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| Dell Cameron / Gizmodo: |
While Twitter recently said it would add a notice for tweets from politicians that break its guidelines, it didn't flag Trump's racist tweets over the weekend — President Trump's attack this Sunday on four first-term congresswomen was widely viewed as one of the most racist he's ever produced.
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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Twitter says its redesigned desktop website with simplified navigation, which has been in testing since early this year, is rolling out globally starting today — Twitter's website is getting a major overhaul. The company has been testing a new version of its desktop website since …
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Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin says he has serious concerns about Facebook's Libra, joining Trump and other officials including the Federal Reserve chairman — - Treasury Secretary says he has serious concerns about coin — Facebook executive says crypto won't launch without approvals
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| Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
David Marcus releases prepared testimony for his senate hearing tomorrow, saying Libra will be regulated by the Swiss but comply with US anti-laundering laws — The head of Facebook's blockchain subsidiary Calibra David Marcus has released his prepared testimony before Congress for tomorrow and Wednesday …
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The Verge, CNN, PYMNTS.com, Quartz, NFC World, and BitcoinExchangeGuide. Tweets: @joshconstine. Thanks:@joshconstine
| Jon Fingas / Engadget: |
Qualcomm unveils Snapdragon 855 Plus, which runs the CPU at up to 2.96GHz instead of the earlier 2.84GHz and also delivers a 15% graphics speed boost — Qualcomm is shaking up its once-a-year approach to updating its flagship mobile processor, and it could be good news for Android phone fans who crave raw performance.
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| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
In the next Windows 10 update, expected to arrive in September, Microsoft will allow voice assistants like Amazon's Alexa to activate on the lock screen — New changes coming later this year — Microsoft is opening up Windows 10 even further to third-party digital assistants.
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Windows Blog, ZDNet, Windows Central, MSPoweruser, How-To Geek, Pureinfotech, and OnMSFT.com. Tweets: @tomwarren
| Dan Strumpf / Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: Huawei plans hundreds of layoffs at Futurewei Technologies, its US R&D subsidiary, which employs about 850 people in research labs across the US — Cuts are expected to affect workers at U.S.-based R&D subsidiary Futurewei Technologies — Huawei Technologies Co …
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Droid Life, Reuters, Neowin, 9to5Google, Business Insider, Gizchina, TechSpot, IT PRO, Light Reading, Telecoms.com, Android Authority, CNET, The Malaysian Reserve, Phandroid, Android Central, Boing Boing, Patently Apple, The Next Web, Engadget, Pandaily, TechNode, KrASIA, SlashGear, SiliconANGLE, The Verge, The Hill, Gizmodo, and CNBC. Tweets: @jkylebass
| Washington Post: |
Privacy advocates and lawmakers say Apple is an ally in name only on tightening privacy laws; in some cases Apple backs lobbying efforts against regulation — The iPhone maker has created sky-high expectations of its commitment to privacy with its public pronouncements.
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9to5Mac, PYMNTS.com, VentureBeat, iDownloadBlog.com, Cult of Mac, and MacDailyNews
Tweets: @markseibel, @dinasrinivasan, @danielnewmanuv, @reedalbergotti, and @cpassariello
| Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat: |
Blackstone is acquiring mobile ad company Vungle, which says it's being used in 60,000 apps and serves 4B+ video views/month, for $750M, according to sources — Private equity giant Blackstone said it has agreed to acquire Vungle, a mobile video ad company.
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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Facebook has hired former Vine GM Jason Toff to join the newly formed experimental app division, NPE Team, as a Product Management Director — Is Facebook preparing to launch a serious competitor to TikTok? If so, the company just picked up some key talent to make that happen.| Josh Eidelson / Bloomberg: |
Workers detail how Instacart punishes them if they don't accept low-paying, undesirable tasks they otherwise might reject — When Instacart's eponymous grocery delivery app gets a new order in, it typically alerts a nearby “full-service shopper,” its term for the worker who gathers and delivers …
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Gizmodo. Tweets: @josheidelson, @melaniehannah, @josheidelson, @josheidelson, @hypervisible, @lmatsakis, @econ_marshall, @nicoemoe, @ellenhuet, and @josheidelson
| Writankar Mukherjee / The Economic Times: |
Sources: as part of a new strategy to drive value in India instead of volume, Apple stopped selling the iPhone SE, 6, 6 Plus, and 6s Plus in the country — Apple has stopped selling the ‘lower priced’ smartphones iPhone SE, 6, 6 Plus and 6s Plus in India. — Apple has taken four … | Bloomberg: |
How YouTube trampled dozens of companies as it grew over the years, from ad brokers like AppNexus to content networks like Vevo and Machinima — - Former allies, rivals in video ads seek trustbuster attention — Google unit says it competes in broader market, including TV
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