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Facebook unveils cross-app communication between Messenger and Instagram, which works even for users without accounts on the other service, rolling out now — Facebook announced today it will begin rolling out new functionality that will allow Instagram and Messenger users to communicate across apps …
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| Harry McCracken / Fast Company: |
A look at how Facebook is weaving Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, and WhatsApp together even as it comes under increasing scrutiny from watchdogs and regulators — The social behemoth is weaving together Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, and WhatsApp even as watchdogs and regulators close in.
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Engadget, About Facebook, SlashGear, XDA Developers, The Next Web, iClarified, MediaNama, iPhone Hacks, Input, Fossbytes, and Phone Scoop
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Livestream of Google's Launch Night In event — We invite you to learn all about our new Chromecast, latest smart speaker and new Pixel phones.| Casey Newton / The Verge: |
Brian Armstrong's apolitical goal for Coinbase is wishful thinking, limiting its politics to what he deems acceptable during a time of strife in America — At a highly polarized time, Brian Armstrong's controversial blog post is an act of wishful thinking — This story is part of a group of stories called| Frank Chaparro / The Block: |
Coinbase offers an exit package with four to six months severance pay and six months COBRA for employees who are not comfortable with its apolitical mission — Coinbase is offering a package for employees seeking an exit after the release of a blog post from its CEO outlining …
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Fortune, CoinDesk, Finextra, Input, CoinDesk, and The Coinbase Blog
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| Ari Levy / CNBC: |
Palantir opens at $10 per share following its direct listing on the NYSE, after having a reference price of $7.25 — - Palantir's public market debut on Wednesdays comes 17 years after the company was created. — In pursuing a direct listing, Palantir is following the path of Spotify and Slack …
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| Sharon Weinberger / New York Magazine: |
Former US military and intel officials express concerns about Palantir, arguing its success is largely down to its software having a friendlier UI than rivals — Back in 2003, John Poindexter got a call from Richard Perle, an old friend from their days serving together in the Reagan administration.
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| Rich Woods / Neowin: |
Microsoft says Windows 10 on ARM will get support for x64 emulation, letting users run 64-bit Intel apps, later this year — The idea that Microsoft was going to support AMD64 (or x64) emulation on Windows on ARM has been floating around since November of last year, when we exclusively reported that the company was working on it.
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Windows Blog, Thurrott, PCWorld, Windows Central, ZDNet, The Verge, Liliputing, and OnMSFT.com. Thanks:@therichwoods
| Reuters: |
Sources: China is considering an antitrust probe into Google, after allegations by Huawei that Google leveraged the dominance of Android to stifle competition — BEIJING/SINGAPORE/SHENZHEN, China (Reuters) - China is preparing to launch an antitrust probe into Alphabet Inc's Google …
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VentureBeat, Gizmodo, CNET, Finbold, Engadget, and Android Central
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Sources: DOJ is expected to sue Google as soon as next week and is currently urging state attorneys general to sign onto the lawsuit — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department is expected to sue Alphabet's Google as soon as next week, and is currently urging state attorneys general …
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Windows Central, 9to5Google, Wccftech, PYMNTS.com, Android Authority, Engadget, and GSMArena.com. Tweets: @dazcolumbo
| Natalia Drozdiak / Bloomberg: |
Internal docs: EU may ban big tech companies from preferencing their own services or exclusively pre-installing their own apps as part of Digital Services Act — - Gatekeeper platforms could also have to share data with rivals — EU to unveil regulatory proposal for platforms in December
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Financial Times, Reuters, TechCrunch, Softpedia News, The Irish Times, and Business Insider
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| Max Weinbach / Android Police: |
Xiaomi announces a range of new flagship devices: €499 Mi 10T, €599 Mi 10T Pro, and €279 Mi 10T Lite, all with 6.67-inch displays, and €99 Mi Watch — Xiaomi is known for its cheap phones, whether they come under its own brand name or its Redmi and Poco sub-brands.
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| Nikkei Asian Review: |
Sources: Google is planning to produce as little as ~800,000 Pixel 5 handsets, taking total production of Pixel 4a, 4a 5G, and 5 to 3M units — Internet giant plans just 1m flagship Pixel 5 phones for 2020 — TAIPEI — Google plans to produce less than 1 million Pixel 5 smartphones this year …
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Android Authority, 9to5Google, XDA Developers, The Verge, and Android Central
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| Bloomberg: |
Clubhouse courted fresh controversy after a conversation with hundreds of listeners devolved into a platform for anti-Semitic comments on a Jewish holy day — Controversial private social app Clubhouse was again the target of criticism on Monday, after a conversation with hundreds …
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The Verge. Tweets: @sm, @saschasegan, @nicoleperlroth, @silvermanjacob, @tobin_tweets, @meghan_sk, @benblumenrose, @nolabeth, @gartenberg, @rachelmetz, @benedictevans, @wongmjane, @taylorlorenz, @adammarx13, @mat, and @mmasnick
| Jay Peters / The Verge: |
Twitter says it is expanding voice tweets to more iOS users and plans to add transcriptions to voice tweets to improve accessibility — Voice tweets will come to Android and the web in 2021 — Twitter has just expanded its voice tweets feature, which lets you record a snippet of audio to include with a tweet, to more users on iOS.
