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| Elizabeth Dwoskin / Washington Post: |
Facebook says it will temporarily suspend political ads after US polls close on Nov. 3 and will remove calls for poll watching that use “militarized” language — The move is intended to limit confusion and misinformation on the platform, the social media company says
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| Steve Kovach / CNBC: |
Following the House's antitrust report, an overview of how Democrats and Republicans view regulation and the common ground between them, like more FTC funding — - The House Subcommittee on Antirust released its report on Apple, Amazon, Facebook and Google, building a case for why each company has monopoly power.
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| Jay Peters / The Verge: |
Google announces security features, including cross-app alerts for account security issues, coming first to iOS, and Assistant guest mode for some Nest devices — They're rolling out on a limited basis in the coming weeks — Google is announcing a few security-related updates today …
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| Sherisse Pham / CNN: |
Samsung says it expects to make an operating profit of $10.6B in the July-September quarter, up 58% YoY, and sales of $7B, up 6% in its earnings guidance — Hong Kong (CNN Business)Samsung (SSNLF) predicts its profit jumped nearly 60% last quarter, suggesting it could soon retake its position …
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| Kartikay Mehrotra / Bloomberg: |
US seizes 92 websites it said were used by Iran to spread disinformation, including four domains disguised as genuine news outlets based in the US — - Four of the domains were fake news sites targeting Americans — The U.S. Justice Department seized 92 websites it said were used …
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| Manish Singh / TechCrunch: |
Amazon has filed a legal notice against Future Group, India's second largest retail chain, for selling a large portion of its business to Reliance Retail — Amazon has sent a legal notice to Future Group, India's second largest retail chain, for breaching the terms of its contract by selling …
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| Tucker Higgins / CNBC: |
A look at the scrutiny Google and Oracle faced from Supreme Court justices during the companies' arguments Wednesday, where no clear winner emerged — - Things got technical at the Supreme Court as the justices heard arguments from Google and Oracle in a blockbuster copyright dispute that has captivated Silicon Valley for a decade.
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| Gilad Edelman / Wired: |
A group of tech companies, publishers, and advocates unveil Global Privacy Standard, to let users opt out of the sale of personal data at the browser level — California's privacy law says businesses must respect universal opt-outs. Now the technology finally exists to put that to the test.
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| Chaim Gartenberg / The Verge: |
Intel says its 11th-gen Rocket Lake desktop CPUs will arrive in Q1 2021, with PCIe 4.0 support; AMD is set to unveil new CPUs at an event tomorrow — Just ahead of AMD's own next-gen Zen 3 announcement — Intel has confirmed that its 11th Gen Rocket Lake desktop processors will be out sometime …
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| Rachel E. Greenspan / INSIDER: |
Etsy says it will ban all merchandise related to the QAnon conspiracy theory, citing its policies against hate speech, inciting violence, and misinformation — A ghost. … - Digital marketplace Etsy has announced a ban on all items related to the QAnon conspiracy theory.| Gordon Corera / BBC: |
A UK parliamentary inquiry concludes clear evidence of collusion between Huawei and the CPC apparatus exists; Huawei says report is built on opinions not facts — There is “clear evidence of collusion” between Huawei and the “Chinese Communist Party apparatus”, a parliamentary inquiry has concluded.| Bobby Allyn / NPR: |
Federal judge ordered Twitter to reveal identity behind @whyspertech, who allegedly forged an FBI doc to spread conspiracy theory on killing of DNC's Seth Rich — A federal judge in California has ordered that Twitter reveal the identity of an anonymous user who allegedly fabricated … | Theodore Schleifer / Vox: |
Almost 2,000 US election offices have applied for Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan's $250M gift for election infrastructure; grants ranged from $5,000 to $15M — Mark Zuckerberg's donation has led to a gold rush for his cash. Paul Marotta / Getty Images — A feeding frenzy has begun.
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| Axios: |
Apple TV+ joins the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment, the MPAA's anti-piracy coalition, as Apple commits to protecting its original content — Apple's TV+ streaming service has joined the Motion Picture Association of America (MPA's) anti-piracy coalition, the Alliance for Creativity …
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| Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: |
SiteAware, which develops verification software for construction using drones and AI, raises $10M co-led by Axon Ventures and Robert Bosch Venture Capital — SiteAware (formerly Dronomy), a startup developing a verification platform for construction, today closed a $10 million funding round co-led …
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| Cecilia D'Anastasio / Wired: |
Interviews with former Amazon Game Studios employees suggest Amazon's efforts to develop games have been unsuccessful due to hubris, fueled by success elsewhere — After brute-forcing its way to dominance in so many industries, the tech leviathan may finally have met its match.
Tweets: @cecianasta, @gadgetlab, @matpiscatella, and @paultassi
| Taylor Lorenz / New York Times: |
Triller, a TikTok competitor that sees being American as its greatest asset, is tempting TikTok stars with cash, fancy cars, creator mansions, and more — TikTok's top creators are taking “Triller money” to bring their content over to the app. — When talk of a possible TikTok ban began in July …
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| Michelle F Davis / Bloomberg: |
Analysis of 100+ PPP loan fraud cases shows that online lenders, including Kabbage and BlueVine, handled 75% of fraudulent loans but only 15% of all PPP loans — In April the Paycheck Protection Program was under fire for moving too slowly and leaving too many people out.
Tweets: @michellef_davis
| Nikkei Asia: |
Inside the US campaign to cut China out of supply chains, which already pressured companies like Apple to look at moving 15% to 30% of output out of the country — Apple, Google and others shift production to prepare for ‘decoupled’ global market — It was a hot summer morning in Taipei …
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| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Slack says it will add Snapchat-like stories and push-to-talk audio calls before end of 2020 — Get ready to Slack your daily stories — Slack is getting ready to introduce Instagram-like stories and push-to-talk audio into its communications software before the end of 2020.
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