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Facebook warns it will block Australian users and news organizations from sharing news stories on Facebook and Instagram if the ACCC's proposal passes — The move, a response to pressure to pay publishers when their stories are posted on the social network, could add to internet silos springing up around the world.
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| Lily Hay Newman / Wired: |
Researcher finds a macOS adware campaign using malware notarized by Apple; after being notified, Apple shut it down, but then another notarized variant emerged — The ubiquitous Shlayer adware has picked up a new trick, slipping past Cupertino's “notarization” defenses for the first time.
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| Bloomberg: |
Sources: Apple is building ~75M 5G iPhones for later this year, along with two new Apple Watch versions, iPad Air with edge-to-edge screen, and smaller HomePod — - Headphones, new Watch models, iPad Air, smaller HomePod coming — Supply chain, consumer interest hold up in pandemic, recession
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| Issie Lapowsky / Protocol: |
Facebook announces a research project into its impact on the 2020 election, with two dozen staffers working alongside 17 independent researchers — Facebook is teaming up with academics across the country to determine once and for all whether Facebook is in fact influencing the 2020 election.| Reuters: |
Survey of 1,349 US adults finds 40% support Trump's threatened ban on TikTok if a US buyer cannot be found, with responses split along party lines — WASHINGTON/ NEW YORK (Reuters) - Forty percent of Americans back President Donald Trump's threat to ban videosharing app TikTok if it is not sold …
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| Jordan Novet / CNBC: |
Zoom reports Q2 revenue of $663.5M, up 355% YoY, ~370K customers with 10+ employees, up 458% YoY, and net income of $186M, up from $5.5M YoY; stock jumps 16%+ — - Zoom raised its fiscal-year guidance, easily exceeding analysts' estimates. — The company made executive and board appointments in the quarter as usage soared.
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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Walmart unveils its new membership service Walmart+, launching Sept. 15 for $98 per year, will offer free, unlimited same-day delivery, fuel discounts, and more — Walmart today officially unveiled its new membership service and Amazon Prime rival, which it's calling “Walmart+.”
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| Filipe Espósito / 9to5Mac: |
Twitter now shows quote tweet counts directly under tweets, rebranding “Retweets with comments” as “Quote Tweets” — Twitter has been testing a new way to let users easily find quote tweets by separating them from regular retweets. The company confirmed today …
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| Annie Palmer / CNBC: |
FAA says it has given Amazon permission to operate its Prime Air delivery drones; Amazon began testing the fleet in 2013, aiming to make deliveries in 30 mins — - Amazon on Monday received approval from the Federal Aviation Administration to operate its fleet of Prime Air delivery drones.
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| Thomas Macaulay / The Next Web: |
Stanford launches Cable TV News Analyzer, a free AI-powered online service for querying the screen time of public figures or specific topics on cable TV news — A new AI-powered tool can show you how much screen time different public figures and topics are getting on TV.| Jeff John Roberts / Fortune: |
Source: Coinbase is exploring the use of blockchain-based tokens as part of its IPO; waiting for regulatory approval may push its IPO announcement to mid-2021 — Coinbase announced on Monday that prominent venture capitalist Marc Andreessen is joining its board, alongside Gokul Rajaram …
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| Sam Byford / The Verge: |
Google Images now lets users search for photos by licensing type and adds a Licensable badge on images linking to licensing requirements and where to buy rights — Google says it'll help users find images more “responsibly” — Google is rolling out an update to Google Images designed … | Allison Schiff / AdExchanger: |
Google quietly updates its AdMob Help Center with iOS 14 information, says it will use Apple's ATT API for triggering the IDFA opt-in notice — Like all companies invested in the mobile ecosystem, Google is getting ready for iOS 14. But the company is playing its cards close to the vest.
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Netflix is offering free access to select original content for non-subscribers, on Android and web but not on iOS, with a 30-second skippable ad for Netflix — Available on Android and computer browsers globally. — Snapchat — HIGHLIGHTS — Netflix is offering limited free access …
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| Annie Palmer / CNBC: |
E-commerce marketplace Wish, which offers a range of discounted goods, says it filed for an IPO; the company was valued at $11.2B in August 2019 — - Wish has submitted a draft registration to the Securities and Exchange Commission for an initial public offering.
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| Kirsten Korosec / TechCrunch: |
Reinvent Technology Partners, a new SPAC formed by Reid Hoffman, Zynga founder Mark Pincus and hedge fund manager Michael Thompson, have filed for a $600M IPO — Reinvent Technology Partners, a new special purpose acquisition company formed by famed investor and serial entrepreneur Reid Hoffman …
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