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| @jack: |
[Thread] Twitter will stop accepting all political and issue ads on its platform globally starting on November 22 — We've made the decision to stop all political advertising on Twitter globally. We believe political message reach should be earned, not bought. Why? A few reasons...🧵
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Facebook: Senator John S. McCollister. Tweets: @jack, @jack, @jack, @aoc, @jack, @jack, @jack, @hillaryclinton, @jack, @nedsegal, @jack, @jack, @jack, @kurtwagner8, @snowden, @manvsgame, @benthompson, @alexstamos, @bcmerchant, @b_fung, @sarafischer, @zeynep, @nickconfessore, @alexstamos, @mikeisaac, @oneunderscore__, @carolecadwalla, @jason_kint, @kateconger, @danriffle, @jbenton, @benedictevans, @sarahfrier, @alexstamos, @kt_so_it_goes, @laguarda, @pinboard, @rmac18, @b_fung, @laurengoode, @jonlovett, @michelleinbklyn, @shiraovide, @panzer, @kirstinestewart, @joshsternberg, @kurtwagner8, @stevekovach, @kifleswing, @panzer, @mathewi, @sarafischer, @jimwaterson, @tpcarney, @danprimack, @epro, @jeffjarvis, @panzer, @randfish, @davepell, @mikeisaac, and @panzer
| Emily Stewart / Vox: |
Jack Dorsey's announcement that Twitter will cut out political ads increases the pressure on Facebook and Mark Zuckerberg to follow suit — Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey announced his company is no longer going to allow political advertising on its platform. David Becker / Getty Images
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The Verge. Tweets: @vijaya, @willoremus, @tonyromm, @willoremus, @chimeracoder, @benedictevans, @alexstamos, @mathewi, @benedictevans, and @benedictevans
| Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
In an earnings call, Mark Zuckerberg defends Facebook's political ads policy, estimates ads from politicians will be less than 0.5% of company's revenue in 2020 — As Jack Dorsey announced his company Twitter would drop all political ads, Facebook CEO Zuckerberg doubled-down on his policy of refusing to fact check politicians' ads.
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TechCrunch, Telegraph, Bloomberg, Social Media Today, Business Insider, and Washington Post
Tweets: @richlightshed and @kantrowitz
| Kara Swisher / New York Times: |
Dorsey's political ad ban is a worthy dare to all social networks that have become hostage to abuse and manipulation, with their growth-at-all-costs mentality — Twitter will no longer allow political advertising, a move that places Twitter and Jack Dorsey in stark contrast to Facebook and Mark Zuckerberg.
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South China Morning Post and CNBC
Tweets: @davidgura, @karaswisher, @karaswisher, and @karaswisher
| Apple: |
Apple reports Q4 revenue of $64B, up 2% YoY, of which $51.5B came from products and $12.5B from services; Q1 2020 revenue expected to be $85.5B-$89.5B — Services Revenue Reaches All-Time High of $12.5 Billion — EPS Sets New Fourth Quarter Record of $3.03
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Tweets: @macrumors, @neilcybart, @benbajarin, @stephennellis, @neilcybart, @stephennellis, @stevesi, @stephennellis, @cnbcnow, @cnet, and @mrinaldesai
| Chance Miller / 9to5Mac: |
Tim Cook says Apple Card users will soon be able to finance iPhone purchases over 24 months with zero interest — Apple CEO Tim Cook announced today that Apple Card will soon be adding a new feature for iPhone financing. Starting later this year, Apple Card users will be able to finance iPhone purchases with 0 percent interest.
