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| Sheera Frenkel / New York Times: |
Avaaz study: a small group of mostly right-wing Facebook accounts are responsible for the spread of a disproportionate amount of false posts about voter fraud — Researchers have found that a small group of social media accounts are responsible for the spread of a disproportionate amount of the false posts about voter fraud.
Tweets: @digiphile, @datajacob, @stevemullis, @sheeraf, @nicoleperlroth, @propornot, @davetroy, @juddlegum, @daveyalba, @avaaz, and @rashadrobinson
| Charlie Warzel / New York Times: |
An inside look at Facebook News Feeds of two baby boomers for three weeks around Election Day showed that comments were a primary source of debunked claims — Many Americans' feeds are nightmares. I know because I spent weeks living inside two of them. — Opinion writer at large.
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| Benjamin Mayo / 9to5Mac: |
Kuo says Apple will introduce redesigned MacBooks with Apple Silicon and an Apple Watch with a new form factor, both in the second half of 2021 — In a report today, reliable Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo shared his view on Apple's product momentum heading into the holidays.
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| Nilay Patel / The Verge: |
Interview with Xbox chief Phil Spencer on gaming trends during the pandemic, releasing two consoles at once, xCloud distribution on Android and iOS, and more — The holiday season is always huge for gaming, but this year, it's even bigger: a new console generation has arrived with Microsoft's …
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| Financial Times: |
Sources: Facebook and Google are among the companies that French authorities demanded payment of a digital tax for 2020 in recent days — Facebook and Amazon among companies issued with requests that could trigger retaliatory tariffs — French tax authorities have begun demanding millions …
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| Timothy B. Lee / Ars Technica: |
Apple stands by head of global security Thomas Moyer, indicted on bribery charges: “We conducted a thorough internal investigation and found no wrongdoing” — Sheriff's office allegedly sought 200 iPads in trade for concealed carry permits. — A grand jury in California's …
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| Bloomberg: |
Sources: IBM is planning to cut 10,000 jobs in Europe, or 20% of staff in the region, to lower costs in its services unit as it prepares for a spinoff — - U.K. and Germany are set to be most impacted regions — Big Blue focuses on hybrid cloud computing, AI businesses
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| Jessica Bursztynsky / CNBC: |
Report: Salesforce has held talks about acquiring Slack, although a deal is not guaranteed; Slack stock jumps 25%+ while Salesforce falls ~4% — - Shares of Slack rose as much as 15% Wednesday following a Wall Street Journal report that Salesforce held talks to buy the company.
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Tweets: @stevekovach, @levynews, @shivsharma_5, @carnage4life, and @ftrain
| Ashley Gold / Axios: |
YouTube says it barred OANN from posting videos for a week and demonetized its content following a video promoting a phony cure for COVID-19 — YouTube has barred One America News Network from posting new videos for a week and stripped it of its ability to make money off existing content …
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Tweets: @deardean22, @normative, @ketanj0, @jenn_elias, @jamisonfoser, @nandoodles, @bjmendelson, @rickhasen, @slpng_giants, @janelytv, and @mhbergen
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Twitter says it will relaunch account verifications in early 2021 for six categories, including news, companies, and government officials, and asks for feedback — Twitter announced today it's planning to relaunch its verification system in 2021, and will now begin the process …
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Tweets: @twittersupport, @kayvz, @ericajoy, @trevorabranch, @thetierzoo, @caseynewton, @jonworth, @karynspencer, @mep, @ahmed, @iancoldwater, @ekp, @toadsanime, @carnage4life, @carnage4life, @hypervisible, @calbucci, @jt_teran, @twittercomms, @dianelyssa, @sarah_micheleg, @nicholasdeorio, @johnswanyt, @heyitsfranklin2, @amylutz4, @fintanytwalsh, @yashar, and @kerrymflynn
| Bloomberg: |
Sources: Stripe is in early funding talks with investors that would value it between $70B and $100B; Stripe was last valued at $36B in April — - Valuation could double — or more — valuation in April round — Payment processing software maker competes with Square, Paypal
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Silicon Valley Business …, The Irish Times, Fortune, PYMNTS.com, The Information, and Reuters
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| Sam Schechner / Wall Street Journal: |
An EU proposal for a data marketplace aims to offer protections for corporate and public-service data, as GDPR only covers individuals — New EU proposal aims to offer protections for corporate and public-service data as GDPR covers individuals — The European Union wants to take control …
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European Commission, Associated Press, TechCrunch, Tech Xplore, and Fortune. Tweets: @rajeevsrinivasa
| Casey Newton / Platformer: |
Snap's Spotlight daily payout breaks from TikTok's model, focusing on paying a large number of creators rather than nurturing primarily big-follower accounts — Can you build a better TikTok with a daily lottery? — 16 hr ago — Today, let's talk about the deceptively bold …
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Digiday, Android Headlines, and Mobile Marketer
Tweets: @zoescaman, @caseynewton, @digiphile, @carnage4life, and @tanayj
| Manish Singh / TechCrunch: |
India-based online learning service Unacademy raises funds from Tiger Global and Dragoneer at a $2B valuation; source: it raised $75M to $100M in this round — Unacademy, an online learning platform in India, has added two more marquee investors to its cap table.
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