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| Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: |
Google debuts a major update to Gmail for G Suite, bringing integrations with Chat, Meet, Rooms, Docs, and more, coming first to G Suite's early adopter program — Google is launching a major update to its G Suite productivity tools today that will see a deep integration of Gmail, Chat …
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The Verge, Android Police, 9to5Google, CNBC, Reuters, 9to5Google, The Verge, G Suite Updates Blog, CNET, Android Authority, Engadget, PR Newswire, 9to5Google, Ars Technica, MSPoweruser, Pocketnow, Droid Life, Neowin, XDA Developers, Android Headlines, Droid Life, and Android Central
Tweets: @tahins, @gsuite, @quinnypig, and @tahins
| Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch: |
Hackers pushing a cryptocurrency scam simultaneously hijacked the Twitter accounts for Bitcoin, Ripple, Binance, Elon Musk, Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, Apple, more — A number of high-profile Twitter accounts were simultaneously hacked on Wednesday by attackers who used the accounts …
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CoinDesk, The Verge, Engadget, Decrypt, MacRumors, Axios, GeekWire, Decrypt, CNET, 9to5Mac, Reuters, The Independent, Wccftech, Cointelegraph, The Block, Mashable, and Slashdot
Tweets: @tylerwinklevoss, @winklevoss, @ydklijnsma, @techcrunch, @rjcc, @briankrebs, @mdudas, @arrington, @briankrebs, @rmac18, @oneunderscore__, @rmac18, @backlon, @geekwire, @mgsiegler, @caseynewton, @genepark, @dancow, @ryanyates1990, @tedmielczarek, @katebevan, @swati_thn, @thehackersnews, @markjeffrey, @job_polak, @tisciflix, and @ericajoy
| Bloomberg: |
Apple wins its EU court fight over the record $14.9B Irish tax bill, as EU's General Court rules that Ireland's tax arrangements with Apple weren't illegal — - EU lower court ruling on Apple, Ireland cases can be appealed — Company, Ireland challenged European Commission decision
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Wall Street Journal, European Commission, The Guardian, 9to5Mac, Financial Times, CNBC, SiliconANGLE, Gov.ie, Engadget, Neowin, The Irish Times, CNET, Philip Elmer‑DeWitt, CNBC, The Hill, NBC Bay Area, Bloomberg, iPhone Hacks, AppleInsider, New York Times, Politico, The Guardian, TechCrunch, and CNN
| Danish Khan / The Economic Times: |
Google says it will invest $4.5B in Jio Platforms for a 7.73% stake as part of the recently announced $10B India digitization fund — This investment will be part of Google's recently announced $10 billion India digitization fund — Internet major Google is buying a 7.73% stake …
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The Keyword, The Next Web, The Next Web, Financial Times, CNBC, Android Police, Bloomberg, Wall Street Journal, Digital Trends, BuzzFeed News, Fortune, Engadget, XDA Developers, 9to5Google, and Reuters
Tweets: @sundarpichai, @yusrasaskari, @ichotiner, @sumanthr, @sharmasupriya, @akm1410, @tame_wildcard, @aliyazeba, @arunpudur, @writankarmet, @sidrahdp, @pranavdixit, and @ettech
| Manish Singh / TechCrunch: |
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SiliconANGLE, Associated Press, Nikkei Asian Review, The Economic Times, and XDA Developers
Tweets: @jonrussell, @reliancejio, and @akbaruddinindia
| Apple: |
Apple updates News to include audio stories on Apple News+, a daily audio news briefing, and curated local news collections in five US cities and regions — Apple is introducing several new features for Apple News and Apple News+, including audio stories of some of the best feature stories from Apple News+ …
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Macworld, Appleosophy, iMore, The Verge, MacRumors, VentureBeat, MSPoweruser, Neowin, MacStories, Trusted Reviews, iPhone in Canada Blog, The Mac Observer, Engadget, and iDownloadBlog.com
Tweets: @nwquah, @mcclatchy, @_alastair, and @reneritchie
