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Twitter says it has temporarily paused “all general verifications” to work on clarifying policy, after verifying white supremacist Jason Kessler — Twitter today announced it's pausing all account verifications - the process that gives public figures on Twitter a blue checkmark next …
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| Todd Haselton / CNBC: |
Canalys: Apple shipped 11.9M iPhone 8 and 8 Plus units in Q3 2017, down from 14M iPhone 7 and 7 Plus units in Q3 2016 — - It says sales of the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus were below the debut quarter sales of the iPhone 7 last year. — Consumers may have flocked to the iPhone 7 due … | Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft tests AirDrop-like Near Share feature in latest Windows 10 Insider build for file sharing between Windows 10 PCs via Bluetooth — Microsoft is introducing its own version of Apple's AirDrop feature in Windows 10. The software giant has started testing its “Near Share” … | Mike Allen / Axios: |
Sean Parker says social media networks like Facebook exploit a vulnerability in human psychology and wonders about effects on productivity and children — Sean Parker, the founding president of Facebook, gave me a candid insider's look at how social networks purposely hook and potentially hurt our brains.
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| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Apple confirms it acquired InVisage Technologies, which makes imaging tech for low-light conditions — As Apple continues to work on ever-smaller but more powerful computing devices, it has acquired a startup focusing on nanotechnology, and specifically as it relates to image sensors.
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Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi says SoftBank deal “hasn't happened yet but it will” and reaffirms 2019 date for IPO — Dara Khosrowshahi today gave his first public interview since being named CEO of Uber two months ago, at the DealBook Conference in New York City.| Mary Jo Foley / ZDNet: |
Microsoft to integrate third-party security information on macOS, Linux, iOS, and Android into its Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection service — Microsoft is partnering with Bitdefender, Lookout and Ziften to integrate their macOS, Linux, iOS and Android threat-detection offerings …
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| Juli Clover / MacRumors: |
Apple announces international expansion of “Everyone Can Code” initiative to 20+ schools in Australia, Denmark, the Netherlands, New Zealand, and the UK — Apple today announced that its “Everyone Can Code” initiative is being expanded to more than 20 colleges and universities outside of the United States.
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| Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica: |
Ballot measure passes in Fort Collins, CO, authorizing the city to build a broadband network, despite $451K spent by Comcast-backed group against the measure — Municipal broadband wins “David vs. Goliath battle” in Fort Collins, Colorado. — Voters in Fort Collins, Colorado …
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| Karen Schwartz / New York Times: |
TripAdvisor begins placing badges next to hotels identified as locations of sexual assault; badges will remain up to three months, or longer if issues persist — Responding to what one travel expert categorized as “a wakeup call,” TripAdvisor has begun placing symbols next to hotels and resorts …
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Sources: US DoJ tells AT&T it needs to sell CNN to get Time Warner merger approval; source says “It's all about CNN”; source says AT&T plans to sue DoJ — AT&T has been told by the US Department of Justice that it needs to sell CNN, Time Warner's cable news channel …
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Tweets: @vanityfair, @lauraajarrett, @brianstelter, @owillis, @adamweinstein, @jordanuhl, and @fawfulfan
| Valentina Palladino / Ars Technica: |
Logitech, in email to customers, says it will end support for Harmony Link devices which will cease to function on March 16, 2018 — Essentially bricking the otherwise functional smart remote devices. — Logitech customers are not happy, as they recently found out that the company …
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