Fintech Platform Meniga Wins $9.4m Round

19 minutes ago | Red Herring

Iceland -born finance startup Meniga has closed an €8.5 million funding round, as it researches additions to its current suite of digital banking solutions. The company...
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Japan Reopens Amusement Parks Operators' Coronavirus Guidelines Ban Screaming

45 minutes ago | Tech Times

Japan will soon reopen its amusement parks as coronavirus cases are now at manageable rate. But there's a catch: screaming is not allowed.
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New online hub to help regional Aussies 'make the most' of what tech is available

2 hours ago | ZDnet

A tender for the online hub has been published, 18 months after the recommendation was made.
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Trump signs executive order to narrow protections for social media platforms

2 hours ago | The Guardian | 7 articles

Move comes amid president's feud with Twitter after it fact-checked him for the first time Donald Trump has fired a shot across the bows of “big tech” companies by signing an...
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ACLU sues Clearview AI claiming the company's tech crosses ethical bounds

2 hours ago | ZDnet

The American Civil Liberties Union has accused Clearview AI's biometric platform of creating a nightmare scenario that many have long feared.
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This fake $420 anti-5G USB stick is hysterically stupid

3 hours ago | TheBoyGeniusReport | 2 articles

An "anti-5G" USB stick is being sold online for up to $420, promising to block adverse effects of the new telecom standard. 5G has been at the center of wild conspiracy...
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Revolutionary Tech-Related Scoop On The Level Of The PS5 Wired Reveal - Coming In Nxt Weeks Famitsu

4 hours ago | N4G

"Revolutionary" scoop will "rile up the games industry."
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4A Games has removed the Denuvo anti-tamper tech from Metro: Exodus

4 hours ago | N4G

4A Games has released a brand new patch for Metro: Exodus that removes the controversial Denuvo anti-tamper tech.
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UK seeks alliance to avoid reliance on Chinese tech: The Times

5 hours ago | Reuters

The UK is pursuing forming an alliance of 10 democracies to create an alternative pool of suppliers of 5G equipment and other technologies to avoid relying on China, The Times...
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Digital Trends Live: SpaceX delayed, Trump vs. social media, and more

5 hours ago | Digital Trends | 2 articles

On this Digital Trends Live, we dive into the top tech stories including the delay of the SpaceX launch.
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Trump's executive order could be a disaster for thwarting misinformation

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WarnerMedia yanks HBO Max's ‘currently available' titles list after...

As part of HBO Max's launch, WarnerMedia included a list of titles currently available to stream on day one , but after discrepancies were discovered between what WarnerMedia... Read more ...

Donald Trump signs executive order targeting social media companies

Photo by Doug MIlls-Pool / Getty Images President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday targeting tech companies like Facebook, Twitter, and Google and the pivotal... Read more ...

Twitter now lets you schedule tweets from its web app

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Twitter says you can now schedule tweets right from the main web app. When composing a tweet, you should see a little calendar icon on... Read more ...

Magic Leap CEO Rony Abovitz to step down

Photo by Brian Ach/Getty Images for Wired Rony Abovitz, the co-founder and CEO of lavishly funded augmented reality company Magic Leap, will step down from his position... Read more ...

Google Sodar app practices social distancing in an odd way

Remember the joke about there's an app for almost anything and everything? Apps have become so common that it's no longer a joke. It's our reality already. So when an app that... Read more ...

HP's high-resolution Reverb G2 is a $699 headset for VR gaming

Image: HP HP and Microsoft have announced a new version of their high-resolution Reverb virtual reality headset, aimed at VR gamers rather than businesses. The Reverb G2 is... Read more ...

Google Chrome to resume site-breaking SameSite Cookie policy in July

The coronavirus crisis has put many things on hold, from businesses to software updates. Last month, Google put many of its plans for Chrome on hold to avoid the risk of... Read more ...

Some Sony smart TVs now support HBO Max streaming service

The new HBO Max streaming service finally opened to sign-ups this week, giving consumers yet another major option for watching on-demand TV shows and movies. A day after the... Read more ...

This fake $420 anti-5G USB stick is hysterically stupid

An "anti-5G" USB stick is being sold online for up to $420, promising to block adverse effects of the new telecom standard. 5G has been at the center of wild conspiracy... Read more ...

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