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 Tuesday. Sign up here to get this email in your inbox every morning. Trump reportedly said TikTok has until September 15 to find a US buyer or it will be banned — and that the US Treasury should get payment as part of the sale. Trump previously threatened to imminently ban the app, which is owned by ByteDance, a Beijing-based company. TikTok's owner ByteDance is looking outside of the US for its new TikTok headquarters. In a statement Monday to Reuters, ByteDance said it's "evaluating the possibility of establishing TikTok's headquarters outside of the US" to demonstrate it's a "global company." Ubisoft fired executive Tommy Francois after he was accused of sexual harassment. Sources with knowledge of the matter told Business Insider Francois was fired following an internal investigation into complaints made against him. Google released its new phone the Pixel 4a, which costs $350. The Pixel 4a comes with a 12.2-megapixel camera that offers many of the same features as the Pixel 4. Twitter could be facing an FTC fine of up to $250 million over allegations that it violated an agreement over user data privacy. Twitter said the FTC notified it of allegations that it improperly targeted ads at users based on information they had provided for "safety and security purposes," in violation a 2011 agreement. GPS company Garmin reportedly paid hackers a multimillion dollar ransom to recover files after a cyberattack that left their services offline for several days last month. The malware used against Garmin has been attributed to Evil Corp, a Russia-based hacker group that was placed on a US sanctions list last year, according to Bleeping Computer. Elon Musk says Tesla will create a normal pickup truck if the Cybertruck doesn't sell as a "fallback strategy." Despite hundreds of thousands of Cybertruck pre-orders, Elon Musk told Automotive News that Tesla will build a "normal truck, no problem" if people don't buy the unique design. Amazon is reportedly facing a new antitrust investigation into its online marketplace led by the FTC and attorneys general in New York and California. The agencies will coordinate on the probe and plan to interview witnesses starting in the next few weeks, according to Bloomberg. Snapchat is rolling out a new TikTok-like feature that will allow users to play popular songs over the videos they record. Users will have access to a selection of music from Warner Music Group and other music publishing companies. Singapore will make travelers wear electronic tags to enforce quarantine. Punishments for non-compliance can include fines of up to $7,272, imprisonment of up to six months, or both. 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.     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           Register for a free virtual workshop providing tools for creating worker resiliency from the leaders behind Dell's successful people and culture efforts   This virtual event, sponsored by Dell Technologies, will share tools for strengthening teams in work-from-home situations.   READ MORE           SpaceX is landing 2 NASA astronauts off the Florida coast even though Hurricane Isaias threatened several Florida splashdown locations   NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley will splash down near Pensacola or Panama City on Sunday as Hurricane Isaias batters Florida.   READ MORE           SpaceX just brought 2 NASA astronauts back to Earth in its Crew Dragon spaceship, kicking off 'the next era in human spaceflight'   After flying 27 million miles around Earth over 64 days, astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley splashed their SpaceX crew capsule into the ocean.   READ MORE             SpaceX may launch a full-size Starship prototype in Texas hundreds of feet into the air on Sunday   Before SpaceX can fly people to the moon or Mars with its new Starship-Super Heavy rocket, the company has to prove the system's core design works.   READ MORE           A boat flying a Trump flag approached SpaceX's spaceship after the astronauts landed. NASA promised to 'do a better job' next time.   The Crew Dragon spaceship can be surrounded by toxic propellant fumes after landing. But NASA officials said "the boats just made a beeline for it."   READ MORE           Microsoft to continue talks to acquire TikTok's US operations after Trump threatened to ban the app in the US   Microsoft says it plans to finish discussions no later than September 15 with ByteDance about acquiring US operations of TikTok.   READ MORE           SpaceX just won an epic, high-stakes game of capture the flag that Barack Obama started 9 years ago   On the International Space Station, the American flag that SpaceX claimed had a note: "Do not forget to take with Crew Dragon."   READ MORE           A cosmonaut on the space station photographed SpaceX's Crew Dragon landing site — and a 'beeline' of boats speeding toward it   As the Crew Dragon spaceship bobbed in the ocean, a trail of boats sped towards it — and the astronauts' former ISS crewmate saw them from space.   READ MORE           EXCLUSIVE: Ubisoft exec Tommy Francois has left the video game giant after being accused of sexual harassment   Tommy Francois leaves Ubisoft after being accused of sexual harassment. CEO Yves Guillemot told staff on July 31, and Ubisoft has confirmed the news.   READ MORE           THE INTERNET OF THINGS 2020: Here's what over 400 IoT decision-makers say about the future of enterprise connectivity and how IoT companies can use it to grow revenue   This report details the components that make up the IoT ecosystem while using exclusive data to identify key trends in the connected devices sector.   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     Advertisement Good morning! This is the tech news you need to know this Monday. Sign up here to get this email in your inbox every morning. Microsoft is in talks to buy TikTok from its parent company ByteDance, which are set to conclude by September 15. Microsoft announced Sunday talks were resuming after Trump threatened to ban the app in the US, and CEO Satya Nadella said he had personally spoken with Trump. Microsoft isn't the only company bidding on TikTok, Bloomberg reports. An anonymous source said TikTok has had talks with at least one other large company, but did not identify that company. A 17-year-old in Tampa, Florida was arrested in connection with the massive Twitter hack that hijacked dozens of high-profile accounts. State prosecutors filed 30 charges of fraud, identity theft, and hacking against the teen, describing him as the "mastermind" of a "massive fraud." SpaceX brought two NASA astronauts back to Earth in its Crew Dragon spaceship on Sunday. NASA's administrator said the mission marks "the next era in human spaceflight," since the agency is now poised to purchase flights from SpaceX. SpaceX has won an epic, high-stakes game of capture the flag that Barack Obama started nine years ago. SpaceX beat Boeing, the other company in the contest, to the first crewed launch with the May 30 flight of NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley. Facebook has blocked a dozen accounts belonging to top allies of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro after being ordered to by the country's supreme court, the BBC reports. Facebook told the BBC it sees no choice but to comply for now, but will be appealing the court's decision. Softbank-backed hotel startup Oyo will be getting a new CEO and merging its Japan operations, Bloomberg reports. Ryoma Yamamoto will be stepping up at the new CEO.  China's government is going to legally require people to use their real names when playing video games from next month, The South China Morning Post reports. The national age verification system will check people's names against ID numbers. COVID-19 has triggered a new wave of conspiracy theories among those who fear a 'cashless society.' One social media post claiming the decline in cash payments has "nothing to do with the virus" has been repeatedly shared on Facebook and Twitter, potentially reaching millions of users.  The co-inventor of the computer mouse, William English, has died aged 91, The New York Times reports. English helped develop the computer mouse at Stanford in 1968. 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.     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