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The proteins that domesticated our genomes

EPFL scientists have carried out a genomic and evolutionary study of a large and enigmatic family of human
Land-based food not nutritionally sufficient for wild polar bears

A study, by San Diego Zoo Global conservationists, released this week (Sept. 12, 2016) is shedding new
Study links altered brain chemistry, behavioral impairments in fish exposed

Study Links Altered Brain Chemistry, Behavioral Impairments in Fish Exposed to Elevated CO2 Research team

What's behind the continued media campaign against hydroxychloroquine?

Media Matters is joining big tech and others leading a panicked, fact-challenged campaign against
Gallup: Trump approval up slightly; Congress down

President Trump's approval rating is slightly up, three percentage points, in the latest Gallup poll
Puerto Rico Patrol, the Unknowns, Trump's salary

When you think about border security you're probably not thinking about one U.S. border: Puerto Rico

Elon Musk and the Overthrow of Democracy in Bolivia

On July 24, 2020, Tesla’s Elon Musk wrote on Twitter that a second US “government stimulus package is not
High Level Cop Arrested for Using City Network, Google to Run Child Porn

The taxpayers of Dallas, Texas may want to request a refund this week after finding out that they have been
DHS compiled ‘intelligence reports’ on journalists who published leaked

The Department of Homeland Security has compiled “intelligence reports” about the work of American

2:00PM Water Cooler 7/31/2020

COVID-19 peak, or plateau? ~ Biden v. Sanders forces at platform committee ~ When you've lost Rod
Quelle Surprise: NYT Article on U.S. Contact Tracing Deficiencies Doesn’t

NYT piece on contact tracing doesn't see what good health care has to do with why some of these efforts
Links 7/31/2020

Our Schools/Naked Capitalism: After Years of Underfunding, Now Public

Our Schools/Naked Capitalism: After Years of Underfunding, Now Public School Teachers Are Supposed to Save
Curmudgucation: AEI And The Commodification Of Education

Curmudgucation: AEI And The Commodification Of Education The American Enterprise Institute
Janresseger: Will Congress Provide Fiscal Relief to Public Schools at an

Janresseger: Will Congress Provide Fiscal Relief to Public Schools at an Austerity, Subsistence, or

Kinder Morgan posts $637 million loss in second quarter

Houston pipeline operator Kinder Morgan lost $637 million in the second quarter after writing down $1
Gasoline prices resume decline after weeks of increases

Gasoline prices in the Houston area have declined by nearly 3 cents in the past week, breaking a string of
U.S. oil and gas rig count losses moderate

The number of operating oil and gas rigs fell slightly in the 17th straight week of losses.

Vaccine project contract raises transparency questions

Executives with pharma ties are exempt from disclosing conflicts.
New Jersey weighs rolling back reopening plans as Covid cases spike

"We are standing in a very dangerous place," Murphy warns.
Fauci: Virus rampant in U.S. because of inadequate, patchwork shutdowns

“There were some states that did it very well, and there were some states did not," Fauci said Friday.

A Louisiana woman who planted seeds from a mysterious package says she's not worried. But the USDA is, and it's asking people not to plant these unknown seeds.

"Then we saw the post saying don't plant them. I mean, I'm not scared about it, I'm not worried about it, but I guess people are," Aucoin told WAFB.

INSIDER
Silent Republicans Get Stark Reminder Of Their Complicity In Joe Scarborough Op-Ed

“None dare call it treason, but perhaps one day they will," the MSNBC host wrote in his column for The Washington Post.

HuffPost
Kamala Harris is reportedly losing favorite status in the tumultuous Biden veepstakes. Here's why.

Skepticism around Harris from Biden's inner circle of family and elder statesmen like Chris Dodd all goes back to her big debate moment.

Business Insider

Washington NFL team announces temporary new name

Nearly three weeks after announcing the team would thoroughly be reviewing its name and logo, deemed
Navajo gaming tells all 1,180 employees to prepare for layoffs

The gamble to reopen on July 27 is not going to pay off for the Navajo Nation Gaming Enterprise. The post
Letters: Home-site lease process helps spread virus

Multi-generational Navajo families live in overcrowded homes, which has attributed to the spread of COVID

Pentagon, U.S. Finally Gov Releases Navy UFO/UAP Footage: What’s next?

