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Sarah Kessler / OneZero  : Companies are increasingly using employee survey data, from services like Perceptyx that offer a “union vulnerability index”, to predict and squash organizing   —  Employee survey platforms allow employers to sort groups of employees by the departments, locations, and demographics most likely to unionize from Techmeme https://ift.tt/30g4oBe

Kevin Collier / NBC News : A look at Election Cyber Surge, which aims to bolster US election cybersecurity by matching local election officials with cybersecurity experts who want to help   —  As election officials across the country prepare for November without knowing if they'll receive additional federal funds … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/2XdlOMT

Mike Schulman / The Keyword : Google updates its “Why this ad” feature, now “About this ad”, to show verified names of advertisers and is testing “trust tokens” to replace 3rd-party cookies   —  Vice President, Ads Privacy and Safety  —  Privacy is core to our work at Google … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/3febwSV

Cade Metz / New York Times : William English, who alongside Douglas Engelbart built the first computer with a mouse and showed it at “The Mother of All Demos”, dies at 91   —  He was one of the computing pioneers who “showed what a computer interface could — and should — look like,” a colleague said. from Techmeme https://ift.tt/3gpeJAM

CNBC : President Trump says he will ban TikTok in the US through executive action as soon as Saturday   —  - President Donald Trump on Friday told reporters he will act as soon as Saturday to ban Chinese-owned video app TikTok from the United States.  —  President Donald Trump on Friday told reporters … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/2BQYe1e

Kislay Verma : When companies have too many smaller teams, slicing problems too thinly, they face high coordination costs as teams become too dependent on each other   —  “The two pizza team” paradigm has become really popular in the context of organizing software teams.  The idea is to have small … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/30fMBKs

Christine Hall / Crunchbase News : Lemonaid Health, which offers an on-demand service for accessing health care online, raises $33M Series B, bringing its total raised to $55M   —  Interest in telemedicine continues to increase, and Lemonaid Health raised an oversubscribed $33 million Series B round of funding to develop … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/3giM7ZN

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg : Apple acquires Mobeewave, whose app lets shoppers tap their credit card or phone on a smartphone to make a payment; one source says the deal is worth ~$100M   —  - Apple acquires Canada's Mobeewave for about $100 million  —  Apple Inc. has acquired Mobeewave Inc., a startup with technology … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/2Dawipz

Daniel Grant / Wall Street Journal : COVID-19 has pushed museums to improve their online offerings, including virtual tours, as they explore potential business models based on digital content   —  When Covid-19 forced museums to shut their buildings spring, many created new virtual offerings for visitors.  That digital content is likely here to stay. from Techmeme https://ift.tt/33eLz3x

Tom Warren / The Verge : Sources: Microsoft isn't planning to fully reopen its US offices until at least January 19, 2021   —  Microsoft is measuring its reopening with a new workplace dial  —  Microsoft isn't planning to fully reopen its US offices until at least January 2021.  Sources familiar with the company's plans tell … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/3jXt75e

Joseph Cox / VICE : DOJ announces charges against two other suspects in the Twitter hack, including a 19-year-old in UK and a 22-year-old in Orlando, Florida   —  The arrest comes after hackers hijacked some of the most high profile accounts on the social network by leveraging an internal Twitter tool.  —  Joseph Cox from Techmeme https://ift.tt/2CXnvHJ

Reed Albergotti / Washington Post : The makers of the app BlueMail say Google kicked their email app off Play Store on Friday in retaliation for cooperating with House antitrust investigation   —  Blix, maker of an email app, was kicked off Google's Play Store Friday.  —  Google kicked an email app off its Play Store Friday … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/2DpBWE0

New York Times : Source: Microsoft is in talks to acquire TikTok   —  The talks come as TikTok's ownership by a Chinese company is under scrutiny by the White House and lawmakers.  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Microsoft is in talks to acquire TikTok, the Chinese-owned video app, according to a person with knowledge … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/2EvAEIa

