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July 07, 2020Tue. 07/07 – Will The US Government Ban TikTok?
TikTok pulls it’s app completely for the Hong Kong market. But could the US ban TikTok in the US market? And India shows us what happens when TikTok gets banned. Palantir is about to IPO. A new video compression standard is actually a big deal. And Alphabet’s Loon “moonshot” hits a major milestone.
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TikTok to pull out of Hong Kong (Axios)
U.S. is ‘looking at’ banning TikTok and Chinese social media apps, Pompeo says (CNBC)
India’s TikTok shutdown has left careers and fortunes in tatters (Wired)
Secretive data startup Palantir has confidentially filed for an IPO (TechCrunch)
Palantir Technologies Files to Go Public (NYTimes)
Fraunhofer’s VVC promises to reduce video file sizes by 50% to improve mobile network efficiency (VentureBeat)
73. "Father" of the MP3, Karlheinz Brandenburg (Internet History Podcast)
U.S. tech chiefs to testify before House antitrust panel on July 27: committee (Reuters)
A Bird? A Plane? No, It’s a Google Balloon Beaming the Internet (NYTimes)
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July 06, 2020Mon. 07/06 – Uber Buys Postmates
Uber buys Postmates for $2.65 billion dollars. There’s an Xbox Series X event coming later this month. An algorithm that could PREDICT Covid-19 outbreaks. Florida becomes the first to enact a DNA privacy law. And Sony’s new, wearable air conditioner, the Reon Pocket.
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Uber agrees to buy food-delivery service Postmates for $2.65 billion in stock (CNBC)
Uber acquires meal delivery service Postmates for $2.65 billion (The Verge)
Facebook, WhatsApp, Twitter Suspend Review of Hong Kong Requests for User Data (WSJ)
Microsoft announces Xbox Series X games event for July 23rd (The Verge)
iOS 14: iCloud Keychain now alerts users about leaked passwords, more (9to5Mac)
Can an Algorithm Predict the Pandemic’s Next Moves? (NYTimes)
Florida becomes first state to enact DNA privacy law, blocking insurers from genetic data (Washington Examiner)
SONY’S WEARABLE, POCKET-SIZED AIR CONDITIONER IS FINALLY AVAILABLE FOR SALE! (Yanko Design)

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July 02, 2020Thu. 07/02 – ALL of Silicon Valley (kinda) Has A Date With Washington
Zuckerberg has told Facebook staff he’s not overly worried about the boycotts. The Fab 4 CEOs of the biggest tech companies (minus Microsoft) all have a date to testify before Congress later this month. Police hacked an encrypted phone network popular with mafia types and the results won’t surprise you. And also, the weekend longreads suggestions.
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Zuckerberg Tells Facebook Staff He Expects Advertisers to Return ‘Soon Enough’ (The Information)
Apple CEO Tim Cook agrees to testify in House antitrust investigation (Apple Insider)
Facebook is shutting down Lasso, its TikTok clone (TechCrunch)
How Police Secretly Took Over a Global Phone Network for Organized Crime (Motherboard)
Weekend Longreads Suggestions:
Mirror Wanted to Be the Next iPhone. Instead, It’s Selling to Lululemon. (Marker)
There are more streaming choices than ever — why are prices going up? (The Verge)
Apple’s Relentless Strategy, Execution, and Point of View (Learn By Shipping)
Strategy Behind Blockbuster Grubhub Deal: Don’t Deliver (WSJ)
Networks of self-driving trucks are becoming a reality in the US (recode)
Did a Chinese Hack Kill Canada’s Greatest Tech Company? (Bloomberg Businessweek)
Disney's Developed Movie-Quality Face-Swapping Technology That Promises to Change Filmmaking (Gizmodo)
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July 01, 2020Wed. 07/01 – YouTube TV Has Recreated The TV Bundle At Essentially The Same Price Point
The reckoning for social media ad spend might be hitting critical mass. Spotify gets more affordable for couples. YouTube TV gets more expensive for everyone. Apple IS struggling with iPhone 5G delays, but it SHOULDN’T delay things into 2021. And when will Silicon Valley offices reopen? Not anytime soon, it sounds like.
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Facebook frustrates advertisers as boycott over hate speech kicks off (Reuters)
Third of top brands likely to suspend social media spending, survey finds (Financial Times)
Spotify brings its Premium Duo plan to the US, UK and dozens more countries (updated) (Engadget)
YouTube TV hikes price to $64.99 per month following new channel additions (TechCrunch)
Apple races to push ahead with 5G iPhone mass production (Nikkei Asian Review)
Apple Cancels Some Arcade Games in Strategy Shift To Keep Subscribers (Bloomberg)
Google Pushes Back U.S. Office Reopening Plan After Virus Surge (Bloomberg)
Twitch breaks records again in Q2, topping 5B total hours watched (TechCrunch)

