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| Elizabeth Dwoskin / Washington Post: |
In a first, Twitter adds a “Get the facts” label to two Trump tweets with false claims about mail-in voting, which links to a Twitter Moment refuting his claims — The action comes after years of criticism that social media companies have allowed the president to push misinformation unchecked
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| Bloomberg: |
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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| Jefferson Graham / USA Today: |
HBO Max launches without 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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| Nick Statt / The Verge: |
Amazon sent a script and video to US TV stations promoting its safety measures; at least 11 stations aired some form of it, and 10 didn't divulge the source — Numerous news stations ran segments featuring identical Amazon talking points — Amazon has been successfully feeding talking points …
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| 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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| 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 …
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| 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 …
Tweets: @cfidd and @kevinsleahy
| Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: Amazon is in advanced talks to buy self-driving car startup Zoox; the deal will value Zoox at less than the $3.2B valuation it achieved in 2018 — Deal expected to value Zoox at less than its last private valuation — Amazon. com Inc. is in advanced talks to buy Zoox Inc. in a move … | 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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| 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.
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| Richard Nieva / CNET: |
Sundar Pichai told employees Google plans to gradually reopen offices and is targeting July 6, at ~10% building capacity, increasing to ~30% by September — Google CEO Sundar Pichai told employees Tuesday that the search giant is targeting July 6 to reopen offices for workers who want to come back.| Juli Clover / MacRumors: |
Apple releases macOS 10.15.5 with new Battery Health Management feature for MacBooks with Thunderbolt 3, managing battery life by adjusting charging patterns — Apple today released macOS Catalina 10.15.5, the fifth update to the macOS Catalina operating system that was released in October 2019.
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| Gartner: |
Global shipments of PCs, tablets, and mobile phones are forecast to drop 13.6% overall in 2020, with smartphones dropping 13.7% YoY and PCs falling 10.5% — Work from Home Trend Saved PC Market from Collapse — Global shipments of devices (PCs, tablets and mobile phones) …
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| Bloomberg: |
Sources: TikTok parent company ByteDance generated $17B+ in revenue and $3B+ in net profit in 2019, more than double its $7.4B revenue from 2018 — TikTok parent-company ByteDance Ltd. generated more than $17 billion in revenue and more than $3 billion in net profit last year …
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| Jonathan Shieber / TechCrunch: |
Israel-based D-ID, which is working on tech to make faces unrecognizable to face recognition software, raises $13.5M led by AXA Ventures — If only Facebook had been using the kind of technology that TechCrunch Startup Battlefield alumnus D-ID was pitching, it could have avoided exposing …
Tweets: @dtunkelang
| Morris Kiruga / Rest of World: |
A look at OKash, a popular microcredit app in Kenya that threatens users to notify everyone on their contact list when they fall behind on loan payments — Okash, a popular fintech app in Kenya and Nigeria, threatens users to notify everyone on their contact list when you fall behind on your loan payments.
Tweets: @ahmed, @lalehkhalili, @ftrain, @anupkaphle, @privacymatters, @mohamed, @claritytoast, and @restofworld
| Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: |
SmartRent, which provides smart home automation for property owners, developers, and residents, raises $60M Series C led by Spark Capital — SmartRent, which provides smart home automation for property owners, managers, developers, and residents, today announced that it has raised $60 million.
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| Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: |
Kentik, which offers an enterprise network intelligence service, raises $23.5M led by Vistara Capital Partners, bringing total raised to $61.7M — Kentik, the company once known as CloudHelix, today announced that it has raised a $23.5 million growth funding round led by Vistara Capital Partners … | Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: major advertisers on Quibi, including PepsiCo and Walmart, are seeking to defer payments as Quibi aims to cut costs after last month's lackluster debut — Some major advertisers have asked to defer their payments or revise their billing schedules — Streaming service Quibi …
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TechSpot. Tweets: @benmullin, @trengriffin, @tomgara, @sarthakgh, @liamstack, @yoda, and @davezatz
| Dennis Schaal / Skift: |
Expedia shuts down a short-term rental business it created after acquiring Pillow and ApartmentJet in 2018 — As part of its reorganization efforts, Expedia Group is winding down its multifamily building short-term rental business that it began with the 2018Sponsor Posts
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