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Facebook users reported Kenosha Guard's page and event to Facebook before the shootings but were told it did not violate platform policies; pages are now gone — Multiple users reported the account for inciting violence, but were told it did not violate platform policy
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Leaked memo: TikTok CEO Kevin Mayer resigns after Trump threatened to ban app; Vanessa Pappas, currently general manager of TikTok, will become interim head — Former Disney executive resigns just months after appointment by Chinese video platform — Kevin Mayer has quit TikTok just months …
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| Sara Fischer / Axios: |
Facebook warns publishers that Apple's upcoming privacy changes in iOS 14, which clamp down on ad tracking IDFA usage, will make Audience Network less effective — Facebook is warning advertisers that they can expect weaker ad performance from iPhone users once iOS 14 comes out next month …
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| Jay Peters / The Verge: |
Epic says Fortnite gamers on iOS and macOS will not be able to play the game's next season, arriving Thursday, and will lose cross-play with non-Apple platforms — Apple players are losing cross-play — Fortnite's next season arrives tomorrow, but if you're on iOS or macOS, you won't be able to play it, Epic announced today.
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| Ari Levy / CNBC: |
Salesforce to cut ~1,000 jobs, 1.8% of its workforce, including some Tableau employees, and will give those affected 60 days to find a new role in the company — - The cuts amount to about 2% of Salesforce's workforce, but employees affected will have 60 days to find a new position at the company.
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| Daniel Cooper / Engadget: |
Fairphone debuts modular €469 Fairphone 3+ with 40% recycled plastics, launching on September 14; Fairphone 3 users can upgrade camera module for €70 — Fairphone is a Dutch social enterprise that's trying to improve supply chain and labor conditions in the tech industry.
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| Karl Bode / VICE: |
US says three members of international piracy ring Sparks Group have been arrested, in coordination with 18 countries, and charged with copyright infringement — Three members of the “Sparks Group,” which cracked movies and TV shows for torrent sites ahead of their release, were arrested in a global law enforcement raid.
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| Annie Palmer / CNBC: |
Amazon opens its first Fresh grocery store in Los Angeles to select customers, equipped with Dash Carts and voice-activated Echo Show displays — - Amazon is opening the first location of its new chain of Fresh grocery stores. — The store, located in Los Angeles' Woodland Hills neighborhood …
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| Chaim Gartenberg / The Verge: |
Sony opens registration for invite-only PlayStation 5 preorders, says supply will be limited and invitation program is aimed at existing PlayStation customers — There will be a “limited quantity of PS5 consoles available for pre-order” — Sony has announced the latest step in its dragged …
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| David McLaughlin / Bloomberg: |
David Cicilline says recommendations from House antitrust inquiry could come as soon as Sept. and that a Glass-Steagall-like law for tech could be an option — - Cicilline poised to deliver proposals as soon as September — Inquiry confirmed digital giants abuse power, chairman says
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| Substack Blog: |
Substack to support paid subscriptions for writers based in India; the feature is in beta and Substack will waive its 10% fee during the beta period — If you're a writer based in India who'd like to offer paid subscriptions, we've got good news for you: Substack now supports paid subscriptions in India.
Tweets: @reddymadhavan, @iruhdam24, @akm1410, @smc90, @anmolm_, @pankajontech, and @hamishmckenzie
| Taylor Soper / GeekWire: |
Smartsheet to buy Brandfolder, a Denver-based startup that sells digital asset management software, for approximately $155M in cash and stock — Smartsheet will pay approximately $155 million in cash and stock to acquire Brandfolder, a Denver, Colo.-based startup that sells digital asset management software.| Ashley Carman / The Verge: |
Joe Budden, one of Spotify's biggest exclusive podcasters, is leaving Spotify on Sept. 23, claims it “is pillaging” his audience and won't give him a bonus — “I cannot tell you where this podcast will be.” — Joe Budden, one of Spotify's biggest exclusive podcasters, is leaving the platform.| Kirsten Korosec / TechCrunch: |
Habi, a Colombia-based residential real estate marketplace with automated pricing tech, raises $10M Series A to fuel Latin American expansion — When Brynne McNulty Rojas moved to Bogotá, Columbia four years ago, she encountered a fragmented real estate industry that lacked … | Brian Heater / TechCrunch: |
Google announces updates for its Nest Hub aimed at hotels, including adding wake-up calls along with weather and local information — Given the number of rooms I've stayed in over the past couple of years that still sported a 30-pin iPod alarm clock, I think it's a safe bet that refreshing …
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