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Apple confirms 'California streaming' media event for September 14

TechSpot

The invitation features the tag line “California streaming,” a likely reference to the fact that this will be a streaming-only broadcast featuring pre-taped segments due to the ongoing pandemic.

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TikTok, Reddit, and Facebook are struggling with ivermectin misinformation

The Verge

On TikTok, Rolling Stone found videos, some of which had more than a million views, promoting ivermectin as a COVID-19 treatment under tags like #ivermectin4covid and #ivermectinworks. The #ivermectin tag is still up, though many of the most popular videos in the tag are of healthcare professionals debunking misinformation.

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Research finds new hires having trouble connecting with teammates and values during remote work

GeekWire

New analysis using data from Seattle-based startup TINYpulse examines some of the hurdles facing new employees during the COVID-19 pandemic. Among the findings, new hires onboarded during the pandemic are actually self reporting that they’re doing just as well as those hired the previous year.

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All Facebook Gaming creators can co-stream now

The Verge

Actually starting a stream involves tagging up to three other creators during stream setup or after you’re live. If the other creators tag you back, then your audience is launched into a “co-streaming viewer experience,” according to Facebook. In short, streaming the same game alongside someone else is mutually beneficial.

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Airbnb may go public during its most uncertain period in history

The Verge

The home-sharing giant lost hundreds of millions after the pandemic ground travel to a halt and caused bookings to tank in cities around the world. Airbnb was valued at $18 billion back in April — a significant drop from the $31 billion price tag it garnered during its last fundraising round in 2017.

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New emoji approved to help express the anguish of 2020

The Verge

Wildfire smoke has engulfed the West Coast, hundreds of thousands are dead from an ongoing pandemic, and the US government is deadlocked to the point of illegitimacy, incapable of taking action against the economic, political, ecological, and medical devastation that threatens to engulf us. This year has been hard.

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Bubble Wrap: How Eurovision Monitors Covid Risk at Events

CIO Business Intelligence

While pandemic-driven digital transformation has enabled the media and entertainment industry to stream awesome content 24/7 – digital technology is also safeguarding visitors, performing artist, and crew at the Eurovision Song Contest by monitoring their Covid-19 exposure levels in real time.

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