Back in 2004, the Navy captured footage of “unexplained aerial phenomena.” Translation, Navy
Archaeologists uncover Celtic smelting furnace in Poland that pre-dates

Archaeologists in Poland made a delightful and exciting find near the city of Warkocz by excavating a
Fox News Host Tucker Carlson doesn’t believe Trump’s answers about UFOs

Controversial Fox News’s Tucker Carlson appeared on the History Channel’s Ancient Aliens

Polish courts are no longer independent, Amsterdam judges say

Poland’s courts are no longer independent of the government and the rule of law has been severely
Traffic jams and road closures as the heat drives Dutch to the sea

Long traffic jams built up on roads to the Dutch beach on Friday morning, as thousands of people headed for
Ten thousand pairs of fake Nike trainers are for the incinerator

Dutch financial fraud unit FIOD discovered over ten thousand pairs of fake Nike trainers in three

The Week in Ransomware - July 31st 2020 - Cooked Crab

With No More Ransom turning 4, Garmin suddenly recovering from their ransomware attack, and a GandCrab
Four suspects charged for roles in Twitter hack, Bitcoin scam

Four suspects were charged today for their supposed involvement in this month's Twitter hack according
GandCrab ransomware operator arrested in Belarus

An affiliate of the GandCrab ransomware-as-a-business (RaaS) has been arrested, according to some Russian

1 dead 3 injured as meteorite hits southern India (27 flags)

And it has created a record. First recorded human fatality due to a meteorite. Can someone bring up the
Donald Trump: Id bring back a hell of a lot worse than waterboarding (25

http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/feb/06/donald-trump-waterboarding-republican-debate-torture
Iowans claim instances when Sanders was shorted delegates (20 flags)

http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/elections/presidential/caucus/2016/02/06/iowans-claim-instances

Colleges’ resistance to discounting tuition exposes lack of innovation

The likes of Harvard University and other expensive higher education institutions announced that they will
Agency backtracks on international students and online learning rule

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) withdrew its international student policy after a little over a
Bernie Sanders strong-arms Biden over higher education proposals

Presumptive Democratic Party presidential nominee Joe Biden has been strong-armed by self-proclaimed

India sees highest daily jump in coronavirus cases: Live updates

Mexico posts world's third-highest death toll; US sees biggest one-day increase in cases since May.
Timeline: How the new coronavirus spread

More than 17 million coronavirus cases confirmed worldwide, with over 669,000 deaths and 10.2 million
What happens if you catch the new coronavirus?

What we know so far on what COVID-19 does to the human body in cases of infections and deaths.

Top Products in Two Decades of Tech Reviews

Walt Mossberg on the dozen personal-technology products that were the most influential over two decades of
Diabetes Data Beamed to Your Phone

New meters from iHealth and LifeScan are small steps toward better diabetes care.
Two Houses, One Cable TV Bill

Walt answers questions from readers about streaming TV from one house to another and the search for

Facebook deletes Palestinian pages

Thursday morning, the oldest site, “Facebook” has deleted several Palestinian pages, including
Israel releases prominent Hamas leader

On Thursday, the Israeli authorities released Hassan Yousef, a prominent leader of the Islamic
Sheikh Raed Salah warns of Jewish extremists’ calls to storm Al-Aqsa Mosque

The head of the Islamic Movement’s Northern Branch in Israel, Sheikh Raed Salah, yesterday warned of calls

TikTok: Trump says he will ban Chinese video app in the US

US security officials fear the Chinese-owned app could be used to collect Americans' personal data.
Coronavirus: Mexico's death toll becomes world's third highest

Mexico reports at least 46,688 deaths with coronavirus, with only the US and Brazil recording higher
News Corp: Rupert Murdoch's son James quits company

He resigns from the company's board, citing "disagreements over editorial content".

