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Jack Dorsey defends Twitter on Sean Hannity's radio show for not taking action against Alex Jones, denies Twitter “shadow bans” users based on politics — - Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey briefly called in to right-wing commentator Sean Hannity's radio show on Wednesday.
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Twitter needs a code of values requiring it to make tough calls on high-profile and malevolent figures like Alex Jones — The platform won't ban the dangerous liar Alex Jones because he “hasn't violated our rules.” Then what's the point of these rules? — This week, Alex Jones …
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Samsung announces Galaxy Note9, shipping August 24, with 6.4" Super AMOLED+ display, 4,000mAh battery, dual rear cameras, DeX, 128GB or 512GB storage for $950+ — After months of rampant speculation (and plenty of leaks and rumors), it's finally here: the Samsung Galaxy Note9 …
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| Brian Crecente / Variety: |
Gaming chat app Discord launches a games store in beta, available to 50,000 randomly selected customers in Canada, and says it has 150M users — Discord, the online chat and video service used by 150 million gamers, drops into the video game sales business Thursday with the launch …
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| Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat: |
IBM and Maersk's blockchain platform TradeLens launches globally with 94 clients, says it has captured 154M+ shipping events during the 12-month trial — Cargo shipping giant Maersk and IBM announced TradeLens, a technology that applies blockchain technology to world's global supply chain.
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Anchor announces Listener Support, a Patreon-style service that lets listeners pledge $0.99, $4.99, or $9.99 a month to podcasters — Anchor's been gaining a fair bit of steam lately with its dead simple mobile podcast editing app. The New York startup has also been branching out in some interesting ways … | Nicole Nguyen / BuzzFeed News: |
Comcast Xfinity flaws exposed partial home addresses and Social Security numbers of over 26.5M customers; Comcast has patched the vulnerabilities — Comcast Xfinity inadvertently exposed the partial home addresses and Social Security numbers of more than 26.5 million customers …
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Anki unveils Vector home robot that can detect your face, answer questions, and play games, shipping in October for $249.99, says it has sold 1.5M robots — If there's a robot uprising anytime soon, it seems unlikely to start in our living rooms. Robotic vacuums like Roomba sell well because they are so handy.
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New York City Council votes to cap Uber and Lyft, becoming the first US city to do so, imposing a 12-month freeze on new licenses — New York plans to cap ride-hailing services including Uber and Lyft, becoming the first U.S. city to take such a step.
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| Justin Lynch / Fifth Domain: |
DHS official says at BlackHat that DHS-funded researchers found major vulnerabilities in phones sold by all 4 major US carriers but doesn't list manufacturers — Research funded by the Department of Homeland Security has found a “slew” of vulnerabilities in mobile devices offered …
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| Casey Newton / The Verge: |
CEO says Pandora plans to launch its podcast genome project, a personalization feature announced in January and similar to its music recommendations, this year — Why the streaming music pioneer is focusing on podcasts — Breaking down music into its component parts helped Pandora build …
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| Khari Johnson / VentureBeat: |
Amazon announces open source Alexa Auto SDK, available on GitHub, to let automakers integrate Alexa into cars and infotainment systems — Amazon today announced an open source release of the Alexa Automotive Core (AAC) SDK, or Auto SDK, to help automakers integrate Alexa voice control …
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Roku brings The Roku Channel, its free ad-supported streaming video offering, to the web and updates navigation on devices to add Featured Free section — Roku's homepage also expanded to include ‘Featured Free’ content — Roku is today bringing its free, streaming entertainment destination … | Janko Roettgers / Variety: |
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