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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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| 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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| 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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| 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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| 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 … | 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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| 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| Adi Robertson / The Verge: |
Report: Magic Leap sold ~6,000 headsets in six months after release, compared to a goal of 100,000 in the first year, and recently laid off dozens of employees — And Google CEO Sundar Pichai reportedly left its board — Magic Leap's sales numbers reportedly haven't matched CEO Rony …
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| Usman Pirzada / Wccftech: |
During a conference presentation, Intel CEO blamed company's focus on having 90% CPU marketshare for missing opportunities, explained 10nm CPU delays, and more — Just like AMD, Intel also presented at the annual Credit Suisse technology conference and Bob Swan, Intel's CEO … | Deanna Ting / Eater: |
A look at Airbnb's efforts to profit from a consumer culture that values experiences with locals, simultaneously personalizing and commoditizing food activities — As people begin to value “things” less and “doing stuff” more, Airbnb has simultaneously personalized and commoditized the food-related experience| VICE: |
A look at the creation of a new kind of nonconsensual porn, which combines deepfakes with 3D avatars that can be manipulated to do whatever their creators want — A lineup of female celebrities stand in front of you. Their faces move, smile, and blink as you move around them.
Tweets: @mathewi, @yucipaloosi, @m4riam7, and @zenalbatross
| Matthew Boyle / Bloomberg: |
The Amazon threat is forcing the risk averse grocery industry to experiment with tech like smart carts, dynamic price tags, and automated in-store warehouses — The Amazon threat has forced the stodgy grocery industry to experiment with smart carts, dynamic price tags and in-store delivery warehouses.
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