Court Finds For Former MP in Counterclaim Against “VIP Sex Abuse” Accuser

From the Daily Mail: A former Liberal Democrat MP is to receive libel damages from an alleged fantasist who
Sandy Hook Conspiracism: A Note on Moon Rock Books

From CBS News, in June: The father of a victim of the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre has won a
BBC News Probes “Annie Tacker”

This one is being widely reported – from Phil Kemp at BBC News: There are many unanswered questions

The shifting grounds of relationship

I can’t not be me now, all of me. It’s all out there, no mask, no pretence, no condition shoulds or ways of
Happiness, activism and the gut

Happiness can coexist with despair. It really can. We need to stop having such narrow view of what
Sharing our truth vs. TMI (too much information)

I do it for myself but equally and sometimes more importantly I share as a role model for vulnerable people

Trump Officially Orders Federal Troops to Milwaukee Over Non-Existent Riots

The President’s election year caravan of unrequested force will also expand to Chicago, Detroit, and
Homeland Security Justifies Portland Invasion by Claiming Shields and Gas

Far from restoring order, the arrival of federal agents from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and
Russia just tested anti-satellite space weapon, US claims

The U.S. government says Russia tested a space weapon earlier this month.

Newborn is Here: Things to Have on Your Bed

This is not a list of baby “must-haves.” This is a list for the bedridden mothers. When a
10 Low Time Preference Parenting Tactics

Low time preference is a term generally used in economics or evolutionary psychology to describe an
Slav Mom Cooking

This is NOT medical advice. Please consult your doctor before you eat food. Low fat, high carb, high sugar

“Look-Back” Tax Change Would Help Working Families, Economy

Bipartisan House and Senate bills would protect low- and moderate-income families from a
In Case You Missed It...

This week at CBPP, we released a statement from CBPP President Robert Greenstein on the
Rolling Back Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Rule Will Undermine

Watering down this core tenet of the Fair Housing Act essentially tells federal, state, and

George Floyd, A Memo to Conservatives

A good many of my conservative friends are in shock at the reaction to the killing of George Floyd. "
George Floyd, A Memo to Progressives

I am not going to lecture serious Progressives on the arson and looting in the streets today -- if you don&
Another Climate-COVID Computer Modelling Similarity

In this post, I wrote about parallels between climate and COVID alarm and related issues of computer

Will Griffin: From Army Veteran to Global Activist

with Will Griffin Writer, Dandelion Salad July 24, 2020 Regis Tremblay on Jul 21, 2020 This is Will Griffin
Crises Can Either Bring Revolution Or Strengthen Capitalism + Moving

by Rainer Shea Writer, Dandelion Salad Rainer Shea: Anti-Imperialist Journalist July 23, 2020 Consider the
324 Congress Members Who Should Permanently Quarantine, by David Swanson

Updated: Added a “Take Action” July 23, 2020 by David Swanson Writer, Dandelion Salad Let’

Channeling Realism to Avert a War Over Taiwan

Powerful special interests in America are pushing for a confrontation with China. USMC Major Gayl (ret
A New America rises by manipulating our language and thoughts

Summary: The corruption of our language, mostly by the Left, already is producing a host of ill effects. We
Changes to the police might tip the future of America

Radical changes in policing is one of the many large social engineering experiments in which the Left has

Rohingya Women Take a Seat at the Table & Share Stories in a Growing Rights

Rohingya women are coming together to feature their own work, plight and stories in mainstream
How Smart Investments in Technology Can Beef up Africa’s Economy

There is no shortage of technological innovations designed to boost animal agriculture in Africa. These
Unemployment in Today’s Recession Compared to the Global Financial Crisis

There has been much discussion in recent months about how workers who transitioned to working from home—and

Uses of Anger: Women Respond to Racism

The writer Audre Lorde ((1934-1992)) who described herself as “black, lesbian, mother, warrior, poet&
Who is the Most Dangerous Fascist?

Glen Ford Police stand as protesters gather during a demonstration, July 16, 2020 in Portland, Ore. Beth
The Greatness of a Small Island

Fernando Buen Abad It was expensive, for my monetary resources at age 16, to send a telegram to Cuba from

Crop Breeding for High Production, Water Use Efficiency & Albedo

It's a good way to confront mankind's growing need for food and the water needed to produce it
Biospheric Productivity (Global: The Recent Past) -- Summary

Since 1980 the Earth has weathered three of the warmest decades in the instrumental temperature record, a
Catastrophic Floods of Dartmoor, South West England

Are they few and far-between? ... or are they growing ever more frequent ... and ferocious?

