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Microsoft says it will permanently close all Microsoft Store retail locations and focus on its online store instead — - Microsoft on Friday announced it will permanently close its Microsoft Store retail locations. — In the past decade or so, Microsoft began to expand its retail presence …
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Amazon has signed an agreement to acquire self-driving car startup Zoox, reportedly for $1.2B+; Zoox was valued at over $3B in 2018 — - Zoox was valued at over $3 billion in 2018, but has struggled with management turnover in its efforts to develop a self-driving car.
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| Megan Graham / CNBC: |
Verizon joins the boycott of Facebook ads, pulling them until Facebook has “an acceptable solution that makes us comfortable”, the largest advertiser so far — - Verizon said on Thursday it is pulling advertising on Facebook and Instagram. — On Thursday, the Anti-Defamation …
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| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Leaked Microsoft document hints at a cheaper and less powerful Xbox console, designed to provide key improvements in Xbox Series X at a lower price point — The document mentions multiple Project Scarlett consoles — Microsoft has been planning a second, cheaper and less power next-gen Xbox console.
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| Laurence Dodds / Telegraph: |
TikTok says it will stop clipboard snooping after iOS 14 reveals when apps attempt to read the clipboard; TikTok claims it was used to identify spammy behavior — A security patch from Apple has suddenly exposed just how many smartphone apps are reading users' clipboards every time they are on screen
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| Julia Carrie Wong / The Guardian: |
An aggregate 3M support QAnon as followers or members of Facebook pages, profiles, groups, and Instagram accounts, playing a key role in spreading Q's messages — Guardian investigation finds more than 3m aggregate followers and members support QAnon on Facebook, and their numbers are growing
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| Andrew J. Hawkins / The Verge: |
Volvo to integrate Waymo's autonomous driving technology in its future fleet of electric robotaxis, the fourth automaker to commit to using Waymo's AV tech — Waymo says it is an ‘exclusive’ supplier of Level 4 technology to Volvo — Waymo is the “exclusive global L4 partner” …
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| Abner Li / 9to5Google: |
Report: Alphabet said to be close to buying Canadian smart glasses maker North for ~$180M; sales of North's first generation Focals were said to be minuscule — While Glass lives on as an enterprise product, it never came close to reaching Google's wildly ambitious vision of replacing the smartphone.| Jonathan Shieber / TechCrunch: |
Oscar raises another $225M for its direct-to-consumer health insurance service, says it now has a $2B revenue base — The direct-to-consumer health insurer Oscar has raised another $225 million in its latest, late-stage round of funding as its vision of tech-enabled health care services …
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| Dan Seifert / The Verge: |
Google launches group calling support for Assistant-powered smart displays, like Nest Hub Max, in Google Meet for up to 100 users and in Duo for up to 32 people — Chat with up to either 32 or 100 right from your Nest Hub Max — Google is expanding the ways you can make video calls …
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| Jack Koloskus / Input: |
Apple's new visual language in macOS 11 highlights a trend towards neumorphism, an iteration of skeuomorphic design that focuses on light moving within 3D space — If you watched Apple's annual WWDC event this week, or have been even casually observing some of the announcements the company made …
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9to5Mac. Tweets: @koloskus, @michaelsteeber, @db, @raywongy, @joshuatopolsky, @tomscocca, and @joshuatopolsky
| Bloomberg: |
In email to staff, Uber CEO says it will “deprioritize” its finance-related projects, including Uber Money, as the head of its financial products quits — Uber Technologies Inc.'s financial services leader Peter Hazlehurst is calling it quits as the ride-hailing giant focuses …
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| Julia Alexander / The Verge: |
A look at Netflix's long-term content strategy, which is enabling the company to launch 59 new original shows in July, despite the global pandemic — The streamer has nearly 60 original titles landing in July alone — Netflix is set to introduce 59 new original things in July …
Tweets: @gzbenso, @filmcollab, and @murjanirawls
| Juli Clover / MacRumors: |
Apple to bring Face ID and Touch ID logins to the web in Safari 14 on mobile and desktop — Apple allows Touch ID and Face ID to be used in lieu of a password to access sensitive apps like those for banking or password management, and in the future, Face ID and Touch ID …
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