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Wednesday, July 1, 2020

TuSimple is partnering with UPS and others to create a mapped network of shipping routes for its fleet of self-driving trucks that will extend across US by 2024 (Kirsten Korosec/TechCrunch)

Kirsten Korosec / TechCrunch:
TuSimple is partnering with UPS and others to create a mapped network of shipping routes for its fleet of self-driving trucks that will extend across US by 2024 — Self-driving trucks startup TuSimple laid out a plan Wednesday to create a mapped network of shipping routes and terminals designed …

Uber extends mask requirement for drivers, riders, launches new campaign

Uber's stance comes as U.S. infections surge and the debate over public health measures and wearing a mask has taken on a partisan tone in the United States. https://ift.tt/2ZunnXd

Apple to re-close more stores in seven US states, bringing total to 77

Apple's approach has meant that some stores remain open while others are closed in the same state. https://ift.tt/2Zmtm04

US senator to change anti-child porn bill over Google, Facebook encryption concerns

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UK regulators take aim at Apple's search engine deal with Google

The payments by Alphabet Inc's Google to Apple Inc to be the default search engine on Apple's Safari web browser create "a significant barrier to entry and expansion" for Google's rivals in the search engine market, the UK markets regulator said in a report released this week. https://ift.tt/3eV7fo4

Prime Minister Modi shuts Weibo account after app ban

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Zoom says added over 100 features as part of 90-day security plan

Zoom Video Communications Inc said it has added over 100 features to its video conferencing as part of its 90-day plan to address security and privacy concerns. https://ift.tt/31xJTBj

OnePlus 8 and OnePlus 8 Pro to go on sale today at 12pm via Amazon

OnePlus 8 and OnePlus 8 Pro come powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 processor and run on OxygenOS based on Android 10 operating system. https://ift.tt/2ZtgNjF

Facebook frustrates advertisers as boycott over hate speech kicks off

Advertisements for more than 400 brands including Coca-Cola and Starbucks are due to vanish from Facebook on Wednesday, after the failure of last-ditch talks to stop a boycott over hate speech on the site. https://ift.tt/2BVy1OD https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Twitter removed a picture from a Trump tweet after receiving a DMCA complaint from the NYT, which owns the rights to the photo taken in 2015 (Sara Fischer/Axios)

Sara Fischer / Axios:
Twitter removed a picture from a Trump tweet after receiving a DMCA complaint from the NYT, which owns the rights to the photo taken in 2015 — Twitter has removed a picture from a tweet by President Trump on Tuesday after it received a Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) …

VMware to acquire Datrium, which provides disaster recovery services for hybrid cloud environments, for an undisclosed sum; Datrium had previously raised $170M (Joseph Tsidulko/CRN)

Joseph Tsidulko / CRN:
VMware to acquire Datrium, which provides disaster recovery services for hybrid cloud environments, for an undisclosed sum; Datrium had previously raised $170M — The deal for the hyper-converged infrastructure startup looks to advance VMware's hybrid cloud standing with a cost-optimized solution for backing up data in the cloud.