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| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft unveils Surface Laptop 4 with 13.5" and 15" displays, starting at $999 for AMD model and $1,299 for Intel, shipping April 15 in US, Canada, and Japan — The AMD version starts at $300 less than Intel's equivalent — Microsoft is refreshing its Surface lineup with the Surface Laptop 4 today …
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Tweets: @surface_uk, @lanceulanoff, @ow, @ow, @dcseifert, @zacbowden, @dcseifert, @dcseifert, and @surface
| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft debuts a $70 webcam and $100 USB-C speaker, available in June, new USB and wireless headsets, and Surface Headphones 2 Plus — Both devices are designed to improve video and audio calls — Microsoft's long-awaited new webcam is finally here, alongside a number of accessories designed for the work from home era.
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TechCrunch, Windows Central, Thurrott, Laptop Mag, PCMag, OnMSFT.com, Petri, and Tom's Guide. Tweets: @tomwarren
| Juli Clover / MacRumors: |
Apple announces an online event on April 20 at 10am PT, entitled “Spring Loaded”, where new iPads Pros and more are expected — Following an overnight leak by Siri, Apple today officially announced that it will be holding a special “Spring Loaded” event on Tuesday …
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Tweets: @gregjoz, @martinsfp, @jon_prosser, @mkbhd, @mkbhd, @rsgnl, @rsgnl, @martinsfp, @tomwarren, and @dcseifert
| Jeff Dunn / Ars Technica: |
Roku announces a trio of new devices: $40 Express 4K Plus streaming device, a $30 rechargeable Voice Remote Pro, and $180 Streambar Pro — Plus new Roku OS updates and a revised two-in-one streaming soundbar. — Roku on Tuesday announced its latest 4K media streamer, the Roku Express 4K+.
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| Oversight Board: |
Facebook Oversight Board will now accept appeals to remove content from Facebook and Instagram; previously, users were only able to appeal to restore content — From today, users will be able to appeal content to the Oversight Board which they want removed from Facebook and Instagram.
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| Ashley Carman / The Verge: |
Spotify announces Car Thing, a Spotify-only, voice-controlled device for the car, launching today for free for select US users — It's free, but users have to pay for shipping — Spotify's first gadget has landed. Car Thing, a Spotify-only, voice-controlled device for the car …
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Spotify, TechCrunch, Android Police, AppleInsider, MacRumors, MacStories, 9to5Mac, SlashGear, Engadget, CNET, Android Central, iPhone Hacks, and Fast Company
Tweets: @spotifynews, @hodgesmr, @wongmjane, @ashleyrcarman, @pkafka, and @pkafka
| Catalin Cimpanu / The Record: |
Researchers find new vulnerabilities called NAME:WRECK in the TCP/IP stack that impact hundreds of millions of servers, smart devices, and industrial equipment — Security researchers have found a new set of vulnerabilities that impact hundreds of millions of servers, smart devices, and industrial equipment.| Todd Spangler / Variety: |
Epic Games raises $1B at a $28.7B equity valuation, including an additional $200M from Sony — Epic Games, the company behind global smash hit “Fortnite,” announced that it completed a $1 billion round of funding — giving it a whopping equity valuation of $28.7 billion.
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| Yoolim Lee / Bloomberg: |
Grab is going public on NASDAQ via SPAC, raising $4B+ at a ~$39.6B valuation; deal would make it the first Southeast Asian tech unicorn to go public via SPAC — - SoftBank-backed Grab strikes pact with Gerstner's Altimeter — Southeast Asia ride-hailing giant set to trade on Nasdaq
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Tweets: @anthonypy_tan, @jamesjho_, @vijayshekhar, @newley, and @jamesplloyd
| Ashley Carman / The Verge: |
Facebook is testing a free video speed dating app called Sparked, which requires a Facebook profile to create an account — Users will be set up on four-minute video dates — Facebook is testing a video speed dating app called Sparked. The app, which requires a Facebook profile to create an account …
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Mashable, PCMag, Insider, Engadget, and 9to5Mac
Tweets: @wongmjane, @ashleyrcarman, @ashleyrcarman, @russellbrandom, and @ashleyrcarman
| Ian Hamilton / UploadVR: |
Facebook to host Oculus Gaming Showcase, a virtual event focused exclusively on VR games, on April 21, with streams on Facebook, YouTube, and Twitch — Facebook will host an Oculus Gaming Showcase streaming to various sites on April 21. — The event will stream to Twitch, Facebook …
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Oculus Blog, Laptop Mag, Engadget, VentureBeat, MUO, Dot Esports, Wccftech, and VRFocus
Tweets: @nathievr, @nathievr, @arvrgirl, @nathievr, @cloudheadgames, and @rad_studios
| Dan Seifert / The Verge: |
OnePlus Watch review: long battery life, nice finish, and low price, but no voice assistant, no always-on display, few notification options, only one big size — The OnePlus Watch pairs with and is controlled by the OnePlus Health app for Android — there's no iPhone compatibility at all.
