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| Kashmir Hill / New York Times: |
In January, a faulty facial recognition match led to a Michigan man's arrest for a crime he did not commit, in what may be the first known case of its kind — In what may be the first known case of its kind, a faulty facial recognition match led to a Michigan man's arrest for a crime he did not commit.
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| Alfred Ng / CNET: |
Senate Republicans introduce a bill to end “warrant-proof” encryption, forcing tech companies to work with law enforcement, citing apps like WhatsApp — The proposed legislation is Congress' latest attempt to weaken encryption from tech giants.
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United States Senate Committee …, Philip Elmer‑DeWitt, 9to5Mac, CNBC, The Daily Dot, KnowTechie, ZDNet, Android Central, Daring Fireball, SecurityWeek, Cult of Mac, AppleInsider, iTnews, and The Loop
Tweets: @ow, @alex, @wcathcart, @patrickbeuth, @foxcahn, and @mikeisaac
| Bloomberg: |
Central Bank of Brazil tells Mastercard and Visa to stop payments via WhatsApp in the country to evaluate risks and regulations — - Authority wants to assess risks to country's payment system — Lawyer says suspension is an unusual move by the bank| Tiffany Hsu / New York Times: |
Ben & Jerry's, Eddie Bauer, and Magnolia Pictures join Patagonia, REI, and others suspending Facebook ads in July to protest amplification of hate speech — Eddie Bauer, Magnolia Pictures, Ben & Jerry's and others have suspended campaigns over the platform's content moderation practices.
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The Guardian, Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream, Newser, BBC, Silicon Republic, and CNET
Tweets: @benandjerrys, @colorofchange, @andrewrking_eu, @mattnavarra, @rstoddard, @megancgraham, and @wajahatali
| Kosaku Narioka / Wall Street Journal: |
Olympus is exiting the camera business after 84 years to focus on medical devices, and selling its camera unit to private equity firm Japan Industrial Partners — Under pressure from U.S. shareholder ValueAct Capital, Tokyo company to sell unit to private-equity firm Japan Industrial Partners
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The Verge, TechCrunch, The Next Web, Bloomberg, and Engadget
Tweets: @dcseifert, @wsj, and @paulpage
| Chaim Gartenberg / The Verge: |
Review of email app Superhuman: elegant, detailed interface but you have to live with its fixed hotkeys, inconsistent filtering, and the steep $30/month price — $30 per month is too much for a Gmail app — Superhuman is one of the most in-demand startups right now …
Tweets: @aaronklein, @caseynewton, @joshuabaer, @mg, @harrymccracken, @oliversmitheu, @dcseifert, @jmalcoun, and @frank_thelen
| Sean Hollister / The Verge: |
After WWDC, the performance of Apple's silicon chips for Mac remains a mystery, with speed and efficiency claims not yet substantiated through benchmarks — There were canned demos but no benchmarks or comparisons — For years, Apple has steadily revealed how the ARM-based chips …
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Tweets: @cordingly, @stevesi, @ridiculous_fish, @alexisgallagher, @terhechte, @jmfd, @siracusa, @stroughtonsmith, @dcseifert, and @oluseyisonaiya
| Janus Rose / VICE: |
1,000+ technologists, including some from MIT, Facebook, Google, urge Springer to not publish a paper that describes a system to predict crime based on faces — Technologists from MIT, Harvard, and Google say research claiming to predict crime based on human faces creates a “tech-to-prison pipeline” that reinforces racist policing.
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Coalition for Critical …, Wired, BBC, MIT Technology Review, The Verge, AI News, OneZero , TechCrunch, iTnews, and Brumpost
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| Ian Hamilton / UploadVR: |
Facebook says it will stop selling Oculus Go, ending app submissions for it in December, and vows to no longer make headsets that only track head rotation — Facebook will stop selling Oculus Go this year as the company sharpens its focus on fully positionally tracked VR headsets like Oculus Quest.
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Oculus-blog, TechRadar.com, The Ghost Howls, VRFocus, and International Business Times
Tweets: @oculus, @hmltn, @uploadvr, @mcclure111, @edlago, @tommy_palm, @drash_vr, @elkmovie, @bengeskin, and @davezatz
| Chance Miller / 9to5Mac: |
watchOS 7 drops support for Force Touch, a hardware feature that has been available on every Apple Watch model for revealing hidden menus and more — watchOS 7 adds a variety of new features, such as sleep tracking and new workout types, but it also drops support for one key feature.
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Apple Developer, Apple, International Business Times, Gizmodo, AppleInsider, and Cord Cutters News
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| Catalin Cimpanu / ZDNet: |
Twitter permanently suspends @DDoSecrets account for violating distribution of hacked data policy after it shared links to data stolen from US law enforcement — Twitter said DDoSecrets account leaked and promoted BlueLeaks, a huge collection of files stolen from more than 200 US police departments and fusion training centers.
