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TikTok says it will pull its app from Google Play and App Store in Hong Kong after a new security law, claiming it doesn't and wouldn't share data with China — TikTok said Monday night that it would pull its social video platform out of the Google and Apple app stores in Hong Kong amid …
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| Andrew Anthony / The Guardian: |
Profile of Stanford law professor Jim Steyer, who set up the Stop Hate for Profit campaign that has led to about 800 companies joining an ad boycott of Facebook — With 800 firms now joining the Facebook advertising boycott, the man whose idea it was explains how the company could easily clean up its act
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After meeting between leaders of Facebook, ADL, Free Press, NAACP, and Color Of Change, boycott organizers are unconvinced meaningful change will occur at FB — Contact: Timothy Karr, 201-533-8838 — WASHINGTON — On Tuesday afternoon, leaders of four of the organizations coordinating …
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| Arjun Kharpal / CNBC: |
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says the US is “looking at” banning TikTok and other Chinese social media apps amid rising tensions between US and China — - The U.S. is “looking at” banning TikTok and other Chinese social media apps, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Monday.
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Magic Leap hires Peggy Johnson, who led Microsoft's business development, as CEO, starting in August — Peggy Johnson, who led Microsoft's business development, will take over the struggling virtual reality start-up in August. — SAN FRANCISCO — Magic Leap said on Tuesday …
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| Jason Del Rey / Vox: |
Sources: Walmart+, a $98/year Amazon Prime rival, will launch in July, with same-day delivery, discounts at Walmart gas stations, reserved delivery slots, more — After announcing a number of improvements to its online shopping experience, Walmart is now taking aim at Amazon Prime membership.
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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Prime Video launches user profiles globally, allowing six per account, giving access to a Watchlist, personalized recommendations, and viewing progress — Amazon's Prime Video is finally adding a feature that's long since become a standard for streaming video services: user profiles.
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| Juli Clover / MacRumors: |
New HomePod beta software release lets users select default services for music, podcasts, and audiobooks; third-party devs will need to add support to be listed — Apple has provided HomePod beta software to a selection of AppleSeed testers, and today released a second version of the HomePod update alongside iOS 14 beta 2.
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Alphabet's Loon starts providing internet service to Kenya in the first-ever commercial deployment of the tech, extending 4G LTE to a ~31K square-mile area — A commercial deal in Kenya marks the first application of balloon-powered internet in Africa, the region with the lowest percentage of internet users globally.| Mikey Campbell / AppleInsider: |
Kuo: “AirPods 3” will adopt a more complex system-in-package chip solution, similar to AirPods Pro, replacing the surface mount tech used in current versions — Apple's next-generation in-ear AirPods product will move to a more complex system-in-package chip solution …
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Palantir says it has confidentially filed an S-1 draft registration with the SEC for an IPO — Secretive surveillance startup Palantir said late Monday it has confidentially filed paperwork with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to go public. — Its statement for the secretive … | Nick Statt / The Verge: |
Instagram will start letting users pin up to three comments on their posts, after testing the feature in May — To help users highlight positive replies and better moderate abusive ones — Instagram on Tuesday started the official rollout of its pinned comment feature … | Larry Dignan / ZDNet: |
Zoom teams up with four video conferencing hardware makers to launch Zoom Hardware as a Service, with monthly plans ranging from $6/month to $200/month — Zoom's Hardware as a Service offerings include a range of hardware systems and follow a similar effort by Lifesize.
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Reframing “tech vs. journalism” discussion as “managers vs. employees” shows why journalists who have called attention to workplace activism have become targets — Last week, the worlds of technology and journalism were transfixed by a conflict that played … | Casey Newton / The Verge: |
Phil Libin debuts Mmhmm, a Mac videoconference tool in invite-only beta that enables Weekend Update-style presentations with dynamic backgrounds — The next generation of videoconferencing is now in beta — The future of video chat will look more like Saturday Night Live's Weekend Update than it will Zoom.
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| Andrew J. Hawkins / The Verge: |
A list of some tech companies the SBA says have received PPP loans of more than $150K; Bird and Index Ventures say they are wrongly listed — Scooter companies, AV startups, LIDAR manufacturers among companies receiving PPP loans — Bird, the beleaguered e-scooter company …
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