10 things in tech you need to know today

President Donald Trump denounced the practice of shadowbanning on Twitter, Amazon reported a $2.5 billion second-quarter profit, and Slack took out one of its biggest rivals in the workplace chat market as it rallies against Microsoft.

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10 things in tech you need to know today President Donald Trump denounced the practice of shadowbanning on Twitter, Amazon reported a $2.5 billion second-quarter profit, and Slack took out one of its biggest rivals in the workplace chat market as it rallies against Microsoft. Read More »

The Apple Watch's dominance is under threat Apple's smartwatch performed strongly in Q2 with 3.5 million units shipped worldwide, but Apple's share of the smartwatch market has experienced a downturn. Read More »

Facebook employees react to the company's massive stock-drop: 'I feel like s--t' BI PRIME: Facebook's stock cratered 20% on Thursday after the company announced disappointing financial results — and employees, who are paid in stock, aren't happy about it. Read More »

Facebook joins YouTube and scrubs videos from pages belonging to InfoWars conspiracy theorist Alex Jones Facebook's decision comes one day after YouTube removed four videos linked to Jones and his InfoWars website. In the videos, Jones denounced Muslim immigrants to Europe and the creators of a transgender cartoon. Read More »

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Samsung just teased the upcoming Galaxy Note 9 for the very first time — and it looks like battery life will be a key feature Samsung's new teaser trailer for its Unpacked event in August hints at a new device coming with better battery life than existing smartphones — most likely the anticipated Galaxy Note 9. Read More »

Samsung claims its new 'unbreakable' screens for future smartphones won't crack Instead of making glass harder, Samsung went for flexible plastic. Read More »

Trump says Twitter is 'shadow banning' prominent Republicans — here's what that would mean President Trump says Twitter is "shadow banning" prominent Republicans. It appears to be mostly false, except in the most technical sense. Here's what it would mean if Twitter were shadow banning users. Read More »

This leaked photo reveals what could be a new Amazon Echo coming soon The photos allegedly show an unreleased Amazon Echo Dot, with changes supposedly made to its design and sound quality. Read More »

A popular website that reportedly sells inexpensive products so poorly made that disappointed shoppers often throw them in the trash is now worth over $20 billion after going public In just three short years, e-commerce site Pinduoduo has emerged as one of China's fastest growing shopping startups, with as many as 55 million users accessing the site per day. But in a recent New York Times report, the quality of the site's products came under close scrutiny. Read More »

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