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Shopify says it will join the Libra Association, contributing financially and operating a node that processes transactions of Facebook's stablecoin — After eBay, Visa, Stripe, and other high-profile departures, the Libra Association scored a win today with the addition of Shopify.
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Sources: Google is resisting efforts to surrender emails, texts, and other documents sought by state investigators probing anticompetitive digital-ad practices — Company is reluctant to surrender some documents in investigation of possible anticompetitive practices
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Tweets: @gregbensinger, @yost4ohio, @jbflint, @jason_kint, @asharma, and @rstephens
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Google indexes invite links to private WhatsApp group chats, exposing the participants and their phone numbers to anyone who discovers and joins the chats — Google is indexing invite links to WhatsApp group chats whose administrators may want to be private.
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| Jon Porter / The Verge: |
Google says that from August 3 all new Google Play apps that access background location will need to pass review, expanding to all existing apps on November 3 — Apps will face a new review process to enable the feature — Google is placing new restrictions on which Android apps can track … | Christopher Dring / GamesIndustry.biz: |
Sony and Facebook say they will not attend Game Developers Conference this year due to coronavirus concerns; Facebook to make Oculus announcements online — Oculus announcements will now take place online — PlayStation and Facebook Gaming/Oculus will not be attending …
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Tweets: @perpetualmaniac, @ericcosky, @oculus_dev, @iainthomson, @antonhand, and @gameovergreggy
| Madhumita Murgia / Financial Times: |
MIT researchers say they used AI to discover new potent antibiotics that treat drug-resistant diseases — Machine learning uncovers potent new drug able to kill 35 powerful bacteria — Artificial intelligence has been used to discover new antibiotics effective against untreatable diseases …
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Facebook will pay users up to $5 for voice recordings via its Viewpoints app to improve its speech recognition tech; recordings won't be tied to user profiles — But it won't pay much — Facebook will offer to pay some users for voice recordings that will be used to help improve …
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| Anthony Ha / TechCrunch: |
Shogun, which helps e-commerce brands build faster websites, has raised $10M Series A, led by Initialized Capital with participation from VMG Partners and YC — Amazon may have a market cap of more than $1 trillion, but Finbarr Taylor, CEO of Y Combinator-backed startup Shogun, said the e-commerce giant is “kind of dropping the ball.”
Tweets: @rishmishra and @garrytan
| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft announces Defender ATP for Linux, will offer the antivirus software for Android and iOS later this year as part of its enterprise security platform — New Defender mobile apps will be available later this year — Microsoft is planning to bring its Defender antivirus software to Android and iOS later this year.
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Tweets: @miladmsft, @satyanadella, @tomwarren, @kifleswing, @stevesi, @teroalhonen, @campuscodi, @_harshilshah, and @brakmic
| Dieter Bohn / The Verge: |
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip review: the best hinge on a folding phone so far but the screen's plastic covering scratches easily and the cameras are disappointing — Even with a glass screen, it's just a curiosity — Samsung's brand-new Galaxy Z Flip is the third folding screen phone that I've reviewed.
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| Alex Sherman / CNBC: |
Sprint and T-Mobile have agreed to amend their merger agreement to give Deutsche Telekom a higher ownership stake in the new combined company — - Sprint and T-Mobile have agreed to amend their merger deal agreement to give Deutsche Telekom a higher ownership stake in the new combined company.
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Tweets: @asifsuria, @waltlightshed, @johnlegere, @cgasparino, and @sherman4949
| Paul Sawers / VentureBeat: |
Volocopter, which aims to develop an autonomous air taxi service, extends its Series C by another €37M, taking the round total to €87M — Volocopter, a German company that's developing autonomous electric takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft for commercial air taxi services …
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| Nick Statt / The Verge: |
New Mexico AG sues Google, alleging the company tracks data of students who use free Chromebooks provided to schools through its G Suite for Education platform — ‘Tracking student data without parental consent is not only illegal, it is dangerous’ — Google is facing a new lawsuit filed …
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Tweets: @il_fps, @_danielsinclair, @whatthebit, @marthagailmoore, @commercialfree, and @feamster
| Steve O'Hear / TechCrunch: |
Tier Mobility, an e-scooter rental service operating in 55 cities across 11 countries, extends its Series B to $100M+, up from $60M disclosed in October — Tier, the European e-scooter rentals startup that operates in 55 cities across 11 countries, has topped up its funding for the second time in four months.| Julia Boorstin / CNBC: |
Source: Facebook is considering transparency measures around posts by political campaign staffers, due to concerns around Bloomberg campaign's use of the site — - Facebook is considering ways to show when a paid campaign staffer shares a political post on the site.
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Sources: around 300 workers at Oracle offices around the world walked out on Thursday to protest Larry Ellison's fundraiser for Trump on Wednesday — - Chairman's fundraiser for Trump re-election sparked anger — Activism more muted than at tech companies like GoogleSponsor Posts
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