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Apple has terminated Epic's App Store account, following legal dispute between the companies; Epic has an alternative Apple account to manage its Unreal Engine — As previously warned by Apple, Epic's App Store account has now been terminated due to the Fortnite developer knowingly violating App Store policy.
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Zuckerberg criticized Apple at companywide meeting, saying the App Store “blocks innovation, blocks competition” and “allows Apple to charge monopoly rents” — Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg took a swing at Apple on Thursday, calling the iPhone maker's app store monopolistic …
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| Todd Haselton / CNBC: |
Apple says Fortnite users have been directed by Epic to contact AppleCare and those requests caused support and refund quality issues for its users globally — - Apple suspended Epic Games' developer account on Friday. — It means Epic Games can no longer make apps for iPhone, iPad or Mac.
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| Ryan Mac / BuzzFeed News: |
At an all-hands, Zuckerberg said Kenosha Guard's Page remained online after the shooting due to “an operational mistake” as some staff questioned his leadership — Frustrated Facebook employees slammed CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Thursday during a companywide meeting …
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| Ryan Mac / BuzzFeed News: |
Internal report: Kenosha Guard Page was flagged at least 455 times before Facebook took it down, with four moderators saying it didn't violate any rules — In a companywide meeting on Thursday, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said that a militia page advocating for followers to bring weapons …
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| Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: |
Neuralink, Musk's brain-computer interface company, revealed a prototype showing readings from a pig's brain using a coin-shaped device implanted under skull — During a press conference held virtually this afternoon, scientists at Elon Musk's Neuralink gave a progress update.
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| Dinesh Nair / Bloomberg: |
Source: London-based investment firm Centricus and Triller seek to buy TikTok's US, AU, NZ, and India operations for $20B; TikTok says it hasn't received a bid — - London firm, video app said to propose $10 billion up front — Bid includes assets in U.S., Australia, New Zealand, India
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| Roland Li / San Francisco Chronicle: |
Pinterest is canceling its 490,000-square-foot lease at San Francisco's unbuilt 88 Bluxome project, citing a shift toward remote work amid the pandemic — Pinterest terminated its massive 490,000-square-foot lease at San Francisco's unbuilt 88 Bluxome project, citing a shift toward more remote work amid the coronavirus pandemic.| Caleb Chen / Privacy News Online …: |
Google is removing apps from Play Store that access the Fediverse, says Fediverse can be used to access servers hosting content with hate speech — A growing number of mobile apps meant to access the Fediverse are being removed from the Google Play Store. According to user reports …
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Sources: AT&T is again exploring a DirecTV sale and is in talks with PE firms for a deal that could value it below $20B; AT&T bought DirecTV for $49B in 2015 — Telephone giant in discussions with private-equity bidders for satellite-TV business wounded by shift to streaming services
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| Alex Konrad / Forbes: |
Inside Asana, whose CEO Dustin Moskovitz rejected Silicon Valley's hard-charging style while building the company, as it prepares for a investor roadshow — Covering venture capital, software and startups … At the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, upbeat synth music announces the arrival of Dustin Moskovitz.| Tom Simonite / Wired: |
Google says it plans to launch AI ethics services before end of 2020, offering advice on tasks like spotting racial bias or developing guidance for AI projects — After learning its own ethics lessons the hard way, the tech giant will offer services like spotting racial bias or developing guidelines around AI projects.| Caixin Global: |
Viva Republica, the parent company of the popular South Korean p2p payments app Toss, raises $173M at a valuation of $2.6B, bringing its total raised to $530M — Viva Republica, the operator of peer-to-peer payment service Toss, has raised $173 million in a round led by existing investors … | Isaac Stanley-Becker / Washington Post: |
Voting rights advocates say Google declined to remove ads with “active and blatant disinformation” about voting by mail; Facebook removed similar ads last week — Google has declined to remove ads from a shadowy group echoing President Trump's misleading claim …
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| Sherisse Pham / CNN: |
Walmart's interest in TikTok can be explained by estimates social commerce in China will hit $242B in 2020, aided by apps like TikTok's Chinese version Douyin — Hong Kong (CNN Business)Walmart is a 58-year-old American company known for big box stores that sell everyday goods, casual clothing, groceries and TVs.| Dan Primack / Axios: |
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