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Sources: Apple to launch “Apple One” tiered subscription bundles, which will include Music, TV+, News+, and a new virtual fitness service, as early as October — Apple Inc. is readying a series of bundles that will let customers subscribe to several of the company's digital services …
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Tweets: @markgurman, @markgurman, @pkafka, @appleinsider, @kalltvatten, and @northmantrader
| Andrew Webster / The Verge: |
Epic has introduced a new direct payment option in Fortnite on iOS and Android to get around app store fees and says it “will pass along the savings to players” — Plus, V-bucks get permanently discounted — Today, Epic announced the Fortnite “mega drop,” …
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Sources: companies including Apple and Disney participated in a White House call over the WeChat ban, saying it could undermine their competitiveness in China — Companies including Apple, Disney and Walmart participate in call with White House over action against China's most important app
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A Weibo survey asking users to choose between WeChat and iPhones drew 1.2M responses, with ~95% saying they would rather give up their devices — - Ban on Chinese apps may render iPhone “electronic trash” — WeChat is instrumental to most China residents' everyday lives| Chaim Gartenberg / The Verge: |
Intel offers a first look at its next-gen Tiger Lake processors and Xe graphics, both of which promise to offer higher performance and lower power consumption — Architecture Day 2020 offers a preview of Intel's future — Intel's Architecture Day 2020 brought a first look …
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| James Vincent / The Verge: |
Twitter launches API v2, the first complete rebuild of its API since 2012, in a bid to improve relations with third-party developers — Wooing developers with a new API — Twitter is making it easier for businesses, academics, and third-party developers to build on its platform with the launch of its API v2 today.
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| Manish Singh / TechCrunch: |
Sources: ByteDance has been in talks with India's Reliance for investment in TikTok's India operations since late last month, after India banned the app in June — Chinese giant ByteDance is engaging with India's Reliance Industries Limited, the parent firm of telecom giant Jio Platforms …
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Tweets: @wadhwa, @ugalani, @ritacyliao, @tanayj, and @sam_l_shead
| Naomi Gleit / About Facebook: |
Facebook launches a Voting Information Center on Facebook and Instagram, a one-stop-shop for information on how to register and vote — In June we announced that we're conducting the largest voting information campaign in American history, with the goal of helping 4 million voters register …
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| Charlie Osborne / ZDNet: |
Researchers say a now-patched Alexa vulnerability could have been exploited to hand over users' personal data, voice recordings, banking data history, and more — Subdomains belonging to the service were found to be harboring CORS errors and vulnerable to XSS attacks.
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Wired, Check Point Research, Threatpost, Android Authority, VentureBeat, and TechRepublic. Tweets: @brianroemmele
| Nathan DiCamillo / CoinDesk: |
Coinbase says it will offer fiat loans to US retail customers, backed by as much as 30% of a customer's bitcoin holdings, in 17 states this fall — Coinbase will allow U.S. retail customers to borrow fiat loans against as much as 30% of their bitcoin holdings in the fall, the San Francisco-based exchange announced Wednesday.
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| Brian J Barth / OneZero : |
A look at how Alphabet subsidiary Sidewalk Labs' bet on making Toronto a smart city failed, driven by intense resistance from residents and civic leaders — Alphabet bet big in Toronto. Toronto didn't play along. — October 2017, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spoke …
Tweets: @ozm, @frankpasquale, @dlberes, @ozm, @yeahyeahyasmin, @davegershgorn, @longform, @joshokane, @kotarski, and @neve_peric. Thanks:@dlberes
| New York Times: |
Israel says it thwarted an attack on its defense industry by North Korea-linked hacking group Lazarus, but researchers say classified data was likely stolen — Israel says the attack was thwarted, but a cybersecurity firm says it was successful. Some officials fear that classified data stolen …
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CTech, The Times of Israel, Wall Street Journal, and Washington Examiner
Tweets: @nerizilber, @nytimes, @towersight, and @nicoleperlroth
| Nancy Scola / Politico: |
Google, Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, and others partner to scenario-plan for the last three months before US Election Day, including slow election results — Google, Facebook, Twitter and other major social media companies are working together to scenario-plan for the last three months …
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Wall Street Journal, New York Times, CNN, The Keyword, Reclaim The Net, USA Today, Mediaite, Digital Trends, and NBC News
Tweets: @fbnewsroom, @policy, @googlepubpolicy, @fbajak, @alexstamos, @cfarivar, @verleza, @g_ack, @blackamazon, @yoyoel, @shannimcg, @apblake, @ngleicher, @alexstamos, @wongmjane, @vonplumps, and @evelyndouek
| Connie Loizos / TechCrunch: |
Stream, whose APIs enable product teams to build chat and activity feeds for their applications, raises $15M Series A led by GGV Capital — Earlier this year, the founders of Stream, a five-year-old, 60-person startup with offices in Boulder and Amsterdam, weren't feeling so great about their prospects.| Bloomberg: |
Sources: Palantir is planning to go public through a direct listing of its shares in late September — Palantir Technologies Inc. is planning to go public through a direct listing of its shares in late September, according to people familiar with the matter.| Abrar Al-Heeti / CNET: |
Canalys: 31.9M smartphones shipped in the US in Q2, down 5% YoY; Apple shipped 15M iPhones in the US, up 10% YoY, and Samsung shipped 7.4M units, down 1% YoY — Vendors shipped nearly 32 million smartphones in the US in the second quarter, according to a Canalys report.
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Canalys, MacRumors, International Business Times, AppleInsider, iMore, The Register, and BGR. Tweets: @canalys
| Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: |
Keeper Security, which offers software to prevent password-related data breaches and cyberthreats, is raising a $60M round led by Insight Partners — Keeper Security, whose platform promises to prevent password-related data breaches and cyberthreats, today closed a $60 million growth financing round.
Tweets: @zackwhittaker and @zackwhittaker
| Alex Heath / The Information: |
Source: Facebook and Snap recently approached Dubsmash, a lip-syncing video app, about an acquisition, with discussions including a possible nine-figure deal — Facebook and Snap recently held talks to buy Dubsmash, a lip-syncing video app that has surged in popularity alongside a crop of other TikTok competitors.
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Business Insider and Reuters
Tweets: @joshconstine, @sameer_singh17, @jessicalessin, @amir, and @alexeheath
| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft is launching its Surface Duo dual-screen Android phone on September 10 for $1,399, with preorders starting today in the US — Microsoft is launching its Surface Duo dual-screen Android phone on September 10th, priced from $1,399. After months of Microsoft executives teasing …
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Android Authority, 9to5Google, XDA Developers, Microsoft Design, The Overspill, Windows Central, MSPoweruser, Trusted Reviews, OnMSFT.com, WinBuzzer, Android Headlines, Ars Technica, PhoneArena, Softpedia News, PiunikaWeb, Telecoms.com, Engadget, Micky, BGR India, Charged, Pocketnow, SiliconANGLE, TechRepublic, CNET, Ubergizmo, Channel Futures, Bloomberg, Android Central, and TechCrunch
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Tweets: @tomwarren, @fxshaw, @mathewi, @maxwinebach, @jetscott, and @thekenyeung. Thanks:@rogerwcheng
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