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Sources: Facebook preps responses to possible post-election unrest, like slowing the spread of viral content, with tools it has used in countries like Myanmar — Tools include slowing the spread of certain posts and tweaking users' news feeds — Facebook Inc. teams have planned … | Jeff Horwitz / Wall Street Journal: |
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Sources: Apple is working on third-generation entry-level AirPods without noise cancellation and a smaller second version of the AirPods Pro — - New AirPods earbuds planned to be announced as early as 2021 — Hit accessory sees new competition from Amazon, Google, others
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An overview of tech issues on the ballot in November: the status of gig workers, warrantless phone searches, privacy rights, publicly-funded broadband, and more — Voters in states and cities across the country will decide some of technology's biggestquestions
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| Lily Hay Newman / Wired: |
Profile of Maddie Stone, who leads Google's Project Zero team that studies and neuters actively exploited Android malware — The Project Zero reverse engineer shuts down some of the world's most dangerous exploits—along with antiquated hacker stereotypes. — EVEN WITH A knee injury, Maddie Stone is formidable.
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| Lillian Rizzo / Wall Street Journal: |
Users working from home are running into internet usage limits as ISPs reinstate data caps they suspended at the beginning of the pandemic — As more people rely on their home broadband for work and school during the coronavirus pandemic, providers are reinstating data caps
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Sources: Airbnb's valuation rose 10.4% from the end of Q2 to Sept. 30, and its board has approved splitting its privately held shares ahead of its planned IPO — - The value of company's privately held shares climbs 10.4% — Airbnb seeks to raise as much as $3 billion in IPO this year
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Oculus owners will lose all store purchases and account information if they delete their Facebook accounts — If you've linked your Oculus account to Facebook and decide you want to delete your Facebook account, your purchases on Oculus will be lost as well.
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| Charlotte Tucker / EU-Startups: |
London-based PrimaryBid, which develops software connecting retail investors with public companies, raises €42.3M Series B — London-based fintech PrimaryBid has today announced raising approx. €42.3 million Series B funding, co-led by OMERS, London Stock Exchange Group and Draper Esprit … | Bloomberg: |
SAP shares drop as much as 21%, the biggest intraday fall since 1999, as profit and sales declined and it cut revenue forecast for the full year — - Previous outlook incorrectly ‘assumed economies would reopen’ — German software maker also delays longer-term financial goals
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PayPal terminates account of web hosting service Epik, home to right-wing sites like the Proud Boys domain and Gab; source says over Epik's digital currency — PayPal, Hunter Biden, Bloomberg News, and several Avengers were targeted in a series of unhinged open letters from Epik after PayPal terminated its account.| Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: |
A look at signature verification software deployed to expedite mail-in ballot verification in US, as signature discrepancies are the main reason for rejections — As of early October, more than 84.2 million absentee ballots had been requested or sent to U.S. voters in 47 states and the District … | Arjun Kharpal / CNBC: |
Ant Group will raise $34.5B in its dual Shanghai and Hong Kong IPOs, valuing it at $313.37B, making it the biggest listing of all time — - Ant Group will raise $34.5 billion in its dual initial public offering (IPO) after setting the price for its shares on Monday, making it the biggest listing of all time.Sponsor Posts
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