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Tweets: @dellcam, @dangillmor, @samred, @gregghoush, and @dellcam
| Aaron Gordon / VICE: |
Former JUMP employees blame the bikeshare company's downfall on Uber applying a software business mentality to a transportation business after acquiring it — One morning at the end of May, Mark Miretsky awoke in his San Francisco apartment and groggily browsed his phone. There was no rush to get up.
Tweets: @a_w_gordon, @luke_metro, @moorepants, @carnage4life, @vice, @nickhasthoughts, @a_w_gordon, @vicelife, @emanuelmaiberg, and @asherdemontreal
| Romain Dillet / TechCrunch: |
Jumbo, which lets users easily manage their online privacy and mass-delete old posts, raises $8M Series A and releases a major app update — A year after its initial release, Jumbo has two important pieces of news to announce. First, the company has released a major update of its app that protects your privacy on online services.| Janko Roettgers / Protocol: |
Source: Amazon is “actively pursuing” licensing deals to add live and linear TV to complement its Prime Video offerings — Amazon is looking to add 24/7 live programming to its Prime Video service, according to multiple job listings posted over the past several weeks.
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The Verge, Pocketnow, XDA Developers, KnowTechie, The Streamable, BGR India, Pureinfotech, Microsoft Store, Digital Trends, SlashGear, and Gizmodo. Tweets: @matthewkeyslive
| Catalin Cimpanu / ZDNet: |
Microsoft releases the first public preview of its Defender antivirus Android app, as Microsoft Defender ATP for Linux becomes generally available for all users — UPDATE: Microsoft Defender ATP for Linux has also exited public preview and is now generally available for all users.| Russell Brandom / The Verge: |
Open Technology Fund, the US digital speech advocate that funded Signal, faces turmoil after the abrupt firing of entire leadership team and resignation of CEO — 'There are so many countries and individuals who need this support right now,' says former OTF president
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Electronic Frontier Foundation, New York Times, and EDRi
Tweets: @lrozen, @lrozen, @deepakguptalaw, @russellbrandom, @campuscodi, @adellelin, @jstrauss, @internetff, and @garrytan
| Kyle Daly / Axios: |
Twitter flags a Trump tweet for breaking rules on abusive behavior; it threatened “serious force” against anyone who may try creating an “autonomous zone” in DC — Twitter on Monday opted not to take down or flag a tweet from President Trump that baselessly tied mail …
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Forbes, Washington Examiner, Fox News, Raw Story, Daily Mail, and New York Post
Tweets: @twittersafety, @cat_zakrzewski, @ct_bergstrom, @bruno_j_navarro, @tedcruz, @bryandeanwright, and @caseynewton
| Leah Nylen / Politico: |
Sources say DOJ and a coalition of state attorneys general are considering an antitrust investigation into Apple's App Store, following a similar EU probe — The Justice Department and a coalition of state attorneys general are taking the first steps toward launching an antitrust probe of Apple …
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9to5Mac, AppleInsider, Business Insider, MacDailyNews, Seeking Alpha, and Pocket-lint. Tweets: @lisaabramowicz1
| Isaac McIntyre / Dexerto: |
Twitch pledges to make platform “safer for everyone” in response to numerous sexual abuse allegations recently leveled at a handful of high-profile streamers — Twitch has pledged to make their streaming platform “safer for everyone” in a statement released in response …
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CNET, dexerto.com, and Game Rant
Tweets: @eshear, @twitch, @yourstarling, @hollytwolf, and @slasher
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Tweets: @justinwong, @sampai, @itsmemollyo, @jessyquil, @hollowtide, @raidhyn, @twitch_bigschem, @femfreq, @silcris88, @thescarberry, @rnoelliams, @malikaplays, @thatenolaleone, @rezzanancetv, @ohmwrecker, @jessyquil, @prod1gyxx, @gothalion, @professorbroman, @thehaleybaby, @taylorlorenz, @taylorlorenz, and @ladytiabeanie
| Cara Lombardo / Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: Dell is examining spinning off its ~$50B stake in VMware as well as other options — PC maker is saddled with sluggish shares and heavy debt load — Dell Technologies Inc. DELL 1.49% is examining options including a spinoff for its roughly $50 billion stake in VMware Inc … | Jeremy Horwitz / VentureBeat: |
Librestream, which offers an enterprise tool that collects and analyzes multiple data streams from workers, raises $24M Series D, bringing total raised to $55M+ — As COVID-19 cases spread across the globe, Librestream popped up to keep medical professionals safe with its Onsight remote streaming software …
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| Saritha Rai / Bloomberg: |
As tensions between India and China escalate, Amazon, Flipkart, and others agree to prominently label products sold in India with their country of origin — Amazon.com Inc. and Walmart Inc.'s Flipkart have agreed to compel merchants to start prominently displaying “country of origin” … Sponsor Posts
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