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Facebook and YouTube removed a video where Trump claims kids are “virtually immune” to COVID-19; Twitter banned @teamtrump's account until it removed the video — - Trump campaign was temporarily banned from posting on Twitter — In clip, president said kids are “virtually immune” to virus
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US proposes a five-part “Clean Network” plan to curb potential national security risks from China, including banning “untrusted” Chinese apps from US app stores — - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced a five-pronged “Clean Network” effort aimed at curbing potential national security risks from China.
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| Sam Byford / The Verge: |
Google has discontinued the Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL, its flagship phones that were released in October of last year — Less than a year after its unveiling — Google has discontinued the Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL, its flagship phones that were released in October of last year.
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| Jonathan Shieber / TechCrunch: |
Telemedicine provider Teladoc Health signs a $18.5B deal to buy Livongo, maker of connected devices for managing diabetes and other chronic conditions — In a sign of the growing importance and value of digital healthcare in the world of medicine, two of the industry's publicly traded companies …
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TikTok announces plans to set up its first data center in Europe with a $500M investment in Ireland and says data from European users will be stored there — TikTok, the embattled video-sharing app that's found itself at the center of Washington-Beijing tensions, is setting up its first data center …
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Sources: Microsoft is pursuing a deal to buy all of TikTok's global operations, including those in India and Europe — US group explores whether it can add regions including India and Europe to deal for video app's US arm — Microsoft is chasing a deal to buy all of TikTok's global business …
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| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft ends its xCloud game streaming test on iOS devices, says it had to limit the app to one game and 10,000 testers “to comply with App Store policies” — Apple's App Store policies appear to be holding xCloud back — Microsoft has ended its xCloud game streaming test for iOS devices today.| Karandeep Singh / Android Police: |
OnePlus is preloading OnePlus 8 and Nord series phones with Facebook bloatware that can't be uninstalled as part of the OS — Bloatware on Android phones has been around for so long — especially on Samsung and Huawei phones — that it's hardly even news anymore.
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| Chris Welch / The Verge: |
Samsung Galaxy Buds Live review: balanced sound with a bold, unconventional design but noise cancellation isn't good and there is occasional signal interference — An unconventional design turns out to be a winner — If you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may earn a commission.
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| Ryan Browne / CNBC: |
Nintendo reported quarterly operating profit of $1.4B, up 428% YoY; sales of Nintendo Switch and Switch Lite consoles grew 167% YoY to 5.68M units — - Nintendo reported operating profit of 144.7 billion yen ($1.4 billion) in the April-June quarter, smashing analyst expectations.
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| Eric Ravenscraft / OneZero: |
Tests indicate wireless charging is much less efficient than cord charging; Pixel 4 charging tests showed wireless charging used 47% more power than cabled — We crunched the numbers on just how inefficient wireless charging is — and the results are pretty shocking
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| Mary Jo Foley / ZDNet: |
Samsung and Microsoft extend their partnership to add deeper integration with Office on Galaxy Note20 devices and let users stream Android apps to Windows 10 — The new Samsung Galaxy Note 20 devices will support Office app synchronization, new Your Phone features and Microsoft's cloud gaming functionality.
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| Andrew J. Hawkins / The Verge: |
California's labor commissioner has filed separate lawsuits against Uber and Lyft for alleged wage theft by misclassifying workers as independent contractors — The Golden State is becoming increasingly hostile to app-based ride-hailing — Uber and Lyft are committing wage theft … | Catalin Cimpanu / ZDNet: |
State Department offers up to $10M for information about anyone working with a foreign government to interfere in US elections via malicious cyber operations — This includes attacks against US election officials, election infrastructure, voting machines, but also candidates and their staff.
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Tweets: @kevincollier, @radiojibi, @kimzetter, @ericgeller, and @campuscodi
| Lily Hay Newman / Wired: |
Election tech giant ES&S and security firm Synack partner to let security professionals, vetted by Synack, conduct penetration testing on some ES&S products — After years of secrecy, one major election tech company is giving more hackers a look under the hood.
Tweets: @synack, @weems, @lilyhnewman, and @caseyjohnellis
| Janko Roettgers / Protocol: |
Interview with Sonos CEO Patrick Spence, who says Amazon illegally prices its Echo speakers below cost and can do so by subsidizing from its “monopoly business” — Sonos CEO Patrick Spence believes that Amazon is breaking the law by selling its Echo speakers below cost.| Katharine Gemmell / Bloomberg: |
Uber buys UK-based taxi-software company Autocab, in a deal that will extend the company's reach in the UK from ~40 locations to ~170 — - U.K. market will eventually grow to up to 170 areas from 40 — Autocab drivers to get ‘more earnings opportunities’ via Uber
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Tweets: @business and @martinsfp
| Mike Peterson / AppleInsider: |
Report: in Q1 2020, 54% of US households with broadband had a smart TV, surpassing the 42% share held by streaming devices like Roku — Streaming devices and set-top boxes like Roku or the Apple TV are increasingly losing ground to internet-connected smart TVs with the shift amplified by the coronavirus pandemic, new data shows.
Tweets: @appleinsider
| Bloomberg: |
Rackspace closed down ~22% on its first day of trading, after raising $704M in its IPO, and now has a market value of $3.26B — - Cloud computing firm Rackspace has year's worst debut in U.S. — Fellow Texas firm BigCommerce doubles value on its first day
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| Yoolim Lee / Bloomberg: |
Intuit has agreed to acquire TradeGecko, an inventory and order management software platform for small retailers and wholesalers, sources say for $80M+ — - Intuit is said to pay more than $80 million for TradeGecko — TradeGecko will be integrated into Intuit's QuickBooks Online
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Tweets: @jonrussell, @serrynaimo, @yoolimleenews, and @technology
| Todd Spangler / Variety: |
Epic Games raises $1.78B, which includes $250M from Sony announced last month, at a post-money valuation of $17.3B — Epic Games, creator and publisher of the massively popular “Fortnite” game, announced a $1.78 billion round of funding — which the company says gives it a post-money equity valuation is of $17.3 billion.
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| Christine Hall / Crunchbase News: |
Serialized fiction app Radish raises $63.2M Series A led by SoftBank Ventures Asia and Kakao Page — Serialized fiction app Radish landed $63.2 million in Series A funding, led by SoftBank Ventures Asia and Kakao Page, to tap into Hollywood's storytelling community.| Steve O'Hear / TechCrunch: |
Infermedica, which offers AI-driven software for preliminary medical diagnosis and triage, raises $10M+ Series A — Infermedica, the Poland-founded health tech startup that offers an AI-driven platform for preliminary diagnosis and triage, has raised just over $10 million in Series A funding.
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