Brazil reopens international air travel to foreign tourists

Brazil has reopened international air travel to foreign tourists, which had been
Leading Republicans reject Trump suggestion to delay November presidential

Top U.S. Republican lawmakers on Thursday rejected President Donald Trump’s
Brazilian First Lady tests positive for Covid-19

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's wife and one of his ministers have tested

Town passes solar and wind law #NY

After many months of editing and discussion, and a brief public hearing, the Lansing Town Board unanimously
Lake turbines part of new state power play #NY

Tuesday afternoon in Chautauqua County was far from overwhelming weather-wise. With a comfortable
N.Y. eyes Great Lakes offshore wind as foes blast ‘assault’ #NY

New York may seek to resurrect a long-abandoned plan to build offshore wind turbines in the Great Lakes

The #NextGenerationEU budget negotiations: a historical event?

There was not much sleeping taking place in Brussels last weekend. The 27 heads of government, the
Algeria's past matters. France - and Europe - must acknowledge

The death of George Floyd in America, and the surging support for the Black Lives Matter movement which
10 years after the first Greek bailout, has Europe learned its lessons?

In the midst of pandemic lockdowns and renewed calls for European integration, an important anniversary

WHO: Disinformation from the Top

The head of the WHO isn't annoyed his organization learned about the coronavirus from third parties. He
WHO Now Says China Didn’t Report Coronavirus – Corrects Timeline

After implying for months that China followed international rules, the World Health Organization backtracks
Secrecy & Stonewalling: China and SARS 1.0

China gave the WHO permission to send in investigators, but wouldn't allow them near the affected area

The Survival Rate of Each Lung Cancer Stage

We all know that there are many stages of lung cancer and you might be wondering how each stage is like and
Chocolates Help Fight Cancer- Myth or Truth?

How amazing (and difficult) is it to love something that is also supposed to do you a world of good
Top 6 Symptoms That Indicate Breast Cancer

Cancer is one of the fastest growing cause of deaths in the world. The most common type of cancer include &

Worth reading: Segregation, sexual harassment, and silencing scientists

Worth reading: Segregation, sexual harassment, and silencing scientists A few of the recent
It's October. What's Congress doing about healthcare?

It's October. What's Congress doing about healthcare? We made it to October without
More reasons to oppose the latest awful iteration of GOPcare

More reasons to oppose the latest awful iteration of GOPcare Many of us were cheered by

Ohio withdraws ban on Hydroxychloroquine, Fauci accused of '

Update (1240ET): The Ohio Board of Pharmacy withdrew a rule preventing the use of hydroxychloroquine to
Massive sinkhole suddenly swallows two people walking down street in China

Shocking footage shows the two female residents walking on the footpath next to a main road before tumbling
BEST OF THE WEB: Crash the economy, burn the cities, infect the people: The

The American people are under attack, the country is under attack, and democracy is under attack. At

One person dead after two-car crash in Hastings

Police called to a serious car crash in Hastings conform one person has died.
Dr Ashley Bloomfield helps his Centurions XV team win the parliamentary

The director-general of health scored a try in the first half, playing as a flanker for the Centurions XV
Wellington's native birds may have to make way for the noise, pests and

Birds could be replaced by the smell, noise and predators of a larger landfill in Wellington.

Silver

Today was pretty much a typical working day for me as a GP. I overran majorly (I have many good points
#Justice4Saraya – Set Her Free, and Hold the Police Accountable (Petition)

Trigger Warning: The following discusses the violent arrest of an 11-year old neurodivergent biracial girl
Spider feeding day!

It’s been a long day of preparing my mighty army of baby spiders. All have now had flies sacrificed

1 August - Technology - NextWeb / Tech Crunch / The Verge

.The Next Web

5 strategic tips to help your startup survive COVID-19 2 days ago – Until the COVID-19 pandemic is over, survival has to be the imperative focus for startups. In this brief survival guide, we provide several tips for startups and their owners and managers to help them get through the crisis and stay in control of their companies. The pandemic is very different fr...

