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Apple makes $29 iPhone battery replacement price effective immediately, rather than in late January, but warns initial supplies of some batteries may be limited — Aiming to further stem controversy over how it handles aging iPhone batteries, Apple said Saturday that its lower replacement price … | Victor H. / PhoneArena: |
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Telegram, citing ToS, suspends public channel that incited violent anti-government protests in Iran; Telegram is a major platform with ~40M users in Iran — “There are lines one shouldn't cross,” says the CEO of the popular messaging app. — The executives of Telegram …
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| Ben Kentish / The Independent: |
Iran blocks access to Instagram and Telegram apps amid anti-government protests — Authorities respond after demonstrations leave at least two dead — Live: New Year's Eve celebrations kick off around the world — Coutinho move from Liverpool to Barca accidentally confirmed by Nike| The Times of Israel: |
Reports say Iranian authorities temporarily cut off internet access to mobile phones as anti-government protests spread across the country — Anti-regime demonstrators attack town hall in Tehran, burn Iranian flag; 3 said shot dead in central Iran by Revolutionary Guards| Fred Wilson / AVC: |
Three interrelated macro themes dominated this year in tech: the breakout of crypto, beginning of the end of white male dominance, and the backlash against tech — As has become my practice, I celebrate the end of a year and the start of a new one here at AVC with back to back posts focusing …
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| Evelyn Cheng / CNBC: |
Ripple surged 50%+ on Friday and is now valued at ~$85B, surpassing Ethereum's market cap and becoming the second-most valuable cryptocurrency — - Officially called XRP, ripple climbed 55.9 percent to a record high of $2.23 Friday afternoon, according to CoinMarketCap.| Devin Coldewey / TechCrunch: |
Analysis of code from the top 10K websites on Alexa finds that 30.5% employ anti-ad blocking measures, many of which are hidden from the sites' visitors — It's no secret that ad blockers are putting a dent in advertising-based business models on the web. This has produced a range of reactions …
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| Peter S. Goodman / New York Times: |
How Sweden, Norway, Finland prepare for AI-driven automation: employer-financed placement programs for those laid off, big public spending on social safety nets — In a world full of anxiety about the potential job-destroying rise of automation, Sweden is well placed to embrace technology while limiting human costs.| Justin Sink / Bloomberg: |
In a tweet, President Donald Trump calls on the United States Postal Service to charge Amazon “much more” in postage fees — Latest criticism of online retailer and its CEO Jeff Bezos — Amazon stock opens as much as 0.6 percent lower after tweet
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| Brian Krebs / Krebs on Security: |
Gamers say deadly shooting of a man Thursday night by Wichita police was the result of a swatting prank; police in LA have arrested a man connected with it — A 28-year-old Kansas man was shot and killed by police officers on the evening of Dec. 28 after someone fraudulently reported a hostage situation ongoing at his home.
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| Douglas MacMillan / Wall Street Journal: |
Startups aim to provide an alternative route to internet access via VPNs and mesh networks, amid net neutrality repeal, but their approaches are as yet unproven — From VPNs to mesh networks, efforts to find an alternative route to internet access are gaining ground in Silicon ValleyThanks:@vscpr
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
OKCupid's average App Store rating for December sinks to 2.2 stars amid backlash over new policy requiring people to use their real names — OKCupid's users are angry - very, very angry. Just ahead of the new year, the company made a radical change to its policies, and now requires people …
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