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Despite Facebook's disappointing Q2 earnings, its moats are deeper than ever and its money-making potential is not only huge but growing (Ben Thompson/Stratechery)

Ben Thompson / Stratechery : Despite Facebook's disappointing Q2 earnings, its moats are deeper than ever and its money-making potential is not only huge but growing   —  While I was mostly unplugged on my vacation last week, with the news of Facebook's disappointing earnings report and subsequent stock decline … from Techmeme http://bit.ly/2AqRohd
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Some civil rights groups join Uber's fight against NYC's proposed one-year freeze on for-hire vehicle licenses, say it will adversely impact blacks and Latinos (Jeffery C. Mays/New York Times)

Jeffery C. Mays / New York Times : Some civil rights groups join Uber's fight against NYC's proposed one-year freeze on for-hire vehicle licenses, say it will adversely impact blacks and Latinos   —  As president of the New York Urban League, Arva Rice often relies on ride-hailing apps such as Uber and Lyft to reach her home in Harlem after late-night events. from Techmeme http://bit.ly/2mX1gGb
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Seattle passes legislation that includes a $250K annual fee for dockless bike-share companies and allows for up to four companies to operate in the city (David Gutman/The Seattle Times)

David Gutman / The Seattle Times : Seattle passes legislation that includes a $250K annual fee for dockless bike-share companies and allows for up to four companies to operate in the city   —  The Seattle City Council passed legislation Monday to bring more bike shares to Seattle and more bike lanes to downtown. from Techmeme http://bit.ly/2AxnKau
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Samsung misses Q2 estimates with an operating profit of ~$13.4B, up 5.7% YoY, on revenue of ~$52.19B, down 4% YoY, amid weak sales of Galaxy S9 (Bloomberg)

Bloomberg : Samsung misses Q2 estimates with an operating profit of ~$13.4B, up 5.7% YoY, on revenue of ~$52.19B, down 4% YoY, amid weak sales of Galaxy S9   —  Samsung Electronics Co.'s net income fell short of analysts' estimates as slowing growth in the global smartphone market hits demand for its Galaxy devices … from Techmeme http://bit.ly/2OuW2xK
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WhatsApp group calling for voice and video, announced at F8, now live globally on iOS and Android, with end-to-end encryption and support for up to four users (Nick Statt/The Verge)

Nick Statt / The Verge : WhatsApp group calling for voice and video, announced at F8, now live globally on iOS and Android, with end-to-end encryption and support for up to four users   —  Up to four people can chat simultaneously  —  Back at Facebook's F8 developer conference in May, WhatsApp announced … from Techmeme http://bit.ly/2AxnHeO
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Google officially launches the Chrome browser on its Daydream VR platform, with voice search, incognito mode, and a cinema mode that optimizes web video for VR (Jeremy Horwitz/VentureBeat)

Jeremy Horwitz / VentureBeat : Google officially launches the Chrome browser on its Daydream VR platform, with voice search, incognito mode, and a cinema mode that optimizes web video for VR   —  If you're excited by the prospect of browsing the web from the comfort of your VR headset, good news: Google is bringing … from Techmeme http://bit.ly/2mX1cWX
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Sources: GE is seeking a buyer for parts of its digital business, a key initiative of ex-CEO Immelt, and has hired an investment bank to auction the operations (Wall Street Journal)

Wall Street Journal : Sources: GE is seeking a buyer for parts of its digital business, a key initiative of ex-CEO Immelt, and has hired an investment bank to auction the operations   —  Software development was a key initiative of former CEO Jeff Immelt  —  General Electric Co. GE .77% is seeking a buyer … from Techmeme http://bit.ly/2AptsuH
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Following its mobile apps, YouTube now supports different aspect ratios, including vertical video, on its web player (Richard Gao/Android Police)

Richard Gao / Android Police : Following its mobile apps, YouTube now supports different aspect ratios, including vertical video, on its web player   —  If it were up to us, every video would be 16:9, with some exceptions made for some more cinematic footage.  But because there are older videos and people unaware … from Techmeme http://bit.ly/2OuVZC4
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Uber says it will stop development of self-driving trucks and instead focus on self-driving cars; Uber Freight is unaffected by this decision (Kirsten Korosec/TechCrunch)

Kirsten Korosec / TechCrunch : Uber says it will stop development of self-driving trucks and instead focus on self-driving cars; Uber Freight is unaffected by this decision   —  Uber is shuttering its self-driving trucks unit, a beleaguered program borne out of the company's controversial multi-million acquisition of Otto nearly two years ago. from Techmeme http://bit.ly/2AptrH9
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Several states, including NY, PA, NJ, and MA, say they'll sue Trump administration over case settlement allowing public to download plans for 3D printable guns (Tina Bellon/Reuters)

Tina Bellon / Reuters : Several states, including NY, PA, NJ, and MA, say they'll sue Trump administration over case settlement allowing public to download plans for 3D printable guns   —  (Reuters) - A group of U.S. states on Monday said it is suing the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump for allowing … from Techmeme http://bit.ly/2OrzldQ
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Google promotes SVP and general counsel Kent Walker to SVP of global affairs to oversee its policy, legal, trust and safety, and corporate philanthropy teams (Jillian D'Onfro/CNBC)

