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| Hannah Murphy / Financial Times: |
Twitter announces changes to clamp down on US election misinfo, like blocking retweets of misleading content from candidates and accounts with 100K+ followers — Move is latest escalation of anti-misinformation measures in run-up to presidential vote — Twitter will block retweets and …
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| Jon Porter / The Verge: |
Report: Apple to announce 4 new iPhones, including $699 5.4" iPhone 12 Mini, MagSafe branded wireless chargers and iPhone case, and $99 HomePod mini on Oct. 13 — Alongside claims we'll see a new HomePod mini this year — A new leak has provided extensive details about what Apple could announce at its October 13th event.
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| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Apple Silicon Macs will launch as part of a separate Apple event in November, not on October 13 — - Company to unveil widest array of phones, sizes in its history — Over-ear headphones, smaller HomePod, new Macs in the works — Apple Inc. is set to embrace 5G …
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| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft says it will let managers approve permanent remote work for employees, and all employees can work from home for less than 50% of their working week — Microsoft employees will also be able to relocate — Microsoft is allowing its employees to work from home permanently.| Nitasha Tiku / Washington Post: |
A look at the growing tensions between tech investors, company managers, and activist employees, as companies try to limit workplace discussion on social issues — In the left-learning tech industry, “Don't talk politics” is the diplomatic way to say “Don't be liberal”
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| The Information: |
Sources: Katzenberg pitched Apple, WarnerMedia, and Facebook about buying Quibi, but so far had no takers; Quibi has between 400K and 500K subscribers now — Six months after launching his revolutionary video-streaming service, Quibi, Hollywood mogul Jeffrey Katzenberg is looking for a buyer.
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| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Apple will start using its retail stores as distribution centers in the US and Canada to more quickly ship products to customers — - Retail industry increasingly moving to send-from-store model — IPhone maker usually ships products from distribution centers
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iMore, AppleInsider, The Verge, MacRumors, 9to5Mac, PYMNTS.com, iPhone in Canada Blog, and iDownloadBlog.com. Tweets: @markgurman
| Chaim Gartenberg / The Verge: |
Sony says that nearly all PS4 games will work on the PlayStation 5 at launch, with some titles offering the option to upgrade to a PS5-optimized version — Everything you need to know about backwards compatibility on the PS5 — The PlayStation 5 offers backwards compatibility …
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PlayStation.Blog, The Next Web, VentureBeat, GameSpot, Press Start, Stevivor, Android Headlines, TechSpot, Dot Esports, Polygon, Engadget, and SlashGear
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| Bloomberg: |
Some Robinhood users say someone sold their investments and withdrew funds; Robinhood says users' personal email accounts were compromised, not its systems — - Brokerage says systems not breached, criminals targeted emails — The SEC has reached out to customers in response to complaints
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CoinDesk. Tweets: @7austinl, @sarahponczek, @vladsavov, @hakeemangeies, @bullish, @can, @readdanwrite, @awealthofcs, @ivanthek, @timduy, @sharkbiotech, @scottnations, @silviakillings, @klendathucap, @wallyaction, and @ourielohayon
| Bloomberg: |
Google is testing features to turn YouTube into a shopping destination, where creators can tag and track featured products for users to buy directly on the site — - Some creators asked to track products for e-commerce catalog — YouTube tests integration with Shopify for creator merchandise
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XDA Developers, BetaKit, UNCTAD, Android Authority, Gizmodo, ExtremeTech, Tubefilter, Chrome Unboxed, Social Media Today, PYMNTS.com, Engadget, and Neowin
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| Manish Singh / TechCrunch: |
Pakistan Telecommunication Authority has banned TikTok, citing circulation of videos that it deemed “immoral and indecent” — Pakistan has banned popular short video app TikTok in the nation, citing circulation of videos that it deemed “immoral and indecent.”
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Reuters, Bloomberg, Reuters, The Verge, Wall Street Journal, CNET, Engadget, Social Media Today, iMore, Nikkei Asia, MediaNama, and Neowin
| Noorie Malik / Yelp: |
Yelp introduces Business Accused of Racist Behavior, a new alert to caution users about businesses that may be associated with overtly racist actions — At Yelp, we value diversity, inclusion and belonging, both internally and on our platform, which means we have a zero tolerance policy to racism.
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| Yogita Khatri / The Block: |
A group of seven central banks, including the Federal Reserve, detail how a digital currency should be designed, including its principles and core features — A group of seven central banks and the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) have published a comprehensive report on digital currency, detailing how it should be designed.
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boj.or.jp, BIS, Japan Today, Cointelegraph, bis.org, Cointelegraph, Cryptonews, BitcoinExchangeGuide, and CNBC
Tweets: @bis_org, @cbpaymentsnews, @bmorecmore, @bis_org, and @bcoeure
| Ashley Stewart / Business Insider: |
Sources: Microsoft's Phil Spencer told employees that Game Pass will absolutely be on iOS and iPadOS in 2021 via a “direct browser-based solution” — - Microsoft last month officially added a key feature to Game Pass, its Netflix-style subscription library of Xbox games …
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The Verge, GeekWire, The Next Web, Stevivor, Engadget, Gizmodo, TechRadar, Android Police, Ars Technica, Trusted Reviews, BBC, WinBuzzer, Wccftech, Pocketnow, Tom's Guide, iDownloadBlog.com, iPhone in Canada Blog, MacRumors, TechSpot, USgamer.net, Redmond Pie, MakeUseOf, SlashGear, and GamingBolt. Tweets: @lucasmtny. Thanks:@gamoid
| Nick Statt / The Verge: |
Judge refuses to reinstate Epic's Fortnite on the App Store but grants an injunction that keeps Apple from retaliating against the Unreal Engine — Apple won't be forced to bring Fortnite back to the App Store — Fortnite won't be coming back to the App Store any time soon.| Noam Scheiber / New York Times: |
Labor Board accuses Google contractor HCL of violating employees' labor rights by refusing to negotiate with a union and retaliating by shipping work to Poland — The complaint says the contractor, HCL, refused to negotiate with the union and retaliated by shipping work to Poland.
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VICE, TechCrunch, and The Verge
Tweets: @josheidelson, @teamsterdoug, @laurenkgurley, and @noamscheiber
| Drew FitzGerald / Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: Cellular carriers are lobbying against the proposed 5G leases from DOD, saying Pentagon's plan will affect value of their current and future licenses — Defense Department would bypass usual auction process for airwaves; AT&T CEO visited White House to argue against it
Tweets: @declanganley and @drewfitzgerald
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