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Motorola announces One 5G for the United States
On Monday, Motorola is announcing a new midrange 5G smartphone. The Motorola One 5G is essentially a rebranded Moto G 5G Plus headed to the US market with a unique ring flash. The company doesn’t yet have an exact price point, but it promises the phone will cost under $500. The Moto One 5G comes with the same specs as the G 5G Plus. It has a total of six cameras: four on the back and two in the front. One of the selfie cameras is a 16MP f/2.0 camera and the other is an 8MP ultra wide shooter for wide selfies. Around back, the main camera is a 48MP shooter, an 8MP ultra-wide, a...
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Biden accuses Trump of refusing to 'even acknowledge that there's a racial justice problem in America,' while Trump says he won't meet with Jacob Blake's family when he visits Kenosha
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- Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and President Donald Trump painted two opposing perspectives on the issue of racial injustice in light of the police shooting of Jacob Blake.
- The president has largely praised law enforcement policing the ongoing protests sparked by Blake's shooting, condemned "rioters" and "looters," and sought to paint Biden as a proponent of the "radical left."
- In a campaign speech in Pittsburgh on Monday, Biden said "Donald Trump adds fuel to every fire" because he overlooks that "there's a racial justice problem in America."
- "You know me. You know my heart, and you know my story, my family's story," Biden said. "Ask yourself: Do I look to you like a radical socialist with a soft spot for rioters? Really?"
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President Donald Trump told reporters Monday that he will not meet with the family of Jacob Blake during his Tuesday visit to Wisconsin, where protests have erupted after a Kenosha police officer shot Blake last week.
Hours earlier, Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden accused Trump of refusing to "even acknowledge" the issue of racial injustice in the US.
In a campaign speech in Pennsylvania, Biden countered the Trump campaign's attacks against him that people "won't be safe in Joe Biden's America," referencing violence that has emerged amid predominantly peaceful protests. Biden asked, "And what's their proof? The violence we're seeing in Donald Trump's America."
"He keeps telling us that if he was president, you'd feel safe. Well, he is president, whether he knows it or not," Biden said, adding, "Trump adds fuel to every fire because he refuses to even acknowledge that there's a racial justice problem in America because he won't stand up to any form of violence."
Trump hasn't spoken with the Blake family. Biden and Harris did last week.
The president told reporters at the White House that he attempted to reach out to the Blake's family but "thought it would be best not to do anything where there are lawyers involved."
In a statement, Crump confirmed that Trump had reached out to arrange a phone call, but "he declined to have a call if Ms. Jackson's legal team monitored the call."
"The family's primary objectives are to support Jacob's recovery and to ensure justice for him," the statement read. "If the call had occurred, Ms. Jackson was prepared to ask President Trump to watch the video of Mr. Blake's shooting and to do what she has asked all of America to do — examine your heart."
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Jacob Blake's father told CNN on Friday that he spoke with Biden and his running mate Sen. Kamala Harris for an hour, describing the conversation as "so comforting."
"I appreciate everything that they've done and everything that they're doing, because they keep my son in mind, and President Biden kept telling me his own issues with his family that he identifies with what I'm going through," Blake Sr. said, referring to Biden as the president. "I didn't have to keep telling him, he knew it."
'Do I look to you like a radical socialist with a soft spot for rioters? Really?'
During his campaign speech on Monday, Biden recalled his conversations with the Blake family and the family of George Floyd, saying, "I know their pain. And so do you. I know the justice they seek and so do you."
"They've told us, 'None of this violence respects or honors George [Floyd] or Jacob,'" Biden said. "I believe we can bring these folks fighting for racial justice to the table."
Trump has consistently sought to lump Biden in with some violent agitators amid mostly peaceful protests against police brutality and racism in the US.
"For months, Joe Biden has given moral aid and comfort to the vandals repeating the monstrous lie that these were peaceful protests," Trump said at the White House on Monday. "They're not peaceful protests. That's anarchy. That's — you look at the agitators, you look at the looters, you look at the rioters — that's not a peaceful protest."
