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Federal judge grants a preliminary injunction against a Trump administration order that would have banned TikTok from US app stores — The government said a ban would address its national security concerns. But lawyers for its owner said a ban would be “no different from the government locking the doors to a public forum.”
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Roku launches $130 Streambar, which combines a compact soundbar with a 4K and HDR streaming device, shipping in mid-October — A 14-inch soundbar with 4K / HDR streaming — A year after Roku announced its Smart Soundbar, the company is back with the Streambar, which combines a compact soundbar with a 4K / HDR streaming device.
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Roku launches a redesigned $100 Ultra with Dolby Vision, shipping in Oct., with plans to add AirPlay 2 and HomeKit support to some 4K Roku models later in 2020 — Roku is launching a redesigned version of its top-of-the-line Ultra player and announced plans to introduce a new standalone app for its free Roku Channel later this year.
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Uber wins legal fight to regain London license as a judge overturned a ban by the city's transport regulator TfL — - Transport for London stripped Uber of its license for a second time last year, citing a “pattern of failures” that had put passengers at risk.
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| Kris Holt / Engadget: |
Dell announces updated XPS 13 and XPS 13 2-in-1 with Intel's Tiger Lake CPUs, Thunderbolt 4, and more, shipping on Sept. 30 starting at $999 — Dell is upgrading several of its XPS laptops with 11th-generation Intel processors. The refreshed XPS 13 2-in-1, XPS 13 and XPS 13 Developer Edition …
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ShipBob, which helps e-commerce businesses streamline fulfillment and manage inventory, raises $68M Series D led by SoftBank's Vision Fund — Outsourced fulfillment specialist ShipBob raises $68 million in funding from investors including Softbank's Vision Fund
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LinkedIn rolls out its own version of Stories and adds Zoom, BlueJeans, and Teams video integrations as part of wider redesign — With the employment market remaining sluggish as the world continues to struggle with COVID-19, a company that has built its popular businesses largely around recruitment …
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Amazon says its Prime Day annual sale will take place on October 13 and 14 after the original summer date was delayed by the coronavirus pandemic — - Amazon Prime Day will take place Oct. 13 and 14 this year, the company announced Monday. — The company postponed its biggest shopping …
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| Tim McDonald / BBC: |
Singapore is the first country to use facial verification in a national identity scheme, to be part of SingPass for access to government and business services — Singapore will be the first country in the world to use facial verification in its national identity scheme.| Javier Espinoza / Financial Times: |
Study: Google's online shopping search still disadvantages EU rivals despite an EU crackdown three years ago, sending <1% of traffic to rival services — Study finds search giant's move to grant rivals access to its retail platform has made little difference
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| Ashley Gold / Axios: |
ITIF analysis of Trump and Biden's tech policies shows Biden offers a concrete agenda while Trump has focused on tax cuts, deregulation, and alleged bias — Joe Biden has laid out a more concrete tech agenda whereas President Trump has focused on tax cuts and deregulation while criticizing tech firms for anti-conservative bias.
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| Catherine Shu / TechCrunch: |
Philippines payment processing startup PayMongo raises $12M Series A led by Stripe, says it has processed almost $20M in payments since launching — Stripe has led a $12 million Series A round in Manila-based online payment platform PayMongo, the startup announced today.Sponsor Posts
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