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Spotify launches video podcasts worldwide, starting with select creators, letting free and paid users seamlessly move between the video and audio versions — Spotify today announced the global launch of video podcasts. The new feature at launch will allow users, including both free users …
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| Supantha Mukherjee / Reuters: |
LinkedIn says it will cut ~960 jobs, or 6% of its global workforce, as the pandemic is having a sustained impact on demand for its recruitment products — (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp's (MSFT.O) professional networking site LinkedIn said on Tuesday it would cut about 960 jobs …
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US charges two Chinese nationals over a 10+ year hacking spree, alleging theft of terabytes of data, including vaccine secrets, from many orgs in 11 countries — U.S. prosecutors have charged two Chinese nationals, said to be working for China's state intelligence bureau …
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Apple commits to becoming 100% carbon neutral across its entire business, manufacturing supply chain, and product life cycle by 2030 — Already carbon neutral today for corporate emissions worldwide, the company plans to bring its entire carbon footprint to net zero 20 years sooner than IPCC targets
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| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft says it will now let third-party developers integrate apps into Teams video calls, including before, during, and after meetings — Teams meetings are about to get more interactive — Microsoft is allowing third-party app developers to integrate into the Microsoft Teams meeting experience for the first time.| Emil Protalinski / VentureBeat: |
| Jon Porter / The Verge: |
OnePlus says its €399 Nord smartphone will launch in Europe and India with a 90Hz 1080p OLED display, dual selfie cameras, Sub-6GHz 5G, 48-megapixel main camera — Plus all the other features you already know about — OnePlus has officially announced the Nord, its first serious attempt …
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| Margaret Harding McGill / Axios: |
TikTok says it plans to hire 10,000 staff in the US over three years; TikTok's number of full-time US employees has jumped from <500 to ~1,400 this year — TikTok tells Axios it plans to add thousands of jobs in the U.S. over the next few years — ripping a familiar page from the “companies under fire” playbook.
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Sources: a small group of ByteDance's US investors are discussing the possibility of joining forces to buy a majority stake in TikTok — A small group of ByteDance's U.S. investors is discussing with the company's top management the possibility of joining forces to buy a majority stake in TikTok …
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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Instagram is testing a Personal Fundraiser feature on Android, first in the US, UK, and Ireland — Instagram today announced a new tool for personal fundraisers. The company says it's beginning a small test of the feature, which will allow users to link directly to a fundraiser from their profile page.
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| Salvador Rodriguez / CNBC: |
Snap reports Q2 revenue of $454M, up 17% YoY, vs $439.1M est., global DAUs of 238M, up 17% YoY, a net loss of $326M, up from $255M, and ARPU of $1.91, flat YoY — - Snap's stock price fell more than 8% on Tuesday after the company reported its second-quarter earnings.
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| Ellen Huet / Bloomberg: |
Emily Kramer, a former VP at equity management service Carta who oversaw publication of Silicon Valley gender-pay gap research, sues Carta over unequal pay — Emily Kramer helped Carta Inc. build a brand that emphasized fair compensation for women in the startup world.| CNN: |
Facebook adds labels to voting-related posts from US politicians like Trump and Biden that say “Get official voting info” without fact checking the posts — New York (CNN Business)After President Donald Trump posted an unfounded claim to Facebook (FB) on Tuesday that mail-in voting …
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| Chaim Gartenberg / The Verge: |
AMD unveils 7nm Ryzen 4000 series desktop processors based on its Zen 2 architecture, but says they will only come in prebuilt OEM systems first — The new lineup is only coming to prebuilt OEM systems first, though — AMD is beginning to bring its latest 7nm Ryzen 4000 chips based … | Monica Chin / The Verge: |
Sources: Snap has hired a law firm to lead an investigation into accusations of racism and sexism within the company, after former employees spoke out in June — Former staff say they experienced a racist culture — Snap has launched an investigation into accusations of racism and sexism within … | Ranjan Roy / Margins: |
A deep dive into how Robinhood makes money and how its UX design and algorithmic nudges can lead some inexperienced investors to undertake riskier trades — Don't be the gravy … For someone who clearly has strong opinions they enjoy communicating with others, investing occupies a weird place for me.
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| Boone Ashworth / Wired: |
Inside Citizen, a police scanner app whose usage has surged amid BLM protests, as it ponders monetization and continues to tweak its service to address flaws — From its need to make money to its ever-changing relationship with law enforcement, the hyperlocal news-reporting app faces growing pains.| Jason Schreier / Bloomberg: |
Interviews with 36+ current and former Ubisoft employees show claims of sexual harassment and abuse have been known for years, with no action by management — Five brothers started Ubisoft Entertainment SA in 1986 and since then the video game company has survived seven generations of game consoles …
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