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Thu. 09/05 - Know When To Unfold Them Sep 05, 2019

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China tracked Uyghur travelers by hacking Asian telcos, the company formerly known as WeWork drops its IPO target, Samsung has found a fold fix, Apple may bring back both Touch ID and a cheaper iPhone, MIT Media Lab’s founder says the group was right to have accepted money from Jeffrey Epstein, Facebook launches its Dating service in the U.S., SIM swapping is obscure but growing security problem, and the Jeremy Renner app has been shot down. Er, shut down.

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China hacked Asian telcos to spy on Uighur travelers (Reuters)
WeWork Targets $20 Billion to $30 Billion IPO Value (Bloomberg)
How Samsung fixed the Galaxy Fold (The Verge)
Apple Plans Return of Touch ID and New Cheap iPhone (Bloomberg)
MIT Media Lab founder: Taking Jeffrey Epstein’s money was justified (MIT Technology Review)
Facebook Dating launches in the US, adds Instagram integration (TechCrunch)
Why ‘SIM Swapping’ Is a Growing Security Nightmare (New York Times)
I Broke The Official Jeremy Renner App By Posting The Word “Porno” On It (Deadspin)

Wed. 09/04 - A Phone to Save You From The Internet? Sep 04, 2019

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Google gets a fine and is about to be investigated by all the states, Android 10 is here, a $14k gaming chair is here, a slew of new Fire TV devices are here, and the Light Phone 2 wants to save you from the Internet.

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YouTube will pay $170 million to settle claims it violated child privacy laws (CNBC)
Google emerges as target of a new state attorneys general antitrust probe (Washington Post)
Google’s paid search ads are a ‘shakedown,’ Basecamp CEO says (CNBC)
Android 10 launches today, and Pixel phones get the day one update (Ars Technica)
An Update About Face Recognition on Facebook (Facebook Newsroom)
Acer announces a $14,000 gaming chair because why not (TechCrunch)
Amazon unveils a new Fire TV Cube, soundbar, and over a dozen Fire TV Edition products (TechCrunch)
Amazon tests Whole Foods payment system that uses hands as ID (New York Post)
The Light Phone 2 Wants to Save You From the Internet (Gizmodo)

Tue. 09/03 - Foldable Phones Refuse To Die Sep 03, 2019

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Samsung is gonna take another crack at foldable phones with a different design, sleep tracking is coming to the Apple Watch, Firefox 69 locks down everything, and a deep dive into the whole Ring Doorbell and Neighborhood controversy.

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The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson

Fri. 08/30 - The Worst iPhone Attack Ever Aug 30, 2019

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The biggest iPhone attack ever, Microsoft wants to make tablet mode on Windows 10 more desktop-y, airlines are banning Macbook Pros, Jack Ma and Elon Musk debate AI and the weekend longreads suggestions.

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Mysterious iOS Attack Changes Everything We Know About iPhone Hacking (Wired)
Project Zero (Google Project Zero)
Microsoft unveils new tablet experience for Windows 10 (The Verge)
The Long-Term Stock Exchange raises $50 million in new funding (Axios)
More Airlines Ban MacBook Pros in Checked Luggage (Bloomberg)
When Elon Met Jack: Musings on AI, Mars and the End of Civilization (Bloomberg)

The Weekend Longreads Suggestions:

Unix at 50: How the OS that powered smartphones started from failure (Ars Technica)
Wi-Fi 6 Will Be Here Soon. What Is It? (Wired)
Mobile payments have barely caught on in the US, despite the rise of smartphones (CNBC)
Drone Bubble Bursts, Wiping Out Startups and Hammering VC Firms (Bloomberg)
Older people are embracing video games. For some, that means stardom. (NBC News)

Thu. 08/29 - Apple Bends On "Right To Repair" Aug 29, 2019

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Apple makes nice with repair shops (and saves the date for the iPhone launch next month), an undersea cable mostly already built could be axed cause… China stuff, YouTube says it’s made progress on cleaning up its algorithm, and a machine learning betting company that says it can make sports betting a no-lose proposition.

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Wed. 08/28 - Apple Walks Back the Siri Thing Aug 28, 2019

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Apple walks back the Siri grading program, Peloton’s S-1 reveals an interesting company, Fitbit’s interesting new smartwatch, don’t travel if you use social media at all, and another new service enters the Google Graveyard.

