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| The Amazon Blog: |
Bezos statement to US House underscores Amazon's job creation, investments in social causes, and its role in supporting small and medium-sized businesses — Testimony before the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law — Statement by Jeffrey P. Bezos Founder & Chief …
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MacKenzie Scott, The Hill, GeekWire, CNBC, CNET, and BBC
Tweets: @delrey, @davidshepardson, @joannastern, @joannastern, @daiwaka, @caseynewton, @sharkbiotech, @b_fung, and @dmccabe
| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Tim Cook will tell US lawmakers that App Store has opened the “gate wider” for developers, Apple isn't anticompetitive, and doesn't have “dominant market share” — Apple Inc. Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook will tell U.S. lawmakers probing his company's market power …
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MacRumors, AppleInsider, 9to5Mac, iPhone Hacks, and Associated Press
Tweets: @mcclure111, @jolingkent, @reckless, @markgurman, @blackswanofwall, @backlon, @wongmjane, and @stroughtonsmith
| Jennifer Elias / CNBC: |
Sundar Pichai will tell lawmakers that Google operates in a “highly competitive” market and that its free products benefit the “average American” — - Ahead of a Wednesday House Judiciary hearing, Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai released opening remarks that show …
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United States House of Representatives, Protocol, Washington Post, and Business Insider
Tweets: @b_fung, @mattrosoff, @alexeheath, and @jenn_elias
| Betsy Woodruff Swan / Politico: |
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NBC News. Tweets: @maelynnballot, @juancpedreira, @johnhendel, @woodruffbets, @hypervisible, @davegershgorn, @mattgaetz, and @tinamcgugan
| Sam Shead / CNBC: |
Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter work to pull versions of a video touting hydroxychloroquine as a COVID-19 cure, after it was shared by Trump and his allies — - A Breitbart video containing dangerous coronavirus misinformation went viral on Facebook before it was removed.
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The Daily Beast, NBC News, Washington Post, Wired, Business Insider, CNET, Breitbart, CNN, and The Verge
Tweets: @kevinroose, @surabees, @brandyzadrozny, @sheeraf, @cwarzel, @cwarzel, @kathrynw5, @cwarzel, @erictrump, @caseynewton, @willsommer, @robert_e_kelly, @tomlevenson, @replindasanchez, @sam_l_shead, @congressmanraja, @cwarzel, @daveyalba, @parkermolloy, @alexberenson, @cwarzel, @abraarkaran, @kevinroose, @kantrowitz, @jdiamond1, @peterjhasson, @oliverdarcy, @mollyjongfast, @senwarren, @rubinreport, @marshallcohen, @markbland, @redsteeze, @oneunderscore__, @wiczipedia, @bkoskella, @cnbc, @brandyzadrozny, and @libertarianblue
| Andrew Griffin / The Independent: |
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Ars Technica, CNN, VICE, Variety, Axios, Business Insider, Adweek, ABC News, and New York Times
Tweets: @twittercomms, @kaitlancollins, @mzhemingway, @seanmdav, and @oliverdarcy
| New York Times: |
Sources: after Airbnb and ClassPass began selling virtual classes, Apple wanted to collect its 30% commission on the sales, up from no fee previously — After Airbnb and ClassPass began selling virtual classes because of the pandemic, Apple tried to collect its commission on the sales.
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CNET, MacRumors, Protocol, PYMNTS.com, The Mac Observer, 9to5Mac, The Verge, and iPhone Hacks
Tweets: @onejarednewman, @benthompson, @reckless, @dhh, @jacknicas, @dmccabe, @stevesi, @dmccabe, @reckless, @baekdal, @dmccabe, @trippmickle, @counternotions, @benedictevans, @dmccabe, @jacknicas, @can, @stshank, @sierra_offline, @alex, @jacknicas, @mattlynley, @ws, and @ow
| The Markup: |
Study of 15K+ recent popular queries finds Google devoted 41% of the first page of search results on mobile devices to its own properties and “direct answers” — The search engine dedicated almost half of the first page of results in our test to its own products, which dominated the coveted top of the page
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The Markup and GitHub
Tweets: @juliaangwin, @adrjeffries, @lutherlowe, @loupas, @random_walker, @nixxin, @mcwm, @jkeefe, @kchonyc, @joshelman, @hasufl, @leonyin, @richardheartwin, @emenietti, @themarkup, @juliaangwin, @karaswisher, @neil_chilson, @jason_kint, @matthewstoller, @fbajak, @leonyin, @joshuaumww, @dancow, @lkirchner, @themarkup, @beep, @jacknicas, @counternotions, @emilybell, @jason_kint, and @matthewstoller
| Chaim Gartenberg / The Verge: |
AMC and Universal agree to shorten the theatrical window for films to 17 days, or 3 weekends, before Universal can release them onto premium on-demand platforms — Films only have to be in theaters for three weekends now before going to digital platforms — AMC Theaters and Universal …
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Wall Street Journal, Variety, MacRumors, Comcast, iMore, Gizmodo, Android Authority, Hollywood Reporter, CNBC, AppleInsider, and Engadget
| Andrew J. Hawkins / The Verge: |
Revel suspends its electric moped service in NYC after two people were killed in recent weeks; at least one was not wearing a helmet during the crash — Two people were killed and one was critically injured while riding the shared electric mopeds — Revel is suspending its service …
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New York Times, Gothamist, ABC News, The Hill, NBC News, New York Post, Gizmodo, RideApart.com, VICE, CNN, and Business Insider
Tweets: @_gorevel, @andyjayhawk, @digiphile, @jessica_smetana, @repespaillat, @mitchhorowitz, @krisvancleave, and @ali_najmi
| Jeffrey Dastin / Reuters: |
Over about 8 years, Rite Aid quietly added facial recognition systems in 200 US stores, largely in low income areas, claiming it was meant to deter theft — In the hearts of New York and metro Los Angeles, Rite Aid installed facial recognition technology in largely lower-income, non-white neighborhoods, Reuters found.
