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Angry over critical coverage, tech figures discuss hitting back against journalists, on Twitter and invite-only Clubhouse, leading to harassment of NYT's Lorenz — In leaked audio from an invite-only app, venture capitalists pondered everything they think is wrong with journalism.
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| Joseph Cox / VICE: |
Police infiltrated Encrochat, an encrypted phone network used by organized crime, and read millions of messages for months, leading to international arrests — Police monitored a hundred million encrypted messages sent through Encrochat, a network used by career criminals to discuss drug deals, murders, and extortion plots.| Sean Hollister / The Verge: |
Microsoft is using ransomware-like tactics to force-feed its new Chromium Edge browser to users through an automatic Windows update — It undermines Microsoft's own argument that automatic updates are critical — If I told you that my entire computer screen just got taken over by a new app … | Nick Miroff / Washington Post: |
CBP awards Anduril, founded by Palantir veterans and Palmer Luckey, a five-year contract to build a “virtual border wall” using mobile surveillance towers — The Trump administration has awarded a major border security contract to a California technology start …
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| Carrie Mihalcik / CNET: |
Report: Amazon is moving Prime Day again to October, after first moving it to September, amid concerns over how coronavirus spikes may impact the supply chain — Amazon's annual Prime Day sale is being delayed to October amid concerns over how coronavirus spikes may impact the supply chain …
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| Daniel Kuhn / CoinDesk: |
Researchers expose a flaw in at least three major crypto wallets, Ledger Live, Edge, and Breadwallet, which could be exploited for double-spending users' funds — A standard way to transact Bitcoin could be vulnerable to double-spending, new research has found.
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| Manish Singh / TechCrunch: |
Facebook says it is shutting down Lasso, its TikTok clone launched a year and a half ago, on July 10 — Facebook is no longer betting on Lasso, an app it launched a year and a half ago, to take on TikTok . The social juggernaut's TikTok clone is shutting down on July 10, Facebook said.
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Tweets: @kerrymflynn, @kerrymflynn, @joshconstine, @refsrc, @mattnavarra, @turnernovak, @sidharthajha, @ingridlunden, @kawaljit, and @wongmjane
| David Gilbert / VICE: |
OTF staff worry about losing trust globally as the new CEO of their parent agency is pressed to divert funds from open-source to obscure, closed-source tech — This U.S. program provides encryption technologies to journalists and activists living under repressive regimes.
Tweets: @anneapplebaum, @daithaigilbert, @daithaigilbert, @daithaigilbert, and @jilliancyork
| Elizabeth Dwoskin / Washington Post: |
An African American manager and two job applicants filed a complaint against Facebook with the EEOC, alleging a culture of bias against Black workers — An African American manager at Facebook and two rejected job applicants are suing the company, alleging a culture of bias in promotions, evaluations, hiring and recruiting.
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Tweets: @hypervisible, @deepakguptalaw, and @histoftech
| Benjamin Mayo / 9to5Mac: |
Apple launches a new site for Apple Card users to manage their accounts online; previously, all Apple Card interactions took place through iPhone's Wallet app — Apple has today launched an online dashboard for Apple Card users to manage their account online.
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AppleInsider, TechCrunch, Appleosophy, MacRumors, Philip Elmer‑DeWitt, Cult of Mac, Ubergizmo, The Verge, and MacDailyNews
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| Wallace Witkowski / MarketWatch: |
Lemonade, an AI-driven insurance service, closes up 140% in its NYSE debut, reaching a $3.93B market cap, more than double its 2019 valuation from Softbank — Referenced Symbols — As the world is buffeted by digital and societal revolutions, Lemonade Inc. is hoping to leverage …
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| Elise Reuter / MedCity News: |
Seattle-based Accolade, a health care platform for employees to manage benefits, raises $220M in its IPO at a $1.2B valuation; stock up ~35% at market close — Employee benefits startup Accolade went public on Thursday. The company began trading at $35 per share, above its initial price of $22 per share.| Catie Keck / Gizmodo: |
To curb party houses, Airbnb says users younger than 25 will not be able to book entire houses in their area if they have fewer than three positive reviews — In order to stop enterprising young people from using rented Airbnb properties to throw absolute ragers in their region … | Kim Lyons / The Verge: |
Facebook says it will add messages to its News Feed and Instagram's feed to encourage people to wear face masks, with links to COVID-19 Info Center and CDC — Soon, you'll see a message at the top of the feed in both apps — Facebook will add messaging to its News Feed and Instagram's feed …
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iMore, CNET, Business Insider, CNBC, 9to5Mac, and Android Headlines
| Reuters: |
400+ advertisers suspend Facebook ads for a month, as sources say talks with some advertisers broke down; Zuckerberg has agreed to meet with boycott organizers — NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Advertisements for more than 400 brands including Coca-Cola and Starbucks are due to vanish …
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The Guardian, GamesIndustry.biz, Politico, The Verge, Washington Post, Digiday, Game Rant, Wall Street Journal, Protocol, SlashGear, Engadget, Android Headlines, TheStreet, CNET, GameSpot, Real Clear Politics, Beyond Search, Fortune, Bloomberg, Axios, Music Ally, and Fox News
Tweets: @nick_clegg, @rmac18, @carlquintanilla, @toadsanime, @euanphilipps, @lebassett, @daniel_sugarman, @jangles, @instyle, @cnn, @ritholtz, @jbenton, @amahnke, and @chrisstrub
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