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Twitter says it will limit reach of QAnon content and permanently ban accounts violating policies, banning 7K+ QAnon accounts in last 2 weeks and limiting 150K+ — Twitter announced on Tuesday it has begun taking sweeping actions to limit the reach of QAnon content and banned …
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Slack files EU antitrust complaint against Microsoft, accusing it of unfairly bundling its rival app Teams with its Office 365 tools — Workplace messaging app says it is unfair for tech group to bundle Teams with Office 365 — The workplace messaging app Slack has filed a formal antitrust complaint …
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Sources: Kevin Roose's tweets on Facebook stories with the highest engagement per CrowdTangle worry the News Feed team, which favors “reach"-focused metrics — What news should people see when they come to Facebook? — In the old days, your answer might have been “whatever they want to see,” or even “who cares?”
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Kuo: Apple is lining up periscope telephoto lens suppliers for the 2022 iPhone; periscope lenses allow manufacturers to provide higher optical zoom capabilities — Apple analyst Ming Chi Kuo today released a new report detailing his research on which lens suppliers will begin providing parts for Apple in the coming years.| Jacob Kastrenakes / The Verge: |
Facebook Messenger updates with a new App Lock feature with Face ID or Touch ID authentication on iPhone and iPad, as well as a new Privacy section in settings — There's a new Privacy section in settings — Facebook now lets you add an extra layer of security when opening Messenger on an iPhone or iPad.
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| Dieter Bohn / The Verge: |
Samsung announces Galaxy Z Flip 5G for $1,450, shipping August 7, available on AT&T and T-Mobile in the US — Samsung has officially announced the 5G version of its Galaxy Z Flip foldable phone. Called the Galaxy Z Flip 5G (naturally enough), the phone is nearly identical to its 4G predecessor.
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| Ben Thompson / Stratechery: |
A breakdown of the “four internets”: the US, China, EU, and India, the latter being driven in large part by the powerhouse telecom network Jio — Manage your Stratechery subscription. — One of the more pernicious mistruths surrounding the debate about TikTok …
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Italy's antitrust authority says it's investigating Apple and Amazon, suspecting them of curbing Beats headphone sales by anyone other than official resellers — Italy's antitrust authority said it's investigating Apple Inc. and Amazon.com Inc. after a local retailer complained they'd been banned …
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Amazon unveils new Alexa developer tools including Alexa for Apps, to let Alexa apps trigger actions like searches within phone apps, and Alexa Conversations — Today during Alexa Live, a virtual event for Alexa vendors and developer partners, Amazon unveiled tools and resources designed to enable new Alexa voice app experiences.| Nilesh Christopher / Rest of World: |
Bangladesh's economy relies heavily on Facebook, with ~300K stores offering “F-Commerce” amid an absence of global e-commerce players and online payment options — In Bangladesh, there is no Amazon. There is no eBay. If you want to buy a dress or a crested finch from the comfort of your home, you have to use Facebook.
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Spotify signs new licensing agreement with Universal, who will also be a partner for developing and testing services and tools Spotify hopes labels will pay for — Agreement includes label giant's sign-on to streamer's ‘two-sided marketplace’ where it envisions music companies paying for marketing and data tools| Eren Orbey / New Yorker: |
Profile of David Malan, a computer science professor who has embraced high production e-learning techniques on Harvard and MIT's online-learning platform, edX — Gabriel Guimaraes grew up in Vitória, Brazil, in a yellow house surrounded by star-fruit trees and chicken coops.
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NSCAI, a federal commission led by Eric Schmidt, recommends creation of a government-funded university to train students in skills like cybersecurity and AI — The Digital Service Academy would compete with Stanford and MIT — The U.S. government's approach of letting Silicon Valley drive … | Cameron Faulkner / The Verge: |
Asus unveils 6.59" ROG Phone 3 with a 144Hz display, up to 16GB of RAM, and Snapdragon 865+ with 5G support, launching in the US in September — Sporting the Snapdragon 865 Plus and a very fast RAM and storage combo — Asus' new ROG Phone 3 aims to be the pinnacle of smartphones … | Manuel Vonau / Android Police: |
AT&T told some customers their phones are not compatible with its new network, without explicitly saying the issue may not affect them until February 2022 — Amid an economy-crushing pandemic, AT&T has decided that now is the best time to send a scaremongering email to some customers … | Financial Times: |
Fiat Chrysler says it has signed an “exclusive” deal with Waymo on self-driving tech, ending its 18-month relationship with Amazon-backed Aurora — Agreement will help Google sibling in attempt to bring its technology into the mainstream
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| Sahil Patel / Wall Street Journal: |
Wave.tv, which makes videos of offbeat sports for platforms like Snapchat and Facebook, raises $32M Series A, says at a valuation between $50M and $100M — The three-year-old company closed a $32 million funding round despite a sports world in upheaval — Digital-media startup Wave.tv … | Brian Heater / TechCrunch: |
Dexterity, which is developing a full-stack service for collaborative warehouse robots, comes out of stealth with $56.2M in funding — Dexterity emerged from stealth this week to announced its full-stack solution aimed at creating collaborative robotics systems.
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| Jabari Young / CNBC: |
In resuming activity, MLB relies on several tech giants for help: iPads to examine play, Google Cloud to track stats, Sony audio to power artificial crowd noise — - Major League Baseball will look to Big Tech companies like Apple and Google to help with its shortened season that is scheduled to begin Thursday.
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Misfits Market, an ecommerce site that sells “ugly” or misshapen produce, raises $85M Series B led by Valor Equity Partners, bringing total raised to $101.5M — Misfits Market, the ecommerce platform that sells ‘ugly’ produce (among other things), has today announced the close of an $85 million Series B financing round.
Tweets: @counternotions
| Salvador Rodriguez / CNBC: |
Snap reports Q2 revenue of $454M, up 17% YoY, vs $439.1M est., global DAUs of 238M, up 17% YoY, a net loss of $326M, up from $255M, and ARPU of $1.91, flat YoY — - Snap's stock price fell more than 8% on Tuesday after the company reported its second-quarter earnings.Sponsor Posts
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