Lyft joins Uber in saying it will pull out of California if forced to re-classify drivers as employees
Sources: ByteDance's Indonesian news aggregator app BaBe censored content perceived as critical of the Chinese government between 2018 and mid-2020
Facebook officially launches a Voting Information Center on Facebook and Instagram, with state-by-state information on how to register and vote
Google, YouTube, Twitter, and Snap introduce election-related initiatives to provide verified information on topics like voter registration and where to vote
US says it has seized more than 300 cryptocurrency accounts and millions of dollars used by al-Qaeda, Hamas' military wing, and ISIS
NSA and FBI say Russian state sponsored hacker group Fancy Bear is using a previously undisclosed Linux malware called Drovorub for cyber espionage operations
An Alexa Bug Could Have Exposed Your Voice History to Hackers
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Microsoft’s new phone is … $1,400? Why?
China’s Huawei, ZTE set to be shut out of India’s 5G trials
JetBlue is the First U.S. Airline to Commit to and Achieve Carbon Neutrality for All Domestic Flying
The EU is launching a market for personal data. Here’s what that means for privacy.: In a radical shift for the EU’s data governance strategy, the Trusts Project promotes data sharing as a civic duty.
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Israel and UAE reach historic peace deal, Israel to suspend annexation
H.P. Lovecraft was a virulent racist. How Lovecraft Country confronts his legacy
Israel says it thwarted an attack on its defense industry by North Korea-linked hacking group Lazarus, but researchers say classified data was likely stolen
A Weibo survey asking users to choose between WeChat and iPhones drew 1.2M responses, with ~95% saying they would rather give up their devices
Researchers say a now-patched Alexa vulnerability could have been exploited to hand over users' personal data, voice recordings, banking data history, and more
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Intel offers a first look at its next-gen Tiger Lake processors and Xe graphics, both of which promise to offer higher performance and lower power consumption
Keeper Security, which offers software to prevent password-related data breaches and cyberthreats, is raising a $60M round led by Insight Partners
Epic has introduced a new direct payment option in Fortnite on iOS and Android to get around app store fees and says it "will pass along the savings to players"
People close to Amazon's gaming efforts claim Amazon is struggling to make good games because its structure and culture aren't optimized for creative endeavors
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Hackers can eavesdrop on mobile calls with $7,000 worth of equipment
Home of the oil sands eyes cleaner future as hydrogen superpower
Trump administration to roll back curbs on methane from oil, gas operations
More of the world’s power is coming from renewables, study shows
Adding a dash of alcohol suppresses coffee ring effect in 2D printing inks – Advance could pave way for industrial-scale inkjet printing of electronic components.
Herman Cain Twitter Account Shares Posthumous Attack on Biden and Harris
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Hyperion’s hydrogen-electric XP-1 supercar is capable of 220 MPH
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Sources: Apple is readying tiered subscription bundles, starting with a basic package that will include Apple Music and Apple TV+, launching as early as Oct.
Sources: companies including Apple and Disney participated in a White House call over the WeChat ban, saying it could undermine their competitiveness in China
Stream, whose APIs enable product teams to build chat and activity feeds for their applications, raises $15M Series A led by GGV Capital
Trump campaign appears to be hiding massive Facebook spending — but why? | Trump’s campaign and others are using murky shell companies to hide spending — and some are entirely untraceable
Researchers discovered significant vulnerability in Amazon’s Alexa
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