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Sources: 6.5" OLED iPhone to get split screen view for apps like Mail and Calendar; 6.1" LCD and 6.5" OLED iPhones to support dual SIMs at least in some regions — - Two high-end OLED models focus on speed and camera upgrades — New iPad Pros, Apple Watches with larger screens also coming
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| Greg Bensinger / Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: Toyota to invest $500M in Uber, valuing it at ~$72B, slightly higher than last valuation, and will jointly develop driverless vehicles as part of deal — Auto maker and ride-hailing company will jointly work on driverless-vehicle development as part of investment
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| Hadas Gold / CNNMoney: |
Facebook says it was “too slow” to prevent the spread of “hate and misinformation” in Myanmar via its site — How controversy changed Facebook's mission — Facebook has banned 20 organizations and individuals in Myanmar, including a senior military commander … | Facebook: |
Facebook removes 18 Facebook accounts, one Instagram account, and 52 Facebook Pages, including Burmese military officials, in response to Myanmar violence — The ethnic violence in Myanmar has been truly horrific. Earlier this month, we shared an update on the steps we're taking to prevent …
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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
YouTube adds “Time watched” stats to its “digital wellbeing” tools in its mobile apps — Google today is expanding YouTube's set of “digital wellbeing” tools, with an added feature that will calculate how much you're watching videos.
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| Paul Thurrott / Thurrott.com: |
Microsoft announces Xbox All Access with Xbox Game Pass, Xbox Live Gold, and Xbox One S or Xbox One X console for $22 or $35/mo on a 2-year contract in US — Microsoft today confirmed the rumors: Xbox All Access is a new subscription offering that ties a console to Xbox Live Gold and Xbox Game Pass for two years.
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| Kara Swisher / Recode: |
Rachel Whetstone, who came to Facebook a year ago to head communications for WhatsApp, Instagram, and Messenger, is departing to run PR for Netflix — Another top staffer is leaving the social network after a tough year. — Rachel Whetstone is leaving the top corporate communications job …
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VMware to acquire Boston-based CloudHealth, sources say for about $500M, to help enterprises manage deployments across their own datacenters and public clouds — SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - VMware Inc will acquire CloudHealth Technologies as part of the information technology company's continued push … | Shannon Bond / Financial Times: |
CEO says Uber is planning a shift from cars to electric bikes and scooters for shorter trips as part of its long-term strategy, despite short-term financial hit — Uber is planning a shift in emphasis from cars to electric bicycles and scooters for shorter journeys as part of its long-term strategy …
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In a strategy shift, GlobalFoundries announces it is ceasing all work on its 7nm fabrication processes — GlobalFoundries on Monday announced an important strategy shift. The contract maker of semiconductors decided to cease development of bleeding edge manufacturing technologies and stop … | Shannon Liao / The Verge: |
Tumblr changes community guidelines to more explicitly ban hate speech, speech glorifying violence, and revenge porn; the new rules go into effect on Sept. 10 — Tumblr is changing its community guidelines to more explicitly ban hate speech, glorifying violence, and revenge porn.
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| Madhav Chanchani / The Economic Times: |
Sources: Warren Buffet's Berkshire Hathaway has agreed to acquire a 3% to 4% stake in Paytm's parent company One97 Communications, valuing Paytm at over $10B — Softbank and Alibaba-backed Paytm may get valued at $10 billion after this funding from Berkshire Hathaway
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| Palmer Luckey / The Blog of Palmer Luckey: |
Oculus cofounder reviews Magic Leap: less of a functional developer kit, more of a flashy hype vehicle that almost nobody can actually use in a meaningful way — The title of this review was carefully chosen, not glibly. I want what is best for VR and all other technologies on the Reality-Virtuality Continuum, Magic Leap included.
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