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Advertiser Exodus Snowballs as Facebook Struggles to Ease Concerns

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By BY TIFFANY HSU AND MIKE ISAAC from NYT Technology via New York Times

Facebook to Ban Network With ‘Boogaloo’ Ties

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By BY DAVEY ALBA from NYT Technology via New York Times

F.C.C. Designates Huawei and ZTE as National Security Threats

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By BY DAVID MCCABE from NYT Technology via New York Times

Burrito Delivery Makes No Sense

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By BY SHIRA OVIDE from NYT Technology via New York Times

With India’s TikTok Ban, the World’s Digital Walls Grow Higher

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By BY RAYMOND ZHONG AND KAI SCHULTZ from NYT Technology via New York Times

Universities and Tech Giants Back National Cloud Computing Project

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By BY STEVE LOHR from NYT Technology via New York Times

NPR News: Is Remote Work Here To Stay?

Is Remote Work Here To Stay? A new study shows that about half of the entire workforce is now remote. The case for why "this portends a much bigger shift in the economy." Read more on NPR

Uber Makes Offer to Buy Postmates Delivery Service

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By BY MIKE ISAAC AND ERIN GRIFFITH from NYT Technology via New York Times

Twitch Suspends Trump’s Channel for ‘Hateful Conduct’

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By BY KELLEN BROWNING from NYT Technology via New York Times

NPR News: Reddit Bans The_Donald, Forum Of Nearly 800,000 Trump Fans, Over Abusive Posts

Reddit Bans The_Donald, Forum Of Nearly 800,000 Trump Fans, Over Abusive Posts Reddit unveiled an update to its hate speech policies on Monday, including shutting down about 2,000 subreddits. It is the latest example of a popular online platform cracking down on hate speech. Read more on NPR

NPR News: Facebook Boycott Grows: Ford Joins Coca-Cola, Starbucks And Other Brands

Facebook Boycott Grows: Ford Joins Coca-Cola, Starbucks And Other Brands The list of major advertisers pulling out of Facebook continues to grow as the company weathers criticism over its handling of racist, violent and other hateful rhetoric on the platform. Read more on NPR

The New York Times Pulls Out of Apple News

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By BY KELLEN BROWNING AND JACK NICAS from NYT Technology via New York Times

Twitch Suspends Trump’s Channel for ‘Hateful Conduct’

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By BY KELLEN BROWNING from NYT Technology via New York Times

Reddit, Acting Against Hate Speech, Bans ‘The_Donald’ Subreddit

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By BY MIKE ISAAC from NYT Technology via New York Times

A TikTok Twist on ‘PizzaGate’

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By BY SHIRA OVIDE from NYT Technology via New York Times

The Long, Unhappy History of Working From Home

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By BY DAVID STREITFELD from NYT Technology via New York Times

NPR News: How Authorities Can Use The Internet To Identify Protesters

How Authorities Can Use The Internet To Identify Protesters NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with Allie Funk, Senior Research Analyst for Tech and Democracy at Freedom House, about the use of internet surveillance during protests. Read more on NPR

‘PizzaGate’ Conspiracy Theory Thrives Anew in the TikTok Era

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By BY CECILIA KANG AND SHEERA FRENKEL from NYT Technology via New York Times

EBay’s Critics Faced an Extreme Case of an Old Silicon Valley Habit

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By BY NICOLE PERLROTH from NYT Technology via New York Times

Facebook Adds Labels for Some Posts as Advertisers Pull Back

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By BY MIKE ISAAC AND SHEERA FRENKEL from NYT Technology via New York Times

‘TikTok Grandma’ Who Helped Tank Trump Rally Now Works for Biden

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By BY KELLEN BROWNING from NYT Technology via New York Times

NPR News: Unilever, Maker Of Dove Soap, Is Latest Brand to Boycott Facebook

Unilever, Maker Of Dove Soap, Is Latest Brand to Boycott Facebook The consumer goods giant is the biggest brand to join a growing campaign to pressure Facebook to do more to curb hate speech and other harmful content. Read more on NPR

This Pilates Business Loves (and Hates) Tech

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By BY SHIRA OVIDE from NYT Technology via New York Times

NPR News: Denise Herzing: Do Dolphins Have A Language?

