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Apple releases study defending its App Store fees

Apple’s App Store has a 30% commission rate for paid apps and in-app purchases, which is the same as 38 other digital marketplaces, a study found.
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Slack accuses Microsoft of anticompetitive behavior in EU

Slack filed a complaint against Microsoft with the European Commission on Wednesday.
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Elon Musk says Neuralink chip will let you stream music into your brain

Elon Musk continues to drop hints about his brain interface company, Neuralink, and the technology we can expect.
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How to watch today’s White House coronavirus briefing live

President Donald Trump hold will another coronavirus press briefing on Tuesday, July 21. Here's how to watch online.

The Legend of Korra comes to Netflix on August 14

The Legend of Korra ran on Nickelodeon from 2012-2014 and is the sequel to the cult-favorite animated series, Avatar: The Last Airbender.
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Spotify launches new video feature for select podcasts

The new feature rolls out to select Spotify podcasts on Tuesday like The Morning Toast, The Misfits Podcast, and Fantasy Footballers.
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Apple pledges to become completely carbon neutral by 2030

Apple plans to reduce its greenhouse emissions by 75% by 2030 through zeroing in on its product manufacturing.
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Lyft sells PPE supplies to its drivers — and some are furious they’re not free

Lyft's move to sell products to its own drivers is being called outrageous since they say they have seen little effort from Lyft in providing safety supplies.
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Coronavirus hospital capacity dashboard disappears from CDC website

A coronavirus hospital capacity dashboard on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) website is now hidden from the public due to new guidance.
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Twitter unveils upgraded API and new portal for developers

Twitter's new API includes access to features developers have been requesting, like conversation threading, poll results, pinned Tweets, and spam filtering.
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U.K., U.S. say Russian hackers are trying to steal coronavirus research

Coronavirus vaccine research centers in the U.S., Canada, and the U.K. are being targeted by a group of Russian hackers, who are likely intent on stealing info.
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The CTA will invest in MaC Venture Capital for diversity initiative

Part of the CTA's investment includes MaC Venture Capital, which puts money into entrepreneurs to create the next generation of tech and consumer products.
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Amazon extends work-from-home policy until January

Amazon employees who can work remotely can now stay at home until January 8 due to rising cases of coronavirus across the country.
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iOS 13.6 is now out. Here are the newest features

iOS 13.6 includes updates to Apple News, support for Car Key so you can unlock your car with your phone, and a coronavirus symptom logger in the Health app.
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Apple’s iOS 14 public beta disables European contact tracing apps

Apple’s iOS 14 public beta was released this month, but there’s one problem with it: The beta reportedly disables coronavirus contact tracing apps in Europe.
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You won’t be able to watch Peacock on Roku or Amazon platforms

NBCUniversal did not strike a deal with the platforms in time for Peacock's debut due to issues over control of user data and sharing of advertising inventory.
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Google sued for allegedly tracking app users who opted out

A class-action lawsuit filed on Tuesday accuses Google of tracking user activity through various mobile apps — even if people opted out of sharing their data.
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Facebook removes fake accounts and pages linked to Roger Stone

The accounts and pages were removed due to 'coordinated inauthentic behavior,' and link back to President Donald Trump’s former political advisor, Roger Stone.
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Facebook’s Oversight Board won’t start until late fall

Facebook’s new Oversight Board announced that it won’t begin to hear cases until late fall, which could mean it may not start until after the 2020 election.
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You can now video call your Tinder matches within the app

Tinder introduced an in-app video call feature as a way to keep people within the app when they want to video chat one of their matches before a potential date.
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Activists behind Facebook ad boycott rip Zuckerberg after meeting

Activist organizations said they don’t believe CEO Mark Zuckerberg is committed to actionable change after a meeting on Tuesday in response to hate speech.
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Sheryl Sandberg: Facebook will make changes to combat hate speech

Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg acknowledged the need to combat hate speech, laying out plans to meet with civil rights leaders and release a civil rights audit.
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Instagram introduces pinned comments to better moderate threads

Instagram announced a new feature that allows users to pin up to three comments on a post. The new tool is meant to better control the tone of comment threads.
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Google will pay publishers in bid to compete with Apple News

Google will pay news publishers for high-quality, premium content in a licensed program that aims to help support local and national publications globally.
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Time is running out to file a claim in Yahoo data breach settlement

The deadline to file claims in the Yahoo data breach settlement is July 20. Those eligible can easily file online to receive credit monitoring or a $100 payout.
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ACLU files complaint against Detroit police for false facial recognition arrest

The ACLU wants the Detroit Police to stop using facial recognition technology after a Black man was wrongfully arrested with the technology earlier this year.
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Ford pledges to become carbon neutral by 2050

Ford pledged to become a completely carbon neutral company by 2050, as well as investing $11.5 billion in making more of its electric vehicles through 2022.
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Twitter hides Trump tweet threatening ‘serious force’ against protesters

Twitter hid a tweet by President Donald Trump about deploying "serious force" against protesters in Washington, D.C. for violating the platform’s policy.
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Oculus is discontinuing its Go VR headset

Oculus is discontinuing Oculus Go but will maintain its system software with bug fixes and security patches through 2022 for those who still own the VR headset.
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Segway announces it will stop making its iconic scooters

Segway scooters will stop being made next month, marking the end of the two-wheeled balancing scooter. The Segway PT will officially be retired on July 15.
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How to use Twitter’s new voice tweet feature on iOS

The new voice tweet feature allows you to compose a tweet of up to 140 seconds of audio using your voice. People will be able to click and listen to your tweet.
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Police are still using Microsoft’s high-tech surveillance system

The Domain Awareness System is a partnership between the NYPD and Microsoft used as a real-time surveillance map of to track New York City citizens.
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Watch every Watchmen episode for free this weekend

From June 19-21, all episodes of Watchmen are free to watch on HBO.com and on On Demand. There will also be a Watchmen marathon on HBO and HBO Latino on Friday.
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GOP senators want to make it easier to sue tech companies for bias

Under a new GOP proposal, users could sue tech companies like Facebook or Twitter for $5,000 if they believe the platforms aren't operating in good faith.