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Facebook, citing academic research, says that people “passively consuming” information on social media makes them feel worse and outlines steps to combat this — By David Ginsberg, Director of Research, and Moira Burke, Research Scientist at Facebook
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Facebook debuts Snooze, a News Feed feature to temporarily unfollow a person, Page, or group for 30 days — One of our core News Feed values is giving people more control. Today, we're launching Snooze, which will give you the option to temporarily unfollow a person, Page or group for 30 days.
| Mary Jo Foley / ZDNet: |
Apple says iTunes won't be available in the Windows 10 app store by the end of 2017, as originally planned; new timeline for release is unclear — Sorry, Windows 10 S users. Apple confirms that iTunes won't make it into the Microsoft Store this year, as Microsoft and Apple originally promised.
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| Tony Romm / Recode: |
A coalition of state attorneys general, led by the New York AG, pledges to sue the FCC for repealing net neutrality rules — States like Washington and New York are gearing up to fight the FCC's recent repeal. — The United States is about to go to war with itself over net neutrality.
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| Jacob Kastrenakes / The Verge: |
Responses from nine ISPs show few firm commitments to not block, throttle, or prioritize certain data after FCC repeals net neutrality rules — Lots of talk, little promise — The FCC voted to put an end to net neutrality, giving internet providers free rein to deliver service at their own discretion.
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| Cecilia Kang / New York Times: |
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| Nilay Patel / The Verge: |
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| Nikhil Chandhok / The Keyword: |
Google releases ARCore Developer Preview 2 and says it is ending support for Project Tango — Augmented reality is a powerful way to bring the physical and digital worlds together. AR places digital objects and useful information into the real world around us, which creates a huge opportunity …
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| Cyrus Farivar / Ars Technica: |
As AOL Instant Messenger shuts down today after 20 years, readers reminisce about the heyday of instant messaging — Ars readers reminisce about the heyday of instant messaging. — Today, America Online Instant Messenger, better known by its acronym, AIM, went dark after more than two decades of faithful service.
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Tweets: @tiffany, @russellbrandom, @mariannecope, and @stevecase
| Steve Dent / Engadget: |
YouTube debuts 360-degree YouTube VR app on Steam in early access for HTC Vive, but users of the beta are reporting several problems from bugs to crashes — There's a lot of VR content out there, but much of it is for one platform or another — what works on Gear VR may not on Daydream, the HTC Vive or the Oculus Rift.
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| Emil Protalinski / VentureBeat: |
BlackBerry says it will shutter its World app store on Dec. 31, 2019 and Playbook video calling in March 2018; BB10 gets 2+ years of additional support — BlackBerry is finally sharing plans for its legacy software and services. The BlackBerry World app store is going away on December 31 …
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| Bloomberg: |
Sources: Huawei and Xiaomi are in talks with US carriers, including AT&T and Verizon, to start selling smartphones in the US as soon as next year — Huawei, Xiaomi in talks with carriers to expand to U.S. market — Apple has lost significant China marketshare to local makers
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Tweets: @rdr0b11, @rdr0b11, and @markgurman
| Bret Kinsella / Voicebot: |
Voicebot.ai analysis shows Amazon Alexa has 25K skills in the US, up from 15K in July and 10K in March, as growth slows — Amazon has been touting 25,000 Alexa skills for a couple of months now. That is accurate on a global basis. However, some skills are only available in particular markets.| Janko Roettgers / Variety: |
Vevo CEO Erik Huggers is stepping down; CFO Alan Price will be interim CEO while the company is looking for new leadership — Erik Huggers is stepping down as the president and CEO of the major-label-owned music video platform Vevo, the company announced Friday.| Theodore Schleifer / Recode: |
Sources: SoftBank has been in talks to invest up to $300M in dog-walking app Wag, which raised $40M just eight months ago — It shows how SoftBank has affected funding amounts in Silicon Valley. — SoftBank has been in talks to invest as much as $300 million in the dog-walking app Wag … | Davide Ghiglione / Financial Times: |
Italy's tax agency says Amazon to pay €100M to settle outstanding tax claims covering the period between 2011 and 2015 — Italy's tax agency - known as Agenzia delle Entrate - said it reached an agreement with Amazon to settle outstanding tax claims covering the period between 2011 and 2015.
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