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    Apple is reportedly moving toward ending its partnership with Goldman Sachs.

    The iPhone maker sent a proposal to Goldman Sachs asking to terminate their partnership within the next 12 to 15 months, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal.

    Goldman Sachs currently issues the Apple Card and powers the company’s savings accounts. However, recent reports suggest their partnership isn’t going all that well, and Goldman Sachs has reportedly explored offloading the Apple Card onto American Express.

    WSJ News Exclusive | Apple Pulls Plug on Goldman Credit-Card Partnership

    [WSJ]

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    Emma Roth
    The live game experience that never was.

    This deep dive from Polygon explores what happened when Niantic, the creators of Pokémon Go, teamed up with the theater company Punchdrunk, to develop an in-person game that blended tech and the surrounding environment.

    But the experience, which involved having players interact with actors on the street and looking for hidden objects, never came to fruition due to concerns about safety and costs:

    “The number one challenge was always safety,” wrote former general manager of Niantic’s Los Angeles studio Greg Borrud in an email interview with Polygon. “We were always looking for ways to push the limits while still keeping safety at the forefront. We knew we had to test the boundaries to see where they were during development. But we also knew we had to reel things back in as we looked to put a live product out there.”

    When the makers of Pokémon Go and Sleep No More tried to reinvent theater

    [Polygon]

    Apple Music Replay is back — and it’s still mostly a web experienceApple Music Replay is back — and it’s still mostly a web experience
    Tumblr sheds Post Plus subscriptions as the platform downsizesTumblr sheds Post Plus subscriptions as the platform downsizes
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    Emma Roth
    Plex users have some valid concerns about its new activity-sharing feature.

    Earlier this month, Plex officially introduced its new Discover Together feature, which shares what you’ve been watching, discussing, or rating with friends on the service and vice versa.

    As pointed out by 404 Media, some users were caught off guard by the “discover together” emails they found in their inbox, with one user saying: “I wonder how many people just had their week’s porn selections emailed to their Plex friends. I just got an email about a friend’s watching habits which he definitely didn’t want to share.”

    Plex Users Fear New Feature Will Leak Porn Habits to Their Friends and Family

    [404 Media]

    After 151 years, Popular Science will no longer offer a magazineAfter 151 years, Popular Science will no longer offer a magazine
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    Emma Roth
    Bumble and Match are suspending ads on Instagram.

    The two dating companies paused advertising on the platform after The Wall Street Journal found their ads appearing next to explicit and child-sexualizing content in Reels feeds.

    The WSJ got this information by setting up test accounts that followed young gymnasts, cheerleaders, and influencers. When looking through Reels, the outlet discovered that Instagram surfaced “served jarring doses of salacious content to those test accounts, including risqué footage of children as well as overtly sexual adult videos” alongside ads for major brands, including Match, Bumble, Disney, and Walmart.

    WSJ News Exclusive | Instagram’s Algorithm Delivers Toxic Video Mix to Adults Who Follow Children

    [WSJ]

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    Emma Roth
    Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour is headed to the small screen.

    If you missed the concert film’s box office-shattering debut, you can rent the extended version starting on December 13th (which also happens to be Taylor Swift’s birthday). The extended version includes some extra performances, including “Wildest Dreams,” “The Archer” and “Long Live.” There’s still no word on pricing just yet.

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    Emma Roth
    Messenger is making it easier to reply with emoji.

    The app will now display suggested emoji that you can use as replies, which should hopefully mean less scrolling through your recently-used list.

    A GIF showing suggested emoji in Messenger
    GIF: Meta

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