From The Verge: Antitrust regulators and consumer advocacy groups are increasing their scrutiny of Google’s planned acquisition of fitness tracker firm Fitbit.

Google announced it was buying Fitbit last year for $2.1 billion and said it hoped to complete the deal some time in 2020. But it’s...

From PC Mag: Back in May, Uber introduced a new policy known as "No Mask, No Ride," which required both its drivers and all riders to wear masks during their ride-hailing trips. It was expected to remain in place until the end of June, but now it's required indefinitely.

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From CNET: For the past year, Huawei has gradually been beefing up the AppGallery, its rival to Apple's App Store and Google Play. This week sees a crucial new addition, according to people familiar with the project, in the form of Bolt, its first ride-hailing app that serves the European market...

From CNET: Microsoft has announced that it is rolling out a handful of Windows 10 upgrades to a small number of testers. These features are not tied to any scheduled update to the operating system, as the announcement made clear, but they do give a window into changes Microsoft may consider adopting...

From The Verge: Facebook is shutting down Lasso, the heavily TikTok-inspired video app it launched back in 2018. CNN’s Kerry Flynn spotted the notifications being sent to users, telling them that the app won’t be usable after July 10th, and advising them to download any videos they want to keep.

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From Philips Press Release: MMD, the brand license partner for Philips monitors is releasing a new Momentum monitor in collaboration with Bowers & Wilkins, the Philips 558M1RY. At 55 inches (139.7 cm) it is the largest console gaming optimized monitor on the market. The Philips 558M1RY will bring a...

From Noctua Press Release: Louqe and Noctua today presented the new NH-L12 Ghost S1 edition CPU cooler. Coming with a single 92mm fan and Noctua’s second-generation NT-H2 thermal compound, as well as the latest SecuFirm2™ multi-socket mounting system, the NH-L12 Ghost S1 edition has been customised...

From ExtremeTech: The Boeing 737 Max flew for the first time yesterday since the FAA grounded the aircraft in the wake of crashes by Lion Air 610 and Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302. Bloomberg reports that a Max 7 landed at 2:16 PM in Seattle with an FAA pilot sharing a cockpit with a crew member from...

From PC Mag: Today, Spotify launched a new streaming music subscription option aimed squarely at couples who live at the same address.

Spotify Premium Duo costs $12.99 per month and packages together two premium accounts that are free of ads. It also includes Duo Mix, described as "a playlist for...

From Forbes: This has been a week that TikTok—the Chinese viral video giant that has soared under lockdown—will want to put quickly behind it. The ByteDance-owned platform was under fire anyway, over allegations of data mishandling and censorship, but then a beta version of Apple’s iOS 14 beta...