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Some popular Reddit communities go private to protest the platform’s hate speech policies
Zoom says free users won’t get end-to-end encryption so FBI and police can access calls
Things from leaked audio of Mark Zuckerberg and his employees
Amazon will no longer support the Echo Look, encourages owners to recycle theirs
Hacker News · 2 hours ago
As tech companies cancel events into 2021, Consumer Technology Association says next January's CES will take place "both physically in Las Vegas and digitally"
Snap says it has stopped promoting Trump's account in Discover, after a tweet from days ago about protestors at the White House meeting "ominous weapons"
HBO Max won’t hit AT&T data caps, but Netflix and Disney Plus will
Instacart expands sick pay for workers with COVID-19 or who live with someone who tested positive, offers free telemedicine for symptomatic workers in DC pilot
Samsung's Sero TV, which rotates between landscape and portrait depending on the kind of content, is now available in the US and UK for $1,999
As Blackout Tuesday posts fill Instagram feeds, many say they are drowning out vital information shared under the BLM and BlackLivesMatter hashtags
HBO Max won’t hit AT&T data caps, but Netflix and Disney Plus will
Twitter restricts a tweet from US House Rep. Matt Gaetz for violating its policy against glorifying violence, after it had been retweeted over 12,000 times
Spotify to add 8:46-minute moment of silence to playlists and podcasts in honor of George Floyd
Sony postpones a PlayStation 5 event scheduled for June 4 "to allow more important voices to be heard", following similar moves by EA and Google amid protests
Reddit and Twitter join the fight against US demands for visa applicants’ online handles
Microsoft is blocking the Windows 10 May 2020 Update on lots of devices
Caught on camera, police explode in rage and violence across the US – The Verge
Microsoft copied new Windows Package Manager from rival AppGet, claims developer
YouTube says it will donate $1M to the Center for Policing Equity, a nonprofit think tank that works with police departments to change discriminatory practices
Amazon removed racist images that appeared on some listings for headphones
Reddit · 3 days ago
Microsoft Surface Book 3 (15-inch) review: more power, more problems
SpaceX’s Crew Dragon successfully docks with the space station
Watch NASA astronauts fly SpaceX’s Crew Dragon using touchscreens
Microsoft lays off editorial staff at its News and MSN divisions, reportedly affecting around 50 US and 27 UK jobs, as it increases use of AI for news curation
SpaceX successfully launches first crew to orbit, ushering in new era of spaceflight
Waymo to return its fleet to service in Bay Area starting June 8th delivering packages for two non-profits, thus sidestepping "shelter-in-place" regulations
SpaceX launch live blog: news and updates from the Crew Dragon mission
Mark Zuckerberg says Facebook won't remove Trump's post on Minnesota protests to "enable as much expression as possible", says it doesn't violate its policies
Interview with Kickstarter CEO Aziz Hasan on the future of crowdfunding and how the pandemic has impacted the number and types of projects on the site
Leaked posts show Facebook's decision not to remove Trump's threat of violence is roiling employees, some of whom are calling on execs to reconsider the stance
Biden campaign says he still wants to repeal Section 230, but emphasizes key differences from Trump's EO, like policies for more moderation, rather than less
Amazon sellers marking products as collectible to get around price gouging rules
Hacker News · 5 days ago
Let’s go through Trump’s terrible internet censorship order, line by line
Microsoft details its work with Google to improve spellcheck in Chrome and Edge, switching over to Windows Spellcheck, with better support for URLs and more
Facebook reportedly ignored its own research showing algorithms divided users – The Verge
ACLU sues Clearview AI in Illinois alleging the facial recognition startup violated residents' privacy by scraping, selling their online photos without consent
Google says it will resume its SameSite cookie update starting July 14, alongside the launch of Chrome 84; the update was rolled back in April due to COVID-19
Nuro's driverless delivery robots will deliver medication from a CVS pharmacy in Houston to its customers at no extra charge, in a pilot starting in June
Qualcomm announces its first chips with support for Wi-Fi 6E; chips for routers are shipping now while chips for phones will ship in the second half of 2020
Uber is scrapping tens of thousands of Jump bikes during a nationwide bike shortage
Arizona sues Google over claims it illegally tracked location of Android users – Just one of many legal quagmires Google finds itself in
Apple's acquisition of Fraggle Rock's past TV seasons ahead of a reboot on TV+ signals a strategy shift for the service that had relied on original content
HBO Max taking on Netflix with human curation instead of relying on algorithms
Samsung unveils Samsung Money, a Samsung Pay-linked debit card program launching later this summer, in partnership with SoFi and Mastercard
Facebook's experimental NPE division announces Collab, a TikTok-inspired music making app, available as an invite-only beta on iOS
Instagram will start sharing revenue with creators through IGTV ads and badges on Live, splitting 55% of the revenue, starting with 200 partners next week
Techmeme · 1 week ago
Q&A with Slack CEO Stewart Butterfield on competing with Microsoft, navigating the current surge in demand, and sticking with Electron for Slack's desktop app
Amazon sent a script and video to US TV stations promoting its safety measures; at least 11 stations aired some form of it, and 10 didn't divulge the source
Techmeme · 1 week ago