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Sources: Apple will launch “Apple One” tiered subscription bundles, with Music, TV+, News+, and a new virtual fitness service, as early as October — Apple Inc. is readying a series of bundles that will let customers subscribe to several of the company's digital services …
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Tweets: @beirutspring, @markgurman, @alexhern, @markgurman, @pkafka, @appleinsider, @kalltvatten, and @northmantrader
| Andrew Webster / The Verge: |
Epic has introduced a new direct payment option in Fortnite on iOS and Android to get around app store fees and says it “will pass along the savings to players” — Plus, V-bucks get permanently discounted — Today, Epic announced the Fortnite “mega drop,” …
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MacRumors, Epic Games' Fortnite, Android Police, Vox, AppleInsider, CNET, 9to5Google, Windows Central, SlashGear, PC Gamer, Polygon, MacDailyNews, MSPoweruser, iDownloadBlog.com, Gamasutra, TouchArcade, USgamer.net, Engadget, iPhone Hacks, GameSpot, Kotaku, VG247, and Nintendo World Report Updates
Tweets: @ballmatthew, @tomwarren, @ow, @armchairdude, @pkafka, @mrcbishop, @reneritchie, @onejarednewman, @onejarednewman, @jake_k, @richontech, @elkmovie, @ballmatthew, @icj_, @shiraovide, and @futjack__
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Sources: Apple, Disney, and others participated in a White House call over the potential WeChat ban, arguing it could undermine their competitiveness in China — Companies including Apple, Disney and Walmart participate in call with White House over action against China's most important app
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The Verge, 9to5Mac, CNET, AppleInsider, Mashable, PYMNTS.com, MacDailyNews, iMore, Reuters, Philip Elmer‑DeWitt, and iPhone in Canada Blog
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| Bloomberg: |
A Weibo survey asking users to choose between WeChat and iPhones drew 1.2M responses, with ~95% saying they would rather give up their devices — - Ban on Chinese apps may render iPhone “electronic trash” — WeChat is instrumental to most China residents' everyday lives
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| Nancy Scola / Politico: |
Google, Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, and others partner to scenario-plan for the last three months before US Election Day, including slow election results — Google, Facebook, Twitter and other major social media companies are working together to scenario-plan for the last three months …
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Gizmodo, Wall Street Journal, New York Times, CNN, The Keyword, Reclaim The Net, USA Today, Mediaite, and Digital Trends
Tweets: @fbnewsroom, @policy, @googlepubpolicy, @fbajak, @alexstamos, @cfarivar, @verleza, @g_ack, @blackamazon, @yoyoel, @shannimcg, @apblake, @ngleicher, @alexstamos, @wongmjane, @vonplumps, and @evelyndouek
| Taylor Hatmaker / TechCrunch: |
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| Charlie Osborne / ZDNet: |
Researchers say a now-patched Alexa vulnerability could have been exploited to hand over users' personal data, voice recordings, banking data history, and more — Subdomains belonging to the service were found to be harboring CORS errors and vulnerable to XSS attacks.
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| Chaim Gartenberg / The Verge: |
Intel offers a first look at its next-gen Tiger Lake processors and Xe graphics, both of which promise higher performance and lower power consumption — Architecture Day 2020 offers a preview of Intel's future — Intel's Architecture Day 2020 brought a first look at the company's upcoming …
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CNET, ZDNet, Thurrott, Tom's Hardware, SemiAccurate, Gizmodo, Tom's Hardware, Ars Technica, Reuters, VentureBeat, AnandTech, AnandTech, PCWorld, Digital Trends, CRN, Engadget, and Engadget. Tweets: @stshank
| Andrew J. Hawkins / The Verge: |
Lyft joins Uber in saying it will pull out of California if forced to re-classify drivers as employees — The companies say they can't afford to classify drivers as employees — Lyft said it would shut down operations in California if forced to classify drivers as employees …
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| Lora Kolodny / CNBC: |
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| Manish Singh / TechCrunch: |
Sources: ByteDance has been in talks with India's Reliance for investment in TikTok's India operations since late last month, after India banned the app in June — Chinese giant ByteDance is engaging with India's Reliance Industries Limited, the parent firm of telecom giant Jio Platforms …
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Light Reading, CNBC, TechRadar, Fossbytes, Inc42 Media, BGR India, PYMNTS.com, and Pocketnow
Tweets: @wadhwa, @ugalani, @ritacyliao, @tanayj, and @sam_l_shead
| Nathan DiCamillo / CoinDesk: |
Coinbase says it will offer fiat loans to US retail customers, backed by as much as 30% of a customer's bitcoin holdings, in 17 states this fall — Coinbase will allow U.S. retail customers to borrow fiat loans against as much as 30% of their bitcoin holdings in the fall, the San Francisco-based exchange announced Wednesday.
