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Twitter suspends more state-backed accounts for information operations; this batch originated in China, UAE, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Spain, and Ecuador — In October 2018, we disclosed the first comprehensive archive of state-backed information operations on Twitter.
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Apple says the new iPhones include a new software and hardware system to reduce performance impacts as battery ages, making them less susceptible to throttling — The iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro, and iPhone 11 Pro Max include a dynamic power management system — a combination of hardware and software …
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Google updates Chrome with customizable themes on desktop and tab grouping on Android — Google says some more improvements are coming to Chrome later in the fall. — What you need to know — Google is introducing new features to its Chrome browser for both desktop and Android users.
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Google says it will invest €3B over the next two years to expand its data centers across Europe, and €600M in 2020 to expand its data center in Hamina, Finland — Today I am in Helsinki, Finland, to meet with Finnish Prime Minister Rinne to discuss his priorities for the European Union Presidency …
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A look at the new privacy features in iOS 13, including reminders about app location track, one-time location sharing, and removing metadata from images — It's finally here. — Apple's new iOS 13, the thirteenth major iteration of its popular iPhone software, is out to download.| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Apple releases iOS 13 with Dark Mode, QuickPath swipe keyboard, a redesigned Reminders app, and more
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French court rules that European consumers can resell games they bought on Steam, just as they are able to resell packaged, physical games — Valve pledges to fight ruling — A French high court this week delivered a blow to Valve, ruling that European consumers are legally free …
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Facebook says it has removed tens of thousands of apps from about 400 developers to date, as part of its investigation following the Cambridge Analytica scandal — SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook said on Friday that it had suspended “tens of thousands” of apps as part of an investigation …
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Mark Zuckerberg met with President Trump during his visit to Washington, where the Facebook CEO also met with a number of members of Congress — - Senator Hawley urged Facebook to sell WhatsApp, Instagram — CEO also pressed on privacy, independent content audits, bias
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| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
On-demand storage and removals company Clutter acquires The Storage Fox, which offers self-storage services in urban areas, for $152M — The world of on-demand storage has seen some ups and downs, with some of the biggest hopefuls pivoting into new areas, some as unrelated as cryptocurrency …
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UK supermarket Tesco shuts down its parking validation web app after tens of millions of photos of cars with visible license plates were left unsecured online — Ranger Services goes to ground over unsecured Azure blob — Exclusive Tesco has shuttered its parking validation web app … | Ana Lomtadze / Global Editors Network: |
Interview with Google News VP Richard Gingras on the algorithm change to spotlight original reporting, the difficulty of defining the term, raters, and more — Google's VP of News explains the wider implications of the new search algorithm. — Last week, Google said it had made changes … | Matt Donnelly / Variety: |
Sources: Tinder will release a six-episode choose-your-own-adventure series in October and intends to use viewers' choices to make matches — Popular dating app Tinder is set to release a choose-your-own-adventure-style original series in early October, marking its first outing … | Bloomberg: |
Sources: Procore has hired Goldman Sachs in preparation for an IPO that could value the construction-management software platform at more than $4B — - Construction software provider may list as soon as this year — Backers include Tiger Global Management and Iconiq Capital
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Jeff Bezos announces the Climate Pledge, for businesses like Amazon to commit to meet the Paris Agreement's zero-carbon goal by 2040, 10 years ahead of schedule — During a news conference at the National Press Club in Washington this morning, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos alongside former United …
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