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UK government blames a “technical issue” for underreporting COVID-19 cases by 15,000+; reports suggest an Excel sheet with lab results reached its max. size — A day after the UK government announced its highest number of new coronavirus cases in England, the reason behind the drastic rise has reportedly been revealed.
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| Jody Serrano / Gizmodo: |
As Twitter announced sweeping action against tweets wishing for Trump's death, many users noted years of light enforcement of its “abusive behavior” policy — Wishing someone else ill will or death is a disgusting act that makes the world worse.
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| Jeff Horwitz / Wall Street Journal: |
A document from Facebook's law firm shows how the company might fight an antitrust lawsuit and any attempts to force a divestiture of WhatsApp or Instagram — Social giant prepares defense against antitrust scrutiny from federal enforcers — A government effort to break up Facebook Inc …
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| Karissa Bell / Engadget: |
Facebook says it is rolling out shopping tools for IGTV globally and will add them to Reels later this year — Instagram is pushing its in-app shopping into even more parts of its app. The company is adding shopping tools to two new features: IGTV and Reels.| Sriram Krishan / The Observer Effect: |
Q&A with Daniel Ek on his pledge to invest €1B in European moonshots, shadowing CEOs like Zuckerberg and Hastings, Spotify's impact on the world, and more — Welcome to the second interview on ‘The Observer Effect’. We are lucky to have one of the most influential founders/CEOs …
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| Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: |
Nvidia announces Maxine, a set of GPU-accelerated AI conferencing tools that improve video quality, with early access available from next week — Nvidia today launched Nvidia Maxine, a platform that provides developers with a suite of GPU-accelerated AI conferencing software to enhance video quality.
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| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Ola fails to get London ride-hailing license renewed over public safety concerns, says it will appeal and keep operating; Uber recently won its appeal in London — Just six days after Uber won its appeal against London transportation regulators to continue operating in London for another 18 months …
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| Dan Seifert / The Verge: |
Google Nest Audio review: much improved audio quality, Assistant performs a lot of tasks, and attractive price, but bass and volume are limited — Google's latest smart speaker has good sound and an attractive price — Four years is an eternity in the modern tech product world …
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Android Police, TechCrunch, TechHive, CNET, Gizmodo, Android Authority, Android Central, The Keyword, Digital Trends, Pocket-lint, Mashable, Engadget, and SlashGear. Tweets: @dcseifert
| Surabhi Agarwal / The Economic Times: |
After pushback from Indian developers, Google says it will delay the enforcement of its 30% cut on IAPs from Play Store in India from Sept. 2021 to April 2022 — Bengaluru: Google deferred the enforcement of 30% commission on in-app purchases of digital goods from its Play Store in India …
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TechCrunch, Official Google India Blog, The Economic Times, 9to5Google, Engadget, Reuters, Bloomberg, MediaNama, TechRadar, Fossbytes, Android Authority, Android Central, Seeking Alpha, Inc42 Media, cnbctv18.com, Reuters, Quartz, The Next Web, Neowin, PYMNTS.com, GamesIndustry.biz, MediaNama, Tech in Asia, Pocket Gamer.biz, and GSMArena.com
Tweets: @counternotions, @baxiabhishek, @ettech, @sub8u, and @economictimes
| Jada Nagumo / Nikkei Asian Review: |
Japanese electronics company NEC says it has agreed to buy Swiss banking software developer Avaloq for $2.2B — Japanese electronics company will use acquisition to drive growth in sector — TOKYO — Japanese electronics giant NEC will purchase Swiss banking software developer Avaloq …
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Bloomberg, Financial Times, Coinspeaker, ZDNet, TechRadar, and DealStreetAsia. Tweets: @chr1sa
| Benedict Evans: |
US no longer sets the agenda for the internet, as 80%+ of users are now outside the US, and China has more smartphone users than US and western Europe combined — When Netscape launched in 1994 and kicked off the consumer internet, there were maybe 100m PCs on earth, and over half of them were in the USA.
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The Hill, Financial Times, and The Overspill
Tweets: @hindolsengupta, @vijayshekhar, @aweissman, @sub8u, and @j0j0r0
| New York Times: |
Experts say Trump's suspension of H-1B visas could spur US companies to shift even more work abroad, benefiting Indian outsourcing firms — As the president clashes with the courts, some companies and investors say tougher limits on temporary work visas will help push jobs overseas.
Tweets: @gregorynyc, @karan_singhs, @karan_singhs, and @whenisz
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