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MacRumors, 9to5Mac, Adweek, MakeUseOf, iPhone in Canada Blog, iDownloadBlog.com, and Engadget
Tweets: @twittersupport, @liamodelluk, and @kantrowitz
| David Meyer / Fortune: |
Cloudflare launches a free “privacy-first” analytics tool to rival Google Analytics that records how users engage with websites without invasive tracking — The cybersecurity and content-distribution company Cloudflare has become a major part of the Internet's infrastructure …
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Slashdot, The Cloudflare Blog, TechRadar, Search Engine Journal, Fathom updates …, SC Media, and Business Insider
Tweets: @cloudflare, @baekdal, @jeffelder, @thekenyeung, @pjrvs, @bellatweetz, and @superglaze
| Christopher Harland-Dunaway / The Verge: |
Profile of Tron founder and BitTorrent CEO Justin Sun, whose controversial reputation is built on a non-traditional leadership style and marketing stunts — When Chinese millionaire Justin Sun acquired BitTorrent, was he trying to skirt the trade war? Or fly right in the face of it, no matter the cost?
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BitTorrent Inc. and Cryptonews
Tweets: @lukestokes, @fintechfrank, @cduhaime, @atmos_black, and @cburniske
| Mikey Campbell / AppleInsider: |
Apple and Epic Games stated in a court filing on Tuesday that their coming court battle should be decided in a bench trial by a judge, not a jury — Apple and Epic have agreed that the coming court battle should be decided in a bench trial by a judge, not a jury.
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GamesIndustry.biz, Macworld, MacRumors, iMore, Bloomberg, The Mac Observer, Axios, FOSS Patents, Pocket Gamer.biz, CNET, and iMore. Tweets: @thekenyeung
| Chaim Gartenberg / The Verge: |
LG says its Wing smartphone will be available in the US beginning October 15 from Verizon and later this fall from AT&T and T-Mobile, starting at $1,000 — LG's wild sliding phone won't be cheap — LG's wild-looking Wing smartphone has gotten a US price and release date …
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Tweets: @realtoptechgeek, @andymanganelli, @kenbolido, @maxwinebach, @ianstechyt, @adamjmatlock, @verizonnews, and @glkcreative
| Abner Li / 9to5Google: |
Google extends free access to Meet's unlimited call times for Gmail accounts through March 2021 — Google is trying hard to make Meet a video conferencing competitor by adding a torrent of new features in quick succession. After making premium features free at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic …
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The Keyword, CNET, Tom's Guide, Silicon Valley Business …, Fossbytes, Firstpost Tech, Engadget, TechRadar, Android Headlines, Android Central, MakeUseOf, and The Verge
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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Twitch launches Soundtrack by Twitch, which lets creators add licensed music to streams from an initial lineup of partners including SoundCloud — Twitch today is introducing a new tool, Soundtrack by Twitch, that will allows it creators to add licensed music within their streams.| Chris Stokel-Walker / Bloomberg: |
Internal TikTok presentation: 17M Britons spend over an hour on the app daily, while France has 11M DAUs, Germany has 10.7M, Spain has 8.8M, and Norway has 1.2M — One in four Britons use TikTok every month, with 17 million regulars spending just over an hour a day on the app … | Nilay Patel / The Verge: |
Sonos files another patent lawsuit against Google, alleging infringement of five wireless audio patents across the entire line of Nest and Chromecast products — Rocket docket, engage — Sonos has filed another patent lawsuit against Google, alleging that the search giant … | Barry Schwartz / Search Engine Land: |
Google says merchants globally can list items on Google Shopping for free starting in mid-October, after bringing free listings to US merchants in April — Initially launched in the U.S. in April, now available worldwide in mid-October. — In April 2020, Google opened up Google Shopping …
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| Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: |
Twilio debuts an app for frontline workers, a free 1:1 video connection toolkit called Twilio Video WebRTC Go, and an IoT service to help keep devices updated — Twilio is hosting its annual Signal conference today and as usual, the company is using the event to launch a host of new products and features.
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ZDNet, Developer Tech News, Twilio Blog, Business Wire, Twilio Blog, and Twilio Blog
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