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Jose Montes de Oca
Apr 29, 2022
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Hands-on with Snapchat's Pixy selfie drone. More than five years after it released Spectacles, Snapchat is back with a second hardware product. And this time it flies. Yes, Snap made a drone. Called Pixy, the small yellow puck takes off from your hand, follows you around, and captures video… (Alex Heath / The Verge)

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Snap just announced its long rumored selfie drone. It’s called Pixy. I used it and spoke with CEO @evanspiegel about the company’s hardware strategy:
theverge.comHands-on with Snapchat’s Pixy selfie droneA flying camera that lands in your hand and costs $230.
5:00 PM ∙ Apr 28, 2022
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U.S. economic growth rate unexpectedly declined in the first quarter by 1.4%. Gross domestic product unexpectedly declined 1.4% in the first quarter, marking an abrupt reversal for an economy coming off its best performance since 1984, the Commerce Department reported Thursday. The negative growth rate missed even the… (Jeff Cox / CNBC)

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BREAKING: U.S. economic growth unexpectedly declined in the first quarter by 1.4%. cnb.cx/3vqlfkG
12:34 PM ∙ Apr 28, 2022
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Twitter says it overcounted its users over the past 3 years by as much as 1.9M. Twitter didn't have as many users as it thought — a predicament that may have encouraged the company to more seriously consider its acceptance of Elon Musk's proposal to take… (Sarah Perez / TechCrunch)

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Twitter says it overcounted its users over the past 3 years by as much as 1.9M:
ift.ttTwitter says it overcounted its users over the past 3 years – TechCrunchTwitter didn’t have as many users as it thought — a predicament that may have encouraged the company to more seriously consider its acceptance of Elon Musk’s proposal to take the company private in a $44 billion deal. According to Twitter’s Q1 2022 earnings out this morning,…
2:55 PM ∙ Apr 28, 2022
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Hollywood's Fight Against VPNs Turns Ugly. A group of over two dozen film studios has repeatedly taken popular VPN providers to court, sometimes extracting judgements worth millions of dollars in damages. While piracy remains the central issue, recent legal arguments employed by Hollywood… (Ax Sharma / WIRED)

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VPNs are an important tool for protecting privacy, and running one isn't illegal even if some users infringe copyright, EFF's @mitchstoltz tells Wired.
wired.comHollywood’s Fight Against VPNs Turns UglyBeyond accusations of encouraging copyright infringement, film companies have begun accusing VPNs of enabling a slew of illegal activity.
10:39 PM ∙ Apr 28, 2022
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Airbnb Adopts Work-From-Anywhere Approach, Including Overseas. Airbnb Inc. is telling employees they can now work from almost anywhere in the world without a pay cut in a move that could entice other companies to follow suit and bolster the company's business. Chief Executive Brian Chesky announced the new… (Preetika Rana / Wall Street Journal)

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Today, we’re announcing that Airbnb employees can live and work anywhere. Our design for working at Airbnb has 5 key features:
12:10 AM ∙ Apr 29, 2022
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