Summary: <p><strong><em>Facebook cracks down again, ahead of the election, Apple make some interesting acquisitions, how many cameras does a smartphone need, and Dieter Rams just wants Silicon Valley to slow down.</em></strong></p><p><strong>Sponsors:</strong></p><ul> <li><a href="https://www.datadoghq.com/ridehome" target="_blank"><strong>DatadogHQ.com/ridehome</strong></a></li> <li><a href="https://99designs.com/techmeme" target="_blank"><strong>99designs.com/techmeme</strong></a></li> <li><a href="https://metalab.co/" target="_blank"><strong>Metalab.co</strong></a></li> </ul><p><br></p><p>Links:</p><ul> <li> <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2018/10/11/facebook-purged-over-accounts-pages-pushing-political-messages-profit/?utm_term=.602cd75f280c" target="_blank">Facebook purged over 800 accounts and pages pushing political messages for profit</a> (The Washington Post)</li> <li> <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2018/10/10/apple-is-paying-300m-in-cash-to-buy-a-part-of-dialog-semiconductor-and-expand-its-chipmaking-in-europe/" target="_blank">Apple inks $600M deal to license IP, acquire assets and talent from Dialog to expand chipmaking in Europe</a> (TechCrunch)</li> <li> <a href="https://appleinsider.com/articles/18/10/10/apple-buys-machine-learning-ar-firm-specializing-in-mixed-realities" target="_blank">Apple buys machine learning AR firm specializing in mixed realities</a> (Apple Insider)</li> <li>S<a href="https://www.engadget.com/2018/10/11/samsung-galaxy-a9-quad-camera-hands-on/" target="_blank">amsung’s Galaxy A9 is the first quad camera phone</a> (Engadget)</li> <li> <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2018/10/11/17963172/samsung-galaxy-a9-release-date-news-features-four-cameras" target="_blank">Samsung hopes these four cameras will save its mid-range phone lineup</a> (The Verge)</li> <li> <a href="https://venturebeat.com/2018/10/10/gartner-microsoft-passes-acer-to-become-top-5-pc-vendor-in-the-u-s/" target="_blank">Gartner: Microsoft passes Acer to become top 5 PC vendor in the U.S. </a>(Venture Beat)</li> <li> <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2018/10/10/apple-plans-to-give-away-original-content-for-free-to-device-owners.html" target="_blank">Apple plans to give away original content for free to device owners as part of new digital TV strategy</a> (CNBC)</li> <li> <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-10-11/coinbase-s-active-customers-drop-80-in-crypto-slump-study-says" target="_blank">Coinbase's Active Customers Drop 80% in Crypto Slump, Study Says</a> (Bloomberg)</li> <li> <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/plan-to-fix-journalism-with-cryptocurrency-draws-skepticism-1539206132" target="_blank">Plan to Fix Journalism With Cryptocurrency Draws Skepticism</a> (WSJ)</li> <li> <a href="https://www.fastcompany.com/90246965/dieter-rams-wants-silicon-valley-to-stop" target="_blank">Dieter Rams wants Silicon Valley to stop</a> (Fast Company)</li> </ul> <a href="https://anchor.fm/s/34f8474/podcast/sponsor/acugia/url/https%3A%2F%2Fflipboard.com%2F">https://flipboard.com/</a>
