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Google warns Australians that a plan to make it pay for news content threatens privacy, free Search and YouTube; Australia says the open letter contains misinfo — Internet group has also paused licensing deals with outlets due to proposed regulation — Google has warned …
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Apple expands its independent repair shop program to Macs, after it debuted last year for iPhones only — (Reuters) - Apple Inc said on Monday it had expanded a program that provides parts and training to independent repair shops to cover its Mac computers.
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| Emma Thomasson / Reuters: |
Germany's antitrust authority says it has launched an investigation into Amazon's influence over third-party traders selling on its platform — BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's anti-trust authority has launched an investigation into Amazon's relationship with third-party traders selling on its site …
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| Jeff John Roberts / Fortune: |
Robinhood says it raised $200M Series G from D1 Capital Partners, valuing it at $11.2B, up from a $8.6B valuation it received after last month's $320M raise — The popular stock trading app Robinhood announced on Monday that it raised a $200 million Series G funding round from a new investor, D1 Capital Partners.
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| Steve Dent / Engadget: |
ZTE says it will unveil Axon 20 5G, the first “mass-produced” smartphone with an under-display camera, on September 1; leak hints at a 6.92" display and more — ZTE has announced that it will release the first “mass-produced” smartphone with an under-display selfie camera, with the launch set for September 1st.
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| David Shepardson / Reuters: |
US says it will further tighten restrictions on Huawei's access to semiconductors and add its affiliates in 21 countries to the government's economic blacklist — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration is set to announce on Monday it will further tighten restrictions on Huawei Technologies Co … | Reuters: |
Sources: Amazon is in preliminary talks to acquire a minority stake in Rackspace; Rackspace's stock has jumped 14%+ — (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc is in preliminary talks to invest in U.S. cloud services provider Rackspace Technology Inc, people familiar with the discussion said on Monday.| Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: |
IBM announces Power10 CPUs, its first commercial 7-nanometer processors with up to 3x efficiency, aimed at big data analytics and AI workloads — At the Hot Chips 2020 conference, which was held virtually this year, IBM announced the IBM Power10. It's the successor to the Power9 and represents …
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| Emily Beater / New Statesman: |
During a dire UK job market, LinkedIn has become riddled with fake vacancies and improbable hiring stories that go viral — When a blood-splattered job applicant tumbled into Michael Kovich's office, covered in dirt, grass and jet fuel, he knew he had to hire him.
Tweets: @firstdraftnews, @jaspjackson, and @newstatesman
| Mark Townsend / The Guardian: |
UK-based counter-extremist group, the Institute for Strategic Dialogue, says Facebook's algorithm “actively promotes” Holocaust denial content — Facebook's algorithm “actively promotes” Holocaust denial content according to an analysis that will increase pressure on the social media giant …
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Input, KnowTechie, The Overspill, and The Next Web
| Alan Gibson / Landshark.io: |
With troubles at Mozilla and dominance of Chrome, Android, and AdWords, Google is close to replicating the WeChat and Facebook walled garden model on the web — Looking at Mozilla's finances, it's reasonable to conclude that Google is keeping them on life support to keep the anti-trust hounds at bay.
| Nitasha Tiku / Washington Post: |
Black employees at the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative say Zuckerberg's philanthropy efforts are stymied by blind spots around race and a desire to appear bipartisan — Black employees at the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, his $80 billion philanthropic corporation, say his efforts are stymied …
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