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YouTube TV is raising its monthly rate to $65 from $50, due to “the rising cost of content”; some ViacomCBS channels are becoming available on the service today — YouTube TV is getting another price hike, making its live TV streaming service less competitive with the cable TV services it aims to replace.
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| Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: |
Google shares details on upcoming Sheets features that automatically clean up and complete data, through formula suggestions and more — Google today announced a couple of updates to Google Sheets that will make building spreadsheets and analyzing data in them a little bit easier.
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The Keyword, ZDNet, 9to5Google, SiliconANGLE, Engadget, Tom's Hardware, CNET, VentureBeat, TechSpot, International Business Times, Neowin, MSPoweruser, and The Verge. Tweets: @brianroemmele
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Facebook says it removed 220 FB groups and 95 Instagram accounts dedicated to “Boogaloo”, weeks after feds said Boogaloo members planned murder of agent on FB — Facebook announced Tuesday that it is removing groups dedicated to the Boogaloo extremist movement one month … | Zoe Schiffer / The Verge: |
Leaked memo: Verily is suspending spot bonuses through 2020 and redirecting the money to diversity and inclusion programs — The move frustrated employees who said it implied the initiatives aren't worthy of their own investment — Verily Life Sciences, the Alphabet-owned healthcare company …
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Business Insider. Tweets: @chrissyfarr, @aprilaser, @hughlangley, @robaeprice, and @oliviasolon
| Paul Sawers / VentureBeat: |
Microsoft unveils initiatives to upskill workers amid the “COVID-19 economy” including cash grants, affordable skill certificates, and a learning app in Teams — Microsoft has announced a slew of new initiatives designed to open up access to new digital skills, including cash grants …
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The Official Microsoft Blog, Financial Times, Thurrott, MSPoweruser, TechCrunch, Slashdot, Engadget, OnMSFT.com, and ComputerWeekly.com
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| Sara Fischer / Axios: |
Facebook will change its News Feed algorithm to prioritize news stories with original reporting and demote ones that are not transparent about their authors — Beginning today, Facebook will be updating the way news stories are ranked in its News Feed to prioritize original reporting, executives tell Axios.
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| Manish Singh / TechCrunch: |
Following the government's ban, many users have lost access to TikTok in India, its biggest overseas market, and the app is not in App Store or Play Store — A growing number of internet service providers in India have started to block their subscribers from accessing TikTok … | Rahul Shrivastava / India Today: |
| Abram Brown / Forbes: |
Chat app Discord raises $100M led by Index Ventures at a $3.5B valuation, up from $2.05B 18 months ago, and says it has ~100M MAUs, up 50% YoY — By shutting out white supremacists and reinventing itself to be more accessible, Discord has added millions of more diverse users—teachers …
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| Kevin Roose / New York Times: |
Q&A with Reddit CEO Steve Huffman on banning r/The_Donald and other problematic subreddits, after resisting for years — Steve Huffman, Reddit's co-founder and chief executive, says new rule changes will help the company fulfill its mission. — On Monday, Reddit …
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International Business Times. Tweets: @kevinroose, @blackamazon, @timoreilly, @apocalypticanow, @shiraovide, @ultraviolet, and @fraying
| Cara Lombardo / Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: Uber in talks to buy Postmates for ~$2.6B in a deal that could be announced next week if not sooner — A deal between Uber and the San Francisco-based food-delivery company could be announced next week if not sooner — Uber Technologies Inc. is in discussions to buy Postmates Inc …
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Tweets: @mikeisaac, @cnbcnow, @aaschapiro, and @martinapennisi
| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
UK government plans to begin allowing rental e-scooter trials on roads from Saturday, in a bid to ease pressure on public transport during the pandemic — In light of COVID-19 and social distancing regulations, the UK has been working on making it easier for people to get from point A to B …
