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Reddit: Technology
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- Supreme Court upholds federal ban on robocalls to mobile phones, rejecting a bid to topple the la…
- Supreme Court won't throw out ban on robocalls to cellphones
- Fujitsu announces permanent work-from-home plan
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- WhatsApp to pause processing law-enforcement requests for user data in Hong Kong
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- Reddit and LinkedIn to stop copying iPhone clipboards
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Tech blogs
Techcrunch
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Engadget
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- Supreme Court rules against law allowing debt-collection robocalls to cell phones
- An Ubisoft VP has resigned following assault and misconduct allegations
- Gmail finally works with the iPad’s split-view multitasking
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ZDNet
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- AWS RDS on Outposts goes GA
- Microsoft makes changes in its field sales, support groups as FY'21 begins
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- US Secret Service reports an increase in hacked managed service providers (MSPs)
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- Origin Energy migrates 60% of its workloads to the cloud
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Wired Magazine
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- Tech Confronts Its Use of the Labels ‘Master’ and ‘Slave’
- Covid-19 Is Accelerating Human Transformation—Let’s Not Waste It
- A Startup Is Testing the Subscription Model for Search Engines
VentureBeat
- AI Weekly: Workplace surveillance tech promises safety, but not worker rights
- U.S. Supreme Court bolsters law banning robocalls
- Fraunhofer’s VVC promises to reduce video file sizes by 50% to improve mobile network efficiency
- Researchers identify dozens of words that accidentally trigger Amazon Echo speakers
- Mourning the loss of Google Inbox? Try this affordable, feature-rich alternative
- Niantic taps ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ director Rian Johnson for Pokémon Go Fest video
- Researchers use AI to highlight Zoom’s privacy risks
- 5G’s Release 16 is complete, but COVID-19 may push Release 17 to 2022
- How May Mobility’s autonomous shuttle ambitions backfired
- Uber confirms $2.7 billion Postmates acquisition
Gizmodo
- Reddit's Solution to the Stress of Moderating 2020 Is a First-Come First-Served Mindfulness App Subscription
- The Very Best Smart Home Gadgets
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- Microsoft Will Axe Control Panel From Windows 10, We're Calling It Now
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- Amazon May Have to Share Its Algorithm If India’s New Ecommerce Policy Passes
- Amputee Builds a Set of Incredibly Articulate Prosthetic Fingers All Powered by Wrist Movements
Techmeme
- A list of some tech companies the SBA says have received PPP loans of more than $150K; Bird and I…
- Facebook, Telegram, Google, and Twitter say they have suspended requests for user data from Hong …
- Inside Quibi's implosion, aided by the divisive management styles of Katzenberg and Whitman, comp…
- Uber buys food delivery service Postmates for $2.65B in an all-stock deal
- Instagram expands its TikTok rival, Reels, to India in the wake of the country's ban on Chinese apps
- SCOTUS strikes down a law amended in 2015 to allow robocalls by debt collectors
- Ex-Yahoo engineer sentenced to five years of probation and home confinement for hacking into 6,00…
- AAA games for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X will likely be priced at $69.99, the first rise sin…
- Canadian privacy watchdog says Clearview AI will cease offering facial recognition tech in Canada…
- A Nigerian man with 2.4M Instagram followers, who allegedly conspired to use hacked email account…
The Verge
- ICE says international students must take in-person classes to remain in the US
- How to change your inbox layout in Gmail
- How to enable and use Gmail’s AI-powered Smart Reply and Smart Compose tools
- Google Plus is officially gone after its mobile apps are rebranded as Google Currents
- Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides now have a dark theme on Android
- Google, Facebook, and Twitter halt government data requests after new Hong Kong security law
- The federal government says Bird got at least a $5 million bailout loan, but the company denies it
- This week’s summer gaming events: Ubisoft Forward and Limited Run Games’ #LRG3
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TNW
- Dear Google, please let this Pixel 5 ‘leak’ be fake
- Google finally rolls out dark mode for Docs, Sheets, and Slides on Android
- Study tests whether AI can convincingly answer existential questions
- Here are the Xbox Series X games we think Microsoft will show off on July 23
- Uber buys Postmates for $2.65 billion — and traders are into it
- The importance of the space industry in a post-pandemic world
- We did the math: iPhone screen sizes ARE bigger now
- New AI project captures Jane Austen’s thoughts on social media
- Edit photos in one click with this AI-powered photo editor app
- Bend it over 60,000 times. The stainless steel Evercable isn’t like those cheapo phone cables
Slashdot
- Fujitsu Announces Permanent Work-From-Home Plan
- Supreme Court Upholds Cellphone Robocall Ban
- Broadband's Underused Lifeline For Low-income Users
- Facial-Recognition Firm Ends Operations in Canada, Watchdog Says
- China Confirms Case of Bubonic Plague In Inner Mongolia
- DNA Inherited From Neanderthals May Increase Risk of Covid-19
- Harvard Will Allow Some Students on Campus This Fall So Long as They Take Coronavirus Tests Every…
- Hong Kong Government Tells Schools To Remove Books Breaching Security Law
- US Secret Service Reports an Increase in Hacked Managed Service Providers
- US Tech Giants Halt Reviews of Hong Kong Demands For User Data
ArsTechnica
- FBI nabs Nigerian business scammer who allegedly cost victims millions
- OnePlus’ sub-$500 smartphone launches July 21
- Microsoft’s next Xbox Series X game showcase coming July 23
- Exoplanet in the hot-Neptune desert is the first of its kind
- F1 2020 reviewed—Codemasters takes another racing game win
- Supreme Court strikes down 2015 law allowing robocalls by debt collectors
- Morpheus speaks with the voice of James McAvoy in The Sandman audio drama
- The Norman Conquest didn’t change ordinary people’s lives very much
- Uber plans to gobble up delivery rival Postmates in $2.6 billion deal
- New Mac ransomware is even more sinister than it appears
CNET
- Facebook, Twitter, Google pause review of Hong Kong requests for user data
- Uber buys Postmates for $2.65 billion, getting deeper into deliveries
- Elon Musk reveals '$69.420' Tesla short shorts
- Microsoft Xbox Series X Games Showcase: How to watch and everything you need to know
- Microsoft sets date of Xbox Games Showcase, including Halo, for July 23
- UK to phase out Huawei 5G gear, Rocket Lab's rocket fail video
- 9 great reads from CNET this week
- Will the iPhone 12 arrive on time? video
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Flipboard: Tech
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- Facebook refusing to give WhatsApp data to Hong Kong is a big deal
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- These Peabody Businesses Got PPP Loans Over $150,000
- Dow, Nasdaq have a strong day led by tech
- To build a resilient world, we must go circular. Here's how to do it
- Data Democracy Unlocks Value for Organizations. Here’s How to Start
- Installing check-in app, carrying immunity passport: How the world is rebooting to the new normal
The Register
- Your 2.3m Instagram followers won't stop the FBI... Web star accused of laundering $100m+ via cyber-crimes
- You may be distracted by the pandemic but FYI: US Senate panel OK's backdoors-by-the-backdoor EAR…
- Baroness Dido Harding lifts the lid on the NHS's manual contact tracing performance: 'We contact …
- Oracle sued by a shareholder who alleges its lack of progress in diversity amounts to 'dishonesty'
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Medium: Technology
- Why a nearby “boring” star system could have two habitable planets?
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- Humans created a record 53.6M metric tons of e-waste last year
- ‘Million-Mile’ Batteries Are Coming. Are They a Revolution?
