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| Tim Cook / Apple: |
In open letter on racism, Tim Cook speaks out on George Floyd's “senseless killing” and says we must commit to creating a better, more just world for everyone — Right now, there is a pain deeply etched in the soul of our nation and in the hearts of millions.
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| Emily Birnbaum / Protocol: |
Activists say Microsoft, Amazon, and IBM, who all expressed solidarity with protestors, should reassess their work with police forces; none have said they will — Over the past week, tech giants including Microsoft, Amazon and IBM have expressed solidarity with protesters who have taken to the streets to oppose police brutality.
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| Moxie Marlinspike / Signal Blog: |
Messaging app Signal adds face blurring tool on iOS and Android to help hide protesters' identities — Right now, people around the world are marching and protesting against racism and police brutality, outraged by the most recent police murders of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor.
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| Jonathan Stempel / Reuters: |
A proposed $5B class action suit filed Tuesday accuses Google of covertly collecting user browsing info in Incognito mode via Google Analytics and other tools — (Reuters) - Google was sued on Tuesday in a proposed class action accusing the internet search company of illegally invading …
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| Mike Isaac / New York Times: |
Over 30 early Facebook employees, including its first comms chief, write an open letter to Mark Zuckerberg opposing his choice to leave Trump's posts unaltered — In an open letter, nearly three dozen called on the chief executive to take action on President Trump's messages.
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| Shirin Ghaffary / Vox: |
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| William Gallagher / AppleInsider: |
Report: Apple started a robotics lab in 2012 to reduce human labor needed to assemble products, but abandoned it in 2018 as the robots couldn't match humans — Apple has spent years and millions of dollars on automating its production lines with technology, and it has always reverted to using skilled human beings instead.
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| Reuters: |
Sources: Amazon is in early-stage talks to buy a ~5% stake in Indian mobile operator Bharti Airtel, worth at least $2B — NEW DELHI/HONG KONG (Reuters) - Amazon.com (AMZN.O) is in early-stage talks to buy a stake worth at least $2 billion in Indian mobile operator Bharti Airtel (BRTI.NS) …
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| Kirsten Korosec / TechCrunch: |
Kitty Hawk shuts down original Flyer program, shifts focus to developing Heaviside, a sleeker electric aircraft that can fly and land anywhere autonomously — Kitty Hawk is shutting down its Flyer program, the aviation startup's inaugural moonshot to develop an ultralight electric flying car designed for anyone to use.
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| Filipe Espósito / 9to5Mac: |
iOS 13.5.5 beta code hints that Apple still plans to introduce a service bundle that includes Apple Music, Apple TV+, and more in a single subscription — Apple is rumored to introduce a service bundle that includes Apple Music, Apple TV+, and more in a single subscription. 9to5Mac … | Joshua Franklin / Reuters: |
Business intelligence service ZoomInfo prices its IPO at $21/share, above its upwardly revised range, which would raise $934.5M and value the company at $8B+ — (Reuters) - ZoomInfo Technologies Inc ZI.O priced its initial public offering (IPO) at $21 per share, above its upwardly revised target range …
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| Reuters: |
France and Germany back plans to create a European cloud computing ecosystem, dubbed Gaia-X, with the initial participation of 22 companies from both countries — BERLIN/PARIS (Reuters) - France and Germany threw their weight on Thursday behind plans to create a cloud computing ecosystem … | Jason Schreier / Bloomberg: |
Employees at Star Theory, which was developing Kerbal Space Program 2, say the game studio closed after Take-Two canceled the contract and poached key members — One Friday evening last December, employees of game designer Star Theory Games each received the same unusual recruitment message over LinkedIn.| Natasha Mascarenhas / TechCrunch: |
a16z announces Talent x Opportunity fund, starting with $2.2M from a16z partners, to invest in underserved founders; all returns will be reinvested in the fund — Andreessen Horowitz announced today in a blog post that it is launching a fund designed to invest in underrepresented and underserved founders.
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| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
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