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| Julia Carrie Wong / The Guardian: |
Facebook to notify users who liked, commented, or reacted to COVID-19 misinfo and guide them to WHO resources, as report finds debunked claims on the platform — Users who have liked, shared or commented on posts with false claims will be directed to WHO's ‘myth busters’ page
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| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Sources: at virtual all-hands, Tim Cook reiterated Apple's strong financials when asked about job cuts, said he doesn't know when staff will return to offices — - Tim Cook: Apple to make ‘really significant’ R&D investments — Company's retail staff begin preparing for store re-openings
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| Queenie Wong / CNET: |
Facebook is no longer planning to host local events in place of its F8 developer conference and cancels physical events with 50 or more people through June 2021 — Facebook said Thursday that it's no longer planning to host local events in place of its F8 developer conference …
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Engadget, Bloomberg, TechCrunch, ZDNet, Input, and Business Insider
Facebook: Mark Zuckerberg. Tweets: @sarahfrier, @kurtwagner8, @david_schor, @sarahfrier, @sarahfrier, @tmfsethjayson, @thosjleeper, @donie, @digiphile, @sarthakgh, @qwongsj, @thekenyeung, and @fredbenenson
| Jason Snell / Six Colors: |
Apple says macOS 10.15.5 will include a battery management tool for MacBooks with Thunderbolt 3 that manages battery life by analyzing the battery's temperature — The way MacBook batteries charge is about to change. Apple has released a new developer preview of macOS Catalina 10.15.5 …
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Tweets: @reneritchie, @jsnell, and @markgurman
| New York Times: |
Libra scales back ambitions of launching a global currency and will now focus on creating a traditional payment network with coins tied to local currencies — After months of criticism, the cryptocurrency is moving ahead with significant revisions. — OAKLAND, Calif. …
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| Paresh Dave / Reuters: |
Google says Gmail business and education users can now directly take video calls on Meet, with a new Zoom-like layout, noise filtering, and more coming later — OAKLAND, California (Reuters) - Google will allow business and education users on Gmail.com to directly take calls … | Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: |
Amazon introduces a long-form speaking style for news and music within third-party Alexa skills, making speech sound natural by inserting conversational pauses — Amazon today announced a long-form speaking style for news and music content within third-party Alexa skills (i.e., voice apps).
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Amazon Developer Services, Engadget, and The Verge
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| Sarah Krouse / Wall Street Journal: |
Verizon says it will buy videoconferencing company Blue Jeans Network, source says for less than $500M — Acquisition comes as the coronavirus spurs unprecedented work-from-home arrangements — Verizon Communications Inc. has agreed to buy videoconferencing company Blue Jeans Network Inc. …
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| Kevin Roose / New York Times: |
Analysis of Joe Biden's YouTube, which has just 32,000 subscribers, shows his weakness against Trump's online presence, especially as campaigning goes virtual — The coronavirus has forced the Democrats' presumptive presidential nominee into an all-digital campaign, and he's struggling to break through.
Tweets: @ryangrim, @alxthomp, @teamtrump, @alexstamos, @andrewgauthier, and @helloitsthao
| Alex Hern / The Guardian: |
Apple and Google's privacy-focused contact tracing APIs could impose limitations on the UK NHS's planned app, allowing only a limited version of contact tracing — Tech firms place limitations on how tracing apps may work in effort to protect users' privacy
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MacDailyNews, Cult of Mac, and AppleInsider
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| Natalia Drozdiak / Bloomberg: |
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| John Gruber / Daring Fireball: |
The quadrennial iPhone SEs break from the annual upgrade cycle, arriving 2.5 years after their lookalikes as final versions of popular form factors — The answer: Leap years, the summer Olympics, U.S. presidential elections. — The question: What are things that occur every fourth year?
| Jordan Novet / CNBC: |
Uber withdraws its 2020 financial guidance, will write down $1.9B-$2.2B on value of some equity investments due to pandemic, lockdowns; stock up 8%+ after hours — - Uber has holdings in Didi and Grab, among other assets. — The company lost $8.51 billion last year.