- How COVID-19 Will Permanently Change Hiring in Silicon Valley
- One teen is responsible for some of the world’s largest COVID-19 and protest tracking tools
- Tesla’s Biggest Competitor is an Electric Scooter, Not a Car
- Autonomous Boats
- Brave New World: Biometrics, Identity, and the Future of Capitalism
- What the Future Wants
Vox: Recode
- Google joins a group of major tech companies in pushing back against Hong Kong’s new security law
- Netflix’s Unsolved Mysteries is different from the original. But one episode restores its pulpy aesthetic.
- How can we ban facial recognition when it’s already everywhere?
- One of the Democratic Party’s biggest donors is exploring a new anti-Trump boycott
- Networks of self-driving trucks are becoming a reality in the US
- Join the Vox Book Club!
- America has almost 800 billionaires, a record high
- Facebook nears a tipping point when it comes to moderating hate speech
- Okay, Google, how do I listen to Vox?
ReadWrite
- How Machine Learning Will Impact the Future of Software Development and Testing
- What is Dwell Time? Is Dwell Time a Google Ranking Factor?
- Guerrilla Marketing: Growth Hacking Your Startup
- pHin: Smart Pool and Hot Tub Care and Water Monitor
- 7 Content Marketing Trends to Watch Out for in 2020
- YETI Tundra Haul Wheeled Cooler: Fun in the Sun
- Gozney Roccbox: Commercial-Grade, Portable Pizza Oven
- Smart Home Security: Responsible Development
- Why You Should Measure Net Promoter Score (NPS)
- EZVIZ C3X AI-Powered Security Camera
MIT Technology Review
- If you’re over 75, catching covid-19 can be like playing Russian roulette
- Are we making spacecraft too autonomous?
- Another experimental covid-19 vaccine has shown promising early results
- Intelligent infrastructure: How an agile, robust, and flexible IT infrastructure can make or brea…
- A plan to redesign the internet could make apps that no one controls
- Podcast: Covid-19 has exposed a US innovation system that is badly out of date
- Going lean: How vendor consolidation creates big gains
- There’s not one reason California’s covid-19 cases are soaring—there are many
- Beyond covid-19 lies a new normal—and new opportunities
- Pandemic reveals opportunities for 5G connectivity
BleepingComputer
- Microsoft Defender ATP web content filtering is now free
- EDP energy giant confirms Ragnar Locker ransomware attack
- Ransomware attack on insurance MSP Xchanging affects clients
- New Google Chrome feature to drastically reduce battery usage
- Microsoft's new Windows 10 Alt+Tab plan looks like a mess
- Windows 10 2004 upgrade gets blocked due to unsupported settings
- North Korean hackers linked to credit card stealing attacks on US stores
- PoC exploits released for F5 BIG-IP vulnerabilities, patch now!
- Windows 10's Microsoft Store Codecs patches are confusing users
- .NET Core vulnerability lets attackers evade malware detection
BGR
- China reports suspected case of bubonic plague, warns of ‘epidemic’ risk
- People’s lunacy around face masks is hurting restaurants and small businesses
- A massive fireball appeared over Tokyo, and we have the video
- A new iPhone app lets users take video in Portrait mode
- The list of dangerous hand sanitizers you should avoid just got longer
- Brain-destroying amoeba infects Florida man
- Here’s a rough idea of the timetable for a new stimulus bill
- iPhone 12 size comparison: 5.4-inch iPhone 12 vs. iPhone 7 vs. iPhone SE
- As coronavirus cases surge, doctor explains why the US is losing the coronavirus war
- This massive ice lake on Mars will take your breath away
Mainstream media
NYTimes: Tech
- South Korea Denies U.S. Request to Extradite Operator of Child Pornography Site
- New Trump Appointee Puts Global Internet Freedom at Risk, Critics Say
- What Hong Kong’s Pandemic Experience Taught Uber About Other Cities
- The #Vanlife Business Is Booming
- Can an Algorithm Predict the Pandemic’s Next Moves?
