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@wsj personal tech columnist - currently on leave / nicole.nguyen @wsj .com / dms open / nic.ngu on threads

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🆕 Earlier this year, @joannastern and I reported on how thieves stole iPhones and their passcodes to devastating effect. Today, Apple announced Stolen Device Protection, a new iOS 17.3 beta feature that aims to protect against those crimes. Here’s how:

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Apple Makes Security Changes to Protect Users From iPhone Thefts

When your iPhone isn’t in a familiar location, Stolen Device Protection can prevent thieves from making critical changes to your Apple account.

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8 years

Men chanting "Her body, her choice." Women responding, "My body, my choice." Police wait in the wings but atmosphere is generally peaceful.

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How to say no to everything: "I must decline, for secret reasons."

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5 years

V IMPORTANT: PET PORTRAIT MODE NOW OFFICIALLY A THING

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Amazon has a new “neural text to speech” engine that allows Alexa to mimic celebrity’s voices (with their permission). Samuel L Jackson is rolling out later this year.

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Ring: "Ring does not use facial recognition technology." Also Ring: Has a Head of Face Recognition research, job listing citing experience in face recognition + website for Ring Ukraine touting semi-automated crime prevention based on face recognition

Ring Says It Doesn't Use Facial Recognition, But It Has “A Head Of Face Recognition Research”

More than 10 million Ring doorbells have been installed worldwide, and BuzzFeed News found evidence that the company is working to develop facial recognition technology for its devices in Ukraine.

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6 years

every senator after today's hearing

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4 years

New column 👇 Staying informed is important. But for many, including me, doomscrolling is keeping us up—and exhausted. On why our brains are drawn to distressing news, and how algorithmically-driven infinite scroll is designed to get us hooked:

Doomscrolling: Why We Just Can’t Look Away

Primal instincts often drive our desire to spend inordinate amounts of screen time poring over grim news, and social-media platforms are designed to keep us hooked.

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@DarkLilith @beckkubrick hi! wanted to tag @TheRialMichelle , the amazing artist behind this chart and many others like it. if you saved this illo, pls consider giving her a follow

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2 years

so the new homepod: - is virtually identical to old homepod design - cheaper at $299 vs $349 - has temperature + humidity sensor + matter

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5 years

After 5 wonderful years with BuzzFeed, I’m heading to the Wall Street Journal as a personal tech columnist later next month. Thrilled to be working with @JoannaStern , @wjrothman and @jasonrdean – but incredibly sad to leave the inimitable Buzz fam.

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. @nicnguyen of @BuzzFeed hired by @WSJ to write about consumer tech products and services. She will start Feb. 25:

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Protest culminating at City Hall. Calling for a Jan. 20 mobilization in D.C., on Trump's Inauguration Day.

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6 years

here is the less expensive iphone xr in coral. im obsessedddddd

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3 years

another 🆕: we took portraits of people with the pixel 6 which claims to have the "world's most inclusive camera," the iPhone 13, and galaxy s21. which do you think came out best? a collab w/ the fantastic @dalvin_brown

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9 years

Giant iPad pro + me, for scale. http://t.co/WdL8OY5zTr

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6 years

interesting chart from netflix: by 6th month, 70% are streaming to tv, then 15% laptop, 10% phone and smallest amount — 5% — tablet

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Caitlyn Tierney, 22: "I'm afraid for anyone in this country who is not a white male."

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8 years

"Trump says get back... we say fight back..." and "si we puede" as crowd begins to march South bound on Market St.

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7 years

Real-time Google Translate via Google buds

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5 years

Apple Card has an iPhone-only interface. If you lose said iPhone and need to make a payment, Apple's recommendation is to use a second iOS device (eg. iPad) or call support (not, presumably, with the phone you just lost)

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If You Lose Your iPhone, You Can’t Pay Your Apple Card Bill On The Web

The new Apple Card credit card has an iOS-only app to see transactions and make payments, which means if you lose your Apple device, you won’t be able to pay your bill online.

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2 years

google not quite getting it right

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4 years

Come for the sweet illustrations; Stay for 2021 tech predictions by @JoannaStern , @mims , @wjrothman and yours truly.

