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Coca-Cola to pause paid ads on all social media platforms globally for at least 30 days to reassess its ad policies, but isn't joining the official boycott — - Coca Cola on Friday announced it will be pausing advertising on all social media globally. — The company clarified …
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For posts about voting, Facebook says it will attach labels that will direct users to accurate election and voting information on its Voter Information Center — Posts about voting will direct viewers to accurate information, and violations from important political figures will be marked “newsworthy.”| Shoshana Wodinsky / Gizmodo: |
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| Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai / VICE: |
Data broker Mobilewalla touts tracking BLM protesters' cell data and the locations of evangelicals before 2016 election, and says it has data on 1.6B devices — A data broker that tracked Black Lives Matter protesters also tracked the locations of Evangelical Christians on election …
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| Todd Haselton / CNBC: |
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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| Steven Sinofsky / Learning By Shipping: |
Apple's two year timeline for Mac's transition to Apple Silicon is a demonstration of some of the most remarkable product engineering over time in history — Apple's announcement of “Apple Silicon” is important for many reasons. Delivering on such an undertaking is the result of remarkable product engineering.
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| Reuters: |
US curbs on Chinese tech firms has led to an investment boom across China's semiconductor industry, prompting investors and analysts to warn of a looming bubble — SHANGHAI (Reuters) - U.S. curbs on Chinese tech firms amid the intensifying Sino-U.S. battle for tech supremacy are feeding …
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| Dr. Ian Cutress / AnandTech: |
A look at AMD's 25x20 project, which it started in 2014 to improve overall “Performance Efficiency” 25x by 2020, and what its success means in the long run — One of the stories bubbling away in the background of the industry is the AMD self-imposed ‘25x20’ goal.| Jason Schreier / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Ubisoft places two executive VPs and several other employees on administrative leave following misconduct allegations made public in the past week — Ubisoft Entertainment SA, one of the world's largest video-game publishers, placed two executives and several other employees …
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| Adriana Lee / WWD: |
Tech is transforming the fitting room, where companies like True Fit, which claims 2M+ new users per week since March, use AI to predict shopper fit remotely — Virtual fitting rooms gain new attention, as stores reopen without dressing rooms. — The fitting room's move from physical to digital … | Bloomberg: |
Sources: DOJ has been meeting with developers to discuss Apple's rules that require apps to use its App Store payment system for subscriptions — - Developers complain they're locked in to Apple payment system — Apple inquiry progresses as DOJ poised to file Google lawsuit
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| CNBC: |
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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Tweets: @elonmusk, @karaswisher, @levie, @adamnash, @zoox, @ryanfduffy, @mims, @retailprophet, @laszlobock, @caseynewton, @mdudas, @sallyshin, @gavinsbaker, @mims, @mdudas, @quinnypig, and @pitdesi
| Nitasha Tiku / Washington Post: |
Tech companies often rely on their Black employees to help address their response to systemic racism, giving them more work without additional pay or time off — As Black Lives Matter protests captured national attention, tech companies have leaned heavily on black employee resource groups … Sponsor Posts
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