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Amazon unveils Amazon One, a biometric technology that lets shoppers pay using their palm, coming first to two Amazon Go stores in Seattle — Amazon wants shoppers at its stores — and those of other retailers — to pay by palm with Amazon One. Amazon — And, it hopes, at other retailers' stores in the future.
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| Bloomberg: |
Clubhouse courted fresh controversy after a conversation with hundreds of listeners devolved into a platform for anti-Semitic comments on a Jewish holy day — Controversial private social app Clubhouse was again the target of criticism on Monday, after a conversation with hundreds … | Abner Li / 9to5Google: |
Google extends free access to Meet's unlimited call times for Gmail accounts through March 2021 — Google is trying hard to make Meet a video conferencing competitor by adding a torrent of new features in quick succession. After making premium features free at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic …
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| Chaim Gartenberg / The Verge: |
LG says its Wing smartphone will be available in the US beginning October 15 from Verizon and later this fall from AT&T and T-Mobile, starting at $1,000 — LG's wild sliding phone won't be cheap — LG's wild-looking Wing smartphone has gotten a US price and release date …
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Tweets: @realtoptechgeek, @glkcreative, @andymanganelli, @kenbolido, @maxwinebach, @verizonnews, @ianstechyt, and @adamjmatlock
| Will Evans / Reveal: |
Investigation into Amazon's warehouse safety, based on data from 150 warehouses between 2016-2019, finds rising injury rates, which Amazon has attempted to hide — Robots. Prime Day. Holiday peak. Internal records show Amazon has deceived the public on rising injury rates among its warehouse workers.
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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Facebook introduces Accounts Center, a tool for managing the growing number of settings across Facebook, Instagram, and Messenger — Despite being under antitrust investigations in U.S. and E.U., Facebook today is rolling out a new feature that highlights the extent to which its suite of apps now interoperate.
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| David Meyer / Fortune: |
Cloudflare launches a free “privacy-first” analytics tool to rival Google Analytics that records how users engage with websites without invasive tracking — The cybersecurity and content-distribution company Cloudflare has become a major part of the Internet's infrastructure …
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Prior to their Wednesday direct listing debuts, the NYSE set reference prices for Palantir at $7.25 and Asana at $21 per share — Both companies are poised to do direct listings on Wednesday; only two other notable companies have done them before — Data firm Palantir Technologies Inc … | Monica Nickelsburg / GeekWire: |
Seattle unanimously approved new regulations that would ensure Uber and Lyft drivers earn minimum wage, the second US city to establish the standard after NYC — Seattle became the second big city in the nation to establish a minimum wage standard for Uber and Lyft drivers on Tuesday.
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Twitter hires Rinki Sethi as its new CISO following its July 15 hack; Sethi previously worked at cloud data management company Rubrik — Sethi previously served in security roles at Rubrik, IBM, Palo Alto Networks, Intuit, and eBay. — After leaving the position unfilled for months … | Bloomberg: |
Facebook promotes longtime growth executive Alex Schultz to take over as chief marketing officer following Antonio Lucio's departure last month — - Alex Schultz is taking over as chief marketing officer — Schultz led Facebook's growth and data analytics efforts
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| Jeremy Burge / Emojipedia: |
A look at the new emojis coming in iOS 14.2, including bubble tea, people bottle-feeding a baby, a transgender flag, a seal, a feather, and more — The wait is nearly over for iOS users: bubble tea, a transgender flag, seal, feather and more emojis are included in the latest iOS beta.
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| Christina Farr / CNBC: |
DivvyDose, an online pharmacy competing with Amazon's PillPack and Walmart's CareZone, is acquired by UnitedHealth; source says deal was worth $300M+ — - UnitedHealth Group has acquired DivvyDose, a competitor to Amazon-owned PillPack. — A spokesperson declined to comment.| Hans Nichols / Axios: |
Biden campaign calls Facebook the “nation's foremost propagator of disinformation about the voting process” as Trump keeps attacking the election's integrity — President Trump has turned to Facebook to amplify doubts about the integrity of mail-in ballots.
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| Reuters: |
Tencent to take private NYSE-listed Chinese search engine Sogou in a $3.5B deal; Tencent had previously revealed that it had a 39.2% stake in Sogou in July — (Reuters) - Sogou Inc said on Tuesday shareholder Tencent Holdings Ltd would take the web search firm private in a $3.5 billion deal …
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Sources: DOJ is expected to sue Google as soon as next week and is currently urging state attorneys general to sign onto the lawsuit — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department is expected to sue Alphabet's Google as soon as next week, and is currently urging state attorneys general … | Jeanne Whalen / Washington Post: |
Sources: CFIUS is stepping up scrutiny of past Chinese tech investments in US startups, sending inquiries to some companies about years-old deals — The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States has contacted dozens of U.S. companies to screen shareholders for national-security risks.
Tweets: @jeannewhalen
| Todd Bishop / GeekWire: |
Amazon launches a beta of its live virtual experiences service, Amazon Explore, allowing US customers to book one-on-one remote tours led by local experts — One morning last week, I went on a walking tour of Quebec City with an experienced local tour guide, from the majestic Parliament … | Juli Clover / MacRumors: |
Apple says several of its services including App Store, Apple Music, Apple TV+, and Apple Arcade are back online after facing outages on Tuesday evening — Several of Apple's services appear to be experiencing issues, with MacRumors readers reporting problems with Apple Music, Apple TV+, Apple News+, the App Store, and more.
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9to5Mac, The Verge, iMore, AppleInsider, and Digital Trends
Tweets: @downdetector, @theromit, @chrismessina, and @rstephens
| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Rally raises $17M from Porsche Ventures, Alexis Ohanian, and others for its service that lets users list and invest in, but not buy, collectibles — When people ponder the investment opportunity around collectibles, they probably think about things like wine auctions, sales of very expensive …
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Wall Street Journal, New York Business Journal, FinSMEs, and Business Wire
Tweets: @onrallyrd, @alexisohanian, @johnstcapital, @chrisfralic, @mayazi, @gregbettinelli, @darrenrovell, @msuster, and @yanroux. Thanks:@ingridlunden
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
TikTok launches a US elections guide in its app, partnering with BallotReady, SignVote, and others to provide info on candidates, how to vote, and more — Though TikTok is in the middle of fighting off the Trump administration's attempt to ban its app in the U.S. over data privacy concerns …
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TikTok, SiliconANGLE, The Verge, Engadget, Axios, Forbes, Reuters, MakeUseOf, NDTV.com, Social Media Today, Neowin, Variety, CNN, and Bloomberg
Tweets: @jherskowitz, @tiktok_comms, @rebeccamkern, and @jamiefavazza
| Steve O'Hear / TechCrunch: |
UK-based Huboo, which offers an end-to-end fulfillment service for online retailers, raises £14M Series A led by Stride.VC — Huboo, the U.K.-headquartered startup that offers an end-to-end fulfilment service for online retailers of all sizes, has raised £14 million in Series A funding.
Tweets: @fdestin and @level39cw
| Anthony Ha / TechCrunch: |
Online learning company, Thinkific, which lets anyone list courses and serve them from their own site, raises $22M led by Rhino Ventures — It's been a big year for online learning companies — and it sounds like Thinkific is no exception. The Vancouver-based startup is announcing that it has raised $22 million in new funding.
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Tweets: @halarewich and @jeffbooth
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