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The retail giant Amazon is in advanced talks with Crystal City, a neighborhood in North Virginia that lies just south of the Washington D.C. to open its second headquarter in Virginia. Those conversations are reportedly further along and more detailed than any of the other Amazon has had with fellow top contenders. Nearby metro stops and proximity to a major airport are all requirements that are fulfilled by Crystal City. A local top real estate developer has apparently unlisted some of its buildings in the past month, in anticipation of an announcement. Buildings for the initial move of hundreds of employees could be occupied by Amazon employees within nine months. No specifics on when exactly the announcement would arrive, though the paper notes that it’s being held until after ...

[dropcap]T[/dropcap]witter has announced that it has updated its authentication process for verifying its accounts and awarding blue check mark, in a series of tweets. In these tweets Twitter acknowledged that its verification comes across as endorsement, and that the social network’s treatment of verification has led to this, and now they will be changing the way verification of accounts takes place. Verification was meant to authenticate identity & voice but it is interpreted as an endorsement or an indicator of importance. We recognize that we have created this confusion and need to resolve it. We have paused all general verifications while we work and will report back soon — Twitter Support (@TwitterSupport) November 9, 2017 On Wednesday, Twitter admitted in a...

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Retail Giant Amazon in Advanced talks to Open HQ2 in Virginia

Twitter Revokes Check Marks From Several White Supremacists