| Michael Potuck / 9to5Mac: |
Apple releases iOS 13.6 with Apple News+ audio content, CarKey, improvements to software updates, and more — Apple is making iOS 13.6 available to all users today. The update brings new features like improved support for downloading and installing system updates, the all-new Apple News+ Audio content …
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AppleInsider, Apple Support, AppleInsider, MacRumors, Appleosophy, CNN, MacRumors, CNET, TechCrunch, CNBC, Engadget, Axios, and iDownloadBlog.com
Tweets: @sarafischer, @kerrymflynn, @dylanbyers, @backlon, @dylanbyers, @benbajarin, and @caseynewton
| Yahoo News: |
Sources: CIA has conducted cyberattacks against Iran, Russia, and others after Trump signed a secret order in 2018 giving the CIA more freedom for such activity — The Central Intelligence Agency has conducted a series of covert cyber operations against Iran and other targets since winning …
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ZDNet. Tweets: @tvietor08, @sinatoossi, @tparsi, @alexplitsas, @timothys, @bing_chris, @kimzetter, @deftechpat, @michaelbkelley, @kenklippenstein, @becingber, @kimzetter, @kimzetter, @ericgeller, @josephfcox, @gpingersoll, @timothys, @weinbergersa, @isikoff, and @kimzetter
| Raphael Satter / Reuters: |
A freelancer with Jerusalem Post and The Algemeiner bylines, who attacked critics of NSO Group, seems to be an elaborate fiction with a deepfake profile photo — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Oliver Taylor, a student at England's University of Birmingham, is a twenty-something with brown eyes, light stubble, and a slightly stiff smile.| New York Times: |
TikTok has rapidly scaled up US lobbying in the past year, hiring 35+ lobbyists, one with deep ties to Trump, who have held 50+ meetings in the last 3 months — The viral social media app has beefed up its lobbying operation to counter several potential actions in Washington that could threaten the company's future.| Ron Miller / TechCrunch: |
Zoom unveils a $599 all-in-one home communications device with a 27-inch touchscreen, pre-loaded Zoom software, eight microphones, and three wide-angle cameras — Zoom has become the de facto standard for online communications during the pandemic, but the company has found that it's still …
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Zoom Blog, DTEN Blog, Popular Mechanics, PCWorld, Gizmodo, Engadget, SiliconANGLE, CNET, CNBC, TheStreet, Fortune, Digital Trends, Tom's Guide, Wall Street Journal, VentureBeat, MSPoweruser, Neowin, SlashGear, OnMSFT.com, and TechRepublic
Tweets: @pjozefak, @ow, @dcseifert, @ourielohayon, @tanvi_madan, @howardlindzon, @econbartleby, @basche42, @wizardofid, @ldrogen, @quinnypig, @davezatz, and @benbajarin
| Matthew Miller / ZDNet: |
Xiaomi unveils a range of new lifestyle products, including the Mi Smart Band 5, AirPod-like Mi True Wireless Earphones 2 Basic, and Mi TV Stick — In 2018 Xiaomi released its first electric scooter that appeared across cities from various providers. Today, the company revealed a couple …
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Mi Blog, Android Authority, Engadget, XDA Developers, SlashGear, Engadget, Phandroid, TechHive, and 9to5Google
| Salvador Rodriguez / CNBC: |
Facebook announces it will launch Facts about Covid-19, a new section in the Covid Information Center, to debunk myths about the pandemic — - Facebook announced it will launch a new section of its social network dedicated to dispel inaccurate myths about Covid-19.
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The Atlantic, USA Today, Social Media Today, and Engadget
| Annie Palmer / CNBC: |
Amazon says it's telling staff that can work from home to do so until January 8, 2021, after pushing back the date to October 2 in May — - Amazon has told staff who can work from home to do so until Jan. 8. — It comes after Amazon in May pushed back its return to work deadline to at least Oct. 2.
