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| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft is launching its Surface Duo dual-screen Android phone on September 10 for $1,399, with preorders starting today in the US — Microsoft is launching its Surface Duo dual-screen Android phone on September 10th, priced from $1,399. After months of Microsoft executives teasing …
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| Scott Stein / CNET: |
Hands-on with a non-functioning Surface Duo prototype, which has two 5.6-inch OLED screens forming a 8.1-inch display, bound together by a unique hinge — Inside a little white box in front of me is a gadget that looks like a little book. The Microsoft Windows logo is embossed on top.
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| Lauren Feiner / CNBC: |
Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi says it will likely need to shut down for several months in California if it is forced to re-classify drivers as employees — - Uber would likely shut down temporarily for several months if a court does not overturn a recent ruling requiring it to classify its drivers …
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| Debby Wu / Bloomberg: |
Foxconn says it plans to split supply chain between the Chinese and US markets as trade ties fracture and declares that China's time as world's factory is over — - Hon Hai planning separate supply lines for the two big markets — Company's earnings outperformed expectations but warns on Q3
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| New York Times: |
Hands-on with Instagram's Reels: confusing, frustrating, impossible to navigate, and lacking TikTok's editing features — TikTok might not be winning over President Trump, but it sure beats its Instagram copycat for making and sharing short videos. — Millions of people have used …
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| Francoise Brougher: |
Former Pinterest COO provides a detailed account of her claims about gender discrimination and toxic workplace culture with recommendations for the company — Pinterest has always been about aspiration. It is a platform for sharing beautiful images, curating galleries of an idealized world.
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| Erin Griffith / New York Times: |
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| Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: |
Google launches new tools to make developing Android apps on Chrome OS easier, including a new ChromeOS.dev resource website and a native Android Emulator — Google today launched ChromeOS.dev, a new site that aims to help developers get started with building Android apps for the company's Linux-based operating system.| Theodore Schleifer / Vox: |
Biden's VP pick Kamala Harris, who has close ties with tech execs and has dodged questions about breaking up Big Tech, is likely to generate excitement in SV — Sen. Kamala Harris has had a close relationship with Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
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| Terry Nguyen / Vox: |
Instagram has been taken over by “social justice slideshows” that use the 10-image carousel format to inform and educate about myriad issues — PowerPoint activism is everywhere on Instagram. Why do these posts look so familiar? — In 1971, to the backdrop of a funky jazz rhythm …
Tweets: @jordansarge, @jenniferpadjemi, @erinblasco, @terrygtnguyen, @imjasondiamond, @voxdotcom, @terrygtnguyen, and @wongmjane
| Robert Burnson / Bloomberg: |
After a $650M settlement in a biometric data collection case last month, Facebook faces a new suit alleging Instagram collects biometric data without consent — Facebook Inc. is facing new allegations that it illegally harvests the biometric data of users, this time in a lawsuit that targets the company's photo-sharing app Instagram.
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| James Vincent / The Verge: |
Twitter launches API v2, the first complete rebuild of its API since 2012, in a bid to improve relations with third-party developers — Wooing developers with a new API — Twitter is making it easier for businesses, academics, and third-party developers to build on its platform with the launch of its API v2 today.
Tweets: @gedeon, @twitterapi, @tomwarren, and @backlon
| Joseph Cox / VICE: |
A look at so-called Russian, encrypted, or “white” SIMs, used by criminals to spoof phone numbers, add voice manipulation to calls in real-time, and more — Criminals use so-called Russian, encrypted, or white SIMs to change their phone number, add voice manipulation to their calls …
Tweets: @josephfcox, @josephfcox, @josephfcox, @josephfcox, @kevincollier, @brianroemmele, @lorenzofb, @josephfcox, @josephfcox, and @josephfcox
| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft commits to launching the Xbox Series X in November and will delay Halo Infinite until 2021 — Halo Infinite will not be available until 2021 — Microsoft is committing to launching its next-generation Xbox Series X console in November. The company had previously only confirmed a vague …
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Tweets: @tomwarren, @cosolix, @opticmaniac, @woggerman1974, @theeggman64, @vicious696, @gaohmee, @geoffkeighley, and @dennyvondoom
| Alex Kantrowitz / Big Technology: |
Facebook rolls out an interstitial screen that pops up when users try sharing COVID-19 content, showing the source and date created, adding much-needed friction — With its product decisions, Facebook is admitting the share button can do more harm than good.| Kevin Roose / New York Times: |
QAnon followers are hijacking #SaveTheChildren, an anti-human-trafficking movement, and joining parenting Facebook Groups in order to gain new followers — Fans of the pro-Trump conspiracy theory are clogging anti-trafficking hotlines, infiltrating Facebook groups and raising false fears about child exploitation.
Tweets: @cjane87, @melissagira, @rottenindenmark, @sophiabush, @kellyweill, @kevinroose, @kevinroose, and @kevinroose
| Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: |
Gong, which uses AI to provide insights on customer behavior and improve sales, raises $200M Series D, at a $2.2B valuation, led by Coatue — Gong.io, a startup providing an “intelligence platform” for enterprise sales teams, today nabbed $200 million in funding at a $2.2 billion valuation …
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Tweets: @jasonlk and @docolumide
| Leah Nylen / Politico: |
Profile of Jim Hood, who tussled with Google during his 16 years as Mississippi's AG and, sources say, is now advising the AG-led multistate antitrust probe — Mississippi's former AG waged a nine-year battle with Google that prompted the company to take him to court …
Tweets: @ruralchrislee
| Becky Ferreira / New York Times: |
As Amazon joins SpaceX and OneWeb in launching satellite constellations, astronomers worry about the effects on astronomical observations and image quality — The F.C.C. approved the company's 3,236-satellite constellation, which aims to provide high-speed internet service around the world.
Tweets: @nytscience, @nytscience, @mamabearkingdom, @omanreagan, @ethanbearman, @fyiscipolicy, @nytimes, and @erichhoyt
| Cheng Ting-Fang / Nikkei Asian Review: |
Sources: Chinese state-backed chip firms QXIC and HSMC, which are led by ex-TSMC execs, have each hired 50+ veteran engineers and managers from TSMC since 2019 — Emerging chipmakers offer lavish pay packages to snap up talent — TAIPEI — Two Chinese government-backed chip projects …
Tweets: @bgurley, @jorge_guajardo, and @rdrv3
| Wall Street Journal: |
Analysis: TikTok used an Android security hole to collect MAC addresses, possibly for ad tracking, without an ability to opt out; the practice ended in November — The tactic, which experts in mobile-phone security said was concealed through an unusual added layer of encryption, appears to have violated Google policies
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