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September 10, 2019, 1:20 PM
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Dieter Bohn / The Verge:
Live blog of Apple's event from Apple Park in Cupertino where new iPhones, Apple Tag location trackers, and more are expected  —  “By innovation only”  —  It's iPhone 11 announce day!  Today, the main things we are expecting are three models of iPhones.  Their precise names are still up in the air …
Apple / YouTube:
Live stream of the Apple Special Event from Steve Jobs Theater  —  Cupertino calling.  Join us for an Apple special event live from the Steve Jobs Theater on September 10 at 10 a.m. PDT.  Set a reminder and we'll send an update before the show.
Kif Leswing / CNBC:
Ahead of iOS 13, which will warn users of apps that collect location data in the background, Facebook publishes a blog post explaining how it uses location data  —  KEY POINTS  — Facebook has published an informational blog post about how its app collects and uses background location data from smartphones.
Michael Sheetz / CNBC:
Sources: the WeWork IPO is going forward as planned, with the roadshow set to kick off as soon as Monday  —  KEY POINTS  — The roadshow for the We Co., the startup's parent company, is set to kick off as soon as Monday, sources say.  — WeWork's roadshow flies in the face …
Financial Times:
Sources: SoftBank urges WeWork to cancel IPO following cool reception from investors, amid fears it could affect SoftBank's Vision Fund fundraising efforts
Alex Sherman / CNBC:
Hedge fund Elliott Management takes a $3.2B stake in AT&T, questions its M&A strategy and operational execution, calls for reassessing leadership team  —  KEY POINTS  — Hedge fund Elliott Management takes a $3.2 billion stake in AT&T, questioning its M&A strategy and operational execution.
Tom Warren / The Verge:
Microsoft unveils a redesigned To-Do app, now just called To Do, to look and feel more like Wunderlist, which it is set to replace  —  Microsoft encourages Wunderlist users to switch to its To-Do app  —  Microsoft is making some big tweaks to its To-Do app this week, with a redesign …
Bloomberg:
EU antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager has been appointed to the additional position of EU vice president for digital, with broad oversight of tech policy issues  —  - Margrethe Vestager nominated as EU vice president for digital  — As EU antitrust chief she's hit big tech with large penalties
BuzzFeed News:
Photos and videos on private Facebook and Instagram accounts can be shared publicly by followers via source URLs, even after Stories expire or media is deleted  —  Photos and videos posted to private accounts on Instagram and Facebook aren't as private as they might seem.
Lauren Kaori Gurley / VICE:
900+ Amazon employees have pledged to walk out September 20 to protest Amazon's huge carbon footprint, demanding a commitment to get to zero emissions by 2030  —  Nearly 1,000 employees have pledged to walk out September 20 to demand the company go to zero emissions by 2030.
Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:
Stripe announces the Stripe Corporate Card, a fee-free credit card for US businesses; users are expected to pay their balance in full each month  —  Last week, when the popular payments startup Stripe made some waves with its first move into money lending through the launch of Stripe Capital …
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