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Commerce Dept. creates a general license, which expires Aug. 19, to restore Huawei's ability to maintain existing networks and push software updates to handsets — (Reuters) - The U.S. Commerce Department on Monday created a temporary general license restoring Huawei's ability …
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Tweets: @shen, @rdrv3, @andrewmartonik, @huaweifacts, @benwood, @chinarealtime, @backlon, @alexdobie, @fjeronimo, and @marymac169
| Financial Times: |
Sources: US intelligence chiefs have been briefing US tech companies since Oct. to warn them on the risks of trade with China, showing classified info to execs — US intelligence chiefs have held a series of classified briefings with American companies and other groups to warn them of the dangers …
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Reuters, Washington Post, Bloomberg, BGR, and The Verge
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| Jeremy Horwitz / VentureBeat: |
Google unveils Google Glass Enterprise Edition 2 with a Snapdragon XR1 chip, an improved 8MP camera, and ~8 hours of battery life; orders open today for $999 — Six years after Google Glass was unveiled, it goes without saying that the first major augmented reality headset wasn't the massive success …
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Tweets: @benedictevans, @rdrv3, @3d_jb, @katebevan, @tomemrich, @9to5google, @theteamatx, @nisummers, and @engadget
| Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch: |
Researcher finds database, belonging to Mumbai-based Chtrbox, with contact info, including phone numbers, of millions of Instagram users exposed online — A massive database containing contact information of millions of Instagram influencers, celebrities and brand accounts has been found online.
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MacRumors, CNET, Digital Trends, BBC, Telegraph, International Business Times, PaymentsSource, The Next Web, AppleInsider, MediaNama, SlashGear, Firstpost Tech, SiliconANGLE, PYMNTS.com, Engadget, Neowin, Security Affairs, Memeburn, BGR, Boing Boing, and Business Insider
Tweets: @zackwhittaker, @vickerysec, @joshconstine, @zackwhittaker, and @shiraovide
| Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg: |
Sources: ByteDance, owner of TikTok, is developing a paid music service via a new app it expects to debut as early as this fall, mostly in emerging markets — - ByteDance plans to target listeners in emerging markets — Company has already secured rights from Indian record labels
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TechCrunch, Telegraph, Engadget, Firstpost Tech, KrASIA, and TechNode
Tweets: @pelstrom and @lucas_shaw
| Julia Alexander / The Verge: |
Professional gamer Tfue sues esports org FaZe Clan over allegedly “oppressive” contract, says FaZe violates CA law by acting as an unlicensed talent agency — The lawsuit could be a turning point for e-sports organizations — A new lawsuit filed against Faze Clan …
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Hollywood Reporter, USA Today, The Atlantic, The Daily Dot, ESPN, Fortnite INTEL, CNET, GamesIndustry.biz, Tubefilter, Engadget, Kotaku, Dot Esports, and PC Gamer
Tweets: @morrison, @loudmouthjulia, @nickstatt, and @grandpoobear
| Bloomberg: |
Source: DOJ is leaning against approving T-Mobile's takeover of Sprint because the companies' proposals don't go far enough to resolve anti-trust concerns — The Justice Department is leaning against approving T-Mobile US Inc.'s proposed takeover of Sprint Corp. because the remedies proposed …
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Fortune, AppleInsider, Axios, Public Knowledge, Light Reading, Telecoms.com, SiliconANGLE, Geek News Central, TechSpot, FierceWireless, Forbes, Observer, Stop the Cap!, TmoNews, Yahoo Finance, VentureBeat, CNBC, Wired, MacRumors, The Verge, CNET, Gizmodo, and Droid Life
Tweets: @johnlegere, @davidjoachim, @karlbode, @business, @reckless, @marceloclaure, @marceloclaure, @artemr, @horwitz, @michelcombes, @michelcombes, @axios, @fcc, @lisaabramowicz1, and @johnlegere
| Alfred Ng / CNET: |
On the first anniversary of GDPR, Microsoft calls for a similar privacy law in the US that puts the burden on the companies that collect and use sensitive data — Microsoft's idea of a US privacy law would make it easier for people to protect their data. — The company's corporate vice president …
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Microsoft on the Issues, Industry News Box, 9to5Mac, and Thurrott
Tweets: @microsofteu, @quangminhl, and @juliesbrill
| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft says its Edge for Mac browser is now available in preview, starting with daily canary builds for macOS 10.12 and above — Daily Canary builds available at first — Microsoft teased its Edge browser for macOS earlier this month, and now the company is officially allowing Mac users to download a preview version.
