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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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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