Denise Herzing: Do Dolphins Have A Language? We know that dolphins make distinctive clicks and whistles, but is that a language? Researcher Denise Herzing thinks it might be, and for the past 35 years she's been working to unlock it. Read more on NPR

When the Police Treat Software Like Magic

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By BY SHIRA OVIDE from NYT Technology via New York Times

Barr’s Interest in Google Antitrust Case Keeps It Moving Swiftly

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By BY DAVID MCCABE AND CECILIA KANG from NYT Technology via New York Times

Michael Hawley, Programmer, Professor and Pianist, Dies at 58

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By BY CADE METZ from NYT Technology via New York Times

NPR News: K-Pop's Digital 'Army' Musters To Meet The Moment, Baggage In Tow

K-Pop's Digital 'Army' Musters To Meet The Moment, Baggage In Tow There's a growing narrative highlighting K-pop fans' political progressiveness. But the reality is far more complicated. Read more on NPR

NPR News: Israel's Government Wants Spy Agency To Resume COVID-19 Tracing. Spy Chief Objects

Israel's Government Wants Spy Agency To Resume COVID-19 Tracing. Spy Chief Objects As the country's coronavirus cases surge, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is pushing for law reform to resume a surveillance program that the Supreme Court halted earlier this month. Read more on NPR

Sorry, eBay and Uber. You’re Hated.

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By BY SHIRA OVIDE from NYT Technology via New York Times

Google Sets Time Limit on How Long it Will Store Some Data

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By BY DAISUKE WAKABAYASHI from NYT Technology via New York Times

How to Dig Up Family History Online

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By BY J. D. BIERSDORFER from NYT Technology via New York Times

NPR News: 'The Computer Got It Wrong': How Facial Recognition Led To A False Arrest In Michigan

'The Computer Got It Wrong': How Facial Recognition Led To A False Arrest In Michigan Robert Williams says his driver's license photo was incorrectly matched with a wanted suspect. He says he was arrested and detained. Though the case was dropped, Williams says its effect is lasting. Read more on NPR

NPR News: Man Says He Was Falsely Arrested After Facial Recognition Mistake

Man Says He Was Falsely Arrested After Facial Recognition Mistake The ACLU has filed a complaint against the Detroit Police Department for what the group says is the first documented instance in the U.S. of someone being falsely arrested based on AI. Read more on NPR

Calls Rise Inside Amazon to Address Racial Inequity

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By BY KAREN WEISE from NYT Technology via New York Times

Wrongfully Accused by an Algorithm

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By BY KASHMIR HILL from NYT Technology via New York Times

NPR News: After Nearly Two Bumpy Decades, The Original Segway Will Be Retired In July

After Nearly Two Bumpy Decades, The Original Segway Will Be Retired In July Company officials announces production of the Segway PT will stop on July 15. The vehicle is popular among law enforcement and tourists, but falls short of its inventor's revolutionary goals. Read more on NPR

Another Tweet From Trump Gets a Label From Twitter

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By BY KATE CONGER from NYT Technology via New York Times

NPR News: Segway To End The Production Of Its Iconic Personal Transportation

Segway To End The Production Of Its Iconic Personal Transportation Segway announced Tuesday that it would stop the production of its iconic personal transportation namesake less than 20 years after releasing its first model. Read more on NPR

Facebook Loses Antitrust Case in Germany Over Data Collection

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By BY ADAM SATARIANO from NYT Technology via New York Times

Apple Announces New Privacy Features

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By BY BRIAN X. CHEN from NYT Technology via New York Times

Square, Jack Dorsey’s Pay Service, Is Withholding Money Merchants Say They Need

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By BY NATHANIEL POPPER from NYT Technology via New York Times

Apple Confirms Shift Away From Intel Chips in Macs

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By BY JACK NICAS from NYT Technology via New York Times

NPR News: 'Facebook Groups Are Destroying America': Researcher On Misinformation Spread Online

'Facebook Groups Are Destroying America': Researcher On Misinformation Spread Online NPR's Sarah McCammon speaks with internet disinformation researcher Nina Jankowicz about her argument that "Facebook groups are destroying America." Read more on NPR

Tech Goliaths Act Like Davids

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By BY SHIRA OVIDE from NYT Technology via New York Times

41 Cities, Many Sources: How False Antifa Rumors Spread Locally

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By BY DAVEY ALBA AND BEN DECKER from NYT Technology via New York Times

NPR News: Get A Comfortable Chair: Permanent Work From Home Is Coming

Get A Comfortable Chair: Permanent Work From Home Is Coming After 3 months with much of the country working from home, many employers and their workers now say the benefits of remote work — cost savings and a more relaxed atmosphere — outweigh the drawbacks. Read more on NPR

Japanese Supercomputer Is Crowned World’s Speediest

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By BY DON CLARK from NYT Technology via New York Times

NPR News: TikTok Prank May Account For Trump Rally's Low Attendance Rate

TikTok Prank May Account For Trump Rally's Low Attendance Rate The Trump campaign said more than 1 million people expressed interest online to attend the rally in Tulsa, Okla., but only about 6,000 people showed up. A prank apparently fueled phony registrations. Read more on NPR

NPR News: Apple Closing 11 Stores Again In States Seeing a Spike in Coronavirus Cases

Apple Closing 11 Stores Again In States Seeing a Spike in Coronavirus Cases Stores in Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina and Arizona are once again shutting their doors, beginning Saturday, as those states see mounting coronavirus cases and hospitalizations. Read more on NPR

After 15 Years, Apple Prepares to Break Up With Intel

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By BY DON CLARK AND JACK NICAS from NYT Technology via New York Times

Social Media Giants Support Racial Justice. Their Products Undermine It.