Congress fumbles through antitrust hearing with big tech CEOs 2 days ago – The four horsemen of the techpocalypse – the CEOs of Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google – joined the US House of Representatives today for an antitrust hearing. We watched every second of the more than five and a half hours of Congress’ grilling of some of the richest men in the world so you wou...

Google Stadia’s cellular support might draw in some new blood

Scientists use AI to predict what makes a successful relationship

Kim Kardashian has a better stock portfolio than Warren Buffett

Researchers use neuromorphic chips and electronic ‘skin’ to give robots a sense of touch

MIT and Microsoft build a new algorithm to find hidden links between historic paintings

This app lets you experience Mac OS like it was the 90s all over again

How to build interactive data visualizations using Plotly and Python

Why you need Design Thinking and Proofs of Concept t

6 things I learned about the Meizu 17 Pro’s design after our steamy week together 2 days ago – I’ve been a fan of Meizu phones for the past few years. The devices manage to be reliable, well-built, and reasonably priced — a tough combination to go wrong with. Anyway, the company recently released the Meizu 17 Pro. And I got my hands on one. Now, rather than just doing a straightforward rev...

This invaluable design and marketing tool can keep you from wasting hours building mock websites 2 days ago – TLDR: With Inspireframe Website Mockups, you can take thousands of web design elements to create just the site design you want in minutes. Website design projects often fall into one of two categories. You can go the old-school route of building a site from scratch at the coding level, importing ...

WhatsApp might soon let you mute annoying chats forever

A guide to testing Hooks for avid React developers

A scientific analysis of the Facebook group where millennials pretend to be Boomers

Biggest challenges and opportunities of expanding a tech business across Europe

Satoshi Nakaboto: ‘Iranian power plants can now mine Bitcoin’

Huawei and Bytedance are prime examples of a new regional approach to trade

TikTok’s CEO takes shots at Zuckerberg as it aims to continue to survive in the US

Judge gives New York 45 days to pay benefits to Uber

Apple confirms the new iPhone will be delayed — but it doesn’t matter a day ago – After plenty of rumors, Apple confirmed earlier today that its new iPhone — presumably the iPhone 12 — will be delayed by a few weeks due to the effects of the coronavirus pandemic. During the company’s Q2 2020 earnings call, Apple‘s senior vice president and Chief Financial Officer, Luca Maestri...

Early impressions: Amplitude’s Humankind looks like a bold step forward for the 4X genre a day ago – Amplitude’s upcoming 4X strategy game Humankind officially launched its Open Development closed beta today and we got our hands on the 45-minute preview scenario. I’ll save you some time: If you’re a 4X fan and you’re ready for an alternative to the Civilization formula you’re going to be very ha...

Epic is finally adding achievements to games sold in its Store

This app uses AI to make your selfies look fabulously ridiculous

Check out how often your article has been shared on social media, and by who

Big Tech told Congress there’s loads of competition. This chart says otherwise

Microsoft’s contribution to Blender is a win-win for the 3D community

Here’s what it really means when you say ‘I’m busy’

Scientists used underwater drones to find out when sperm whales like to eat

Virtual Tour de France shows how esports has come of

New AI tool detects child sexual abuse material with ‘99% precision’ 19 hours ago – Child sexual abuse material on the web has grown exponentially in recent years. In 2019, there were 69.1 million files reported to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children in the US — triple the levels of 2017 and a 15,000% increase over the previous 15 years. A new AI-powered tool ...

Soundsnap serves the audio needs of creatives and marketers. Get a library of stock audio and sounds for 25% off 19 hours ago – TLDR: Soundsnap brings you an archive of over 280,000 professionally-created sound effects and audio clips for use in all your audio and video projects. Creators need assets to create. Whether you’re a video editor, a sound mixer, a music producer or a podcaster, you never know when you’re going ...

