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Hackers pushing a crypto scam hijacked Twitter accounts for Bitcoin, Barack Obama, Joe Biden, Ripple, Binance, Elon Musk, Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, Apple, more — A number of high-profile Twitter accounts were simultaneously hacked on Wednesday by attackers who used the accounts …
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Tweets: @twittersupport, @twittersupport, @winklevoss, @tylerwinklevoss, @ydklijnsma, @jbarro, @teddyschleifer, @strngwys, @mikaelthalen, @techcrunch, @swiftonsecurity, @rjcc, @gaberivera, @kevintdugan, @briannawu, @carolecadwalla, @caseynewton, @northmantrader, @briankrebs, @selectedwisdom, @mattnavarra, @spectatorindex, @sarthakgh, @kwiens, @zackwhittaker, @dcurtis, @theepicdept, @muftimenk, @slasher, @digiphile, @mehedih_, @rmac18, @mcgrewsecurity, @strngwys, @caseynewton, @robaeprice, @jonostrower, @alexstamos, @kevinroose, @mgsiegler, @dcseifert, @mkbhd, @mkbhd, @nickstatt, @backlon, @briankrebs, @mdudas, @arrington, @gaberivera, @briankrebs, @rmac18, @oneunderscore__, @rmac18, @backlon, @geekwire, @mgsiegler, @caseynewton, @genepark, @dancow, @ryanyates1990, @tedmielczarek, @katebevan, @rmac18, @swati_thn, @thehackersnews, @markjeffrey, @job_polak, @tisciflix, @ericajoy, and @caseynewton
| Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: |
Google debuts a major update to Gmail for G Suite, bringing integrations with Chat, Meet, Rooms, Docs, and more, coming first to G Suite's early adopter program — Google is launching a major update to its G Suite productivity tools today that will see a deep integration of Gmail, Chat …
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Tweets: @tahins, @gsuite, @jsoltero, @tahins, @quinnypig, @dcseifert, and @hallstephenj
| Apple: |
Apple updates News to include audio stories on Apple News+, a daily audio news briefing, and curated local news collections in five US cities and regions — Apple is introducing several new features for Apple News and Apple News+, including audio stories of some of the best feature stories from Apple News+ …
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Macworld, The Mac Observer, Appleosophy, VentureBeat, The Verge, iMore, MacRumors, Neowin, Trusted Reviews, and Engadget
Tweets: @nwquah, @mcclatchy, @_alastair, and @reneritchie
| Michael Potuck / 9to5Mac: |
Apple releases iOS 13.6 with Apple News+ audio content, CarKey, improvements to software updates, and more — Apple is making iOS 13.6 available to all users today. The update brings new features like improved support for downloading and installing system updates, the all-new Apple News+ Audio content …
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Ars Technica, iMore, MacRumors, AppleInsider, Apple Support, CNN, Appleosophy, MacRumors, CNET, The Mac Observer, CNBC, Engadget, and Axios
Tweets: @sarafischer, @kerrymflynn, @dylanbyers, @backlon, and @dylanbyers
| Bloomberg: |
Apple wins its EU court fight over the record $14.9B Irish tax bill, as EU's General Court rules that Ireland's tax arrangements with Apple weren't illegal — - EU lower court ruling on Apple, Ireland cases can be appealed — Company, Ireland challenged European Commission decision| Danish Khan / The Economic Times: |
Google says it will invest $4.5B in Jio Platforms for a 7.73% stake as part of the recently announced $10B India digitization fund — This investment will be part of Google's recently announced $10 billion India digitization fund — Internet major Google is buying a 7.73% stake …
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The Keyword, TechCrunch, Financial Times, CNBC, Social Media Today, Wall Street Journal, and BuzzFeed News
Tweets: @sundarpichai, @sumanthr, @yusrasaskari, @ichotiner, @sharmasupriya, and @akm1410
| Raphael Satter / Reuters: |
A freelancer with Jerusalem Post and The Algemeiner bylines, who attacked critics of NSO Group, seems to be an elaborate fiction with a deepfake profile photo — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Oliver Taylor, a student at England's University of Birmingham, is a twenty-something with brown eyes, light stubble, and a slightly stiff smile.
