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June 24, 2019, 1:15 PM

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Eben Upton / Raspberry Pi:
Raspberry Pi 4 launches with faster CPU, GPU, dual 4K monitor support, up to 4GB RAM, Gigabit Ethernet, 802.11ac, USB 3.0, Bluetooth 5.0, with 1GB model for $35  —  We have a surprise for you today: Raspberry Pi 4 is now on sale, starting at $35.  This is a comprehensive upgrade, touching almost every element of the platform.
Kim Hart / Axios:
Senators to debut a bipartisan bill that would require data firms like Google to show the types of data collected, its uses, and its assessed value, quarterly  —  Senators Mark Warner (D-Va.) and Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) will introduce legislation on Monday to require Facebook, Google …
David Streitfeld / New York Times:
A look at some egregious cases of counterfeit books sold on Amazon; this year Amazon began listing sales of counterfeit goods as a material risk in SEC filings  —  SPERRYVILLE, Va. — “The Sanford Guide to Antimicrobial Therapy” is a medical handbook that recommends the right amount …
Marc Hochstein / CoinDesk:
Report: QuadrigaCX CEO transferred customers' funds to his personal accounts on other cryptocurrency exchanges, effectively stealing $200M  —  QuadrigaCX's late founder and CEO used customers' funds to trade for his own account on other cryptocurrency exchanges, the Canadian firm's bankruptcy trustee said.
Bloomberg:
Sources: Qualcomm will face another EU antitrust fine as soon as next month, regarding 3G modem chip pricing, a year after being fined €997M  —  - Chipmaker had already paid $1.13 billion in 2018 penalty  — Case focuses on so-called predatory pricing of 3G modem chips
Jeff Stone / CyberScoop:
A class action lawsuit against Facebook proceeds after judge rules the firm is liable for a sophisticated attack that exposed info of ~30M users last year  —  A proposed class action lawsuit against Facebook will move forward after a judge disagreed with the company's contention …
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