10 things in tech you need to know today

<p><img src="https://static1.businessinsider.com/image/5f362b4be89ebf001f0447ee-2000/GettyImages-1183652596.jpg" alt="apple tim cook" data-mce-source="MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images" data-mce-caption="Apple CEO Tim Cook speak to the press during a tour of the Flextronics computer manufacturing facility, with US President Donald Trump, where Apple's Mac Pros are assembled in Austin, Texas, on November 20, 2019." border="0"></p><p></p><bi-shortcode id="summary-shortcode" data-type="summary-shortcode" class="mceNonEditable" contenteditable="false">Summary List Placement</bi-shortcode><p>Good morning! This is the tech news you need to know this Tuesday. <a href="http://newsletter.businessinsider.com/join/4np/10-things-in-tech&amp;hash=8122c716833601fc1471f79af063b104'nr_email_referer=1&amp;utm_source=Sailthru&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_content=10_things_tech&amp;utm_campaign=Post%20Blast%20sai:%2010%20things%20in%20tech%20you%20need%20to%20know%20today&amp;utm_term=10%20THINGS%20IN%20TECH%20YOU%20NEED%20TO%20KNOW%20-%20ENGAGED%2C%20ACTIVE%2C%20PASSIVE%2C%20DISENGAGED">Sign up here</a> to get this email in your inbox every morning.</p><p>Have an Amazon Alexa device' Listen to this update by searching "Business Insider" in your flash briefing settings.</p><p>And for the biggest stories in politics, <a href="http://newsletter.businessinsider.com/join/10-things-in-politics" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url'q=http://newsletter.businessinsider.com/join/10-things-in-politics&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1605201922939000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGxk1XZpqYlaMeSYjDkUIAl5zfOiw" data-analytics-module="body_link" data-analytics-post-depth="40">sign up here for 10 Things in Politics You Need to Know Today</a>launching soon!</p><ol><li><strong>Apple's security chief was indicted.</strong> Thomas Moyer was accused <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/apple-security-thomas-moyer-indicted-bribery-200-ipads-2020-11">of offering 200 iPads worth an estimated $70,000</a> to local law-enforcement officials in exchange for concealed-carry weapons permits.<br><br></li><li><strong>Amazon is surveilling employee union efforts</strong>. The e-commerce behemoth is reportedly using <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/amazon-pinkerton-spies-worker-labor-unions-2020-11'op=1&amp;scrolla=5eb6d68b7fedc32c19ef33b4">union-busting Pinkerton spies</a> to track warehouse workers and labor movements at the company.&nbsp;<br><br></li><li><strong>Facebook plans to woo Biden</strong>. The social media company plans to roll out <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/facebook-biden-covid-vaccine-misinformation-climate-change-paris-agreement-2020-11">new vaccine and climate change features</a> in a bid to curry favour with President-elect Joe Biden. <br><br></li><li><strong>Uber and Lyft won a major federal contract</strong>. The ride hailing giants have been awarded a contract worth up to <a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-lyft-uber-contract-idUKKBN2831S5">$810 million to offer their services</a> to public agencies and their more than 4 million employees.<br><br></li><li><strong>Alibaba's CEO praised China's new tech regulations</strong>. Daniel Zhang said that <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/alibaba-ceo-daniel-zhang-china-rules-timely-necessary-2020-11">China's new regulations to prevent the formation</a> of internet monopolies are "timely and necessary."<br><br></li><li><strong>Snapchat launched a TikTok-like tab.</strong> The app's new Spotlight tab <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/snap-tiktok-like-feed-spotlight-2020-11">is a curated feed of "entertaining" posts</a> submitted by users, a little like TikTok's "For You" page.<br><br></li><li><strong>Intel shuttered an ambitious AR/VR project</strong>. The company <a href="https://www.protocol.com/intel-studios-ar-vr-capture-closure">quietly shut down Intel Studios, a 10,000-square-foot volumetric capture stage in Los Angeles</a>, last month, per Protocol.<br><br></li><li><strong>Twitter will show tweet warnings</strong>. The social media giant <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2020/11/23/21611927/twitter-show-warning-like-labeled-tweet'scrolla=5eb6d68b7fedc32c19ef33b4">will warn users</a> if they try and like a tweet appended with a warning label.<br><br></li><li><strong>Andreessen Horowitz closed two new mega funds</strong>. The venture capital giant has raised a&nbsp;<a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/andreessen-horowitz-raised-45-billion-for-two-mega-funds-2020-11">$3.2 million growth fund and a $1.3 billion early-stage fund</a> to manage a total of $16.5 billion in assets.<br><br></li><li><strong>Travis Kalanick's NYC penthouse was used for a party</strong>. The former <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/travis-kalanick-nyc-penthouse-mask-less-party-report-2020-11">Uber CEO's $37 million NYC penthouse </a>was reportedly the site of a large gathering in September where no one was wearing a mask.</li></ol><p><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/10-things-in-tech-you-need-to-know-today-november-24-2020-11#comments">Join the conversation about this story &#187;</a></p> <p>NOW WATCH: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/melissa-maker-clean-your-home-quickly-cleaning-expert-2017-4">A cleaning expert reveals her 3-step method for cleaning your entire home quickly</a></p>
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