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Sources: Simon Property, the biggest US mall owner, and Amazon explored turning stores formerly occupied by J.C. Penney and Sears into fulfillment centers — Hookup between Simon Property Group, Amazon would show how retail and logistics are converging more rapidly
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Facebook, Google, and Twitter are making the same mistakes big news outlets made decades ago, trying to placate hyperpartisan critics who are “working the refs” — The new referees in American politics are Facebook, Google and Twitter, and they would be wise to pay attention to lessons the old media tried to learn.
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Sources: Sequoia, which first invested in ByteDance in 2014 and holds a 10%+ stake, has been pressing its White House contacts to help land a deal for TikTok — TikTok's parent has been looking for a way to keep the video-sharing service alive in U.S. after Trump administration declared the app a national security threat
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Kuo: iPhone shipments could decline by 25-30% if Apple is forced to remove WeChat from worldwide App Store under Trump's EO — In a worst-case scenario, Apple's annual global iPhone shipments could decline by 25-30% if it is forced to remove WeChat from its App Stores around the world …
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Apple files a notice of opposition with USPTO against a startup trying to trademark a logo which resembles a pear for its recipe search app called Prepear — Prepear is a meal planner and grocery list app that helps people discover recipes and more. It's a spin off from the founders … | Jack Purcher / Patently Apple: |
Apple responds to AirPods patent infringement suit by countersuing Koss Corporation for breach of contract and breaking a confidentiality agreement — On July 23, Patently Apple posted a legal report titled “Koss, an American Pioneer in Headphones, has filed a Five-Count Patent Infringement Lawsuit against Apple.”
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While Facebook claims its size helps it defend the US against Chinese companies like TikTok, history shows TikTok succeeded partly due to FB's corporate goals — Tech platforms like Facebook say we should protect, empower, and celebrate their concentrated power for the sake of America's national security.
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Buckle, an insurer for ridesharing platforms with coverage in 47 US states, raises $31M Series A led by HSCM Bermuda and Eos — Buckle, an insurtech company for the ride-share industry, said it has raised $31 million in a Series A funding round. — The insurer said the funding round …
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Charleston, SC-based startup Palmetto, which helps consumers calculate potential energy costs and savings by using green tech like solar, raises $29M Series B — Palmetto, a Charleston, S.C.-based clean technology software and fulfillment platform company, completed a $29M Series B funding.
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Expert System, an enterprise NLP vendor founded in 1989, raises $29.4M in post-IPO financing for its AI-powered text extraction and analysis tools — Enterprise natural language processing (NLP) technologies vendor Expert System today secured $29.4 million in funding, $20 million of which came from institutional investors.
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| Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat: |
Toronto-based Thriver, formerly known as Platterz, raises $33M Series B to expand beyond a B2B marketplace for corporate meal plans to virtual wellness programs — Thriver said it has raised $33 million in a second round of funding as it moves beyond corporate food to the business of virtual health and wellness.
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A look at China's AI telemarketing software market, which touts “voice bots” that dial ~3,000 numbers/day, even blocked ones, and flexibly respond to questions — They can make 3,000 calls a day without getting tired or temperamental and even blocking their number won't stop …
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| Joe Mcdonald / Associated Press: |
Huawei says that production of its high-end Kirin smartphone chips will stop Sept. 15 and, more broadly, its smartphone production has “no chips and no supply” — BEIJING (AP) — Chinese tech giant Huawei is running out of processor chips to make smartphones due to U.S. sanctions …
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