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Facebook’s attempt to clean up its platform has revealed its developer problems are about much more than just Cambridge Analytica.

The company has suspended “tens of thousands” of apps from its platform as the result of its investigation into developers that kicked off following the Cambridge Analytica revelations. It’s not clear what rules the developers broke, or if they mishandled any Facebook users’ personal data.

Facebook’s VP of Product Partnerships, Ime Archibong, said in the update that most of the apps in question came from “about 400 developers,” but that the thousands of suspensions were “not necessarily an indication that these apps were posing a threat to people.” Read more…

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To most everybody, Apple’s iconic Fifth Avenue store is just a store — a physical retail space to sell shiny new iPhones, iPads, MacBooks and more.

Its grand reopening on Sept. 20 — timed with the launch of the iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Pro — at 8 a.m. ET is nothing to get excited about.

It’s a store, not a revolutionary new Apple product that changes the world. It exists to take your dollars in exchange for products.

But Apple Fifth Avenue is more than just a store to me. 

The massive aluminum-covered lair became a haven for creativity, due in part to the many people who listened to music on iPods, edited video with iMovie on an iMac, or made music in GarageBand with no intention of buying anything.  Read more…

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They’re not dead yet!

Faraday Future, the embattled electric car company that could, has a new CEO and fresh promises about when to expect its long anticipated first vehicle, the FF91.

At a media summit held at Faraday Future’s headquarters in Gardena, CA on Thursday, CEO Carsten Breitfeld (who joined the company earlier this month), told reporters that Faraday Future would begin production on the FF91 in September 2020. FF spokesperson John Schilling clarified to Mashable that customers would begin receiving their vehicles “shortly thereafter,” in “fall 2020.”

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TL;DR: Get performance on the go with a compact ASUS VivoBook that doesn’t skimp on the details. Get it now at Walmart for only $259 — normally $399, that’s a stunning 35% off. 

Laptops have come a long way in a short time in terms of providing stellar graphics and high-octane computing power. Screens are getting more vivid, colors more vibrant, and pictures more lifelike. They have evolved into compact, versatile systems that let you switch from boring spreadsheets and school essays to life-giving entertainment at the click of a button — and there are plenty available for a price that won’t leave you bankrupt. Read more…

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The day before employees plan to walk out over climate change, Amazon announced a new “Climate Pledge” — which includes buying 100,000 electric vans from Rivian. 

Not only could the move help gloss over the company’s poor climate change record, it could be very profitable. Amazon invested $440 million in Rivian, which plans to release an electric SUV and pickup truck next year. 

The all-electric vans are scheduled to drop off packages by 2021. By 2022, Amazon says 10,000 will be in operation. The full 100,000 are scheduled to hit the road by 2030. Amazon says the vehicles will save 4 million metric tons of carbon per year. Read more…

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Twitter is finally rolling out a major new feature it teased earlier this year.

The microblogging platform announced Thursday that U.S. users will now be able to hide replies to their tweets. Twitter previously tested the feature in Canada. 

If a user doesn’t want a reply to appear under their tweet, all they have to do is choose “Hide reply” from the drop-down menu on the upper right hand side of the reply. 

Knowing there is likely a good reason (i.e. harassment) for hiding a reply, Twitter will also ask the user if they’d like to block the account. Read more…

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By simply purchasing the chessboard and downloading the app, you can play with people around the world or the algorithm itself! Read more…

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The feature is planned to be released soon, with the option only available to U.S. presidential candidates upon release. Read more…

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Over the last decade, we’ve sought to push ourselves to foster dialogue, continue tough conversations, and help build a better future. Here’s a look at the work we’ve put in, and here’s to another decade of making global progress. Read more…

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You might not hear the words “Emily Dickinson” and think “rebellious teen,” but that’s why we have television. 

In the full trailer for Apple TV+’s upcoming Dickinson, Hailee Steinfeld portrays the famous poet as a young woman straining against society’s rules. Also, Wiz Khalifa makes a cameo as Death.

Steinfeld channels her Edge of Seventeen performance in this trailer and the show’s first teaser, bringing us into the inner world of a poet who was known for being something of a recluse (other girls in the community are not kind to her in this trailer). 

Dickinson also stars Jane Krakowski, Toby Huss, Anna Baryshnikov, Ella Hunt, and Adrian Blake Enscoe (with a glimpse of Friday Night Lights and Parenthood‘s Matt Lauria). The new trailer also features an original song: Steinfeld’s own “Afterlife.” Read more…

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