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Google calls DOJ's case deeply flawed: “People use Google because they choose to, not because they're forced to, or because they can't find alternatives” — Google Search has put the world's information at the fingertips of over a billion people.| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
In lawsuit, DOJ says nearly half of Google search traffic in 2019 came from Apple products and estimates Google pays Apple $8B to $12B per year — - DOJ antitrust lawsuit goes after a multibillion-dollar pact — Google documents say losing Apple deal would be ‘Code Red’| Wall Street Journal: |
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Sources: Jeffrey Katzenberg tried to sell Quibi's catalog to NBCUniversal and Facebook, but both passed; Katzenberg told others he may shut down the company — Jeffrey Katzenberg may be nearing the end of the road with his mobile video streaming service Quibi.| Janko Roettgers / Protocol: |
Netflix plans to test a 48-hour free weekend in India, dubbed StreamFest and scheduled for Dec. 4, and may bring the promotion to other countries later — Netflix is looking to promote its service with a 48-hour free streaming event, confirmed COO Greg Peters during the company's Q3 2020 earnings call Tuesday afternoon.| Lauren Feiner / CNBC: |
Netflix reports Q3 revenue of $6.44B, up 22.7% YoY, vs $6.38B est., and 2.2M paid net adds in Q3 vs 6.8M in Q3'19 and 10.1M in Q2'20; stock down ~5% after hours — - It's the first report since longtime Chief Content Officer Ted Sarandos was promoted to co-CEO.| Chaim Gartenberg / The Verge: |
Amazon's Luna in early access: streaming performance can be spotty without a strong connection, iOS web app support is decent, channel groups silo game choice — A first look at Luna — Amazon's Luna streaming service has arrived, with the company rolling out early access to a limited set of customers today.| Jake Tapper / CNN: |
Sources: WH is seeking to fast-track a no-bid contract to lease DOD mid-band 5G spectrum to Rivada Networks, whose investors include Peter Thiel and Karl Rove — Washington (CNN)Senior officials throughout various departments and agencies of the Trump administration tell CNN they are alarmed … | Catalin Cimpanu / ZDNet: |
NSA publishes a report of the top 25 vulnerabilities with patches available that are currently being found and exploited by “Chinese state-sponsored hackers” — NSA urges US public and private sector to apply patches or mitigations to prevent attacks.| Nilay Patel / The Verge: |
iPhone 12 Pro review: excellent camera and performance, Dolby Vision video is great, 5G can be very fast, but 5G usage noticeably affects battery life — 5G, LIDAR, MagSafe — the new iPhone 12 Pro has a lot of things you won't be able to do much with right now| Dieter Bohn / The Verge: |
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US officials offer Brazil telecoms financing to buy equipment from Huawei competitors, in an effort to keep China out of Brazil's 5G market — BRASILIA/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government stepped up an offensive on Tuesday to keep China's Huawei Technologies out of Brazil's 5G market … | Richard Milne / Financial Times: |
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Over 430,000 viewers tuned in simultaneously to watch Rep. Alexia Ocasio-Cortez play Among Us on Twitch, the third highest ever for an individual Twitch stream — More than 430,000 people tuned in simultaneously to Twitch on Tuesday night to watch Rep. Alexia Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) … | Jay Peters / The Verge: |
From today until “at least” the end of election week, Twitter will show the Quote Tweet composer when you click or tap the retweet icon, discouraging basic RTs — The changes will be in place until ‘at least’ the end of election week — Twitter is temporarily changing … | Catalin Cimpanu / ZDNet: |
Google releases Chrome update to deploy security fixes, including a patch for an actively exploited zero-day vulnerability — Google Chrome 86.0.4240.111 released with a fix. — Google has released Chrome version 86.0.4240.111 earlier today to deploy security fixes …
How Sleep Can Help with Weight Loss — How sleep deprivation can throw a wrench into any diet and disrupt your progress.| Sara Fischer / Axios: |
VENN, a linear TV and esports network available on various streaming services like Roku, Twitch, YouTube, Facebook Gaming, and Plex, raises $26M Series A — The Video Game Entertainment and News Network (VENN) will announce Tuesday a $26 million Series A investment round co-led by BITKRAFT Ventures … | Isabelle Lee / Bloomberg: |
Retool, a low-code tool for creating enterprise apps, raises $50M in Sequoia-led round, valuing it at $925M, with GitHub CEO and Stripe founders among investors — - Startup helps companies build internal applications faster — Customers include Amazon, Mercedes, Phillips, Progressive| Adi Robertson / The Verge: |
Adobe is adding its “content authenticity” tool to the latest Photoshop beta, to help users build trustworthy attribution directly into a picture — It's designed for crediting artists and fighting misinformation — Adobe will let some Adobe Creative Cloud customers try a tool …
Think Twice: 5 tips to protect yourself from email spam — In part one of the Think Twice series, we discussed in detail about spam and its types. We will continue its second part with the story of James.
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11th Gen Intel Core desktop processors - codenamed “Rocket Lake” - are coming — Gaming is in our DNA. Get the latest on Intel's continued journey to make the PC the best place to play.| Salvador Rodriguez / CNBC: |
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