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Huawei unveils HarmonyOS, a microkernel-based, distributed OS, which Huawei says is an alternative to Android in case it can no longer use Google's OS — Huawei's long-rumored Android alternative, Hongmeng, is finally official. At today's Huawei Developer Conference …
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Sources: Trump's draft executive order calls for new FCC regulations narrowing CDA Section 230 protections for social media platforms when they suppress content — Washington (CNN Business)A draft executive order from the White House could put the Federal Communications Commission in charge …
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Sources: Goldman Sachs is approving Apple Card applications for some users with low credit scores as Apple wants as many of its customers as possible approved — KEY POINTS — Goldman, which is in charge of deciding who gets the Apple Card, is accepting some applications from users … | Ina Fried / Axios: |
AMD CEO talks about plans to quickly ramp up production of EPYC server chips, launched this week, and sustaining the advantage created by Intel's stumbles — With Intel struggling to get to the next generation of chipmaking technology, AMD has an opportunity to gain some ground on its longtime rival.
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Amazon says it is investigating after leaked documents show Foxconn is requiring school children to illegally work overtime as interns to make Alexa devices — Leaked documents show children as young as 16 recruited by Amazon supplier Foxconn work gruelling and illegal hours
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| Elizabeth Dwoskin / Washington Post: |
11 current and past YouTube moderators say popular creators like Logan Paul often get special treatment in the form of looser interpretations of guidelines — Moderators describe a chaotic workplace where exceptions for lucrative influencers are the norm. — SAN FRANCISCO …
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| Jessica Bursztynsky / CNBC: |
Dara Khosrowshahi says Uber considered buying food delivery startup Caviar before DoorDash acquired it for $410M, but decided to pass on the deal — KEY POINTS — Acquiring premium online food delivery service Caviar would not have been a good fit for Uber Eats, says Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi.
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| Yun Li / CNBC: |
Trump says US will cut ties with Huawei, but that could change if there's a trade deal with China — KEY POINTS — The U.S. will cut ties with Chinese telecom giant Huawei, but that could change if there's a trade deal with China, said Trump. — The move on Huawei came …
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| John Herrman / New York Times: |
LinkedIn has largely escaped the toxicity plaguing other social media platforms because it's more like a workplace where people behave with employers in mind — As Facebook and Twitter face scrutiny, the site for job seekers remains a controversy-free zone. Is the office the future of social media?| Todd Spangler / Variety: |
Glow, a platform for podcast creators to set up payment options for fans to fund their shows, raises $2.3M seed from Katzenberg's WndrCo, Greycroft, and others — Glow Technologies, a startup whose platform lets podcast creators set up payment options for fans to fund their shows … | Sean Hollister / The Verge: |
Intel introduces “Engineered for mobile performance” badge to indicate compliance with Project Athena specifications, starting with Dell's XPS 13 2-in-1 laptop — Intel's Project Athena makes slightly more sense now — Intel is embarking on a branding effort that's designed …
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| Natalie Jarvey / Hollywood Reporter: |
With a subscriber miss, ballooning costs, rivals circling, and a dire need for more in-house hits, Netflix is looking like the entertainment giants it disrupted — With a subscriber miss, ballooning costs, competitors circling and an existential need to produce more in-house hits … | Bijan Stephen / The Verge: |
Discord to launch Go Live feature, which allows users to stream their gameplay to up to 10 of their friends, for its desktop app on August 15 — With Go Live, you'll be able to stream yourself playing a game to up to 10 friends — Discord will launch a feature called Go Live for its desktop application on August 15th.
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| Sean O'Kane / The Verge: |
Trump admin quietly terminated an Obama-era DOT committee charged with developing self-driving car policies, earlier this year, without informing some members — The Trump administration quietly terminated an Obama-era federal committee on automation in transportation earlier this year …
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| Roger Parloff / Yahoo Finance: |
20+ people, many who worked with Jack Dorsey at Square or Twitter, recall how he avoids decision-making, is a slower thinker, and sometime responds in riddles — “Jack is thinking about things at a different pace from the rest of us,” says Greg Kidd, who has known Jack Dorsey, now 42, since Dorsey was 19.
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