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Amazon says it will ban police from using Rekognition for one year, says Congress “appears ready” to place stronger regulations on facial recognition tech — - Amazon said on Wednesday that it's putting in place a one-year moratorium on police use of Rekognition.
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Sources: EU plans to file formal antitrust charges against Amazon for scooping up data from third-party sellers and using that info to compete against them — Charges are set to accuse Amazon of scooping up data from third-party sellers and using that information to compete against them
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Researcher Jane Wong: Twitter is testing new tweet reactions that would allow users to respond with an emoji or using Fleets, its version of Stories — A way to quickly respond beyond a ‘like’ — Twitter is developing a new feature that would let users react to tweets with emoji, according to app researcher Jane Manchun Wong.
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| Bethany Allen-Ebrahimian / Axios: |
US-based Chinese activists say Zoom closed their paid account after event commemorating Tiananmen; Zoom says it was complying with local law, has reactivated it — The U.S. video-conferencing company Zoom closed the account of a group of prominent U.S.-based Chinese activists after they held …
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Just Eat Takeaway confirms it is acquiring Grubhub in an all-stock deal; the deal has an equity value of $7.3B — - Deal creates one of world's largest food-delivery companies — Dutch company offered to pay $75.15 per share for Grubhub — Europe's Just Eat Takeaway.com NV agreed … | Jacob Kastrenakes / The Verge: |
Adobe launches Photoshop Camera, which uses its Sensei AI to suggest filters, on iOS and on recent Pixel, Galaxy, and OnePlus phones — Another way for Adobe to introduce people to Photoshop — Adobe is launching a new app today called Photoshop Camera that's filled with a bunch …
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The Technology Coalition, including Google, Facebook, Microsoft, and Twitter, announces Project Protect, a five-point plan to combat online child sexual abuse — - The Technology Coalition is a group backed by the likes of Google, Facebook and Microsoft. Its aim is to combat online sexual abuse.
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California regulatory agency for transportation formally rules that it considers Uber and Lyft drivers as employees of those companies under AB5 state law — OAKLAND, Calif. —The California Public Utilities Commission, the state government body responsible for licensing and regulating …
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Sources: Facebook is establishing a venture arm to invest in startups, has hired a head of investments for the New Product Experimentation team — Facebook has been hiring seasoned tech investors to help lead a new “multi-million dollar” investment fund within its experimental apps team, Axios has learned.
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| Timothy B. Lee / Ars Technica: |
Researchers detail security issues in OmniBallot, a web-based system used across US for blank ballot delivery, ballot marking, and (optionally) online voting — Elections in five states have used or plan to use OmniBallot's online voting tech. — OmniBallot is election software that is used …
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Transcend, whose data privacy software makes it simple to give users control over their personal data, raises $25M Series A — Crippling online hacks have tarnished consumer faith in the safety of their personal data, and new privacy laws are forcing companies to hand over information to consumers upon request.
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Postman, which helps developers build, test, and iterate their APIs, raises $150M Series C led by Insight Partners at a $2B valuation — Postman, a collaborative platform where developers can build, test, and iterate their application programming interfaces (APIs), has raised $150 million …
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Apple becomes the first company to reach a market cap of $1.5T+ — AAPL shares have crossed another major milestone with the market cap hitting over $1.5 trillion during trading today. The growth makes it the first US company to reach the achievement. — Just last week we saw AAPL pushing closer …
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Twitter says it is testing a prompt on Android that asks users if they want to read an article, that they haven't opened on Twitter, before retweeting it — Sharing an article can spark conversation, so you may want to read it before you Tweet it. To help promote informed discussion, we're testing a new prompt on Android — when you Retweet an article that you haven't opened on Twitter, we may ask if you'd like to open it first.
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| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Sentropy, which makes AI-based software to identify, track, and purge online abuse, emerges from stealth with $13M from investors, including Alexis Ohanian — Online abuse in its many forms on social media is in the spotlight these days as it has never been before: not only can strong … | Scott Moritz / Bloomberg: |
Dish and T-Mobile have yet to decide on terms of Dish's purchase of Boost Mobile as July 1 deadline approaches; T-Mobile must offload Boost to acquire Sprint — - Negotiations heat up as key divestiture nears July 1 deadline — Issues include Boost customers getting service on new T-Mobile| Jennifer A Dlouhy / Bloomberg: |
EPA orders Amazon and eBay to stop selling or distributing 70 products, including sprays, lanyards, and other gear sometimes touted as killing COVID-19 — - Products include pesticide-coated lanyards and sprays — E-commerce marketplaces new focus of stepped-up enforcement| Sarah McBride / Bloomberg: |
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