Tweets: @razhael, @thegrugq, @nycsouthpaw, @peteskomoroch, @aliabunimah, and @paulskallas
| Yahoo News: |
Sources: CIA has conducted cyberattacks against Iran, Russia, and others after Trump signed a secret order in 2018 giving the CIA more freedom for such activity — The Central Intelligence Agency has conducted a series of covert cyber operations against Iran and other targets since winning …
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Gizmodo and ZDNet
Tweets: @kimzetter, @tvietor08, @sinatoossi, @tparsi, @alexplitsas, @timothys, @bing_chris, @kimzetter, @deftechpat, @michaelbkelley, @kenklippenstein, @becingber, and @kimzetter
| CNN: |
Mike Pompeo announces US visa restrictions on employees of “Chinese technology companies like Huawei” that support “regimes engaging in human rights violations” — Washington (CNN)Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday announced visa restrictions on employees … | Ron Miller / TechCrunch: |
Zoom unveils a $599 all-in-one home communications device with a 27-inch touchscreen, pre-loaded Zoom software, eight microphones, and three wide-angle cameras — Zoom has become the de facto standard for online communications during the pandemic, but the company has found that it's still …
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Zoom Blog, DTEN Blog, Engadget, Popular Mechanics, PCWorld, Gizmodo, CNBC, CNET, TheStreet, Digital Trends, Tom's Guide, Wall Street Journal, VentureBeat, and MSPoweruser
Tweets: @pjozefak, @ow, @dcseifert, @ourielohayon, @tanvi_madan, @howardlindzon, and @econbartleby
| Matthew Miller / ZDNet: |
Xiaomi unveils a range of new lifestyle products, including the Mi Smart Band 5, AirPod-like Mi True Wireless Earphones 2 Basic, and Mi TV Stick — In 2018 Xiaomi released its first electric scooter that appeared across cities from various providers. Today, the company revealed a couple …
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Mi Blog, Android Authority, Engadget, Liliputing, XDA Developers, Engadget, SlashGear, and TechHive
| Salvador Rodriguez / CNBC: |
Facebook announces it will launch Facts about Covid-19, a new section in the Covid Information Center, to debunk myths about the pandemic — - Facebook announced it will launch a new section of its social network dedicated to dispel inaccurate myths about Covid-19.
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The Atlantic, USA Today, Social Media Today, and Engadget
| Julia Alexander / The Verge: |
Early review of Peacock: succeeds as a streaming service with familiar Browse section and a robust library, but Trending and Channels sections are underwhelming — Too many things piled into one app — Every new streaming service is looking for standout features to differentiate themselves … | Substack Blog: |
Substack begins offering legal support to US-based writers with paid subscriptions who publish work that may attract unreasonable legal pressure — For the last few months, we have been piloting a legal support program for independent writers on Substack. As part of this program …
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TechCrunch. Tweets: @substackinc, @jarroddicker, @benyt, @robpegoraro, @thestalwart, @antoniogm, @mmasnick, @pranavdixit, and @substackinc
| Annie Palmer / CNBC: |
Amazon says it's telling staff that can work from home to do so until January 8, 2021, after pushing back the date to October 2 in May — - Amazon has told staff who can work from home to do so until Jan. 8. — It comes after Amazon in May pushed back its return to work deadline to at least Oct. 2.
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The Verge, GeekWire, Digital Trends, and Business Insider
| Nathan DiCamillo / CoinDesk: |
Brave partners with Gemini exchange to let users buy and sell cryptocurrencies through an in-browser widget and launches a wallet for verified creators — Brave users can now use the Gemini cryptocurrency exchange to buy, sell and store crypto within their browsers.
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| Richard Nieva / CNET: |
A look at wearable tech concepts from Google Research's Interaction Lab: sunglasses projecting holographic images, hybrid analog/digital watch UIs, and more — The search giant is working to develop a new generation of wearable technology. — A simple pair of sunglasses that projects holographic icons.Thanks:@rogerwcheng
| Paul Sawers / VentureBeat: |
Mozilla VPN exits beta, launching on Android and Windows for $5 per month in the US, Canada, UK, Singapore, Malaysia, and New Zealand — Last Chance: Register for Transform, VB's AI event of the year, hosted online July 15-17. — Mozilla has launched its virtual private network (VPN) …
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The Verge, The Mozilla Blog, Gizmodo, Mozilla, PCWorld, Softpedia News, 9to5Google, CNET, Neowin, MSPoweruser, and Engadget
| Nicholas Thompson / Wired: |
Microsoft partners with Land O'Lakes, America's third-largest agricultural cooperative, to develop an AI-powered AgTech platform to help farmers — The software company reveals a partnership with dairy cooperative Land O'Lakes that will equip cows with sensors and other gear to improve yields.| Steven Perlberg / Digiday: |
Slack, introduced to newsrooms to boost efficiency, is now serving another purpose: letting journalists organize and criticize, forcing management to respond — On the evening of June 6, New York Times executive editor Dean Baquet entered the chat. — Times employees were in open revolt following … | Steven Musil / CNET: |
Lawsuits filed Tuesday accuse Amazon, Alphabet, and Microsoft of training facial recognition tools with photos of people without consent, violating Illinois law — The plaintiffs allege that the tech giants used people's pictures obtained without permission to train their technologies.
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TechCrunch, Bloomberg Law, LawStreetMedia, Biometric Update, and Business Insider
| Joshua Brustein / Bloomberg: |
A look at Benchmark Analytics, which wants to help identify “bad apples” in US police departments using data and faces significant challenges, like data quality — There are no easy fixes for the Minneapolis Police Department. State lawmakers tried and failed last month to come …
Tweets: @joshuabrustein, @jerry_ratcliffe, and @profferguson
| Karissa Bell / Engadget: |
Reddit finally adds support for native image galleries, letting users share up to 20 photos and GIFs simultaneously — Redditors will finally be able to share multiple images in a single post without leaving the site. Reddit is adding support for native image galleries …
Tweets: @martinsfp and @reddit
| Seth Colaner / VentureBeat: |
The EFF, in partnership with the University of Nevada, launches a searchable database of 3,000+ US police agencies and the tech surveillance tools they use — Take the latest VB Survey to share how your company is implementing AI today. — It took me less than 10 seconds to find … Sponsor Posts
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