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Google on Tuesday announced Nearby Share, a new technology for Android phones that will let you send pictures, files, links and more to other nearby Android devices. It's very similar to Apple's AirDrop option on iPhones, Macs and iPads.

Major corporations including Coca-Cola, J.M. Smucker Company, Diageo, Mars, HP and CVS Health will continue pausing on Facebook after the official end of a major advertiser boycott of the platform, but others are returning.

The move comes as the travel industry has been hurt severely by the pandemic.

One option that stands out as particularly compelling is called "Family Bell." If you say "Hey Google, create a Family Bell," you'll be able to create bells throughout the day for things like lunch time, homework time, nap time, a reminder when a virtual class starts or when school starts and ends.

Cloud gaming will integrated with the Xbox Game Pass app on Sept. 15, allowing users to jump into a game from their smartphone or tablet.

Sony posted April-June profit of 228.4 billion yen ($2.15 billion), versus 230.9 billion yen a year prior.

State media said China "has plenty of ways to respond if the administration carries out its planned smash and grab" of TikTok.

Microsoft had previously said it could buy TikTok's operations in the U.S., Canada, Australia and New Zealand.

ByteDance founder Zhang Yiming told employees in an internal letter on Tuesday that the United States' goal was not to force a sale of TikTok U.S. operations but rather to ban the app, and that some people had misconceptions about the situation.

Alphabet borrowed $10 billion in the investment-grade corporate debt market on Monday, the Google parent's largest-ever bond issue, which it secured at its lowest-ever cost of financing.

Take-Two Interactive Software raised its fiscal year adjusted sales forecast after beating quarterly estimates on demand for its videogame franchises "Grand Theft Auto" and "NBA 2K" from people stuck at home due to lockdowns.

A U.S. judge on Monday denied a request by an Uber Technologies customer to overturn an arbitration win for the company in a price-fixing case over claims the arbitrator only ruled in Uber's favor because he was scared.

TikTok may not have a lot of intelligence value but its owner Bytedance is in Beijing and its connection to the government is what worries the U.S., said James Lewis from the Center for Strategic and International Studies.

Twitter on Monday disclosed that it expects to lose as much as $250 million as a result of the July 15 bitcoin scam security breach after receiving a draft complaint from the Federal Trade Commission.

Indigo Agriculture raised another $360 million to incentivize farmers to try regenerative methods that take carbon out of the atmosphere and make soil healthier.

Microsoft confirmed that it has been discussing an acquisition of the trendy app in the U.S. and other countries.

The Big Tech companies of Facebook, Amazon, Apple and Google spent over $20 million on lobbying in the first half of 2020. Some of that went toward making an impact on coronavirus relief legislation.

There are still a number of questions that need to be answered before Microsoft can seal a deal to acquire TikTok's U.S. operations.

Across the country, patients are reporting delays in getting their Covid-19 test results because of major supply shortages.

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