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Tweets: @msedgedev, @threddythetrex, and @brucemor
| Kirsten Korosec / TechCrunch: |
GM is shutting down its Maven car-sharing service in 8 out of the 17 North American cities in which it operates — GM is scaling back its Maven car-sharing company and will stop service in nearly half of the 17 North American cities it operates in. — A spokesperson who confirmed Maven … | Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: |
Google now offers three release channels and Windows Server Containers for its Kubernetes Engine — At KubeCon + CloudNativeCon, the bi-annual gathering of cloud-native computing boffins, Google today announced that it now offers three release channels for its Google Kuberentes Engine (GKE): Rapid, Ragular and Stable.
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InfoWorld, Cloud Native Computing …, ZDNet, Google Cloud Blog, SiliconANGLE, and The New Stack
| Bloomberg: |
Sony says talks with Microsoft on their cloud gaming partnership began last year; source: talks began after discussions with Amazon fell through — - Talks on cloud gaming pact have been underway since last year — When Sony Corp. unveiled a cloud gaming pact with archrival Microsoft Corp., it surprised the industry.
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The Verge, Variety, Coinspeaker, Firstpost Tech, GameSpot, The Next Web, and OnMSFT.com
Tweets: @adamkoralik, @nextgenplayer, @anotherlab, @reckless, @sc0ttmcc, @tomwarren, @damianburns, @dasmehdi, and @serkantoto. Thanks:@pelstrom
| Bill Hanvey / New York Times: |
By not giving consumers control over performance and maintenance data collected by their cars, manufacturers can limit where cars are repaired and serviced — Vehicles collect a lot of unusual data. But who owns it? — Mr. Hanvey is president and chief executive officer of the Auto Care Association.
Tweets: @nytimes, @privacyproject, and @jathansadowski
| Nick Statt / The Verge: |
Xbox chief outlines plans to fight toxicity in gaming through new moderation tools for Xbox Live communities and a new industry-wide initiative to share tech — Spencer says Microsoft is treating safety as a paramount issue for the industry — Microsoft's Xbox chief Phil Spencer …
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The Official Microsoft Blog, GamesIndustry.biz, PC Games Insider, and CNBC
Tweets: @markjpwns, @gibiz, @chupacaubrey, @gibiz, @satyanadella, and @xboxp3
| Ira Boudway / Bloomberg: |
Self-driving trucks will carry mail for USPS for the first time, with autonomous truck startup TuSimple operating a two week pilot between Phoenix and Dallas — The United States Postal Service is going to put mail on self-driving trucks. — Starting on Tuesday morning …
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TechCrunch, VentureBeat, and Mashable
| Oculus: |
Facebook announces that Oculus Quest and Oculus Rift S are now shipping globally — Today marks an important moment for the VR community, as both Oculus Quest and Rift S begin shipping now! With all-in-one, fully immersive 6DOF VR, we're bringing the magic of presence to more people than ever before …
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TechCrunch, Thurrott, and Mashable
| Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
Instagram quietly overhauls the design of IGTV to have just one central feed, much like TikTok, as it tries to ramp up the app's growth a year after launch — Instagram conquered Stories, but it's losing the battle for the next video formats. TikTok is blowing up with an algorithmically suggested vertical …
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Social Media Today, Firstpost Tech, iDownloadBlog.com, and 9to5Mac
Tweets: @pablosanchez, @joshconstine, @joshconstine, and @mattnavarra
| Sam Biddle / The Intercept: |
Facebook document shows it courts carriers and phone makers, ~100 companies, with “aggregated and anonymized” personal data about its users and their histories — Among the mega-corporations that surveil you, your cellphone carrier has always been one of the keenest monitors …
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Daring Fireball, 9to5Mac, Inquirer, and Mashable
Tweets: @samfbiddle, @privacydigest, @theintercept, @joshconstine, @samfbiddle, and @ryantate
| Johana Bhuiyan / Los Angeles Times: |
Documents show that Lyft pays less per mile to drivers who rent a car via Lyft's Express Drive than those with their own car; Lyft blames the cost of insurance — It was an advertisement for Lyft that convinced Chris Berry to leave his small town and head to Nashville.
Tweets: @jmbooyah, @jmbooyah, @reggievaitz, @latimes, @jmbooyah, @laura_nelson, @jmbooyah, @jmbooyah, @shelbygrad, @latimes, @latimes, @jmbooyah, and @jmbooyah
| Connie Loizos / TechCrunch: |
Y Combinator says it has promoted longtime partner Geoff Ralston to president; Sam Altman says he will no longer be the chairman and will instead be an advisor — Two months ago, when Sam Altman surprised the industry by stepping away from his post as the president of Y Combinator to become …
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Tweets: @peterpham, @robinhanson, @austen, @ycombinator, @sama, and @garrytan
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