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 How can Internet giants know that innocent-seeming US companies aren’t actually shell vehicles for malicious foreign actors to buy ads to interfere with elections? The short answer is they can’t, and that drew questioning from a congressional probe today into Facebook, Twitter, and Google being used to manipulate the 2016 presidential election.. One member of the committee… Read More from TechCrunch http://ift.tt/2A3IBhb via IFTTT

 In another sign of scales majorly falling off of eyes where VR is concerned, games developer CCP Games — which made an big early bet on virtual reality gaming — is pulling the plug on two of its studios that had been working on VR titles.  Read More from TechCrunch http://ift.tt/2z3HUV8 via IFTTT

 Does the internet seem a little spookier today? (And no, I don’t mean because you read through of the latest news in your Twitter feed.) As it turns out, a lot of the big tech companies have gotten into the Halloween spirit this year, with fun little easter eggs and Halloween-themed additions to their apps and services. Have you spotted them all? Read More from TechCrunch http://ift.tt/2gRsTNJ via IFTTT

 Stripe Atlas was launched by payments company Stripe last year to help small businesses set themselves up as a legal, incorporated business entity in the U.S. Now with “thousands” of entrepreneurs from 125+ countries using Atlas, Stripe is expanding it with a new feature as it hones its focus on being a platform for startup services. Companies that are signed up to Atlas (which… Read More from TechCrunch http://ift.tt/2iiGTjW via IFTTT

 Today, Amazon Prime Video is launching globally for Xbox One, and will also be available on the new Xbox One X when it lands in stores on November 7. The streaming app, which is the only place to watch Amazon Originals like Transparent and Mozart in the Jungle, is going live in Canada, Mexico, France, Italy, Spain and India. In January of 2016, Netflix globally expanded its service to cover… Read More from TechCrunch http://ift.tt/2zn4pY5 via IFTTT

 The fallout from allegations around House of Cards star Kevin Spacey continues. Netflix and production company Media Rights Capital announced yesterday that the sixth season of House of Cards (which is currently shooting to presumably air next year) will be the show’s last. While the companies said they were “deeply disturbed” by actor Anthony Rapp’s account alleging… Read More from TechCrunch http://ift.tt/2zVqUzA via IFTTT

 Microsoft today announced the launch of a new beta version of its mobile gameplay streaming app, Mixer, for both iOS and Android. The company says the new app features an entirely different codebase that will allow it to roll out updates more quickly, and includes a number of changes focused on improving the core user experience, content discoverability, app performance and personalization.… Read More from TechCrunch http://ift.tt/2iPjnyI via IFTTT