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Attorneys general from every US state, excluding California and Alabama, as well as DC and Puerto Rico, launch an antitrust investigation into Google — KEY POINTS — Texas will lead a joint state investigation into Google over antitrust concerns, state Attorney General Ken Paxton announced Monday.
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Sources: SoftBank urges WeWork to cancel IPO following cool reception from investors, amid fears it could affect SoftBank's Vision Fund fundraising efforts — SoftBank, the biggest outside shareholder in WeWork, is urging the lossmaking property group to shelve its hotly anticipated initial public offering …
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Ahead of iOS 13, which will warn users of apps that collect location data in the background, Facebook publishes a blog post explaining how it uses location data — KEY POINTS — Facebook has published an informational blog post about how its app collects and uses background location data from smartphones.
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Microsoft unveils a redesigned To-Do app, now just called To Do, to look and feel more like Wunderlist, which it is set to replace — Microsoft encourages Wunderlist users to switch to its To-Do app — Microsoft is making some big tweaks to its To-Do app this week, with a redesign …
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| Lauren Kaori Gurley / VICE: |
900+ Amazon employees have pledged to walk out September 20 to protest Amazon's huge carbon footprint, demanding a commitment to get to zero emissions by 2030 — Nearly 1,000 employees have pledged to walk out September 20 to demand the company go to zero emissions by 2030.
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Photos and videos on private Facebook and Instagram accounts can be shared publicly by followers via source URLs, even after Stories expire or media is deleted — Photos and videos posted to private accounts on Instagram and Facebook aren't as private as they might seem.
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| Yogita Khatri / The Block: |
Stellar Foundation says it will give away 2B XLM tokens, currently worth ~$120M, to users of Keybase's chat app over the next 20 months — Stellar Development Foundation (SDF), the non-profit organization behind the Stellar blockchain network, has set the stage for yet another sizable airdrop, according to an announcement Monday.
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| Jonathan Stempel / Reuters: |
Federal appeals court rejects LinkedIn's effort to stop hiQ Labs from scraping public profile data, reaffirming a ruling from August 2017 — (Reuters) - A federal appeals court on Monday rejected LinkedIn's effort to stop a San Francisco company from using information that users … | Megha Rajagopalan / BuzzFeed News: |
Privacy International finds popular period tracking apps, including MIA Fem and Maya, are sending monthly timings, contraception use, symptoms, more to Facebook — Period tracker apps are sending deeply personal information about women's health and sexual practices to Facebook, new research has found.| Emil Protalinski / VentureBeat: |
Shopify acquires 6 River Systems, which offers fulfilment automation for e-commerce and retail operations, for ~$450M in cash and stock — Shopify today announced it is acquiring 6 River Systems, a startup focused on fulfillment automation for e-commerce and retail operations.
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Profile of incoming Alibaba chairman Daniel Zhang, who replaces Jack Ma during a tricky time for the company as it delays its $20B Hong Kong stock offering — Daniel Zhang isn't worried about replacing Jack Ma. He's worried about replacing Alibaba. — For months, Daniel Zhang huddled …
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| Anna Escher / TechCrunch: |
Brazil-based QuintoAndar, an online marketplace that lets users search, book, and advertise rental properties, raises $250M Series D led by SoftBank — QuintoAndar, the Brazilian real estate technology developer, has secured a massive $250 million Series D led by SoftBank … Sponsor Posts
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