The Washington Post
As part of its effort to fight industry regulators, Facebook is reportedly backing a political advocacy group named American Edge, The Washington Post reports.
9to5Mac
Apple's upcoming over-ear headphones, "AirPods Studio," will have several novel features like automatic pausing, sources tell 9to5Mac.
Wired UK
Wired UK talks with Greg Joswiak, Apple's VP of product marketing, about the success of AirPods.
Ben-Evans.com
Technology analyst Benedict Evans does not believe that virtual reality is going to take off anytime soon.
Wired
Writing in Wired, media scholar Siva Vaidhyanathan suggests that Facebook's Oversight Board will have little real power.
Wired
Citing "unprecedented economic uncertainly," Alphabet's Sidewalk Labs is scrapping its "smart city" project in Toronto, Wired reports.
Business Insider
Sonos cofounder John MacFarlane just took a shot at Spotify CEO Daniel Ek in response to Ek's bashing of Apple and its "closed ecosystem," Business Insider reports.
The Verge
Google is restructuring oversight of its messaging and communication apps as a single team led by Javier Soltero, VP and GM of G Suite, The Verge reports.
The Verge
Spotify is testing video podcasts in its app, The Verge reports.
Reuters
Libra Association just named Stuart Levy, Chief Legal Officer of HSBC, as its first chief executive officer, Reuters reports.