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Kim Kardashian, Katy Perry, Leonardo DiCaprio, Ashton Kutcher, and others join a 24-hour freeze of Facebook and Instagram accounts for #StopHateForProfit — Kim Kardashian West announced that she will freeze her Instagram and Facebook accounts on Wednesday because the platforms …
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| James Vincent / The Verge: |
In a new filing, Apple says “Epic started a fire, and poured gasoline on it”, arguing that the game developer's injuries are “entirely self-inflicted” — Apple lays out its case for keeping Fortnite off the App Store — Apple has responded to Epic's demands …
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9to5Mac, Bloomberg, iMore, ZDNet, AppleInsider, MacDailyNews, Engadget, Cult of Mac, iPhone in Canada Blog, FOSS Patents, and FOSS Patents
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| Wesley Hilliard / AppleInsider: |
Spotify calls on authorities to restrict Apple's “anti-competitive behavior”; Apple says alternatives to its services exist, bundling can save customers money — Spotify released a public statement after Apple's Time Flies event to protest the newly announced Apple One bundle …
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| Kate Conger / New York Times: |
A safety driver who was riding in an autonomous Uber vehicle in Tempe, AZ, during its fatal 2018 crash has been charged with negligent homicide — Investigators said the woman had been watching a video on her phone when the vehicle killed a pedestrian in Arizona.
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| Isaac Stanley-Becker / Washington Post: |
Sources: teens are being paid by conservative youth org Turning Point Action to promote pro-Trump posts on Twitter and Facebook; Twitter suspended ~20 accounts — One tweet claimed coronavirus numbers were intentionally inflated, adding, “It's hard to know what to believe.” Another warned, “Don't trust Dr. Fauci.”| Matt Binder / Mashable: |
Developers are frustrated at Apple for launching iOS 14, iPadOS 14, and watchOS 7 with just one day's notice — Apple fans who were waiting for an iPhone 12 unveiling at the Apple Event today may be a little disappointed. But, Apple gave them a treat to hold them over instead: an announcement that iOS 14 is being released tomorrow.
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| MIT Technology Review: |
Many AI ethics advisory boards consist mostly of people based in Europe or the US, which may lead to standards that are biased and insensitive to local cultures — Too many councils and advisory boards still consist mostly of people based in Europe or the United States.
Tweets: @dorotheabaur, @swisscognitive, @hypervisible, and @hkanji
| Reuters: |
AT&T says it is considering offering wireless phone plans partially subsidized by advertising as soon as a year from now — (Reuters) - AT&T Inc is considering offering wireless phone plans partially subsidized by advertising as soon as a year from now, Chief Executive John Stankey said in an interview on Tuesday.
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The Verge, Android Authority, Telecoms.com, Android Central, Engadget, SlashGear, and Digital Trends
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| David Meyer / Fortune: |
EU's top court says that net neutrality rules ban zero rating, confirming that ISPs can't bundle services whose use is exempted from customers' data caps — Our mission to help you navigate the new normal is fueled by subscribers. To enjoy unlimited access to our journalism, subscribe today.
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| Anne Steele / Wall Street Journal: |
Amazon Music adds podcasts for free across its subscription and ad-supported tiers, with 70K+ titles to start, much smaller than Apple's 1M+ or Spotify's 1.5M — Company looks to draw new listeners with 70,000 titles, including originals from DJ Khaled — Now playing on Amazon Music: podcasts.| Taylor Lorenz / New York Times: |
A look at Gen Z Mafia, a Discord server where young people in tech who are seeking to break into the industry can discuss ideas and collaborate — A group of young tech enthusiasts are carving their own path on Discord. — For young people, breaking into the cutthroat tech industry … | Dan Seifert / The Verge: |
Apple debuts Apple Watch Series 6 for $399 in new colors, including red and graphite, with a similar design, a chip that's up to 20% faster, blood oxygen sensor — Including a Product (RED) model for the first time — Apple has announced the Apple Watch Series 6, the latest in its line of popular smartwatches.
