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| Tony Romm / Washington Post: |
As the House antitrust hearing looms, lawmakers discuss potential lines of inquiry, including evidence of a “copy-acquire-kill” strategy to subdue rivals — Congress brought the country's big banks to heel after the financial crisis, cowed a tobacco industry for imperiling public health …
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| Kyle Daly / Axios: |
Combined market cap of Apple, Facebook, Alphabet, and Amazon is ~$5T, their combined 2019 revenue was ~$773B, and they have a combined cash reserve of ~$420B — The four Big Tech CEOs who will testify before Congress Wednesday command global empires with power and wealth that make them more like countries than companies.
Tweets: @madhavchanchani, @axios, and @patrickmcgee_
| Bloomberg Law: |
Through June 30, Amazon, Apple, Google, Facebook, and Microsoft announced 27 acquisitions, up 29% YoY, the fastest pace since 2015, amid antitrust scrutiny — Listen — The biggest U.S. technology companies have gone on a buying spree this year, waving off intense scrutiny …
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| Jackson Ryan / CNET: |
Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter scramble to remove a video touting hydroxychloroquine as a coronavirus cure, after it was shared by Trump — Social media lights up with viral videos touting hydroxychloroquine as a coronavirus cure. It's not. — Hydroxychloroquine, an anti-malarial drug used …
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| BBC: |
Google announces plans to build a new undersea network cable connecting the US, UK, and Spain, expected to be completed by 2022 — Google has announced plans to build a new undersea network cable connecting the US, UK and Spain. — The tech giant says it is incorporating new technology into the cable …
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| Intel Newsroom: |
Intel announces a reorg, with chief engineering officer Murthy Renduchintala departing, Intel veteran Dr. Ann Kelleher now leading work on 7nm and 5nm processes — New Leaders for Key Intel Technology Organizations will Report Directly to CEO Bob Swan; Murthy Renduchintala to Depart
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| Catalin Cimpanu / ZDNet: |
Analytics service Waydev says hackers breached it earlier this month and stole GitHub, GitLab OAuth tokens, likely pivoting to attack other companies like Dave — OAuth tokens have been abused for intrusions at least two other companies, Dave.com and Flood.io.
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| Jeremy Horwitz / VentureBeat: |
Qualcomm announces Quick Charge 5, refueling smartphone batteries to 50% in five minutes and 100% in 15, likely to start showing up over the next few months — Wireless recharging has become increasingly popular over the past few years due to its convenience — just drop your phone on a pad …
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| The Economic Times: |
Sources: India is examining an additional 275 Chinese apps, including PubG, AliExpress, and Resso, for a potential ban citing national security and user privacy — List includes Tencent-backed gaming app PubG, Xiaomi's Zili and AliExpress from Alibaba Group.
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| Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch: |
Garmin says a ransomware attack occurred on July 23 but there's “no indication” customer data was stolen, expects to return to normal operation in a few days — Sport and fitness tech giant Garmin has confirmed its five-day outage was caused by a ransomware attack.
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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Alexa app gets revamped, adding more personalization options and replacing 3rd-party skill suggestions on the main screen with frequently used actions — After launching a number of new developer tools for Alexa last week, Amazon today introducing an updated version of its Alexa mobile app for consumers.
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Tweets: @sameer_singh17 and @mp3michael
| Ed Caesar / New Yorker: |
The story of CyberBunker, a hosting provider that once hosted The Pirate Bay and a number of dark web sites, whose German facility was raided by police in 2019 — An eccentric Dutchman began living in a giant underground facility built by the German military—and ran a server farm beloved by cybercriminals.
Tweets: @balumcarnes, @newyorker, @venkatananth, @alfonslopeztena, and @newyorker
| Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: |
Advertima, which offers AI-backed software that tracks in-store shopping behavior, raises €15M Series A led by Swiss real estate firm Fortimo Group — Advertima, a startup leveraging AI to customize in-store experiences, today closed a €15 million ($17.3 million) funding round.
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| Ionut Ilascu / BleepingComputer: |
Source code leaked from exposed repos of many companies including Nintendo, Daimler AG, Microsoft, Adobe, Lenovo, and AMD; unclear how much of it is proprietary — Source code from exposed repositories of dozens of companies across various fields of activity (tech, finance, retail, food …
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Business Insider, Tom's Guide, HackRead, and Polygon
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| Dan Rys / Billboard: |
Profile of FaZe Clan, an e-sports collective of 85 professional gamers and content creators, backed by big-time music investors, which has become a cultural hit — Esports company FaZe Clan is emerging as a cultural behemoth as gamers move from the basement into the entertainment businessSponsor Posts
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World models need real-world data — Scaniverse is the gateway to spatial services — self-serve and built for AI and robotics. Large-area 3D reconstruction from 360° cameras and precise localization, anywhere machines operate.
Zoho:
Meet Zoho Books MCP: Bring AI-powered accounting to your business — Isn't change the only constant? And that holds true for accounting too. For years, accounting software has helped businesses manage their finances …
Meet Zoho Books MCP: Bring AI-powered accounting to your business — Isn't change the only constant? And that holds true for accounting too. For years, accounting software has helped businesses manage their finances …
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