Best of TechCrunch — October 2021

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   Facebook changes its corporate branding to Meta – TechCrunch

   After 17 years of being called Facebook, the social networking parent company behind Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and Oculus has a new name. Facebook’s corporate entity is now Meta. Facebook had been laying the groundwork for this change for months, seemingly in an effort to move its core branding further from the negative headlines surrounding its most popular product.

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   Hacker leaks Twitch source code and creator payout data – TechCrunch

   Leaker claims to have taken Twitch source code, creator payouts and other data. Twitch confirmed the breach in a tweet on Wednesday. The data contains payouts for each Twitch user, some of which reach into the six-figures. The leak could also represent a security risk, since it now allows practically anyone to search for security vulnerabilities.

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   Apple 14-inch MacBook Pro (2021) review – TechCrunch

   MagSafe is back on the 2021 MacBook Pro. The connector is, happily, back — in improved form. It’s joined by an SD card slot, HDMI port and a row of function keys. There are three USB-C ports on-board — down from four on 13-inch.

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