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On a call with Facebook employees Tuesday, Mark Zuckerberg stood firmly behind his decision to leave up President Trump's inflammatory posts — In a call with Facebook employees, who have protested the inaction on President Trump's messages, Mark Zuckerberg said his decision was “pretty thorough.”
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| Ina Fried / Axios: |
After discussing the lack of action on Trump's posts with Mark Zuckerberg, civil rights leaders say they are “stunned by Mark's incomprehensible explanations” — A trio of civil rights leaders issued a blistering statement Monday following a meeting with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg …
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| Jordan Novet / CNBC: |
Zoom Q1: revenue of $328.2M, up 169% YoY, 265K customers with 10+ employees, up 354% YoY, projected Q2 revenue nearly double expectations, down 3% after hours — - Zoom's revenue growth picked up significantly during the quarter. — The company more than doubled its revenue guidance for the fiscal year as well.
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| Kate Conger / New York Times: |
Trump's executive order on social media is facing its first legal challenge, from the Center for Democracy and Technology, filed in DC's US District Court — The nonprofit Center for Democracy and Technology argues that the president's move against Twitter and other companies is retaliatory.
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| Filipe Espósito / 9to5Mac: |
Early build of iOS 14 points to the addition of an offline, built-in translator in Safari and possible full support of Apple Pencil input on websites — Apple is working to include a built-in translator in Safari, 9to5Mac has learned, as well as full Apple Pencil support on websites.
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| James Vincent / The Verge: |
As Blackout Tuesday posts fill Instagram feeds, many say they are drowning out vital information shared under the BLM and BlackLivesMatter hashtags — Users sharing black screens in solidarity have inadvertently taken over the #BlackLivesMatter hashtag — As part of a Blackout Tuesday …
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| Aaron Tilley / Wall Street Journal: |
Rivals say Microsoft used sharp-elbowed tactics to push Teams during the pandemic, deploying 50 staffers to work with NYC's school district to replace Zoom — The tech giant sees Teams, its group conferencing and collaboration software, as critical to its future
Tweets: @sub8u, @anthony, @andreasharsono, @realrobcopeland, and @cfiessinger
| Siddharth Venkataramakrishnan / Financial Times: |
Google removes Remove China Apps, which promised to help users rid their smartphones of Chinese apps, from the Play Store; the app had 4.7M downloads in India — Remove China Apps reached top of Play Store in India before it was ousted on Tuesday — Google intervened on Tuesday after millions …
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| Manish Singh / TechCrunch: |
Ride-hailing and payments firm Gojek says Facebook and PayPal were participating in its ongoing Series F; Gojek was valued at $10B after raising $1.2B in March — Facebook and PayPal have made investments in GoJek, joining Google and Tencent among other high-profile technology companies …
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| Brave Browser: |
Brave says it had 15.4M MAUs, up 125% YoY, and 5.3M DAUs in May, and the number of campaigns using Brave Ads grew from 400 to 1,530 since October 2019 — Over 1,500 ad campaigns delivered since Brave Ads launched one year ago — This May, Brave saw its monthly active users pass …
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| Taylor Hatmaker / TechCrunch: |
Facebook introduces its Manage Activity tool, an easier way to delete or archive old posts in bulk — Facebook is introducing a new tool to help users batch-delete old posts and shrink their digital footprint on the aging social network. — Called “Manage Activity,” …
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Tweets: @geoffreyfowler, @aagha, @dr_leah, @davegershgorn, and @gadgetlab
| Nilay Patel / The Verge: |
AT&T says HBO Max will be excused from AT&T's mobile data caps via its “sponsored data” program, while competing services like Netflix and Disney+ will not — Welcome to a world without net neutrality — HBO Max, AT&T's big bet on the future of streaming …
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| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Sony postpones a PlayStation 5 event scheduled for June 4 “to allow more important voices to be heard”, following similar moves by EA and Google amid protests — Sony's decision follows similar moves by EA and Google — Sony is postponing its PlayStation 5 event that was scheduled for June 4th due to ongoing protests.
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