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Telegram has launched an alpha version of one-on-one video calls in its Android and iOS apps, says all calls will be end-to-end encrypted — The company plans to add improvements to the alpha feature in coming months — Secure messaging app Telegram has launched an alpha version …
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With its ban on cloud gaming services and now the removal of Fortnite, Apple is at the risk of losing a generation of young, game-loving smartphone owners — Apple has always had a complicated relationship with the game industry, but this month that relationship slid into a bitter …
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| Nick Statt / The Verge: |
Epic's Tim Sweeney says fight with Apple is about “the basic freedoms of all consumers and developers” to install and distribute apps as they choose — Sweeney says the explosive feud with Apple is not solely about money — Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney has issued a series …
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| Kyle Orland / Ars Technica: |
Most of Epic's complaints against Apple and Google apply to console makers, which Epic conveniently ignores; most gamers likely play Fortnite on consoles — Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo demand the same platform control—and the same 30% fee. — Yesterday, Epic used Fortnite …
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| Amit Katwala / WIRED UK: |
Tens of thousands of high school students were downgraded from teacher estimates by an algorithm that replaced exams in UK, affecting university applications — Even with the late changes, GCSE and A-Level results still highlight the flaws in a biased education system
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| Kurt Wagner / Bloomberg: |
Facebook launches paid online events in 20 countries with waived fees during COVID-19, says Apple is hurting SMBs by refusing to waive its 30% cut on iOS — Facebook Inc. joined a growing list of developers to publicly criticize Apple Inc. over its revenue-sharing policy for in-app purchases …
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| Aliya S. King / LEVEL: |
An oral history of hip-hop sites like UBO, Hookt, and 360HipHop which raised millions before becoming the early casualties of the first dot-com bubble — It wasn't just Pets.com and eToys — 20 years ago, a slew of hip-hop and ‘urban’ sites became early casualties of the first dot-com bubble| Angela Lashbrook / OneZero : |
Quick Reactions to Instagram Stories convey little when used, confuse people when they're absent, make some people feel obliged to use them — Research shows that a modicum of extra effort in online conversations goes a long way — When Instagram introduced the option to “heart” … | Parmy Olson / Wall Street Journal: |
As companies start using AI-software to detect race or ethnicity, often as part of market research, researchers worry it will fuel bias and discrimination — When Revlon Inc. wanted to know what lipstick women of different races and in different countries were wearing, the cosmetics giant didn't need to send out a survey.| Charlie Osborne / ZDNet: |
Researchers detail XCSSET, a newly discovered macOS malware that spreads through Xcode projects; it is not yet clear how XCSSET is infecting Xcode projects — XCSSET malware focuses on exploiting Safari and other browsers. — Xcode projects are being exploited to spread a form …
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| Charlie Warzel / New York Times: |
While social media platforms did not create QAnon, they helped it go mainstream via recommendation systems designed to prioritize engagement — A supporter of the dangerous conspiracy theory is most likely headed to Congress. The social media platforms have some soul-searching to do.
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| Rob Pegoraro / Forbes: |
Facebook's new policy to label promoted content with direct political ties won't affect sites, like Breitbart, which are funded by political actors — A new policy Facebook FB announced Tuesday suggests the social network will finally punish political propaganda disguised as news.Sponsor Posts
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