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February 3, 2020, 3:55 PM

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Cat Zakrzewski / Washington Post:
YouTube shows how it's cracking down on election disinformation: removing doctored and misleading videos, as well as those questioning a candidate's eligibility  —  Just in time for the Iowa caucuses, YouTube this morning clarified how it's cracking down on videos spreading falsehoods related to elections …
Ben Schoon / 9to5Google:
BlackBerry says TCL Communications will stop manufacturing BlackBerry-branded phones on August 31, 2020 as its licensing deal comes to an end  —  In the past few years, BlackBerry has made a return to the smartphone market thanks to a partnership with TCL.  Today, though, BlackBerry's Android …
Ben Schoon / 9to5Google:
A performance artist loaded 99 smartphones into a wagon and opened Google Maps on all of them, creating an artificial traffic jam that turned green streets red  —  Google Maps is a hugely useful tool that's used by millions of people around the globe, mostly thanks to its excellent navigation and traffic tools.
Bloomberg:
Sources: Jeff Bezos, inspired by Elon Musk's Gigafactory in Nevada, pushed for Amazon to aggressively pursue large incentives for its HQ2 project in NY and VA  —  When Elon Musk secured $1.3 billion from Nevada in 2014 to open a gigantic battery plant, Jeff Bezos noticed.
Tom Warren / The Verge:
Microsoft Teams was down for nearly three hours this morning after Microsoft forgot to renew a security certificate  —  Microsoft Teams is currently down worldwide after Microsoft forgot to renew a critical security certificate.  Users of Microsoft's Slack competitor were met …
Donie O'Sullivan / CNN:
A look at the DNC's new counter disinformation team as it gets ready to fight online trolls ahead of today's Iowa caucuses  —  Democrats form counter disinformation unit ahead of election  —  Des Moines, Iowa (CNN)Days after the 2016 Iowa caucuses, the instructions were clear.
Abner Li / 9to5Google:
Google Photos trials an $8/month subscription program that sends 10 prints of automatically-selected pics from the previous month; users get to choose a theme  —  In September, Google Photos added large canvas prints, as well as individual prints.  Google Photos is now trialing a “monthly photo prints” subscription program.
Joe Rossignol / MacRumors:
Apple says it will begin offering dedicated US presidential election coverage in News, including curated guides, special features, and other resources  —  Apple today announced that it will be providing special coverage of the 2020 presidential election in the United States starting today …
Jesselyn Cook / HuffPost:
Instagram's search remains a haven of vaccine misinformation, a year after Facebook said it wouldn't show such content on Instagram Explore or hashtag pages  —  By promoting anti-vax misinformation, the platform legitimizes distrust in vaccines.  —  It's been almost a year since Instagram pledged …

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