Amazon will spend $10B to battle Elon Musk in the internet-from-space race

YouTube will no longer let viewers help creators with subtitles and captions

Here’s why IT departments need predictive analytics

India’s opaque site bans set a dangerous precedent for censorship

Satoshi Nakaboto: ‘Bitcoin is now worth as much as Coca-Cola’

Google’s top search result? Surprise! It’s Google

The modular eBussy is the Transformer minivan you’ve been waiting for

5 things to consider when you run an internship program

Prosecutors claim to have caught teenage mastermind behind Twitter hack 7 hours ago – Three of the alleged perpetrators behind the July 16 Twitter hack have now been identified and charged, say prosecutors. Of the three identified by an Federal Bureau of Investigation and Department of Justice investigation, one — the alleged mastermind behind the attack — has been arrested. In ca...

Quantum physicists say time travelers don’t have to worry about the butterfly effect 9 hours ago – What if I told you all your favorite time-travel films and books were actually created by big tech in order to wrest control of the time-travel industry from the proletariat? Think about it. Back to the Future, The Terminator, The Time Machine, all of these stories share a central theme where tra...

Battletoads returns on PC and Xbox One this summer

The 6 unholy AI systems thou shalt not develop

Algorithm reveals which new emoji Twitter users most desire

Here’s what makes the perfect ‘cursed image’

How to hide from drones in the age of surveillance

The dangers SpaceX’s Crew Dragon will face during its return to Earth

North Korean hackers phish for victims with ‘too good to be true’ job offers

Facebook is launching official music videos in the US

Tech Crunch

Don’t miss today’s Startup Alley Ask Me Anything Session at 1pm PT a day ago – Today’s the day for all you early-stage startup founders to learn everything you’ve always wanted to know about Startup Alley but were afraid to ask (10 points if you get that pop culture reference). We’re live-streaming an Ask Me Anything session from the TechCrunch LinkedIn page today at 4 p.m....

America’s cheapest electric vehicles are coming courtesy of Chinese automaker Kandi a day ago – Chinese electric vehicle and parts manufacturer Kandi Technologies Group is officially bringing two EVs to the United States through its subsidiary Kandi America — news that has prompted run up in its share price in the past day. Kandi shares opened at $3.88 a share on Wednesday, jumping to $16....

Rocket launch startup Astra readies for orbital test flight as early as Sunday 2 days ago – Rocket launch startup Astra is readying for its first orbital flight test, set to take place either this weekend or next week, weather permitting. The company will launch its “Rocket 3.1” from Kodiak, Alaska — and while these are technically classified as orbital test flights, the company was qui...

Study: US adults who mostly rely on social media for news are less informed, exposed to more conspiracies

Impossible Foods starts selling in Walmart and expands distribution of its new sausage product

Google is making autofill on Chrome for mobile more secure

Magnetis raises $11 million for its automated wealth management and brokerage service for Brazil

Extra Crunch Live: Join Y Combinator’s Geoff Ralston for a live chat today at 12pm PT/3pm ET

The Great TechCrunch Survey of Europe’s VCs — be featured in our survey

Boom Supersonic enlists Rolls-Royce to help build the

What does accountability look like in 2020? a day ago – The lack of substantial progress toward true representation, diversity and inclusion across several industries illustrates what hasn’t worked.

Triller sues TikTok over patent infringement a day ago – Social video platform Triller has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against its biggest rival TikTok and parent company ByteDance. The suit, which was filed in the U.S District Court for the Western Division of Texas, claims TikTok is infringing on Triller’s U.S Patent No. 9,691,429. The patent...

Daily Crunch: Apple beats Q3 expectations a day ago – Apple has a strong quarter despite coronavirus, Impossible Foods is coming to Walmart and NASA launches a new Mars rover. Here’s your Daily Crunch for July 30, 2020. The big story: Apple beats Q3 expectations Apple’s latest earning report suggests that the company is thriving despite COVID-19, wi...

Lyft expands its rental business with Sixt partnership

Apple says next iPhones will launch later than usual

Big tech crushes Q2 earnings expectations

Apple smashes Q3 revenue expectations despite pandemic

Starship SN5 completes engine test – short, low-altitude flight test to follow ‘soon’ says Elon Musk

Atlassian acquires asset management company Mindville

CBS All Access adds 3,500 new episodes before rebran

Recruiting for diversity in VC 17 hours ago – Like many industries with a high concentration of wealth — and the careers that help professionals accumulate it — investment firms have a severe dearth of diversity in their ranks.