Ryan Hughes / WFLA-TV : Florida state attorney files 30 felony charges against a 17-year old arrested in Tampa, in connection with the July 15 Twitter hack   —  TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) - A Tampa teenager is in jail, accused of being the “mastermind” behind a hack on the social media website Twitter that caused limited access … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/39QKRKX

Julia Alexander / The Verge : Netflix is rolling out playback speed controls of up to 0.5x slower or 1.5x faster on Android devices and is set to begin testing the option for iOS   —  Stream up to 0.5 times slower or 1.5 times faster  —  Netflix is letting people choose the speed at which they want to watch something … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/3fe3Dgx

Bloomberg : Sources: President Trump plans to sign an order directing China's ByteDance to divest its ownership of TikTok   —  President Donald Trump plans to sign an order to direct China's ByteDance Ltd.'s to divest its ownership of the popular U.S.-based music-video app TikTok, according to people familiar … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/2XgRoJL

Sean Keane / CNET : Canalys, Counterpoint, and IDC agree that Huawei became the biggest smartphone vendor in Q2, surpassing Samsung, and pushing Apple to the third place   —  Samsung and Apple held the top spot for years, but Canalys Counterpoint and IDC say the coronavirus pandemic gave the Chinese company the edge. from Techmeme https://ift.tt/30hxcJW

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch : Facebook confirms it will begin rolling out official music videos across its platform in the US, and introduce a new Music destination within Facebook Watch   —  Facebook today confirmed it will begin rolling out official music videos across its platform in the U.S., as TechCrunch first reported … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/33kp254

Todd Bishop / GeekWire : Porch, which connects homebuyers to movers, insurance providers, TV/internet companies, and others, to go public at a $523M valuation via merger with a SPAC   —  Porch, a real estate technology venture and home improvement marketplace that has spent four years quietly renovating its own business … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/3hNWF3k

Financial Times : Sources: Nvidia in talks to buy Arm in a cash-and-stock deal that would value it at more than the $32B SoftBank paid to buy the UK chip designer in 2016   —  US chipmaker seeks cash-and-stock purchase of UK chip designer from its Japanese owner  —  US chip company Nvidia is in talks to buy … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/3jVr3KZ

Politico : North Face and Heineken are among the companies who say they will resume Facebook ads from August, Levi Strauss and Smucker Co. will continue the boycott   —  More than 1,000 organizations stopped ads for the month of July, without getting many concessions.  Can they keep it going and build global pressure? from Techmeme https://ift.tt/3jYdqe9

Steven Musil / CNET : Twitter permanently bans the account of white supremacist David Duke   —  Duke's Twitter account was “permanently suspended” for violating the company's policy against hateful conduct, a spokesperson for the social network says.  —  White supremacist David Duke has been permanently banned … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/30g4UiM

Amy Lewin / Sifted : Netherlands-based “Slack for doctors” app raises $10.5M Series A led by Heal Capital, with Philips Health Technology Venture Fund and EQT Ventures participating   —  The collaboration tool for medics wants to ensure you never have to explain why you're in hospital 20 times over ever again. from Techmeme https://ift.tt/3gkfSJy

Caitlin Dewey / OneZero  : A look at the “hustle economy”, where unemployed teachers, cooks, and dancers are turning to Patreon, Twitch, and OnlyFans to monetize their digital offerings   —  Unemployed teachers, cooks, dancers are turning to Patreon, Twitch, and OnlyFans  —  e have nothing to sell besides physical touch. from Techmeme https://ift.tt/2Pe02nS

Bloomberg : The French startup scene also suffers from a lack of diversity, but it cannot be measured because it is mostly illegal in France to track people's ethnicity   —  - Bloomberg polled top venture capital firms on diversity policy  — 'Absence of ethnic diversity doesn't seem to bother investors' from Techmeme https://ift.tt/33etbI2