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| Jordan Novet / CNBC: |
NBA to use Microsoft's Azure cloud to add new features to its website and apps, like showing games in fans' native languages and letting them chat during games — - The NBA will tap Microsoft's Azure public cloud and use its Surface devices. — The league envisions delivering highlight reels …
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Microsoft, Bloomberg, OnMSFT.com, GeekWire, TechSpot, Thurrott, MSPoweruser, Windows Central, The Verge, and Engadget
Tweets: @east_cap, @kevinpeesker, @astraffon, @fxshaw, @jordannovet, @darrenheitner, and @swiftstories. Thanks:@mattrosoff
| Sebastiaan de With / Halide: |
An in-depth analysis of the 2020 iPad Pro's cameras and the mechanism behind its lidar sensor, aided by a proof of concept app to show the sensor's potential — Two weeks ago, Apple dropped a new iPad Pro into our lives via their website. One of its headline features? A brand new camera array.| Bloomberg: |
Sources: Sony plans to limit its initial PlayStation 5 production run in its first year partly because it expects lower demand due to a higher launch price — - Console still on track for year-end launch despite Covid-19 — Biggest impact from virus so far seen on unveiling timeline
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Tom's Hardware, The Next Web, ExtremeTech, Business Insider, International Business Times, Ubergizmo, TechHive, Gematsu, Input, Digital Trends, Global, and Polygon
Tweets: @toadsanime, @zhugeex, and @domsplaying
| Jacob Kastrenakes / The Verge: |
TikTok lets parents set restrictions on their kids' accounts like limiting screen time, disabling DMs, and restricting content, and disables DMs for under-16s — They can set screen time limits, disable DMs, and restrict content — TikTok is amping up its parental controls today …
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Newsroom | TikTok, Firstpost Tech, TechCrunch, Adweek, Tubefilter, Input, LarrysWorld.com, Forbes, Neowin, Naked Security, and Digital Trends
Tweets: @digitalmumshq, @yoda, and @mattnavarra
| Matt Day / Bloomberg: |
In his annual letter to shareholders, Jeff Bezos outlined the steps Amazon is taking to curb the coronavirus, including regular testing for all staff globally — Amazon.com Inc. Chief Executive Officer Jeff Bezos said the online retail giant is developing Covid-19 testing capabilities …
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The Amazon Blog, TechCrunch, The Big Stack, Adweek, Input, coinspeaker.com, Forbes, GeekWire, Business Insider, Digital Commerce 360, and Wall Street Journal
Tweets: @tanayj, @bloombergasia, @spencerjakab, @paulmromer, @jkrisch, @werner, and @luisgarciaalv
| Bloomberg: |
Sources: Apple is developing at least two over-ear wireless headphone variants, with swappable magnetic ear cups and headbands, to augment its AirPods business — - Over-ear headphones customizable via magnetic attachments — Entering a category led by own Beats brand, Bose and Sony
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TechRadar.com, The Next Web, Android Authority, Forbes, Ubergizmo, Ars Technica, iPhone in Canada Blog, Input, and Gizmodo
Tweets: @markgurman, @benbajarin, and @martinsfp
| Cameron Faulkner / The Verge: |
HP refreshes its Envy laptop range, including a redesigned 13-inch model with 10th-gen i7, starting at $1,000, and an updated 15-inch model from $1,350 — Also, AMD's Zen 2 CPUs are in the new Envy x360, starting at just $700 — Today, HP announced several new laptops in its Envy lineup …
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Engadget, press.ext.hp.com, VentureBeat, AnandTech, and AnandTech
| Christian Shepherd / Financial Times: |
Pony.ai tests autonomous delivery service in Irvine, CA for purchases on ecommerce site Yamibuy, as lockdowns have suspended testing of its robotaxi service — Chinese autonomous vehicle start-up repurposes fleet to transport goods in California — Chinese autonomous vehicle start …
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Bloomberg, Reuters, and VentureBeat
| Kirsten Korosec / TechCrunch: |
Instacart launches a prescription delivery service from nearly 200 Costco locations in states including CA and NY, driven by demand during the pandemic — Online grocery delivery company Instacart is launching a prescription delivery service through a partnership with Costco as demand …
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