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Verizon joins the boycott of Facebook ads, pulling them until Facebook has “an acceptable solution that makes us comfortable”, the largest advertiser so far — - Verizon said on Thursday it is pulling advertising on Facebook and Instagram. — On Thursday, the Anti-Defamation … | Laurence Dodds / Telegraph: |
TikTok says it will stop clipboard snooping after iOS 14 reveals when apps attempt to read the clipboard; TikTok claims it was used to identify spammy behavior — A security patch from Apple has suddenly exposed just how many smartphone apps are reading users' clipboards every time they are on screen
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| Casey Newton / The Verge: |
Google Photos gets a redesign with an interactive map view, a new three-tab structure that includes Photos, Search, and Library, and a simplified pinwheel icon — Plus, more features designed to help you rediscover your old photos — After five years as the dominant solution …
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| Sara Fischer / Axios: |
Google announces a licensing program to pay publishers for content for a new news product, launching later this year, as part of the Google News Initiative — In a major departure from its long-standing practice of not paying publishers directly to distribute their work …
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| Dan Seifert / The Verge: |
Google launches group calling support for Assistant-powered smart displays, like Next Hub Max, in Google Meet for up to 100 users and in Duo for up to 32 people — Chat with up to either 32 or 100 right from your Nest Hub Max — Google is expanding the ways you can make video calls … | Taylor Hatmaker / TechCrunch: |
Facebook says it is globally rolling out a notification screen warning users if they try to share content that's more than 90 days old — Facebook announced Thursday that it would introduce a notification screen warning users if they try to share content that's more than 90 days old.
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| Jacob Kastrenakes / The Verge: |
Twitch has begun issuing permanent bans after numerous sexual abuse allegations, but streamers who've complained doubt Twitch is ready to take them seriously — When streamer Samantha Wong told Twitch that she had been sexually harassed by another streamer, the report went all the way to the top.| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Apple confirms it is not planning to support Boot Camp on ARM-based Macs, and says “purely virtualization is the route” — Virtualization is the route forward — Apple will start switching its Macs to its own ARM-based processors later this year, but you won't be able to run Windows in Boot Camp mode on them.
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| Chaim Gartenberg / The Verge: |
HEY opens its email service to everyone and says Apple has approved its update with proposed changes to meet App Store guidelines — The $99-per-year email app no longer needs an invite to be used — Hey — the new email service from Basecamp that's been the subject of the latest fight …
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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
YouTube is testing a new TikTok-like feature on mobile that will allow users to record 15-second, multi-segment videos — YouTube is taking direct aim at TikTok. The company announced on Wednesday it's beginning to test a new feature on mobile that will allow users to record 15-second long multi-segment videos.| New York Times: |
Sources say the DOJ has made the antitrust inquiry into Google its top priority and the case is moving swiftly, spurred by the personal interest of AG Barr — Attorney General William Barr's attention to the Justice Department investigation shows the high stakes for the agency and for him.
Tweets: @b_fung, @mmasnick, @charlie_savage, @dmccabe, @matthewstoller, @eisingerj, @puiwingtam, and @karlbode
| Juli Clover / MacRumors: |
Apple to bring Face ID and Touch ID logins to the web in Safari 14 on mobile and desktop — Apple allows Touch ID and Face ID to be used in lieu of a password to access sensitive apps like those for banking or password management, and in the future, Face ID and Touch ID …
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| Bloomberg: |
In email to staff, Uber CEO says it will “deprioritize” its finance-related projects, including Uber Money, as the head of its financial products quits — Uber Technologies Inc.'s financial services leader Peter Hazlehurst is calling it quits as the ride-hailing giant focuses … | Joe Fedewa / XDA Developers: |
Google makes its ARCore Depth API available for developers on Android and Unity to build AR experiences — ARCore is Google's SDK for creating augmented reality experiences on Android and iOS. On Android devices, it's delivered as part of the Google Play Services for AR app.
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| Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica: |
Comcast is the first ISP to join Firefox's Trusted Recursive Resolver program to deploy encrypted DNS lookups on the Firefox browser — Comcast/Mozilla deal follows dispute over ISP snooping and DNS encryption. — Comcast is partnering with Mozilla to deploy encrypted DNS lookups on the Firefox browser … | Financial Times: |
The UK has pledged to invest ~£500M in OneWeb equity deal after the company failed to secure ~$2B in new funding from investors; UK could end up with +20% stake — Move comes as government explores options for global navigation system — Boris Johnson has pledged hundreds of millions …
Tweets: @brexit_sham, @trengriffin, @tomtugendhat, @bbcamos, @darrenpjones, and @anthonywatson
| Douglas Busvine / Reuters: |
Wirecard collapses and files for insolvency, facing an almost complete wipeout; source says creditors are owed nearly $4B — ) - German payments company Wirecard collapsed on Thursday after disclosing a massive financial hole in its books, leaving creditors owed nearly $4 billion facing an almost complete wipeout.
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Financial Times, BBC, TechCrunch, The Next Web, Wirecard, Decrypt, Wall Street Journal, Cointelegraph, Reuters, Financial Times, Business Insider, New York Post, Fortune, InsideBitcoins.com, ZDNet, The Irish Times, Wccftech, and PYMNTS.com
Tweets: @bondhack, @sebcochard_11, @peter_tl, @reutersbiz, and @arashmassoudi
| Cade Metz / New York Times: |
Michael Hawley, whose work at MIT Media Lab helped lay the groundwork for IoT, and who helped Steve Jobs and Larry Page write commencement speeches, dies at 58 — A man of manifold interests, his achievements ranged from developing ideas behind the so-called Internet of Things to publishing the world's biggest book.
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The Boston Globe, MIT News, 9to5Mac, Cult of Mac, and MacDailyNews
| Kate Clark / The Information: |
PitchBook: the median valuation for Series C and later stage funding increased to a new high of $120M in the first half of 2020, from $80M for 2019 — When coronavirus fears sent stocks tumbling this spring, venture capitalists expected startup valuations to follow.
Tweets: @kateclarktweets, @lahepler, and @coryweinberg
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