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[Thread] Twitter will stop accepting all political advertising on its platform globally starting on November 22 — We've made the decision to stop all political advertising on Twitter globally. We believe political message reach should be earned, not bought. Why? A few reasons...🧵
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| Emily Stewart / Vox: |
Jack Dorsey's announcement that Twitter will cut out political ads increases the pressure for Facebook and Mark Zuckerberg to follow suit — Jack Dorsey's announcement that Twitter is axing political advertisements ups the pressure on Facebook and Mark Zuckerberg to follow suit.
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The Verge and The Hill
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| Apple: |
Apple reports Q4 revenue of $64B, up 2% YoY, of which $51.5B came from products and $12.5B from services; Q1 2020 revenue expected to be $85.5B-$89.5B — Services Revenue Reaches All-Time High of $12.5 Billion — EPS Sets New Fourth Quarter Record of $3.03
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| Chance Miller / 9to5Mac: |
Tim Cook says Apple Card users will soon be able to finance iPhone purchases over 24 months with zero interest — Apple CEO Tim Cook announced today that Apple Card will soon be adding a new feature for iPhone financing. Starting later this year, Apple Card users will be able to finance iPhone purchases with 0 percent interest.
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| Facebook: |
Facebook reports Q3 revenue of $17.7B, up 29% YoY; DAUs rose 9% YoY to 1.62B as MAUs rose 8% YoY to 2.45B; headcount increased 28% YoY to 43,030 — Facebook, Inc. (Nasdaq: FB) today reported financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2019. — “We had a good quarter and our community …
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| New York Times: |
Facebook outlines actions taken against “inauthentic behavior” originating in Russia and targeting African countries, including Sudan, Libya, and Madagascar — Facebook said it removed three Russian-backed influence networks aimed at African countries.
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| Andy Greenberg / Wired: |
Legal experts analyze WhatsApp's options in its case against NSO Group, over sending malware to WhatsApp users, which they say will be an uphill battle — The Facebook-owned messaging company is taking on a notorious malware vendor in what could be an uphill battle.
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| Tim Hardwick / MacRumors: |
Report: Apple will use Qualcomm's X55 5G modem in all three 2020 iPhones — Apple's 2020 iPhones will all use Qualcomm's newest and fastest 5G-capable modem chip, claims a new report out of Asia today. — Apple is expected to launch three iPhones next year in 5.4-inch, 6.1-inch, and 6.7-inch sizes.
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| Todd Spangler / Variety: |
Spotify launches a dedicated Spotify Kids app available in a beta test period in Ireland for its Spotify Premium Family plan subscribers — Spotify is trying to sell more multi-account family-plan subscriptions — by setting up a special “playground of sound” just for kids.
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| Steven Russolillo / Wall Street Journal: |
CoinList, which helps startups raise money through token sales, raises $10M led by Polychain Capital with participation from Jack Dorsey — The company raised $10 million in a new funding round, with the Twitter CEO investing for the first time — Twitter Inc. Chief Executive Jack Dorsey …
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| Benjamin Mayo / 9to5Mac: |
Student subscribers to Apple Music, which costs $4.99 per month, will get Apple TV+ at no extra charge — In a surprise announcement, Apple has announced its first bundle deal for Apple TV+. For subscribers to Apple Music on the student plan, $4.99 per month, Apple will giveaway Apple TV+ at no additional charge.| BBC: |
Facebook agrees to pay a £500K fine to the UK for its role in the Cambridge Analytica scandal but makes no admission of liability — Facebook has agreed to pay a £500,000 fine imposed by the UK's data protection watchdog for its role in the Cambridge Analytica scandal.
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| Connie Loizos / TechCrunch: |
Curated, an e-commerce platform that matches customers with experts on items like outdoor equipment and travel, raises $27.5M led by Forerunner Ventures — If you've ever tried buying a bike online, or ski equipment, or any number of expensive goods where it would be useful to know a lot more than you do … | Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch: |
GitHub removes Tsunami Democràtic's Android app, used to organize protests in Catalonia, following a request by Spain's military police — Microsoft-owned GitHub has removed the APK of an app for organizing political protests in the autonomous community of Catalonia …
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GitHub, BBC, VICE, Euro Weekly News Spain, and Reclaim The Net. Tweets: @ganyet. Thanks:@riptari
| Kate Conger / New York Times: |
Lyft reports Q3 revenue of $955.6M, up 63% YoY, adjusted net loss of $121.6M, compared to $245.3M last year, beating estimates, and raises 2019 revenue guidance — SAN FRANCISCO — Lyft on Wednesday emphasized a new mantra — profitability — over and over again.
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| Mary Hanbury / Business Insider: |
Home fitness startup Mirror, which makes a $1,500 interactive workout mirror, raises $34M led by Point72, with participation from Lululemon and Karlie Kloss — - Mirror, the New York-based startup that makes an interactive workout mirror, announced Wednesday that it had raised $34 million … | Mike Isaac / New York Times: |
Two men plead guilty in federal court to hacks in 2016 of Uber and Lynda.com and subsequent extortion, saying they used employee AWS accounts to gain access — Guilty pleas to charges of hacking and an extortion conspiracy cap a legal saga that ensnared the tech companies in data breach scandals.| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Duality, which uses homomorphic encryption to provide privacy-preserving data analysis tools, raises $16M led by Intel Capital — The ubiquity of APIs and cloud solutions have opened up a world of interesting ways for businesses to create a service without having to build every part of it themselves.| Faiz Siddiqui / Washington Post: |
Sources: Lyft standardized the process by which it bans drivers accused of serious misdeeds in June and reduced the roles of specialists hired to remove them — The ride-hailing giant is standardizing the way it evaluates whether to keep drivers accused of the most egregious offenses behind the wheel.| Chance Miller / 9to5Mac: |
HomePod software version 13.2.1 is rolling out now via the Home app; Apple pulled HomePod 13.2 update after some users reported it was bricking their devices — Earlier this week, Apple released a HomePod 13.2 software update. After installing that update, however, some users reported …
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| Alex Danco: |
As the world has moved toward services, consumers have benefited from far more access to what they want but at a cost: hidden complexities and lack of ownership — Back in 2015, I wrote a blog post called Dropbox: the First Dead Decacorn. At the time, it was the most widely shared take I'd ever written.
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| Heather Kelly / Washington Post: |
School apps track students from the classroom to the bathroom, collect data about intelligence, disciplinary issues, and personalities, raising privacy concerns — A digital hall-pass app that tracks bathroom trips is the latest school software to raise privacy concerns
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