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🆕 did you know there’s an air quality tool built into google maps? east coasters, here’s how you can compulsively check AQI and PMI like a californian during wildfire season:

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6 years

deleting facebook, insta, messenger, AND whatsapp isn't realistic for everyone who is pissed about data collection, but there is a lot you *can* do to limit the data you give it

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If You're Not Ready To Delete Facebook, Here's How To Limit The Data You Give It

How to take control of your personal information, if deleting Facebook, Messenger, WhatsApp, and Instagram isn’t realistic.

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6 years

tiny hands vs. iphone xs (5.8 inch) and iphone xs max (6.5 inch)

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4 years

First column is live 👇🏼 Please don’t buy masks unless you or a close loved one is sick. Soap can be more effective than sanitizer. Shortages are temporary, so don’t overpay or stress. And if you do need to stock up, don’t get fleeced:

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How to Stock Up for Coronavirus Without Getting Fleeced

A guide to the best apps and websites for tracking down in-demand products like hand sanitizer and disinfectant wipes, and checking prices to avoid the gougers.

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5 years

Echo Studio is a new high-definition music offering from Amazon that detects a room’s architecture and adjusts its tuning and bass in order to produce more immersive sound from a single speaker

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5 years

You can't engrave 'poop' on your AirPods case, but you CAN get a smiling shit emoji

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6 years

here is the 40mm new Apple Watch on my tiny baby wrist

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6 years

We found that the FaceTime bug doesn't just give the caller access to the recipient's microphone (except if Do Not Disturb is on)... if they press volume up or down, it exposes their iPhone's front-facing camera, too

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A FaceTime Bug Allows You To Access Someone's iPhone Camera And Microphone Before They Pick Up

BuzzFeed News confirmed that the FaceTime bug exposes the call recipient's front-facing iPhone camera before it is answered if a volume button is pressed.

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5 years

Netflix lost US subscribers (130k) for the first time, and blamed content + price hikes. My story from Dec looked at the product team's efforts to get people to click on/watch titles they've never heard of. Turns out, that's really hard.

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Netflix Wants To Change The Way You Chill

Log on to Netflix today, and you’ll see a lot of stuff you’ve never heard of. Here's how the streaming service is convincing you to click on it anyway.

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8 years

This is Lindsey Rodriguez's, 21 of San Francisco, sign: "Brown and Black and Pissed Off"

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6 years

this is a mf robot. I AM NOT OKAY RN

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8 years

Facepalm, avocado, and a bunch of new female emojis are now available in iOS 10.2, out today

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Here Are The New Emojis Coming To The iPhone

Shrug, facepalm, and avocado are just a few of the new emojis in the iOS 10.2 developer preview.

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8 years

Crowd chanting "hey hey ho ho racism has got to go ...homophobia has got to go ...Trump has got to go"

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9 years

My parents fled Vietnam in 1975 and this morning, they told me their story: http://t.co/h5eqDc52mt http://t.co/aVpeDWMJK1

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Turn off location history and they still track your location. Clear cookies and they clear all of them — except their own. 2018 was the year we learned "opting out" is an illusion

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6 Times When “Opting Out” Doesn’t Actually Stop Data Collection

Telling a company you want out doesn’t necessarily mean it stops collecting, or even sharing, your data.

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8 years

OK FINE, Apple Maps, this is kind of cool.

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2 years

“you’re stressed” says wrist machine as i wait for press release about other machines

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8 years

Protestors at Powell Bart Station starting to spill out on to the street.

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5 years

I looked at a lot of "Amazon's Choice"-distinguished products. What I found: troubling defects and warnings, and blatant review manipulation. Why is Amazon endorsing such obviously bad stuff?

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“Amazon’s Choice” Does Not Necessarily Mean A Product Is Good

A review of dozens of Amazon’s Choice products by BuzzFeed News found listings with troubling product defects and warnings, as well as review manipulation.

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3 years

Following my fake review story, listings for Amazon-native electronics brand RAVPower are gone. The company offered $35 gift cards for reviews on a product that was sold directly by Amazon itself. RAVPower acted as a wholesale vendor on that listing.

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7 years

HOMEPOD, recycled from Mac Pros that were never sold

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3 years

rip weirdo hammerhead phone ♥️

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Pour one out for LG Mobile. They're the reason we have ultrawides in every new phone right now. They didn't always ace every phone, but losing them means losing a competitor that was willing to try new things, even when they didn't work.