During his speech earlier on Monday, Biden again expressed his disdain for rioting and looting, saying "those who do it should be prosecuted."
"You know me. You know my heart, and you know my story, my family's story," Biden said. "Ask yourself: Do I look to you like a radical socialist with a soft spot for rioters? Really?"
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- Trump defended Kyle Rittenhouse, a 17-year-old supporter of his charged with double homicide in Kenosha
- 'We don't have a family pastor': Jacob Blake's father refutes Trump's account of trying to reach the family
- Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers sends letter to Trump asking to 'reconsider' visit to Kenosha: 'I am concerned your presence will only hinder our healing'
- A timeline of the police shooting of Jacob Blake, which has reignited anti-racism protests nationwide
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Google quietly updates its AdMob Help Center with iOS 14 information, says it will use Apple's ATT API for triggering the IDFA opt-in notice (Allison Schiff/AdExchanger)
Google quietly updates its AdMob Help Center with iOS 14 information, says it will use Apple's ATT API for triggering the IDFA opt-in notice — Like all companies invested in the mobile ecosystem, Google is getting ready for iOS 14. But the company is playing its cards close to the vest.
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US hotel operator MCR Development to buy StayNTouch, a cloud platform for hotels, for $46M, after Trump said StayNTouch's Chinese owners threaten US security (Katy Stech Ferek/Wall Street Journal)
US hotel operator MCR Development to buy StayNTouch, a cloud platform for hotels, for $46M, after Trump said StayNTouch's Chinese owners threaten US security — MCR Development's planned acquisition comes after Trump said ownership of StayNTouch by Beijing Shiji Information Technology threatens U.S. security
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New Jersey and California are starting to reopen indoor dining and movie theaters after months of closure
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- Starting on Friday, movie theaters, restaurants, and other indoor venues in New Jersey will be allowed to open business to patrons at 25% capacity, Gov. Phil Murphy announced on Monday.
- California is also cautiously letting counties with low virus transmission reopen indoor dining and other activities, with restrictions.
- The two states, along with New York, had some of the worst outbreaks in the US, but they've gotten them largely under control.
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After being closed for nearly half a year because of the coronavirus pandemic, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy announced on Monday that movie theaters, restaurants, and bars can start reopening their indoor spaces — cautiously.
Starting on Friday, theaters will be required to follow stringent guidelines and are limited to operating at 25% capacity with only up to 150 people, CNBC reported.
"Masks are required to be worn at all times in the theater unless you're pulling it down to put away a handful of popcorn," Murphy said at a news conference.
For indoor dining, people will be capped to groups of eight and diners are required to wear masks when they're not seated. Restaurants and bars will also be limited to operating at 25% capacity.
New Jersey is starting to reopen indoor spaces because it's largely gotten its outbreak under control.
Newly reported cases in New Jersey are around 330 per day as of Saturday, down from the peak of nearly 4,000 in April, according to data from Johns Hopkins. Newly reported cases in the Garden State began leveling off in early-July.
Across the US, more than 6 million people have contracted COVID-19 and nearly 184,000 people have died from the disease.
—Governor Phil Murphy (@GovMurphy) August 31, 2020
Murphy's announcement gives theater owners only four days to prepare for reopening ahead of Labor Day weekend, when the Christopher Nolan movie "Tenet" is set to debut in the US.
But some theaters will stay closed. Cinemark won't reopen its four theaters in the state on Friday, CNBC reported.
New Jersey's decision to reopen theaters comes just two weeks after a judge upheld Murphy's decision to keep theaters closed. The court ruling denied a motion for an injunction by the National Associate of Theatre Owners and cinema chains that would permit theaters to reopen, Deadline reported.
In response to the decision on Monday, a spokesman for the owners' organization told NJ.com that they have been willing to meet state guidelines in order to reopen safely.
California is taking things county-by-county
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On Friday, California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced his guidelines to reopen movie theaters and other indoor venues.
The state will also begin to immediately allow indoor dining in 19 of its counties, Reuters reported.
The plan for reopening includes a color-coded framework that categorizes counties into tiers based on the number of new cases per 100,000 and percent positive testing rate.
