In context: Facebook has been under pressure for 'not doing enough' to moderate its platform, but the latest figures show the company has been improving its algorithms. Now it's boasting that it proactively detects and removes more than 99 percent of all child abuse posts, and is aiming to soon do the same on Instagram.

The social giant has released its latest transparency report , which should give us an idea about the overall progress on moderating the platform. The previous one showed Facebook had removed 2.2

Busted: The United States Department of Justice has indicted 17 people involved in a massive counterfeiting scheme. The group allegedly scammed Apple out of $6.1 million by exchanging more than 10,000 fake Chinese iPhones and iPads for real ones in Apple Stores in the US and Canada.

On Wednesday, the DoJ unsealed a 76-count indictment against the defendants. The charges include fraud, conspiracy, identity theft, and money laundering, among others.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation conducted raids on

Why it matters: For Netflix, the deal presents an opportunity to add a familiar franchise and a big name to its original content repertoire. Paramount, meanwhile, gets to generate additional revenue from an established series.

Axel Foley is making a return. Netflix has reportedly signed a one-time licensing deal with Paramount to develop a fourth movie in the Beverly Hills Cop franchise, Deadline reports .

The project will involve Eddie Murphy and Jerry Bruckheimer, who served as lead actor and producer on the first two films, respectively (

In a nutshell: Pornhub for many is little more than a seemingly endless supply of adult content but for some of the site’s performers, it is a platform that helps pay the bills and put food on the table. Now thanks to a recent decision by payment processor PayPal, many will have to go about collecting their earnings in a different manner.

Pornhub in a recent blog post said they are devastated by PayPal’s decision to stop payouts “to over a hundred thousand performers.”

Models that got paid

Forward-looking: For now, Carmack said he will be going about his new passion “Victorian Gentleman Scientist” style and will be pursuing inquiries from home. As for Oculus, Carmack will still be involved, but in a “consulting CTO” capacity. In other words, he will still have a voice but it won’t consume nearly as much of his time.

Gaming legend John Carmack is stepping back from his position as chief technology officer of Oculus.

In a Facebook post announcing the move, Carmack said

Rumor mill: With so many options available these days, it’s no wonder consumers are suffering from subscription fatigue. For Apple, which has several paid services of its own, one answer is to bundle them together to attract more subscribers.

According to a report from Bloomberg , which cites "people familiar with the matter," Apple is considering bundling its News+, Apple TV+, and Apple Music together, and as soon as 2020. The site notes that Apple’s deals with publishers

In brief: Google Stadia arrives next Tuesday (November 19), but those expecting it to launch with a full suite of features are set to be disappointed.

In a Reddit AMA (Ask Me Anything), Stadia director of product Andrey Doronichev and product manager Beri Lee revealed that several features of the game streaming service wouldn’t be available on launch day, with many of them rolling out

Something to look forward to: For the 'world's largest celebration of all things Xbox,' Microsoft's Inside Xbox event is going live from London's Copper Box Arena today and will continue for the next two days. Expected to be jam-packed with news for all gamers, the first day of X019 will focus on new game announcements, updates on Microsoft xCloud and 'big news' for the Xbox Game Pass subscription, while panel discussions, Let's Play sessions and other