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| @jack: |
[Thread] Twitter will stop accepting all political and issue ads on its platform globally starting on November 22 — We've made the decision to stop all political advertising on Twitter globally. We believe political message reach should be earned, not bought. Why? A few reasons...🧵
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| Emily Stewart / Vox: |
Jack Dorsey's announcement that Twitter will cut out political ads increases the pressure on Facebook and Mark Zuckerberg to follow suit — Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey announced his company is no longer going to allow political advertising on its platform. David Becker / Getty Images
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| Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
In an earnings call, Mark Zuckerberg defends Facebook's political ads policy, estimates ads from politicians will be less than 0.5% of company's revenue in 2020 — As Jack Dorsey announced his company Twitter would drop all political ads, Facebook CEO Zuckerberg doubled-down on his policy of refusing to fact check politicians' ads.
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| Kara Swisher / New York Times: |
Dorsey's political ad ban is a worthy dare to all social networks that have become hostage to abuse and manipulation, with their growth-at-all-costs mentality — Twitter will no longer allow political advertising, a move that places Twitter and Jack Dorsey in stark contrast to Facebook and Mark Zuckerberg.
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| Apple: |
Apple reports Q4 revenue of $64B, up 2% YoY, of which $51.5B came from products and $12.5B from services; Q1 2020 revenue expected to be $85.5B-$89.5B — Services Revenue Reaches All-Time High of $12.5 Billion — EPS Sets New Fourth Quarter Record of $3.03
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| Chance Miller / 9to5Mac: |
Tim Cook says Apple Card users will soon be able to finance iPhone purchases over 24 months with zero interest — Apple CEO Tim Cook announced today that Apple Card will soon be adding a new feature for iPhone financing. Starting later this year, Apple Card users will be able to finance iPhone purchases with 0 percent interest.
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| Kif Leswing / CNBC: |
Tim Cook suggests iPhone upgrade plans are akin to the idea of a “prime subscription”, says Apple sees it as a major growth area — - Some investors want Apple to sell its iPhone on a subscription basis to shift more of Apple's revenue from transactional sales to recurring revenue.| Chance Miller / 9to5Mac: |
Tim Cook says Apple Pay transactions more than doubled YoY to 3B+ transactions in Q4, exceeding PayPal's volume and growing 4x faster — Apple Pay has been growing at a brisk pace recently, and Tim Cook is making a point to emphasize that fact. During Apple's Q4 2019 earnings call today …
Tweets: @leimer
| Lauren Feiner / CNBC: |
| Facebook: |
Facebook reports Q3 revenue of $17.7B, up 29% YoY; DAUs rose 9% YoY to 1.62B as MAUs rose 8% YoY to 2.45B; headcount increased 28% YoY to 43,030 — Facebook, Inc. (Nasdaq: FB) today reported financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2019. — “We had a good quarter and our community …
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Facebook: Mark Zuckerberg. Tweets: @sarahfrier, @mcwm, @sarahfrier, @ianbassin, @qwongsj, @mikeisaac, and @mollywood
| Casey Newton / The Verge: |
Cognizant, which provides content moderation services for Facebook, Google, and Twitter, says it'll exit the business in 2020 after completing current contracts — Moderators complained of filthy offices and severe mental health strain — The professional services firm Cognizant will exit …
Tweets: @chandrarsrikant and @caseynewton
| Steven Musil / CNET: |
Samsung posts Q3 operating profit of $6.6B, down 56% YoY, on revenue of $53B, while the revenue from its mobile division grew 17.4% YoY to ~$25.2B — Samsung was hit hard in its third quarter by the slowdown in tech. The company on Wednesday reported a steep drop in operating profit amid ongoing weakness in the chip industry.
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| New York Times: |
Facebook outlines actions taken against “inauthentic behavior” originating in Russia and targeting African countries, including Sudan, Libya, and Madagascar — Facebook said it removed three Russian-backed influence networks aimed at African countries.
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| Andy Greenberg / Wired: |
Legal experts analyze WhatsApp's options in its case against NSO Group, over sending malware to WhatsApp users, which they say will be an uphill battle — The Facebook-owned messaging company is taking on a notorious malware vendor in what could be an uphill battle.
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Tweets: @wcathcart, @thekenyeung, @a_greenberg, and @bing_chris
| Tim Hardwick / MacRumors: |
Report: Apple will use Qualcomm's X55 5G modem in all three 2020 iPhones — Apple's 2020 iPhones will all use Qualcomm's newest and fastest 5G-capable modem chip, claims a new report out of Asia today. — Apple is expected to launch three iPhones next year in 5.4-inch, 6.1-inch, and 6.7-inch sizes.
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| Kate Conger / New York Times: |
Lyft reports Q3 revenue of $955.6M, up 63% YoY, adjusted net loss of $121.6M, compared to $245.3M last year, beating estimates, and raises 2019 revenue guidance — SAN FRANCISCO — Lyft on Wednesday emphasized a new mantra — profitability — over and over again.
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| Faiz Siddiqui / Washington Post: |
Sources: Lyft standardized the process by which it bans drivers accused of serious misdeeds in June and reduced the roles of specialists hired to remove them — The ride-hailing giant is standardizing the way it evaluates whether to keep drivers accused of the most egregious offenses behind the wheel.| Eric Newcomer / Bloomberg: |
The Department of Interior, the agency responsible for maintaining federal lands, is halting the use of Chinese-made drones except for “emergency purposes” — The decision comes after pressure from lawmakers — The the federal agency responsible for maintaining America's vast federal lands …
Tweets: @senrickscott and @business
| Jessica Huseman / ProPublica: |
An in-depth look at ES&S, which controls around 50% of the US voting machine market and retained its position over the years despite several mishaps — ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up for ProPublica's Big Story newsletter to receive stories … | Connie Loizos / TechCrunch: |
Curated, an e-commerce platform that matches customers with experts on items like outdoor equipment and travel, raises $27.5M led by Forerunner Ventures — If you've ever tried buying a bike online, or ski equipment, or any number of expensive goods where it would be useful to know a lot more than you do … | Mike Isaac / New York Times: |
Two men plead guilty in federal court to hacks in 2016 of Uber and Lynda.com and subsequent extortion, saying they used employee AWS accounts to gain access — Guilty pleas to charges of hacking and an extortion conspiracy cap a legal saga that ensnared the tech companies in data breach scandals.
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CNET, Reuters, CyberScoop, and ZDNet
Tweets: @mikeisaac, @krishnan, @iankar_, and @zackwhittaker
| Dropbox Blog: |
Dropbox says Guido van Rossum, the creator of Python, is leaving the company after six and a half years and heading into retirement — After six and a half years, Guido van Rossum, the creator of Python, is leaving Dropbox and heading into retirement. From the beginning, we knew Guido would be a great addition to our company.
Tweets: @drewhouston and @gvanrossum
| Chance Miller / 9to5Mac: |
HomePod software version 13.2.1 is rolling out now via the Home app; Apple pulled HomePod 13.2 update after some users reported it was bricking their devices — Earlier this week, Apple released a HomePod 13.2 software update. After installing that update, however, some users reported …
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