10 things in tech you need to know today

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1. Trump's tweets keep getting labelled as "misleading." The tweets generally questioned the legitimacy of the 2020 election, mentioning Michigan's vote count and claiming "ballot dumps."
   
   
2. California passed a major new privacy law. California voters passed Proposition 24, a ballot measure that expands the state's existing privacy laws and scales back the amount of data that big tech companies are allowed to collect on people.
   
   
3. YouTube didn't fact-check a video saying Trump won. YouTube said the video, which is entitled "Trump won" and claims there was "rampant voter fraud," doesn't violate its rules around elections.
   
   
4. Facebook flip-flopped on its election rules. Initially it said it wouldn't label posts claiming premature victory in individual states, then it changed its mind.
   
   
5. Fox News went offline. Fox News' website stopped displaying articles for around 30 minutes, users reported on Wednesday.
   
   
6. Apple is reportedly lacking chips. Bloomberg reports Apple is struggling with a dearth of chips to manage power consumption for iPhones, specifically impacting the iPhone 12.
   
   
7. Portland, Maine voted to ban facial recognition. Private citizens are now entitled to a payout of $1,000 if they're unlawfully surveilled by police or city agencies.
   
   
8. GameStop asked staff to dance on TikTok. GameStop employees can compete in a TikTok dance challenge for the chance to earn extra shifts during Black Friday, Kotaku reported Wednesday.
   
   
9. T-Mobile is paying a $200 million fine. T-Mobile will pay the penalty to settle an investigation over whether Sprint benefitted from too many subsidies.
   
   
10. Europe is close to minting another fintech unicorn. Sources told Business Insider that payment startup GoCardless is raising $100 million in new funding, at a valuation of up to $950 million.