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The Coinbase Blog, TechSpot, The Next Web, CryptoGlobe, CryptoSlate, and SiliconANGLE
Tweets: @coinbase, @lisamightydavis, @ecurrencyhodler, @hhorsley, and @econoar
| James Vincent / The Verge: |
Twitter launches API v2, the first complete rebuild of its API since 2012, in a bid to improve relations with third-party developers — Wooing developers with a new API — Twitter is making it easier for businesses, academics, and third-party developers to build on its platform with the launch of its API v2 today.
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Twitter, Engadget, TechRadar, and The Next Web
Tweets: @jack, @twitterdev, @sferik, @dakami, @gedeon, @androiddev, @twitterapi, @kayvz, @obra, @kfury, @evan_van_ness, @kurrik, @dfreelon, @tessak22, @helvetiica, @anthony, @evanmcmurry, @tomwarren, and @backlon
| Connie Loizos / TechCrunch: |
Stream, whose APIs enable product teams to build chat and activity feeds for their applications, raises $15M Series A led by GGV Capital — Earlier this year, the founders of Stream, a five-year-old, 60-person startup with offices in Boulder and Amsterdam, weren't feeling so great about their prospects.| New York Times: |
Israel says it thwarted an attack on its defense industry by North Korea-linked hacking group Lazarus, but researchers say classified data was likely stolen — Israel says the attack was thwarted, but a cybersecurity firm says it was successful. Some officials fear that classified data stolen …
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CTech, The Times of Israel, Wall Street Journal, and Washington Examiner
Tweets: @nytimes, @towersight, @nerizilber, and @nicoleperlroth
| Brian J Barth / OneZero : |
A look at how Alphabet subsidiary Sidewalk Labs' bet on making Toronto a smart city failed, driven by intense resistance from residents and civic leaders — Alphabet bet big in Toronto. Toronto didn't play along. — October 2017, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spoke …
Tweets: @dlberes, @ozm, @yeahyeahyasmin, @ozm, @davegershgorn, @longform, @frankpasquale, @joshokane, @kotarski, and @neve_peric. Thanks:@dlberes
| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft is launching its Surface Duo dual-screen Android phone on September 10 for $1,399, with preorders starting today in the US — Microsoft is launching its Surface Duo dual-screen Android phone on September 10th, priced from $1,399. After months of Microsoft executives teasing …
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Android Authority, 9to5Google, The Overspill, Microsoft Design, XDA Developers, Android Central, MSPoweruser, Trusted Reviews, OnMSFT.com, Ars Technica, PhoneArena, Softpedia News, PiunikaWeb, Telecoms.com, WinBuzzer, Engadget, Micky, Android Headlines, BGR India, Pocketnow, Charged, SiliconANGLE, TechRepublic, CNET, Ubergizmo, Channel Futures, TechCrunch, Bloomberg, and Android Central
| Scott Stein / CNET: |
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Fast Company, Android Authority, ZDNet, International Business Times, Softpedia News, and On my Om
Tweets: @tomwarren, @fxshaw, @mathewi, @maxwinebach, @jetscott, and @thekenyeung. Thanks:@rogerwcheng
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