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Trump bans U.S. transactions with TikTok and WeChat starting September 20
Venture Beat - 7 Aug 2020 09:04
President Donald Trump banned U.S. transactions with China's ByteDance, owner of video-sharing app TikTok, and Tencent, operator of messenger app WeChat.,
Facebook Gaming app debuts amid fight with Apple over instant games
Venture Beat - 7 Aug 2020 23:50
Facebook launched its standalone Facebook Gaming app on iOS, but it complained loudly that Apple would not let it launch instant games that are on Android.
AI Weekly: Can language models learn morality?
Venture Beat - 7 Aug 2020 22:30
Researchers believe representations could imbue language models with a broader set of human preferences about the world, and thus morality.
Will Covid Be The Opportunity We Need To Reimagine Learning?
Forbes - 7 Aug 2020 19:57ProBeat: Microsoft wants TikTok for the same reason the U.S. fears China
Venture Beat - 7 Aug 2020 19:30
Why is ByteDance's TikTok the target? Because AI, data, and power. That's what Microsoft wants and the U.S. wants to take away.
Pandemic home remodeling is booming: Here's what your neighbors are doing
CNBC - 7 Aug 2020 17:10
Sheltering in place has homeowners wanting to improve their places. Demand for home remodeling soared in June, with outdoor spaces the most popular projects.
The DeanBeat: What we've learned about pandemic gaming
Venture Beat - 7 Aug 2020 17:00
The 2nd-quarter earnings results from major game companies have taught us more about how gamers are responding to the pandemic. Will the good results last?
Last call: Governors roll back hours instead of reopenings as bars take blame for coronavirus surge
CNBC - 7 Aug 2020 16:28
"Last call" orders to maintain public health in restaurants and bars will hurt establishments financially and won't help to solve the problem, owners say.
Should You Be Running Ads And Marketing During A Pandemic?
Forbes - 7 Aug 2020 14:20How To Skyrocket Your Webinar Attendance
Forbes - 7 Aug 2020 10:40How To Identify Your Startup Early Adopters
Forbes - 7 Aug 2020 02:43Hood: Outlaws & Legends is a next-gen gang-versus-gang simulator
Venture Beat - 7 Aug 2020 00:15
Hood: Outlaws & Legends is like Rainbow Six: Siege meets Payday 2 in a medieval setting. It's coming from Sumo Digital to next-gen consoles in 2021.
Apple's antitrust woes stem from its obsessions with control and money
Venture Beat - 7 Aug 2020 21:46
As it nears a $2 trillion valuation, Apple should realize it's too big to keep fighting with developers over issues that are creating antitrust headaches.