10 things in tech you need to know today

Learn More about BI Prime View online           10 Things in Tech You Need to Know Today     Advertisement Good morning! This is the tech news you need to know this Monday. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg defended the controversial decision not to take any action on a post from President Trump that apparently threatened the Minneapolis protesters with violence. Zuckerberg said Facebook's role was to "enable as much expression as possible." Unlike Facebook, Twitter slapped a warning label on the post from Trump that stated "when the looting starts, the shooting starts." Twitter placed a click-through block on the tweet, saying that it was "glorifying violence." Leaked emails obtained by The Verge show considerable dissent among Facebook employees over whether the platform should remove Trump's post. One employee wrote that "history will not judge us kindly." SpaceX on Saturday successfully launched into orbit its first human passengers: NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley. On Sunday morning, the astronauts caught up to the International Space Station inside their Endeavour spaceship and docked it there. SpaceX's Elon Musk said he was "overcome with emotion" after after the successful astronaut launch. Though his adrenaline was at "100%" during the first launch attempt on Wednesday, the SpaceX CEO said he didn't feel nervous at all this weekend. Amazon-owned Whole Foods fired a worker who had been tracking COVID-19 cases across the grocery chain's stores. The worker said Whole Foods accused her of "time theft" after she took a break to recover from a panic attack, but she suspects she was actually fired for "dissent," according to Vice.  Google has rescinded thousands of job offers to temporary and contract workers, as the company continues to feel the sting of the pandemic. According to The New York Times, Google is seeing its advertising business hit hard by the pandemic. Senators want an investigation into TikTok's privacy practices after it allegedly broke its promise to delete videos posted by young kids. In a letter sent Friday, the four senators cited a report from leading child advocacy groups claiming TikTok failed to take down videos posted by children under 13, as it had promised to do in a 2019 consent decree. An Irish drone company has been making deliveries of prescription medication, cake, and pizza to the remote Irish village of Moneygall during the pandemic. The company, called Manna, has been designated an essential service by Ireland's health service and is serving a population of around 1,000 people. A former Googler has raised $2.1 million for his augmented reality marketplace startup Poplar in the midst of the pandemic. Founder David Ripert began raising in January, but closed the round in May despite a general slowdown in investment. Have an Amazon Alexa device? Now you can hear 10 Things in Tech each morning. Just search for "Business Insider" in your Alexa's flash briefing settings. You can also subscribe to this newsletter here — just tick "10 Things in Tech You Need to Know."     Was this email forwarded to you? SUBSCRIBE NOW     You received this email because you signed up to this Business Insider newsletter using the email: geefunk007.bond1@blogger.com   Email preferences Unsubscribe TERMS OF SERVICE PRIVACY POLICY 1 Liberty Plaza, 8th Floor. New York, NY 10006

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Learn more about BI Prime View online           Tech Insider           13 tech gifts dads will actually love to get this Father's Day   These are the best tech gifts for dad. Whether Dad is a gamer, a fitness fanatic, or a shutterbug, we have the perfect Father's Day gift for him.   READ MORE           I drove a $29,000 Toyota Corolla to see if the legendary sedan rose above basic transportation — here's the verdict   The Corolla has long been thought of as great, affordable, entry-level transportation, but this four-door has actually become more than that.   READ MORE           Trump has officially declared war on Twitter and Facebook. Here's the latest on the executive order targeting social media and the reaction at internet companies.   Trump's executive order represents a direct challenge to social media companies like Twitter and Facebook, but legal experts say it faces steep hurdles.   READ MORE             Cisco is buying 400-employee startup ThousandEyes, which launched by using thrown-away computer servers and an unusual source of seed money   ThousandEyes is an unusual success story as its founders launched with almost no money, and investors came after them, not the other way around.   READ MORE           What you need to know about Section 230, the controversial part of an internet law Trump targeted in a new executive order   Section 230 has been described as "the most important law protecting internet speech" and "the 26 words that created the internet."   READ MORE           Trump cruises on caps lock to claim mail-in voting will 'LEAD TO THE END' for Republicans   Despite the Trump administration's alarming characterization of voter and mail-in voting fraud, real-life cases have been scant.   READ MORE           Apple just bought another AI startup to help Siri catch up to rivals Amazon and Google   Apple has acquired AI startup Inductiv Inc. to improve Siri, which has fallen behind Amazon's Alexa and the Google Assistant.   READ MORE           How to skip songs on your AirPods or AirPods Pro using the double-tap or press and hold features   To skip songs on your AirPods, you can use the default double-tap action on the left or right earbud, or adjust your device's Bluetooth settings.   READ MORE           'How long does AirPods' battery last?': Here's how long your AirPods will last before you'll need to recharge them   Your AirPods battery should last up to 24 hours after charging them in their case the night before, if you keep the case with you.   READ MORE           This is the pitch deck now-$31 billion Airbnb used when it was just getting started   BI Prime offers an inside look at now-$31 billion Airbnb — and the deck that got its co-founders their big break at Y Combinator.   READ MORE           Was this email forwarded to you? SUBSCRIBE NOW     You received this email because you signed up to this Business Insider newsletter using the email: geefunk007.bond1@blogger.com   Email preferences Unsubscribe TERMS OF SERVICE PRIVACY POLICY 1 Liberty Plaza, 8th Floor. New York, NY 10006

