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One of Facebook's stated goals with Libra, to help those without a bank, is undermined by detailed research, which shows solutions are often local and personal (Brendan Greeley/Financial Times)

Brendan Greeley / Financial Times: One of Facebook’s stated goals with Libra, to help those without a bank, is undermined by detailed research, which shows solutions are often local and personal  —  For the last century, new communications technologies — radio, television, VCRs, the internet — have all been initially sold … One of Facebook's

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Quibi says it has booked more than $100M in ad sales with launch partners including Google, P&G, Pepsi, Walmart, and Anheuser-Busch, ahead of April 2020 debut (Todd Spangler/Variety)

Todd Spangler / Variety: Quibi says it has booked more than $100M in ad sales with launch partners including Google, P&G, Pepsi, Walmart, and Anheuser-Busch, ahead of April 2020 debut  —  Quibi, the ambitious short-form video venture from Jeffrey Katzenberg and CEO Meg Whitman, has sold $100 million … Quibi says it has booked more

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Sources: YouTube considering far-reaching changes to protect kids, including moving all children's content to the YouTube Kids app and turning off autoplay (Rob Copeland/Wall Street Journal)

Rob Copeland / Wall Street Journal: Sources: YouTube considering far-reaching changes to protect kids, including moving all children’s content to the YouTube Kids app and turning off autoplay  —  Executives consider shifting children’s content to a separate app, removing auto-play feature in an effort to protect young viewers Sources: YouTube considering far-reaching changes to protect

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Apple says its devices can now be repaired in over 1,000 Best Buys locations across the US, expanding on its current network of ~270 Apple stores (Brian Heater/TechCrunch)

Brian Heater / TechCrunch: Apple says its devices can now be repaired in over 1,000 Best Buys locations across the US, expanding on its current network of ~270 Apple stores  —  Since 2001, Apple has staked its claim across the world with its own first-party brick and mortar locations. Apple says its devices can now

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Tech companies like Apple, Facebook, and Google are increasingly hiring neuroscientists who study animals to help advance AI, self-driving cars, and more (Bloomberg)

Bloomberg: Tech companies like Apple, Facebook, and Google are increasingly hiring neuroscientists who study animals to help advance AI, self-driving cars, and more  —  Jaguar is a mouse.  He lives at Harvard’s Rowland Institute, where, from time to time, he plays video games on a rig that looks like it belongs in A Clockwork Orange.

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New Kindle Oasis adds color temperature adjustment for night reading, goes on sale on July 24th starting at $249.99, with preorders open today (Chaim Gartenberg/The Verge)

Chaim Gartenberg / The Verge: New Kindle Oasis adds color temperature adjustment for night reading, goes on sale on July 24th starting at $249.99, with preorders open today  —  Amazon’s top-tier e-reader gets a new feature  —  Amazon has a new version of its high-end Kindle Oasis, and it’s adding the ability to change …

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