Counties with fewer than one case per 100,000 and less than 2% positive testing rate are "Minimal, Tier 4," for example, and can allow restaurants to operate indoors with up to 50% capacity. Progressively more stringent measures are imposed the higher the case and positive test rates.
Statewide, nearly 4,000 daily cases were reported on Sunday, according to Johns Hopkins data — an overall decline from recent weeks.
Indoor dining bans remain in many of California's populous counties, but hair salons were allowed to reopen throughout the state on Monday.
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Samsung Pay Card launches in South Korea with discounts
Previously only available in the UK and the US, Samsung's Pay Cards can now be acquired in South Korea as well. In a collaboration with MasterCard, Samsung is finally able to bring its physical card to its home country. Everything can be managed within the Samsung Pay app - from transactions and payments to security-related options. The Samsung Pay card now offers a 1% discount for offline purchases and 1.5% for online transactions. But until December 31 this year, the card will offer 0.5% additional discount for Samsung Pay-related payments and 2% for online shopping sites. And if...
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Trump defended Kyle Rittenhouse, a 17-year-old supporter of his charged with double homicide in Kenosha
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- President Donald Trump, at a press conference on Monday, defended Kyle Rittenhouse, a 17-year-old supporter charged with double homicide in connection with the killing of two men in Kenosha, Wisconsin.
- "That was an interesting situation," Trump said. "He was trying to get away from them, I guess, it looks like, and he fell, and then they very violently attacked him."
- Trump did not mention that, prior to the scene he described, authorities say Rittenhouse had already shot and killed another person, according to a criminal complaint filed on Friday.
- Rittenhouse was charged with first-degree reckless homicide, first-degree intentional homicide, and attempted first-degree intentional homicide.
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President Donald Trump refused to condemn the actions of a 17-year-old supporter who has been charged with double homicide in connection with the killings of two men last week in Kenosha, Wisconsin.
"That was an interesting situation," Trump said at a press conference on Monday, regarding the actions of Kyle Rittenhouse. "He was trying to get away from them, I guess, it looks like, and he fell, and then they very violently attacked him."
Trump did not mention that, prior to the scene he described, Rittenhouse — a vigilante who crossed state lines to patrol the streets of Kenosha amid protests and unrest in the wake of the police shooting of Jacob Blake — had already shot and killed another person: Joseph Rosenbaum, showing "utter disregard for human life," according to a criminal complaint the state of Wisconsin filed last Friday.
An autopsy revealed that Rosenbaum was shot multiple times, including in the back, fracturing his pelvis and perforating his right lung and liver. He also had gunshot wounds to his thigh and forehead.
Rittenhouse has been charged with first-degree intentional homicide, first-degree reckless homicide, and attempted first-degree intentional homicide, among other charges.
—Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) August 31, 2020
Rittenhouse's attorney has claimed the shootings were in self-defense, but the criminal complaint says video of the incident that police reviewed showed the victim "appears to be unarmed."
The complaint says that after the first shooting, Rittenhouse, who was carrying an assault weapon, tried to flee, prompting a chase, during which he fell and then shot two men, Anthony Huber and Gaige Grosskreutz, killing the former and severely wounding the latter.
"He was in very big trouble," Trump claimed. "He probably would have been killed. It's under investigation."
But according to the criminal complaint, and video of the incident that law enforcement reviewed, Huber was not attempting to kill anyone; rather, he "appears to be trying to pull the gun away from the defendant."
According to an autopsy, Huber died of a "gunshot wound to his chest that perforated his heart."
Biden immediately condemned Trump's comments
Former Vice President Joe Biden, in a statement, condemned Trump's comments.
"Tonight, the president declined to rebuke violence," Biden said. "He wouldn't even repudiate one of his supporters who is charged with murder because of his attacks on others. He is too weak, too scared of the hatred he has stirred to put an end to it."
—Sarah Mucha (@sarahmucha) August 31, 2020
Initially, Trump's reelection campaign sought to distance the president from Rittenhouse, who attended a January 2020 rally for the president, as BuzzFeed News first reported.
