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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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| Charlie Warzel / BuzzFeed: |
Twitter rolls out a mute filter, muted conversations, and new “hateful conduct” reporting option to combat abuse — At a pivotal moment, the company is introducing a mute filter, muted conversation threads, and user report infrastructure in an effort to win back its platform from the trolls.
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Thanks:@mat| New York Times: |
Google and Facebook say they will ban fake news sites from using their advertising networks as misinformation spreads online — Over the last week, two of the world's biggest internet companies have faced mounting criticism over how fake news on their sites may have influenced the presidential election's outcome.
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See also Mediagazer| Steven Musil / CNET: |
WhatsApp is rolling out free video calling on iOS, Android, and Windows phones to all users in the coming days — The popular messaging and voice app adds video call option, joining a crowded field. — FaceTime and Skype have a new rival in the video-chat market: WhatsApp.
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| James Vincent / The Verge: |
Apple releases $299 hardcover book “Designed by Apple in California” dedicated to the memory of Steve Jobs, chronicling 20 years of Apple design with 450 photos — A book like this takes courage — Running out of Christmas ideas for that diehard Apple fan in your life?
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Tweets: @dominocollege, @hunterwalk, @madan_chikna, @edbott, @tomwarren, @legendofmathias, @marcoarment, @benthompson, @llsethj, @tomhut, @ultralinx, @benthompson, @bmorrissey, @krogsgard, @martinsfp, @taylorlorenz, @jzdziarski, @stroughtonsmith, @alexjamesfitz, @danielnewmanuv, @joshpetri, @weeabob, @chris_ciaccia and @shiraovide
| 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.| Will Oremus / Slate: |
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See also Mediagazer| New York Times: |
Secret backdoor in some Android phones in US sent the full contents of text messages, contact lists, call logs, and location information to China — WASHINGTON — For about $50, you can get a smartphone with a high-definition display, fast data service and, according to security contractors …
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| Brian Crecente / Polygon: |
Super Mario Run launches on iPhone and iPad on December 15, will be free to download but unlocking full game will cost $10; Android release info not announced — Cost $9.99, but there's a free option too — Nintendo's Mario makes his grand appearance on the iPhone and iPad … | Emil Protalinski / VentureBeat: |
Skype for Web no longer requires an account when using chat, or making voice or video calls — Microsoft today announced a small but significant update to Skype for Web: Guest accounts. If you want to start a Skype conversation with someone quickly and don't want to sign up for an account, this is for you.
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Skype Blogs, Inquirer, SocialTimes, The Verge and The Next Web
| Sean Hollister / CNET: |
The Internet Association, whose members include Google and Facebook, lists policy priorities like supporting encryption in open letter to President-elect Trump — Here's what 40 internet companies want Trump to do — The Internet Association, whose members include the likes of Amazon … | Cade Metz / Wired: |
Elon Musk and Sam Altman's OpenAI partners with Microsoft, will use Azure for majority of its cloud computing needs — To build OpenAI—a new artificial intelligence lab that seeks to openly share its research with the world at large—Elon Musk and Sam Altman recruited several top researchers from inside Google and Facebook.| Bloomberg: |
Google last month quietly acquired Undecidable Labs, a startup providing purchase research to online shoppers, hired founder Cathy Edwards to head Image Search — Undecidable Labs, a startup founded by a former Apple engineer, is now part of Google's search team. — Alex Webb| Liana B. Baker / Reuters: |
Sources: IDG, owner of PCWorld and IDC, is in talks to sell for more than $1B to a Chinese investor group headed by IDG of Greater China chairman Hugo Shong — International Data Group, a pioneer in technology publishing and owner of such venerable names as PCWorld and the market research firm IDC …
| John Paul Titlow / Fast Company: |
Tinder introduces non-binary gender terms for profiles, mainly aimed at transgender users, also provides option to keep gender private — Tinder's latest update aims to make transgender users feel more welcome on the dating app. The timing couldn't be better.
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TechCrunch, Engadget, Recode, CNET, Gizmodo, Refinery29, Hollywood Reporter, USA Today, BBC and Mashable. Thanks:@anjalimullany
| Russell Brandom / The Verge: |
Dataminr provides FBI an alerting tool that searches Twitter's firehose data; Twitter revoked CIA's access to a similar service in May — The FBI has a new view into what's happening on Twitter. Last week, the bureau hired Dataminr, a Twitter-linked analytics firm, to provide an “advanced alerting tool” to over 200 users.| Jon Russell / TechCrunch: |
Didi Chuxing partners with Avis, will let Chinese tourists traveling abroad book cars from within the app, service should go live early 2017 in 175 countries — China's Didi Chuxing revealed last month that it has plans to expand into global markets, and today we got the first hint …
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