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Netflix says it is offering free access to select original content for non-subscribers, on Android and web, with a 30-second skippable ad for Netflix — Available on Android and computer browsers globally. — Snapchat — HIGHLIGHTS — Netflix is offering limited free access …
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Sources: TikTok has chosen a buyer for its US, New Zealand, and Australian businesses, expected to be for $20B-$30B, and could announce as soon as Tuesday — - TikTok has chosen a bidder for its U.S., New Zealand and Australian businesses and could announce the deal as soon as Tuesday.
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| Jeff John Roberts / Fortune: |
Source: Coinbase is exploring the use of blockchain-based tokens as part of its IPO; waiting for regulatory approval may push its IPO announcement to mid-2021 — Coinbase announced on Monday that prominent venture capitalist Marc Andreessen is joining its board, alongside Gokul Rajaram … | Annie Palmer / CNBC: |
FAA says it has given Amazon permission to operate its Prime Air delivery drones; Amazon began testing the fleet in 2013, aiming to make deliveries in 30 mins — - Amazon on Monday received approval from the Federal Aviation Administration to operate its fleet of Prime Air delivery drones.
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| Reuters: |
Survey of 1,349 US adults finds 40% support Trump's threatened ban on TikTok if a US buyer cannot be found, with responses split along party lines — WASHINGTON/ NEW YORK (Reuters) - Forty percent of Americans back President Donald Trump's threat to ban videosharing app TikTok if it is not sold …
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| Erin Griffith / New York Times: |
Employees at equity management service Carta, most of them women, say they were belittled, excluded from meetings, and punished if they voiced their concerns — Current and former workers at Carta, a hot Silicon Valley fintech company, said they were belittled, excluded and punished if they spoke up.| Abner Li / 9to5Google: |
Qualcomm announces Snapdragon 732G, a “follow-on” to the Pixel 4a's 730G chip that launched in April 2019, with a claimed 15% improvement in graphics rendering — The Snapdragon 730G got a high-profile launch with the Pixel 4a earlier this month.
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| Monica Chin / The Verge: |
Google launches Kids Space, a mode for Android tablets with kid-friendly features and content as well as parental controls, coming first to Lenovo's new tablets — It's coming to Lenovo tablets first — Google has announced Kids Space, a new mode for Android tablets that includes kid-friendly features …
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| Monica Chin / The Verge: |
Lenovo announces a new flagship laptop line, the Yoga 9: convertible 14" and 15" Yoga 9i starts at $1,399, while non-convertible Yoga Slim 9i starts at $1,599 — A slim device with a leather cover — Lenovo has announced a new flagship consumer laptop line, the Yoga 9 series.| Joseph Trevithick / The Drive: |
Mexican cartel hitmen seem to have adopted the use of bomb-laden drones in assassinations, following the tactic's proliferation on Iraqi and Syrian battlefields — Mexico's drug cartels are notoriously well armed and equipped, with some possessing very heavy weaponry, including armored gun trucks sporting heavy machine guns.| Eric Slivka / MacRumors: |
Apple says App Store policy changes, including not delaying bug fix updates over guideline violations and letting developers challenge guidelines, are now live — Back in June at WWDC, Apple announced several changes to its handling of App Store review, noting that it would in most cases … | Jon Fingas / Engadget: |
Samsung starts mass production of 16GB LPDDR5 DRAM using extreme ultraviolet lithography, says the process clears a “major developmental hurdle” in scaling RAM — Samsung is fond of bragging about its progress on memory chips, but this is one time where it made a particularly notable breakthrough.Sponsor Posts
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