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The Verge, GeekWire, Business Insider, and Digital Trends
| Nikkei Asian Review: |
Sources: Facebook and Sony are preparing to ramp up production of Oculus VR and PlayStation 5 devices by around 50% as demand soars during the pandemic — Oculus VR headsets and PlayStation 5 benefit as demand soars in pandemic — A woman with an Oculus Quest VR headset at Facebook Developer Conference in 2019.| Substack Blog: |
Substack begins offering legal support to US-based writers with paid subscriptions who publish work that may attract unreasonable legal pressure — For the last few months, we have been piloting a legal support program for independent writers on Substack. As part of this program …
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TechCrunch. Tweets: @substackinc, @jarroddicker, @antoniogm, @hamishmckenzie, @benyt, @robpegoraro, @thestalwart, @pranavdixit, @substackinc, and @annehelen
| Nathan DiCamillo / CoinDesk: |
Brave partners with Gemini exchange to let users buy and sell cryptocurrencies through an in-browser widget and launches a wallet for verified creators — Brave users can now use the Gemini cryptocurrency exchange to buy, sell and store crypto within their browsers.
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| Paul Sawers / VentureBeat: |
Mozilla VPN exits beta, launching on Android and Windows for $5 per month in the US, Canada, UK, Singapore, Malaysia, and New Zealand — Last Chance: Register for Transform, VB's AI event of the year, hosted online July 15-17. — Mozilla has launched its virtual private network (VPN) …
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Gizmodo, The Verge, The Mozilla Blog, PCWorld, Softpedia News, Mozilla, 9to5Google, CNET, Neowin, MSPoweruser, Engadget, and Chrome Unboxed
| Steven Perlberg / Digiday: |
Slack, introduced to newsrooms to boost efficiency, is now serving another purpose: letting journalists organize and criticize, forcing management to respond — On the evening of June 6, New York Times executive editor Dean Baquet entered the chat. — Times employees were in open revolt following …
Tweets: @jkeefe, @loudmouthjulia, @dcbigjohn, @cwarzel, @lpolgreen, @erinblogan, and @bmorrissey
| Nicholas Thompson / Wired: |
Microsoft partners with Land O'Lakes, America's third-largest agricultural cooperative, to develop an AI-powered AgTech platform to help farmers — The software company reveals a partnership with dairy cooperative Land O'Lakes that will equip cows with sensors and other gear to improve yields.
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Microsoft, GeekWire, and Windows Central
Tweets: @tonitwhitley, @nxthompson, @msftnews, and @scottthurm
| Karissa Bell / Engadget: |
Reddit finally adds support for native image galleries, letting users share up to 20 photos and GIFs simultaneously — Redditors will finally be able to share multiple images in a single post without leaving the site. Reddit is adding support for native image galleries … | Julia Alexander / The Verge: |
Early review of Peacock: succeeds as a streaming service with familiar Browse section and a robust library, but Trending and Channels sections are underwhelming — Too many things piled into one app — Every new streaming service is looking for standout features to differentiate themselves …
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AppleInsider, Variety, 9to5Mac, CNET, Windows Central, Android Police, Gizmodo, Business Insider, iDownloadBlog.com, Engadget, and iMore
Tweets: @xpangler, @xpangler, @mattsinger, @jeffdlowe, and @loudmouthjulia
| Seth Colaner / VentureBeat: |
The EFF, in partnership with the University of Nevada, launches a searchable database of 3,000+ US police agencies and the tech surveillance tools they use — Take the latest VB Survey to share how your company is implementing AI today. — It took me less than 10 seconds to find … | Joshua Brustein / Bloomberg: |
A look at Benchmark Analytics, which wants to help identify “bad apples” in US police departments using data and faces significant challenges, like data quality — There are no easy fixes for the Minneapolis Police Department. State lawmakers tried and failed last month to come … | New York Times: |
As 1,000+ companies join the Facebook ad boycott, Hollywood has been silent; Walt Disney spent $212M from Jan.-June, making it Facebook's top advertiser by far — The entertainment business is a big advertiser but has been noticeably silent as other industries protest the social network's handling of hate speech.
Tweets: @nytimesbusiness, @brooksbarnesnyt, and @dylanbyers
| Jeff John Roberts / Fortune: |
Bond, which offers tools to let any company offer credit or debit cards, raises $32M Series A led by Coatue — Our mission to help you navigate the new normal is fueled by subscribers. To enjoy unlimited access to our journalism, subscribe today. — Apple launched a credit card last year … Sponsor Posts
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