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July 28, 2020, 4:30 AM

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Tony Romm / Washington Post:
As the House antitrust hearing looms, lawmakers discuss potential lines of inquiry, including evidence of a “copy-acquire-kill” strategy to subdue rivals  —  Congress brought the country's big banks to heel after the financial crisis, cowed a tobacco industry for imperiling public health …
Bloomberg Law:
Through June 30, Amazon, Apple, Google, Facebook, and Microsoft announced 27 acquisitions, up 29% YoY, the fastest pace since 2015, amid antitrust scrutiny  —  Listen  —  The biggest U.S. technology companies have gone on a buying spree this year, waving off intense scrutiny …
Sarah Frier / Bloomberg:
Sources: Mark Zuckerberg plans to tell Congress that Facebook's rise is an American success story and regulation only serves to help Chinese companies  —  - CEO likely to use testimony to set up comparison with China  — Zuckerberg sees weakening of American tech as helping China
New York Times:
Jackson Ryan / CNET:
Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter scramble to remove a video touting hydroxychloroquine as a coronavirus cure, after it was shared by Trump  —  Social media lights up with viral videos touting hydroxychloroquine as a coronavirus cure.  It's not.  —  Hydroxychloroquine, an anti-malarial drug used …
Intel Newsroom:
Intel announces a reorg, with chief engineering officer Murthy Renduchintala departing, Intel veteran Dr. Ann Kelleher now leading work on 7nm and 5nm processes  —  New Leaders for Key Intel Technology Organizations will Report Directly to CEO Bob Swan; Murthy Renduchintala to Depart
Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch:
Garmin says a ransomware attack occurred on July 23 but there's “no indication” customer data was stolen, expects to return to normal operation in a few days  —  Sport and fitness tech giant Garmin has confirmed its five-day outage was caused by a ransomware attack.
The Economic Times:
Jeremy Horwitz / VentureBeat:
Qualcomm announces Quick Charge 5, refueling smartphone batteries to 50% in five minutes and 100% in 15, likely to start showing up over the next few months  —  Wireless recharging has become increasingly popular over the past few years due to its convenience — just drop your phone on a pad …
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Alexa app gets revamped, adding more personalization options and replacing 3rd-party skill suggestions on the main screen with frequently used actions  —  After launching a number of new developer tools for Alexa last week, Amazon today introducing an updated version of its Alexa mobile app for consumers.
Bloomberg:
Sources detail Twitter's struggle to control employee account access: multiple warnings to Dorsey since 2015, bogus help requests used to snoop, and more  —  - Dorsey, Twitter's board warned repeatedly, ex-employees say  — Company says 1,500 staff and contractors can access user data
Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Google will extend its work from home policy until at least July 2021, affecting almost 200,000 full-time and contract employees  —  Search-engine giant pushes back return to normalcy  —  SAN FRANCISCO—Google will keep its employees home until at least next July …
Ionut Ilascu / BleepingComputer:
Source code leaked from exposed repos of many companies including Nintendo, Daimler AG, Microsoft, Adobe, Lenovo, and AMD; unclear how much of it is proprietary  —  Source code from exposed repositories of dozens of companies across various fields of activity (tech, finance, retail, food …
Dan Rys / Billboard:
Profile of FaZe Clan, an e-sports collective of 85 professional gamers and content creators, backed by big-time music investors, which has become a cultural hit  —  Esports company FaZe Clan is emerging as a cultural behemoth as gamers move from the basement into the entertainment business

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