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Ars Technica, Engadget, Input, Slate, Gizmodo, The Verge, Ubergizmo, and Mashable
Tweets: @iwillleavenow, @jersey_janet, and @byjulialove
| Ashley Carman / The Verge: |
Spotify debuts Group Session feature in beta, letting up to five premium users simultaneously listen to same content — Simultaneously stream music or podcasts — Spotify is now allowing its paying users to listen to music and podcasts with friends and family at the same time, even if they aren't in the same location.
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Spotify, CNET, SlashGear, 9to5Mac, Neowin, iDownloadBlog.com, and iMore
Tweets: @alexwolfco, @spotifynews, @d_e_v, @jonjones, and @thekenyeung
| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft launches a new Family Safety app for iOS and Android that lets users manage screen time and app usage — Content filters, location sharing, and much more — Microsoft is launching a new Family Safety app for iOS and Android this week. The software giant has been testing the app …
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Microsoft 365 Blog, App Store, Engadget, OnMSFT.com, Android Central, Digital Trends, Neowin, MobileSyrup, VentureBeat, TechCrunch, Pocket-lint, Thurrott, and MSPoweruser
Tweets: @tomwarren and @jctechfuture
| Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat: |
In a reversal, CES says its event planned for January 2021 will be going all-digital, using a virtual meeting format for vendors, attendees, and the press — CES 2021 will take place in January as an all-digital event since the organizers feel it's the only way they can protect attendees during the pandemic.
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CES, The Verge, Variety, Lance Ulanoff, Bloomberg, and Android Police
Tweets: @quinnypig, @ces, @mkbhd, @deantak, @ces, @backlon, @jctechfuture, @frankcatalano, and @sam_l_shead. Thanks:@thekenyeung
| Bloomberg: |
US DOJ asks federal judge for permission to drop charges against two ex-Twitter employees and a Saudi national who allegedly helped Riyadh spy on dissidents — The U.S. sought to dismiss charges it brought late last year against two former Twitter Inc. employees and a Saudi national …
Tweets: @hshaban, @caseynewton, @nickconfessore, @bpolitics, @hshaban, and @viviannereim
| Karen Hao / MIT Technology Review: |
In a white paper about its plans for AI, WeChat-owner Tencent lists the societal benefits of deepfake technology and urges regulators to be lenient — It wants to commercialize the technology in entertainment and e-commerce and asks regulators to be lenient.| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Gaming platform Roblox says it has 150M+ MAUs, up from 115M in February, and its developer community is on pace to earn $250M+ in 2020, up from $110M in 2019 — Gaming platform Roblox, which has seen a surge of use due to the coronavirus pandemic, now has over 150 million monthly active users …
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VentureBeat, Business Wire, Game Rant, and TechSpot
Tweets: @shaig, @dherman76, and @jasonhowell
| Euirim Choi / Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: Instagram has made lucrative offers, some in the hundreds of thousands of dollars, to entice some of TikTok's most popular creators to use Reels — Instagram makes lucrative offers to popular TikTok users to join its new competing service, raising stakes in social-media rivalry
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Business Insider, Social Media Today, TheStreet, PYMNTS.com, and Tubefilter
Tweets: @wsj, @keccers, @nongaap, @nathanchubbard, @cathaluk, @stokel, @zck, @pitdesi, @joshelman, and @sarthakgh
| Ryan Browne / CNBC: |
TransferWise announces a new $319M secondary share sale round led by Lone Pine Capital and D1 Capital Partners at a $5B valuation — - TransferWise employees and early investors sold some of their stakes in a $319 million secondary deal. — The company's $5 billion valuation makes …
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Financial Times, TechCrunch, Reuters, and The Business Times
| Mike Wheatley / SiliconANGLE: |
RangeForce raises $16M Series A led by Energy Impact Partners to help businesses train their cybersecurity teams — Cybersecurity training startup RangeForce said today it has armed itself with $16 million from an early-stage funding round led by Energy Impact Partners.
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| Larry Dignan / ZDNet: |
AMD reports Q2 revenue of $1.93B, up 26% YoY, Computing and Graphics segment revenue of $1.37B, up 45% YoY; stock up ~9% after-hours — AMD's results land as its primary rival Intel has been struggling with its 7nm roadmap delays. — AMD reported better-than-expected second quarter results …
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PCWorld, SiliconANGLE, TechPowerUp, AnandTech, Advanced Micro Devices, Reuters, MarketWatch, Bloomberg, Benzinga, VentureBeat, Seeking Alpha, Windows Central, Wall Street Journal, Tom's Hardware, and Wccftech
Tweets: @quinnypig, @ldignan, @patrickmoorhead, @danielnewmanuv, @anshelsag, @benbajarin, and @ericjhonsa
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