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The Normalizing of Extreme Politics Is Playing Out on Twitter

A couple of months after Pennsylvania’s Democratic Senate candidate John Fetterman had a stroke in May, his Republican opponent and former TV personality Mehmet Oz posted a link to his more than 3 million Twitter followers. “Hoping to make it to a *Fetterman for Senate* campaign event? Details are linked below!” The website, paid for …

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Why People Don’t Line Up for iPhones as Much Anymore

This story is part of Focal Point iPhone 2022, CNET’s collection of news, tips and advice around Apple’s most popular product. Back in 2007, David Barnard’s plans for buying his first iPhone were simple. He was going to walk up to AT&T store during the weekend and buy one. That’s it. But his brother Sam convinced him otherwise.  It took …

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Easily Stop Third

When you use an iPhone app for the first time, you might be asked to give the app access to other features on your phone like your camera. If you’re like me and just want a new app to work you’ve probably tapped “Allow” without a second thought. However, you might not realize that tapping “Allow” gives the app access …

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Google Must Face Most of Texas’ Antitrust Lawsuit on Ads

Google will have to face the bulk of a multistate antitrust lawsuit that accuses the tech giant of reaching an illegal deal with online ad rival Facebook. The lawsuit, filed in 2020 by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and 16 states or territories, alleges that Google entered into a secret agreement, codenamed Jedi Blue, with Facebook in 2018 that would allegedly give …

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Quest Pro Rumored to Appear In Video Ahead of Meta Connect

A video of Meta’s next virtual reality headset may have surfaced online Sunday. The clip of the purported headset, posted to Facebook by video creator Zectaruiz Gaming, shows off the design and packaging of a “Meta Quest Pro.”  The headset appears to resemble Project Cambria, Meta’s next virtual reality headset previously teased by CEO Mark Zuckerberg.  The video shows a …

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Meta Connect, Facebook’s VR Conference, Will Be on Oct. 11

Meta Connect, the tech giant’s annual virtual reality conference, will take place on Oct. 11 this year, the company said on Tuesday. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced the event in a Facebook post, saying simply “See you at Meta Connect on Oct 11.” The site for the virtual event teases that people will be able to “discover how the metaverse …

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Facebook’s $37.5 Million Location Tracking Settlement: Do You Qualify for a Check?

Facebook’s parent company, Meta, has agreed to a $37.5 million settlement to resolve a lawsuit accusing the company of violating users’ privacy by tracking their movements without permission.  Plaintiffs in Lundy et al vs. Meta Platforms claim the social media platform collected location data even when users turned off their phones’ location services setting, violating both California law and Facebook’s …

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Man Dressed As Ostrich Runs Wild

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Instagram Phishing Scam Exploits Users’ Desire to Be Verified, Report Says

If you receive an email about becoming verified on Instagram, be careful, it may well be a scam. Cybersecurity company Vade reported Thursday that since late July, some users have been receiving a suspicious email from hackers posing as Instagram. The email says the user’s profile has been reviewed and selected for verification.  The email uses the subject line “ig …

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Facebook Shutters Its Community

Meta is winding down its Nextdoor-like Facebook expansion Neighborhoods, which sought to connect users who lived near each other, but never exited the testing phase. Neighborhoods launched in May 2021 as a clear rival to Nextdoor, expanding on Facebook Groups with more functionality to find other nearby users, businesses and associations. The feature had been active in several cities in …

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