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Sources detail attempts by Amazon delivery drivers in Chicago to beat peers to new orders by hanging smartphones in trees near Amazon's delivery stations — - Scammers seem to have rigged Amazon system to get orders first — Operation reflects ferocious rivalry for gigs in a bad economy| Bloomberg: |
Sources: Apple is building ~75M 5G iPhones for later this year, along with two new Apple Watch versions, iPad Air with edge-to-edge screen, and smaller HomePod — - Headphones, new Watch models, iPad Air, smaller HomePod coming — Supply chain, consumer interest hold up in pandemic, recession
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| Donie O'Sullivan / CNN: |
Facebook says, after an FBI tip, it took down several pages and accounts pushing a fake left-wing news outlet made by people linked to Russian troll group IRA — New York (CNN Business)People associated with the infamous St. Petersburg troll group that was part of Russia's attempt to interfere …
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| Gizmodo: |
Amazon had job listings, now removed, for “intelligence analysts” who would assess “labor organizing threats” and contribute to filings like restraining orders — Jeff Bezos obviously doesn't want a union in his company. Amazon's increasingly flippant statements … | Russell Brandom / The Verge: |
Apple and Google unveil a framework to help states easily generate and deploy interoperable contact tracing apps, coming in iOS 13.7 now and Android 6.0+ later — States can now deploy exposure notifications without building their own apps — Apple and Google are launching …
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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Walmart unveils its new membership service Walmart+, launching Sept. 15 for $98 per year, offering free, unlimited same-day delivery, fuel discounts, and more — Walmart today officially unveiled its new membership service and Amazon Prime rival, which it's calling “Walmart+.”
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| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Nvidia announces new RTX 3080 GPU, priced at $699 and launching Sept. 17, boasting up to two times the performance of the RTX 2080, as well as a $499 RTX 3070 — Nvidia promises a PC gaming breakthrough — Nvidia is unveiling its new GeForce RTX 3000 series graphics cards today.
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| David Ingram / NBC News: |
Twitter says it plans to add context to trending topics, including picking a “representative tweet” for trends, amid criticism that the feature amplifies hoaxes — Twitter announced Tuesday that it plans to make a series of small changes to its trending topics feature to try …
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| Nathaniel Popper / New York Times: |
Sources: US believes another teen, age 16, was involved in the July 15 Twitter hack and conducted a search of his home; warrant and other docs are under seal — On Tuesday, federal agents served a Massachusetts teenager with a search warrant. He appears to have played a significant role … | Ryne Hager / Android Police: |
Samsung's Galaxy Z Fold2 will cost $2,000, have a 4,500 mAh battery, 5G, 12GB RAM, 256GB storage, 7.6" 120Hz primary display, and start shipping on Sept. 18 — After endless leaks and the company's own teasing, Samsung has officially unveiled the Galaxy Z Fold2 at its “Unpacked Part 2” event today.
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| Bloomberg: |
Trump reiterates his demand that the US be “well compensated” by the sale of TikTok's US assets, saying he told those involved a deal had to happen by Sept. 15 — - President also reiterates Sept. 15 deadline to strike a deal — White House has explored collecting fees from sale of TikTok
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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Amazon Music partners with Twitch to let artists livestream to the Amazon Music app on iOS and Android — Amazon is leveraging its investment in live-streaming site Twitch to expand its Amazon Music service. The company announced this morning Twitch's livestreams will now be available … | Jordan Novet / CNBC: |
Lunchclub, a service that facilitates virtual introductions, raises ~$24M led by Coatue and Lightspeed at a $100M+ valuation, says usage is up 10x amid pandemic — - Usage of the Lunchclub service for introducing professionals has risen tenfold since the coronavirus pandemic caused the start …
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| New York Times: |
Facebook warns it will block Australian users and news organizations from sharing news stories on Facebook and Instagram if the ACCC's proposal passes — The move, a response to pressure to pay publishers when their stories are posted on the social network, could add to internet silos springing up around the world.
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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Amazon says Alexa can now handle paying for gas at over 11,500 Exxon and Mobil stations in the US, via Echo Auto and other Alexa-enabled mobility devices — In January, Amazon announced a new feature would allow Alexa users to pay for their gas at the pump using voice commands via Echo Auto and other Alexa-enabled mobility devices.
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Microsoft unveils new tools to identify deepfake videos and launches an interactive quiz at SpotDeepfakes.org to combat disinformation — Today, we're announcing two new technologies to combat disinformation, new work to help educate the public about the problem, and partnerships to help advance … | Alison Weissbrot / AdExchanger: |
UK-based ad tech startup InfoSum, which lets organizations match customer data in a privacy-compliant way, raises $15M led by Upfront Ventures and IA Ventures — InfoSum, a UK-based data platform that allows companies to match data in a privacy compliant-way, has raised $15 million … | Can Duruk / Margins: |
Facebook acts more like a PR firm than a tech company, being good at deflecting bad press while avoiding any real accountability — What happens when PR eats the world? — 1 hr … A couple weeks ago, I talked about the dual reality I seemed to be living in.| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Data compliance startup InCountry, which helps SaaS companies store data locally, raises $18M in an extension to its Series A at a valuation of over $150M — We're seeing a gradual expansion of national regulations that require data from SaaS applications to be stored locally, in the country where it's sourced and used.
Tweets: @lounibos, @peteryared, and @incountryinc
| Anthony Ha / TechCrunch: |
Stockholm-headquartered Bambuser, which has pivoted to making tools for live video shopping, raises $45M — Bambuser is a name that you may not have heard in a while, but the Stockholm-headquartered company is announcing today that it's raised $45 million in new funding this year …
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