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October 8, 2019, 2:25 PM
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Bloomberg:
Tencent-backed Blizzard bans gamer from competing and rescinds prize money after pro-Hong Kong comments, pledges to “resolutely safeguard the country's dignity”  —  - Expressing sympathy for Hong Kong democracy push proves costly  — Hearthstone player won't be allowed to compete for a year
Jeremy Burge / Emojipedia:
In iOS 13.1.2, Hong Kong users' emoji keyboard does not include the Taiwanese flag, a year after a more complete ban on the flag for iOS in mainland China
Peter Rubin / Wired:
Sony announces PlayStation 5 will launch in time for “holiday 2020”, featuring a new controller with haptic technology and triggers with varying resistance  —  Now that the name is official, we've got more details about Sony's next-gen console—from the haptics-packed controller to UI improvements.
Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Apple's Catalyst rollout with macOS Catalina has been muted, as devs say it's been more work than expected to port iPad apps, and consumers need to pay again
Dani Deahl / The Verge:
Apple recommends that users such as DJs avoid Catalina until developers update their apps, as the option to export music libraries as XML files has been removed
Reuters:
Samsung projects operating income of $6.4B for Q3, beating analyst estimates, but down 56% YoY amid continued weakness in memory chip price and demand  —  SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics on Tuesday reported its third-quarter operating profit likely tumbled 56% …
Michael Hayes / OneZero:
Leaked docs show Cellebrite has sold tech that can let NYC police “unlock and extract data from all iOS and high-end Android devices” on their own since 2018  —  Previously, if law enforcement wanted to get into newer devices, they had to send the phones to one of Cellebrite's …
New York Times:
The Trump administration is inserting CDA 230-like protections into international trade deals that shield online platforms from lawsuits related to user content  —  WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has begun inserting legal protections into recent trade agreements that shield online platforms …
Jon Fingas / Engadget:
Opera 64 desktop browser launches with inbuilt tracking protection using the EasyPrivacy Tracking Protection List, a powerful screenshot tool, and more  —  Opera doesn't want to miss the browser privacy bandwagon, and it's taking an unusual angle to sell it: it's promising a speed boost.
iFixit:
iFixit's new teardown of the Galaxy Fold shows Samsung's durability improvements but suggests that the main display and folding mechanism are still fragile  —  Introduction Teardown Update: After Samsung tried to make our initial teardown disappear from the internet five months ago …
Bloomberg:
Trump admin blacklists eight Chinese tech companies, including video surveillance camera giants, implicated in human rights violations against Muslim minorities  —  - Move comes as U.S.-China high-level trade talks set to resume  — Action targets Chinese surveillance companies, public entities
Austin Carr / Bloomberg:
Interviews with 36 people shed light on Quintillion, a fiber internet company working in the Arctic whose co-founder, Elizabeth Pierce, forged $1B in contracts  —  When he discovered that the ship's underwater plow was stuck at the bottom of the Arctic Ocean, 50 miles off Alaska's coast, Frank Cuccio thought of Ernest Shackleton.
Catalin Cimpanu / ZDNet:
Adobe is deactivating accounts for all Venezuelan users due to US sanctions, impacting both free and paid Adobe services, and won't be issuing refunds  —  Because of the White House's sanctions, users aren't eligible for refunds either.  —  US software giant Adobe is canceling all subscriptions …

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From Mediagazer

Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
The US Treasury has denied credentials to specific reporters from The New York Times, WSJ, and Bloomberg for the G20 finance meeting in Asheville

Sam Levine / The Guardian:
DHS is using customs summonses, which need no judge's approval, to get journalists' records, even in cases where there is no connection to customs issues

Suhauna Hussain / Los Angeles Times:
California State Assembly passes a bill to create tax credits for local news organizations based on journalist headcount; the bill awaits Senate approval

More News

Hamza Jawad / Neowin:
Microsoft expands Airband, its US rural broadband initiative, to Latin America and Africa, aims to bring the internet to 40M people globally by 2022
Kate Rooney / CNBC:
Profile of Katie Haun, who targeted Bitcoin as a US DOJ prosecutor and is the first female general partner at a16z, now co-heading its $350M cryptocurrency fund

Earlier Picks

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Hulu launches support for offline viewing, letting users download up to 25 titles across 5 devices, initially available only to iOS users on its “No Ads” plan
David G. Savage / Los Angeles Times:
SCOTUS affirms lower court ruling that found the Americans With Disabilities Act protects access not just to physical businesses but also their websites, apps
Mishaal Rahman / XDA Developers:
Google to require new devices launching with Android 9 or later to come with a wellness app and parental controls, either Google's own apps or third-party ones
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