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3 years

When best picture actually went to the best picture. What a concept

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it’s been one year since i felt genuine happiness

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In other words, despite its titanium, futuristic-veneer Apple Card does not afford you what nearly every other credit card does: a website accessible on desktop that gives you the flexibility to pay bills or see transactions from any device

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9 years

iPad Pro is 12.9 inches. Damn. Also, 5.6 million pixels. It's the height of an iPad Air 2 (that white box). http://t.co/0kuCftn4o4

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8 years

Protestors chanting: "Racist, sexist, anti-gay, Donald Trump go away"

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6 years

the main reason why i love the "pho king" pun so much is that it helps non-viets with the correct pronunciation of pho, which is absolutely, 100% NOT "foe"

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6 years

There is an extensive, hidden review-for-hire economy that persists in every corner of Amazon. And that economy is designed to evade Amazon's every attempt to thwart it.

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4 years

'“Wait, are you crying,” she asks.' The answer is yes, this essay by will give you watery eyeballs.

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mat honan ☀️

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This is some remarkable and heartfelt writing from @johnpaczkowski , on the agony of saying goodbye to his children in the middle of all this madness:

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7 years

how the fuck do these bathroom doors work??

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2 years

🆕 a tiny wrist reviews the apple watch ultra

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8 years

Moving past Laguna and Market now. SFPD officer said they estimate 1500 protestors in this crowd.

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9 years

"Hey Siri" voice activation no longer needs a power source.

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6 years

this graphic 1) is very good 2) clearly shows the invisible/not obvious collection of data that happens alongside the visible/obvious user activity that is stored

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4 years

i extremely relate to this @benyt answer in this week’s deez links

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9 years

Hi, I drew a hand for you. Here's my review of the iPad Pro / Gigant-iPad 💁

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9 years

My week with the iPhone 6S: drunken selfies and 3D touching all the things. http://t.co/rmJ5MqWqzO http://t.co/uT7h7alD9I

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3 years

went offline last weekend. i used to think áo dàis were super lame for not having pockets for phones but clearly that's a feature, not a bug.

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7 years

Hello, I interviewed Tim Cook and Angela Ahrendts

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5 years

Amazon’s new Echo Buds were not foiled by mandatory wireless earbud head bang

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5 years

I am an Airpods Pro cyborg ama

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iPhone 11

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7 years

I profiled Apple retail chief Angela Ahrendts who is investing big $$$ in retail, while others are shuttering stores

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6 years

The data is sold, and re-sold, and re-sold again, so much so that your carrier has no idea where your location data is ultimately ending up. But make no mistake: they are selling it in the first place, and they are responsible.

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1 year

gmail's upcoming 'help me write' can compose replies for you, like this plea for a full refund. won't be long until customer service responses are written entirely with AI, and we'll just be sending AI emails back and forth until infinity

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4 years

45 years ago this week, my parents fled Vietnam, days before the fall of Saigon, along with thousands of others. My mom left two sisters behind and didn't see them again for over a decade. Here they are with their families before the war changed their lives.

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5 years

@JeffBezos 🙃

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How To Safely Send Your Nudes

A guide to sexting best practices for you and your favorite taker-of-nudes.

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7 years

Apple not including an Apple Pencil loop on this cover is like Rose telling Jack there's no room on the door

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5 years

I'm still learning new things about how review manipulation on Amazon works — like how paid reviewers can get cashback rewards from the Amazon credit card for bogus purchases (and lots of it):

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Her Amazon Purchases Are Real. The Reviews Are Fake.

One woman stumbled into a side hustle that’s resulted in hundreds of free Amazon products worth tens of thousands of dollars.

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6 years

lmao this Alexa microwave. It’s only $60 wha

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1 year

NEW: a collab w/ @JoannaStern The iPhone's passcode is much more than a screen unlock. It's powerful. That's why thieves are stealing iPhones and their passcodes to drain bank accounts, and lock victims out of their Apple IDs. Here's how:

A Basic iPhone Feature Helps Criminals Steal Your Entire Digital Life

The passcode that unlocks your phone can give thieves access to your money and data. “It’s like a treasure box.”

