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    • An in-depth look at China's Twitter propaganda machine, which uses over 10K fake Twitter accounts to promote the Chinese government's image abroad (ProPublica)

    ProPublica: An in-depth look at China’s Twitter propaganda machine, which uses over 10K fake Twitter accounts to promote the Chinese government’s image abroad  —  Kalen Keegan, a college student at the University of Nebraska Omaha, immediately noticed when her Twitter account unleashed a torrent of posts in Chinese. An in-depth look at China's Twitter propaganda

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    • Interview with Huawei CEO Richard Yu on the impact of COVID-19, the launch of the P40 series, and the continuing issues brought upon by the US ban (Dr. Ian Cutress/AnandTech)

    Dr. Ian Cutress / AnandTech: Interview with Huawei CEO Richard Yu on the impact of COVID-19, the launch of the P40 series, and the continuing issues brought upon by the US ban  —  Today Huawei launched its latest generation of photography focused smartphone: the P40 series.  This series consists of the P40, the P40 Pro

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    • With 3M+ people filing for unemployment benefits last week, US states are seeing their aging tech systems get overwhelmed and experts say it will only get worse (Paris Martineau/Wired)

    Paris Martineau / Wired: With 3M+ people filing for unemployment benefits last week, US states are seeing their aging tech systems get overwhelmed and experts say it will only get worse  —  Laid-off workers struggle to file claims for unemployment benefits; economists say the situation will likely get worse. With 3M+ people filing for unemployment

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    • Tencent is partnering with Huawei to build Tencent's GameMatrix cloud gaming platform, and will explore possibilities in areas such as AI and AR/VR in games (South China Morning Post)

    South China Morning Post: Tencent is partnering with Huawei to build Tencent’s GameMatrix cloud gaming platform, and will explore possibilities in areas such as AI and AR/VR in games  —  Huawei and Tencent will set up a game development lab exploring the use of cutting-edge technologies such as cloud gaming, AI … Tencent is partnering

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    • OneWeb files for bankruptcy after failing to secure new funding amid COVID-19 crisis; sources: OneWeb was in talks to raise ~$2B from SoftBank before the crisis (Financial Times)

    Financial Times: OneWeb files for bankruptcy after failing to secure new funding amid COVID-19 crisis; sources: OneWeb was in talks to raise ~$2B from SoftBank before the crisis  —  Start-up that wanted to beam broadband internet from space had raised $3bn from investors  —  OneWeb, the satellite internet start-up … OneWeb files for bankruptcy after

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    • Russia's FSB has charged 25 people and shut down a network of about 90 websites that the group allegedly operated to circulate stolen credit card data (Brian Krebs/Krebs on Security)

    Brian Krebs / Krebs on Security: Russia’s FSB has charged 25 people and shut down a network of about 90 websites that the group allegedly operated to circulate stolen credit card data  —  Federal investigators in Russia have charged at least 25 people accused of operating a sprawling international credit card theft ring. Russia's FSB

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    NASA Spinoff Prints Electronics

    NASA says that Electronic Alchemy’s eForge 3D printer is another space program spinoff. The printer looks a lot like a conventional 3D printer but unlike its mundane cousin it can print sensors, lights, and other electronic components. It does that by using one of six or eight different materials. Six of the eight spools each

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