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Catalin Cimpanu / ZDNet:

LinkedIn says its iOS app is copying the contents of users' clipboards after every key press due to a bug and promises a fix, after iOS 14 reveals the snooping — The new clipboard access detection and warning feature in iOS 14 exposes another app. — A LinkedIn spokesperson told ZDNet yesterday …

Neil Greenberg / Washington Post:

Evo, a renowned esports tournament that moved online in 2020 due to the pandemic, is canceled after parting ways with co-founder for alleged sexual misconduct — Evo, the biggest fighting game event of the year, has been canceled after allegations of sexual misconduct surfaced regarding …

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Tweets: @evo, @netherrealm, and @mrwiz

Neil Cybart / Above Avalon:

Apple is pulling away from the competition to a degree never seen before and has years' worth of competitive advantage in emerging categories like wearables — For the second year in a row, Apple held a developers conference that should frighten its competitors.

More: Wccftech and Computerworld

Tweets: @james_gross, @jpmanga, @stroughtonsmith, @reneritchie, and @benedictevans

Washington Post:

Some advertisers participating in the ad boycott remain unimpressed with Facebook's promises to better police hate speech, as negotiations continue — More than 750 advertisers are boycotting Facebook, asking for better policing of hateful content. Facebook's concessions so far haven't won them over.

Tweets: @karaswisher, @slpng_giants, and @atharproject

Bloomberg:

Uber partners with three local cab companies to launch a taxi dispatch service in Tokyo, six years after entering Japan — - Making 600 cars available starting Friday in central Tokyo — After six years in Japan, Uber Technologies Inc. is finally coming to Tokyo.

More: Reuters. Tweets: @gearoidreidy, @andrewgordonmac, and @tdrexplorer

Stefan Boscia / CityAM:

Internet Association publishes a wish list for a UK-US trade deal, including no unilateral digital taxes and protecting “intermediary liability protections” — One of America's largest internet advocacy groups has published a six-point wish list for a future UK-US trade deal …

More: Internet Association UK, Internet Association UK, and Slashdot

Tweets: @damiancollins and @davidheniguk

Reuters:

European advertising associations criticize Apple's plans to require apps to seek additional permission before tracking users across other apps and websites — (Reuters) - A group of European digital advertising associations on Friday criticized Apple Inc's (AAPL.O) plans to require apps …

More: MacRumors, MacDailyNews, iPhone in Canada Blog, iPhone Hacks, AppleInsider, 9to5Mac, and iMore

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Financial Times:

UK government and India's Bharti Enterprises win an auction for bankrupt satellite broadband operator OneWeb for $1B; the parties will own a 45% stake each — British government's joint venture with Bharti will compete with Elon Musk's Starlink — Britain is set to go head to head …

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Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch:

Interview with Troy Hunt, founder and sole employee of Have I Been Pwned, on his reluctance to retain breached data, future revenue streams, being pwned himself — When Troy Hunt launched Have I Been Pwned in late 2013, he wanted it to answer a simple question: Have you fallen victim to a data breach?

Tweets: @troyhunt and @zackwhittaker

Alex Konrad / Forbes:

Profile of investor Lee Fixel, the partner behind Tiger Global's investments in Flipkart and Peloton, who says he raised $1.3B for his VC firm Addition — Peloton CEO John Foley was used to hearing “no” by the time he met with investor Lee Fixel in early 2014.

Tweets: @zachweinberg, @wolfejosh, @gavinsbaker, @alexrkonrad, @vjsesh, @gavinsbaker, @alexrkonrad, @alexrkonrad, @wustl, @mdudas, @alexrkonrad, @zlurie, @antoinegara, @hkanji, @fauna, and @natsturner. Thanks:@alexrkonrad

Brian Merchant / OneZero :

A conversation between Wendy Liu and Alex Kantrowitz on the ills and promises of Silicon Valley, following publication of their contrasting books on the subject — The authors of ‘Always Day One’ and ‘Abolish Silicon Valley’ square off in an exclusive debate about the future of tech

Tweets: @bcmerchant, @dellsystem, @libshipwreck, and @kantrowitz

Phila Siu / South China Morning Post:

Analysts say that under the new security law, Hong Kong police won't need court orders to force ISPs to help with investigations or remove information — Analysts say newly adopted law gives authorities unfettered power, raising concerns over online privacy 'Now the law has given police …

Tweets: @fabiochiusi, @kenroth, @hongkonghermit, and @jerometaylor

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Reuters:

Independent Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta plans to shut down after 30+ years, following pressure from Russian authorities and the persecution of its reporters

Bruce Gil / Gizmodo:

Fan fiction site AO3 says it will be offline for two to four weeks after a security incident; it hosts over 18M works and has 11M registered users

Selome Hailu / Variety:

Sources: Reese Witherspoon's Hello Sunshine lays off about 30 employees, roughly 50% of its staff, as it focuses on film and TV projects and its book club brand

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William Davies / The Guardian:

WhatsApp's private group structure encourages spread of misinfo and conspiracy theories as it enables higher levels of trust and solidarity among group members

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Dan Primack / Axios:

Instacart raises $100M in new funding from T. Rowe Price, on top of the $225M round co-led by DST Global and General Catalyst last month

More: SiliconANGLE and Axios. Tweets: @saraashleyo

Yimou Lee / Reuters:

Taiwan's Foxconn says customs clearing procedures in India have been resolved

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Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat:

Mozilla updates Common Voice, its open source transcribed voice collection, to 7226 hours in 54 languages, releases first data set for “Hey Firefox” wake word

Tweets: @epro

Manish Singh / TechCrunch:

India's Reliance Jio launches JioMeet, a Zoom-like video-conference service, offering unlimited free calls in 720p with up to 100 participants and no time limit

Jack Shafer / Politico:

Companies have little to lose from joining a Facebook boycott during a slow month for ads amid a pandemic; they'll be back, and Facebook will emerge stronger

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Jason Koebler / VICE:

Angry over critical coverage, tech figures discuss hitting back against journalists, on Twitter and invite-only Clubhouse, leading to harassment of NYT's Lorenz

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