Wed. 07/08 – Facebook Fails Its Own Audit

Facebook fails its own civil rights audit. Details of the new Thunderbolt 4 standard. Details on the new Snapdragon chip. Unpacking what might be in store for the newly announced Samsung Unpacked event. And not an interesting raise, so much as a hella interesting product launch.

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Links:

• Facebook Fails to Appease Organizers of Ad Boycott (NYTimes)
• Facebook Decisions Were ‘Setbacks for Civil Rights,’ Audit Finds (NYTimes)
• Exclusive: Apple is working on QR Code payments for Apple Pay, iOS 14 code reveals (9to5Mac)
• Thunderbolt 4: A supercharged port upgrade with 8K monitor support (Digital Trends)
• Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon 865 Plus is its most powerful mobile chip, designed for gaming (The Verge)
• Samsung’s Galaxy Note 20 event confirmed for August 5th (The Verge)
• Twitter is working on a new subscription platform, hints job listing (The Verge)
• Android 11's official launch appears set for September 8th (Android Police)
• Mmhmm turns your boring Zoom call into a Weekend Update-style TV show (The Verge)

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