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| Alyza Sebenius / Bloomberg: |
Twitter removed 32K+ accounts engaged in propaganda linked to Russia, China, and Turkey, describing the accounts as “state-linked information operations” — - Accounts spread ‘deceptive’ claims about Hong Kong politics — Russia-linked accounts supported Kremlin, attacked dissidents
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Twitter, New York Times, cyber.fsi.stanford.edu, Financial Times, Decrypt, TechSpot, and MediaNama
Tweets: @twittersafety, @noupside, @yoyoel, @californiapanda, @nakashimae, @slpng_giants, @societyofhonor, @nakashimae, @jack, @opdeatheaters, and @ecmclaughlin
| Donie O'Sullivan / CNN: |
Twitter says it had shut down more than 170K accounts tied to the Chinese government spreading deceptive narratives favoring China around COVID-19, HK, more — (CNN Business)Twitter announced Thursday that it had shut down more than 170,000 accounts tied to the Chinese government.
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Reuters, ASPI, Washington Post, and ComputerWeekly.com
Tweets: @dktatlow, @joshuawongcf, @smitaprakash, @paulmozur, @hiro_hamakawa, @cnn, @perpetualmaniac, and @demosisto
| Casey Newton / The Verge: |
Chris Cox is returning to Facebook as its chief product officer, a year after quitting over differences with Mark Zuckerberg over the company's direction — The longtime executive had quit in 2019 after a difference of opinion over the company's direction — A year after quitting the company …
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Wall Street Journal
Facebook: Mark Zuckerberg. Tweets: @caseynewton, @scottlucas, @dylanbyers, @joshconstine, @ankitshah, @moonalice, @willoremus, @caseynewton, @soleio, @kimmaicutler, @leimer, @dylanbyers, @jamesrbuk, @lanceulanoff, @armano, @work_matters, @tayhatmaker, @stevenlevy, @joshelman, @karaswisher, @mdudas, @ericnewcomer, @lamonicabuzz, @alexeheath, @can, @willoremus, @pierce, @oliviasolon, @sriramk, @mikeisaac, @mollywood, @rsg, @joshconstine, @jank0, @caseynewton, @caseynewton, @caseynewton, and @teddyschleifer
| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
UK Competition and Markets Authority, the country's antitrust watchdog, launches an investigation into Facebook's acquisition of Giphy — Facebook wants to be the go-to platform for all of your social needs, but a big move it made last month to take ownership in the world of GIFs …
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GOV.UK, Reuters, Reuters, CNBC, and Seeking Alpha
Tweets: @cmagovuk, @shonaghosh, @newmanmlex, @hadas_gold, and @stevekopack
| Lee Fang / The Intercept: |
Sources: Facebook internally showcased a feature for its Workplace chat product that allowed administrators to remove and block trending topics like “unionize” — During an internal presentation at Facebook on Wednesday, the company debuted features for Facebook Workplace …
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The Next Web. Tweets: @daithaigilbert, @slpng_giants, @emilygorcenski, @hshaban, and @theintercept
| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Sony reveals new hardware design for it upcoming PlayStation 5, which ships in two versions, one with a 4K Blu-ray drive and a Digital Edition without — Sony's next-gen console is here — Sony is finally revealing what the PlayStation 5 looks like. After nearly an hour of PS5 game announcements …
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BBC, Android Authority, CNET, CNET, CNET, Decrypt, South China Morning Post, Wccftech, IGN, GameSpot, Nikkei Asian Review, and BetaNews
Tweets: @samhenrigold, @jeffgrubb, @stammy, @jeffgrubb, and @reckless
| Michael Potuck / 9to5Mac: |
Tim Cook announces Apple's Racial Equity and Justice Initiative with a $100M commitment, led by VP of Environment, Policy, and Social Initiatives Lisa Jackson — Tim Cook has just announced a new major commitment from Apple to support the fight for racial equality and justice …
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MacRumors, Wall Street Journal, and CNBC
| Taylor Lyles / The Verge: |
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YouTube Blog, Input, CNBC, SiliconANGLE, Reclaim The Net, Digital Music News, and Variety
Tweets: @akilahobviously, @youtube, @edzitron, @netopiaeu, @susanwojcicki, @hankgreen, @shahrzadrafati, @cydereal, @nealmohan, @thehazelhayes, and @taynixster
| Bloomberg: |
Sources: Palantir is preparing to register an S-1 filing confidentially, with plans to go public in the coming weeks and start trading as early as fall — Palantir Technologies Inc., the secretive big-data firm, plans to file to go public in the coming weeks and could start trading as early as the fall …
Tweets: @william_fitz, @wolfmetric, @mdudas, @quinnypig, @sonalibasak, @sallyshin, @hunterwalk, and @sashaperigo
| Cecilia Kang / New York Times: |
Biden campaign steps up its criticism of Facebook, with an open letter to Zuckerberg and petition asking it to strengthen rules on misinformation — The campaign will urge its supporters to push the social media giant to strengthen its rules against misinformation and harmful comments.
