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| Chance Miller / 9to5Mac: |
Apple says the updated Mac Pro, starting at $5,999, and the Pro Display XDR, starting at $4,999, will be available to order on December 10 — Apple this evening has sent an email blast announcing that the new Mac Pro and Pro Display XDR will be available to order on December 10.
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| Catalin Cimpanu / ZDNet: |
Reddit says a leak of official US-UK trade documents on its platform was part of a Russian political influence campaign, bans 61 accounts and one subreddit — Reddit bans 61 accounts and one subreddit for “misuse of the platform.” — Reddit said today that a leak of official US-UK trade documents …
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| Usman Pirzada / Wccftech: |
Intel CEO blames the company's focus on having 90% CPU marketshare for missing opportunities, explains 10nm CPU delays and the 7nm roadmap, and more — Just like AMD, Intel also presented at the annual Credit Suisse technology conference and Bob Swan, Intel's CEO, had some very interesting thoughts to share about his vision for Intel.
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| Margaret Harding McGill / Axios: |
Nancy Pelosi is pushing to remove language similar to Section 230 from the US-Mexico-Canada trade agreement, which could delay its passage in the House — New opposition from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi this week left the tech industry at risk of losing a cherished trade deal provision that could help cement its liability shield.
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| Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
Snapchat is testing Cameos, a Bitmoji alternative that lets users replace the faces of people with selfies in Snapchat-made short looping videos — Snapchat is preparing to launch a big new feature that uses your selfies to replace the faces of people in videos you can then share.| New York Times: |
How predators are using multiplayer games and chat apps for sextortion of children; DOJ says sextortion is “the most significantly growing threat to children” — Criminals are making virtual connections with children through gaming and social media platforms.
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| Caroline Spivack / Curbed NY: |
Report: Amazon leases 335K square feet of office space in NYC without any tax incentives, less than a year after pulling out of its larger HQ2 campus deal — Amazon is renting new office space in the Hudson Yards neighborhood. Max Touhey — The e-commerce titan remains interested in the Big Apple
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| Geoffrey A. Fowler / Washington Post: |
Dara Khosrowshahi on Uber's safety report, why two-thirds of rape cases haven't been reported to the police, and Uber's approach to driver and rider safety — Uber is a ‘reflection of society,’ says ride-hailing chief executive Dara Khosrowshahi — Uber provided many numbers this week … | Faiz Siddiqui / Washington Post: |
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| Rob Pegoraro / Ars Technica: |
An overview of 5G rollout plans in the US, technical limitations of millimeter-wave, mid-band, and low-band 5G frequencies, the state of 5G hardware, and more — 5G is many things—but the most interesting part is what it will eventually become. — 127 with 80 posters participating| Connie Loizos / TechCrunch: |
Dolls Kill, an SF-based online boutique for counter-culture fashion, raises $40M Series B from Sequoia, bringing its total raised to $60M — When the storied venture firm Sequoia likes a deal, it will sometimes not only lead one of its financing rounds but fund it exclusively — no matter how that impacts earlier investors.
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Sourcing Journal, Axios, and Footwear News
| Reuters: |
Ericsson admits it has bribed officials while selling telecom equipment in Asia, agrees to pay $1.1B in fines to US DOJ and SEC — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Swedish mobile telecoms company Ericsson has agreed to pay over $1 billion to resolve probes into corruption, including the bribing …
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Ericsson.com, Engadget, U.S. Department of Justice, DW.COM, Wall Street Journal, Yahoo Finance, BBC, and Financial Times
Tweets: @anais_auvray and @angel5christine
| Cameron Wilson / BuzzFeed: |
Admins of local Facebook groups, which are often a town square, neighborhood watch, and an emergency info service rolled into one, on what it's like to run them — Untrained volunteers are running communities that are a town square, Neighbourhood Watch and emergency information service all rolled into one.
Tweets: @buzzfeednews and @cameronwilson
| Steven Levy / Wired: |
A look at the mixed legacy of Alphabet's organizational structure, which sometimes led to the duplication of efforts among Google and Alphabet's other companies — With Larry Page and Sergey Brin stepping back (again!), Google CEO Sundar Pichai is now in charge of Alphabet—and its dysfunction.
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TheStreet and CCN.com
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