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Samsung says it projects Q2 operating profit of ~$5.5B, beating analyst estimates but down ~56% YoY following weakness in the price and demand of memory chips — KEY POINTS — Samsung Electronics said on Friday that profits for the three months that ended June more than halved …
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| Noam Cohen / New Yorker: |
A California law went into effect July 1 banning bots from pretending to be real people without disclosure while selling products or influencing votes — When you ask experts how bots influence politics—that is, what specifically these bits of computer code that purport to be human … | Catalin Cimpanu / ZDNet: |
Hacker sentenced to 27 months in prison for launching DDoS attacks on many gaming services from December 2013 to January 2014 — Six years later, DerpTrolling, the hacker who started all the Christmas DDoS attacks, gets prison time. — A 23-year-old man from Utah was sentenced this week …
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UK's competition regulator orders Amazon to pause integration efforts with Deliveroo pending investigation into potential breaches of competition rules — Enforcement order issued after online retailer bought stake in food courier service — The UK's competition regulator has ordered Amazon …
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| Mahsa Alimardani / VICE: |
A look at Iran's efforts to tighten internet controls and curtail digital freedoms, as US sanctions and cyberattacks against the country escalate — The anxiety about cyberattacks and the perceived need for greater control in the wake of American economic sanctions has led to a loss of internet freedom in Iran.
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| Mary Ann Azevedo / Crunchbase News: |
Japan-based Tier IV raises $100M+ Series A for its Autoware open-source self-driving software which, it says, is used by 200 organizations around the world — Tier IV, an open-source self-driving startup based in Japan, has raised “over $100 million” in a massive Series A funding round led by Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Insurance.| Tom Westbrook / Reuters: |
Google suspends its Trends email alerts in New Zealand following criticism by the government for publishing suppressed details of a murder case — SYDNEY (Reuters) - Google has suspended an email alerting system in New Zealand following criticism by the government for publishing suppressed details …
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| Jon Russell / TechCrunch: |
Naspers-owned payments company PayU to enter Southeast Asia with the acquisition of Red Dot in a deal that values the Singapore-based e-commerce startup at $65M — PayU, the Naspers owned fintech firm that specializes in emerging markets, is broadening its global reach into Southeast Asia …
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| Liam Tung / ZDNet: |
Microsoft announces that a new version of Outlook for the web will be rolled out in late July with dark mode, categories, a snooze option, and more — Microsoft Outlook on the web plays catch-up with Gmail with a new look and new features rolling out soon.| Jon Russell / TechCrunch: |
Waresix, which aims to digitize logistics in Indonesia, raises $14.5M Series A led by EV Growth; Indonesia, with 17K+ islands, has unique logistical challenges — Waresix, one of a handful of startups aiming to modernize logistics in Indonesia — the world's fourth most populous country …
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| Benjamin Mayo / 9to5Mac: |
Kuo: Apple to introduce a new scissor switch keyboard which aims to offer durability and longer key travel, in the 2019 MacBook Air and the 2020 MacBook Pro — Apple is apparently set to ditch the butterfly mechanism used in MacBooks since 2015, which has been the root of reliability issues …
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| M.G. Siegler / 500ish Words: |
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