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Apple's iPhone 8 and X can charge to 50% in 30 minutes when plugged into USB-C power adapter — Though not mentioned on stage at today's event, both the iPhone X and the iPhone 8 are “fast-charge capable,” which means the two devices can be charged to 50 percent battery life in 30 minutes.
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Apple has signed deals to sell movies in 4K with every major Hollywood studio, except Disney — Apple TV will offer Hollywood movies in the high-resolution format, called either 4K or UHD, for ultra-high definition — Apple Inc. AAPL -.40% has signed new deals to sell movies …
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Google, Facebook, and Amazon are on a dangerous collision course with political power in the US — The bad new politics of big tech. — BuzzFeed Editor-in-Chief — The blinding rise of Donald Trump over the past year has masked another major trend in American politics: the palpable … | Jack Nicas / Wall Street Journal: |
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DoNotPay chatbot, mainly known for aiding with parking tickets, now helps you fill out forms to sue Equifax without a lawyer, for up to $25K in some states — Equifax's security failure affected 143 million US consumers, or 44 percent of the US population.| Kurt Wagner / Recode: |
WhatsApp cofounder Brian Acton says he's leaving after eight years, and will start a nonprofit at “the intersection of nonprofit, technology and communications” — Acton has a net worth of $6.5 billion. — WhatsApp co-founder Brian Acton is leaving the company to start his own non-profit.| Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
Facebook releases guidelines on ad content, prohibits monetization of violence, porn, drugs, hate, debated social issues, and other content types — Facebook wants content creators to earn money, but not at the expense of the family friendly social network it's built, or the integrity of its advertising clients.
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30 current and former SoFi employees describe years of misconduct by executives including CEO Mike Cagney and a rancorous workplace environment — SAN FRANCISCO — For months, the text messages came. Some were flirtatious, asking her to meet him late at night. Sometimes, the texts were sexually explicit.
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| Romain Dillet / TechCrunch: |
iPhone 8 and 8 Plus: 6-core A11 “Bionic” SOC with Apple-designed GPU, glass back, Retina HD True Tone display, 12MP cameras, Qi wireless charging — Apple just unveiled the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus at its press event. It looks a lot like the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus, but with a glass back.| Jason Schwartz / Politico: |
Yale study: a “disputed” tag has only a tiny impact on perception of headlines on Facebook as being true or false; Facebook questions methodology — A Yale survey of 7,500 people shows little benefit, and possible detriments, to fact-check programs.| Tom Krazit / GeekWire: |
Heptio, founded by Kubernetes founders, raises $25M Series B led by existing investor Madrona Venture Group — The founders of Heptio knew they were onto something big when they developed Kubernetes, the open-source container-orchestration product based on Google's internal infrastructure.
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Turkey allegedly arrested 75K citizens who downloaded now-defunct messaging app ByLock, after 2016 failed coup; legal study by opposition finds arrests illegal — Legal opinion published in UK argues that the arrest of 75,000 suspects, primarily for downloading ByLock app, is illegal| Matthew Hughes / The Next Web: |
Facebook releases its Bonfire group video chat app on the Danish iOS App Store; app allows sharing of pictures from chats to Facebook, Instagram, and Messenger — Bonfire, Facebook's group video chat app, has sprung up on the Danish iOS App Store, suggesting the social media giant is slowly rolling it out to customers.| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
A look at Apple's Steve Jobs Theater and surrounding area, with 1K seats, rotating elevator — Apple's new spaceship campus, named Apple Park, opened to employees back in April, and today it hosts hundreds of reporters as the company unveils its new iPhone X hardware.
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| Juli Clover / MacRumors: |
Apple releases iTunes 12.7, with focus on music, movies, TV, and podcasts, and removes built-in App Store; apps can now only be downloaded using an iOS device — In a day filled with surprises, Apple has shocked us once again with the release of iTunes 12.7, which entirely revamps the iTunes App.
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| Chaim Gartenberg / The Verge: |
How the specs of the iPhone 8, 8 Plus, and X compare to iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus, Samsung Galaxy devices, Essential Phone, LG V30, Pixel, Pixel XL, and HTC U11 — The iPhone X is here, and it might be the most dramatic update to Apple's flagship smartphone in years.| Chris Nolter / TheStreet: |
Apple Watch Series 3 LTE plans: $10 per month on AT&T, $10 per month on Verizon with three months free, no prices yet for Sprint and T-Mobile — Apple (AAPL) Chief Operating Officer Jeff Williams gave A&T (T) a plug during the tech company's special event on Tuesday …
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