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After Twitter adds a label to his misleading tweets, Trump says Republicans will “strongly regulate” social media platforms or “close them down” — - Attack comes after Twitter fact-checked, labeled Trump tweet — Tech companies have faced criticism from conservatives of bias
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After Twitter labeled Trump's tweets, his campaign and Fox News target Twitter's Site Integrity lead Yoel Roth; Twitter says Roth works on manipulation and bots — “It's unfortunate to see individual employees targeted for company decisions — Right-wing media and Trump supporters …
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Apple confirms it has acquired Ontario-based Inductiv, which develops AI to automate identifying and correcting errors in data — - Inductiv engineering team joined iPhone maker in recent weeks — Apple has acquired over a dozen AI-related companies for Siri
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| Theodore Schleifer / Vox: |
Overview of major efforts by Reid Hoffman, Eric Schmidt, Dustin Moskovitz, and Laurene Powell Jobs to boost Joe Biden's chances in the upcoming election — Reid Hoffman, Eric Schmidt, Dustin Moskovitz, and Laurene Powell Jobs, Silicon Valley's new power set, are instrumental … | Jefferson Graham / USA Today: |
HBO Max launches without being on Roku and Amazon, the two most popular streaming platforms — The latest new streaming service HBO Max bowed with unlimited access to every episode of “Friends,” “The Big Bang Theory” and “Game of Thrones.” But if all you've got is a streaming player from Roku or Amazon, you won't be able to watch.
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| Ashley Carman / The Verge: |
Instagram says it will now split revenue with creators, sharing 55% of the revenue from IGTV ads and badges on Live, starting with 200 partners next week — And purchasable Badges in Instagram Live — For the first time in its history, Instagram will start sharing revenue with creators through ads …
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Tweets: @morewillie, @sarahfrier, @sarahfrier, @wongmjane, @ashleyrcarman, and @jake_k
| Julia Alexander / The Verge: |
Apple's acquisition of Fraggle Rock's past TV seasons ahead of a reboot on TV+ signals a strategy shift for the service that had relied on original content — Apple isn't echoing Netflix's strategy, but it's certainly doing something new — Apple is acquiring Fraggle Rock's past TV seasons ahead …
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Tweets: @thayer, @mrmokeycat, @martinsfp, @tomcoates, @loudmouthjulia, @craigsilverman, @pitts_man, and @sugithvarughese
| Catalin Cimpanu / ZDNet: |
Google's Threat Analysis Group says it saw new activity from some Indian “hack-for-hire” firms in Q1 2020, which spoofed WHO Gmail accounts for spearfishing — Google also discloses seven coordinated political influence campaigns that took place on its platforms during Q1 2020.
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Tweets: @kent_walker, @ericgeller, @timwattsmp, @evacide, @campuscodi, @camillefrancois, and @gchaslot
| Travis M. Andrews / Washington Post: |
Profile of Charli D'Amelio, a 16-year-old from Connecticut who's become TikTok's biggest star after joining in 2019, thanks to a fun and relatable persona — The young people of Ohio weren't physically distancing, and Gov. Mike DeWine needed to do something. — “Young people think they're pretty invincible.
Tweets: @raevotta, @travismandrews, @davejorgenson, @sarthakgh, and @davejorgenson
| Igor Bonifacic / Engadget: |
Nvidia says that, moving forward, users will only be able to play games on GeForce Now from publishers who have opted into the service, currently around 200 — When NVIDIA launched GeForce Now earlier this year, the streaming service ran into trouble with publishers like Activision Blizzard and Bethesda.
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Online porn has shifted dramatically during the pandemic, with performers big and small flocking to more intimate services like OnlyFans, ManyVids, and Snapchat — The coronavirus has shuttered the adult entertainment industry, so enterprising performers are turning to platforms like OnlyFans … | Mariella Moon / Engadget: |
YouTube Kids is now available on Apple TV and works on both the 4K and HD versions of the device — YouTube's dedicated app for kids is now out for download from the App Store on Apple TV, so long as it's available in your region. It works on both the 4K and the HD versions of the device … | Khari Johnson / VentureBeat: |
Microsoft adds a standalone app for its Cortana virtual assistant to Windows 10, launching without support for Alexa queries — Microsoft AI assistant Cortana is getting a dedicated app today for Windows 10 PCs. Unlike Cortana in the Start menu or pinned to the taskbar …
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Tweets: @withinrafael and @epro
| Chaim Gartenberg / The Verge: |
Samsung unveils Samsung Money, a Samsung Pay-linked debit card program launching later this summer, in partnership with SoFi and Mastercard — Launching in partnership with SoFi and Mastercard — Samsung has announced further details for its upcoming debit card program …
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Tweets: @caseynewton and @thekenyeung
| Nitasha Tiku / Washington Post: |
A group of insiders filed a confidential whistleblower's complaint to the SEC claiming Facebook has not warned investors of illegal activity on its platform — The complaint, which was obtained by The Washington Post, includes dozens of pages of screenshots of opioids and other drugs for sale …
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Digital Trends and Newser
Tweets: @monaheart1229, @cfidd, @fightextremism, @nitashatiku, and @kevinsleahy
| Ian Allison / CoinDesk: |
Coinbase is acquiring Tagomi, a prime brokerage platform specializing in digital asset trading, to bolster its institutional trading business — San Francisco-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase is finally acquiring Tagomi, a prime brokerage platform specializing in digital asset trading.
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The Coinbase Blog, Cointelegraph, AVC, InsideBitcoins.com, and CryptoGlobe
Tweets: @udiwertheimer, @shanaggarwal, @karrisaarinen, @coinbasepro, and @merschmax_
| Nilay Patel / The Verge: |
Q&A with Slack CEO Stewart Butterfield on competing with Microsoft, navigating the current surge in demand, and sticking with Electron for Slack's desktop app — It's hard to remember what remote work was like before Slack. The company was founded in 2009, exploded in popularity in 2014 …
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WinBuzzer. Tweets: @zacbowden, @reckless, @reckless, @reneritchie, @daniel_rubino, @bwertz, @yoda, and @backlon
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Google rolls out tools across Maps and Search to help businesses impacted by COVID-19, including letting restaurants point to preferred delivery partners — Google is rolling out a series of updates aimed at helping local businesses adapt to the COVID-19 pandemic while continuing to serve their customers across Google Maps and Search.| Tom Krazit / Protocol: |
Interview with Docker CEO Scott Johnston on its new partnership with Microsoft, refocusing on developers, missteps by the company, the pandemic, and more — When the definitive account of cloud computing is published, Docker probably deserves its own chapter.
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SiliconANGLE, VentureBeat, The New Stack, Docker, Docker Blog, and TechCrunch. Tweets: @tomkrazit
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