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Twitter says it will take action against tweets that openly wish or hope for Trump's death, citing existing “abusive behavior” rule — “Content that wishes, hopes or expresses a desire for death, serious bodily harm, or fatal disease against an individual is against our rules.”
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Google confirms it will no longer support its Daydream VR app, which may not work properly on some devices running Android 11 or later — You probably barely remember what Daydream is, or rather was, and no-one will blame you for that. Google launched its VR platform back in 2016 …
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Facebook rebuts The Social Dilemma, saying the popular Netflix documentary “buries the substance in sensationalism” — - Facebook rebutted Netflix's “The Social Dilemma” on Friday. — The company argued that the documentary-drama that quickly gained popularity for its critical look …
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| Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch: |
Researcher finds a flaw in Grindr's password reset process that allowed anyone with knowledge of a user's email address to claim the account; issue is now fixed — Grindr, one of the world's largest dating and social networking apps for gay, bi, trans, and queer people …
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| Karissa Bell / Engadget: |
After criticism of racial bias, Twitter says its automated image cropping showed “salient” areas of the image, but will change it to give users more control — Twitter will change its automated image cropping feature after users complained that it was biased.
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Twitter confirms it is testing Birdwatch, a tool to address the spread of misinfo; leaked screenshots show the feature will let users attach notes to a tweet — Twitter is developing a new product called “Birdwatch,” which the company confirms is an attempt at addressing misinformation across …
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| John Hendel / Politico: |
Sources: CEOs of Facebook, Google, and Twitter to testify before the Senate Commerce Committee on October 28; Twitter has confirmed Jack Dorsey will testify — The CEOs of Facebook, Google and Twitter have agreed to testify before the Senate Commerce Committee on Oct. 28 …
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| Stu Woo / Wall Street Journal: |
As QAnon presence on LinkedIn grows, the network is taking steps to limit the spread but does not sanction members for displaying support on their profiles — As more users show support for the conspiracy theories, the website reacts to those who break its guidelines
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| Dan Whateley / Business Insider: |
Six former Triller employees say the 13M MAUs it announced in Oct. 2019 was over 5X what they were seeing on internal metrics, as a screenshot shows ~2M MAUs — - Short-form-video app Triller, a TikTok rival, touted massive user growth last year that some former employees believe was inflated.
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Sources: Airbnb is aiming to raise around $3B in its upcoming IPO, planned for some time in December — - Home rental company Airbnb is aiming to raise around $3 billion in its upcoming initial public offering, people familiar with the matter said on Friday.| Arnold Kim / MacRumors: |
YouTube restores Picture in Picture functionality to everyone on its mobile website on iOS 14, after limiting its availability to Premium users a few weeks ago — Tonight, the YouTube website has started allowing iOS 14 devices to use the built-in Picture in Picture functionality for its videos even without a Premium account.
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| Mirko Ranieri / The Keyword: |
Google Maps' Live View AR feature now includes notable landmarks in ~25 cities around the world, and gets location sharing, improved accuracy, and more — Live View in Google Maps helps you keep your bearings so you can find your way around. With new ways to use Live View …
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| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Cisco acquires PortShift, an Israeli startup developing a Kubernetes-native security platform, reportedly for ~$100M — Cisco is making another acquisition to expand its reach in security solutions, this time specifically targeting DevOps and the world of container management.
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| Jacob Kastrenakes / The Verge: |
New animators have moved away from YouTube to make their names on TikTok instead, where it's easier for short, catchy, and experimental video clips to succeed — TikTok has become a thriving playground for animation — For three years, Maddi Winter had been searching for a hit.
Tweets: @jake_k, @waxy, @amyrightmeow, and @ttayl0r
| Katy Stech Ferek / Wall Street Journal: |
DOJ appeals the September 20 injunction against WeChat ban, but does not lay out grounds for overturning the ruling — Trump administration ordered ban against the app, saying it poses a national-security risk because data could be shared with China's government
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| Ayanti Bera / Reuters: |
Uber Freight raises $500M from private equity firm Greenbriar Equity Group at a post-money valuation of $3.3B — (Reuters) - Uber Technologies Inc UBER.N said on Friday New York-based private equity firm Greenbriar Equity Group would invest $500 million in its logistics arm, Uber Freight …
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| Zoe Schiffer / The Verge: |
Amazon third-party sellers are using Facebook and WeChat groups to find users who write fake reviews; Facebook removed three US groups linked to such schemes — Third-party sellers are evading detection by hopping between tech platforms — The halloween cat collar (three pack …
Tweets: @zoeschiffer
| Taylor Soper / GeekWire: |
Portland-based Eclypsium, which helps detect, analyze, and prevent security threats at the firmware level, raises $13M, bringing its total raised to $25M — Portland, Ore.-based startup Eclypsium raised $13 million to help expand its enterprise hardware security technology.
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| Annie Palmer / CNBC: |
Amazon says that of its 1.37M frontline workers, 19K+ contracted COVID-19 between March 1 and Sept. 19, with an infection rate lower than general US population — - Amazon on Thursday released comprehensive data into the spread of the coronavirus across its workforce.
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