Jimmy Wales' WikiTribune, which launched as a crowdfunded news site in 2017, relaunches as WT:Social, a donor-funded social networking and "news sharing" site (Tim Bradshaw/Financial Times)

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Jimmy Wales' WikiTribune, which launched as a crowdfunded news site in 2017, relaunches as WT:Social, a donor-funded social networking and “news sharing” site  —  Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales has quietly launched a rival to Facebook and Twitter that he hopes will combat “clickbait” and misleading headlines.

Apple CEO Tim Cook, Trump Said to Tour Plant in Texas on Wednesday

US President Donald Trump and Apple CEO Tim Cook are set to visit facilities in Texas on Wednesday where Apple's high-end computers are assembled, sources briefed on the matter confirmed Friday. https://ift.tt/2qWBEhN

Apple Warns of Risks From German Law to Open Up Mobile Payments

Apple said on Friday moves in Germany to force it to open up its Apple Pay mobile payments system to rivals could hurt data protection and the security of financial information. https://ift.tt/2qktRdD

Twitter Tightens Bans on Political Ads, Causes Ahead of 2020 US Election

Twitter said it will use a combination of automated technology and human teams to enforce the new ad policies. https://ift.tt/2r2qUhN

Spotify confirms it is testing real-time lyrics synced to music in its mobile app for some users; the feature appears below the playback controls during testing (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)

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Spotify confirms it is testing real-time lyrics synced to music in its mobile app for some users; the feature appears below the playback controls during testing  —  With the launch of iOS 13, Apple added perfectly timed live lyrics to its Apple Music app.  Now Spotify may do the same.

Guild Education, a female-led Edtech startup, raises $157M Series D at a $1B+ valuation led by General Catalyst with Emerson Collective and others participating (Tony Wan/EdSurge)

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Guild Education, a female-led Edtech startup, raises $157M Series D at a $1B+ valuation led by General Catalyst with Emerson Collective and others participating  —  The education technology industry has given birth to its newest unicorn, one that wants to connect employees at Fortune 1000 corporations …

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AirPods Pro: How Apple's most-expensive headphones compare to rivals from Samsung, Bose and Sony

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Cybrary, a crowdsourced freemium cybersecurity training platform for enterprises that says it has 3M individual users, raises $15M Series B (Duncan Riley/SiliconANGLE)

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Cybrary, a crowdsourced freemium cybersecurity training platform for enterprises that says it has 3M individual users, raises $15M Series B  —  Online cybersecurity career development startup Cybrary Inc. today said it has raised $15 million in new funding to accelerate the growth of the company's online workforce development platform.

Ex-Housing CEO in fray for WeWork top job

Housing.com changed its strategy and business plan, hired new management team and reduced operating costs by 70% and raised and additional $20 million from Softbank under Kothari's watch. https://ift.tt/2KocgZ1 https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

I&B team to counter fake news

The decision was triggered by a spate of "fake" reports online, the latest being one in a section of Bangladeshi media that claimed PM Modi congratulated CJI Ranjan Gogoi over the Ayodhya verdict. https://ift.tt/2qWw7Id https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Blackstone invests Rs 1,750 cr Future Lifestyle Fashion

Blackstone was reported to infuse $250 million in FLF, in July through a combination of equity and structured debt to fund the capital expansion of Biyani’s deep-discount retail format, Brand Factory. https://ift.tt/32SC8Tr https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

US to extend license allowing its cos to continue business with Huawei

US President Donald Trump is expected to extend it for a period of time, according to the report, which added that the decision could change given the ongoing trade talks between the US and China. https://ift.tt/2q8J69L https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Most tech can be shaped to have more benefits than negatives: Bill Gates

"Technology has helped improve the human condition. Our lifespan is better than 200 years ago — electricity, transport, better seeds, vaccines for things like measles, and other childhood diseases," said Bill Gates in an interview to TOI. https://ift.tt/32QQMdN https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

PillPack adds "Amazon Pharmacy" to its logo and says it has filed paperwork that adds "Amazon Pharmacy" to the licensed name of its pharmacy fulfillment centers (Christina Farr/CNBC)

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PillPack adds “Amazon Pharmacy” to its logo and says it has filed paperwork that adds “Amazon Pharmacy” to the licensed name of its pharmacy fulfillment centers  —  - PillPack, the Internet pharmacy it acquired last year, has updated its logo to “PillPack by Amazon Pharmacy.”