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October 18, 2021, 1:30 PM

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Apple:
Livestream of Apple's “Unleashed” virtual event  —  This stream is best experienced on an iPhone 7 or later, iPad (5th generation or later), or iPod touch (7th generation) using Safari on iOS 12 or later; or a Mac using Safari on macOS Mojave 10.14 or later.
The Verge:
Live blog of Apple's “Unleashed” virtual event, where new AirPods and Macbook Pros with Apple silicon are expected  —  Apple says something is getting “unleashed.”  —  Apple is kicking off the very best week in tech with a rare Monday event, one it's decided to call “Unleashed.”
Joe Rossignol / MacRumors:
Apple updates HomePod mini with new colors: yellow, blue, and orange, available next month for the same price of $99  —  Apple today announced that the HomePod mini will be available in three new colors, including yellow, orange, and blue.  —  Apple said the new HomePod mini colors …
Chris Welch / The Verge:
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Emily Glazer / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: two Microsoft execs, including Brad Smith, told Bill Gates in 2008 that emails with a midlevel female employee were inappropriate; Gates agreed to stop  —  Top lawyer, HR chief informed some Microsoft directors they told billionaire co-founder that his emails with female employee were inappropriate
Reuters:
In a letter to Andy Jassy, US House Judiciary accuses Amazon execs, including Jeff Bezos, of misleading Congress or lying about boosting its brands above rivals  —  Five members of the U.S. House Judiciary committee wrote to Amazon.com Inc's chief executive Sunday, and accused the company's top executives …
Florence Ion / Gizmodo:
What to expect from Google's event on Tuesday: Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro with Tensor custom SoC, improved cameras, bigger batteries, and more colors  —  Will there be any surprises at Google's event next week?  Here's what we know so far.  —  Alerts  —  If you've been holding out on buying …
Catalin Cimpanu / The Record:
In an SEC filing, Sinclair confirms it suffered a ransomware attack that disrupted its channels on Sunday; Sinclair initially blamed technical issues  —  Sinclair formally confirmed the ransomware attack a day after this initial report in SEC documents.  Original reporting below.
New York Times:
NYSE says ProShares will launch an exchange-traded fund (ETF) linked to bitcoin futures, giving investors exposure without having to hold bitcoin directly  —  An exchange-traded fund tied to the cryptocurrency is set to begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange, a milestone for the industry.
Wall Street Journal:
Internal documents: Facebook's AI has minimal success enforcing its rules against problematic content, including removing an estimated 3%-5% of hate speech  —  AI has only minimal success in removing hate speech, violent images and other problem content, according to internal company reports
Kim Lyons / The Verge:

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