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PlayStation and Facebook cancel GDC appearances citing coronavirus concerns | GamesIndustry.biz 21 February 2020

PlayStation and Facebook Gaming/Oculus will not be attending this year's Game Developers Conference due to concerns around the novel coronavirus COVID19.

Trump Backs Supporter Larry Ellison in Court Fight With Google - Bloomberg 21 February 2020

The administration weighed in on the high-stakes case on the same day that President Donald Trump attended a re-election campaign fundraiser in California hosted by Oracle’s co-founder, billionaire Larry Ellison.

Twitter is testing new ways to fight misinformation — including a community-based points system 21 February 2020

Twitter rolling out new 'Continue thread' option for connecting multiple tweets together - 9to5Mac 20 February 2020

Twitter is rolling out a new feature that makes it easier to thread multiple tweets together. With this change, you can now link tweets together while you compose them. The company announced the new feature this afternoon. When you’re composing a new tweet, you can now slide up to view your previous tweets, including your […]

Apple Weighs Loosening Restrictions on Rival IPhone, Music Apps - Bloomberg 20 February 2020

The technology giant is discussing whether to let users choose third-party web browser and mail applications as their default options on Apple’s mobile devices, replacing the company’s Safari browser and Mail app, according to people familiar with the matter. Since launching the App Store in 2008, Apple hasn’t allowed users to replace pre-installed apps such […]

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