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June 30, 2020Tue. 06/30 – Amazon Prime Video Launches Watch Party
Lululemon wants to buy Mirror. We think Uber is thinking about buying Postmates. Amazon Prime Video launches Watch Party. Android’s AirDrop competitor is rolling out. And why cloud gaming is the impetus for a new data center race.
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Lululemon set to acquire home fitness startup Mirror for $500M (TechCrunch)
Uber in Talks to Buy Postmates for About $2.6 Billion (WSJ)
Amazon Prime Video introduces 'Watch Party,' a social co-viewing experience included with Prime (TechCrunch)
Nearby Sharing — Android's AirDrop competitor — is rolling out now in beta (Android Police)
CodeGuru, AWS's AI code reviewer and performance profiles, is now generally available (TechCrunch)
Exclusive: Facebook changes algorithm to boost original reporting (Axios)
An Infrastructure Arms Race Is Fueling the Future of Gaming (Wired)
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June 29, 2020Mon. 06/29 – Reddit Bans r/The_Donald and The Facebook Ad Boycott, Explained
Reddit bans r/The_Donald and I try to break down the almost hour by hour, day by day timeline of the whole Facebook/social media ad boycott situation. Apple might not include a charger (!) in the iPhone 12 box, much less earbuds. Amazon cuts back on waste in India. India cuts off Tik Tok completely. And some news you can use if you need to recover lost files in Windows.
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Reddit bans r/The_Donald and r/ChapoTrapHouse as part of a major expansion of its rules (The Verge)
Exclusive: Facebook ad boycott campaign to go global, organizers say (Reuters)
The hard truth about the Facebook ad boycott: Nothing matters but Zuckerberg (CNN Business)
Kuo: Apple will not include earbuds or charger in iPhone 12 box (9to5Mac)
Amazon eliminates single-use plastic in packaging in India (TechCrunch)
Govt bans 59 Chinese apps including TikTok as border tensions simmer in Ladakh (India Today)
Microsoft’s new Windows File Recovery tool lets you retrieve deleted documents (The Verge)
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June 27, 2020(Bonus) WWDC Wrap Up With Rene Ritchie @reneritchie
This is a really simple one. WWDC happened this week. Rene Ritchie has been attending it, virtually, of course. So he’s here to break down the keynote, which we all saw, but also to let us know what’s been going on in the developer sessions which have been going on all week. Rene is of course a long time prominent Apple watcher and journalist, who actually just struck out on his own with his own YouTube channel. So search YouTube for Rene Ritchie and subscribe to his channel.
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June 26, 2020Fri. 06/26 - Amazon Buys Self-Driving Startup Zoox
Amazon is officially in the self-driving car game. Microsoft is officially keeping its retail stores closed… forever. Verizon had joined the Facebook ad boycott. And of course, the weekend longreads suggestions.
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Amazon to buy self-driving technology company Zoox (CNBC)
Microsoft is permanently closing its retail stores (CNBC)
Verizon is pulling advertising from Facebook and Instagram (CNBC)
TikTok says it will stop accessing clipboard content on iOS devices (The Verge)
Weekend Longread Suggestions:
How India’s Jio Won Facebook’s Heart (The Information)
How a “crazy Dutch guy” won the online food delivery war (Silicon Canals)
How Uber Turned a Promising Bikeshare Company Into Literal Garbage (Vice)
The Credit-Card Fees Merchants Hate, Banks Love and Consumers Pay (WSJ)
Top composers used to head to Hollywood. Now they’re into games (Wired)
Reddit turns 15: The dramatic moments that shaped the internet's front page (Mashable)
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June 25, 2020Thu. 06/25 – Amazon Has A Counterfeit Crimes Unit (Sounds Like An NBC TV Show)
Wirecard is wiped out. Amazon has its own Counterfeit Crimes Unit. Apple quietly made a change that will make things pretty tough on advertisers. Google won’t keep your data forever anymore and Hey basically wins.
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'The money's gone': Wirecard collapses owing $4 billion (Reuters)
Google will start paying publishers to license content (Axios)
Google will now auto-delete location and search history by default for new users (The Verge)
Amazon forms ‘Counterfeit Crimes Unit,’ under pressure to escalate fight against fake products (GeekWire)
Apple Just Crippled IDFA, Sending An $80 Billion Industry Into Upheaval (Forbes)
SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son and Alibaba’s Jack Ma Part Ways (Bloomberg)
Amazon launches cloud service to help non-coders build apps (CNBC)
Hey opens its email service to everyone as Apple approves its app for good (The Verge)
Michael Hawley, Programmer, Professor and Pianist, Dies at 58 (NYTimes)
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June 24, 2020Wed. 06/24 – Oculus Go and Olympus (and Force Touch?) Go Bye Bye
Brazil puts the breaks on payments via WhatsApp. Advertisers apply pressure on Facebook via a boycott. Oculus is putting an end to the Oculus Go. Olympus is existing the camera business after 80 years. And what might be the first case of a person wrongfully arrested thanks to facial recognition.
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Brazilian Authorities Suspend WhatsApp Payments (Bloomberg)
Ad Boycott of Facebook Keeps Growing (NYTimes)
Facebook To Stop Selling Oculus Go, Vows No More 3DOF Headsets (UploadVR)
Olympus to Exit Camera Business After 84 Years (WSJ)
watchOS 7 drops Force Touch support, likely ahead of Apple Watch Series 6 hardware changes (9to5Mac)
Wrongfully Accused by an Algorithm (NYTimes)
Over 1,000 AI Experts Condemn Racist Algorithms That Claim to Predict Crime (Motherboard)

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