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Source: Facebook shelved an update to identify fake news stories because it would have disproportionately affected right-wing news sites — It's no secret that Facebook has a fake news problem. Critics have accused the social network of allowing false and hoax news stories to run rampant …
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See also Mediagazer| Sheera Frenkel / BuzzFeed: |
Sources: Facebook staffers form unofficial task force to review company's role in promoting fake news, challenge Zuckerberg's dismissal of concerns — The group is hoping to challenge the position by CEO Mark Zuckerberg that the platform has no responsibility to address the issue following the election of Donald Trump.
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See also Mediagazer| Bloomberg: |
Sources: Apple exploring Google Glass-like AR digital glasses that connect wirelessly to iPhones, as company comes under pressure to deliver new products — Apple Inc. is weighing an expansion into digital glasses, a risky but potentially lucrative area of wearable computing, according to people familiar with the matter.
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| Jacob Kastrenakes / The Verge: |
MacBook Pros with Touch Bar review: great keyboard, screen, trackpad, and speakers, but is pricey, has limited battery life, and Touch Bar isn't revolutionary — A little over a decade ago, a Russian design studio unveiled a concept keyboard that, as much as any gadget ever can, rocked the tech blogging world.
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| Andrew Cunningham / Ars Technica: |
13" and 15" Touch Bar MacBook Pro review: nice designs, good battery life, great storage performance, but need for dongles is inconvenient — Touch Bar, Touch ID, dedicated GPUs, more ports, and a whole lot more. — The new design of the MacBook Pros is nice and Apple's decision to put …
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| Sonam Sheth / Business Insider: |
As the debate about Facebook's role in spreading fake news throughout the election continues, Google's top result for “final election count” is a fake news site — If you Googled “final election count” on Monday morning to find out which presidential candidate was ahead in the popular vote …
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See also Mediagazer| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Apple Pay now supports the ability to make donations to select non-profits, vetted with help of workplace charitable giving platform Benevity, starting in US — Apple announced this morning that its payments service Apple Pay will now support the ability to make donations to nonprofits …
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| Bogdan Popa / Softpedia News: |
Microsoft announces Visual Studio for Mac to be introduced at the Connect() conference kicking off on November 16 — The debut will take place at Connect() in November — Microsoft has just announced that Visual Studio for Mac would be introduced at the Connect() conference kicking off on November 16 …
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| Paul Sawers / VentureBeat: |
Custom trading algorithms platform Quantopian raises $25M Series C led by Andreessen Horowitz, as the startup plans to manage external investors' money by 2017 — Quantopian, an online platform that strives to turn anyone into a successful quantitative analyst, has raised $25 million …
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| Carolyn Said / San Francisco Chronicle: |
Airbnb says it will debut a host registration system in San Francisco similar to one slated for Chicago, as unfavorable rulings and rules appear imminent — In a dramatic about-face, Airbnb says it is ready to police its San Francisco hosts, taking actions it has long resisted as invasive, unrealistic or unwieldy.| Freedom House: |
67% of internet users live where criticism of the government, military, or ruling family is subject to censorship, as penalties for social media offenses worsen — Free Partly Free Not Free Countries not assessed — KEY FINDINGS — Internet freedom around the world declined in 2016 for the sixth consecutive year.
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See also Mediagazer| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Microsoft launches Outlook Customer Manager, a lightweight CRM for helping Office 365 users track customer interactions and history — Microsoft today is rolling out a new tool for business owners using Office 365 and Outlook called Customer Service Manager, a lightweight CRM for companies …
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