A roundup of trends from YC's S20 Demo Day, which saw plenty of virtual events and edtech startups, and at least seven self-described "Shopify for X" startups (Christine Hall/Crunchbase News)

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A roundup of trends from YC's S20 Demo Day, which saw plenty of virtual events and edtech startups, and at least seven self-described “Shopify for X” startups  —  Y Combinator's Summer 2020 batch was the first to be completely virtual from interview to Demo Day.

Apple terminates 'Fortnite' creator's App Store account as lawsuit proceeds

Apple Inc said it had terminated "Fortnite" creator Epic Games' account on its App Store amid a legal battle over the iPhone maker's in-app payment guidelines and accusations they constitute a monopoly. https://ift.tt/34E6IEW

Triller says made $20 billion bid with Centricus for TikTok assets

Triller Inc executive chairman Bobby Sarnevesht said that the short-video app had made a $20 billion offer with investment firm Centricus Asset Management Ltd for the assets of rival TikTok that China's ByteDance is seeking to a divest. https://ift.tt/31B82q2

Google, Apple to release next phase of Covid tracing system

Google and Apple are preparing to release the next phase of their Covid-19 exposure notification system which is designed to alert users about their exposure to infectious people even in the absence of a specific app, the media reported. https://ift.tt/2DdbZIi

France won't ban Huawei but favors European 5G systems

French President Emmanuel Macron says France is not excluding Chinese telecom giant Huawei from its upcoming 5G telecommunication networks but favors European providers for security reasons. https://ift.tt/3jtfN7N

BSSC 2020 – Stenographer Exam Result Released

Bihar Staff Selection Commission (BSSC) released exam result for the post of Stenographer.

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BlueCity, owner of China's biggest gay dating app Blued, buys Chinese lesbian dating app LESDO, marking the first ever deal within the country's LGBT market (Reuters)

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BlueCity, owner of China's biggest gay dating app Blued, buys Chinese lesbian dating app LESDO, marking the first ever deal within the country's LGBT market  —  BEIJING (Reuters) - BlueCity BLCT.O, the owner of China's biggest gay men dating app Blued, said on Wednesday it had bought …

UK-based patent translation and IP search services company RWS has agreed to buy SDL, which develops language translation software, for £809M in all-stock deal (Nic Fildes/Financial Times)

Nic Fildes / Financial Times:
UK-based patent translation and IP search services company RWS has agreed to buy SDL, which develops language translation software, for £809M in all-stock deal  —  Support services group continues expansion with largest UK tech acquisition this year  —  RWS has agreed to pay £809m …

'Three little pigs': Elon Musk's Neuralink puts computer chips in animal brains

Neuralink aims to implant wireless brain-computer interfaces in the most complex human organ to help cure neurological conditions like Alzheimer's, dementia and spinal cord injuries https://ift.tt/2YIz8tJ https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Viva Republica, the parent company of the popular South Korean p2p payments app Toss, raises $173M at a valuation of $2.6B, bringing its total raised to $530M (Caixin Global)

Caixin Global:
Viva Republica, the parent company of the popular South Korean p2p payments app Toss, raises $173M at a valuation of $2.6B, bringing its total raised to $530M  —  Viva Republica, the operator of peer-to-peer payment service Toss, has raised $173 million in a round led by existing investors …

Google is removing apps from Play Store that access the Fediverse, says Fediverse can be used to access servers hosting content with hate speech (Caleb Chen/Privacy News Online ...)

Caleb Chen / Privacy News Online by Private Internet Access VPN:
Google is removing apps from Play Store that access the Fediverse, says Fediverse can be used to access servers hosting content with hate speech  —  A growing number of mobile apps meant to access the Fediverse are being removed from the Google Play Store.  According to user reports …

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Mark Zuckerberg says Facebook's failure to remove militia page 'an operational mistake'

Zuckerberg said that the company will continue to evolve its policies for identifying potentially dangerous organizations. https://ift.tt/3gMt3Tj https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Online shoppers double amid pandemic

For new shoppers, Amazon and Google have emerged as the preferred discovery platforms before making purchases. https://ift.tt/2EBrgTR https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

BJP IT cell's Amit Malviya sought action on Facebook employee for ‘bias’

Facebook has been summoned by a parliamentary panel headed by Congress leader Shashi Tharoor that will hear its representatives on September 2 https://ift.tt/3hzN1BI https://ift.tt/eA8V8J