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Facebook says it will stop accepting new political ads a week before the US presidential election, as part of steps to protect against election interference — Striking a compromise to prevent election misinformation — Facebook will stop taking new political advertising in the United States …
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Facebook says it will take down a video of Trump suggesting people vote twice in North Carolina “unless it is shared to correct the record” — Facebook, citing its policies against voter fraud, will take down a video of President Trump suggesting people vote twice in North Carolina …
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Sources: DOJ plans to file antitrust charges against Google as soon as this month, after AG Barr overruled career lawyers who said they needed more time — The attorney general is said to have set a deadline over the objections of career lawyers who say they need more time to build the case.| Takashi Mochizuki / Bloomberg: |
Japan's antitrust regulator says it will step up scrutiny of Apple's App Store practices, as gaming industry developers and execs speak out following Epic suit — - After Epic suit, Japan's antitrust watchdog probes Apple rules — Japanese game creators break silence on Apple inconsistency
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Apple confirms it will delay enforcement of IDFA changes in iOS 14 until early next year “to give developers the time they need to make the necessary changes” — Apple plans to delay the enforcement of a controversial change to its next mobile operating system that would upend …
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Facebook formally codifies its policy of notifying third-party developers of critical bugs and vulnerabilities it finds in third-party code and systems — Facebook has announced a policy change that will see the company notify third-party developers if it finds a security vulnerability in their code.
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Facebook told employees it deleted an event page for Kenosha Guard but internal docs show it was deleted by the page admin; Facebook apologizes for the error — Sandra Fiehrer thought she was helping Facebook enforce its own rules when she reported “Armed Citizens to Protect our Lives and Property …
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Source: only the iPhone 12 Pro Max will support speedy millimeter-wave 5G, and the feature will be limited to the US, South Korea, and Japan — Just one of the new iPhones Apple is set to announce will support the faster millimeter-wave flavor of 5G wireless service, a wireless industry source tells Fast Company.
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| Danny Crichton / TechCrunch: |
In an amended S-1 filing, Palantir says it won't have independent board governance for up to a year from its listing date — When we leaked Palantir's S-1 IPO filing a week and a half ago, one of the more bizarre components that came out of that document was the company's corporate governance.| Brendan Sinclair / GamesIndustry.biz: |
Oculus ends sales of Rift and Quest in Germany, pending talks with regulators who cast doubt on legality of requiring Oculus devices be linked to Facebook login — Facebook says it's a temporary move and will continue supporting existing owners in the country
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| Electronic Frontier Foundation: |
California lawmakers refused to hear bill that would have expanded broadband access via state-financed networks, after pro-big ISP amendments were inserted — California is facing a broadband access crisis, as parents are relying more on the Internet every day trying to keep their jobs …
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| Karen Gullo / Electronic Frontier Foundation: |
Jon Callas, formerly of Apple, Blackphone, PGP Corp, and co-founder of Silent Circle, joins EFF as Technology Projects Director — Some of the most important work we do at EFF is build technologies to protect users' privacy and security, and give developers tools to make the entire Internet ecosystem more safe and secure.
Tweets: @martijn_grooten, @eff, and @marciahofmann
| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
TikTok announces Stitch, a feature that lets users sample five seconds of video from other users, alongside a set of marketing tools and partnerships for brands — There's a big question mark hanging over the future of TikTok right now, in the form of what exactly will happen …
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| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Yandex says it is spinning out its self-driving car unit from its Uber joint venture, buying out some of Uber's share, and investing $150M into the new company — Self-driving cars are still many years away from becoming a ubiquitous reality, but today one of the bigger efforts to build … | Jon Porter / The Verge: |
Uber says it will launch car rentals in the UK via its app through a partnership with car rental company CarTrawler, following trials in France and Australia — Following trials in Australia and France — Uber announce today that it will soon allow users in the UK to rent cars via its app …
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France will spend $8.4B on digital investments, including for startups and infrastructure, over the next two years as part of its economic stimulus plan — The French government unveiled a massive $120 million (€100 billion) stimulus package earlier today to recover from the economic downturn … Sponsor Posts
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Product updates: What's new in Zoho People? — We are back again with our monthly product updates, and we're extremely thrilled to roll out these new features and enhancements. These features enhance and upgrade …
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Karen Gullo / Electronic Frontier Foundation:
Jon Callas, formerly of Apple, Blackphone, PGP Corp, and co-founder of Silent Circle, joins EFF as Technology Projects DirectorFind
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Jon Porter / The Verge:
Uber says it will launch car rentals in the UK via its app through a partnership with car rental company CarTrawler, following trials in France and AustraliaFind
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Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:
Yandex says it is spinning out its self-driving car unit from its Uber joint venture, buying out some of Uber's share, and investing $150M into the new companyFind
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California lawmakers refused to hear bill that would have expanded broadband access via state-financed networks, after pro-big ISP amendments were insertedFind
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TCL announced new display tech called NXTPAPER, claiming better eye protection on tablets and e-readers, full HD video playback, 25% higher contrast than E InkFind
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Romain Dillet / TechCrunch:
France will spend $8.4B on digital investments, including for startups and infrastructure, over the next two years as part of its economic stimulus planFind
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Kurt Schlosser / GeekWire:
T-Mobile launches Project 10Million, a $10.7B initiative to give students free wireless hotspots, up to 100 GB/year of free data, and at-cost access to laptopsFind
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