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| Jeff Benjamin / 9to5Mac: |
Apple iMac Pro in 8-core and 10-core variants will be available to order on December 14, starting at $4,999; 14-core and 18-core models are coming later — Apple's pro-oriented all-in-one desktop, the iMac Pro, is set to launch this Thursday on December 14, 2017.
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| Casey Newton / The Verge: |
Twitter makes it easier to tweetstorm by adding a threads feature, letting you easily add linked tweets from the compose screen, rolling out in coming weeks — Time for some game theory — A few months after being spotted in tests, Twitter's tool for creating tweestorms is now an official part of the app.
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| Ben Popper / The Verge: |
Instagram now lets you follow hashtags, surfacing highlights from that collection in your main feed, rolling out today — The glass facade of the SuperMoon Bakery (#newforkcity, #eatingnyc) has a pleasing symmetry to it. Two black rectangles sit on either side of a square, a neon smiley face suspended upside down in the center.
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Instagram, TechCrunch, International Business Times, Associations Now, ValueWalk, Adweek, Phandroid, MSPoweruser, Android and Me, MacRumors, 9to5Mac, Fortune, iDownloadBlog.com, iPhone Hacks, Engadget, PhoneDog.com, Digital Photography Review, and Gizmodo
Tweets: @alexjamesfitz, @db, @ambabka, @kevinweil, @bafeldman, and @johnwilson
| Joseph Bernstein / BuzzFeed: |
Leaked documents show how Steve Bannon and Breitbart sought to sabotage Twitter via negative coverage, potential litigation, and stock manipulation — Steve Bannon and his associates at Breitbart News planned a broad financial, legal, and editorial campaign to damage Twitter, according to documents obtained by BuzzFeed News.
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Tweets: @katienotopoulos, @anildash, @jonahnro, @anildash, @beschizza, @kevinroose, @buzzfeednews, @willsommer, @caseynewton, and @fwd
| Michael Steeber / 9to5Mac: |
Lightroom CC for iPhone, iPad, and desktop gets updated with new auto settings powered by Adobe's Sensei machine learning technology — Adobe's December release of Lightroom CC for iPad and iPhone includes a few new interesting features that will be helpful to amateur and professional photographers alike.
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| Jeff John Roberts / Fortune: |
David Marcus, VP of messaging products at Facebook and a former president of PayPal, will be joining Coinbase's board — Coinbase, a popular site for buying cryptocurrencies, is soaring. In the last week, Coinbase's app shot to No. 1 in the iTunes store, while a flood of interest …
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| Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
Facebook's AR Studio platform is now in open beta, letting all developers make AR experiences for Facebook Camera; World Effects also arrive on Messenger Camera — Facebook is trying to close the augmented reality gap with Snapchat with the help of an army of third-party developers.
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Facebook for Developers, CNET, The Verge, ZDNet, MSPoweruser, POPSUGAR Living, Digital Trends, Neowin, Recode, and Engadget
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| Steve Kovach / Business Insider: |
Facebook says it's changed and grown in the 6 years since ex-VP of user growth Palihapitiya left, after he said he felt tremendous guilt for what he helped make — - Facebook has responded to recent comments made by a former executive that criticized the company.
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CNET, The Verge, Gizmodo, Washington Post, CNBC, Mashable, NewCo Shift, TechCrunch, BBC, Inquirer, Fortune, Newser, Tech Times, Quartz, Firstpost, Refinery29, and CNBC
Tweets: @joshelman, @alexhern, @sg, @mattocko, @sarahfrier, @dseetharaman, @mikeisaac, @stevekovach, @stevekovach, and @emmalapoune
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Tinder says it's testing a feed that displays info about Spotify updates, matches' new photos or Instagram posts, and more in Australia, NZ, and Canada — Tinder announced today it's beginning a test of a new feature called “Feed” designed to help users learn more about their matches.
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Tinder, Digital Trends, Mashable, International Business Times, Engadget, and The Verge
Tweets: @briannorgard and @briannorgard
| Oliver Cragg / Android Authority: |
US biometrics company Synaptics says it has perfected an in-display fingerprint sensor that is now in mass production in partnership with “a top five OEM” — - Synaptics has announced that it has created an in-display fingerprint sensor called Clear ID
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Synaptics, ZDNet, CNET, Droid Life, Liliputing, Tom's Guide, and Android Police. Tweets: @abdophoto
| Julia Fioretti / Reuters: |
Facebook says it will start booking ad revenue locally in countries where it has a local office, instead of re-routing it via its international HQ in Dublin — BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Social media giant Facebook said on Tuesday it would start booking advertising revenue locally instead …
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| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee, who had a close relationship with the tech industry, has died of a heart attack aged 65 — Ed Lee, the mayor of San Francisco who worked closely with leaders in the city's tech industry, has died after a heart attack aged 65. A statement issued by his office confirmed …
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Tweets: @juliancastro and @pt
| Lauren Goode / The Verge: |
Groupon founder Andrew Mason raises $5M from a16z for Descript, which lets users edit audio by directly editing its text transcription — A spin-off from Mason's last app, Detour — Andrew Mason, the co-founder and former CEO of Groupon whose most recent company produced audio-guided city walking tours … | T.C. Sottek / The Verge: |
How much money each of the 535 members of Congress received in donations from the ISP industry, from 1989 to the present day — Comcast, Verizon, AT&T, and others spread their money far and wide to influence your government — The FCC is about to give massive internet service providers the power to divide the internet.| Dani Deahl / The Verge: |
Algoriddim releases djay Pro 2 for macOS with better song library management and AI-powered features like Automix for smooth transitions — And, it's pretty good at it — Algoriddim's next generation of its DJ software, Djay Pro 2, has just been released, available for macOS.
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MacRumors, Engadget, iMore, TechCrunch, and 9to5Mac
| Todd Spangler / Variety: |
Nintendo says it has sold 10M Switch consoles since its release 10 months ago, meaning it may top first-year sales of the Wii, its best-selling console to date — Nintendo is boasting that its Switch hybrid console has sold 10 million units worldwide in the first nine months of release, helped by Black Friday promotions.
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VentureBeat, Neowin, International Business Times, Polygon, Quartz, CNBC, TechSpot, Digital Trends, The Verge, TechCrunch, CNET, Seeking Alpha, and Fortune. Tweets: @alexhern
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As net neutrality protests take center stage on Reddit, Kickstarter, and others, tech giants including Google, Facebook, Microsoft, Netflix keep a low profile — Protests to preserve net neutrality, or rules that ensure equal access to the internet, migrated online on Tuesday … | Dustin Volz / Reuters: |
Trump signs US government ban on Kaspersky Lab software into law, as part of broader defense policy spending legislation — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump signed into law on Tuesday legislation that bans the use of Kaspersky Lab within the U.S. government …
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