Opportunities (and challenges) in church tech 18 hours ago – Americans are rapidly becoming less religious, but now might be the perfect time for church tech to thrive.

Last day for early-bird savings to Disrupt 2020 18 hours ago – It’s officially now o’clock, startup fans. All good things come to an end, and today’s the last day you can score an early-bird pass to Disrupt 2020. Don’t miss your chance to save up to $300 and get busy building your business at our global Disrupt event. Buy your pass before the deal — and the ...

The iron rule of founder compensation is dead

Amazon gains FCC approval for Kuiper internet satellite constellation and commits $10 billion to the project

Twitter finally bans former KKK leader, David Duke

Twitter says ‘phone spear phishing attack’ used to gain network access in crypto scam breach

Ford Bronco reservations surpass 150,000

Self-driving startup Argo AI hits $7.5 billion valuation

Rakuten is shuttering the online shop formerly known

Delightree raises $3M to help franchise business owners simplify their operations 12 hours ago – Owning one brick-and-mortar business seems complicated enough. But running multiple locations? For many owners, that’s a constant juggling act of phone calls, check lists and driving back and forth from store to store. In the middle of a pandemic, it gets all the more complex. Delightree, a compa...

Report: Microsoft in talks to buy TikTok’s US business from China’s ByteDance 12 hours ago – President Trump has plans to order China’s ByteDance, the owner of hit social video app TikTok, to divest from the company, according to new reporting from Bloomberg. The app is increasingly a target of U.S. security concerns over its Chinese ownership. After the initial news, reports bubbled up ...

Secret documents from US antitrust probe reveal big tech’s plot to control or crush the competition 13 hours ago – Nearly 500 pages of evidence were made public during the House Judiciary’s marathon hearing this week on potential anti-competitive actions by Amazon, Facebook, Google and Apple . We’ve collected them here with added context and an omnibus, searchable version for anyone who’d rather not juggle fo...

Cisco acquires Modcam to make Meraki smart camera portfolio even smarter

Australia now has a template for forcing Facebook and Google to pay for news

Facebook will launch officially licensed music videos in the US starting this weekend

It’s not an Apple Watch, it’s an Oppo Watch

Mammoth Biosciences’s CRISPR-based COVID-19 test receives NIH funding through RADx program

Genomics startup Helix receives $33 million in NIH funding to scale COVID-19 testing

Working to understand Affirm’s reported IPO pricing ho

Trump told reporters he will use executive power to ban TikTok 4 hours ago – President Donald Trump said he could act to ban the world’s most popular short video app TikTok from the US as early as Saturday, according to The Hill. The president said he could use “emergency economic powers or an executive order” to bar TikTok from the US, he told reporters aboard Air Force ...

Disrupt 2020 early-bird savings extended until next week 7 hours ago – Even the hard-charging world of early-stage startups has its share of procrastinators, lollygaggers, slow-pokes, wafflers and last-minute decision makers. If that’s your demographic, today is your lucky day. You now have an extra week (courtesy of Saint Expeditus, the patron saint of procrastinat...

Twitter survey reveals the subscription options it’s eyeing, including an ‘Undo Send’ button 8 hours ago – Earlier this month, Twitter told investors it’s considering a subscription model as a means of generating additional revenue to support its business. Now we know what sort of value-add features Twitter may be eyeing. In a new survey, the company asks users to evaluate paid features like “undo sen...

Daily Crunch: Florida teen arrested in Twitter hack

Even as cloud infrastructure growth slows, revenue rises over $30B for quarter

How one moonshot VC approaches investing in the COVID-19 era

Rocket Lab clear to launch again after first mission failure attributed to electrical fault

The leading arguments for a Microsoft-TikTok tie-up

Florida teen accused of being ‘mastermind’ behind celebrity Twitter hack

First US apps based on Google and Apple Exposure No

The Verge

In the pandemic economy, tech companies are raking it in a day ago – Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge From a pure entertainment perspective, I am genuinely sorry that the House’s antitrust hearing targeting the big four tech companies — Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google — took place Wednesday instead of next week. Because literally a day after a meeting...

