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| Elizabeth Culliford / Reuters: |
Twitter says it will add labels and warning messages to tweets about COVID-19 with misleading or disputed content and plans to expand the labels to other topics — (Reuters) - Twitter Inc will add labels and warning messages on some tweets with disputed or misleading information about COVID-19 …
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| Filipe Espósito / 9to5Mac: |
Sources: Apple's over-ear headphones, called “AirPods Studio”, will feature head and neck detection sensors, automated audio channel routing, and more — We've been hearing about Apple's upcoming over-ear headphones for some time, with evidence from multiple sources pointing to the official launch later this year.
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| Nicole Sperling / New York Times: |
Jeffrey Katzenberg blames COVID-19 for Quibi's paltry downloads as execs lower projections from 7M users and $250M subscriber revenue estimated for first year — Downloads of the $1.8 billion short-form streaming app, meant for phones, are paltry. “I attribute everything that has gone wrong to coronavirus,” Mr. Katzenberg said.
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| Nick Statt / The Verge: |
Microsoft's new Family Safety app, for managing kids' screen time and app usage, launches in preview on Android and iOS and syncs with Windows and Xbox devices — The app syncs with Windows and Xbox devices — Microsoft is launching a dedicated new app, Family Safety, designed for managing kids' screen time and app usage.
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Microsoft 365 Blog, Engadget, Android Police, Neowin, Thurrott, OnMSFT.com, Windows Central, and CNET. Tweets: @brandonleblanc
| Travis M. Andrews / Washington Post: |
Facebook, YouTube, and Vimeo say they are removing a viral 26-minute trailer for “Plandemic”, a conspiracy film that features well-known anti-vaxxers — Social media companies including YouTube, Vimeo and Facebook are removing a viral conspiracy theory video because of its claims regarding the coronavirus pandemic.
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| Chaim Gartenberg / The Verge: |
Premium email app Newton Mail says it has been bought by new owners and will still charge $50 per year — The $50-per-year email service has been bought again by new owners — Newton Mail is returning to life once again under new ownership, marking the unexpected third life for the premium email app.
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Tweets: @newtonmailapp, @cgartenberg, @dcseifert, @martinsfp, @ow, and @joshuatopolsky
| Tom Krazit / Protocol: |
Apple has gone on a cloud computing hiring spree in recent months, bringing on many well-known engineers, a sign it's committed to improving its infrastructure — It's getting cloudy over at Apple. — Over the past few months, Apple has gone on a cloud computing hiring spree …
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Tweets: @bizcarson, @protocol, and @tomkrazit
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Spotify begins rolling out a new feature called Group Session, which lets multiple Premium users control a listening session — Spotify is today introducing a new feature, Group Session, that will allow two or more of its Premium users in the same space to share control over they music being played.
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9to5Mac, The Verge, Engadget, MacRumors, TechHive, Neowin, iPhone Hacks, Droid Life, Gizmodo, Thurrott, iDownloadBlog.com, CNET, Android Central, and iPhone in Canada Blog
Tweets: @wongmjane, @irvinebroque, @paulgelb, @jeremarketer, @drakerehfeld, @markcwebster, @ldrogen, @b_fung, @ericajoy, and @caseynewton
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Instagram Lite, the version of the Instagram app aimed at emerging markets, has quietly disappeared; source: a new lightweight Instagram app is being developed — Instagram Lite, the two-year old version of the Instagram app aimed at emerging markets, has quietly disappeared.
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Android Police, Forbes, Engadget, and MobileSyrup
| Jon Fingas / Engadget: |
Qualcomm unveils Snapdragon 768G processor with faster graphics performance and global 5G support — Qualcomm isn't wasting any time following up last year's Snapdragon 765G gaming chip with a more powerful model. It's unveiling the Snapdragon 768G, a follow-up that appears to address what many gamers want the most: raw performance.
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Qualcomm, Qualcomm, The Verge, Pocketnow, TechPowerUp, Digital Trends, TalkAndroid.com, Droid Life, VentureBeat, TechSpot, RCR Wireless News, SiliconANGLE, Android Headlines, TechRadar.com, MSPoweruser, SemiAccurate, and MobileSyrup. Tweets: @as1f_iq
| Wolfie Zhao / CoinDesk: |
Bitcoin's third “halving”, the programmed event where mining rewards drop, has occurred, lowering the payout to 6.25 BTC per block; the last halving was in 2016 — Bitcoin's third halving, the network's quadrennial landmark and the most anticipated event this year in the cryptocurrency industry, has finally happened.
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Cointelegraph, Cryptonews, The Block, The DeFi Bridge, Decrypt, and Forbes
Tweets: @lopp, @bramcohen, @mdudas, @coindesk, @bramcohen, @bramcohen, and @bramcohen
| Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: |
Amazon makes Kendra, its cloud-based search tool that uses natural language processing to improve enterprise search, generally available — Amazon today launched Kendra in general availability, an AI and machine learning-powered service for enterprise search.
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ZDNet, Business Wire, and TechCrunch
| Miles Kruppa / Financial Times: |
Equity management platform Carta is planning to launch CartaX, a private share trading platform to rival Nasdaq, this summer for companies worth $1B+ — Silicon Valley start-up poised to launch exchange as tech companies delay IPOs — The Silicon Valley start-up Carta is planning to launch …
Tweets: @thecompoundnews and @nikmilanovic
| Alexander Behrens / Decrypt: |
TD Ameritrade-backed ErisX launches the first Ethereum futures trading platform in the US authorized by regulators — Ethereum has taken another big step into the regulated financial world. — ErisX, a US-based digital asset trading platform backed by TD Ameritrade, today launched trading for Ethereum …
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CoinDesk, ErisX, ErisX Insights, The Block, and SiliconANGLE
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