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During an event Facebook billed as “a presentation about our work to prevent the spread of false news”, News Feed head defended keeping InfoWars on the platform — Facebook says it knows the truth is messy; what it doesn't know is how to clean up all the fake news it is helping to spread.
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| Chloe Aiello / CNBC: |
Apple, in partnership with several of its suppliers, announces the China Clean Energy Fund, a $300M fund for investing in renewable energy projects in China — - Apple in partnership with several of its suppliers announced on Thursday a $300 million fund for investing in renewable energy projects in China.
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Sources: Adobe plans to unveil the full version of Photoshop for iPad at its annual MAX creative conference in October and release it in 2019 — - Users in media, entertainment want to edit work ‘on the fly’ — Long-term effort will spread to other Adobe programs later
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| Christine Wang / CNBC: |
Court filing: Justice Department will appeal Time Warner-AT&T merger approval — The Justice Department will appeal the AT&T-Time Warner merger approval, according to a court document filed Thursday. In June, a federal judge ruled that the $85.4 billion deal was legal and imposed no conditions on the merger.
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| Khari Johnson / VentureBeat: |
Microsoft debuts free version of Microsoft Teams with team storage capped at 10GB, and Microsoft 365 launches live events with facial recognition and more — Microsoft 365 can now host live events, and the new service comes equipped with AI-powered features such as facial recognition …
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| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft debuts its collaborative Whiteboard app on Windows 10, says versions for iOS and the web are coming soon, and an Android version is in the works — You can doodle with hundreds of people in real time — Microsoft is launching its collaborative Whiteboard app on Windows 10 today …
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After members of cancer-focused “closed” Facebook group found marketers could download their personal info via now-disabled Chrome plugin, FB makes site changes — - The leader of a private Facebook group for women with the BRCA gene became alarmed after discovering a Chrome plug …
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| Romain Dillet / TechCrunch: |
Robinhood is expanding its cryptocurrency trading product, currently available in 17 US states, with two new coin listings, Litecoin and Bitcoin Cash — Fintech startup Robinhood is expanding its cryptocurrency trading product with two new token listings. Users in selected states can now trade Litecoin and Bitcoin Cash from the app.
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| Ashley Carman / The Verge: |
Dating app Hinge says its Most Compatible feature uses machine learning to find the perfect matches for users, offering them suggestions every day — Hinge's newest feature — Most Compatible — attempts to use all your cumulative data to find the perfect match for you.| John Gruber / Daring Fireball: |
Apple doesn't mention reliability issues of old Macbook Pro keyboards, and we shouldn't expect it to; says updated keyboards were engineered to be more quiet — Apple Newsroom: … My top take-aways: — Today's updates are indisputably aimed at genuine “pro” users.
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| Mallory Locklear / Engadget: |
Epic Games says Unreal Engine creators will now get 88% of sales instead of the previous 70%, and that this will apply retroactively to sales since 2014 launch — Epic Games announced today that it will be taking a smaller cut of sales made through its Unreal Engine Marketplace …
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| Dell Cameron / Gizmodo: |
IBM study: the average cost of a data breach globally is $3.86M in 2018, up 6.4% YoY; “mega breaches” with 1M-50M records lost can cost companies $40M-$350M — IBM Security on Wednesday released its latest report examining the costs and impact associated with data breaches.
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