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| Ian Hamilton / UploadVR: |
Facebook says it will stop selling Oculus Go, ending app submissions for it in December, and vows to no longer make headsets that only track head rotation — Facebook will stop selling Oculus Go this year as the company sharpens its focus on fully positionally tracked VR headsets like Oculus Quest.
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Tweets: @bengeskin, @oculus, @davezatz, @mcclure111, @drash_vr, @edlago, and @tommy_palm
| Lucas Matney / TechCrunch: |
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| Isaac McIntyre / Dexerto: |
Twitch pledges to make platform “safer for everyone” in response to numerous sexual abuse allegations recently leveled at a handful of high-profile streamers — Twitch has pledged to make their streaming platform “safer for everyone” in a statement released in response …
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Kotaku UK, Win.gg, Ars Technica, PCGamesN, Dot Esports, Input, EssentiallySports, Engadget, Dot Esports, VG247, GameSpot, Stevivor, and Digital Trends
Tweets: @twitch, @eshear, @yourstarling, @hollytwolf, @itssimplyaj, @twelfthdoc, @kawaiifoxita, @guaconmysock, @slasher, @aravelle, and @justinwong
| New York Times: |
Over 70 people, mostly women, have shared stories of discrimination, harassment, and sexual assault within the video game live-streaming industry since Friday — After more than 70 allegations surfaced on Twitter this weekend, gaming companies and streamers responded with action.
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The Next Web, Forbes, TechRadar, USgamer.net, TwitLonger, GamesIndustry.biz, Gamasutra, NBC News, INSIDER, TwitLonger, VICE, TwitLonger, and CCN.com
Tweets: @justinwong, @sampai, @itsmemollyo, @jessyquil, @raidhyn, @twitch_bigschem, @hollowtide, @ladytiabeanie, @silcris88, @thescarberry, @rnoelliams, @malikaplays, @thatenolaleone, @rezzanancetv, @professorbroman, @femfreq, @taylorlorenz, @ohmwrecker, @taylorlorenz, @gothalion, @thehaleybaby, @jessyquil, and @prod1gyxx
| Cara Lombardo / Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: Dell is examining spinning off its ~$50B stake in VMWare as well as other options; after hours, Dell's stock is up 18%+, VMware's is up 8%+ — PC maker is saddled with sluggish shares and heavy debt load — Dell Technologies Inc. DELL 1.49% is examining options including a spinoff …
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| Janus Rose / VICE: |
1,000+ technologists, including some from MIT, Facebook, Google, urge Springer to not publish a paper that describes a system to predict crime based on faces — Technologists from MIT, Harvard, and Google say research claiming to predict crime based on human faces creates a “tech-to-prison pipeline” that reinforces racist policing.
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| Kyle Daly / Axios: |
Twitter flags a Trump tweet for breaking rules on abusive behavior; it threatened “serious force” against anyone who may try creating an “autonomous zone” in DC — Twitter on Monday opted not to take down or flag a tweet from President Trump that baselessly tied mail …
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Tweets: @twittersafety, @cat_zakrzewski, @bryandeanwright, @ct_bergstrom, @tedcruz, and @caseynewton
| Dana Mattioli / Wall Street Journal: |
Amazon unveils a Climate Pledge Fund, which will invest an initial $2B in startups building sustainable technologies — Tech giant plans to invest in transportation, energy, food and other industries — Amazon. AMZN 2.36% com Inc. is launching a $2 billion internal venture-capital fund focused …
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Tweets: @madhavchanchani, @jjacobs22, @jmpyper, and @jjacobs22
| Catalin Cimpanu / ZDNet: |
Microsoft releases the first public preview of its Defender antivirus Android app, as Microsoft Defender ATP for Linux becomes generally available for all users — UPDATE: Microsoft Defender ATP for Linux has also exited public preview and is now generally available for all users.
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| David Gelles / New York Times: |
TaskRabbit says CEO Stacy Brown-Philpot is stepping down after four years; she is one of the few Black female tech CEOs in Silicon Valley — Stacy Brown-Philpot, one of the few prominent black women in the technology industry, has led the gig worker marketplace for four years, and oversaw its sale to Ikea.
