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| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
The European Commission opens two antitrust investigations into Apple's App Store and Apple Pay practices — Both investigations begin today — The European Commission is opening two antitrust investigations into Apple's App Store and Apple Pay practices today.
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| Olivia Solon / NBC News: |
Dozens of Tunisian, Syrian, and Palestinian activists and journalists say their Facebook accounts have been deactivated recently on the pretext of terrorism — “Facebook doesn't care. It closes our accounts on the pretext of terrorism. We are against terrorism and violence," one journalist said.
Tweets: @oliviasolon, @sivavaid, @evan_greer, @aprilaser, @blackamazon, and @oliviasolon
| Karissa Bell / Engadget: |
Instagram says that, amid concerns it may “shadowban” Black voices, it will review harassment and verification rules, and check for bias in recommendations — Instagram's top executive says the company will review its harassment and verification policies, as well as how the app recommends content …
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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Apple says its App Store facilitated $519B in commerce globally in 2019, citing a study from Analysis Group — Amid increasing antitrust scrutiny by U.S. regulators, Apple announced an update on its App Store ecosystem. While the company normally shares some App Store metrics during its WWDC keynote …
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Tweets: @mdudas, @gassee, @counternotions, and @benedictevans
| Frank Jordans / Associated Press: |
Germany launches a coronavirus contact tracing app on iOS and Android, says it cost €20M to develop and will require €2.5M- €3.5M per month to operate — BERLIN (AP) — Germany launched a coronavirus tracing app Tuesday that officials say is so secure even government ministers can use it.
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| David Pierce / Protocol: |
Basecamp debuts Hey, an email service for $99/year that tries to reimagine email, blocks tracking pixels, but needs its own client and can't import old email — David Heinemeier Hansson, the co-founder and CTO of Basecamp, is trying very hard to not say “I told you so.”
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| Mariella Moon / Engadget: |
New York AG asks Apple and Google to ensure that coronavirus contact tracing apps on iOS and Android do not collect sensitive personal health information — Both Apple and Google are having a hard time regulating all the third-party COVID-19 contact tracing apps that popped up on their app stores recently …
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| Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: |
Microsoft moves its Windows 10 Insider Program from rings to channels, to focus more on release quality rather than frequency of builds — For the last few years, Microsoft has given Windows enthusiasts the ability to opt in to early release “rings,” with the choice to pick between “fast” …
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Windows Blog, Windows Central, Windows Latest, Engadget, TechPowerUp, gHacks Technology News, OSnews, Thurrott, OnMSFT.com, Petri, MSPoweruser, Wccftech, Softpedia News, Digital Trends, BetaNews, and ZDNet. Tweets: @tomwarren
| BBC: |
Report finds 11% of people under-25 use Instagram for news compared with 12% for Twitter, predicts Instagram will overtake Twitter next year as a news source — Photo-sharing app Instagram is set to overtake Twitter as a news source, research suggests. — The 2020 Reuters Institute Digital …
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Tweets: @yarasilva1, @jeffjarvis, @davies_will, and @trengriffin
| CBS Boston: |
Six former employees of eBay charged with leading a cyberstalking campaign against a couple they believed was critical of eBay in an online ecommerce newsletter — BOSTON (CBS) - Six former eBay executives and employees are facing federal charges after they allegedly led a cyberstalking campaign …
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U.S. Department of Justice, eBay Newsroom, Protocol, BBC, Associated Press, Mashable, VICE, CNN, SiliconANGLE, PYMNTS.com, The Information, Silicon Valley Business …, CNET, RAPPLER, and The Boston Globe
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| Bloomberg: |
Sources: Epic Games, which owns Fortnite, Unreal Engine, and Houseparty, is close to raising $750M at a ~$17B valuation, with investors including T. Rowe, KKR — - Epic owns Fortnite video game, Unreal Engine and Houseparty — T. Rowe, KKR, Baillie Gifford to participate in round
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Tweets: @valleyhack, @yoda, @damianburns, @katie_roof, and @yangcliu
| Ashley Carman / The Verge: |
Cameo launches Cameo Live, where people can, instead of a prerecorded shoutout, book a 10-minute Zoom call with celebrities — Jeremy Piven charges $15K for 10 minutes — Cameo has a new way for fans to interact with celebrities: Zoom calls. The company launched a video call option over the weekend …
Tweets: @avtarramsingh, @appleparody_usa, @marshacollier, @katienotopoulos, and @chrismlacy
| Ifeoma Ozoma / @ifeomaozoma: |
[Thread] Former Pinterest public policy exec Ifeoma Ozoma shares stories of her time at the company that call into question its declared solidarity with BLM — I shouldn't have to share this story in the year of our Lord, 2020 - but here we are. I'm an alum of Yale, Google, FB, in the WaPo Tech 202 Network, etc...and recently decided to leave @Pinterest, which just declared ‘solidarity with BLM.’ What a joke. 🙃1/ #BelieveBlackWomen
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Tweets: @erikashimizu, @erikashimizu, @simoncurtis, @kathiepham, @della_morte_, @lyssaslounge, @camillefrancois, @baybarsorsek, @allenholub, @rashadrobinson, @jenny8lee, @colorofchange, @divinetechygirl, @karlitaliliana, @adamconner, @katestarbird, @moorehn, @juddlegum, @katersully, @ajuaduker, @henryfernandezj, @ivuoma, @niaimaniii, @temilasade, @kristyt, @erikashimizu, @polotek, @colorofchange, @erikashimizu, @willoremus, @sarahfrier, and @caseynewton
| Reuters: |
US government will amend its prohibitions on US companies doing business with China's Huawei to let them work together on standards for 5G networks — (Reuters) - The United States will amend its prohibitions on U.S. companies doing business with China's Huawei [HWT.UL] …
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U.S. Department of Commerce, Neowin, SlashGear, Engadget, 9to5Google, Seeking Alpha, TechCrunch, and Android Authority
Tweets: @andyboxall, @chadbown, @wonkvj, and @commercegov
| Hiroyuki Nishimura / Nikkei Asian Review: |
China proposes an East Asian digital currency based on the Chinese yuan, Japanese yen, South Korean won, and the Hong Kong dollar — Beijing backs private-sector-led East Asia digital money in challenge to US — TOKYO — Global competition for supremacy in digital currencies has entered …
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Tweets: @reconasia, @mansharamani, @charlesmok, @dgwbirch, and @joshualipsky
| Cecilia D'Anastasio / Wired: |
Chess on Twitch has taken off as professional chess streamers, like GM Hikaru Nakamura, have embraced legions of streaming personalities discovering the game — Hikaru Nakamura is the top-ranked blitz chess player in the world—and his channel has seen a meteoric rise as he coaches streamers in the ancient game.
Tweets: @wired, @theeconomist, and @fide_chess
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