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Sources: an internal Facebook probe into QAnon shows the size of the conspiracy theory's community: millions of members and followers across thousands of Groups — An internal investigation by Facebook has uncovered thousands of groups and pages, with millions of members and followers …
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| Dieter Bohn / The Verge: |
Google is partnering with USGS and creating a worldwide, Android phone-powered opt-in earthquake alert system using phone accelerometers — Google is creating a worldwide, Android phone-powered earthquake alert system. The first part of that system is rolling out today.
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| Lauren Clark / Official Google India Blog: |
Google rolls out virtual business cards in Google Search in India with links to user's website and social media profiles and optionally, phone number and email — If you search for famous people on Google, it's easy to find information about well-known personalities: search their names …
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| Juli Clover / MacRumors: |
In iOS 14, Apple News+ publishers' web links are opened in the Apple News app by default for Apple News+ subscribers, though this feature can be turned off — Apple News in iOS 14 and macOS Big Sur has a toggle that's designed to open web links from Apple News+ publishers directly …
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| Sam Nussey / Reuters: |
SoftBank reports quarterly net profit of ~$12B, up 12% YoY, and a $2.8B gain in Vision Fund; by July, Vision Fund's $75.2B in investments was worth $71.5B — TOKYO (Reuters) - SoftBank Group Corp broke with tradition on Tuesday and declined to disclose operating profit in its quarterly results …
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In a lawsuit brought by CA's AG, judge issues a preliminary injunction ordering Uber, Lyft to convert their drivers to employees, paused for 10 days for appeals — - Ride-hailing companies ordered to comply with state law — San Francisco judge pauses preliminary injunction for appeal
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| Samuel Axon / Ars Technica: |
Parallels Desktop 16 adds support for Big Sur, 3D in Metal, and zoom and rotate gestures on multitouch trackpads, and claims 20% faster DirectX performance — Windows on Apple Silicon is still a question mark, though. — Parallels Desktop 16 launched on the Mac today.
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| Bloomberg: |
Source: AmEx is in advanced talks to buy SoftBank-backed online lender Kabbage for as much as $850M in an all-cash deal as soon as this month — American Express Co. is in advanced talks to buy the online small-business lender Kabbage Inc., which is backed by investors including Japan's SoftBank Group Corp … | Reuters: |
Russian competition watchdog FAS says Apple abused its dominance of the mobile apps market and must resolve issues with iOS App Store; Apple says it will appeal — MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian competition watchdog FAS on Monday said that Apple Inc has abused its dominant position … | Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch: |
HMD Global, maker of Nokia-branded phones, raises $230M Series A2 from strategic investors including Google, Nokia, and Qualcomm — Its latest cash injection is notable both for its size (HMD claims it as the third largest funding round in Europe this year); and the profile … | Adi Robertson / The Verge: |
Nreal, which fought off IP theft suit from Magic Leap, will start shipping AR glasses in S. Korea this month for ~$586 or $295 when bundled with Galaxy Note 20 — They cost $586 alone or $295 in a Galaxy Note 20 bundle — The Nreal Light mixed reality glasses are shipping in Korea alongside Samsung's newly announced Galaxy Note 20.
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| Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: |
K2View, whose “micro-database” tech helps automate enterprise data unification, raises $28M led by Forestay Capital — Knowledge platform developer K2View today announced it has raised $28 million that will be put toward accelerating go-to-market efforts.
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| Jonathan Shieber / TechCrunch: |
Atomwise, which develops a machine learning-based drug discovery service, raises $123M Series B led by B Capital and Sanabil Investments — With a slew of partnerships with large pharmaceutical companies under its belt and the successful spin out of at least one new company …
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| Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai / VICE: |
In the wake of a widely protested presidential election in Belarus, nonprofits and companies including Twitter are reporting parts of the internet being blocked — Twitter, local journalists, and internet freedom organizations report that there are widespread internet blocks in Belarus.
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Wired, Cointelegraph, CyberScoop, Engadget, Finbold, and CNN
Tweets: @policy, @netblocks, @netblocks, @wired, @netblocks, @hannaliubakova, @usamakhilji, @durov, @kazweida, @netblocks, and @ilvestoomas
| Matthew Keys / The Desk: |
According to an email sent to podcast producers, Amazon says it will add free podcasts in Amazon Music, for both free and paid tiers, and on Audible — Amazon will incorporate free podcasts into its Amazon Music and Audible products, according to a confidential email distributed to podcast producers on Monday.
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