"President Trump has repeatedly and consistently condemned all forms of violence," a spokesperson said on Wednesday — despite the president encouraging violence against protesters and hecklers at his campaign rallies. "This individual had nothing to do with our campaign, and we fully support our fantastic law enforcement for their swift action in this case."
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Reinvent Technology Partners, a new SPAC formed by Reid Hoffman, Zynga founder Mark Pincus and hedge fund manager Michael Thompson, have filed for a $600M IPO (Kirsten Korosec/TechCrunch)
Reinvent Technology Partners, a new SPAC formed by Reid Hoffman, Zynga founder Mark Pincus and hedge fund manager Michael Thompson, have filed for a $600M IPO — Reinvent Technology Partners, a new special purpose acquisition company formed by famed investor and serial entrepreneur Reid Hoffman …
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Gillmor Gang: Platforming
Much was made during the Republican Convention of the lack of a party platform. The media characterized this as a capitulation to the Cult of Trump phenomenon, but the questioned begged was: so what? If you’re running as a candidate to disrupt the status quo…. But beneath the media framing, an important question emerges. What exactly is the platform we need to emerge from the toxic situation we find ourselves in?
For months, if not years, the technology industry has been working on a new platform to succeed the previous one. Mobile would seem to be that fundamental shift from the desktop world of Windows and PCs. The twin dominance of powerful phones by Google and Apple has created a new language of notifications and streaming video perfectly timed for the devastating pandemic. Our devices are now the front lines for managing the struggle to stay alive for our loved ones, the economy, and our future.
Zoom is of course the poster child for all that it enables, and certainly what it doesn’t. The notion of work from home is more likely a question of what is home and what’s the difference with work? The routines of life are congealing around the interactions with phone, watch, iPad, laptop, and TV. When I wake up, the first dive is for the notification stream built up overnight from overseas and then the East Coast. The rhythm varies from day to day: intense on Monday as the weekend cobwebs dissipate, more issue oriented through the middle of the week, and finally a thank-god-it’s Friday feel. Email, text messages, media updates, and work calendar reminders.
And then there’s the outline of the new platform — live streaming notifications from what some call citizen media, or the influencer network, or the loyal opposition. That last one refers to the decline in trust of the mainstream media. Maybe it’s just me, but the cable model of host-driven cyclical repetition of the headlines, talking heads, and medical ads adds up to a trip first to the mute button and eventually the off switch. Which plugs me right back into the notification stream and a new contract with us based on whether we click on the link or even allow the notification in the first place.
And these new voices are networks of one or a few, broadcasting on a global reach pastiche of cloud services that begin with the ubiquity of Zoom and its click and you’re there ease of on boarding. Then there are the key networks of record as it were: Facebook Live, Twitter/Periscope, YouTube, and maybe LinkedIn if you’re Brent Leary and got an early invite. There’s a whole bunch of streaming accelerators like Restream and StreamYard and Just Streams (I made that up) to use software and a dash of hardware to do what it took many thousands of dollars and cables just a few years ago. Right now it’s early days, but soon you’ll be seeing something that looks like the media it’s replacing as the OG buys in.
Don’t believe me? Just look at how streaming has disrupted the television industry. Or the music business. Or the reemergence of podcasting and newsletters. Or how messaging is growing rapidly as a preferred digital commerce and marketing channel. The pandemic has certainly had a devastating effect with the loss of theaters, events, and travel that drive so much of our economy and the emotional underpinning of our lives. But as we learn to respect the power of the virus to force this digital wave of transformation, we fuel the winners that emerge from a new hybrid blend of evolution and adaptation.
Technology has often been seen as impersonal and cold to the touch. But now we should be making friends with robots for touchless shopping, At the beginning of this Gillmor Gang session, Frank Radice seemed stunned by the administration’s takeover of the symbols of our Washington monuments for political purposes. By the end, he seemed more hopeful of a different result. We have more ways now of making our voices heard, broadcasting our own names in fireworks above and beyond the fake news and suppression. Our platform: suppress the virus, not the vote.
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