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September 3, 2020, 2:05 PM

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Mike Isaac / New York Times:
Facebook says it will limit message forwarding on Messenger to five people or groups at a time to tackle the spread of misinformation  —  The social network said it would block new political ads in late October, among other measures, to reduce misinformation and interference.
Casey Newton / The Verge:
Facebook says it will stop accepting new political ads a week before the US presidential election, as part of steps to protect against election interference  —  Striking a compromise to prevent election misinformation  —  Facebook will stop taking new political advertising in the United States …
Steve Kovach / CNBC:
Alex Heath / The Information:
Apple confirms it will delay enforcement of IDFA changes in iOS 14 until early next year “to give developers the time they need to make the necessary changes”  —  Apple plans to delay the enforcement of a controversial change to its next mobile operating system that would upend …
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Amazon launches Alexa for Residential, a service for property managers to set up and maintain Alexa-powered smart home devices in their buildings  —  Amazon wants to bring Alexa to property managers.  The company this morning launched a new service, Alexa for Residential …
Cherlynn Low / Engadget:
Qualcomm announces Snapdragon 8cx Gen 2 5G for Windows ARM-based laptops, with better AI performance and support for Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5.1  —  Here's a sign that the troubled Windows on Snapdragon platform isn't going away anytime soon: Qualcomm is announcing today its new made-for-PC processor based on ARM design.
Johann Lau / The Keyword:
Google Maps is prioritizing traffic patterns from the last 2 to 4 weeks to predict traffic amid lockdowns and working with DeepMind to accurately predict ETAs  —  Every day, over 1 billion kilometers are driven with Google Maps in more than 220 countries and territories around the world.
Ben Lovejoy / 9to5Mac:
US Appeals court rules that Apple must pay 12,000+ retail workers in California for time they spent going through security screenings at the end of their shifts  —  An appeals court has ruled that Apple must pay retail staff for the time they spend waiting for their bags to be searched before they leave the store.
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Apple says it will offer one-time use codes for developers to entice users with free or discounted subscriptions, redeemable on iOS 14 and iPadOS 14  —  Apple is introducing a change to how subscriptions work.  No, it's not lowering its cut, despite the government's antitrust investigation and its lawsuit with Epic.
Mark Sullivan / Fast Company:
Source: only the 6.5-inch iPhone 12 Pro Max will support speedy millimeter-wave 5G, and the feature will be limited to the US, S. Korea, and Japan  —  Just one of the new iPhones Apple is set to announce will support the faster millimeter-wave flavor of 5G wireless service, a wireless industry source tells Fast Company.
Apple:
Apple invests in world's largest onshore wind turbines in Denmark and advances clean energy efforts in Germany to expand renewable energy footprint in Europe  —  World's largest onshore wind turbines in Denmark and new clean energy efforts in Germany advance Apple's new 2030 carbon neutral goal
Katie Roof / Bloomberg:
Episerver will acquire Optimizely, which helps companies manage and test different versions of websites; Optimizely raised $146M and was last valued at $600M  —  - Optimizely had been valued last year at $600 million  — Goldman Sachs, Benchmark, Andreessen back Optimizely
More: TechCrunch
The Daily Beast:
Sources: Mark Zuckerberg said Facebook is developing internal forums with “strong moderation” after an internal pro-police post from a staffer stirred outrage  —  “I don't believe people working here should have to be confronted with divisive conversations while they're trying to work …

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