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WhatsApp shuts down Taliban helpline in Kabul that was allegedly for reporting violence and looting, as Facebook blocks other “official Taliban channels” — Complaints number meant to act as emergency hotline for civilians to report violence and looting
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| Russell Brandom / The Verge: |
As Facebook bans the Taliban, Twitter says it only takes action against accounts breaking its rules and YouTube says it will terminate Taliban-linked accounts — Who will control Afghanistan's official Facebook page? — Social platforms including Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube are coming under …
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| Allison Johnson / The Verge: |
Google says the Pixel 5a is the last Pixel phone that will come with a charging brick, claiming most people already have a USB-C charger — Google says the 5A is the last Pixel phone to include a charging brick — Google is the latest manufacturer to bid farewell to the in-box charging brick …
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| Allison Johnson / The Verge: |
Google's new $449 Pixel 5a review: IP67 water resistance, big 4,680mAh battery, and top-class camera, but limited availability and only three years of updates — Smart updates and a lower price — Google is revealing a phone this year where it's pulling out all the stops and going big on a cutting-edge …
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| Reuters: |
Apple appeals a 2019 copyright case it lost against Corellium, after settling other claims with the company relating to the DMCA this month to avoid a trial — Apple Inc (AAPL.O) on Tuesday filed a notice of appeal in a copyright case it brought against cybersecurity firm Corellium LLC in 2019.
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| Kurt Wagner / Bloomberg: |
Twitter tests adding an option for users to report misinformation in the US, Australia, South Korea, and will use the reports to study and identify trends — - Not all flagged tweets will be reviewed by fact checkers — Experiment will run in the U.S., Australia and South Korea
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| The Intercept: |
Sources: the Taliban have seized US military biometric devices, known as HIIDE, that could aid in the identification of Afghans who supported coalition forces — The Taliban have seized U.S. military biometrics devices that could aid in the identification of Afghans who assisted coalition forces … | New York Times: |
Amazon has surpassed Walmart as the world's top retail seller outside China; FactSet says people spent $610B+ on Amazon in the 12 months ending in June — Proof that the online future has arrived: The biggest e-commerce company outside China has unseated the biggest brick-and-mortar seller.
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| Amy Thomson / Bloomberg: |
T-Mobile says an investigation found 7.8M current users and 40M past and prospective users who applied for credit had information stolen in a cyberattack — - About 7.8 million current customers had information stolen — Records from former and prospective users also accessed
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| Amanda Silberling / TechCrunch: |
YouTube introduces new search features, including viewing video chapters directly on the search page and better recommendations for translated videos — YouTube announced two feature updates today to make it easier for people to find the content they're looking for on the platform.
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| Politico: |
BlackBerry admits a critical flaw in its QNX OS, impacting 200M+ cars, hospital equipment, more; sources say it resisted public disclosure until talks with CISA — A flaw in software made by BlackBerry has left two hundred million cars, along with critical hospital and factory equipment …
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| David Gilbert / VICE: |
Report: militias like the Three Percenters are key spreaders of vaccine misinfo on Facebook, and some of their Facebook Group admins get a “Group Expert” badge — Violent militia groups have become “key” spreaders of vaccine misinformation on Facebook, and now those groups …
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| Dylan Martin / CRN: |
Intel says it's “winding down” its RealSense camera business, which focused on hardware for computer vision applications — The semiconductor giant tells CRN that it is ‘winding down’ the company's portfolio of high-tech cameras and sensors that were built for computer vision applications …
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Engadget, MSPoweruser, Ubergizmo, SiliconANGLE, The Robot Report, Tom's Hardware, SlashGear, and The Verge
| Iris Deng / South China Morning Post: |
Tencent reports Q2 revenue rose 20% YoY to $21.3B, beating estimates, as profit reached $6.6B, up 29% YoY from $5.1B — The Hong Kong-listed company reported a profit of US$6.6 billion in the quarter ended June The results come amid a recent stock market rout for the country's tech sector … | Carrie Mihalcik / CNET: |
The Consumer Technology Association says attendees of CES 2022 will be required to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination — People attending CES 2022 in person in Las Vegas will be required to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination, the Consumer Technology Association announced on Tuesday.
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CES, The Verge, Android Central, Las Vegas Review-Journal, MarketWatch, Barron's Online, TechSpot, Droid Life, ZDNet, Windows Central, Tom's Hardware, Engadget, Pocketables, 9to5Mac, Slashdot, and MUO
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| Filipe Espósito / 9to5Mac: |
iOS 15 beta 6 adds an option to show Safari's address bar at the top, while displaying some buttons like back, forward, and share in a bottom toolbar — Apple has just released the sixth beta of iOS 15 for developers, and while we don't know exactly what has changed with this update …
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| Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols / ZDNet: |
ByteDance joins the Open Invention Network, the largest US-based patent non-aggression consortium covering Linux and related open-source tech — Another major social network, TikTok, acknowledges the importance of Linux and open-source software by joining the OIN.
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| Lily Hay Newman / Wired: |
Researchers find a bug in the ThroughTek Kalay SDK, which connects over 83M IoT devices with apps, that lets attackers access audio and video streams — A vulnerability in the Kalay platform leaves countless IoT devices susceptible to hackers. — A VULNERABILITY IS lurking in numerous types …
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| Lizette Chapman / Bloomberg: |
Filing: Palantir acquired $50.7M in 100-ounce gold bars in August, in preparation for a “black swan event”, and will accept payment from clients in gold — - Company spent $50.7 million on 100-ounce gold bars in August — Customers can now pay for software in gold or Bitcoin| Taylor Soper / GeekWire: |
Microsoft hires former Uber product chief Manik Gupta as corporate vice president for Teams Consumer, Skype, and GroupMe — Tech Moves covers notable hires, promotions and personnel changes in the Pacific NW tech community. Submissions: tips@geekwire.com
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The Verge, ZDNet, Windows Central, OnMSFT.com, and MSPoweruser. Tweets: @jwarnke. Thanks:@toddbishop
| PYMNTS.com: |
ClosedLoop.ai, which offers healthcare providers AI-powered tools to forecast patient-specific results, modify care, and reduce costs, raises $34M Series B — ClosedLoop.ai., a healthcare platform powered by artificial intelligence (AI), on Tuesday (Aug. 17) announced it has raised $34 million in Series B funding.
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| Bloomberg: |
Sources: several execs at Waymo, which saw a mass exodus of top talent this spring, felt frustrated about the sluggish pace of progress with its driverless tech — The world's most famous autonomous car shop has lost its CEO and is still getting stymied by traffic cones. What's taking so long?
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