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Twitter says it proactively suspended ~200K “spammy” accounts, before they became “substantially active”, alongside its initial ban of 936 China-linked accounts — We are disclosing a significant state-backed information operation focused on the situation in Hong Kong …
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Tweets: @donie, @chrchristensen, @annafifield, @theintercept, @sanasaeed, @donie, and @oneunderscore__
| Nathaniel Gleicher / Facebook: |
After a tip from Twitter, Facebook removes 7 Pages, 3 Groups, 5 accounts originating in China “involved in coordinated inauthentic behavior” regarding Hong Kong — Today, we removed seven Pages, three Groups and five Facebook accounts involved in coordinated inauthentic behavior …
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Axios, New York Times, BuzzFeed News, Washington Post, Engadget, Fortune, Gizmodo, Business Insider, and NBC News
Tweets: @alexstamos, @alexstamos, @sarahfrier, and @caseynewton
| Twitter: |
Twitter says it will no longer accept advertising from state-controlled news media entities, but the rule does not apply to “taxpayer-funded entities” — Our singular mission is to serve the public conversation. This mission applies to every part of our service, including our advertising and promotional products.
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The Next Web, Adweek, Neowin, and Engadget
Tweets: @cnn, @paulmozur, @mikeisaac, @jamesrbuk, @mikeisaac, @mcfaul, @pinboard, and @lukolejnik
| Annie Palmer / CNBC: |
Twitter accuses China of running a disinformation campaign against Hong Kong protesters, attempting to “sow political discord”, suspends 936 associated accounts — KEY POINTS — Twitter said Monday it suspended hundreds of accounts that are believed to be tied to a …
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FutureSin. Tweets: @twittersafety, @cnbcnow, @rachel_cheung1, @caro_milanesi, @swodinsky, and @jkylebass
| Bloomberg: |
Sources: Apple is planning to roll out Apple TV+, its subscription service, by November and is considering $9.99/month pricing after a free trial — - Company builds array of new services to augment hardware sales — Apple Inc. plans to roll out the Apple TV+ movie and TV subscription service …
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9to5Mac, Engadget, iMore, The Verge, 9to5Mac, Tom's Guide, SlashGear, MacDailyNews, iDownloadBlog.com, and IndieWire
Tweets: @markgurman, @sherman4949, @caseynewton, @markgurman, and @dylanbyers
| Financial Times: |
Sources: Apple has committed $6B+ for original shows and movies, many featuring huge names, ahead of Apple TV+'s launch, expected within the next two months — Apple has committed more than $6bn for original shows and movies ahead of the launch of its new video streaming service …
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YouTube, 9to5Mac, The Verge, MacRumors, iPhone Hacks, MacDailyNews, CNBC, iDownloadBlog.com, Engadget, Quartz, Seeking Alpha, Insanely Great Mac, and MACお宝 …
Tweets: @getfandom, @tierrapartners, @stevekopack, @tim, @loudmouthjulia, and @annaknicolaou
| Devin Coldewey / TechCrunch: |
Without evidence or any attempt at further explanation, Trump accuses Google of manipulating millions of votes in 2016's election, says Google “should be sued” — The President this morning lashed out at Google on Twitter, accusing the company of manipulating millions of votes …
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CNN, Business Insider, New York Times, The Hill, and CNET
Tweets: @realdonaldtrump, @hillaryclinton, @ddale8, @reckless, @ddale8, @willoremus, and @reckless
| Abner Li / 9to5Google: |
Nvidia says that its GeForce Now game streaming service, which is in public beta for Mac, PC, and Shield TV, will be coming to Android later this year — Ahead of the next Stadia Connect livestream where Google will announce more games, Nvidia revealed that its competing GeForce Now streaming service will be coming to Android.
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The Official NVIDIA Blog, VentureBeat, Android Authority, TechCrunch, The Verge, Windows Central, Thurrott, Liliputing, PC Gamer, Polygon, Engadget, XDA Developers, Rock, Paper, Shotgun, PCWorld, Android Police, Droid Life, PCWorld, and Kotaku
Tweets: @nvidiagfn and @backlon
| Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai / VICE: |
The first public jailbreak in years for up-to-date iPhones has been posted online, researchers say, after a bug that was patched in iOS 12.3 was reintroduced — Apple accidentally unpatched a vulnerability it had already fixed, making current versions of iOS vulnerable to hackers.
