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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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| Dan Goodin / Ars Technica: |
Kaspersky Labs releases a more detailed report on how it obtained NSA-linked Equation Group source code in 2014 — Moscow-based AV provider challenges claims it helped Russian spies. — For almost two months in 2014, servers belonging to Moscow-based Kaspersky Lab received confidential …
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| 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 …
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| Nathan Ingraham / Engadget: |
Baidu launches colorful smart speaker co-designed with Teenage Engineering, launching only in China, available next month for ~$256 — Most people still don't know who or what Teenage Engineering is. But, those that do probably think of them as a music company — the iconic OP-1 synthesizer …
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| Laura Hazard Owen / Nieman Lab: |
Tech companies, including Facebook and Google, along with some news outlets join The Trust Project and start displaying tags to identify trustworthy news — “The hope is that, if news organizations are more clear and transparent about what they're doing, then users can make their own decisions."| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Surface Book 2 review: powerful, great keyboard and trackpad, Xbox Wireless support, but power supply isn't enough for gaming and no Thunderbolt 3 support — A powerful portable desktop PC — I always wanted Microsoft to build a laptop, and it finally went ahead and built one without any tricks earlier this year.
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| Chris Velazco / Engadget: |
OnePlus unveils 5T with 6.01" 1080x2160 AMOLED display, Snapdragon 835, 8GB RAM, 3,300mAh battery, 16/20MP rear cameras; ships Nov. 21 with 64/128GB for $499+ — The OnePlus 5 isn't that old, but it's already been replaced. The company just unveiled its new flagship smartphone at a launch event …
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| Ryan Browne / CNBC: |
American Express and Santander partner with blockchain startup Ripple to ease US-UK money transfers using Ripple's platform — - Payments made by American Express' business customers on its FXIP platform will now be routed through Ripple's enterprise blockchain network
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| Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
UnitedMasters, which helps artists distribute music on streaming platforms and advertise to fans, raised $70M Series A led by Alphabet; Ben Horowitz joins board — Record labels are obsolete. They haven't kept up as music evolved from selling CDs to streaming songs to promoting concert tickets and merchandise.
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Medium, bhorowitz, RAIN News, Wall Street Journal, 9to5Google, The Verge, hypebot, and Mashable. Facebook: Jack Krawczyk. Thanks:@ingridlunden
| Julia Reda: |
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.
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| Biz Carson / Forbes: |
Airbnb acquires Accomable, dubbed “Airbnb for disabled people”, as it seeks to improve disability access — When Accomable first launched in 2015, the press immediately coined it as “Airbnb for disabled people.” The moniker would be prophetic.
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| David Pierce / Wired: |
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.
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