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[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, @aoc, @jack, @jack, @jack, @jack, @hillaryclinton, @jack, @nedsegal, @jack, @jack, @jack, @mcclure111, @mcclure111, @kurtwagner8, @stevekovach, @snowden, @alexstamos, @nickconfessore, @benthompson, @alexstamos, @oneunderscore__, @carolecadwalla, @danriffle, @benedictevans, @sarahfrier, @alexstamos, @kt_so_it_goes, @pinboard, @b_fung, @jonlovett, @michelleinbklyn, @kirstinestewart, @mathewi, @jimwaterson, @tpcarney, @jeffjarvis, @manvsgame, @randfish, @epro, @mikeisaac, @panzer, @jason_kint, @laguarda, @zeynep, @kurtwagner8, @panzer, @panzer, @panzer, @danprimack, @sarafischer, @laurengoode, @sarafischer, @joshsternberg, @mikeisaac, @kateconger, @jbenton, @stevekovach, @shiraovide, @b_fung, @rmac18, @kifleswing, @bcmerchant, and @davepell
| 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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| Casey Newton / The Interface: |
Twitter's political ad ban will run into enforcement issues on defining issue ads and possibly disadvantage lesser-known or nontraditional candidates — If you've ever wondered about the value of having multiple social networks competing to develop the best products and policies, Wednesday offered us a clear example.| 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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| 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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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
| Kif Leswing / CNBC: |
Tim Cook suggests iPhone upgrade plans are akin to the idea of a “prime subscription” and says Apple sees it as a major growth area — - Some investors want Apple to sell its iPhone on a subscription basis to shift more of Apple's revenue from transactional sales to recurring revenue.| Chance Miller / 9to5Mac: |
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| Lauren Feiner / CNBC: |
| 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.| 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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Facebook: Mark Zuckerberg. Tweets: @sarahfrier, @mcwm, @ianbassin, @mikeisaac, @mollywood, @qwongsj, and @sarahfrier
| Jager McConnell / Crunchbase: |
Crunchbase, a platform for finding business information about private and public companies, raises $30M Series C led by Omers Ventures — We are excited to share that Crunchbase just closed a $30 million dollar Series C funding round led by OMERS Ventures.| 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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| 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.
| 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, @joshelman, @ozm, and @anrao
| Bloomberg: |
Sources: Alibaba is deciding whether to launch a reduced $10B Hong Kong IPO in November or wait until next year, as global economic uncertainty mounts — - Its required Hong Kong listing hearing is still pending — The company is pondering when to launch its mega listing| Eric Newcomer / Bloomberg: |
Interior Department is grounding its fleet of 800+ aerial drones, one of the largest in the federal government, concerned about risk from Chinese manufacturers — The decision comes after pressure from lawmakers — The the federal agency responsible for maintaining America's vast federal lands …
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| 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
| 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 … | Steve O'Hear / TechCrunch: |
Freetrade, which offers commission-free stock investing in the UK, raises $15M Series A led by Draper Esprit — Freetrade, the U.K. challenger stockbroker that offers commission-free investing, has closed $15 million in Series A funding. The round includes a $7.5 million investment from Draper Esprit …
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| 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, The Next Web, Financial Times, Naked Security, Quartz, and Beyond Search
Tweets: @thekenyeung and @a_greenberg
| Josh Barro / New York Magazine: |
A look at how US airports like LAX and O'Hare are trying to solve congestion caused by ride-hailing pickups by experimenting with ideas like PIN-based pickup — Earlier this month, I landed at McCarran Airport in Las Vegas and got out my phone to call an Uber.
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| Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: |
DotData, which offers automation tools for data science tasks, raises $23M Series A led by JAFCO, bringing its total raised to $43M — DotData, a San Mateo, California-based provider of automation tools that operationalize data science processes, today announced that it's raised $23 million …
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