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Airbnb launches 500+ guide-led experiences called Trips, available in-app to guests; initial set includes samurai lessons in Japan, running in Kenya, more — Airbnb shook up the hotel business by giving anyone with a spare bed and a mobile phone a way to start a business.
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| Brent Griffiths / Politico: |
President Barack Obama weighs in on fake news, warning it could poison politics so that “we won't know what we're fighting for” — President Barack Obama weighed in on the growing debate over fake news, warning that it could poison politics to the point that “we won't know what we're fighting for.”
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Tweets: @vexmark, @steverattner, @niemanreports and @alexblagg
See also Mediagazer| Jessica Guynn / USA Today: |
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey apologizes for neo-Nazi ad, blaming automated system for error — SAN FRANCISCO — Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey apologized for running an ad sponsored by a white supremacist group in violation of its own policies. — Dorsey blamed Twitter's automated system …
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See also Mediagazer| Juli Clover / MacRumors: |
Apple offers qualified users $150 repairs for iPhone 6 Plus devices with “touch disease” or unresponsive screens, will give refunds to users who have paid more — Apple today launched a new repair program for the iPhone 6 Plus, addressing complaints about a manufacturing issue …
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| Nick Nguyen / The Mozilla Blog: |
Firefox launches Focus, a free browser for iOS which focuses on privacy by blocking many trackers by default — Today, we're pleased to announce the launch of Firefox Focus - a free, fast and easy to use private browser for iOS. — We live in an age where too many users have lost trust …
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| Chris Welch / The Verge: |
PlayStation brings its Vue streaming service to Apple TV, letting users stream AMC, Discovery, FX, ESPN, and more — Apple might not have its own internet TV service, but the company's Apple TV is gradually turning a into a streaming box for other services aimed at cord cutters.| Kim Zetter / The Intercept: |
Report: iPhones send call history with phone numbers, dates, times, and duration to Apple's servers if iCloud is enabled; log is retained for up to four months — Apple emerged as a guardian of user privacy this year after fighting FBI demands to help crack into San Bernardino shooter Syed Rizwan Farook's iPhone.
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| Todd Spangler / Variety: |
Warner Bros. signs deal to acquire full control of Machinima; sources say the deal values Machinima slightly under $100M — Deal values gamer and fandom digital programmer at slightly under $100 million: sources — Warner Bros. announced that it signed an agreement to acquire full control of Machinima … | Mike Murphy / Quartz: |
Domino's begins delivering pizza by drone to customers within a 1.5 km radius of one store in New Zealand, in partnership with drone company Flirtey — It's a brave new world—for pizza. — For residents of the town of Whangaparaoa in New Zealand, Domino's pizza is now just a short drone delivery away.
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| Garrett M. Graff / Wired: |
James Clapper on having broader access to data and providers due to post-Snowden legislative changes, on need to adapt classification to the digital age, more — Public appearances don't come easily to James Clapper, the United States director of national intelligence.
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Tweets: @pamengel12, @hatr, @kifleswing, @hshaban, @dellcam, @nicktheandersen, @a_greenberg, @breitbartnews, @senjohnmccain and @dcexaminer
| Spencer Ackerman / The Guardian: |
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Tweets: @stillwithher, @relucasz, @iduncan, @vermontgmg, @imraansiddiqi and @attackerman
| Matt Burgess / WIRED UK: |
UK's Investigatory Powers bill set to become law after being approved by parliament; bill allows bulk surveillance, hacking of mobile devices and networks, more — The Investigatory Powers Bill has been passed by both Houses of Parliament. Once it receives Royal Assent it will become law
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Tweets: @julianhuppert, @jarrodalonge, @davb5, @iblametom, @malwaretechblog, @simonparkin, @riilu_, @shafpatel, @greenjennyjones, @calbucci, @prestonjbyrne, @jamesrbuk, @jimpick, @malarkey, @wireduk, @p0welly, @paulbernaluk, @openrightsgroup, @rj_gallagher, @greenjennyjones and @mattburgess1
See also Mediagazer| Bloomberg: |
Sources: only one 2017 iPhone model may have OLED screen due to supply constraints; OLED model may have all-glass design and bezel-less screen larger than 5" — Display makers seen struggling to meet iPhone output in 2017 — OLED displays are more energy efficient, provide deeper colors
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| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
LinkedIn is now officially blocked in Russia after failing to transfer Russian user data to servers located in the country as required by law — Amid a tense stand-off and attempt at negotiations, Russia's communications regulator Roskomnadzor has started to enforce a proposed block of LinkedIn …
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