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Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey defends decision to just give Infowars' Alex Jones a timeout after Jones urged viewers to ready “battle rifles” against media and others — “We can't build a service that is subjective just to the whims of what we personally believe," Dorsey told NBC News' Lester Holt in an exclusive interview.
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| Steven Musil / CNET: |
Twitter puts account of Alex Jones in read-only mode for seven days after a tweet violated policy; he can browse but can't tweet, retweet, or like other posts — Twitter has cut off Alex Jones from key functions of his account after the founder and star of conspiracy site Infowars violated another Twitter policy.
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Tweets: @oliverdarcy, @nbcnightlynews, @ericboehlert, @laurengoode, @mgsiegler, @rmac18, and @caseynewton
| Washington Post: |
Jack Dorsey says Twitter is considering promoting alternative viewpoints in timeline, labeling bots, and redesigning the like button and follower count display — Twitter chief executive Jack Dorsey said he is rethinking core parts of the social media platform so that it doesn't enable …
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Engadget and CNET
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| Arjun Panchadar / Reuters: |
Report: Uber has been urged by investors to sell off its self-driving car unit, which has lost $125M-$200M per quarter over the last 18 months — (Reuters) - Investors have told Uber Technologies Inc [UBER.UL] it would be wise to sell off its self-driving car unit after it racked up losses … | Megan Rose Dickey / TechCrunch: |
Uber's Q2 2018 financials: revenue rose 51% YoY to $2.7B as adjusted EBITDA losses widened to $404M, up from $304M in Q1; gross bookings rose 41% YoY to $12B — While Uber isn't required to disclose its financial results, Uber has done so for past few quarters as it gears up to go public next year.
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| Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss / Reuters: |
US cryptocurrency investor sues AT&T in LA District Court seeking $224M in damages after $23.8M in currency was allegedly stolen via SIM swap fraud — NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. entrepreneur and cryptocurrency investor Michael Terpin filed a $224 million lawsuit on Wednesday …
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| Steve Stecklow / Reuters: |
Investigation finds 1,000+ Facebook posts, comments, images, and videos attacking Rohingya in Myanmar, highlighting Facebook's woeful attempts to fix the issue — Reuters found more than 1,000 examples of posts, comments and pornographic images attacking the Rohingya and other Muslims on Facebook.
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| Abner Li / 9to5Google: |
Google says there are now 200+ Android Go devices available and details Go for Android 9 Pie, aimed at emerging markets, which takes less space and boots faster — Android 9 Pie began rolling out earlier this month to the Pixel and Pixel 2, as well as the Essential Phone.
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| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft begins rolling out OneDrive's new folder protection feature that automatically backs up your PC's documents, pictures, and desktop folders — A great new addition for Windows 10 users — Microsoft is rolling out a new folder protection feature for OneDrive.
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| Jeremy Horwitz / VentureBeat: |
Samsung unveils the Exynos Modem 5100, featuring support for 5G as well as 4G, 3G, and 2G, with speeds up to 6Gbps when connected to millimeter wave towers — Samsung is already working on multiple 5G cellular devices, so it's no surprise that it has developed a new wireless chip to power them: the Exynos Modem 5100.
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| Ry Crist / CNET: |
Amazon and Microsoft begin rolling out Alexa and Cortana integrations, with the ability to ask each assistant to “open” the other — Alexa and Cortana: Tech's new BFFs? — That's the premise behind a cooperative effort from Amazon and Microsoft that lets Alexa users cue up Cortana on their Echo speakers.
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Tweets: @kevinctofel, @brianmcc, @dcseifert, and @johnwilson
| Gregory Barber / Wired: |
Coinbase acquires the five-person team behind Distributed Systems to help Coinbase find ways to integrate decentralized identity across its services — EARLIER THIS YEAR, the executors of #DeleteFacebook engaged in a form of decentralized group therapy. Catharsis came in a zip file downloaded …
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| C. Scott Brown / Android Authority: |
Source and leaked pictures suggest Fitbit's Charge 3 will lack GPS, have a full touchscreen, water resistance of 50 meters; Special Edition to likely have NFC — - A massive leak just gave us almost all necessary info on the Fitbit Charge 3. — The upcoming fitness tracker …
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Engadget, TechCrunch, Pocket-lint, Gizmodo, CNET, The Verge, MSPoweruser, and Tom's Guide
| Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: WhatsApp cofounder Jan Koum has continued to show up at least monthly at the Facebook office to secure his stock rewards of ~$450M — Jan Koum said he was leaving Facebook in April, but has been making periodic appearances in the office to secure stock rewards
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| Juli Clover / MacRumors: |
Ahead of Twitter API changes coming on August 16, Tapbots removes several features from Tweetbot for iOS, following similar moves by Twitterrific and others — Ahead of upcoming Twitter changes set to be implemented tomorrow, Tapbots has released an updated version of its Tweetbot app for iOS devices …
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The Verge, 9to5Mac, and MacStories
Tweets: @caseynewton, @mathewi, @bdsams, @backlon, and @alexeheath
| Bloomberg: |
Sources: China freezes game approvals amid a restructuring within regulatory administrations, affecting all online, mobile, and console games — - The halt has shaken Tencent as smaller players struggle — Regulatory administrations are said to be under restructuring
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Tweets: @antd, @davidramli, @markmacd, @technology, @luluyilun, @ynakamura56, @luluyilun, @paulmozur, and @ynakamura56. Thanks:@pelstrom
| Ryan Whitwam / Android Police: |
Google says developers seeking to qualify their app for Wear OS must follow design guidelines by October 1, as it tries to improve the quality of apps — If you've been a Wear OS user for a while, odds are you've noticed that wearable apps in the Play Store are sometimes not very good.| Selina Wang / Bloomberg: |
Y Combinator names former Baidu COO Qi Lu as CEO of Y Combinator China, a new Chinese arm it says may start as soon as next summer — - This marks the seed investor's first international program — Former Baidu COO, Qi Lu, will oversee the rollout in China
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CoinDesk, Fortune, SiliconANGLE, GeekWire, CNNMoney, Y Combinator, CNBC, Quartz, Tech in Asia, TechCrunch, VentureBeat, Reuters, China Money Network, and Axios
Tweets: @sama, @danprimack, @davidramli, and @mdudas
| Robert Hof / SiliconANGLE: |
Cisco reports Q4 profit of $3.8B, up 57% YoY, and revenue of $12.8B as it transitions to subscription-based services; stock up 6%+ after hours — Cisco Systems Inc.'s attempt to become more of a subscription- and software-driven business displayed more traction today as revenue grew year-over-year for the third straight quarter.
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ZDNet, Cisco, The Register, TheStreet, Reuters, Bloomberg, MarketWatch, CNBC, Investopedia, and Investor's Business Daily. Thanks:@robhof
| Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Amazon's Twitch has been pursuing exclusive livestreaming deals with popular companies and personalities, offering millions per year in some cases — It wants to turn its Twitch online hangout for avid gamers into a broader video service. — YouTube has become synonymous …
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Business Insider and MacRumors
Tweets: @davemorgannyc, @lucas_shaw, @emilygroch, @shiraovide, and @digitalshields
| David McCabe / Axios: |
Google launches the online searchable library of federal election-related ads it promised US lawmakers last year, but it does not include political “issue ads” — Google is rolling out the online library of U.S. political ads it promised lawmakers last year … Sponsor Posts
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