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Macworld, ZDNet, CNBC, Cult of Mac, SiliconANGLE, Pocket-lint, Digital Trends, MacRumors, iDownloadBlog.com, Softpedia News, CNET, and iMore
Tweets: @kifleswing, @nithin, @mgsiegler, @jonyiveparody, and @iankar_
| Chance Miller / 9to5Mac: |
Tim Cook says Apple Pay transactions more than doubled YoY to 3B+ transactions in Q4, exceeding PayPal's volume and growing 4x faster — Apple Pay has been growing at a brisk pace recently, and Tim Cook is making a point to emphasize that fact. During Apple's Q4 2019 earnings call today … | Facebook: |
Facebook reports Q3 revenue of $17.7B, up 29% YoY; DAUs rose 9% YoY to 1.62B as MAUs rose 8% YoY to 2.45B; headcount increased 28% YoY to 43,030 — Facebook, Inc. (Nasdaq: FB) today reported financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2019. — “We had a good quarter and our community …
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CNBC, AdExchanger, Coinspeaker, Financial Times, Business Insider, Yahoo Finance, ZDNet, and Axios
Facebook: Mark Zuckerberg. Tweets: @sarahfrier, @mcwm, @sarahfrier, @ianbassin, @qwongsj, @mikeisaac, and @mollywood
| Steven Musil / CNET: |
Samsung posts Q3 operating profit of $6.6B, down 56% YoY, on revenue of $53B, while the revenue from its mobile division grew 17.4% YoY to ~$25.2B — Samsung was hit hard in its third quarter by the slowdown in tech. The company on Wednesday reported a steep drop in operating profit amid ongoing weakness in the chip industry.| Casey Newton / The Verge: |
Cognizant, which provides content moderation services for Facebook, Google, and Twitter, says it'll exit the business in 2020 after completing current contracts — Moderators complained of filthy offices and severe mental health strain — The professional services firm Cognizant will exit …
Tweets: @chandrarsrikant and @caseynewton
| Kevin Townsend / SecurityWeek: |
Report: 21M stolen credentials from global Fortune 500 organizations were found for sale on the dark web, 16M of which were compromised in the last 12 months — There have been many studies and investigations into the number of stolen credentials available on the dark web.
| Andy Greenberg / Wired: |
Legal experts analyze WhatsApp's options in its case against NSO Group, over sending malware to WhatsApp users, which they say will be an uphill battle — The Facebook-owned messaging company is taking on a notorious malware vendor in what could be an uphill battle.
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Ars Technica, Financial Times, Quartz, The Next Web, and Beyond Search
Tweets: @thekenyeung and @a_greenberg
| New York Times: |
Facebook outlines actions taken against “inauthentic behavior” originating in Russia and targeting African countries, including Sudan, Libya, and Madagascar — Facebook said it removed three Russian-backed influence networks aimed at African countries.| Sarah Emerson / OneZero: |
An investigation into the supply chain of AmazonBasics batteries shows how Amazon masks its private label operations through a discreet network of outsourcing — One of Amazon's smallest and most popular products has a surprisingly large footprint — heard the “pop!” from my living room …
Tweets: @sarahnemerson, @ozm, @anrao, and @joshelman
| Mike Isaac / New York Times: |
Two men plead guilty in federal court to hacks in 2016 of Uber and Lynda.com and subsequent extortion, saying they used employee AWS accounts to gain access — Guilty pleas to charges of hacking and an extortion conspiracy cap a legal saga that ensnared the tech companies in data breach scandals.
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CNET, Engadget, IT PRO, Associated Press, PYMNTS.com, Reuters, and ZDNet
Tweets: @krishnan, @cnet, @zackwhittaker, @iankar_, and @mikeisaac
| Pavel Alpeyev / Bloomberg: |
Nintendo beats estimates in Q2 with sales of 4.8M Switch consoles, up 50% YoY, and operating income of ~$615M on revenue of ~$2.5B — - Switch sales climb 50% from a year ago to 4.8 million units — Nintendo sticks with conservative full-year earnings outlook
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Engadget, IGN, Yahoo News, The Verge, and Kotaku
| Kate Conger / New York Times: |
Lyft reports Q3 revenue of $955.6M, up 63% YoY, adjusted net loss of $121.6M, compared to $245.3M last year, beating estimates, and raises 2019 revenue guidance — SAN FRANCISCO — Lyft on Wednesday emphasized a new mantra — profitability — over and over again.
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CNET, Lyft, Inc., CNBC, PYMNTS.com, and The Verge
Tweets: @amir, @cnbcnow, @g_rapier, and @reformedbroker
| Dropbox Blog: |
Dropbox says Guido van Rossum, the creator of Python, is leaving the company after six and a half years and heading into retirement — After six and a half years, Guido van Rossum, the creator of Python, is leaving Dropbox and heading into retirement. From the beginning, we knew Guido would be a great addition to our company.
Tweets: @gvanrossum and @drewhouston
| Tim Hardwick / MacRumors: |
Report: Apple will use Qualcomm's X55 5G modem in all three 2020 iPhones — Apple's 2020 iPhones will all use Qualcomm's newest and fastest 5G-capable modem chip, claims a new report out of Asia today. — Apple is expected to launch three iPhones next year in 5.4-inch, 6.1-inch, and 6.7-inch sizes.
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| Eric Newcomer / Bloomberg: |
The Department of Interior, the agency responsible for maintaining federal lands, is halting the use of Chinese-made drones except for “emergency purposes” — The decision comes after pressure from lawmakers — The the federal agency responsible for maintaining America's vast federal lands … Sponsor Posts
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