A scheme to hand Trump electors in state legislatures is highly unlikely to happen.

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Disney+ Passes 73 Million Subscribers as Streaming Takes Center Stage

The company has experienced deep losses in its theme park division because of the pandemic, but investors don’t seem to care at the moment.

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Disney+ Passes 73 Million Subscribers as Streaming Takes Center Stage

The company has experienced deep losses in its theme park because of the pandemic, but investors don’t seem to care at the moment.

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A Step Forward in the Promise of Ultrafast ‘Hyperloops’

Two employees of Virgin Hyperloop traveled on a small system the company has built near Las Vegas, the first such manned test.

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Facebook, Alarmed by Discord Over Vote Count, Is Said to Be Taking Action

New measures would slow down the flow of information and make election misinformation less visible, according to people with knowledge of the matter.

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'Stop the Steal' Facebook Group Is Taken Down

In its short life span, it was one of the fastest growing groups in Facebook’s history and a hub for those trying to delegitimize the election.

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No, Joe Biden Wasn’t Suddenly Awarded 138,000 Votes in Michigan

Screenshots of an election map suggested that 100 percent of a vote update in Michigan went to Mr. Biden. The reason: A typo that was quickly fixed.

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‘Perception Hacks’ and Other Potential Threats to the Election

In the final days of voting, election officials and cybersecurity experts are keeping a close eye on a range of possible ways foreign governments and other hackers could interfere.

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Disinformation Moves From Social Networks to Texts

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Facebook Removes Trump and Biden Ads, Saying They Could Mislead Voters

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Trump Campaign Website Is Defaced by Hackers

The defacement lasted less than 30 minutes and the hackers appeared to be looking to generate cryptocurrency.

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Trump’s Claims About Hunter Biden Send Online Activity Soaring

Google searches and Facebook posts about Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s son rose after President Trump’s misleading comments at Thursday’s debate.

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Trump’s Claims About Hunter Biden Sends Online Activity Soaring

Google searches and Facebook posts about Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s son rose after President Trump’s misleading comments at Thursday’s debate.

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Appeals Court Says Uber and Lyft Must Treat California Drivers as Employees

The ruling adds new urgency to a ballot measure in the state that would exempt the companies from a new labor law intended to give gig workers more employment rights.

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F.T.C. Decision on Pursuing Facebook Antitrust Case Is Said to Be Near

Any action would follow the Justice Department’s landmark suit this week against Google, as a bipartisan tech backlash ramps up.

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Misinformation in America Thrives in Two Languages

False and misleading information is being spread widely in Spanish, researchers say.

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TikTok Cracks Down on QAnon and Hate Speech

TikTok’s changes follow in the footsteps of its larger and more popular contemporaries.

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A TV Station’s Mistake Highlights Fears of Election Night Misinformation

A graphic on an evening news broadcast in Arkansas showed President Trump winning the state three weeks before Election Day.

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Trump Official’s Tweet, and Its Removal, Set Off Flurry of Anti-Mask Posts

The tweet, from Dr. Scott Atlas, one of the president’s top science advisers, was debunked by many experts and deleted by Twitter.

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In Hubbub Over New York Post Report, YouTube Stands Apart

Facebook and Twitter clamped down on an unsubstantiated New York Post article about Hunter Biden. YouTube has gone a different route.

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