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The president's executive order to reign-in social media is based on the unproven assumption that they discriminate against conservatives and a misunderstanding of the First Amendment, which applies to government, not private companies.
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Until Tuesday, Twitter had never taken down or labelled any of President Trump's tweets. But it put a link on his claim that mail-in ballots are fraudulent, providing facts on the integrity of voting by mail
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HBO is launching HBO Max on Wed to compete with the likes of Netflix, Amazon Prime and Hulu. It's $15 a month but millions can get a free subscription depending on phone or cable provider.
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3D printers have a new mission during Covid-19. They're being used to make personal protection equipment (PPE) such as face masks and shields
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President Trump is using Twitter to complain that it and other social media companies are illegally discriminating against conservatives. But that tweet, like social media posts from millions of conservatives, was not taken down.
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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg told employees that -- over the coming years -- it may be possible for more than half of them to work from home. Some like that idea and others want to get back to the office. But the company has learned that employees can be productive without coming into the office.
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...Apple and Google have released the underlying technology for public health officials to develop Covid-19 tracing apps.
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Facebook is launching Shops to enables businesses to sell products on Facebook and Instagram
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A scanner from Butterfly Networks connects to a smartphone to perform ultrasounds at home under the guidance of a medical professional.
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Facebook has acquired the popular GIF making app Giphy, which will become part of Instagram
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Apple's acquisition of the sports virtual reality streaming company NextVR is an indication that Apple is likely to introduce a VR and augmented reality headset
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The FBI and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency announced that Chinese hackers may be trying to infiltrate networks of U.S. Covid-19 researchers. The Wall Street Journal reports that Iran may also be attempting to hack research facilities.
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Facebook said it took down 9.6 million pieces of hate speech and hundreds of thousands of misleading Covid-19 posts
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Twitter will post warnings about disputed Covid-19 related information on its platform
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Singapore is using a robotic dog to patrol a park and warn people to keep their distance to prevent the spread of Covid-19
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The new Android app, "Read Along by Google" helps children with their reading skills via a character in-named Diya who uses Google’s text-to-speech and speech recognition technology to verify if the child is reading correctly.
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Facebook has revealed details and the names of the initial 20 members of its independent oversight board that will have the power to overrule CEO Mark Zuckerberg regarding what content to leave up or take down.
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Google and Apple have shown samples of the screen for the Covid-19 tracing apps that will be based on technology they're developing.
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Apple has a new MacBook Pro starting at $1,299 with double the base storage as the previous model
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People staying at home means more people watching streaming video but it also puts production on hold. Disney is responding by streaming new films ahead of schedule and adding older movies from its catalog.
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