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5 years

Ring says, repeatedly, its devices don't use face recognition tech — and yet, it is very clearly working on it, which raises questions as to why it isn't forthcoming with its customers. @RMac18 and I have the receipts.

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6 years

apple is really leaning into this 'remember how stressed you were in high school' thing

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nic nguyen

4 years

"New cyclists: Your sock height is fine ... Experienced cyclists: Do not screw this up by making cycling this exclusive, obnoxious sport with your dumb rules."

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Phil Gaimon

4 years

IMPORTANT MESSAGE TO ALL THE NEW CYCLISTS DURING COVID, AND a Note to Experienced Riders

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2 years

@mark_bril matter = interoperability between devices + platforms. you're no longer confined to HomeKit or SmartThings, etc. thread = networking tech that allows smart devices to communicate w/o internet homepod can work w/ matter devices. on top of that, it's a hub for thread devices.

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7 years

💸 THE IPHONE X REVIEW💸

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8 years

"Pussy grabs back"

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6 years

There's a hidden ecosystem of trackers inside of your phone's apps that's collecting a ton of data about you. What's surprising, though, is how easy it is for apps to sell that data (and get away with it)

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7 years

Live from Amazon’s balls

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4 years

Some personal news: I'm a YouTuber now. ... Just kidding. Interviewing Lime CEO Wayne Ting at 10:20am PT/1:20pm PT for today's virtual future of transportation session. Registration is free.

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5 years

New Alexa features for kids, including Communications, where parents must whitelist contacts their kids can communicate with.

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9 years

This is Live Photo » just like in Harry Potter you guys ✨ http://t.co/nI65zwachi

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🆕 After nearly 10 years, my husband Will finally joined the family iMessage chat from his Pixel phone, using @onbeeper . My latest, on green-bubble discrimination and Apple’s fight over iMessage:

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The Fight Over Apple’s iMessage and Those Green Bubbles

Apple has worked to block the Beeper Android app for users, but it plans to adopt a more Android-friendly texting standard alongside iMessage.

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6 years

reddit's systems were hacked via sms hijacking (which, sigh), an increasingly common (and effective) practice used to bypass two-factor authentication.

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7 years

Huh!

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6 years

evergreen twete: sms is easy/simple, which makes it a good option for a lot of people! but here's why authenticator apps (like google authenticator or authy) + security keys (like yubikey) are superior, as noted by @jessysaurusrex

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5 years

I ONLY COME TO THESE THINGS FOR THE EXQUISITELY CUT STONE

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3 years

🆕 She left a one-star Amazon review. Then the brand hunted her down. On how 5 stars aren’t just bought—customers are bribed to remove one stars, too.

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When Amazon Customers Leave Negative Reviews, Some Sellers Hunt Them Down

Sellers on Amazon.com are reaching out to unhappy buyers to revise or delete negative reviews, in exchange for refunds or gift cards—in violation of the terms they agree to on the retail platform.

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6 years

after typing "sit on," gboard suggests "my face" on android (mostly google pixel). after reaching out to google for comment, a spox said the phrase is being removed from word suggestions

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Google Says It Will Stop Android Phones From Suggesting "My Face" When Users Type "Sit On"

"Sit on my face" refers to a sexual act.

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6 years

i am here with esteemed bloggers @mat and @pczki . read our live #appleevent updates here plz

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9 years

iPhotography pro tip: have cuter friends/unlimited vacation days http://t.co/12qwJBFd8J

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1 year

citations showing up in new google search generative AI module which features ... three links is every media org's SEO team panicking rn?

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7 years

. @tim_cook , the people want to stream podcasts on their wrist computers. open 👏 the 👏 gates

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7 years

Apple made a separate “Radio” app for WatchOS 4.1 (really just a part of Apple Music) but no Podcast app. This makes sense how?

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loved watching the DRAMA of this year’s tour unfold - but witnessing the ascent of this bb colombian rider has been particularly spectacular. 👏🏼 @Eganbernal

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La Flamme Rouge

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#TDF2019 - Some big news on today's Colombian newspapers

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8 years

A preview of the new dock on Apple Watch

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6 years

psa: even mark zuckerberg covers his camera

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8 years

3 things about this photo of Zuck: Camera covered with tape Mic jack covered with tape Email client is Thunderbird

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3 years

letter of recommendation: wildflower season in california also: airplane mode

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