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Apple is turning Siri audio clip review off by default and bringing it in house (TechCrunch)
Peloton (Finally) Drops Its S-1, Revealing Sharply Rising Revenue And Net Losses (Crunchbase News)
Fitbit Versa 2 hands-on: Alexa makes a good smartwatch better (Engadget)
The Fitbit Versa 2 Chases Apple's Dominance (Gizmodo)
Fitbit’s new premium subscription service hopes to sway you with personalized data, challenges, and more (The Verge)
US border officials are increasingly denying entry to travelers over others' social media (TechCrunch)
Incoming Harvard Freshman Deported After Visa Revoked (Harvard Crimson)
Microsoft's lead EU data watchdog is looking into fresh Windows 10 privacy concerns (TechCrunch)
Google will shut down Google Hire in 2020 (TechCrunch)

Tue. 08/27 - Anthony Levandowski Arrested Aug 27, 2019

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Anthony Levandowski is arrested, Facebook is taking another run at Snapchat with something called Threads, Yelp adds personalized results for the first time, the BBC wants in on the voice assistant craze, The Irishman IS coming to theaters after all, and why people are standing in line, INSIDE World of Warcraft.

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Former Star Google and Uber Engineer Charged With Theft of Trade Secrets (NYTimes)
Instagram’s latest assault on Snapchat is a messaging app called Threads (The Verge)
Yelp adds personalized search results to its iPhone app (Engadget)
BBC to launch Alexa rival that will grasp regional accents (The Guardian)
Sprint launches its 5G network in NYC, LA, Phoenix, and Washington, DC (The Verge)
Microsoft announces Surface event on October 2nd in New York City (The Verge)
Google Maps will now let users combine transit directions with biking and ride-sharing (The Verge)
Netflix Unveils Release Plans for Martin Scorsese’s ‘The Irishman’ (Variety)
Exclusive: U.S. officials fear ransomware attack against 2020 election (Reuters)
World of Warcraft Classic players are standing in long lines to finish quests (Polygon)

Mon. 08/26 - The Most Powerful Chromebooks Ever Aug 26, 2019

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Google and Dell team up for enterprise-grade Chromebooks, Baidu makes big leaps in smart-speaker market share, Binance lets you lend crypto for interest, publishers sue Audible and why, when it comes to autonomy, maybe we should swim before we try to drive.

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Google and Dell team up on the first Chromebooks made for business (Engadget)
Baidu replaces Google to become number two in smart speaker market in Q2 2019 (Canalys)
Binance enters into crypto lending space, offers interest-earning opportunities for BNB, ETC and Tether (The Block)
Top U.S. publishers sue Amazon's Audible for copyright infringement (Reuters)
Amazon’s Audible Sued by Publishers Over New Text Feature (Bloomberg)
Netflix tests human-driven curation with launch of 'Collections' (TechCrunch)
Deconstructing Google’s excuses on tracking protection (Freedom to Tinker)
The Robot Ship Set to Cross the Atlantic and Change the World (Daily Beast)

(Bonus) Taking Elon's Temperature With Tesla Daily Aug 24, 2019

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About a year ago, Elon Musk was doing so much crazy stuff, I was desperate for someone to tell me what was going on. So, I reached out to Rob Maurer from the Tesla Daily podcast to be a sort of Elon whisperer for me. Rob was great and gracious, and actually, that was the beginning of the weekend bonus episode idea in a way. Well, a year on… let’s take Elon’s temperature… and Tesla’s. Great conversation with Rob about where Tesla is at, and also, congrats to the Tesla Daily podcast on turning 2 years old! Subscribe now! Tesla Daily!

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Fri. 08/23 - Are "Partners" Looking To Exit Libra? Aug 23, 2019

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YouTube shuts down channels over Hong Kong content, some of Facebook’s Libra partners are having second thoughts, the WSJ finds some shady items on Amazon, the reviews of the Galaxy Note10+ are in, and the weekend longreads suggestions.

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Google shutters more than 200 YouTube channels amid Hong Kong protests (CNBC)
Facebook’s Libra backers look to distance themselves from project (Financial Times)
Amazon Has Ceded Control of Its Site. The Result: Thousands of Banned, Unsafe or Mislabeled Products (WSJ)
SAMSUNG GALAXY NOTE 10 PLUS REVIEW: SHOULD YOU SPEND FOR THE STYLUS? (The Verge)
The Galaxy Note 10+ Is Damn Near Perfect (Gizmodo)
REVIEW: SAMSUNG GALAXY NOTE10+ (Wired)

Weekend Longreads:

Top 10 Crypto Memes (BRD)
All 84 startups from Y Combinator's S19 Demo Day 1 (TechCrunch)
Here are the 82 startups from day 2 of Y Combinator's S19 Demo Days (TechCrunch)
The Exclusive Inside Story Of The Fall Of Overstock’s Mad King, Patrick Byrne (Forbes)
The Sports News Site Haters Love to Dunk on Keeps Signing Up Subscribers (Bloomberg Businessweek)
The quantum revolution is coming, and Chinese scientists are at the forefront (Washington Post)
YOU ARE ALREADY HAVING SEX WITH ROBOTS (Wired)
Sad cartoons and melancholic hip-hop inspired YouTube’s new vaporwave scene (Polygon)

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