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Inside eBay's alleged plot that targeted a blogging duo and a Twitter gadfly using cockroaches, porn, death threats, physical surveillance, and pizza deliveries — “People are basically good” was eBay's founding principle. But in the deranged summer of 2019, prosecutors say … | Financial Times: |
US sets export restrictions on China's biggest chipmaker SMIC, saying exports to SMIC posed an “unacceptable risk” of being diverted to “military end use” — Move against SMIC further hurts chip sector after penalties on Huawei — The US government …
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| Alex Thompson / Politico: |
Facebook exec says right-wing drives more engagement because its “populism is always more engaging” as it speaks to “an incredibly strong, primitive emotion” — Throughout 2020, Democrats have denounced Facebook with growing ferocity as a “right-wing echo chamber” …
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| Ben Schoon / 9to5Google: |
Fitbit says its OS 5.0 has been developed exclusively for the new Versa 3 and Sense smartwatches, and older devices, including last year's Versa 2, won't get it — Fitbit Sense and Versa 3 start shipping today to customers, and as promised, they're arriving with a new software experience on board.
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| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Source code of Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 has leaked online on various file sharing sites this week; Microsoft says it is “investigating the matter” — Windows Server 2003 source also included — Microsoft's source code for Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 has leaked online.
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| Kim Lyons / The Verge: |
DOJ files its opposition to TikTok's request to halt Trump ban, says blocking the ban will infringe on Trump's authority, calls ByteDance CEO mouthpiece for CCP — TikTok is seeking to stave off a ban set to take effect Sunday — The Justice Department filed its opposition Friday …
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| Sara Castellanos / Wall Street Journal: |
CB Insights: cloud computing startups raised almost $3B across 97 deals in Q2 2020, up from 76 deals in Q2 2019, with deal volume reaching a three-year high — 'It's like digital transformation on steroids': Cloud-computing funding deals reached a three-year high in the second quarter| New York Times: |
Putin calls for a “reboot” between the US and Russia in cyberspace, offering “nonintervention into internal affairs of each other” including in elections — With an eye to a possible Biden presidency, the Russian leader called for a “reboot” on information security but offered no concessions.
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| Forbes: |
Interview with Visa's Terry Angelos and Cuy Sheffield on the future of blockchain networks, partnering with crypto payment firms, and the Libra Association — Bitcoin was invented to disrupt existing monetary systems that many felt were too expensive and exclusionary.
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| Danny Crichton / TechCrunch: |
SEC filing: Postmates posted a loss of $32.2M in Q2, compared to a loss of $73M in Q1; Postmates lost $105.2M in H1 2020 vs. $239M in the same period of 2019 — Popular food delivery service Postmates is in the process of merging with Uber in a blockbuster $2.65 billion deal …
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| Alexander George / Popular Mechanics: |
Apple's Craig Federighi details how ML behind handwriting recognition on iPad works, which was trained using data sourced directly from people as they wrote — The more intuitive a task is for humans, generally, the harder it is for — can't hear your commands, or when your spam filter traps an important email.
Tweets: @popmech and @bruceqburke
| Jennifer Elias / CNBC: |
Alphabet settles shareholder lawsuit over its handling of sexual harassment claims, agrees to eliminate mandatory arbitration and limit Google's use of NDAs — - Alphabet has reached a settlement with shareholders in a lawsuit alleging sexual misconduct mishandling and cover-up by executives …
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