Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Just minutes before Facebook released its third quarter earnings this afternoon, Twitter dropped a mic at its feet: CEO Jack Dorsey made the surprise announcement that his social network will ban political advertising starting in November to “focus our efforts on the root problems, without the additional
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Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Today, Mixer announced that it’s dropping the price of its subscription from $5.99 a month to $4.99. While it’s not clear what specifically prompted the change, it’s hard to miss the fact that $4.99 is also the price of a monthlong Tier 1 subscription on Twitch. Mixer’s subscriptions
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Read More{$inline_image}Twitter is making a big change to how it handles political ads: It’s getting rid of them altogether (with very few exceptions). Today Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey announced via tweetstorm that the company has “made the decision to stop all political advertising on Twitter globally” because Twitter believes “message reach should be earned, not bought.”
Read MoreBlackboard has added a live conversation simulation tool to its suite of student support offerings. Blackboard Launches Chatbot for Student Support Source: Campus Technology
Read MoreThe social media company’s action is a stark contrast to Facebook, which is taking a hands-off approach to political advertising. Twitter Will Ban All Political Ads, C.E.O. Dorsey Says Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreThe Apple Music student subscription, which grants users access to Apple’s premium music streaming service at a fraction of normal monthly price, is about to get even better. Read more… Get Free Apple TV+, If You're a Student Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreThe company’s financial performance is a regular bright spot for the social giant, which has been embroiled in scandals in recent years. Facebook’s Revenue Jumps 29% Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreThe man behind Russia’s Internet Research Agency trolls that worked to elect Donald Trump has been active in Africa, too, according to Facebook, which took down more than 170 accounts with nearly 1 million followers overall. ‘Putin’s chef,’ architect of interference in 2016 U.S. election, is now meddling in African politics, Facebook says Source: Washington
Read More“Apparently, it’s only O.K. to lie on Facebook if you don’t tell them you’re lying,” said Adriel Hampton, who is running for California governor in protest of the site’s reluctance to fact-check politicians. This Guy Thought He Beat Facebook’s Controversial Political Ads Policy Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreLyft had said that it would lose record amounts of money, but it changed its tune as the sentiment toward prominent technology start-ups has soured. Lyft Focuses on Profitability as Cash-Burning Companies Lose Luster Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Twitter is banning all political ads globally, starting November 22nd, according to tweets by the company’s CEO Jack Dorsey on Wednesday. The changes will affect both candidate ads and issue ads, although ads encouraging voter registration will still be allowed, along with other exceptions. Dorsey said a full
Read MoreIt has now been a few months since the launch of the Raspberry Pi 4, and it would only be fair to describe the launch as “rocky”. While significantly faster than the Pi 3 on paper, its propensity for overheating would end up throttling down the CPU clock even with the plethora of aftermarket heatsinks
Read MoreDogs are good. Dog owners are dicks. Not all of them, but clearly a lot of them. Because in my city, every patch of lovingly tended flowers has a sign begging people not to let their dogs shit and piss on it. The same signs show up on lawns in the suburbs. And they don’t
Read MoreThere are many reasons to go on a rampage, ridding your home of all the plastic toy nonsense. You’re tired of stepping on hard, pointy things. You know your kids only actually play with 20% of the toys they own. You have finally run out of every inch of space. Read more… The Best Way
Read More{$inline_image} There are many reasons to go on a rampage, ridding your home of all the plastic toy nonsense. You’re tired of stepping on hard, pointy things. You know your kids only actually play with 20% of the toys they own. You have finally run out of every inch of space. Read more… The Best
Read MoreA Fitbit or other step counting challenge can be a great way to inspire yourself to be active. But then again, it’s easier to just sit on the couch and pretend you’re logging tons of steps. Here are a few ways to game the system, even though ultimately you’re just cheating yourself. Read more… How
Read MoreSony today announced that it’s shuttering its Vue TV streaming service, apparently not being able to make it work despite numerous price increases. The service will end early next year. Vue’s gimmick was that, like Sling TV, you could pay only for the channels you wanted. It was primarily aimed at PlayStation 4 users, a
Read More[Jan] is solving a problem many of us have had, deeply discharging our project’s batteries and potentially damaging the cells. His board can handle batteries from 6 to 34 volts and supports both LiPo or Lion batteries. The board can be flexible about its cut-off voltage. It also has a feature we really like; the
Read MoreOn Tuesday, Amazon officially eliminated all delivery fees associated with its Amazon Fresh grocery delivery program for Prime Members, a service that traditionally costs $14.99 a month; this news comes just months after Amazon’s shift to one-day shipping for its Prime customers. According to Vox, delivery fees will… Read more… Amazon Fresh Is Now Free
Read MoreImage: DeepMind DeepMind today announced a new milestone for its artificial intelligence agents trained to play the Blizzard Entertainment game StarCraft II. The Google-owned AI lab’s more sophisticated software, still called AlphaStar, is now grandmaster level in the real-time strategy game, capable of besting 99.8 percent of all human players in competition. The findings are
Read MoreAmazon is flexing its financial power in Seattle’s City Council elections, putting an innovative program meant to combat such influence at risk. Amazon Tests ‘Soul of Seattle’ With Deluge of Election Cash Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreNeed to get away from whatever spooky-slash-cheesy festivities are happening in your town? Get away from it all—literally, get on a plane and get out of there—with JetBlue’s “Monster Sale.” Every flight to and from destinations in the United States, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands on Halloween is $31. Read more… Fly JetBlue on
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