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Joe Biden for President, About Facebook, Joe Biden for President, Protocol, and Adweek
Tweets: @joebiden, @donie, @ceciliakang, @joebiden, @joebiden, @realderekutley, @ericboehlert, @mikememoli, @rob_flaherty, @thejtlewis, @ericschultz, @sharylattkisson, @tducklo, @holmesjosh, @neeratanden, @joebiden, @jeremycliffe, @sg, @slpng_giants, @caseymattox_, @cristobaljalex, @jason_kint, @joncoopertweets, @alyssa_milano, @kurtwagner8, @sarahfrier, @rob_flaherty, @kurtwagner8, @shiraovide, @timothydurigan, @adamgreen, @nickgillespie, @ddayen, @caseynewton, and @ceciliakang
| The Verge: |
Google countersues Sonos, alleging infringement of patents; Google says it provided “significant assistance” in integrating Google music and Assistant services — The tech giant says it must ‘assert its intellectual property rights’ — Google has countersued Sonos for patent infringement …
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9to5Google, TizenHelp, Android Central, Neowin, Softpedia News, Android Authority, Thurrott, Gizmodo, CNET, ZDNet, and Android Police
Tweets: @reckless, @backlon, and @zoeschiffer
| Timothy B. Lee / Ars Technica: |
Internet Archive to close its National Emergency Library, which offers free, unrestricted access to ebooks, on June 16, after lawsuit from four major publishers — Online library asks publishers to “call off their costly assault.” — The Internet Archive has ended its National Emergency Library programs …
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Internet Archive Blogs, TorrentFreak, Input, New York Times, and CNET
Tweets: @rybesh, @victoriastrauss, @markgraham, @tinytempest, @incastellated, @lisnews, @miketaylor, @john_overholt, @ginger_clark, and @tarnseele
| Lucas Matney / TechCrunch: |
Snap says more than 170M+ people access AR features daily and updates its AR platform with voice search, geography-specific Local Lenses, and SnapML — Snapchat's augmented reality dreams might be starting to look a bit more realistic. — The company has been subtly improving …
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New York Times, Engadget, and Turner's Blog
Tweets: @feversflavor, @nytimesbusiness, @tkgore, @russcp, @jason_kint, @sarahfrier, @dusanwriter, @pierce, @jason_kint, @karissabe, @lucasmtny, @fromedome, and @mgsiegler
| Salvador Rodriguez / CNBC: |
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The Verge, The Verge, and Pandaily
Tweets: @robertgaal, @loudmouthjulia, @fahdananta, @joshelman, @dickc, @jrichlive, @thekenyeung, and @caseynewton. Thanks:@sal19
| Dr. Ian Cutress / AnandTech: |
Jim Keller, SVP of Intel's Silicon Engineering Group, has resigned from the company due to personal reasons, will remain as a consultant for next six months — Intel has just published a news release on its website stating that Jim Keller has resigned from the company, effective immediately, due to personal reasons.
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Intel Newsroom, Fortune, The Register, IT Management, The Verge, and SiliconANGLE
| Paige Leskin / Business Insider: |
Sources: at all-hands, Snap CEO said he would not release diversity numbers so as not to reinforce the perception minority groups are underrepresented in tech — - At a company all-hands meeting on Tuesday, Snap CEO Evan Spiegel addressed concerns of racism at the company …
Tweets: @iancoldwater, @belfastagmt, @lordkabelo, @paigeleskin, @garycoby, @cgrantwsj, @_harshilshah, @carnage4life, @econ_marshall, and @ryannmcenany
| Chance Miller / 9to5Mac: |
Apple announces the schedule for its all-virtual WWDC 2020, including Special Event Keynote on June 22 at 10am PT — Ahead of WWDC 2020 kicking off on June 22, Apple today has offered additional details on this year's schedule. Apple has confirmed that the all-virtual WWDC will include a keynote address …
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Apple, coinspeaker.com, The Mac Observer, and Thurrott
Tweets: @dylanmcd8, @lukemiani, @neilcybart, @kmx411, @twostraws, @mgsiegler, and @reneritchie
| Jay Greene / Washington Post: |
Microsoft says it will not sell facial recognition tech to police departments until there is a federal law regulating its use — The software giant will ban police use of its controversial facial-recognition systems, as the company awaits regulatory rules for how law-enforcement agencies deploy the technology.
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NBC News, The Next Web, Slate, OnMSFT.com, TechCrunch, coinspeaker.com, Wall Street Journal, Reuters, MediaNama, and TechRadar.com
Tweets: @ahmed, @justkelly_ok, @kasparov63, @katecrawford, @nitin, @evan_greer, and @matt_cagle
| April Glaser / NBC News: |
Sources detail Google's lackluster response to the BLM movement, which one employee said was to “isolate the black employees” to vent without structural changes — On May 29, four days after George Floyd died in police custody, the CEO of Google, Sundar Pichai, wrote an email to his staff …
Tweets: @aprilaser, @aprilaser, @aaschapiro, @oneunderscore__, @shannonpareil, @hypervisible, @lizthegrey, @aprilaser, and @oliviasolon
| Reuters: |
Sources: Netflix is in talks with Network18, the media unit of Indian conglomerate Reliance Industries, to establish a multiyear content creation partnership — NEW DELHI (Reuters) - U.S. video streaming company Netflix is in talks with Viacom18, part of the Indian conglomerate Reliance … | Mike Butcher / TechCrunch: |
IQM, which makes hardware for quantum computers, raises €15M from the EIC Accelerator program and a €3.3M grant from the Business Finland government agency — IQM Finland Oy (IQM), a European startup which makes hardware for quantum computers, has raised a €15M equity investment round … | Alnoor Peermohamed / The Economic Times: |
Report: number of daily active internet users in rural India stands at 89% versus 88% in cities; rural India's users are 41% women, urban India's are 43% women — While urban India is close to reaching saturation levels with around 60% of the population having access to the internet … | Anna Irrera / Reuters: |
PayPal pledges $530M to support black and minority-owned US businesses, of which $500M is for an opportunity fund and $15M for fostering diversity at PayPal — NEW YORK (Reuters) - PayPal Holdings Inc (PYPL.O) said on Thursday it was pledging $530 million to support black and minority-owned businesses … Sponsor Posts
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