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In court filing, Epic says Fortnite has 116M iOS users, a third of the game's 350M users, and iOS DAUs declined by 60%+ since its removal from the App Store — Epic is formally asking for a preliminary injunction — Shortly before midnight on the Friday before Labor Day weekend … | New York Times: |
Nonparent employees are increasingly voicing their grievances over the extra benefits companies like Facebook extend to parents working from home — Pandemic policies at tech companies have created a rift between parents offered more benefits and resentful workers who don't have children.
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US government is considering adding Chinese chip manufacturer SMIC to the Entity List, which would block US companies from selling SMIC tech without a license — Pentagon says the Trump administration is weighing possible trade sanction on SMIC — The Trump administration …
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| Karen Hao / MIT Technology Review: |
Q&A with AI Now Institute's Amba Kak on the organization's new report detailing eight case studies of how biometric ID systems are regulated around the world — A new report from the AI Now Institute reveals how different regulatory approaches work or fall short in protecting communities from surveillance.
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| Sarah Frier / Bloomberg: |
TikTok's high-touch approach to furthering careers of its creators, a path rivals like Instagram never pursued, helps it build a strong advocacy base in the US — James Henry, known for slapstick comedy and dance videos on TikTok, got an email last fall from the app's creator relationships team.| Loren Grush / The Verge: |
Trump administration issues its fifth Space Policy Directive, aimed at enhancing cybersecurity, with officials saying threats “occur with concerning regularity” — Government officials are worried about increasing cyber threats — Today, the Trump administration released … | Paul Mozur / New York Times: |
A look at the role of WeChat in China and abroad, its differences with TikTok, and how its features are inextricably woven with surveillance and censorship — A vital connection for the Chinese diaspora, the app has also become a global conduit of Chinese state propaganda, surveillance and intimidation.
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| Aroon Deep / MediaNama: |
To pre-empt government censorship, 15 OTT services in India, including Disney Hotstar, Amazon Prime Video, Netflix, and MX Player adopt a self-regulation code — Fifteen Indian streaming services and digital content companies have adopted a self-regulation code to pre-empt government censorship … | Wall Street Journal: |
Amazon bans foreign plant sales in the US, after mystery seeds sent to households this summer led US officials to raise alarm over ease of e-commerce seed sales — Shift by the e-commerce giant comes as agricultural authorities investigate the delivery of thousands of packets of seeds
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| Ryan McMorrow / Financial Times: |
Alibaba pays nearly $1B to increase its stake in the Chinese courier group YTO Express from 10.5% to 22.5% — Ecommerce giant pays nearly $1bn to boost holding in YTO as it tries to speed up delivery — Alibaba is stepping up efforts to tighten control over its logistics network …
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| Laura Hautala / CNET: |
A look at how scientists, firefighters, and first responders are using advanced computer models to better map, track, and predict the movements of wildfires — Fire-predicting software can project how a fire could spread — while it's still burning. — The wildfire burned through pine trees …
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| Paul Bischoff / Comparitech: |
Researchers: Telmate, a messaging service used by US inmates and their families, exposed a database of messages and personal info of millions of inmates online — Telmate, a service used by incarcerated inmates at US prisons to communicate with their friends and loved ones … | Jeremy B. Merrill / ProPublica: |
Facebook's ban on political ads in the week prior to the election applies to election officials, who use Facebook to inform voters about the voting process — ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they're published.
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| Aaron Gregg / Washington Post: |
Pentagon reaffirms its controversial decision to give JEDI cloud contract to Microsoft; Amazon is likely to continue its legal challenge — The Pentagon reaffirmed its controversial decision to give its largest-ever cloud computing contract to Microsoft instead of to market-leader Amazon …
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