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Digital Trends, Wired, The Register, 9to5Mac, Engadget, MacRumors, Cult of Mac, Gizmodo, iMore, Gotta Be Mobile, BleepingComputer, Tom's Guide, Thurrott, CNET, MSPoweruser, iPhone in Canada Blog, The Mac Observer, and iOS Hacker
Tweets: @thegrugq, @malwarejake, @briannawu, @lorenzofb, and @evacide
| Samit Sarkar / Polygon: |
Sony Interactive Entertainment says it is acquiring Insomniac Games, developer of PS4 hit Marvel's Spider-Man; Insomniac to join PlayStation's Worldwide Studios — Developer of Ratchet & Clank, Spyro, and Marvel's Spider-Man joins the PlayStation family — Sony is buying Insomniac Games …
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Tweets: @playstation and @benkuchera
| Kadhim Shubber / Financial Times: |
FTC chairman says he intends to complete the Facebook antitrust probe before 2020 election and WhatsApp-Instagram integration would make breaking it up harder — Joseph Simons, the chairman of the Federal Trade Commission, said on Monday that Facebook's effort to integrate Instagram …
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Wall Street Journal, Vanity Fair, Business Insider, and The Verge
Tweets: @mshannahmurphy, @kadhimshubber, and @mathewi
| Chris Welch / The Verge: |
Disney+ to launch in Canada, the Netherlands, Australia, and New Zealand along with the US in November, streaming on all major platforms except Fire TV — Disney today confirmed its first global launches for the company's upcoming Disney+ subscription service, and it outlined which devices …
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The Walt Disney Company, CNET, CNBC, MacRumors, Engadget, TechCrunch, Windows Central, Fortune, SlashGear, PYMNTS.com, Thurrott, XDA Developers, Android Police, TechSpot, Mashable, Android Headlines, Polygon, iPhone Hacks, iDownloadBlog.com, MacStories, Android Authority, 9to5Google, iPhone in Canada Blog, 9to5Mac, The Streamable, The Streamable, The Streamable, and IGN. Tweets: @waltdisneyco
| Arielle Pardes / Wired: |
Reddit to test live video streaming for users, from 9am to 5pm through the end of this week, to be entirely moderated by Reddit employees — ON FRIDAY, A series of cryptic posts began to appear on r/pan, a Reddit community that seemed to materialize out of nowhere.| Brian Heater / TechCrunch: |
US Commerce Department adds 46 Huawei affiliates to its Entity List and extends the temporary general license by 90 days for US firms doing business with Huawei — Update: Huawei has responded to the DoC's move, … The United States Department of Commerce announced this morning the addition …
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U.S. Department of Commerce, SiliconANGLE, The Hill, and TechNode
| Reuters: |
Google shuts down its free service to show carriers weak spots in their coverage, sources say to avoid potential scrutiny over sharing data from its users — NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's Google has shut down a service it provided to wireless carriers globally that showed …
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Android Authority, The Hill, PYMNTS.com, FierceWireless, Digital Trends, SlashGear, Android Police, MSPoweruser, Engadget, CNET, The Next Web, Seeking Alpha, and CircleID
Tweets: @nxthompson, @privacyproject, and @helvetiica
| Tushar Mehta / XDA Developers: |
Microsoft brings SMS Organizer, its Android app to filter spam texts and get smart notifications about bills, flights, and more, from India to Australia, UK, US — Microsoft's aspirations of creating and selling smartphones may have collapsed but its association with smartphones has not ended.
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ZDNet, Neowin, Engadget, 9to5Google, Thurrott, OnMSFT.com, Pocket-lint, The Verge, Android Police, and Windows Central. Tweets: @stevesi
| Steve Dent / Engadget: |
Spotify's Premium Family Plan is getting parental controls with an explicit content filter and a Family Mix personalized playlist for the whole family — Spotify is rolling out a new Premium Family Plan with a much-awaited setting. Parents will now have the ability to filter out songs with swearing …
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Spotify, The Verge, BGR, RAIN News, Digital Trends, Variety, iPhone Hacks, TechSpot, MacRumors, 9to5Mac, Fast Company, VentureBeat, Thurrott, and TechCrunch
| Aaron Tilley / The Information: |
Bill Stasior, former longtime Apple exec who oversaw Siri, has joined Microsoft as corporate VP of technology, reporting to CTO Kevin Scott — Bill Stasior, the longtime former Apple executive overseeing its Siri digital assistant, has joined Microsoft, continuing a reshuffling …
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The Verge, CNBC, GeekWire, ZDNet, iMore, VentureBeat, Thurrott, MSPoweruser, 9to5Mac, and PYMNTS.com
Tweets: @_abk, @twsheppard, and @maryjofoley
| Yogita Khatri / The Block: |
Binance says it plans to launch Venus, an “independent regional version of Libra”, which will develop “localized” stablecoins pegged to fiat currencies — The world's largest cryptocurrency exchange Binance is planning to launch “Venus,” calling it an … | TechCrunch: |
A roundup of the 84 companies that launched at Y Combinator's Summer 2019 Demo Day 1, including education, finance, AI, and AR/VR startups — It's that time of year, Silicon Valley's investor technocrati and advice-giving Twitter celebrities descended upon Pier 48 in San Francisco to judge …
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Golden Blog and EdSurge
| Amanda Bartlett / San Francisco Chronicle: |
FogCam, a webcam set up by two San Francisco State students on a campus roof and widely deemed to be the longest-running webcam, is shutting down after 25 years — “As far as I know, they were the first cats live on the Internet,” Jeff Schwartz says. He's talking about Petunia and Web … | Matt Day / Bloomberg: |
A look at Amazon's efforts to compete with Apple and Google in cars, with Audi and BMW agreeing to include Alexa in some models by default — The Seattle giant is trying to persuade automakers to bake Alexa into their entertainment systems. So far BMW and Audi have signed on.| Brian Martin / Twitter: |
Twitter open-sources Rezolus telemetry tool, designed to uncover resource utilization spikes too brief to be captured through normal metrics systems — We are open-sourcing Rezolus, our high-resolution systems performance telemetry agent. Rezolus began in an effort to help uncover performance anomalies … | Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch: |
Facebook is expanding its data abuse bounty program, first introduced after Cambridge Analytica, to Instagram after more data incidents — Facebook is expanding its data abuse bug bounty to Instagram. — The social media giant, which owns Instagram, first rolled out its data abuse bounty …
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ZDNet, VICE, Facebook, Engadget, CNET, and Mashable
Tweets: @zackwhittaker, @campuscodi, and @mosseri
| Tiernan Ray / Fortune: |
Cerebras Systems unveils the world's biggest semiconductor chip that is the size of a large mousepad, with 400K cores, 1.2T transistors, and 18GB of SRAM memory — Tucked in the Los Altos hills near the Stanford University campus, in a low-slung bunker of offices across from a coffee shop …
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Wired, VentureBeat, SiliconANGLE, New York Times, TechCrunch, Cerebras, Financial Times, and PCWorld
Tweets: @mattlynley and @spsmith1
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