Microsoft’s Edge browser was crashing if you had Google set as default search

After impassioned speech, AOC’s ban on US military recruiting via Twitch fails House vote

CVS is adding another kind of touch-free payment: PayPal and Venmo QR codes

FCC approves Amazon’s internet-from-space Kuiper constellation of 3,236 satellites

Apple confirms new iPhones won’t arrive in September

Amazon doubled its profit during a pandemic

The iconic Flip Video almost became Google’s first camera, emails show

Apple reports strong Mac and iPad sales in record-breaking Q3 earnings

Google parent company Alphabet sees its first revenue

SpaceX’s Crew Dragon slated to bring NASA astronauts home for the first time this weekend 17 hours ago – This weekend, two NASA astronauts are slated to return home to Earth inside SpaceX’s new passenger capsule, the Crew Dragon. It’ll be the first time that the Crew Dragon carries passengers back to the planet’s surface, ultimately proving if the vehicle can safely transport people to space and bac...

Twitter permanently suspends white supremacist David Duke

There’s unproven tech in the NBA’s COVID-19 prevention plan

The Verge’s back-to-school gift guide 2020

Chrome’s autofill is getting more secure and convenient

TikTok has a bold new plan to win over regulators

Who wouldn’t want their Echo Dot to look like Baby Yoda?

Oppo launches mid-range Reno 4 Pro for $470

Google is now making it easier to find Black-owned businesses

Twitter says a spear phishing attack led to the huge bitc

Fisker hits snag in deal to use Volkswagen’s EV platform 16 hours ago – Image: Fisker Inc. Fisker Inc. has hit a snag in the plan to power its electric vehicles with Volkswagen’s modular EV platform, as negotiations over a “cornerstone agreement” that were supposed to end this month are now delayed until at least September. In a scripted presentation to investors...

The Oppo Watch goes global with Wear OS on board

Apple’s new universal gift card can be used to purchase ‘Everything Apple’

YouTube is ending its community captions feature and deaf creators aren’t happy about it

Vergecast: the Big Tech antitrust hearing episode

Nvidia is reportedly in ‘advanced talks’ to buy ARM for more than $32 billion

Battletoads will arrive on Xbox One and PC on August 20th

Amazon has a Marketplace problem

Here’s where you can buy a Nintendo Switch

Samsung’s Galaxy Z Flip includes the Galaxy Watch Acti

President Trump plans to sever TikTok from its Chinese owner, Bloomberg reports 13 hours ago – Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge President Donald Trump intends to sign an order that would direct ByteDance to sell its ownership of the US-based video-sharing app TikTok, according to Bloomberg. The order, which could be announced as soon as Friday afternoon, would employ the Council ...
Microsoft is shutting down Cortana on multiple devices, including iOS and Android
HBO Now subscribers can continue to stream on Amazon after all
How Google is bringing Windows apps to Chromebooks
Netflix is letting people watch things faster or slower with new playback speed controls
Twitter is surveying users on what features they’d want from a subscription
GM will help EVgo triple its fast charger network in the US
Virtual artist Miquela debuted a music video at Lollapalooza
Facebook adds official music videos in new challenge to YouTube
You can now bid on Fyre Fest merch

How the Trump administration could ‘ban’ TikTok 3 hours ago – Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge The Trump administration is apparently considering a ban on Chinese social media apps, including the popular video app TikTok. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo mentioned the possibility on July 7th, saying it was “something we’re looking at” in a Fox News ...

Gogo lays off 14 percent of its workers as airline industry struggles continue

Three people have been charged for Twitter’s huge hack, and a Florida teen is in jail

Google’s ‘trust tokens’ are here to take cookies down a peg

Apple is now the world’s most valuable publicly traded company

Microsoft confirms Halo Infinite multiplayer will be free-to-play and up to 120fps

Rocket Lab says it has approval to return to flight after losing a rocket during launch

Microsoft’s US offices won’t reopen until January 2021 at the earliest

Dark Sky alternatives for Android weather watchers

V for Vendetta knew our future would be a bleak one