Twitter told a user that pipe bomb suspect did not violate its rules when she reported his threats weeks ago; Twitter now says it made a mistake, apologizes
Taylor Hatmaker @tayhatmaker / 14 hours — At least two Twitter accounts linked to the man suspected of sending explosive devices …
iFixit: iPhone XR is the spiritual “iPhone 9” with an inside that looks like a hybrid between the iPhone 8 and X; modular SIM card reader is an iPhone first
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Google introduces its “.new” domain for instantly creating new docs, slides, sheets, and forms across its productivity apps
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Addressing employee concerns, Microsoft explains why it won't pull out of Pentagon's $10B JEDI contract bidding and will sell AI and other technologies to DOD
Microsoft will not pull out of the competition for a $10 billion cloud contract for the Department of Defense …
Snap launches Snap Camera app for Mac and Windows, brings Snapchat filters to apps including Twitch, YouTube, and Skype on the desktop
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Sources: at Oct. 30 event, Apple to reveal new iPad Pros with nearly edge-to-edge screens, a USB-C port, and Face ID, a successor to the MacBook Air, and more
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Twitch says it has 1M viewers at any given time, announces Squad Streaming to allow up to four people to broadcast at once, Twitch Sings game, and more
coming soon to a dashboard near you. #TwitchCon pic.twitter.com/yuzJJzdpLI @gassymexican : Pretty damn good Keynote this year. A lot of things that we've been asking for for long time finally getting ...
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Mainstream adoption of VR hasn't happened because there's no “killer app” for VR and no one has made a simple headset that lets a novice user engage casually
We were promised better worlds, and all we got was this lousy headset. — Joshua Topolsky Oct—25—2018 01:56PM EST
Microsoft plans to bring its Xbox Game Pass subscription service to PC, Satya Nadella revealed on Wednesday's Q1 earnings call
Few details offered during off-handed earnings call announcement. — Microsoft says PC players will be able to access a version of its all-you-can-download …
Facebook says it has removed 82 Pages, groups, and accounts for coordinated inauthentic behavior that originated in Iran and targeted people in the US and UK
dodged a bunch of important Qs and didn't accept ours — so we've more to learn on this Iran stuff. Tony Romm / @tonyromm : the reality is — we can't yet say how big of a deal this is because Facebook ...
Imax closes its New York City VR center, bringing VR center closures to three; company says it won't spend on VR projects in 2019
Imax continues to scale down its virtual reality (VR) ambitions: The company closed its New York-based VR Center in recent days, bringing the total number of such closures up to 3. Tweets: @rafat Twee...
Expedia says it has acquired short-term home rental startups Pillow and ApartmentJet as it looks to expand accommodation options and compete with Airbnb
Aisha Al-Muslim / Wall Street Journal :
Waymo has begun charging some passengers in Arizona for rides in its autonomous cars, Alphabet CFO Ruth Porat revealed during Thursday's Q3 earnings call
Waymo has begun charging passengers in Arizona for rides in its autonomous cars, making it the first self-driving car developer to launch commercial services.
Report: Twitch continues to dominate live streaming with 2.5B hours watched in Q3, but YouTube Live has seen a 10% increase to ~25% of the market since January
Sarah Perez @sarahintampa / 7 hours — Twitch continues to dominate the live streaming market, with approximately 2.5 billion hours watched …
In a deal with the DOJ, California has agreed to not enforce its net neutrality law until legal challenges to the FCC's net neutrality repeal are resolved
Marguerite Reardon / CNET :
GitHub's new CEO Nat Friedman says Microsoft's $7.5B acquisition of GitHub is now complete
Natfriedman / The GitHub Blog :
Interviews with government officials, analysts, and tech experts reveal severe vulnerabilities in many levels of the US election system, ahead of midterms
An investigation into the US election system reveals frightening vulnerabilities at almost every level. Tweets: @selectedwisdom , @fawfulfan , @ezraklein , @ezraklein , @ezraklein , and @dangillmor Tw...
Google rolls out Chrome OS 70 with a completely redesigned tablet UI, floating Gboard virtual keyboard, support for AV1 decoder, more
Abner Li / 9to5Google :
Sources: Epic Games' $1.25B round values the company at almost $15B with at least some of the investment coming from sales of shares by existing holders
Wall Street Journal :
New DRM rules allow jailbreaking of voice-assistant devices and unlocking of new phones, but don't allow game consoles to be fixed or HDCP to be bypassed
a major win for #RightToRepair—consumers can legally repair smart home devices, modify software in tractors, and more starting Sunday. Read our full summary of the exemptions here: http://ifixit.org/....
Blockchain partners with Ledger to unveil $99.99 Lockbox hardware wallet, which will enable crypto-to-crypto trades through the company's native brokerage
Leigh Cuen / CoinDesk :
Andy Rubin says NYT story is part of a smear campaign, calls allegations false, is troubled that Google execs are commenting and misrepresenting facts about him
Has Amazon Peaked? BGR India : Google paid Android creator Andy Rubin $90 million despite sexual misconduct allegations: Report Alistair Barr / Bloomberg : Google CEO Tries to Calm Staff After Report ...
A look at private Facebook groups where strangers can share their deepest secrets and offer emotional support on topics such as diabetes, addiction, and more
Sarah Zhang / The Atlantic : Tweets: @sarahzhang Tweets: Sarah Zhang / @sarahzhang : Facebook is the only place where you can find support groups for: addition, diabetes, infidelity, a birth control ...
Following Trump's complaint about Twitter removing many people from his account, Twitter explains how its fake account removal policies make the service better
Naomi Nix / Bloomberg :
Snap reports Q3 revenue of $298M, vs. $283M estimated, up 43% YoY, and DAUs of 186M, vs. 186.1M estimated, up 5% YoY but down 1% QoQ; stock down 15 %+
Sara Salinas / CNBC :
Teikametrics, a Boston-based startup that helps third-party sellers optimize advertising campaigns on Amazon, raises $10M Series A
Anthony Ha / TechCrunch :
A look at the tough anti-piracy approach taken by powerful companies in Canada, who are suing TVAddons, a site hosting unofficial apps for the Kodi media player
Jordan Pearson / Motherboard : Tweets: @lorenzofb , @motherboard , and @motherboard Tweets: @lorenzofb : Telecom companies sent a legal team to search the house of a man whose website hosted unoffici...
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