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Twitter says users can now have verified status revoked, unveils new guidelines for verified accounts as it works on authentication and verification program — A risky new step in the fight to reduce harassment — Twitter will begin removing verification badges from users who violate its rules, the company said today.
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Google Pixel Buds review: great sound, but Assistant only works on Android, Translate is only available to Pixel owners, and pairing via case sometimes fails — In your ears, Google's earbuds work beautifully—but it takes way too much work to get them there. — I CAN'T FIGURE out the Google Pixel Buds.| Chaim Gartenberg / The Verge: |
Google updates Assistant with developer support for Spanish, Italian, and other languages, ability to recognize implicit requests, more — Also, the Nexus Player is back — Google has announced a bunch of new updates coming to Assistant today that should make it possible for developers …
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Interview with Anthony Levandowski on his AI-focused religion, Way of the Future, of which he's the Dean, which aims to find and worship “a Godhead based on AI” — Anthony Levandowski makes an unlikely prophet. Dressed Silicon Valley-casual in jeans and flanked by a PR rep rather …
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Square Cash is testing cryptocurrency support by letting a small number of users buy and sell Bitcoin directly in the app — Some customers of Square's Cash app have gotten a surprise in the past week. — The app, which is used for payments between friends and is a competitor to Venmo … | David Shepardson / Reuters: |
Sources: FCC's Ajit Pai expected to roll out details on reversing net neutrality next week, seeking a final vote on the plan Dec. 14 — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The head of the Federal Communications Commission is set to unveil plans next week for a final vote to reverse a landmark 2015 net … | CNBC: |
Rider in California sues Uber, claiming it did not take sufficient measures to protect her from a driver who was charged after allegedly raping her — - An anonymous Uber rider is suing the company in California Superior Court, claiming it didn't do a sufficient background check on a driver who allegedly raped her.| Dustin Volz / Reuters: |
Trump administration publishes inter-agency rules for disclosing or keeping secret cyber security flaws, with decisions to retain flaws being revisited annually — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration publicly released on Wednesday its rules for deciding whether …
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New measure passed by EU Parliament would let consumer protection authorities order any third party to block access to websites without judicial authorization — Today, the European Parliament passed the Consumer Protection Cooperation regulation. Unfortunately, it contains an overreaching general website blocking provision.| The Guardian: |
Edinburgh University study identifies 419 Russia-linked Twitter accounts that tweeted about Brexit, all from a list of 2,752 accounts Twitter supplied to US — Researchers find that accounts run from a St Petersburg troll farm tried to sow discord between Britons over the referendum| Ashley Rodriguez / Quartz: |
Netflix survey of 37K adults globally: 67% of customers watch on mobile devices in public, 26% watch at work, ~45% have caught others spying on their screens — We will watch it on a plane. And in the dark. And on a train. And in a car. And in a tree. Okay, maybe not that last one.| Nick Zakrasek / The Keyword: |
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