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Tom Warren / The Verge:

A possible retail listing of Surface Pro 8 with a 13" 120Hz display, narrow bezels, and two Thunderbolt ports leaks ahead of Microsoft's event on September 22 — Microsoft is holding a Surface hardware event on Wednesday — Microsoft is preparing to launch a new Surface Pro 8 model next week …

More: Windows Central, Livemint, Laptop Mag, Softpedia News, Ubergizmo, Pocketnow, Pocket-lint, MobileSyrup, HotHardware.com News, Wccftech, XDA Developers, TNW, phonearena.com, SlashGear, MSPoweruser, TechRadar, fossbytes.com, BetaNews, OnMSFT.com, PCMag, Engadget, Thurrott, Neowin, WinCentral, and CNET

Tweets: @tapbot_paul, @techaltar, @brianfagioli, @superscientific, and @snazzyq

Nick Clegg / About Facebook:

Facebook says WSJ's series contained deliberate mischaracterizations and conferred egregiously false motives to Facebook's leadership and employees — A lot has been said about Facebook this week. A series of articles published by the Wall Street Journal has focused on some of the most difficult issues …

More: Washington Post, MSNBC, CNET, Axios, New York Times, fossbytes.com, The Overspill, Gizmodo, The Hill, Benzinga, The Guardian, Insider, PCMag, Bloomberg, The Verge, Reuters, and The Wrap

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Rebecca Elliott / Wall Street Journal:

NTSB head says Tesla shouldn't roll out its Full Self-Driving update with the city-driving tool before addressing safety deficiencies — Tesla plans to expand access to Full Self-Driving system and defends its tech; safety official says more work is needed

More: The Verge, Reuters, Gizmodo, Benzinga, Mashable, Engadget, PCMag, Wccftech, Insider, and The Last Driver License Holder

Tweets: @wpipperger, @jimpethokoukis, @paulpage, @eliotwb, @bgrahamdisciple, @cmarinucci, @faizsays, @parismarx, @gordonjohnson19, and @davidzipper

Misyrlena Egkolfopoulou / Bloomberg:

A look at US “finfluencers”, creators partnering with fintechs to promote investment products, as App Annie says hours spent on finance apps are up 90% YoY — Finance firms have long struggled to reach young and new customers — until now. — At first no one could explain …

More: Sramana Mitra. Tweets: @kulanthisilva, @misyrlena, @hacks4pancakes, @bw, @trengriffin, and @ryanbeckwith

Mikael Thalen / The Daily Dot:

In a live Q&A, Epik's CEO Rob Monster was talked into taking down a site that doxxed journalists and admitted the controversial web host was breached last week — Rob Monster sparred with journalist and hackers and even asked Jesus to rebuke the demons in the room.

More: Gizmodo. Tweets: @stevanzetti, @josephmenn, and @mikaelthalen

Antonia Timmerman / Rest of World:

Profile of Ismail Fahmi, who has become an Indonesian household name for combating misinformation with data from his company's social media-mapping tools — In a “dystopian nightmare” internet, Ismail Fahmi holds a strange monopoly on debunking false facts. — • JAKARTA, INDONESIA

Tweets: @restofworld, @ismailfahmi, @rosstapsell, @cengizyar, @anupkaphle, @restofworld, @timmerman91, @iethics, @fedecherubini, @restofworld, @restofworld, and @risj_oxford

Sean Hollister / The Verge:

A look at the lawsuit over Kosta Elefteriou's FlickType app for Apple Watch that he claims Apple had offered to buy, as Apple unveils its own swipe keyboard — In January 2019, Kosta Eleftheriou had every reason to believe Apple was about to make a deal, his lawsuit alleges.

More: Softpedia News and iThinkDifferent

Tweets: @tinyfreudian, @nunomahorta, @pasisalenius, @n1gh7_, @matthewfx, @jp_payeur, @scififa26502583, @michael_ludden, @gamerdriftking7, @cinemec, and @keleftheriou

Akash Bajwa / Standing On The Shoulders Of Giants:

As hedge funds ramp up private market investments, a look at Coatue Management, a hedge fund started by ex-Tiger Global employees that manages $50B+ in assets — The Tiger cub that's likely to make its mark known in 2021 — It's been heartwarming to receive messages from some of you over …

Tweets: @hkanji and @akashbajwa96

Tom Krazit / Protocol:

Interview with GitHub COO Erica Brescia on GitHub's infrastructure, changes in open-source software philosophies, and why hybrid work will thrive post-pandemic — An astonishing amount of the code that runs the world's software spends at least part of its life in GitHub.

Tweets: @protocol and @protocol. Thanks:@colegarry2

Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:

Indian used-car marketplace Cars24 raises $450M, made up of $340M Series F and $110M in debt, at a $1.84B valuation — The used car market is getting another major infusion of venture capital today, with one of the faster scaling startups out of India picking up a major round of financing …

More: Bloomberg, Livemint, The Economic Times, Entrackr, DealStreetAsia, Financial Times, Tech in Asia, and VCCircle

Eric Benjamin Seufert / Mobile Dev Memo:

The Epic v. Apple ruling shows gaming apps account for ~70% of App Store revenue; in Q3 2017, <0.5% of Apple accounts made up 53.7% of all App Store billings — One passage in the 185-page ruling issued last week in the Epic Games v. Apple lawsuit forces clarity on the convoluted patchwork …

Avi Greengart / Techsponential:

Analysis of the products announced during Apple's California Streaming event, the carrier and upgrade outlook, and possible responses from competitors — What Software and Services? — While most of the presentation focused on hardware, the event started with a review of upcoming Apple TV+ shows …

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Dan Mangan / CNBC:

President Trump files a $10B defamation lawsuit against the BBC, alleging it intentionally doctored a Panorama documentary to misrepresent his January 6 speech

Aidan Ryan / The Boston Globe:

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