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NHTSA opens a formal investigation into Tesla's Autopilot system, covering 765K vehicles, saying it has trouble spotting parked emergency vehicles — DETROIT (AP) — The U.S. government has opened a formal investigation into Tesla's Autopilot partially automated driving system, saying it has trouble spotting parked emergency vehicles.
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| Brad Stone / Bloomberg: |
A look at US lawmakers' efforts to rein in Google and Apple's app stores, after a bipartisan companion bill to Senate's Open App Markets Act debuts in the House — Legislating your apps — The U.S. Congress wants to change the way your smartphone works. And the effort may actually succeed.
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| Kate Conger / New York Times: |
Inside Twitter's two-year effort to change its internal culture, led by controversial VP of design Dantley Davis, which led to HR investigations and staff exits — Two years ago, the company brought in a blunt executive to make things move faster and to promote diversity. Then the problems began.
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| David Shepardson / Reuters: |
Facebook and Amazon ask the FCC for approval for a new undersea data cable between the Philippines and California, intending to start operations in 2022 — Facebook Inc (FB.O) and Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) have asked the U.S. government for approval to operate a new undersea data cable between …
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Google and Facebook say they will participate in a subsea cable system linking Japan, Singapore, Taiwan, Guam, the Philippines, and Indonesia, launching 2024 — Alphabet Inc.'s Google and Facebook Inc. announced their participation in a new subsea cable system for 2024 set …
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Cloud Blog, CNET, FierceTelecom, Reclaim The Net, PCMag, Adweek, City A.M., and Total Telecom. Tweets: @googlecloud
| Tim Marcin / Mashable: |
Yik Yak, the anonymous app that creates a forum and message board for users within a five mile radius, returns to the US iOS app store, after its 2017 shutdown — Yes, it's really back. — Buckle up, millennials. Remember Yik Yak, the anonymous app that, in effect … | Joseph Cox / VICE: |
T-Mobile confirms hackers gained access to its systems, following reports that sensitive data on over 100M people was for sale on the dark web — “We have determined that unauthorized access to some T-Mobile data occurred.” — Joseph Cox — T-Mobile confirmed hackers gained access … | Joseph Cox / VICE: |
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Tweets: @vice, @knieriemen, @odell, @mshelton, @deviantollam, @bdsams, @jason_koebler, and @seahawkerholm
| Alex Konrad / Forbes: |
A look at Coinbase Ventures, which has backed 150+ companies over three years, writes mostly seed checks of $50K to $250K, and does not have any full-time staff — Look at the busiest U.S. investors in cryptocurrency startups this year, and in between investment firms like Digital Currency Group …
Tweets: @iampaulgrewal, @joonian, @alexrkonrad, @alexrkonrad, @rsg, @sarthakgh, @efeng, @jeffjohnroberts, and @katie_haun. Thanks:@alexrkonrad
| Michael McSweeney / The Block: |
Bluesky, the decentralized social media initiative unveiled by Twitter in 2019, will be led by Jay Graber, a former startup founder and cryptocurrency dev — Bluesky, the decentralized social media initiative unveiled by Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey at the end of 2019, has a project lead, according to a Monday announcement.
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Bloomberg, TechCrunch, The Verge, Decrypt, Reuters, and CoinDesk
Tweets: @arcalinea, @jack, @glenweyl, @chrisblec, @avsa, @jeffjarvis, @bluesky, @timbray, @lsanger, @nischalshetty, @rabble, @arcalinea, @arcalinea, @arcalinea, and @mmasnick
| Mishaal Rahman / XDA Developers: |
A look at Camera Switches in the Android 12 beta, an accessibility feature that lets users control their devices using only facial movements — Android has long had an Accessibility API that's intended for developers to build apps and experiences aimed at helping persons with disabilities, though it isn't always used for that purpose.
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| The Information: |
Sources: seeking greater control, the Chinese government took a stake and a board seat in ByteDance's Beijing entity in April — For months, China has sought to bring its bustling internet sector to heel with an intensifying series of antitrust crackdowns and data security probes.
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Reuters. Tweets: @ruima, @juroosawa, @juroosawa, @baldingsworld, @nickwingfield, @juroosawa, @ericnewcomer, @amir, @juroosawa, and @juroosawa
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A look at chipmakers' race to capitalize on a wave of subsidies, as the US and other western countries reassess their industrial policies to slow China's rise — U.S. semiconductor maker's appeal for subsidies plays on national security fears during chip shortage; ‘Never let a good crisis go to waste’
Tweets: @live_news_nick, @jordannovet, @bobdavis187, @pgelsinger, and @aspi_icpc
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