[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...🧵
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
Twitter's political ad ban will run into enforcement issues on defining issue ads and possibly disadvantage lesser-known or nontraditional candidates
If you've ever wondered about the value of having multiple social networks competing to develop the best products and policies, Wednesday offered us a clear example.
Tim Cook says Apple Card users will soon be able to finance iPhone purchases over 24 months with zero interest
debt Ed Hardy / Cult of Mac : By the numbers: Apple crushes it again Mike Wheatley / SiliconANGLE : iPhone sales fall but Apple beats earnings estimates anyway Maggie Tillman / Pocket-lint : Apple Car...
FireEye: Chinese state-backed hacker group APT41 is using malware called MESSAGETAP to parse and save SMS traffic from a telecom's network at scale
FireEye Mandiant recently discovered a new malware family used by APT41 (a Chinese APT group) that is designed to monitor and save SMS traffic …
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
Kara Swisher / New York Times :
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.
Tim Cook says Apple Pay transactions more than doubled YoY to 3B+ transactions in Q4, exceeding PayPal's volume and growing 4x faster
Chance Miller / 9to5Mac :
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 …
Jack Dorsey's announcement that Twitter will cut out political ads increases the pressure on Facebook and Mark Zuckerberg to follow suit
FB has had problems here. Everything involving an important topic gets defined as a “political ad” https://twitter.com/... Benedict Evans / @benedictevans : (This will be a rerun of all those people d...
Tim Cook suggests iPhone upgrade plans are akin to the idea of a “prime subscription” and 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.
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.
Apple Q4 iPhone revenue was $33.36B, down 9% YoY, but beating analyst estimates of $32.42B and up from fiscal Q3 revenue of $25.99B
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Crunchbase, a platform for finding business information about private and public companies, raises $30M Series C led by Omers Ventures
We are excited to share that Crunchbase just closed a $30 million dollar Series C funding round led by OMERS Ventures.
Canalys: Huawei shipped 41.5M smartphones in China in Q3, up 66% YoY, growing its country marketshare to 42% from 25% last year
The China (mainland) smartphone market improved sequentially in Q3 2019 as shipments reached 97.8 million, from 97.6 million units in Q2.</a> China is still shrinking …
A look at how US airports like LAX and O'Hare are trying to solve congestion caused by ride-hailing pickups by experimenting with ideas like PIN-based pickup
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Interior Department is grounding its fleet of 800+ aerial drones, one of the largest in the federal government, concerned about risk from Chinese manufacturers
The decision comes after pressure from lawmakers — The the federal agency responsible for maintaining America's vast federal lands …
Nintendo beats estimates in Q2 with sales of 4.8M Switch consoles, up 50% YoY, and operating income of ~$615M on revenue of ~$2.5B
- Switch sales climb 50% from a year ago to 4.8 million units — Nintendo sticks with conservative full-year earnings outlook
An investigation into the supply chain of AmazonBasics batteries shows how Amazon masks its private label operations through a discreet network of outsourcing
One of Amazon's smallest and most popular products has a surprisingly large footprint — heard the “pop!” from my living room … Tweets: @sarahnemerson , @joshelman , @ozm , and @anrao Tweets: Slime P...
Report: 21M stolen credentials from global Fortune 500 organizations were found for sale on the dark web, 16M of which were compromised in the last 12 months
There have been many studies and investigations into the number of stolen credentials available on the dark web.
Sources: Alibaba is deciding whether to launch a reduced $10B Hong Kong IPO in November or wait until next year, as global economic uncertainty mounts
- Its required Hong Kong listing hearing is still pending — The company is pondering when to launch its mega listing
Facebook outlines actions taken against “inauthentic behavior” originating in Russia and targeting African countries, including Sudan, Libya, and Madagascar
and with the help of Facebook/FSBook, of course. I hope Africa is at least trying to stop this, because this is war. Russia wants Africa. https://twitter.com/... Michael Weiss / @michaeldweiss : See o...
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...
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
Apple provides instructions … Sean Hollister / The Verge : It might be safe to update your Apple HomePod now
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
stealing data on more than 50 million accounts — have pleaded guilty to conspiracy and extortion charges. could face 5 years in prison. https://www.nytimes.com/...
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
based in Nebraska & employing roughly 500 people — controls around 50% of the country's election system market... meaning that some 70 million Americans vote using the company's equipment:” cc: @Avery...
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
Kate Conger / New York Times :
Facebook gained 2M users in each of its US, Canada, Europe markets in Q3, with ARPU growing healthily globally, as profits grew to $6B, up 19% YoY
Josh Constine / TechCrunch :
Report: Apple will use Qualcomm's X55 5G modem in all three 2020 iPhones
Tim Hardwick / MacRumors : Source: Nikkei Asian Review .
DotData, which offers automation tools for data science tasks, raises $23M Series A led by JAFCO, bringing its total raised to $43M
Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat :
Facebook agrees to pay a £500K fine to the UK for its role in the Cambridge Analytica scandal but makes no admission of liability
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
Andy Greenberg / Wired :
Cognizant, which provides content moderation services for Facebook, Google, and Twitter, says it'll exit the business in 2020 after completing current contracts
Casey Newton / The Verge :
ACLU sues DOJ, FBI, and DEA in federal court, detailing their use of facial recognition software and arguing it constitutes a nationwide surveillance system
Drew Harwell / Washington Post :
Spotify launches a dedicated Spotify Kids app available in a beta test period in Ireland for its Spotify Premium Family plan subscribers
Todd Spangler / Variety :
Namogoo, which helps e-commerce sites prevent unauthorized ad injections that attempt to divert customers to competitors, raises $40M Series C led by Oak HC/FT
Steve O'Hear / TechCrunch :
Freetrade, which offers commission-free stock investing in the UK, raises $15M Series A led by Draper Esprit
Steve O'Hear / TechCrunch :
Particle, a back-end platform for IoT devices and their maintenance, raises $40M Series C led by Qualcomm Ventures and Energy Impact Partners
Zack Whittaker / 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
Connie Loizos / TechCrunch :
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