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September 21, 2018, 8:55 PM

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The Intercept:
Sources: Google made staff delete memo that said Dragonfly required logins to search, tracked location, and gave Chinese partner unilateral access to data  —  Google bosses have forced employees to delete a confidential memo circulating inside the company that revealed explosive details …
iFixit:
Teardown reveals iPhone XS has a notched L-shaped battery, iPhone XS Max has an extended logic board with an Apple-designed power management chip  —  Tools Featured in this Teardown … Introduction  —  Last year's iPhone X had a weird name and the most advanced internals we'd ever seen in a teardown.
Megan Farokhmanesh / The Verge:
Telltale Games, which makes games based on franchises such as Jurassic Park and Batman, lays off most of its staff, keeps 25 to begin “majority studio closure”  —  Telltale Games, creators of episodic adventure games like The Walking Dead, The Wolf Among Us, and Batman …
Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch:
Twitter says it fixed a bug that sent some users' direct messages from their interactions with business accounts to third-party developers, since May 2017  —  Twitter said that a “bug” sent user's private direct messages to third-party developers “who were not authorized to receive them.”
Jonathan Huang / Google Developers Blog:
Google announces new experimental Daydream VR features for developers: support for all Android apps, new 6DoF controllers, and a see-through mode  —  Posted by Jonathan Huang, Senior Product Manager, Google AR/VR  —  Since we first launched Daydream, developers have responded by creating virtual reality …
Russell Brandom / The Verge:
PayPal says it has banned all Infowars-related sites for promoting hate or discriminatory intolerance against certain communities and religions  —  PayPal will no longer do business with Infowars, according to a post on the conspiracy theory site this morning.
GeekWire:
A roundup of all the major announcements from Amazon on Thursday, from a new microwave to a subwoofer to new Alexa skills and developer tools  —  Microwave.  Subwoofer.  Smart plug.  In-car device.  —  Those are just a handful of the new devices Amazon debuted on Thursday …
Brian Heater / TechCrunch:
Wall Street Journal:
In letter to Congress, Google confirms it continues to allow third-party apps to scan and share data from Gmail accounts, though Google itself stopped doing so  —  Lawmakers had asked company to explain policy in wake of WSJ report  —  WASHINGTON—Google Inc. told lawmakers it continues …
Colin Harper / Bitcoin Magazine:
Ethereum-based decentralized exchange Bancor to launch BancorX, an extension of its protocol to EOS blockchain that will allow cross-blockchain conversions  —  In a bid to extend the reach of its services, Bancor is opening up shop on another blockchain.  —  The decentralized exchange protocol …
Sara Salinas / CNBC:
Social Capital CEO Chamath Palihapitiya appears unconcerned about the string of exits from the firm and says it will no longer raise outside capital  —  - Chamath Palihapitiya told his employees he would be diverting much of the “carry” — the portion of investment returns traditionally given …
Alex Barinka / Bloomberg:
Luxury clothing marketplace Farfetch closes up 42% on its first day of trading, after raising $885M in its IPO; Farfetch is now valued at $8.2B  —  - Shares rise as investors bet on $8,287 coats, $980 sneakers  — CEO Neves seeks to further customize site for regional tastes
Isobel Asher Hamilton / Business Insider:
Investigation finds that Instagram's IGTV recommended disturbing and potentially illegal videos in the UK; Instagram took five days to remove some of the videos  —  - Exclusive: Instagram's new TV service, IGTV, recommended videos of what appeared to be child exploitation and genital mutilation …
Douglas Soltys / BetaKit:
Wearables startup Thalmic is about to launch smart glasses under the new brand North, sources and ads around NYC and Toronto show  —  Earlier this week, BetaKit first reported that Kitchener-Waterloo wearables startup Thalmic had been issued multiple patents pertaining to a wearable device utilizing holographic technology.
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Alex Heath / Cheddar:
Sources: Facebook plans to unveil its “Portal” video chat device for home with Alexa support next week; it will come in two screen sizes for ~$400 and ~$300  —  Facebook plans to finally unveil its Portal video chat device for the home next week, Cheddar has learned.
Mark Coppock / Digital Trends:
Review: HP's Chromebook x2 has outstanding build quality, great performance, very good battery life, but screen is a little wobbly in laptop mode  —  The HP Chromebook x2 takes Chrome to the next level … Research Center:  —  HP Chromebook x2  —  Outside the Pixelbook …
Amy Gesenhues / Marketing Land:
Pinterest makes Shop The Look Pins, a free product-tagging tool previously available only to big businesses, available to all businesses and influencers  —  Previously only available to large businesses, Pinterest Shop the Look Pins are now available to all business accounts.
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