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Facebook to notify users who liked, commented, or reacted to COVID-19 misinfo and guide them to WHO resources, as report finds debunked claims on the platform — Users who have liked, shared or commented on posts with false claims will be directed to WHO's ‘myth busters’ page
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| Jessica Guynn / USA Today: |
Facebook to add two new “Care Reactions”: an emoji hugging a heart on the main Facebook app and a pulsating heart on Messenger — Need a reassuring hug during the COVID-19 pandemic? Facebook has a new feel-good reaction for that. — When even the smallest physical gesture …
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| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Sources: at virtual all-hands, Tim Cook reiterated Apple's strong financials when asked about job cuts, said he doesn't know when staff will return to offices — - Tim Cook: Apple to make ‘really significant’ R&D investments — Company's retail staff begin preparing for store re-openings
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| Financial Times: |
UK's competition watchdog provisionally approves Amazon's investment in Deliveroo, after concluding the startup risked collapse absent new funds — CMA says delivery group was at risk of failing without fresh funding — The UK's competition regulator has granted provisional approval …
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| Jonathan Shieber / TechCrunch: |
Y Combinator says it will reduce its pro rata investment stake in YC companies from 7% to 4% and is only investing on a case-by-case basis going forward — In a message posted to its internal communications channel earlier this week, the massive startup accelerator Y Combinator said it will change … | Protocol: |
Source: Airbnb is laying off contractors and postponing summer internships and undergrad hiring until 2021 — “It was the most tone deaf, bizarre Q&A format I've ever seen.” — During his weekly Q&A over Zoom on Thursday, Airbnb's CEO Brian Chesky announced the company … | Queenie Wong / CNET: |
Facebook is no longer planning to host local events in place of its F8 developer conference and cancels physical events with 50 or more people through June 2021 — Facebook said Thursday that it's no longer planning to host local events in place of its F8 developer conference …
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| Alex Hern / The Guardian: |
Apple and Google's privacy-focused contact tracing APIs could impose limitations on the UK NHS's planned app, allowing only a limited version of contact tracing — Tech firms place limitations on how tracing apps may work in effort to protect users' privacy
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| Natalia Drozdiak / Bloomberg: |
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| Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: |
Microsoft claims it can use AI to distinguish between security and non-security bugs 99% of the time, plans to open-source the methodology in coming months — Microsoft claims to have developed a system that correctly distinguishes between security and non-security software bugs 99% of the time …
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| Kevin Roose / New York Times: |
Analysis of Joe Biden's YouTube, which has just 32,000 subscribers, shows his weakness against Trump's online presence, especially as campaigning goes virtual — The coronavirus has forced the Democrats' presumptive presidential nominee into an all-digital campaign, and he's struggling to break through.
Tweets: @nytimesbusiness, @asemota, @ryangrim, @nytimesbusiness, @andrewgauthier, @alxthomp, @helloitsthao, @teamtrump, and @alexstamos
| Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: |
Amazon introduces a long-form speaking style for news and music within third-party Alexa skills, making speech sound natural by inserting conversational pauses — Amazon today announced a long-form speaking style for news and music content within third-party Alexa skills (i.e., voice apps).
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| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Germany-based Trade Republic, a zero-commission mobile trading app for shares, ETFs, and derivatives, raises $67M Series B co-led by Accel and Founders Fund — In the US, Robinhood has led the charge in upending the stock investing model through its mobile-first, minimal-step, commission free trading platform.| Jordan Novet / CNBC: |
Uber withdraws its 2020 financial guidance, will write down $1.9B-$2.2B on value of some equity investments due to pandemic, lockdowns; stock up 8%+ after hours — - Uber has holdings in Didi and Grab, among other assets. — The company lost $8.51 billion last year.
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