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Apple eyeballs that $1 trillion mark

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by on July 31, 2018 at 11:12 pm
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Apple today posted its third quarter results, and the company’s massive growth continues unabated. Assuming this continues, it could become the first American company to be worth $1 trillion. Based on the company’s report, the iPhone and Apple services represented the largest growth in revenue for the company. Overall, the company is currently worth $935.3 billion, and stock would only need to rise about 7 percent for it to hit the 12 zero milestone. Since the company is planning to release a veritable smorgasbord of new iPhones soon, including a relatively cheap $550 model — assuming the rumors are true — it’s possible this year’s showing…

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Open thread: Should Twitter users automatically delete old tweets?

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by on July 31, 2018 at 8:04 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider


After multiple baseball players were forced to apologize this month for old tweets containing racist and homophobic slurs, we’re left to wonder: Should Twitter users be deleting their old tweets? Over the years, the internet has come to know quite a lot about us. There was that time we unironically donned a fedora to sing a Sinatra song on karaoke night. Or, that suggestive image of us dry humping a polar bear statue at the local zoo. For some, it’ll be their embarrassing musical taste that haunts them; We know you once saw Nickleback live. No, we’re not going to…

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Facebook uncovers yet another fake news campaign

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by on July 31, 2018 at 7:52 pm
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Facebook today revealed that, just in time for the American midterm elections, it’s uncovered a new spate of fake news pages guilty of “coordinated inauthentic behavior.” In total, Facebook identified 8 pages, 17 profiles, and 7 Instagram accounts involved in this suspicious behavior. They had names like “Black Elevation” or “Resistors,” and other fairly innocuous things. In total, they ran about $11,000 worth of ads, made more than 9,500 posts, and reached an audience of 290,000 accounts. Nathaniel Gleicher, the Head of Cybersecurity Policy, said Facebook couldn’t identify who was behind the campaign with certainty, but did compare the pattern…

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Facebook uncovers yet another fake news campaign

Jul31
by on July 31, 2018 at 7:52 pm
Posted In: Around the Web


Facebook today revealed that, just in time for the American midterm elections, it’s uncovered a new spate of fake news pages guilty of “coordinated inauthentic behavior.” In total, Facebook identified 8 pages, 17 profiles, and 7 Instagram accounts involved in this suspicious behavior. They had names like “Black Elevation” or “Resistors,” and other fairly innocuous things. In total, they ran about $11,000 worth of ads, made more than 9,500 posts, and reached an audience of 290,000 accounts. Nathaniel Gleicher, the Head of Cybersecurity Policy, said Facebook couldn’t identify who was behind the campaign with certainty, but did compare the pattern…

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How to automatically delete your old tweets

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by on July 31, 2018 at 7:24 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, evergreen, Social Media


Online sleuths have spent the past several years uncovering some of our deepest and darkest secrets. Secrets that, for whatever reason, we decided to make public. It’s fair game. Once you tweet something publicly, it’s available to anyone who feels like doing a little digging. Often, these tweets are in the public interest, especially as it relates to politicians, celebrities, or even your favorite brands. For most, there’s little to fear. There’s the odd drunken rant or image, maybe. Embarrassing, but not all that damaging. Others, though, have something far darker to hide. Whether it’s racist tirades, homophobic language, or…

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