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Techmeme: Amazon launches a battery-powered portable Echo speaker in India with an enclosed 4,800mAh battery, claims up to 10 hours of continuous music playback (Manish Singh/TechCrunch)
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Techmeme: Amnesty International: Meta's algorithms “proactively amplified and promoted content” on Facebook that incited violent hatred against the Rohingya in Myanmar (Barbara Ortutay/Associated Press)
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