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Trump says he has fired CISA Director Christopher Krebs, calling Krebs' previous statement on the security of the 2020 election “highly inaccurate” — - President Donald Trump announced Tuesday on Twitter that he has “terminated” top U.S. cybersecurity official Christopher Krebs.
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| Matthew Panzarino / TechCrunch: |
Detailed look at M1-based 13" MacBook Pro's performance shows huge gains over Intel chips as well as battery life that far exceeds previous Macs — Survival and strategy games are often played in stages. You have the early game where you're learning the ropes, understanding systems.
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| Andrei Frumusanu / AnandTech: |
Deep dive on the fan-cooled M1 chip in the Mac mini: performance is “outstandingly good”, besting Intel's chips and on par with AMD's new Zen 3 line — Last week, Apple made industry news by announcing new Mac products based upon the company's new Apple Silicon M1 SoC chip …
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| Devindra Hardawar / Engadget: |
Apple MacBook Air with M1 review: incredibly fast performance with no fan noise, decent gaming performance, and a great keyboard and trackpad — Apple's new MacBook Air is stunningly fast. It's raring to go the instant you open its lid. Want to browse the web?
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| Nilay Patel / The Verge: |
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| Kate Conger / New York Times: |
Zuckerberg says Facebook won't moderate Trump differently once he leaves office but spokesman says he'll be fact-checked; Twitter will end special treatment — Many world leaders generally have wider latitude on Twitter and Facebook because their comments and posts are regarded as political speech …
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| Evelyn Douek / Wired: |
YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki should have been at Tuesday's Senate hearing alongside Dorsey and Zuckerberg, given YouTube is also a major vector for disinformation — YouTube is a major vector for election and other disinformation. But its CEO isn't with Mark Zuckerberg and Jack Dorsey on Capitol Hill today.| CBS News: |
Mark Zuckerberg and Jack Dorsey testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee about their companies' actions related to the 2020 election — The Senate Judiciary Committee is holding a hearing Tuesday to question Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey on their companies' actions around …
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| Gilad Edelman / Wired: |
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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Twitter rolls out Fleets, its ephemeral Stories feature, globally, and says it plans to test an audio-based social networking feature similar to Clubhouse — Twitter this morning is launching its own version of Stories — aka “Fleets” — to its global user base.
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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Instagram formally debuts Guides, a feature letting creators share long-form content in a dedicated tab on their profile, and now lets you search with keywords — Earlier this year, Instagram launched a new feature called “Guides,” which allowed creators to share tips …
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| Bloomberg: |
Sources: Robinhood is asking banks to pitch for roles in an IPO, aiming to go public as soon as the first quarter of 2021 — Robinhood Markets, the trading platform that's proved popular with novice investors, has asked banks to pitch for roles in an initial public offering, according to people with knowledge of the matter.
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| Igor Bonifacic / Engadget: |
Microsoft announces Pluton, its new project with AMD, Intel, and Qualcomm, to create x86 and ARM CPUs that integrate a dedicated security component — Microsoft teamed up with AMD, Intel and Qualcomm to create a T2-like co-processor — The next Windows PC you buy could come …
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| Emil Protalinski / VentureBeat: |
Firefox 83 arrives with HTTPS-Only Mode, pinch-to-zoom support, up to 15% better page load performance, and memory usage reduced by up to 8% — Mozilla today launched Firefox 83 for Windows, Mac, and Linux. Firefox 83 includes an HTTPS-Only Mode, performance improvements, and a handful of new developer features.
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Tweets: @fluffypony, @letsencrypt, @glenngabe, and @firefoxsupport
| Danny Crichton / TechCrunch: |
Trust & Will, a digitally native will and estate planning startup, raises $15M Series B, led by Jackson Square Ventures — Let's get something morbid out of the way right up front: estate planning is a growth business in 2020. Whether you need to create or update a will, build a family trust …
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LinkedIn and Milwaukee Business Journal
| BuzzFeed News: |
The Los Angeles Police Department issues a moratorium on using commercial facial recognition software following inquiries about its use of Clearview AI software — The Los Angeles Police Department has banned the use of commercial facial recognition systems, following inquiries from BuzzFeed News … | Ian Allison / CoinDesk: |
OXIO, which lets big brands offer telco-type services by turning mobile data into a tradeable digital asset using tokens on blockchains, raises $12M Series A — OXIO wants to use blockchain to make “Telecom-as-a-Service” as common as SaaS. — To that end, the New York-based startup … | Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
TikTok expands Family Pairing parental controls for kids age 13 or older to include commenting, account privacy, and the ability to access the search bar — TikTok today announced it's expanding its parental control feature set known as Family Pairing to give parents additional tools …
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| SoundCloud Blog: |
SoundCloud says it's rolling out verified badges for users who are “well-known and/or highly searched-for artist, collective, DJ, label, curator or podcaster” — Big news: SoundCloud is rolling out profile verification. Official blue checkmarks will now show up in search and on profiles of verified creators.| Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: |
ActivTrak, which provides cloud based productivity monitoring software, raises $50M Series B from Sapphire Ventures — ActivTrak, an Austin, Texas-based cloud productivity monitoring software provider, today raised $50 million in a series B round from Sapphire Ventures.
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