Jillian D'Onfro / CNBC : Google promotes SVP and general counsel Kent Walker to SVP of global affairs to oversee its policy, legal, trust and safety, and corporate philanthropy teams   —  - Google has promoted its general counsel and long-time employee Kent Walker to senior vice president of global affairs. from Techmeme http://bit.ly/2ABdSwr
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Walmart has ended last year's pilot program that paid employees who delivered packages on their way home and is testing a more modest approach in a single store (Nandita Bose/Reuters)

Nandita Bose / Reuters : Walmart has ended last year's pilot program that paid employees who delivered packages on their way home and is testing a more modest approach in a single store   —  EAST BRUNSWICK, N.J. (Reuters) - Standing before an audience of 14,000 people last year, Walmart Inc executives described … from Techmeme http://bit.ly/2OuVTuc
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Policy paper from Sen. Warner lays out 20 ways to address issues posed by big tech platforms, from putting a price on users' data to mimicking GDPR rules (David McCabe/Axios)

David McCabe / Axios : Policy paper from Sen. Warner lays out 20 ways to address issues posed by big tech platforms, from putting a price on users' data to mimicking GDPR rules   —  In a policy paper obtained by Axios, Sen. Mark Warner's office laid out 20 different paths to address problems posed by Big Tech platforms … from Techmeme http://bit.ly/2AoHxbP
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T-Mobile US picks Nokia to supply it with $3.5B in next-generation 5G network gear, marking the world's largest 5G deal so far (Eric Auchard/Reuters)

Eric Auchard / Reuters : T-Mobile US picks Nokia to supply it with $3.5B in next-generation 5G network gear, marking the world's largest 5G deal so far   —  LONDON (Reuters) - T-Mobile US (TMUS.O) named Nokia (NOKIA.HE) to supply it with $3.5 billion in next-generation 5G network gear, the firms said on Monday … from Techmeme http://bit.ly/2OtRoQw
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Court docs: CA police have arrested a college student who allegedly was a member of OGUSERS and stole $5M+ worth of cryptocurrency by SIM swapping ~40 people (Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai/Motherboard)

Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai / Motherboard : Court docs: CA police have arrested a college student who allegedly was a member of OGUSERS and stole $5M+ worth of cryptocurrency by SIM swapping ~40 people   —  California authorities say a 20-year-old college student *hijacked* more than 40 phone numbers and stole $5 million … from Techmeme http://bit.ly/2AqS5Hn
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Logitech is buying Blue Microphones

Logitech today announced its intention to acquire Blue Microphones, the hardware company behind popular podcasting microphones like the Yeti and Snowball. It’s a pretty logical acquisition, as far as these things goog –Logitech already operates in the audio space, with speakers and gaming headsets. The acquisition of Blue would add an important dimension to that category and help the company take on a rapidly expanding space. Blue’s best known products aren’t high-end, exactly, but they’ve become the go-to choice for upstart podcasters looking to get in on the ground floor in the medium. Heck, we’ve been known to use them from time to time for our own podcasts. The company offers higher end products for music producers, as well, and in recent years, Blue has begun dabbling in the gaming space, offering up microphone and gaming bundles . “Logitech’s acquisition of Blue Microphones will accelerate our entry into a growing market, and offers another way for us to help bring people’s
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Firefox is getting a new logo (or 10)

When you think of “Firefox,” you probably think of something that looks like this: Or, perhaps, something like this: That logo (or some iteration between the two) has been the browser’s logo since it launched back in 2002. Its time for change, Mozilla says. In a blog post about “evolving the Firefox brand,” Mozilla Creative Director Tim Murray outlines the company’s thinking: Firefox isn’t just one browser now. With side projects like Firefox Rocket (the company’s browser for connections with less bandwidth) and Firefox Reality (Firefox, but for virtual reality), the company is finding it needs a bit more wiggle room with its design language. While they shared a few work-in-progress potential logos, they were quick to note that none of them are final. They might tweak things over time (and they’re asking for feedback), or just go back to the drawing board all together. The whole thing might sound a bit up-in-the-air right now, and that’s mostly intentional — it’s still pretty
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Google snags Sony’s ‘Magic Lab’ VR guru

Google has hired Richard Marks, Sony’s Magic Lab head who was behind much of the company’s VR efforts, to a position in its Advanced Technology and Projects group, VentureBeat reports. Google confirmed the hire to TechCrunch, sending along a statement from ATAP head Dan Kaufman. “ATAP is at the intersection of science and application where our goal is to solve significant problems and close the gap between what if and what is. We’re super excited about Richard joining the senior team and look forward to his contributions.” According to LinkedIn, Marks spent the last 19 years at Sony, including time as a research fellow while getting his doctorate at Stanford. Marks has been the public face of Sony’s virtual reality efforts throughout the development of the company’s virtual reality tech, but has also worked on some of the computer vision tech behind other PlayStation products. The Magic Lab, which Marks ran, was devoted to researching gaming technologies for future generation har
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