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Twitch CEO Emmett Shear talks about company's approach to content moderation and changes announced at TwitchCon, including new tools for moderators, and more
Phone-based VR is officially over
Apple’s Tencent privacy controversy is more complicated than it looks
AOC and Ted Cruz call out Apple for dropping Hong Kong app in joint letter
Blizzard is banning people in its Hearthstone Twitch chat for pro-Hong Kong statements – The company seems to be doubling down on its China stance
Samsung says fingerprint bug on Galaxy devices is due to the sensor reading 3D patterns in screen protectors as fingerprints, will patch it as soon as next week
Imgur says it will no longer support communities associated with NSFW Reddit subreddits because they've put Imgur's "user growth, mission, and business at risk"
Techmeme · 3 days ago
Google Maps on iOS will soon let you report speed traps and traffic slowdowns – You’ll also be able to report construction, lane closures, and more
Yahoo will delete all Yahoo Groups content on December 14th
Giphy launches Giphy Arcade, a gaming platform that lets users easily create, play, and share mini-games
Techmeme · 5 days ago
As Works with Nest winds down, Google shares new initiatives to securely automate homes, including limited Home Routines and a Device Access opt-in program
Source: FCC has formally approved the merger between T-Mobile and Sprint on a party-line vote, with Democrats dissenting
Instagram is rolling out new features over six months that help users manage third-party app permissions, including removing them and seeing requested data
Techmeme · 5 days ago
Meetup wants to charge users $2 just to RSVP for events — and some are furious
Feds arrest hundreds in takedown of massive child porn operation
Politicians aren’t ‘entirely’ above the rules, Twitter says: Cool policies — you ever going to enforce them?
The Pixel 4 doesn’t include any headphones, or even a 3.5mm adapter in the box
Democrats just had a real debate about automation on stage
Skip, one of the original scooter rental startups SF granted a permit, leaves SF after its permit wasn't renewed, still operates in DC, San Diego, and Austin
Hands-on with Pixel 4 and 4 XL: while its camera improvements are nice, the focus is on face unlock, radar, over-the-phone hand gestures, faster voice commands
With the Pixel 4, Google is debuting its first voice recorder mobile app, which can transcribe speech in real time without an internet connection
Google unveils Pixelbook Go, a laptop with 16:9 13.3" display, a 4K option, Intel CPUs, and up to 256GB SSD; pre-orders open today in US and Canada for $649
The Pixel 4 and 4 XL will launch without free unlimited photo backups to Google Photos at full resolution, one of the original great reasons for owning a Pixel
Fortnite's "black hole" hiatus ends after nearly two days, as Chapter 2 arrives with new maps and gameplay features, like fishing, swimming, and new vehicles
YouTube gets alleged copyright troll to agree to stop trolling YouTubers
Facebook’s decision to allow lies in political ads is coming back to haunt it – Profiting from misinformation has put the company back on the defensive
Microsoft debuts the preview of its Project xCloud game streaming service for Xbox users in the US, UK, and Korea, initially with four games for Android devices
Volvo’s first EV will run native Android
Twitter suspended Carpe Donktum, prolific pro-Trump meme creator, for a copyright violation – Donktum attended the White House social media summit in July
Porsche prices its ‘entry-level’ Taycan EV at just over $100,000
Facebook’s Libra Association has now lost a quarter of its original members.
Microsoft is testing content filters for messages on Xbox Live to block toxicity, initially with four levels of text-based filtering; voice filters are planned
The state of Android updates is still dire
What to expect from Google on Oct. 15: Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL, a faster Google Assistant, a more affordable Pixelbook, new Pixel Buds, and additional devices
Tencent-owned Riot says its broadcasters shouldn't discuss politics and religion on air; Epic, in which Tencent has a 40% stake, says political speech is OK
Blizzard says its decision over the Hearthstone controversy had nothing to do with China, reduces player's suspension to six months and restores his prize money
Visa, Mastercard, Stripe, and eBay exit Facebook’s Libra project
Smart TVs are data-collecting machines, new study shows – Roku and Amazon Fire TVs are tracking you like everything else
Reddit · 1 week ago