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Microsoft to launch its Xbox Series X console on November 10 for $499, with preorders starting on September 22 — Microsoft is launching its Xbox Series X console on November 10th for $499. Preorders for the new console will begin on September 22nd, with the company also offering …
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| Nick Summers / Engadget: |
Microsoft says users with the PC version of Game Pass or Game Pass Ultimate will get access to EA Play for no extra cost starting “this holiday” season — One of the best deals in gaming is about to get even better. Today, Microsoft announced that multiple versions of Xbox Game Pass …
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Ireland's privacy regulator has sent Facebook a preliminary order to stop sending EU user data to the US, the first big step in enforcing July's Privacy Shield — Privacy regulator's order to suspend the company's data transfers to the U.S. cites concerns over American government surveillance practices| Russell Brandom / The Verge: |
SEC filing: former NSA director Keith Alexander is joining Amazon's board of directors — Alexander was the public face of US surveillance during the Snowden leaks — Gen. Keith Alexander is joining Amazon's board of directors, the company revealed in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing today.
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Portland, Oregon unanimously adopted ordinances banning the use of facial recognition tech by city agencies, including the police, and by private businesses — The Portland, Oregon City Council today unanimously voted to adopt two of the strongest bans of facial recognition technologies …
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Sources: ByteDance is continuing its months-long talks with the US, now with greater urgency, about deals to let TikTok avoid a full sale of its US operations — It isn't clear whether any alternative would satisfy President Trump's concerns about Chinese-owned video-sharing app
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| Biz Carson / Protocol: |
Eric Ries' Silicon Valley-based Long-Term Stock Exchange opens for trading, nine years after “The Lean Startup” author first proposed it — Trading is starting on the Long-Term Stock Exchange. Next up? Attracting a listing. — A new stock exchange backed by Silicon Valley heavyweights …
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| Abner Li / 9to5Google: |
Google redesigns Google Finance and adds a “Watchlists” feature to help users group stocks and find relevant news, stats and earnings details — Google Finance is getting a desktop and mobile redesign today that is focused on making it easier to “find data for stocks you're interested in …
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| Oliver Haslam / iMore: |
Epic says Apple is disabling Sign In with Apple for Fortnite on Sept. 11 and impacted users should update their account email address and password now — What you need to know — Epic has tweeted to warn users that Apple is going to block Sign in with Apple for Fortnite.
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| Megan Rose Dickey / TechCrunch: |
Instagram says it has created an equity team to address bias in product development, updated hate speech policies, and is seeking to hire a new diversity lead — Instagram announced some changes it's making that are geared toward advancing equity within its workplace.
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| Chaim Gartenberg / The Verge: |
Motorola unveils the second-gen Razr, with 5G, Snapdragon 765G, 48MP rear camera, and the same 6.2" foldable display as first-gen, available in fall for $1,399 — Available unlocked for $1,399 later this fall — Earlier this year, Motorola relaunched the Razr, modernizing the iconic flip phone brand …
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| Jeff John Roberts / Fortune: |
Mastercard unveils a tool for central banks to simulate issuing digital versions of their currency and test whether they are practical for consumers — In the 10 years since Bitcoin came on the financial scene, central banks have quietly been dabbling in digital currencies of their own.| Todd Spangler / Variety: |
Google's Area 120 launches Fundo, an app for creators to host small paid online events, available now in the US and Canada; Google takes a 20% cut of revenue — Fundo has been in beta for the past year with a few hundred “trusted testers,” who can set the price for access to online events …
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| Matthew Boyle / Bloomberg: |
Walmart says it has started piloting grocery deliveries from its stores in Fayetteville, North Carolina, using automated drones from Israeli startup Flytrex — - Retailer piloting grocery deliveries from North Carolina store — Amazon recently certified by FAA to operate as drone airline
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| Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols / ZDNet: |
Red Hat and parent IBM announce Red Hat Marketplace, a new hybrid-cloud software marketplace with 50+ commercial partner products certified to run on OpenShift — Want ready-to-run programs using OpenShift Kubernetes? Red Hat and IBM have a selection of programs ready for you in the new Red Hat Marketplace.
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| Khari Johnson / VentureBeat: |
Iron Ox, which uses AI-powered farming robots for its semi-autonomous greenhouse operations, has raised $20M Series B, bringing its total raise to $45M — Robotics farming company Iron Ox today announced the close of a $20 million funding round. The funding will be used …
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| Nicole Lee / Engadget: |
Tile launches $100/year Premium Protect plan that reimburses users up to $1,000/year if Tile is unable to help with finding lost items within seven days — One of the defining features of Tile's Bluetooth trackers is the ability to tap into a crowdsourced network to help you find your things.| BBC: |
Chinese officials ask Twitter to investigate the possible hacking of the account of the Chinese ambassador to the UK, after it liked posts critical of the CCP — China's UK embassy has asked Twitter to “make thorough investigations” after its ambassador's official account liked a pornographic clip.
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| C Nivedita / Reuters: |
Unity files S-1 for its IPO, seeking to raise up to $1.05B at a range of $34-$42 per share, giving it a valuation of ~$11.06B — (Reuters) - Unity Software Inc will look to raise up to $1.05 billion in its initial public offering, it said on Wednesday, giving the Silicon Valley-based software startup …
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| Casey Newton / The Interface: |
An analysis of an academic report on the origins and evolution of Section 230 and how it has allowed platforms to underinvest in content moderation — One aspect of the 2020 presidential campaign that isn't much discussed is the fact that both candidates want to end the internet as we know it.Sponsor Posts
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