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June 7, 2019, 10:00 PM

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Financial Times:
Sources: Google is pushing the Trump administration to exempt it from a ban on exports to Huawei, warning that it could compromise national security  —  Google has warned the Trump administration it risks compromising US national security if it pushes ahead with sweeping export restrictions on Huawei …
Katie Paul / Reuters:
Facebook is no longer allowing pre-installation of its Facebook, WhatsApp, and Instagram apps on new Huawei phones  —  SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Facebook Inc is no longer allowing pre-installation of its apps on Huawei phones, the latest blow for the Chinese tech giant as it struggles to keep …
Reed Albergotti / Washington Post:
How a rule, allowing US companies to apply for exemptions from the Huawei ban, was created when the Obama administration was contemplating sanctions against ZTE  —  Will hurt research and development and profits, they argue  —  U.S. technology companies have told the Commerce Department …
Julia Carrie Wong / The Guardian:
A Google employee who helped organize walkouts has resigned, alleges she was the target of a campaign of retaliation designed to intimidate and dissuade others  —  Longtime employee who helped organize global protest alleges Google's response was designed to ‘have a chilling effect’ on growing workplace activism
Bloomberg:
Uber COO Barney Harford and CMO Rebecca Messina are leaving the company  —  Uber Technologies Inc. Chief Executive Officer Dara Khosrowshahi is parting ways with two top lieutenants in a major leadership overhaul.  Barney Harford, the chief operating officer, and Rebecca Messina …
Los Angeles Times:
Some videos intended for anti-racist, educational purposes were removed due to YouTube's new rules, highlighting the weaknesses of algorithmic content removal  —  YouTube's campaign against hateful and racist videos is claiming some unintended victims: researchers and advocates working to expose racist hatemongers.
The Block:
Report: India's draft law proposes a 10-year jail term for “mining, generating, holding, buying, selling, or dealing in cryptocurrencies directly or indirectly”  —  If the 'Banning Cryptocurrencies and Regulation of Official Digital Currency Bill 2019' becomes law, mining …
Mary Schlangenstein / Bloomberg:
FedEx says it will not renew its US air-shipping contract with Amazon, and says the online retailer accounted for 1.3% of FedEx 2018 revenue  —  FedEx Corp. said it wouldn't renew its U.S. air-delivery contract with Amazon.com Inc., as the courier focuses on “serving the broader e-commerce market.”
Thomas Ricker / The Verge:
Walmart's InHome service will deliver groceries directly to customers' refrigerators when they are not home, starting this fall in three US cities  —  ‘InHome’ deliveries kick off this fall  —  Starting this fall in the US, Walmart customers in select cities can choose …
Claire Goforth / The Daily Dot:
Peter Bright, also known as @DrPizza, who was an Ars Technica contributing writer, has been arrested on charges of soliciting sex with children online  —  Warning: This article contains graphic sexual language.  —  Tech reporter Peter Bright has been arrested for soliciting sex with children online.
Megan Rose Dickey / TechCrunch:
Lyft is suing San Francisco, alleging exclusivity contract violations for bike-share programs; the city says exclusivity does not apply to dockless bike-share  —  Lyft is suing the city of San Francisco, claiming that the city is violating its ten-year contract with Lyft that would give …

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