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Sources: Apple is planning to launch a faster Watch with improved connectivity and screen this year, and an entry-level and extreme sports models next year — - Updated screens and performance this year, new functions later — New entry-level and extreme sports models planned for 2022
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| Brad Smith / Washington Post: |
Secret gag orders imposed by the US government on tech companies must stop, as they abuse citizens' fundamental freedoms and are no longer even used sparingly — Brad Smith is the president of Microsoft. — The past seven days marked another bad week for the collision between technology and democracy.
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| New York Times: |
Sources: Apple turned over data to the DOJ about Trump's White House counsel Donald F. McGahn II in 2018 after being subpoenaed; Apple told McGahn last month — The company notified Donald F. McGahn II last month that it had been subpoenaed for his account information three years ago.
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| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Sources: many Apple US stores will drop mask requirement for vaccinated customers as soon as Tuesday; mask requirement to be dropped at some Cupertino offices — Apple Inc. plans to drop its mask requirement for vaccinated customers at many U.S. stores beginning next week … | Dieter Bohn / The Verge: |
Google makes Workspace and Chat available to all and adds client-side encryption for data on Workspace — That's over three billion potential users — Google is announcing some changes to its Workspace suite of apps and services today, including availability for anybody who has a Google account.
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| James Vincent / The Verge: |
Amazon's game streaming service Luna is opening to all Prime members starting on Prime Day, June 21 and 22; US Prime members can start a seven day trial today — Get a free 7-day trial and play from Windows, PC, and mobile — Amazon is opening up access to its game streaming service Luna …
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| Mike Butcher / TechCrunch: |
UK-based Motorway, which allows professional car dealers to bid for privately-owned cars for sale, raises £48m Series B led by Index Ventures — Motorway, is a UK startup that allows professional car dealers to bid in an auction for privately-owned cars for sale.
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| Maggie Macdonald / The Walrus: |
Deepfakes, which are predominantly being used to produce porn, are thriving because the stigma of porn has made it difficult for sex workers to protect their IP — But revenge porn and IP theft are the more pressing threats — OVER THE PAST three years, celebrities have been appearing across social media in improbable scenarios.
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| Dan Rose / @danrose999: |
[Thread] Former Facebook employee, now Coatue Management Chairman, shares his experiences working with Mark Zuckerberg during Facebook's early days — In my experience the best founders develop a fighter mentality. Mark Zuckerberg was a fighter, and without that mentality Facebook would never have achieved its full potential. Here's what I saw over 13 years working for Zuck:
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| Ruth Bender / Wall Street Journal: |
Germany adopts legislation aiming to end its status as a haven for patent litigators, who have increasingly targeted tech companies — New legislation aims to end the country's status as a haven for patent litigators who have targeted tech companies — BERLIN—Germany on Friday removed … | Lauren Feiner / CNBC: |
In a letter to SEC chair, Alphabet, Amazon, Facebook, Intel, and others urge SEC to require mandatory disclosures on climate-related matters to shareholders — - A group of seven tech companies urged the Securities and Exchange Commission to require businesses to regularly disclose climate-related matters to their shareholders.
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| Paul Vigna / Wall Street Journal: |
Companies with bitcoin on their balance sheets face an accounting risk as they often have to record impairment charges when its value falls — Tesla and other companies that hold the notoriously volatile cryptocurrency often must record impairment charges when its value falls
Tweets: @paulvigna and @wsj
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