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Daily Crunch: Facebook launches a college-only network

Now, classes are being held online and students are trying to react to this new normal of what its like to connect to clubs and organizations that you care about, when youre not together.

Of course, this could also be a way for Facebook to try to stay relevant to a younger demographic, before they move on to other apps.

Amazon launches Alexa Print, a way to print lists, recipes, games and educational content using your voice The feature works with any second-generation Echo device or newer, as well as a range of printers.

Google says its eliminating Autocomplete suggestions that target candidates or voting The company says that it will now remove any Autocomplete predictions that seem to endorse or oppose a candidate or a political party, or that make a claim about voting or the electoral process.

How Unity built a gaming engine for the future Eric Peckham offers an in-depth look at the companys financials as it prepares to go public.

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  2. "Facebook joined the growing ranks of companies publicly complaining about the 30% fee that Apple collects on payments made through its App Store. Those complaints came midway througha blog post about the social networks new feature supporting paid online events". (August 14, 2020)
  3. "Facebook is announcing a number of new e-commerce features both within the main Facebook app and on Instagram". (August 25, 2020)
  4. "Facebook has some thoughts and updates about its News Feed, Siri gets some new voices and Tonal becomes a unicorn. This is your Daily Crunch for March 31, 2021". (April 1, 2021)
  5. "Facebook already made it clear that it isnt happy about Apples upcoming restrictions on app tracking and ad targeting, but the publicity battle entered a new phase today". (December 16, 2020)
  6. "Facebook tries to get less political, Oracles TikTok acquisition may not be happening and Twitter says Donald Trump is banned forever. This is your Daily Crunch for February 10, 2021". (February 11, 2021)
  7. "Facebook takes (small) steps to improve its content policies as advertisers join a broad boycott, founder Alexis Ohanian is leaving Initialized Capital and Waze gets a new look. Heres your Daily Crunch for June 29, 2020. 1". (June 29, 2020)
  8. "Businesses will now be able to monetize online events on Facebook, thanks to a new feature that the social network is launching in the United States and 19 other countries today". (August 14, 2020)
  9. "Facebook makes its next steps in VR, Apple releases iOS 14 and the PlayStation 5 gets a launch date. This is your Daily Crunch for September 16, 2020". (September 16, 2020)
  10. "Apples upcoming operating system iOS 14 (currently in public beta) could have a big impact on publishers who work with Facebooks ad network at least, according to Facebook". (August 27, 2020)
  11. "Last month, Facebook introduced support for paid online events and because many of the businesses offering those events have struggled during the coronavirus pandemic, the company also said it would not collect fees for the next year". (September 25, 2020)
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