Apple unveils new iPhones, Facebook outlines plans to combat election interference and Jet.com shifts focus. Here's your Daily Crunch for September 13, 2018. 1. XS, XR, XS Max? The difference between the new iPhones Apple announced a bunch of new iPhones yesterday, but which one do you want? One way to think about it: XS is the normal one, XR is the cheap one and XS Max is the big one. Alternately: The XS is the updated iPhone X, the Max is the new Plus and the XR as a revival of the great-for-kids budget iPhone SE. 2. Apple Watch Series 4 up close and hands-on There's also a new set of Apple Watches on the way, with a display that's 30 percent larger than the one on the Series 3, by Apple's count. 3. Ten critical points from Zuckerberg's epic security manifesto Mark Zuckerberg wants you to know he's trying his damnedest to fix Facebook before it breaks democracy. Last night, he posted a 3,260-word battle plan for fighting election interference. 4. Walmart's Jet.com relaunches site with focus on urban shoppers, same-day grocery delivery Jet.com, the e-commerce site Walmart acquired in 2016 for $3 billion, is relaunching with an upgraded look and updated catalog emphasizes goods that are more relevant to city shoppers' interests. 5. Snapchat enlists 20 partners to curate Our Stories from submissions Those partners include CNN, Cosmopolitan, Lad Bible and NowThis. 6. Say goodbye to Inbox by Gmail Google says it's making this change to put its focus "solely on Gmail." 7. Alibaba's Ant Financial denies stealing from Equifax The Alibaba affiliate launched Sesame Credit in China in 2015, and a report this week from The Wall Street Journal suggests that it leaned heavily on Equifax to do so. However, Ant Financial denies these claims. |
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