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Zoom says it deactivated accounts of US-based activists due to China's demands, won't allow such requests to impact users outside mainland China “going forward” — - Company shut down video meetings to remember Tiananmen Square — Zoom's in the middle of a free speech and censorship clash
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| Alex Sherman / CNBC: |
Sources: AT&T is considering selling its Warner Bros. gaming division for about $4B, with Take-Two Interactive, EA, and Activision Blizzard expressing interest — - AT&T is considering selling its Warner Bros. gaming division for about $4 billion, sources say.
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| Sean Burch / The Wrap: |
HBO says it will be shutting down its HBO Go streaming app on July 31, following the recent launch of HBO Max; HBO Now will be rebranded as just HBO — HBO Go, which first launched in 2010, will be shut down at the end of July — HBO on Friday said it will be shutting down its HBO …
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| CNN: |
Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan respond to Chan Zuckerberg Initiative scientists who wrote a letter on Trump, say they are “disgusted” by Trump's protest remarks — Hong Kong/New York (CNN Business)Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan say they are “disgusted” by President Donald Trump's remarks …
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| James Vincent / The Verge: |
Facebook announces the results of its first Deepfake Detection Challenge, says the winning algorithm spotted deepfakes with an average accuracy of just 65.18% — But the company says deepfakes are not currently ‘a big issue’ — Facebook has announced the results of its first Deepfake Detection Challenge …
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| Kaitlyn Tiffany / The Atlantic: |
Reddit faces renewed scrutiny over racism on the platform, as moderators claiming to represent 200M users sign open letter in its largest ever collective action — Social-media platforms can't evade the scrutiny that so many other institutions in America are currently under.
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| Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: California is conducting an inquiry into Amazon's practices, focused in part on Amazon selling its own products in competition with third-party sellers — State is looking at how the tech giant treats third-party sellers — California investigators are examining Amazon.com Inc …
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| Theodore Schleifer / Vox: |
Dorsey's plan to give $1B shows philanthropy is not as hard as billionaires say; charities with links to Silicon Valley or celebrities have an edge — The Twitter CEO's plan to give away $1 billion shows charity is not as hard as billionaires say it is. — Billionaires are notoriously bad …
Tweets: @anandwrites, @teddyschleifer, @rbreich, @hkanji, @jrichlive, @wolfejosh, @teddyschleifer, and @teddyschleifer
| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
UK Competition and Markets Authority, the country's antitrust watchdog, launches an investigation into Facebook's acquisition of Giphy — Facebook wants to be the go-to platform for all of your social needs, but a big move it made last month to take ownership in the world of GIFs …
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| Mark Hachman / PCWorld: |
Computex, Taiwan's annual technology showcase, has been canceled after initial reschedule, due to coronavirus travel restrictions; next showcase in June 2021 — While the coronavirus has caused many trade shows to close or go virtual, Computex, Taiwan's celebration of everything about the PC …
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| Ginny Marvin / Search Engine Land: |
Google says it's updating its advertising policies to prohibit demographic and zip code targeting for housing, employment, and credit ads — The update will roll out in the U.S. and Canada this year. — Google is updating its advertising policies around housing, employment and credit opportunities, the company announced Thursday.
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Tweets: @marypcbuk and @caro_milanesi
| Samantha Cole / VICE: |
Transfer limits and security freezes imposed by PayPal and Venmo are stalling efforts to bail out people from jail in the middle of a pandemic — Covid Bail Out NYC, a group raising funds to get people out of jails during the coronavirus pandemic, has a list of hundreds of people waiting to be bailed out.
Tweets: @neerajka and @samleecole
| Katie Paul / Reuters: |
Facebook fired an employee for challenging his colleague's silence on Twitter over company's inaction regarding Trump posts — SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Facebook Inc (FB.O) fired an employee who had criticized Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg's decision not to take action against inflammatory posts … | Jon Fingas / Engadget: |
Sony announces PS5 accessories, including HD Camera with dual 1080p lenses, Pulse 3D headset, media remote, and DualSense charging station for controllers — Sony's PlayStation 5 won't launch by its lonesome — there will also be a host of official (not to mention matching) accessories to go with it.| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
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Tweets: @jeffgrubb, @jeffgrubb, @samhenrigold, @stammy, and @reckless
| Michael Potuck / 9to5Mac: |
Tim Cook announces Apple's Racial Equity and Justice Initiative with a $100M commitment, led by VP of Environment, Policy, and Social Initiatives Lisa Jackson — Tim Cook has just announced a new major commitment from Apple to support the fight for racial equality and justice …
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