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Tweets: @aunder, @nytimesbusiness, @veenadubal, @nytimesbusiness, and @stanfordgsb
| Mark Wilson / Fast Company: |
Segway, the two-wheeled, self-balancing vehicle known for the hype it generated in the early 2000s, ends production as the company lays off most of its staff — Steve Jobs said it would be bigger than the PC. Some dubbed it the most hyped product since the Apple Macintosh.
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Fortune, TechCrunch, CNN, Engadget, Forbes, NPR, Gizmodo, CNET, The Verge, Mashable, KnowTechie, SlashGear, Digital Trends, TechSpot, and Electrek
Tweets: @jasonlk, @ctrlzee, @mollywood, @ingridlunden, @samuelstolton, and @philwahba
| Bloomberg: |
Recent pledges by Google, Facebook, Apple, and Microsoft to diversify their workforce come after years of similar claims followed by little progress — Spurred by nationwide protests and calls to end systemic racism after the police killing of George Floyd, Google, Microsoft Corp …
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Tweets: @qmatteoq, @sbanjo, @bradsmi, @carnage4life, @fxshaw, and @lorrainebardeen
| Paul Sawers / VentureBeat: |
DoNotPay, which creates bots to automate mundane tasks and save users money, raises $12M Series A led by Coatue Management at a valuation of $80M — The pandemic has opened a Pandora's box of consumer concerns, with flights canceled, gyms closed, and monthly membership commitments to contend with.| Karin Matussek / Bloomberg: |
A previously suspended German antitrust order against Facebook gets reinstated amid pending lawsuit, after a judge says Facebook abuses its dominant position — - Social network giant is abusing its market power, judges say — Antitrust order won't be suspended while suit is pending
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New York Times, TechCrunch, Associated Press, The Information, iTnews, RTÉ, Business Insider, DW.COM, Agence France-Presse, Financial Times, The Irish Times, Law360, and EURACTIV.com
Tweets: @marietjeschaake, @karaswisher, @jason_kint, @cernovich, and @profcarroll
| Bloomberg: |
Sources: BigCommerce, which develops software for making online storefronts, has confidentially filed for an IPO, potentially valuing the company at $1B — - Startup has filed for initial public offering confidentially — Austin startup could be valued at roughly $1 billion
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| Nathaniel Popper / New York Times: |
Small businesses complain about Square withholding 20%-30% of their customers' payments, which it said it was doing to protect against risky transactions — Small businesses say the Twitter chief's other company is holding on to 30 percent of their customers' payments during the pandemic.
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Square, CoinSpice, Reclaim The Net, PaymentsSource, Seeking Alpha, and Input
Tweets: @nathanielpopper, @lisaabramowicz1, @alexlindsay, @ungarino, @felixsalmon, and @xeni
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Instagram says it is opening its Shopping tools to more businesses that comply with its new requirements, including creators selling their own merch — Instagram announced today it's expanding access to Instagram Shopping to more businesses, including creators who want to sell their own merchandise.
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| Ian Walker / Kotaku: |
A former Mixer employee who worked at Microsoft for two years before joining the Mixer team in 2018 accuses management of failing to address racism at Mixer — Over the weekend, former Mixer employee Milan Lee shared a blog describing his experiences with racism while working …
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Sporting News, The Verge, Laptop Mag, Digital Trends, KnowTechie, and Dot Esports
Tweets: @ninja, @watchmixer, @xboxp3, @shroud, @gothalion, @facebookgaming, @tomwarren, @watchmixer, and @xboxp3
| Joe Rossignol / MacRumors: |
Apple is opening up the U1 chip found in iPhone 11 models to developers with a new Nearby Interaction framework for iOS 14 — Introduced last year, the U1 chip in iPhone 11 models enables Ultra Wideband support for improved spatial awareness, but Apple has so far only used the technology …
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AppleInsider and iDownloadBlog.com
| Janko Roettgers / Protocol: |
Source: Amazon is “actively pursuing” licensing deals to add live and linear TV to complement its Prime Video offerings — The company has plans to add live and linear programming to complement its on-demand catalog. — Amazon is looking to add 24/7 live programming … | Joe Rossignol / MacRumors: |
Apple has added an accessibility feature in iOS 14 called Sound Recognition that can notify users about important sounds like fire alarms and doorbells — Apple has added a useful accessibility feature to iOS 14 called Sound Recognition that can notify users about important sounds …
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