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Folding phones are the new 3D TV. In a live-streamed media event on Wednesday morning, Samsung revealed a pair of new high-end phones, two sleek smartwatches, and a set of jelly-bean-like earbuds. If you weren't paying close attention to the announcement, that's OK. (Lauren Goode via WIRED)
Russia to expel BBC journalist this month in retaliatory move. Russia says move spurred by U.K. visa denials to its reporters State TV says journalist Sarah Rainsford must leave by Sept. Russia has given a British Broadcasting Co. journalist until the end of the month to leave the country in what it said was a… (Henry Meyer via Bloomberg)
TikTok to add more privacy protections for teenaged users, limit push notifications. TikTok today becomes the latest tech company to roll out increased protections for minors on its platform in the wake of increased regulatory scrutiny. The company says it will introduce a series of product… (Sarah Perez via TechCrunch)
Xi Jinping's assault on tech will change China's trajectory. OF ALL CHINA'S achievements in the past two decades, one of the most impressive is the rise of its technology industry. Alibaba hosts twice as much e-commerce activity as Amazon does. (The Economist)
'Like-Minded People Keep Coming': How One New Jersey Town Became a Magnet for the Media Elite. When The New Yorker famously depicted the “View of the World From 9th Avenue” on its cover nearly a half century ago, New Jersey was just a brown, barren strip of land beyond the Hudson. (Charlotte Klein via Vanity Fair)
Durham Probe of What Sparked Russia Investigation Examines FBI Tipsters. Special Counsel John Durham, appointed during the Trump administration to examine the origins of the FBI's 2016 Russia probe, is presenting evidence to a grand jury and preparing a lengthy report expected to be completed in the… (Aruna Viswanatha via Wall Street Journal)
Chris Sacca's Lowercarbon Capital has raised $800 million to 'keep unf*cking the planet'. Lowercarbon Capital, a climate-tech focused fund founded by longtime investor Chris Sacca and his wife Crystal Sacca, has closed on $800 million in capital, Sacca announced today in a post on the firm's site. (Connie Loizos via TechCrunch)
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