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| Megan Graham / CNBC: |
Verizon joins the boycott of Facebook ads, pulling them until Facebook has “an acceptable solution that makes us comfortable”, the largest advertiser so far — - Verizon said on Thursday it is pulling advertising on Facebook and Instagram. — On Thursday, the Anti-Defamation …
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| Suzanne Vranica / Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: facing growing ad boycott, Facebook told advertisers it will “not make policy changes tied to revenue pressure” but will invest more in tackling hate — Social network tells advertisers it takes civil-rights groups' concerns seriously, but won't ‘make policy changes tied to revenue pressure’
Tweets: @annmlipton, @campuscodi, @sizpatel, @lenshermancbs, and @david_marcelis
| Laurence Dodds / Telegraph: |
TikTok says it will stop clipboard snooping after iOS 14 reveals when apps attempt to read the clipboard; TikTok claims it was used to identify spammy behavior — A security patch from Apple has suddenly exposed just how many smartphone apps are reading users' clipboards every time they are on screen
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| Dan Seifert / The Verge: |
Google launches group calling support for Assistant-powered smart displays, like Next Hub Max, in Google Meet for up to 100 users and in Duo for up to 32 people — Chat with up to either 32 or 100 right from your Nest Hub Max — Google is expanding the ways you can make video calls … | Casey Newton / The Verge: |
Google Photos gets a redesign with an interactive map view, a new three-tab structure that includes Photos, Search, and Library, and a simplified pinwheel icon — Plus, more features designed to help you rediscover your old photos — After five years as the dominant solution …
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| Taylor Hatmaker / TechCrunch: |
Facebook says it is globally rolling out a notification screen warning users if they try to share content that's more than 90 days old — Facebook announced Thursday that it would introduce a notification screen warning users if they try to share content that's more than 90 days old.
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| Sara Fischer / Axios: |
Google announces a licensing program to pay publishers for content for a new news product, launching later this year, as part of the Google News Initiative — In a major departure from its long-standing practice of not paying publishers directly to distribute their work …
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| Jacob Kastrenakes / The Verge: |
Twitch has begun issuing permanent bans after numerous sexual abuse allegations, but streamers who've complained doubt Twitch is ready to take them seriously — When streamer Samantha Wong told Twitch that she had been sexually harassed by another streamer, the report went all the way to the top.| Bloomberg: |
In email to staff, Uber CEO says it will “deprioritize” its finance-related projects, including Uber Money, as the head of its financial products quits — Uber Technologies Inc.'s financial services leader Peter Hazlehurst is calling it quits as the ride-hailing giant focuses … | Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Apple confirms it is not planning to support Boot Camp on ARM-based Macs, and says “purely virtualization is the route” — Virtualization is the route forward — Apple will start switching its Macs to its own ARM-based processors later this year, but you won't be able to run Windows in Boot Camp mode on them.
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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
YouTube is testing a new TikTok-like feature on mobile that will allow users to record 15-second, multi-segment videos — YouTube is taking direct aim at TikTok. The company announced on Wednesday it's beginning to test a new feature on mobile that will allow users to record 15-second long multi-segment videos.| Chaim Gartenberg / The Verge: |
HEY opens its email service to everyone and says Apple has approved its update with proposed changes to meet App Store guidelines — The $99-per-year email app no longer needs an invite to be used — Hey — the new email service from Basecamp that's been the subject of the latest fight …
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Engadget, iPhone in Canada Blog, AppleInsider, and Michael Tsai
Tweets: @dhh, @marcoarment, @dhh, @caseynewton, @bigzaphod, @zachwaugh, @martinsfp, @reckless, @dhh, and @sarahintampa
| Jack Koloskus / Input: |
Apple's new visual language in macOS 11 highlights a trend towards neumorphism, an iteration of skeuomorphic design that focuses on light moving within 3D space — If you watched Apple's annual WWDC event this week, or have been even casually observing some of the announcements the company made …
Tweets: @db, @michaelsteeber, @koloskus, @joshuatopolsky, @tomscocca, @raywongy, and @joshuatopolsky
| Joe Fedewa / XDA Developers: |
Google makes its ARCore Depth API available for developers on Android and Unity to build AR experiences — ARCore is Google's SDK for creating augmented reality experiences on Android and iOS. On Android devices, it's delivered as part of the Google Play Services for AR app.
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| Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica: |
Comcast is the first ISP to join Firefox's Trusted Recursive Resolver program to deploy encrypted DNS lookups on the Firefox browser — Comcast/Mozilla deal follows dispute over ISP snooping and DNS encryption. — Comcast is partnering with Mozilla to deploy encrypted DNS lookups on the Firefox browser … | Juli Clover / MacRumors: |
Apple to bring Face ID and Touch ID logins to the web in Safari 14 on mobile and desktop — Apple allows Touch ID and Face ID to be used in lieu of a password to access sensitive apps like those for banking or password management, and in the future, Face ID and Touch ID …
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| Financial Times: |
The UK has pledged to invest ~£500M in OneWeb equity deal after the company failed to secure ~$2B in new funding from investors; UK could end up with +20% stake — Move comes as government explores options for global navigation system — Boris Johnson has pledged hundreds of millions …
Tweets: @brexit_sham, @tomtugendhat, @bbcamos, @trengriffin, @darrenpjones, and @anthonywatson
| New York Times: |
Sources say the DOJ has made the antitrust inquiry into Google its top priority and the case is moving swiftly, spurred by the personal interest of AG Barr — Attorney General William Barr's attention to the Justice Department investigation shows the high stakes for the agency and for him.
Tweets: @b_fung, @mmasnick, @charlie_savage, @dmccabe, @matthewstoller, @eisingerj, @puiwingtam, and @karlbode
| Ari Levy / CNBC: |
Security software vendor Tanium partners with Salesforce, which led a new round of funding, bringing total raised to $900M at a $9B valuation — - Tanium said it has now raised $900 million total, suggesting that Salesforce is investing about $100 million into the security company.
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| Kate Clark / The Information: |
PitchBook: the median valuation for Series C and later stage funding increased to a new high of $120M in the first half of 2020, from $80M for 2019 — When coronavirus fears sent stocks tumbling this spring, venture capitalists expected startup valuations to follow.
Tweets: @kateclarktweets, @lahepler, and @coryweinberg
| Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: White House has discussed various strategies to build competition against Huawei in 5G, like tax breaks and export-bank financing for Ericsson, Nokia — The Trump administration has discussed a range of strategies to build competition against Huawei
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| Cade Metz / New York Times: |
Michael Hawley, whose work at MIT Media Lab helped lay the groundwork for IoT, and who helped Steve Jobs and Larry Page write commencement speeches, dies at 58 — A man of manifold interests, his achievements ranged from developing ideas behind the so-called Internet of Things to publishing the world's biggest book.
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