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Apple sends out invites for event at 10AM PT on October 27 at its Cupertino campus, with tagline “hello again”; new Macs are expected to be announced — And we're back to the Mac — As expected, Apple just sent out invites for an event in Cupertino next week on October 27th.
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Sources: Google reaches deal with CBS to carry network on Unplugged web TV service on YouTube, to debut early 2017; talks ongoing with 21st Century Fox, Disney — New service, to be housed on YouTube platform, is likely to debut in early 2017 — Google Inc. has reached an agreement …
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Mark Zuckerberg defends having Thiel as a Facebook board member in internal memo, says it's important to stand up for peoples' right to hold different views — Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg clearly doesn't intend to distance his company from board member and Donald Trump supporter Peter Thiel.
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Thanks:@alexeheath| James Vincent / The Verge: |
Report: Apple is working with Australian startup Sonder on a dynamic e-ink keyboard for future MacBooks, which could be incorporated as soon as 2018 — But as rumors go, this one doesn't seem that trustworthy — Apple reportedly plans to put dynamic E Ink keyboards into MacBook laptops by 2018.
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Facebook rolls out new tools in the US for seeking friends' recommendations on local places or services, discovering local events, and interacting with Pages — People come to Facebook every day to connect and share experiences with friends and family. We share the great places we go and we ask …
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| Brad Plumer / Vox: |
Tesla says all new cars, including models in production, will come with self-driving hardware but features will be rolled out over time as software is perfected — On Wednesday night, Tesla, the electric car company helmed by Elon Musk, announced that all new cars in production would be equipped with …
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| Ryan Weber / The Keyword: |
G Suite adds new productivity features including Slack integration, more voice commands, improved Forms, and assignable Action Items within Docs, Sheets, Slides — One of the core promises of Google Docs is to help you and your team go from collecting ideas to achieving your goals as quickly and easily as possible.| Lucas Matney / TechCrunch: |
Greg Gopman, hired this month as Twitter's VR program manager, says he has been fired, after his comments about SF's homeless resurfaced — PR recovery 101: when you screw up this reality, move on to the next one. — Twitter seems to be slowly building up its AR/VR hires as its other real-world hopes … | Dan Goodin / Ars Technica: |
LinkedIn says a Russian man arrested in the Czech Republic is believed to be involved in the 2012 breach, which saw the release of 117M passwords — Russian man drove luxury car, then collapsed after being apprehended, police say. — An alleged Russian hacker arrested in the Czech Republic following …
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| Chaim Gartenberg / The Verge: |
LeEco launches the Le Pro3, a $399 Android 6.0 smartphone with 5.5-inch display, 16 megapixel camera, Snapdragon 821 processor, and no 3.5mm headphone jack — LeEco announced that its first smartphone in the United States will be the Le Pro3. While the phone has been available internationally since …
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| Brian Fung / Washington Post: |
T-Mobile fined $48M by FCC for mischaracterizing its “unlimited” plan and throttling users' data when they reached the limit — Federal regulators are slapping T-Mobile with millions of dollars in fines and other requirements after consumers complained that the wireless carrier misled …
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| Zen Soo / South China Morning Post: |
Google launches Android Pay in Hong Kong, says it is available at over 5K locations to users with devices equipped with NFC and KitKat 4.4 or higher — Google launches ‘simple and secure’ mobile payment system, seeking to close ground with WeChat Wallet and Apple Pay which launched in Hong Kong earlier this year
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| Jonathan Mahler / New York Times: |
Anti-Defamation League: 2.6M anti-Semitic tweets were posted from Aug. 2015-July 2016 with 19K+ directed at journalists; “Trump” found in bios of many offenders — She had seen her face superimposed on the body of a concentration camp inmate. She had been called “a slimy Jewess.”
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Tweets: @ezraklein, @hari, @kristenvbrown, @mariachong, @nytimes, @resnikoff, @jmartnyt, @katie_roof, @maxboot, @cwarzel and @elishakrauss
See also Mediagazer| Katie Roof / TechCrunch: |
eBay reports Q3 revenue of $2.22B, up 6% YoY, vs $2.19B expected but misses on gross merchandise volume of $20.1B vs $20.3B expected; stock down 7% after hours — EBay reported third-quarter earnings results after the bell on Wednesday. The company brought in revenue of $2.22 billion … | Joe Rossignol / MacRumors: |
Apple is listed as an exhibitor at Mobile World Congress 2017, its first trade show since Macworld in 2009, where it could promote “Planet of the Apps” — Apple Inc. has been listed as a 2017 exhibitor at Mobile World Congress, which is an oddity given the company's trade show presence …
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| Farhad Manjoo / New York Times: |
Recent leaks show email isn't suited for modern political and business life; tools like Slack, HipChat that let admins limit archiving avoid some email pitfalls — Every four years, pundits race to anoint this or that newfangled tech trend as the next disruptive force to forever alter the mechanics of American democracy.Sponsor Posts
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