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| Tim Hardwick / MacRumors: |
Apple debuts $999 6.1" iPhone 12 Pro and $1,099 6.7" iPhone 12 Pro Max with flat-edge design, 5G, LiDAR, three rear cameras with 5x zoom, and 128GB base storage — Apple today unveiled the new 6.1-inch iPhone 12 Pro and 6.7-inch iPhone 12 Pro Max at its pre-recorded “Hi, Speed” digital event.
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| Julie Zhu / Reuters: |
Sources: Huawei is in talks with Digital China Group and others to sell parts of its Honor smartphone unit in a deal worth up to $3.7B — HONG KONG (Reuters) - Huawei Technologies Co Ltd is in talks with Digital China Group Co Ltd and other suitors to sell parts of its Honor smartphone unit … | Garrett M. Graff / Wired: |
Profile of General Paul Nakasone, the four-star general who is in charge of both Cyber Command and the NSA, one of the most powerful roles in intelligence — Meet General Paul Nakasone. He reined in chaos at the NSA and taught the US military how to launch pervasive cyberattacks.
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| George Nguyen / Search Engine Land: |
Google Analytics 4 launches with AI-powered insights, deeper integration with Google Ads, cross-device measurements, and more granular data controls — The new Analytics adds AI-powered insights, tracks users across devices and provides more granular data controls.| Davey Alba / New York Times: |
Baseless claims about Democrat-led coup on Facebook and Twitter are riling up Trump supporters and raising concerns about election-day violence — Baseless claims are circulating online about a Democrat-led coup, inflaming tensions in an already turbulent election season.
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| Oliver Wright / The Times: |
UK admits that Amazon will not be affected by its new digital services tax but small traders using its online marketplace will be penalized — Amazon will not be affected by the new digital services tax but small traders who use its online marketplace will be penalised, HMRC has admitted.
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| Jessica Bursztynsky / CNBC: |
Dropbox says it will be a “virtual first” company and will set up “Dropbox Studios” in SF, Seattle, Austin, and Dublin for employees to meet in-person — - San Francisco-based Dropbox announced Tuesday that will stop asking employees to come into its offices and instead make remote work the standard practice.
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| CNBC: |
Facebook announces a global policy banning anti-vaccination ads but will allow ads that advocate for legislation around vaccination policies — - Facebook said Tuesday it is launching a new global policy that bans ads that discourage people from getting vaccines.
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| Ben Thompson / Stratechery: |
Aggregators like Google and Facebook seek to serve the maximum number of users, while “Integrators” like Disney seek to monetize users to the maximum extent — Disney just announced that Soul, its next Pixar film, will be released exclusively on Disney Plus,1 setting … | Olga Kharif / Bloomberg: |
“DeFi” replaces “blockchain” as the must-have crypto moniker, leading to rebranding efforts as Tron, EOS, and other project say they are part of DeFi movement — - Tron, EOS, other coins announce they are part of DeFi movement — Rebranding efforts are prompting a surge in token prices| Elizabeth Culliford / Reuters: |
YouTube says it will now ban any content with claims about COVID-19 vaccines that contradict consensus from local health authorities or the WHO — (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's YouTube said on Wednesday it would remove videos from YouTube that promote misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines …
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| Dave Gershgorn / OneZero : |
Documents show how Clear, which lets its members skip security lines at 35 US airports, is building a digital ID system for storing health care info and more — 'You are your driver's license, your credit card, your health care card, your building access card' — In March, the air travel industry ground to a halt.
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| Daisuke Wakabayashi / New York Times: |
Sources detail how Google, under intense scrutiny, has limited discussion of antitrust issues among employees, executives, and potential recruits — A company operating in the shadow of government regulators has some very particular rules about what workers can say about it.| Lily Hay Newman / Wired: |
Research across 65 countries finds that governments have exploited the pandemic to expand their domestic surveillance capabilities and curtail internet freedom — From arrests to surveillance, governments are using the novel coronavirus as cover for a crackdown on digital liberty.
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| Chaim Gartenberg / The Verge: |
Apple debuts HomePod mini with spherical design, S5 chip, fabric mesh exterior, black and white options, a small screen on top; pre-orders start Nov. 6 from $99 — Apple finally offers an entry-level HomePod — Apple has announced a new version of its HomePod smart speaker …
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| Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: |
Dataloop, which helps businesses manage the entire data lifecycle of their AI projects, raises $11M Series A, bringing its total raised to $16M — Dataloop, a Tel Aviv-based startup that specializes in helping businesses manage the entire data lifecycle for their AI projects …
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