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| Kif Leswing / CNBC: |
In a legal filing, Apple accuses Epic Games of anticompetitive behavior, producing three emails from Tim Sweeney to show that Epic asked for a special deal — - Apple responded to Epic Games' lawsuit accusing it of anticompetitive behavior in its control of the App Store in a legal filing on Friday.
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| Jay Peters / The Verge: |
Epic to host a Fortnite tournament on Aug. 23 where players can win prizes from Apple competitors, encourages iOS users to switch and tweet to Apple — Fortnite-maker Epic Games and Apple are currently embroiled in a public battle over Apple's App Store policies, and in the latest move in the dispute …
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| Benjamin Mullin / Wall Street Journal: |
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| Danny Crichton / TechCrunch: |
Leaked Palantir S-1 shows the company had 2019 revenue of $742M, up ~25% YoY, and a net loss of $580M, about the same as in 2018 — Palantir filed an S-1 confidentially to the SEC in early July, but we have so far been waiting for the final doc to be published for weeks now with nary a murmur.
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| Bloomberg: |
Sources: up to 80% of Palantir shares will be subject to a lockup period until February 2021, making it more like a traditional IPO — - Company had $488 million in revenue in first half of 2020 — Lockup provision makes direct listing more like typical IPO
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| Joe Maring / Android Central: |
Sources: Google Pixel 5 to have a 6" 90Hz display, Snapdragon 765G, and dual rear cameras with an ultrawide lens; leaked renders show a rear fingerprint sensor — Here's your early look at Google's upcoming Pixels. — What you need to know — Following new renders of the Pixel 5 …
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Tweets: @jon_prosser, @onleaks, @ronamadeo, and @r3dash
| Matt Mullenweg / @photomatt: |
Matt Mullenweg says Apple locked WordPress updates on iOS, and won't unlock them unless WordPress commits to support in-app purchases for .com plans — Heads up on why @WordPressiOS updates have been absent... we were locked by App Store. To be able to ship updates and bug fixes again we had to commit to support in-app purchases for .com plans. I know why this is problematic, open to suggestions. Allow others IAP? New name?
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iMore, The Verge, MacRumors, 9to5Mac, iDownloadBlog.com, and Michael Tsai
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| Eric Slivka / MacRumors: |
Kuo: Apple is looking to offset cost of new 5G tech in iPhone 12 by using a simpler battery board design that will be 40%-50% cheaper than the one in iPhone 11 — Apple is looking to put a pricing squeeze on component suppliers for the upcoming iPhone 12 lineup to help offset increased costs … | Annie Palmer / CNBC: |
Jeff Wilke, Amazon's CEO of Worldwide Consumer, will retire from the company in 2021; senior VP of retail operations Dave Clark will succeed him — - Jeff Wilke, CEO of Amazon's worldwide consumer business, will retire from his role in the first quarter of 2021, Amazon said Friday.
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| New York Times: |
Sources: Facebook is exploring steps like a “kill switch” to shut off political ads after the election, if Trump attempts to dispute the results using Facebook — The world's biggest social network is working out what steps to take should President Trump use its platform to dispute the vote.
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Social Media Today, The Hill, Digital Trends, Seeking Alpha, and Reuters
| Bloomberg: |
Sources: Alphabet considered participating in a group bid for TikTok but talks among companies in the nascent consortium ended recently — - Google parent would have used an investment unit for deal — Talks among firms in nascent consortium said to end recently
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CNET and 9to5Google
Tweets: @mhbergen, @business, @modestproposal1, @tradingthomas3, @jeffjohnroberts, @sarahfrier, and @tsimonite
| Business Insider: |
Facebook confirms its chief marketing officer Antonio Lucio is stepping down after nearly two years — - Facebook chief marketing officer Antonio Lucio is stepping down from his role at the company. — Employees were notified Friday in a post on Facebook's internal message board, a source told Business Insider.
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Adweek. Tweets: @mikeisaac, @tanyadua, @slpng_giants, @victorerikray, @freeloosedirt, and @thestefansmith
| New York Times: |
A look at Democratic VP candidate Kamala Harris' deep ties to Big Tech, fostered during years in California, as critics say she did little to curb their power — Silicon Valley has enthusiastically backed Ms. Harris since she first ran for state attorney general in California a decade ago.
Tweets: @jodikantor, @ceprdc, and @markhurst
| Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: |
Facebook says its new tools can help AI learn how to plan routes, look around physical environments, listen to what's happening, and build memories of 3D spaces — Facebook says it's progressing toward assistants capable of interacting with and understanding the physical world as well as people do.
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Facebook AI, SiliconANGLE, MIT Technology Review, ZDNet, and Digital Trends
Tweets: @ylecun, @facebookai, and @dhruvbatradb
| Casey Newton / The Interface: |
Facebook says it's piloting an effort to closely watch posts that rapidly gain millions of views to ensure they don't violate community standards — Earlier this week, I wrote about how platforms proved they can stop a piece of health-related misinformation in its tracks.
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Engadget and Slate
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