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After it was revealed that the suspected Pittsburgh shooter had an account on Gab, Paypal, Stripe, and hosting provider Joyent suspend the social network
Stripe and cloud host Joyent have indicated that they will suspend Gab's accounts — Hours after Paypal confirmed …
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 …
Google cancels plan to open a second startup incubator in Berlin after protests by anti-gentrification groups, says it is donating the space to local nonprofits
Google has called off plans to open a campus in the Kreuzberg area of Berlin. After months of anti-gentrification protests …
Tesla starts rolling out Navigate on Autopilot in the US, an active guidance feature that suggests and makes lane changes, takes highway exits, and more
Some Tesla owners in North America will wake up to a new driver assistance feature that had been delayed for testing, according to a tweet sent Friday evening by CEO Elon Musk.
As children of Silicon Valley's elite move away from screen-based schooling, US public schools are touting devices with screens, presaging a new digital gap
America's public schools are still touting devices with screens — even offering digital-only preschools. The rich are banning screens from class altogether.
Google introduces its “.new” top-level domain for instantly creating new docs, slides, sheets, and forms across its productivity apps
Sarah Perez @sarahintampa / 7 hours — Google Docs just rolled out a time-saving trick that's sure to be welcomed by heavy users of Docs …
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 ...
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 ...
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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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
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Amir Shevat, the VP of Developer Experience at Twitch, talks about new ways of monetization for streamers and developers
As TwitchCon 2018 goes into full swing today, Amazon's livestreaming division Twitch is out to assert its appreciation for its community by doubling down on interaction tools and monetization.
New DMCA exemptions will make it easier for archivists and museums to preserve video games, provided they acquire original game and server codes legally
Tony Ageh, chief digital officer of New York Public Library, talks about privacy concerns and other issues as libraries embrace digital transformation
If you want to see how a public library adopts technology at scale, consider heading to New York City.
A look at how AR has found popularity in the enterprise with industrial deployments in automotive assembly lines, quality control, training centres, and more
When I ran my last piece earlier this month on the not-so-surprising progressive state of the VR industry, it was intended to shake …
How Saudi government-related funds, like the country's main tech university endowment and Aramco's Wisayah, invest in US VC firms, often confidentially
People talk about money from “the Saudis.” But it's not that simple. Who exactly are “the Saudis,” anyway? Tweets: @mattzeitlin , @amir , @ketchcast , @teddyschleifer , @ex67t20 , @teddyschleifer , ...
A look at AI-related research for predicting earthquakes by using seismic data, which scientists say is similar to the audio data used to train voice assistants
SAN FRANCISCO — Countless dollars and entire scientific careers have been dedicated to predicting where and when the next big earthquake will strike. Tweets: @scottnations and @nytimes Tweets: Scott N...
A look at ActBlue, a nonprofit that claims its online fundraising tools have helped raise $2.9B+ for Democrats and progressive orgs since its founding in 2004
Terry Wolfe has a dog, three cats and a deep desire to help elect members of Congress who will check President Trump. Tweets: @fivethirtyeight and @fivethirtyeight Tweets: @fivethirtyeight : ActBlue s...
Interviews with government officials, analysts, and tech experts reveal severe vulnerabilities in many levels of the US election system, ahead of midterms
and as a bonus it would reduce lines at polling places. http://twitter.com/... Dan Gillmor / @dangillmor : Another excellent story on the grotesque — and possibly deliberate — lack of security in our ...
A look at private Facebook groups where strangers can share their deepest secrets and offer emotional support on topics such as diabetes and addiction
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 ...
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Zoho CRM Plus in 2025: A year of thoughtful CX improvements
2025 marked 11 years of building a customer experience platform designed to support organizations as customer expectations, channels …
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