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GOV.UK, BBC, Associated Press, The Guardian, Engadget, Verdict, Pocket-lint, The Verge, Sifted, euronews, Pocket-lint, and Telegraph
Tweets: @createstreets, @mckinneytweets, @allpartycycling, @profdaveandress, and @oobr
| Catalin Cimpanu / ZDNet: |
Researchers found 25 Android apps, downloaded 2.3M+ times, stealing Facebook credentials through a phishing page overlay; Google has now removed them — The malicious apps were downloaded more than 2.34 million times. — Google has removed this month 25 Android applications …
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TechRadar.com, The Sun, Lifehacker, and Tom's Guide
| Dan Goodin / Ars Technica: |
US Cybercom warns foreign state-backed hackers will likely abuse a recently discovered SAML vulnerability that allows unauthorized network admin logins — The window of opportunity to fix critical security bug is rapidly closing. — Foreign hackers backed by a well-resourced government …
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us-cert.gov, The New Stack, Dark Reading, Threatpost, TechCrunch, and Computer Business Review
| Kelsey Sutton / Adweek: |
Bozoma Saint John, veteran of Uber, Apple, and Pepsi-Cola, is joining Netflix as CMO, succeeding Jackie Lee-Joe, who joined Netflix a year ago — Marketing heavy hitter succeeds Jackie Lee-Joe after just a year — Marketing powerhouse Bozoma Saint John is joining the streaming giant Netflix as chief marketing officer.
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Tweets: @lucas_shaw and @zoescaman
| Sebastian Sinclair / CoinDesk: |
Cloud computing blockchain startup Dfinity opens platform to outside devs, debuts a decentralized TikTok-like service, CanCan, written in under 1K lines of code — Decentralized cloud computing startup Dfinity has announced its “Internet Computer” is now open to third-party developers.| Bloomberg: |
Sources: Apple has shifted the strategy of its Arcade gaming service, canceling contracts for some titles in development and seeking games with more engagement — - Company ends contracts for multiple future Arcade titles — Apple seeks games with stronger engagement to hook users
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Macworld, Engadget, CNET, Ubergizmo, AppleInsider, iMore, Gamasutra, iDownloadBlog.com, TouchArcade, GameSpot, 9to5Mac, and MacRumors
Tweets: @stroughtonsmith, @film_girl, @bzamayo, and @viticci
| Ryne Hager / Android Police: |
Nearby Sharing, Android's long-awaited AirDrop competitor, is rolling out in beta — Android's long-awaited Nearby Sharing may be just about ready. The feature, which allows you to share files between Android devices quickly, easily, and wirelessly, has been compared to Apple's AirDrop …
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Pocketnow, Neowin, Android Headlines, Droid Life, Android Authority, MSPoweruser, Android Central, and Liliputing
| Jeff Hunter / AnyList Blog: |
AnyList says it won't support Sign In With Apple due to issues it creates with customer support and poor documentation, will also remove Facebook Login — Starting June 30th, Apple will be enforcing a new rule in the App Store requiring many apps to support Sign in with Apple.
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Six Colors and iMore
Tweets: @jacobbennett, @dhh, @martinsfp, @stshank, @morten_bo, @nixcraft, and @johnwilson
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Sensor Tower: consumer spending on apps reached $50.1B globally during the first half of 2020, up 23.4% YoY, and first time installs were up 26.1% YoY — Consumer spending on mobile apps and app installs grew significantly during the first half of 2020, in part due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to new data from Sensor Tower.
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Amazon is boosting efforts to lure military and commercial space organizations as major users of AWS, hoping to benefit from rising spending in the sector — AWS's move comes during a multiyear surge in U.S. military and civilian agency spending on space projects
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ZDNet, Business Wire, CNBC, CRN, Benzinga, Bloomberg, TechCrunch, CNET, and GeekWire
Tweets: @aws_gov and @thesheetztweetz
| Matthew J. Belvedere / CNBC: |
Netflix says it will put 2% of its cash holdings, currently ~$100M, toward financial institutions and organizations dedicated to helping Black communities — - Netflix announced plans to start putting 2% of its cash holdings into financial institutions and organizations to “directly support Black communities in the U.S.”
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