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Twitter permanently bans Steve Bannon's @WarRoomPandemic and YouTube pulls episode of his show after he called for execution of FBI director Wray and Dr. Fauci — Former Presidential advisor and right-wing pundit Steve Bannon had his show suspended from Twitter and an episode removed …
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| Mike Isaac / New York Times: |
Sources: Facebook plans to temporarily add more “friction” to users' ability to share posts and other content — New measures would slow down the flow of information and make election misinformation less visible, according to people with knowledge of the matter.
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| David Gilbert / VICE: |
Facebook shuts down Trump-linked “Stop the Steal” Group, which was spreading disinfo about the election and amassed 360,000+ followers since launching a day ago — The group, run by Trump allies, is spreading disinformation about the election and calling for “boots on the ground to protect the integrity of the vote.”
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| BuzzFeed News: |
Internal Facebook metric that assesses “violence and incitement trends” based on hashtags and search terms in posts increased by 45% since October 31 — As votes are being tallied across the country to determine the next US president, internal Facebook data shows that the company …
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| Tim Hardwick / MacRumors: |
Kuo: iPhone 13 to come in same four sizes as iPhone 12, Pro Models to feature a major upgrade to ultra wide camera with f/1.8, 6P lens with autofocus — TF International Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has released a new research note, seen by MacRumors, that details his expectations … | Carrie Mihalcik / CNET: |
MagSafe Duo Charger as well as the Leather Sleeve with MagSafe for the iPhone 12 models are now listed as “coming soon” on Apple's site, for $129 each — As preorders for the iPhone 12 Mini and iPhone Pro Max kicked off on Friday, Apple also revealed pricing for its MagSafe Duo Charger …
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| Chaim Gartenberg / The Verge: |
Hands-on with iPhone 12 mini and 12 Pro Max: mini's size requires adjustment but some gestures are easier, and the Max doesn't feel too heavy in hand — Hands-on with Apple's big (and small) iPhone 12 models — Apple's iPhone 12 and 12 Pro are the “default” size iPhones this year.
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| Juli Clover / MacRumors: |
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| Kurt Wagner / Bloomberg: |
Twitter says Trump's special treatment around offensive or misleading content rule violations will expire in January if he loses the presidency — - For now, violating posts get warning label, not removal — But ‘world leader’ newsworthiness rules wouldn't apply
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| Andrew Webster / The Verge: |
PlayStation 5 review: has amazing DualSense controller, fast and smooth performance, more streamlined UI, but it's big and has no “quick resume” feature — The real star of Sony's new console is its controller — A new console generation is usually something you can see.
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| Eli Blumenthal / CNET: |
T-Mobile reports Q3 revenue of $19.3B, up 45.1% YoY, beating analysts estimates of $18.34B, as it passes 100M total customers — T-Mobile is continuing to grow, even amid the pandemic. On Thursday the nation's second-largest wireless carrier announced that it had crossed the 100-million mark … | Arjun Kharpal / CNBC: |
Chinese autonomous vehicle startup Pony.ai raises $267M at a $5.3B valuation, and says it has raised a total of $1B to date — - Chinese driverless car firm Pony.ai has raised another round of funding, bringing its valuation to $5.3 billion, the company said on Friday.
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Review of AMD's 5000 series lineup: AMD's Zen 3 chips demonstrate 19%+ IPC uplift from Zen 2 and best Intel across different workloads with new core design — When AMD announced that its new Zen 3 core was a ground-up redesign and offered complete performance leadership, we had to ask them to confirm if that's exactly what they said.
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| Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch: |
Twitter removed a student's tweets critical of Proctorio, which makes an exam monitoring tool used by many US schools, for reproducing Proctorio's code — A series of tweets by one Miami University student that were critical of a proctoring software company have been hidden by Twitter … | Elsa Keslassy / Variety: |
Netflix is testing Direct, a linear channel with real-time, scheduled programming from its library, which is accessible only via its website, in France — Netflix has chosen France to test its first channel offering. — Named Direct, the linear channel — which is only available to subscribers …
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| Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat: |
EA reports Q2 revenue of $1.15B, down 14% YoY, outperforming expectations, but forecasts a weak next quarter due to a possible waning pandemic gaming bump — Electronic Arts reported financial results today that beat Wall Street's expectations with revenue falling 14% to $1.15 billion … | Natalie Gagliordi / ZDNet: |
Dropbox beats Q3 expectations with revenue of $487.4M, up 14% YoY, vs. estimates of $483.6M, says it has 15.25M paying users, up from 14M YoY — The company said paying users now sit at 15.25 million. — Dropbox published its third quarter financial results on Thursday, beating market estimates.
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