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Sources: Simon Property, the biggest US mall owner, and Amazon explored turning stores formerly occupied by J.C. Penney and Sears into fulfillment centers — Hookup between Simon Property Group, Amazon would show how retail and logistics are converging more rapidly
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Kuo: iPhone shipments could decline by 25-30% if Apple is forced to remove WeChat from worldwide App Store under Trump's EO — In a worst-case scenario, Apple's annual global iPhone shipments could decline by 25-30% if it is forced to remove WeChat from its App Stores around the world … | Ben Smith / New York Times: |
Facebook, Google, and Twitter are making the same mistakes big news outlets made decades ago, trying to placate hyperpartisan critics who are “working the refs” — The new referees in American politics are Facebook, Google and Twitter, and they would be wise to pay attention to lessons the old media tried to learn.
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Sources: Sequoia, which first invested in ByteDance in 2014 and holds a 10%+ stake, has been pressing its White House contacts to help land a deal for TikTok — TikTok's parent has been looking for a way to keep the video-sharing service alive in U.S. after Trump administration declared the app a national security threat| Ana Swanson / New York Times: |
| Cade Metz / New York Times: |
Frances Allen, who conducted groundbreaking work on software compilers in the 1960s and won the Turing Award in 2006, has died at 88 — One of the few women in the computer industry in its early days, she paved the way for the efficient, lightning-fast apps of today.| Dara Khosrowshahi / New York Times: |
Uber CEO defends treating gig workers as contractors, suggesting gig economy companies should be required to establish funds that give workers cash for benefits — Gig workers want both flexibility and benefits — we support laws that could make that possible. — Mr. Khosrowshahi is the chief executive officer of Uber.
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Tweets: @dkhos, @silvermanjacob, @nytopinion, @arthurdelaneyhp, and @benyt
| Jack Purcher / Patently Apple: |
Apple responds to AirPods patent infringement suit by countersuing Koss Corporation for breach of contract and breaking a confidentiality agreement — On July 23, Patently Apple posted a legal report titled “Koss, an American Pioneer in Headphones, has filed a Five-Count Patent Infringement Lawsuit against Apple.”
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| Christopher Mims / Wall Street Journal: |
Amid an explosion in demand for home-delivered goods, shippers like FedEx are increasingly adopting industrial robot arms equipped with computer vision and AI — The Covid-19 pandemic and the explosion in demand for home-delivered goods means FedEx and other shippers are pushing the limits of what robotic arms can do
Tweets: @mfordfuture, @sub8u, @mileskimball, @mims, @2peterharris, and @farshchi
| Steve Evans / ReinsuranceNe.ws: |
Buckle, an insurer for ridesharing platforms with coverage in 47 US states, raises $31M Series A led by HSCM Bermuda and Eos — Buckle, an insurtech company for the ride-share industry, said it has raised $31 million in a Series A funding round. — The insurer said the funding round …
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Apple files a notice of opposition with USPTO against a startup trying to trademark a logo which resembles a pear for its recipe search app called Prepear — Prepear is a meal planner and grocery list app that helps people discover recipes and more. It's a spin off from the founders … | Lucas Kunce / Pro Market: |
While Facebook claims its size helps it defend the US against Chinese companies like TikTok, history shows TikTok succeeded partly due to FB's corporate goals — Tech platforms like Facebook say we should protect, empower, and celebrate their concentrated power for the sake of America's national security.
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BIG by Matt Stoller. Tweets: @asherschechter, @matthewstoller, @karenkornbluh, @phirephoenix, @joshconstine, and @promarket_org
| Catalin Cimpanu / ZDNet: |
McAfee report: NetWalker ransomware operators have made ~$25M from ransom payments since March, putting them in the same league as Ryuk, Dharma, REvil groups — The NetWalker gang has established itself as one of the most dangerous ransomware groups out there.
Tweets: @philippederyck and @brianhonan
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