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Facebook boycott leaders ‘disappointed’ after meeting with Zuckerberg, Sandberg

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What began as a relatively small effort by activist organizations to hold Facebook accountable for perceived policy failings has snowballed ...

Daily Crunch: Magic Leap gets a new CEO

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There’s new leadership at troubled startup Magic Leap, Uber launches grocery delivery and Palantir files to go public. Here’s your ...

Samsung will reveal the next Galaxy Note on August 5

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Samsung’s next big Unpacked event is scheduled for August 5. As is the trend these days, the unveiling will be ...

Too little, too late: Facebook’s Oversight Board won’t launch until ‘late fall’

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Facebook has announced that the limp “Oversight Board” intended to help make difficult content and policy decisions will not launch ...

New useful feature being tested for Android version of Google Maps

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Over the years we’ve watched as the Google Maps app has grown. Instead of just giving you turn-by-turn directions getting ...

It’s official! Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra 5G unveiling to take place August 5th

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While we realize that we’re using Samsung’s old Galaxy tag line and a corny pun, if you want to see ...

U.S. is considering a ban on popular short-form video app TikTok

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Tick tock, tick tock. That’s the sound of a clock ticking off the time that popular short-form video app TikTok ...

Regulatory roadblocks are holding back Colombia’s tech and transportation industries

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Daniel Rodriguez Contributor Share on Twitter Daniel Rodriguez is CEO and co-founder of Picap, which has raised more than $7 ...

Boost Mobile launches new LG and Samsung smartphones

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Following its acquisition by Dish, Boost Mobile announced it will launch three affordable smartphones from LG and Samsung. All three ...

Apple iPhone 12 5G packaging render gives you a clue about what’s missing from the box

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This is how things change quickly when you live in a world populated by leaks and rumors. On June 24th, ...

AMD Ryzen 7 4700G Flagship Renoir APU Overclocked To 4.75 GHz Across All 8 Zen 2 Cores on Standard Cooling

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AMD’s Ryzen 7 4700G has leaked out once again but this time we are not going to talk about benchmarks ...

Samsung Galaxy Note20+ goes through FCC, poses for live photos

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The latest news about the Samsung Galaxy Note20 shows a Black Galaxy Note20 captured in live images by Samsung leaker ...

Microsoft Reportedly in the Mix to Buy Warner Bros. Interactive

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Last month a major shakeup to the AAA gaming landscape was teased, as a report emerged that Warner Bros. Interactive ...

Apple to Reportedly Remove AMD GPU Support From macOS ARM64, Paving the Way for Custom GPUs

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Apple’s transition from Intel to its custom A-series chips was given a little sneak preview at this year’s WWDC 2020 keynote, ...

Want to Test the New Windows 10 2021 Start Menu? Here’s How (Insiders Only)

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Microsoft released Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 20161 to Insiders in the Dev Channel last week. Releasing new features after ...

New Ryujinx Nintendo Switch Emulator Build Implements Zero-Config Resolution Scaling

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Ryujinx, the open-source Nintendo Switch emulator, has been receiving a number of updates that improve its core functionality and compatibility ...

Facebook Messenger shows early signs of cross-chat support with WhatsApp

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We know that Facebook eventually plans to integrate WhatsApp into Facebook’s other apps. As reported by WABetaInfo, reverse engineer @Alex193a ...

Google’s Pixels and Samsung’s S20 family get July security patches

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It may not be July 1st, but today is the first Monday of the month, and that means one thing: ...

Huawei Mate V might be on the way, folding inwards

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Huawei and Samsung have so far diverged on what the best design would be for a phone that can turn ...

Alleged renders of Google Pixel 5 leak, reminiscent of Pixel 4

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Welcome to what could very well be the first look at the Google Pixel 5. The renders below are based ...

ICE to foreign students: If you’re just taking online classes, you can’t stay in the U.S.

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The coronavirus pandemic has made education hard enough with the abrupt shift to online learning that schools, teachers, and students ...

Technology was supposed to make the police accountable. What happened? – How Did We Get Here

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Evolution in technology has created tools to monitor police and try to hold them accountable, but can that gap really ...

Bird says it didn’t apply for a PPP loan. The government’s response is…confusing.

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A trove of juicy financial data just became public, but it could have some major errors. The Small Business Administration ...

This robot is designed to disinfect a warehouse floor in 30 minutes— Strictly Robots

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MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab created a disinfectant robotic system that uses UVC light to disinfect surfaces and ...

Twitter and Facebook tell Hong Kong authorities to get bent (for now)

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Oh hey would you look at that: Twitter and Facebook just did something good.  The two tech giants took a ...

Victress Capital, a fund founded by women to back women founders, just closed its second fund

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Women start 40 percent of the businesses in the U.S., but they receive just 3% of venture funding. It doesn’t ...

Secretive data startup Palantir has confidentially filed for an IPO

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Secretive big data and analytics startup Palantir, co-founded by Peter Thiel, said late Monday it has confidentially filed paperwork with ...

Tech shares set fresh records despite uncertain economy

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Despite record-setting COVID-19 infections, American equities rose today. All major indices gained ground during regular trading, while tech stocks did ...

Daily Crunch: Uber confirms Postmates acquisition

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You may have noticed that The Daily Crunch is publishing about six hours later than usual. Do not be alarmed! ...

Email is broken and Hey’s Jason Fried is here to fix it

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Email is a critical tool in modern-day communications, so it’s natural that many entrepreneurs have tried to overhaul it over ...