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August 6, 2018, 1:05 AM

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BuzzFeed News:
Apple has removed the entire libraries of five of InfoWars' six podcasts from iTunes, saying they violated its hate speech guidelines  —  Apple has removed the entire library for five of Infowars' six podcasts from its iTunes and Podcast apps, BuzzFeed News has learned.
Debby Wu / Bloomberg:
TSMC, after shutting down some chip fabs on Friday due to a computer virus, says it's recovered 80% of the impacted tools and expects a full recovery by Monday  —  - TSMC expects full recovery Aug. 6 after suffering virus attack  — Incident to delay shipments, affect third-quarter revenue
Pablo Rodero / Reuters:
Spanish taxi drivers ended a six-day strike after the government agreed to set tough limits, like a 30:1 ratio for licenses issued for taxis vs Uber-like firms  —  MADRID (Reuters) - Spanish taxi drivers ended a six-day strike late on Wednesday after the government agreed to set tough limits …
Connie Loizos / TechCrunch:
HR startup Namely, which fired its founder and CEO Matt Straz for alleged “inconsistent behavior” this year, hires new CEO Elisa Steele and raises $60M Series E  —  Namely, a 400-person, six-and-a-half-year-old company, has mostly had the kind of trajectory that other startups envy.
Washington Post:
Facebook's increased scrutiny of ads targeting ethnic groups is delaying the approval of political ads for Hispanics and Spanish-speaking audiences  —  Political strategists say recent moves by Facebook to secure its powerful advertising engine are hampering their ability to communicate …
Reuters:
Sources: UK's GCHQ questioned security of Huawei's equipment in part because it uses US-based Wind River's VxWorks OS, which will stop receiving patches in 2020  —  LONDON/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Huawei Technologies [HWT.UL] is facing increased scrutiny in Britain because it is using …
More: Engadget
Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat:
Hedera Hashgraph raises $100M via private ICO to build what it claims will be much faster and more secure distributed ledger technology than current blockchains  —  Move over blockchain.  Hedera Hashgraph has raised $100 million via a future token sale from institutional investors in a bid …
More: CoinDesk
South China Morning Post:
Profile of Jane Sun, CEO of Ctrip, a Nasdaq-listed Chinese online travel firm valued at $23B, on gender inequality and fighting internet platforms like Meituan  —  Ability to attract top talent seen as mission critical for specialist companies like Ctrip, which are facing increasing competition …

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