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| Sam Byford / The Verge: |
Apple says “the problem Epic has created for itself is one that can easily be remedied” if they revert to comply with the guidelines they agreed to — “The problem Epic has created for itself is one that can easily be remedied.” — Apple has responded to Epic Games' latest salvo …
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| @epicnewsroom: |
Epic Games says Apple informed it that all of Epic's developer accounts will be terminated on August 28; Epic has asked a court to issue a restraining order — Apple removed Fortnite from the App Store and has informed Epic that on Friday, August 28 Apple will terminate all our developer accounts and cut Epic off from iOS and Mac development tools. We are asking the court to stop this retaliation. Details here: https://cdn2.unrealengine.com/ ...
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| Mike Minotti / VentureBeat: |
Epic says that Apple's move to revoke its permission to develop tools for iOS and Mac would prevent its popular Unreal Engine from working on Apple platforms — Epic went after Apple, and now the tech giant strikes back. Epic Games revealed on Twitter that Apple is revoking Epic's permissions …
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| The Information: |
Sources: Epic has reached out to other tech companies, including Spotify, about forming a coalition of companies critical of Apple's App Store policies — Epic Games, the videogame maker that started a daring legal brawl with Apple last week, is hoping to organize wider opposition to the tech giant.
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| Financial Times: |
Sources: Oracle, working with US investors who own a stake in ByteDance, held preliminary talks to acquire TikTok's operations in US, Canada, Australia, and NZ — Tech group is working with investors in effort to outbid Microsoft after Trump divestment order
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| Apple: |
Apple renames Beats 1, its streaming radio station, Apple Music 1 and launches two new radio stations: Apple Music Hits and Apple Music Country — Apple Music 1 and two new stations, Apple Music Hits and Apple Music Country, feature exclusive original shows from the world's top music hosts and artists
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| Sebastian Herrera / Wall Street Journal: |
Amazon says it is expanding physical offices and adding 3,500 corporate employees in six major cities, including 2,000 jobs in New York City — The e-commerce giant says it is adding 3,500 employees in six major cities, including 2,000 jobs in New York City
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| Michael Simon / PCWorld: |
Samsung promises three generations of Android updates for many Galaxy S, Note, Foldable, and A series devices, rivaling Google's three year promise for Pixel — When Samsung launched the Galaxy Note 20 earlier this month, the biggest surprise wasn't the faster screen, smoother S Pen, or more powerful processor.| Dieter Bohn / The Verge: |
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| Joanna Nelius / Gizmodo: |
Nvidia's cloud gaming service GeForce Now is now available on Chromebooks in beta, but lacks the ability to automatically adjust for poor network conditions — Nvidia's cloud gaming service, GeForce Now, officially hit beta on ChromeOS today and it's helping to make the gaming PC obsolete faster than you'd expect.| Jon Porter / The Verge: |
Google Maps says it's rolling out more detailed maps with improved street designs for SF, NY, and London, and with more accurate natural features worldwide — Making natural features easier to see and streets easier to navigate — Google Maps is being redesigned to make it easier …
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| Mary Jo Foley / ZDNet: |
Microsoft says IE 11 support for Teams will end on Nov. 30, 365 apps on Aug. 17, 2021; legacy Edge browser will not receive security updates after March 9, 2021 — Microsoft will begin the gradual phase-out of IE11 by ending Teams support for it this fall.| Kate Conger / New York Times: |
Sources: Uber and Lyft are considering a franchise-like model in California where they would license their brands to operators of vehicle fleets — Under pressure to classify their freelance drivers as full-time employees, the ride-hailing companies are discussing another option.
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| Catalin Cimpanu / ZDNet: |
Security researchers say TeamTNT is the first cryptomining botnet to include a feature that scans and steals AWS credentials from infected servers — TeamTNT has become the first crypto-minining botnet to include a feature that scans and steal AWS credentials.
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Cado Security, BleepingComputer, Decrypt, Cointelegraph, Threatpost, Cryptonews, and Security Affairs. Tweets: @campuscodi
| Benjamin Mayo / 9to5Mac: |
Apple launches its first bundle for TV+ subscribers, letting US users subscribe to CBS All Access and Showtime for $9.99 per month via Apple TV channels — Apple has today launched its first bundle partnership for Apple TV+ subscribers. With an active Apple TV+ subscription …
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Apple, AppleInsider, International Business Times, and Appleosophy
Tweets: @matthewkeyslive and @richlightshed
| Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat: |
Users spent $50B in H1 2020 on mobile apps, up 10% from H2 2019, and the average user spent 4.3 hours per day on mobile in April 2020, up 20% from 2019 — In the worst of times, we reached for our smartphones. It's no surprise that consumers spent 1.6 trillion hours on their mobile devices … | James Vincent / The Verge: |
Facebook and NYU research project suggests AI can make MRI scans up to four times faster by “predicting” the final scan from less data — AI learns to create MRI scans from a quarter of the data — If you've ever had an MRI scan before, you'll know how unsettling the experience can be.| Axios: |
Sources: Filecoin parent company Protocol Labs, which had a couple seed rounds before raising $205M in an ICO, has faced an investor revolt over who owns what — Filecoin is one of the blockchain world's most highly anticipated projects, promising to decentralize data storage.
Tweets: @shaig
| Steven T. Dennis / Bloomberg: |
Senate Intelligence Committee concludes Putin ordered the 2016 hacking of Democratic Party accounts and the release of emails to harm Hillary Clinton's campaign — - Report details plan to hurt Clinton, finds no Trump collusion — Manafort's presence on campaign a ‘grave’ threat, panel says| Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: |
Chili Piper raises $18M Series A led by Base10 Partners to grow its service that automatically schedules sales lead meetings — Chili Piper today announced it has raised $18 million to grow its sales platform for booking meetings and phone calls. With the fresh capital …
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