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Six former employees of eBay charged with leading a cyberstalking campaign against a couple they believed was critical of eBay in an online ecommerce newsletter — BOSTON (CBS) - Six former eBay executives and employees are facing federal charges after they allegedly led a cyberstalking campaign …
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| David Pierce / Protocol: |
Basecamp debuts Hey, an email service for $99/year that tries to reimagine email, blocks tracking pixels, but needs its own client and can't import old email — David Heinemeier Hansson, the co-founder and CTO of Basecamp, is trying very hard to not say “I told you so.”
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| Karissa Bell / Engadget: |
Instagram says that, amid concerns it may “shadowban” Black voices, it will review harassment and verification rules, and check for bias in recommendations — Instagram's top executive says the company will review its harassment and verification policies, as well as how the app recommends content …
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| Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch: |
T-Mobile underwent a major phone and text message outage across the US on Monday — T-Mobile appears to be having problems. — Customers are reporting that they can't make or receive phone calls, although data appears to be unaffected. Some customers say that text messaging is also affected.
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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Apple says its App Store facilitated $519B in commerce globally in 2019, citing a study from Analysis Group — Amid increasing antitrust scrutiny by U.S. regulators, Apple announced an update on its App Store ecosystem. While the company normally shares some App Store metrics during its WWDC keynote …
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| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
EU opens two antitrust investigations into Apple's practices regarding the App Store and Apple Pay — Both investigations begin today — The European Commission is opening two antitrust investigations into Apple's App Store and Apple Pay practices today.
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| Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: |
Microsoft moves its Windows 10 Insider Program from rings to channels, to focus more on release quality rather than frequency of builds — For the last few years, Microsoft has given Windows enthusiasts the ability to opt in to early release “rings,” with the choice to pick between “fast” …
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Windows Blog, Windows Central, Windows Latest, OSnews, TechPowerUp, gHacks Technology News, Thurrott, OnMSFT.com, Petri, MSPoweruser, Wccftech, Softpedia News, Digital Trends, BetaNews, and ZDNet. Tweets: @tomwarren
| Olivia Solon / NBC News: |
Dozens of Tunisian, Syrian, and Palestinian activists and journalists say their Facebook accounts have been deactivated recently on the pretext of terrorism — “Facebook doesn't care. It closes our accounts on the pretext of terrorism. We are against terrorism and violence," one journalist said.
Tweets: @oliviasolon, @sivavaid, @evan_greer, @aprilaser, @blackamazon, and @oliviasolon
| Bloomberg: |
Sources: Epic Games, which owns Fortnite, Unreal Engine, and Houseparty, is close to raising $750M at a ~$17B valuation, with investors including T. Rowe, KKR — - Epic owns Fortnite video game, Unreal Engine and Houseparty — T. Rowe, KKR, Baillie Gifford to participate in round
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| Ifeoma Ozoma / @ifeomaozoma: |
[Thread] Former Pinterest public policy exec Ifeoma Ozoma shares stories of her time at the company that call into question its declared solidarity with BLM — I shouldn't have to share this story in the year of our Lord, 2020 - but here we are. I'm an alum of Yale, Google, FB, in the WaPo Tech 202 Network, etc...and recently decided to leave @Pinterest, which just declared ‘solidarity with BLM.’ What a joke. 🙃1/ #BelieveBlackWomen
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| Ashley Carman / The Verge: |
Cameo launches Cameo Live, where people can, instead of a prerecorded shoutout, book a 10-minute Zoom call with celebrities — Jeremy Piven charges $15K for 10 minutes — Cameo has a new way for fans to interact with celebrities: Zoom calls. The company launched a video call option over the weekend …
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| Matthew Boyle / Bloomberg: |
Walmart partners with Shopify to expand its third-party marketplace, with plans to add 1,200 Shopify sellers this year — - Move is retailer's latest attempt to grow online sales, profit — Walmart will bring 1,200 Shopify sellers to its site this year
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