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Facebook removed video from Trump's page that claims kids are “almost immune” to COVID-19; Twitter blocks @teamtrump account from tweeting until video removed — The company has faced pressure to better moderate its site amid a massive advertiser boycott.
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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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| Chaim Gartenberg / The Verge: |
Samsung announces the Galaxy Z Fold2 with an upgraded camera system, larger 7.6-inch main display, and hole-punch cameras; release date and price TBA — The Fold is back — Samsung has officially announced the Galaxy Z Fold 2 at its Unpacked event, the successor to last year's Galaxy Fold …
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| Daniel Bader / Android Central: |
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| Amanda Macias / CNBC: |
Trump admin proposes a “Clean Network” effort to curb potential national security risks from China by banning “untrusted” Chinese apps from US app stores, more — - 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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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Facebook launches Instagram Reels, its TikTok competitor that lets users create and publish 15-second videos, in 50+ countries, including the US, UK, and Japan — Instagram Reels, the company's significant effort in challenging TikTok on short-form creative content, is launching globally, starting today.
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| Sergiu Gatlan / BleepingComputer: |
Twitter fixes a bug in its Android app that could let hackers access private data like DMs; 96% of the apps' users currently use a patched version of Android — Twitter today announced that it fixed a security vulnerability in the Twitter for Android app that could have allowed attackers …
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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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| 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.
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| Jessica Bursztynsky / CNBC: |
Source: Microsoft could buy TikTok for as much as $30B, or as little as $10B, and plans to finish acquisition talks within the next three weeks — - Microsoft and TikTok plan to finish acquisition talks within the next three weeks, ahead of the Sept. 15 deadline, CNBC's David Faber reported Wednesday.
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| Ryan Mac / BuzzFeed News: |
Instagram says a “bug” caused its hashtag recommendations to favor Trump-related content when searching for hashtags related to Joe Biden and Trump — “A technical error caused a number of hashtags to not show related hashtags. We've disabled this feature while we investigate."
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| Lily Hay Newman / Wired: |
Election tech giant ES&S and security firm Synack partner to allow security professionals, vetted by Synack, to do 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: @weems, @synack, @lilyhnewman, and @caseyjohnellis
| James Vincent / The Verge: |
Google updates its G Suite apps with link previews, Smart Compose in Docs, improved comment navigation, and support for Microsoft Office files on Android — Visual updates for easier work on the go — Google is updating its office software on mobile devices for G Suite users …
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| Crystal Tse / Bloomberg: |
Shares of e-commerce startup BigCommerce rose as much as 292% above its $24 IPO Wednesday; stock closed up 201% and raised $216M — BigCommerce Holdings Inc., which makes software for online business operations, rose as much as 292% in its trading debut after pricing its $216 million initial public offering above a targeted range.
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Tweets: @delrey, @elena_a_leonova, @mcannonbrookes, @bigcommerce, and @bgurley
| Bloomberg: |
Rackspace closed ~22% down 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| Lawrence Abrams / BleepingComputer: |
Camera maker Canon struck by apparent ransomware attack resulting in data loss for users of its free cloud storage and affecting many of its website domains — Canon has suffered a ransomware attack that impacts numerous services, including Canon's email, Microsoft Teams, USA website … | 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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| Vlad Savov / Bloomberg: |
TikTok announces that it is setting up its first data center in Europe with a $500M investment in Ireland, says data of 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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| 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” — Patrick Spence called Echo discounts “predatory pricing” and said his company was working on future Ikea products.| Davey Alba / New York Times: |
In an open letter, 20 state AGs called on Facebook to better prevent messages of hate, bias, and disinformation from spreading and support users facing abuse — The call from 20 state officials adds to the rising pressure facing Mark Zuckerberg and his company.
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Tweets: @matthewkeyslive, @rashadrobinson, @daveyalba, and @daveyalba
| 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 …
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Tweets: @juliesuca, @mims, and @gigworkersrise
| Nick Statt / The Verge: |
DoorDash debuts DashMart, an online convenience store chain carrying ~2,000 items, in eight US cities, expanding its infrastructure with distribution centers — DoorDash wants a slice of the grocery market — DoorDash on Wednesday announced the launch of a chain of virtual convenience stores … | Devin Coldewey / TechCrunch: |
YouTube says it took down 2,596 accounts from China in Q2 for engaging in “coordinated influence operations” on political issues, up from 277 accounts in Q1 — YouTube has banned a large number of Chinese accounts it said were engaging in “coordinated influence operations” on political issues, the company announced today.Sponsor Posts
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