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| Joseph Cox / VICE: |
Richard Stallman has resigned as president and director of Free Software Foundation and from MIT's CSAIL over his comments related to Jeffrey Epstein — Stallman said the “most plausible scenario” is that one of Epstein's underage victims was “entirely willing.”
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| Joshua Franklin / Reuters: |
WeWork parent says it expects to complete its IPO by the end of the year after shelving plans to launch an investor road show this week — Joshua Franklin, Anirban Sen — (Reuters) - WeWork owner The We Company said on Monday it expected to complete its initial public offering (IPO) …
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| Juli Clover / MacRumors: |
Ahead of the planned September 19 release date, Apple Arcade is rolling out to users running beta versions of iOS 13 or iOS 13.1, with 50+ games to play — Apple Arcade appears to be rolling out to a handful of users ahead of its planned September 19 release date, based on a few tweets and emails sent to MacRumors.
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| Devindra Hardawar / Engadget: |
Apple Arcade is a no brainer at $4.99/mo., with a strong selection of exclusives and a model that lets devs focus on fun instead of extracting money from users — Despite being just $5, Apple Arcade still seems like a tough sell for some gamers, who are already bombarded with other monthly services like Xbox Game Pass.
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| Nilay Patel / The Verge: |
iPhone 11 review: has a terrific battery life and excellent camera, and is the best phone for the average consumer, but iOS 13 is buggy — This was not a hard review — Video by Becca Farsace, Alix Diaconis, Phil Esposito, Andrew Marino, Grayson Blackmon, William Joel, Owen Grove, and Mariya Abdulkaf
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| Chris Velazco / Engadget: |
iPhone 11 Pro and Pro Max review: improved battery life, flexible triple camera system, and great performance, but ultra-wide camera sometimes lacks detail — What does it mean for a phone to earn the name “Pro”? Lots of power, for one. Usually great cameras. And software robust enough to handle arduous tasks with ease.
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TechCrunch, Apple, MacRumors, Reuters, CNET, 9to5Mac, CNET, The Verge, CNBC, BuzzFeed News, Wall Street Journal, Tom's Guide, Wall Street Journal, MacStories, Cult of Mac, and iPhone Hacks. Tweets: @reckless
| Zheping Huang / Bloomberg: |
Crypto-exchange giant Binance makes a strategic investment in Chinese crypto media firm Mars Finance, at a post-money valuation of ~$200M — - Mars Finance reached a $200 million post-money valuation — Investors also include Bitmain co-founder's new crypto firm
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CoinDesk, Coinspeaker, Cointelegraph, Altcoin Magazine, and CryptoGlobe
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| Yahoo News: |
Sources: Obama's move in 2016 to expel dozens of Russian diplomats and seize estates was in part due to a brazen Russian operation to breach FBI communications — On Dec. 29, 2016, the Obama administration announced that it was giving nearly three dozen Russian diplomats just 72 hours …
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Washington Post, Engadget, NBC News, Politico, and Foreign Policy
Tweets: @kimzetter, @nbcnews, @karolcummins, @kimzetter, @ldrogen, @rvawonk, @michaeldweiss, @nycsouthpaw, @20committee, and @sifill_ldf
| Dana Mattioli / Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: Amazon changed its search algorithm last year to boost items that were more profitable for it, overriding internal dissent from lawyers and engineers — The e-commerce giant overcame internal dissent from engineers and lawyers, people familiar with the move say.| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Snapchat adds a 3D camera mode with 3D effects, lenses, and filters, which can be used by those with iPhone X and above, and viewed by users with other phones — The newest version of Snap's Spectacles already has a 3D feature that lets you see the world with immersive filter effects … | Tina Bellon / Reuters: |
To comply with NYC regulations, Uber will start locking out drivers from its app at times and in areas of low demand in the city, from Tuesday — (Reuters) - Uber on Tuesday will begin limiting drivers' access to its app in New York City to comply with regulation aimed at boosting drivers' pay … | Catalin Cimpanu / ZDNet: |
LastPass fixes a bug in its Chrome and Opera extensions which exposed credentials entered on previously visited websites — LastPass has released a fix last week. Vulnerability details are now public. Users advised to update. — Password manager LastPass has released an update last week …
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| Gregory Barber / Wired: |
AI researchers are beginning to acknowledge and confront the “reproducibility” crisis, which makes it hard for others to replicate the results of AI systems — Machine-learning systems are black boxes even to the researchers that build them. That makes it hard for others to assess the results.
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FutureSin. Tweets: @dorotheabaur, @scottthurm, @skdh, @nxthompson, @schestowitz, and @gefes_rsef
| Adam Satariano / New York Times: |
A new generation of cameras in the UK that feed into facial recognition software, enabling real-time identity checks, raises new privacy concerns among citizens — Facial recognition technology is drawing scrutiny in a country more accustomed to surveillance than any other Western democracy.
Tweets: @clareangelyn, @kenroth, @nytimes, @sandrawachter5, @nytimesbusiness, @cendemtech, and @satariano
| Nathaniel Gleicher / Facebook: |
Facebook removes accounts for spreading disinformation on Instagram and FB, hundreds from Ukraine, linked to PR firm, and from Iraq, posting on societal issues — Today, we removed multiple Pages, Groups and accounts that were involved in coordinated inauthentic behavior on Facebook and Instagram.| Nicole Sperling / New York Times: |
A new memoir by Marc Randolph, Netflix's co-founder and first CEO, recounts the entertainment giant's startup days, when DVDs in red envelopes were all the rage — SANTA CRUZ, Calif. — Long before binge-watching, the streaming wars and “Netflix and chill,” there were two guys barreling down Highway 17 …
Tweets: @nytimesbusiness, @nytimesbusiness, @mbrandolph, @billaulet, @nicsperling, @karaswisher, and @jimwindolf
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