Zuckerberg says Facebook will now label content that violates its rules but was left up because it was deemed newsworthy and of public interest
Three weeks ago, I committed to reviewing our policies ahead of the 2020 elections. That work is ongoing, but today I want to share some new policies …
Microsoft says it will permanently close all Microsoft Store retail locations and focus on its online store instead
- Microsoft on Friday announced it will permanently close its Microsoft Store retail locations. — In the past decade or so, Microsoft began to expand its retail presence …
Unilever says it will halt US advertising on Facebook and Twitter for at least the remainder of 2020, citing hate speech and divisive content on the platforms
like @NAACP — and Internet activists, namely @slpng_giants, who have figured out how to leverage social media to trigger corporate action. That's new. https://twitter.com/... Tyler McCall / @eiffeltyl...
Amazon has signed an agreement to acquire self-driving car startup Zoox, reportedly for $1.2B+; Zoox was valued at over $3B in 2018
- Zoox was valued at over $3 billion in 2018, but has struggled with management turnover in its efforts to develop a self-driving car.
Brands' ad boycott of Facebook has been uneven, with some continuing to funnel money into Instagram, and third-party apps via the Facebook Audience Network
Yesterday, Verizon became the latest company to join a corporate chorus boycotting Facebook advertisements in July as part …
Facebook to ban ads that claim people from a specific race, ethnicity, nationality, caste, gender, sexual orientation or immigration origin are a threat
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Sources: Ubisoft places two executive VPs and several other employees on administrative leave following misconduct allegations made public in the past week
Ubisoft Entertainment SA, one of the world's largest video-game publishers, placed two executives and several other employees …
Data broker Mobilewalla touts tracking BLM protesters' cell data and the locations of evangelicals before 2016 election, and says it has data on 1.6B devices
A data broker that tracked Black Lives Matter protesters also tracked the locations of Evangelical Christians on election …
Coca-Cola to pause paid ads on all social media platforms globally for at least 30 days to reassess its ad policies, but isn't joining the official boycott
- Coca Cola on Friday announced it will be pausing advertising on all social media globally. — The company clarified …
For posts about voting, Facebook says it will attach labels that will direct users to accurate election and voting information on its Voter Information Center
Posts about voting will direct viewers to accurate information, and violations from important political figures will be marked “newsworthy.”
Sources: DOJ has been meeting with developers to discuss Apple's rules that require apps to use its App Store payment system for subscriptions
- Developers complain they're locked in to Apple payment system — Apple inquiry progresses as DOJ poised to file Google lawsuit
Leaked Microsoft document hints at a cheaper and less powerful Xbox console, designed to provide key improvements in Xbox Series X at a lower price point
What does it mean? Alessandro Barbosa / GameSpot : Xbox Series X's Cheaper Lockhart Companion System Appears Again In Xbox Dev Notes Luke Jones / WinBuzzer : Microsoft's Project Lockhart Shows Up in L...
Tech companies often rely on their Black employees to help address their response to systemic racism, giving them more work without additional pay or time off
As Black Lives Matter protests captured national attention, tech companies have leaned heavily on black employee resource groups … Tweets: @nitashatiku , @peard33 , @heatherkelly , @kirstinestewart , ...
A look at AMD's 25x20 project, which it started in 2014 to improve overall “Performance Efficiency” 25x by 2020, and what its success means in the long run
One of the stories bubbling away in the background of the industry is the AMD self-imposed ‘25x20’ goal. Tweets: @underfox3 and @hpc_guru . Thanks: @iancutress Tweets: Underfox / @underfox3 : In an ev...
Report: Alphabet said to be close to buying Canadian smart glasses maker North for ~$180M; sales of North's first generation Focals were said to be minuscule
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Lazada, Alibaba's SE Asian arm, named its third CEO in three years; sources say company's middling performance after losing ground to rival Shopee led to change
The creator of the Satori botnet, Kenneth Schuchman, is sentenced to 13 months in prison; experts says Satori gained control of 500K+ IoT devices
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Tech is transforming the fitting room, where companies like True Fit, which claims 2M+ new users per week since March, use AI to predict shopper fit remotely
Virtual fitting rooms gain new attention, as stores reopen without dressing rooms. — The fitting room's move from physical to digital …
Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian is leaving Initialized, the VC firm he co-founded in 2012; Ohanian has become more interested in pre-seed investing
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Newzoo report: global games market to generate revenue of $159.3B in 2020, up 9.3% YoY, with Asia-Pacific region alone generating $78.4B
DHS sends letters to Facebook, Alphabet, Apple, Twitter, and others urging action against posts that call for people to break curfews, topple statues, and more
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US curbs on Chinese tech firms has led to an investment boom across China's semiconductor industry, prompting investors and analysts to warn of a looming bubble
Grindr continues to allow users to filter others by ethnicity, nearly a month after pledging to remove its ethnicity filter in support of Black Lives Matter
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California's Santa Cruz becomes the first US city to ban predictive policing
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Shopify's new AI commerce stack
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