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Sex workers say Pornhub's defunding by Visa, Mastercard, and Discover is putting their livelihoods at risk and will not solve the problem of illegal content (Thomas Fabbri/BBC)

Thomas Fabbri / BBC: Sex workers say Pornhub’s defunding by Visa, Mastercard, and Discover is putting their livelihoods at risk and will not solve the problem of illegal content  —  Credit card giants Visa, Mastercard and Discover have blocked all payments to Pornhub, after the adult site was accused of being … Sex workers say

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New Part Day: Espressif ESP32-S3

Since Espressif Systems arrived in our collective consciousness they have expanded their range from the ESP8266 to the ESP32, and going beyond the original WROOM and WROVER modules to a range of further ESP32 products. There’s a single-core variant and one that packs a RISC-V core in place of the Tensilica one, and now they’ve

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A look at Zameen, a Pakistani online real estate marketplace, estimated to initiate 70% of all sale and rental transactions in the country (Rest of World)

Rest of World: A look at Zameen, a Pakistani online real estate marketplace, estimated to initiate 70% of all sale and rental transactions in the country  —  In 15 years, the company went from a bland classified ads site to hosting two-thirds of all real estate transactions.  —  • KARACHI, PAKISTAN A look at Zameen,

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What to expect from an online-only CES 2021, which promises to be a relatively slow show: TVs with Mini-LED tech, new laptops from PC manufacturers, and more (Nicole Lee/Engadget)

Nicole Lee / Engadget: What to expect from an online-only CES 2021, which promises to be a relatively slow show: TVs with Mini-LED tech, new laptops from PC manufacturers, and more  —  Despite a global pandemic, the annual Consumer Electronics Show must go on.  Well, virtually anyway. What to expect from an online-only CES 2021,

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Analysis: Apple's App Store grossed an estimated $64B+ in 2020, up 28% from an estimated $50B in 2019 and $48.5B in 2018 (Kif Leswing/CNBC)

Kif Leswing / CNBC: Analysis: Apple’s App Store grossed an estimated $64B+ in 2020, up 28% from an estimated $50B in 2019 and $48.5B in 2018  —  – Apple’s App Store grossed more than $64 billion in 2020, according to an analysis by CNBC.  — That’s up from an estimated $50 billion in 2019 and

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It’s 2021, and the Netherlands still invests millions to support cycling

This article was originally published by Christopher Carey on Cities Today, the leading news platform on urban mobility and innovation, reaching an international audience of city leaders. For the latest updates follow Cities Today on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, and YouTube, or sign up for Cities Today News. The Hague will invest €65 million (US$79 million)

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YouTube terminated Steve Bannon's War Room podcast channel and one associated channel on Friday, after receiving three strikes for violating YouTube's rules (Richard Nieva/CNET)

Richard Nieva / CNET: YouTube terminated Steve Bannon’s War Room podcast channel and one associated channel on Friday, after receiving three strikes for violating YouTube’s rules  —  The ban comes as social platforms have cracked down on misinformation and content that could incite violence following the storming of the Capitol. YouTube terminated Steve Bannon's War

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Twitter and Facebook's ban on Trump is not censorship, and demanding clear rules for social media moderation is "stupid" because the context is always changing (Mike Masnick/Techdirt)

Mike Masnick / Techdirt: Twitter and Facebook’s ban on Trump is not censorship, and demanding clear rules for social media moderation is “stupid” because the context is always changing  —  When I started writing this post, it was about Facebook’s decision to suspend Trump’s account indefinitely … Twitter and Facebook's ban on Trump is not

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Twitter permanently suspends @TeamTrump after the account posted quotes from Trump's now removed @POTUS tweets, says evading suspension is against its rules (Jack Morse/Mashable)

Jack Morse / Mashable: Twitter permanently suspends @TeamTrump after the account posted quotes from Trump’s now removed @POTUS tweets, says evading suspension is against its rules  —  Twitter kept its word.  —  After permanently suspending the @realDonaldTrump account late Friday, Twitter also moved to suspend the @TeamTrump account. Twitter permanently suspends @TeamTrump after the account

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Learning To Speak Peloton

Recently [Imran Haque]’s family bought the quite popular Peloton bike. After his initial skepticism melted to a quiet enthusiasm, [Imran] felt his hacker curiosity begin to probe the head unit on the bike. Which despite being a lightly skinned android tablet, has a reputation for being rather locked down. The Peloton bike will happily collect

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Equifax says it has acquired Kount, which uses AI for digital ID and fraud prevention services, for $640M; Kount becomes part of Equifax's Luminate platform (Chris O'Brien/VentureBeat)

Chris O’Brien / VentureBeat: Equifax says it has acquired Kount, which uses AI for digital ID and fraud prevention services, for $640M; Kount becomes part of Equifax’s Luminate platform  —  Equifax announced today that it would pay $640 million to acquire Kount, a company that uses artificial intelligence to drive … Equifax says it has

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Twitter has taken down tweets from @POTUS in which Trump criticized his ban and suggested looking "at the possibilities of building out our own platform" (Sean Hollister/The Verge)

Sean Hollister / The Verge: Twitter has taken down tweets from @POTUS in which Trump criticized his ban and suggested looking “at the possibilities of building out our own platform”  —  Tweets from @POTUS and @TeamTrump have been removed  —  Twitter permanently banned Donald Trump today. Twitter has taken down tweets from @POTUS in which

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