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TikTok reaches 2 billion downloads

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge TikTok is seemingly thriving during the global pandemic, and today, analytics platform Sensor Tower reported that the social media platform has been downloaded more than 2 billion times globally. It was downloaded 315 million times this quarter alone in the App Store and Google Play combined. Notably, these

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American touting covid conspiracies probably posted WHO, Gates Foundation passwords online, report says

The organization that revealed the existence of the credentials concluded that whoever posted them was hoping to inspire a new wave of intrusions that might surface information about how the targeted institutions responded to the coronavirus pandemic. American touting covid conspiracies probably posted WHO, Gates Foundation passwords online, report says Source: Washington Post Tech

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The two biggest US theater chains have banned Universal movies because of Trolls World Tour

John Nacion/NurPhoto via Getty Images Regal Cinemas owner Cineworld has joined AMC Theaters in declaring that it will not show Universal movies — or films from any other studios that “fail to respect” the theatrical window. The decision comes after Universal touted the success of Trolls World Tour’s straight-to-digital release. Yesterday, AMC Theaters decided to

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