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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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| 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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AnandTech, NVIDIA, NVIDIA, VentureBeat, Engadget, The Next Web, PC Gamer, Tom's Hardware, GameSpot, TechRadar, ExtremeTech, UploadVR, Digital Trends, and Ars Technica
Tweets: @jeremyphoward, @phazonlover, @valkyrietex, @kane, @newsycombinator, @digitalreb, and @bot_head_
| Matthew Buzzi / PCMag: |
Nvidia announces Broadcast for enhancing video calls/streams with noise cancellation and digital green screens, and Reflex for reducing latency in esports games — Nvidia Broadcast will empower users to enhance their calls and streams with noise cancellation and all-digital green screens …
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The Official NVIDIA Blog, NVIDIA, Synced, Forbes, Engadget, and Tom's Hardware
Tweets: @tomwarren and @nvidiageforce
| Spencer Soper / Bloomberg: |
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
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| Bryan Menegus / 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 …
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VICE, CNBC, The Register, ZDNet, Wired, Open Markets Institute, Reuters, Open Markets Institute, Bloomberg, The Hill, Business Insider, The Verge, The Independent, and Input
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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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| 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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Tweets: @riccimike, @scottthurm, @inafried, @chancehmiller, @tante, @stillgray, @govlarryhogan, @geoffreyfowler, and @caseyjohnston
| Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: TikTok sale talks have been complicated by China's new AI export restrictions, with parties unsure whether TikTok's algorithms can be included in sale — Complexity of new Chinese export restrictions has reduced the chances of a sale occurring soon
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Associated Press, GeekWire, and PYMNTS.com
Tweets: @ivanthek, @scottmaustin, @izakaminska, @miriamgottfried, @reaganbrad, @dylanbyers, @benmullin, and @yunheekim22
| Maria Armental / Wall Street Journal: |
Patreon says it has raised $90M at a $1.2B+ pre-money valuation, nearly twice the $660M valuation it had prior to a funding round last year — New Enterprise Associates and Wellington Management led the $90 million funding round — Membership platform Patreon Inc., which enables musicians … | 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 …
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Tweets: @xeni, @williamturton, @lawyerpants, and @nathanielpopper
| Microsoft on the Issues: |
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 …
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| Bloomberg: |
Sources: dating app Bumble is preparing for an IPO sometime in early 2021, seeking a valuation between $6B and $8B — - Bumble in talks with banks about an IPO early next year — Blackstone Group bought majority stake in Bumble last year — Bumble, a dating app that lets women … | 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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Tweets: @themrmobile, @thekenyeung, @backlon, @tomwarren, @backlon, and @lanceulanoff
| Bloomberg: |
Sources: AT&T decides not to sell its Warner Bros. gaming division, deciding to abandon a potential ~$4B deal once it realized the division's growth potential — - Boom in gameplay takes unit off list of assets to jettison — ‘No sacred cows,’ said Stankey, but this could be an exception
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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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TheStreet, New York Post, Yahoo News, Android Headlines, PingWest, and PYMNTS.com
Tweets: @bloombergasia, @jowens510, @mgsiegler, @ryanqualtrics, and @shirleyzeyu
| Oliver Reichenstein / iA: |
Apple allows Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter to sell ads, which are digital goods, in their iOS apps via direct transactions, avoiding IAP and the 30% cut — Why should Facebook—the biggest beneficiary of the iPhone, its tools, and its infrastructure—pay $99.-, when small developers have to pay tens and hundreds of thousands?
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GamingBolt. Tweets: @gruber, @mcelhearn, @reichenstein, @timcarrphoto, @letterror, @ia, @alexhern, @reichenstein, @gruber, @reichenstein, @ia, and @mcelhearn
| Makena Kelly / The Verge: |
Biden campaign releases official yard signs for Animal Crossing that players can use to decorate their virtual homes, as politicians try to reach voters online — It's the campaign's latest foray into online organizing — Starting today, September 1st, Animal Crossing …
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Kotaku, Polygon, New York Times, CCN.com, Input, Ars Technica, and SlashGear
Tweets: @zhugeex, @snowden, @krystalball, and @alxthomp
| 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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9to5Mac, The Information, Engadget, MacRumors, Ubergizmo, Pocketnow, Japan Today, Broadband TV News, Apple Must, Redmond Pie, PYMNTS.com, SiliconANGLE, MacDailyNews, International Business Times, Macworld, Ars Technica, Pocket-lint, The Streamable, iMore, Cult of Mac, and Android Authority
Tweets: @jenniferjjacobs, @pron_weter, @stevekopack, @jyarow, and @vladsavov
| Alex Barker / Financial Times: |
Google says it will raise the price for ads 2% in UK and 5% in Turkey and Austria to cover the cost of digital services taxes in Europe, starting in November — US tech group to charge additional fees in the UK, Turkey and Austria — Google is to pass on the cost of digital services taxes … | Lauren Kaori Gurley / VICE: |
Amazon is spying on private Facebook Groups for Flex drivers in US, UK, and Spain, monitoring for complaints and labor actions, per internal reports left online — The company is surveilling dozens of private Facebook groups in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Spain …
Tweets: @bigblackjacobin, @jason_koebler, and @jason_koebler
| 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 …
Tweets: @nmasc_, @jordannovet, and @jaycuthrell
| Gibran Naiyyar Peshimam / Reuters: |
Pakistan says it has blocked dating apps Tinder, Grindr, Tagged, Skout, and SayHi for violating local laws and streaming “immoral content” — KARACHI, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistan said on Tuesday it has blocked Tinder, Grindr and three other dating apps for not adhering to local laws … Sponsor Posts
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