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| Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: the FTC is preparing a possible antitrust lawsuit against Facebook by year-end, but no final decision has been made on whether to sue Facebook — No final decision has been made on the outcome of a yearlong probe as discussions with the social-media giant continue
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Tweets: @adamkovac, @blmohr, and @jason_kint
| Financial Times: |
Sources: ByteDance plans to place TikTok's global business in a standalone US-based company, likely with Oracle, Walmart, and others as minority shareholders — Agreement put before US means ByteDance retains majority shareholding, with Oracle holding minority stake
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Tweets: @kantrowitz, @karlbode, @libertyrpf, @gwbstr, @kantrowitz, @jfk_america, and @shannonpareil
| Arielle Pardes / Wired: |
A look at Facebook ad strategies used in Trump's 2016 campaign, as taught by ex-Facebook staffer James Barnes, now campaigning for Biden with non-profit Acronym — The platform was key to the president's upset victory in 2016. Can a group of former employees use it to boost Joe Biden?| Ben Thompson / Stratechery: |
Nvidia's purchase of Arm makes financial sense, but Arm's neutrality is a mismatch for Nvidia's business model, unless Nvidia's data center ambitions pan out — Back in 2010, Kyle Conroy wrote a blogpost entitled, What if I had bought Apple stock instead?:| Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: |
Pure Storage acquires Portworx, which provides a cloud-native storage and data-management service based on Kubernetes, for $370M — Pure Storage, the public enterprise data storage company, today announced that it has acquired Portworx, a well-funded startup that provides a cloud-native storage …
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| Sarah Syed / Bloomberg: |
Uber to sell its European freight business in an all-stock transaction to Berlin-based logistics startup Sennder, source says for less than $1.1B — - Uber to take minority stake in Sennder as part of deal — Deal said to value unit at less than 900 million euros| Liam Tung / ZDNet: |
Microsoft open sources Project OneFuzz, a testing framework for Azure used to discover vulnerabilities in software projects — Microsoft's open-source Project OneFuzz automates the detection of software bugs that could be security issues. — Microsoft has released a new open-source …
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Microsoft Security, GitHub, WinBuzzer, TechRadar, and MSPoweruser
| Spencer Soper / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Amazon plans to open 1,000 small delivery hubs in cities and suburbs across the US, with a goal of about 1,500 hubs, to speed up deliveries — Amazon.com Inc. plans to open 1,000 small delivery hubs in cities and suburbs all over the U.S., according to people familiar with the plans.
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| Ian King / Bloomberg: |
The Semiconductor Industry Association says the US government needs to deploy $20B to $50B to make the US an attractive location for chip manufacturing plants — - SIA asks for federal money as China backs domestic chip sector — Trade war, pandemic expose risks of making chips overseas| Anders Melin / Bloomberg: |
Source: Stripe plans to make one-time payments of $20K to staff who opt to move out of San Francisco, NYC, or Seattle but will cut their base salaries up to 10% — - Moving out of Bay Area, NYC may come with pay cut of up to 10% — Other tech firms have also mulled cuts for workers who move
Tweets: @karljtaylor, @lazaruslng, @dimartinobooth, @chicagosean, and @haileylennonbtc
| Connie Loizos / TechCrunch: |
Zwift, an indoor training app for cyclists and runners, raises $450M Series C led by KKR at a $1B+ valuation, bringing its total raised to $620M — Zwift, a 350-person, Long Beach, Calif.-based online fitness platform that immerses cyclists and runners in 3D generated worlds …
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| Mary Ann Azevedo / FinLedger: |
Veem, a global payments network for businesses, raises $31M Series C led by Truist Ventures, bringing its total raised to $100M+ — Veem, which has developed a global payments network for businesses, announced Wednesday the closing of a $31 million Series C round.Sponsor Posts
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