- Goodbye to the Wild Wild Web
- New ‘TV’ Is a Lot Like TV
- How Infrared Images Could Be Part of Your Daily Life
- Four Top Tech C.E.O.s Will Testify in Antitrust Inquiry, Panel Says
- Bogus Ideas Have Superspreaders, Too
WSJ: Tech
- Uber to Buy Postmates for $2.65 Billion in Stock
- Google, Facebook and Twitter Suspend Review of Hong Kong Requests for User Data
- LinkedIn to Add Audio Feature to End Pronunciation Gaffes on Names
- Nokia, Hurt by Costly 5G Chip Mistake, Struggles to Catch Huawei
- China's Semiconductor Contender Isn't Holding That Many Chips
- Chinese Chip Giant Pursues Year's Biggest Stock Sale
- Tech Giants to Face EU Legal Push
- How to Keep Your Phone Working When There's No Service
- Wirecard's No. 2 Was Key to the Firm's Rapid Rise. Then He Disappeared.
- Facebook, Twitter, Google Face Free-Speech Test in Hong Kong
Washington Post: Technology
- Can video games tactfully handle Nazism and its aftermath? These Czech historians say yes.
- Facebook, Google, Twitter halt review of Hong Kong requests for data
- Britain may further limit Huawei in 5G, a win for Washington and blow to China
- The Technology 202: The Gettysburg gathering highlights the offline dangers of social media hoaxes
- Uber acquires Postmates, expanding the food delivery business that has surged during pandemic
- Black women say Pinterest created a den of discrimination — despite its image as the nicest com…
- Facebook is working to persuade advertisers to abandon their boycott. So far, they aren’t impressed.
- Complaint alleges that Facebook is biased against black workers
- World renowned esports tournament Evo canceled, co-founder removed after allegations of sexual misconduct
- The best games for couch co-op play
Guardian: Tech UK
- Chinese ambassador: UK ban on Huawei would damage trust
- Extend US Facebook boycott to Europe, campaigners urge
- Final Fantasy VII Remake's creators on updating one of the world's most-loved games
- The Guardian view on Facebook and democracy: real and present danger | Editorial
- Through the Darkest of Times review – join the anti-Nazi resistance
- Struggling for shut-eye in lockdown? Sleep-tracking devices may help
- What should I do with old electronic devices?
- 'The pinnacle of storytelling': reader reviews of The Last of Us Part II
- Mark Zuckerberg: advertisers' boycott of Facebook will end 'soon enough'
- Signs of the Sojourner review – playing cards in faraway places
BBC: Tech UK
- Hong Kong: Facebook, Google and Twitter among firms 'pausing' police help
- Nintendo condemns alleged abuse in Smash Bros community
- Huawei: UK government weighs up ban of Chinese firm's telecoms kit
- Drone and light aircraft in 'near miss' outside Perth
- Last of Us 2 developer condemns death threats and harassment
- Reddit and LinkedIn to stop copying iPhone clipboards
- Robotic scientists will 'speed up discovery'
- Coronavirus: Fujitsu announces permanent work-from-home plan
- Black Lives Matter: Can viral videos stop police brutality?
- Meet the socially distant robot scientist
Computing UK
- Explosion at Iran's nuclear facility caused by Israeli cyber attack, report
- Government set to phase out Huawei from British 5G networks within months, report claims
- North Korea's Lazarus hackers are planting skimmers on US and European retail websites, researche…
- Privacy-focused search engine Startpage gives more details of the System1 investment
- New vote denies further delay to IR35 private sector reforms
- Operation Venetic: Police bust crime chat network in UK's biggest ever law enforcement operation
- APM 4.0 for Industry 4.0: The five key essentials
- Microsoft issues emergency update to fix two vulnerability impacting Windows 10 and Windows Server
- Out of adversity: How crises can be a catalyst for progress at your organisation
- Alina POS malware now using DNS tunnelling to steal payment cards data
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