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By BY KEVIN ROOSE from NYT Technology via New York Times

NPR News: Big Talk From Big Tech On Racial Equity, But Not All Workers Are Buying It

Big Talk From Big Tech On Racial Equity, But Not All Workers Are Buying It More than 200 technology companies have issued statements supporting the advancement of racial justice, but black tech workers say internal policies and tech culture needs an overhaul first. Read more on NPR

Two Gamers Played The Last of Us Part II. They Were Blown Away.

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By BY MIKE ISAAC AND CONOR DOUGHERTY from NYT Technology via New York Times

A Former Google Executive Takes Aim at His Old Company With a Start-Up

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By BY DAISUKE WAKABAYASHI from NYT Technology via New York Times

NPR News: Facebook Removes Trump Campaign Ads With Image Used By Nazis

Facebook Removes Trump Campaign Ads With Image Used By Nazis Facebook says the advertisements violated the social network's ban on hate group symbols. The symbol was used to identify political prisoners in Nazi death camps. Read more on NPR

Twitter Labels Trump Tweet About ‘Racist Baby’ as ‘Manipulated’

By BY KATE CONGER from NYT Technology via New York Times

Big Tech Zeros In on the Virus-Testing Market

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By BY NATASHA SINGER from NYT Technology via New York Times

NPR News: Foreign Interference Persists And Techniques Are Evolving, Big Tech Tells Hill

Foreign Interference Persists And Techniques Are Evolving, Big Tech Tells Hill Facebook, Twitter and Google told House Democrats on Thursday that they think their countermeasures are working — but foreign governments are changing their techniques too. Read more on NPR

NPR News: Facebook Removes Trump Political Ads With Nazi Symbol. Campaign Calls It An 'Emoji'

Facebook Removes Trump Political Ads With Nazi Symbol. Campaign Calls It An 'Emoji' Facebook says the campaign advertisements violated the social network's ban on hate group symbols. The CEO of the Anti-Defamation League said "ignorance is no excuse for using Nazi-related symbols." Read more on NPR

Where Black Lives Matter Protesters Stream Live Every Day: Twitch

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By BY KELLEN BROWNING from NYT Technology via New York Times

How Social Media Has Changed Civil Rights Protests

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By BY SHIRA OVIDE from NYT Technology via New York Times

NPR News: 'The Last Of Us Part II' Is A Gut Punch That Just Keeps Punching

'The Last Of Us Part II' Is A Gut Punch That Just Keeps Punching The hotly-anticipated, pandemic-delayed sequel to 2013's fungal apocalypse game The Last of Us packs all the visual and emotional wallop of the first — and more. Read more on NPR

Big Tech Zeros In on the Virus-Testing Market

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By BY NATASHA SINGER from NYT Technology via New York Times

Apple Rejects Facebook’s Gaming App, for at Least the Fifth Time

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By BY SETH SCHIESEL from NYT Technology via New York Times

Justice Dept. Urges Rolling Back Legal Shield for Tech Companies

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By BY CECILIA KANG from NYT Technology via New York Times

NPR News: DOJ Proposes Rolling Back Legal Protections For Online Platforms

DOJ Proposes Rolling Back Legal Protections For Online Platforms The Justice Department's proposed legislation follows a May executive order by President Trump to limit protections for social media after Twitter began adding fact checks to some of his tweets. Read more on NPR

D.O.J. Urges Rolling Back Legal Shield for Tech Companies

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By BY CECILIA KANG from NYT Technology via New York Times

The Internet’s Most Censored Space

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By BY SHIRA OVIDE from NYT Technology via New York Times

D.O.J. to Urge Rolling Back Legal Shield for Tech Companies

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By BY CECILIA KANG from NYT Technology via New York Times

Tackling the Unsolvable Problem: The Bottomless Email Inbox

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By BY BRIAN X. CHEN from NYT Technology via New York Times

The I.P.O. Comes Roaring Back in the Pandemic

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By BY ERIN GRIFFITH from NYT Technology via New York Times