - DoorDash, the leading food delivery app in the U.S., filed its IPO prospectus with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday.
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| Kate Conger / New York Times: |
Twitter says it labeled 300K election-related tweets from Oct. 27 to Nov. 11 as disputed, accounting for 0.2% of all messages about the election — Twitter said on Thursday that it labeled as disputed 300,000 tweets related to the presidential election, or .2 percent of the total number …
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| Wall Street Journal: |
Commerce Department stays its TikTok shutdown order, citing a federal court's ruling last month in Philadelphia — Commerce Department retreat follows federal court ruling, which the U.S. appealed Thursday — WASHINGTON—The Commerce Department said Thursday it wouldn't enforce its order …
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| Filipe Espósito / 9to5Mac: |
iOS 14.3 beta code indicates Apple may suggest third-party apps to users during the iPhone or iPad setup process, likely to appease antitrust concerns — As Apple has been investigating for anti-competitive practices, the company is working on new ways to avoid these accusations and even sanctions from governments around the world.
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| Canalys: |
Total PC market, including tablets, grew to 124.5M units in Q3, up 23% YoY; Lenovo shipped 23.5M devices, up 11.6% YoY, Apple shipped 22.1M, up 41% YoY — The total PC market (including tablets) enjoyed a second successive quarter of stellar growth, with total shipments of 124.5 million units, up 23% year-on-year.
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| Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: |
Guido van Rossum, the creator of Python, says he has come out of retirement to join Microsoft's Developer Division — Guido van Rossum, the creator of the Python programming language, today announced that he has unretired and joined Microsoft's Developer Division.
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| Catalin Cimpanu / ZDNet: |
Insurance software provider Vertafore discloses breach after data of 27.7M Texas drivers on an unsecured external storage service was accessed by external party — Vertafore blames incident on human error after user data was stored on an unsecured external storage service.| Michael Waters / Digiday: |
Retailers are using employee influencers on TikTok to garner organic reach, compensating them according to leaderboards built into employee advocacy platforms — Brands and retailers are desperate to get their employees to post on TikTok. — Last week, GameStop encouraged store workers …
Tweets: @kendallostrow, @techwontsaveus, @megancgraham, @devmachette_, @liahaberman, @civic_signals, and @tanyachen
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Facebook brings Vanish Mode, its Snapchat-like feature for disappearing messages, to Messenger and Instagram — Facebook today announced its new Snapchat-like feature for disappearing messaging, Vanish Mode, is arriving on Messenger and Instagram. The feature, meant for more casual conversations …
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Messenger News, The Verge, KnowTechie, BGR, Pocket-lint, Android Headlines, PCMag, PhoneDog, SlashGear, and The Next Web
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| Javier Espinoza / Financial Times: |
Sundar Pichai apologizes to Thierry Breton for an internal Alphabet document outlining a plan to attack the EU commissioner, says he wasn't aware of it — Sundar Pichai says he was unaware of plan for ‘pushback’ against the regulator — The chief executive of Google's parent company Alphabet …
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Tweets: @mikeelgan, @tomvalletti, @pierrebri, @samuelstolton, @ugambini, and @orskov
| Karissa Bell / Engadget: |
Facebook redesigns Instagram's layout to add dedicated tabs for shopping and Reels in the navigation bar, after testing the change in September — Instagram is redesigning the layout of its home screen to emphasize shopping and Reels. The company introduced a new design that gives shopping …
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