10 things in tech you need to know today

Learn More about BI Prime View online           10 Things in Tech You Need to Know Today     Good morning! This is the tech news you need to know this Friday. Trump signed an executive order threatening social media companies after Twitter fact-checked his tweets. The move comes two days after Twitter fact-checked two of Trump's tweets pushing false claims about voting by mail. Satirical websites are testing Facebook's policy on not being the 'arbiter of truth' by running false headlines claiming Mark Zuckerberg is dead or abusive. The websites shared satirical articles with fictional headlines about CEO Mark Zuckerberg to Facebook on Wednesday. The House ditched a bill that would renew and expand the FBI's surveillance powers after Trump threatened to veto it. The bill drew backlash last week from progressives and civil liberties groups, who warned it would let the FBI conduct warrantless searches of Americans' web-browsing history. The ACLU has sued facial recognition firm Clearview AI, calling the facial recognition firm a 'nightmare scenario' for privacy. The American Civil Liberties Union alleges that the company violated a well-known biometric privacy law in Illinois by storing user data, the Verge reported.  Rony Abovitz is stepping down as Magic's Leap CEO, describing the move as 'a natural next step.' The announcement comes just a few weeks after the company cut half of its staff and made a pivot to enterprise after raising fresh funds.  Cisco is buying 400-employee startup ThousandEyes, which launched by using thrown-away computer servers. ThousandEyes is used many big-name tech companies and said it had $100 million under contract for its 2020 fiscal year. ByteDance, the owner of the hugely successful app TikTok, is set to move some of its decision making power outside of China. The company recently brought in Disney's Kevin Mayer to be its CEO and is set to look outside of China amid increasing global tensions, Reuters reported.  SoftBank is handing two Vision Fund managing partners new roles following the conglomerate's record losses earlier this year. The group lost $18 billion recently and is under pressure from activist investor Elliott Management, Bloomberg reported.  Uber is destroying thousands of electric bikes and scooters, following the sale of its Jump business to Lime. The ride hailing company recently led a fresh investment round in Lime but said it had decided to destroy thousands of its older-model vehicles due to maintenance, liability and safety concerns. US lawmakers are pushing through legislation to speed up broadband funding after coronavirus exposed a lack of access in rural areas. Senior lawmakers have proposed a $16 billion bill to speed up broadband infrastructure funding by the FCC, the Wall Street Journal reported. Have an Amazon Alexa device? Now you can hear 10 Things in Tech each morning. Just search for "Business Insider" in your Alexa's flash briefing settings. You can also subscribe to this newsletter here — just tick "10 Things in Tech You Need to Know."     Was this email forwarded to you? SUBSCRIBE NOW     You received this email because you signed up to this Business Insider newsletter using the email: geefunk007.bond1@blogger.com   Email preferences Unsubscribe TERMS OF SERVICE PRIVACY POLICY 1 Liberty Plaza, 8th Floor. New York, NY 10006