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Tweets: @somospostpc, @backlon, @ohmdee, @dcseifert, @parkyprakhar, @gadgetsboy, @ow, and @matthewkeyslive
| Bloomberg: |
Bitcoin rises to an all-time high of $63,179, exceeding the previous peak in March, ahead of Coinbase listing on NASDAQ on April 14 — - Token surpasses the previous high set in March this year — Coinbase is scheduled to go public on the Nasdaq on April 14 — Follow us @crypto for our full coverage.| Ben Schoon / 9to5Google: |
Google to shut down Play Movies and TV app for Roku, Samsung, LG, and Vizio on June 15, will push users to use YouTube instead — After announcing Google TV last year, its predecessor had an unspoken expiration date. This week, Google has confirmed that it will kill off the Play Movies & TV app …
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The Verge, Ars Technica, XDA Developers, Thurrott, MUO, Android Headlines, Variety, TechRadar, Gizmodo, Android Authority, The Next Web, and Android Central
Tweets: @ronamadeo, @ronamadeo, @thezedwards, @nexusben, and @ronamadeo
| Dror Poleg: |
From BitClout to income share agreements at Lambda School, the future of work feels like a pyramid scheme where you can package and sell others' potential — The future of work is a pyramid scheme, where every person sells his favorite person to the next person.
Tweets: @kylehagge, @stefanisg, and @liam_gallas
| Peter Rudegeair / Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: Stripe's revenue rose nearly 70% last year to about $7.4B as the pandemic boosted e-commerce — Stripe has turned a humdrum business—helping companies accept credit-card payments—into a blockbuster valuation — The pandemic threatened to clobber Stripe Inc. Instead, it turbocharged the company.
Tweets: @jmover and @sarthakgh
| Mike Butcher / TechCrunch: |
ConsenSys raises $65M from JP Morgan, Mastercard, UBS AG, and others to build the infrastructure for DeFi apps — ConsenSys, a key player in crypto and a major proponent of the Ethereum blockchain, has raised a $65 million funding round from J.P. Morgan, Mastercard, and UBS AG …
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Bloomberg, CoinDesk, Decrypt, The Block, Reuters, CryptoSlate, Cointelegraph, Insider, and Finextra. Thanks:@mikebutcher
| JP Mangalindan / TechCrunch: |
Tempo, which sells smart fitness workout devices starting at $2,495, raises $220M Series C led by SoftBank, says users have worked out 5M times on Tempo devices — When the pandemic forced everyone to stay at home last year, many gym-goers looked to at-home fitness makers to fill the void … | Everett Randle / The Valley of Dunning-Kruger: |
Tiger Global is playing a different venture game by paying far more than competitors, speeding up diligence, and adopting a lightweight post-investment approach — Or why Tiger is eating your lunch (& your deals) — The Tiger Phenomenon … If you actively invest in private … | The Guardian: |
Facebook VP of Integrity Guy Rosen called the return of the Honduran president's disinformation campaign a “bummer” in 2019, but it continued for 11 months — Juan Orlando Hernández falsely inflated his posts' popularity for nearly a year after the company was informed about it| Zheping Huang / Bloomberg: |
China orders 34 internet companies to rectify their anti-competitive practices in the next month, signaling that its internet crackdown didn't end with Alibaba — - Companies summoned to meeting after record fine on Alibaba — Statement underscores Beijing's internet crackdown persists
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| Natasha Singer / New York Times: |
Disney, Viacom, and 10 ad tech companies agree to remove or disable software from children's apps that could target children with ads, resolving three lawsuits — In legal settlements that could reshape the children's app market, Disney, Viacom and 10 advertising technology firms have agreed … | Zak Doffman / Forbes: |
Researchers have discovered a flaw where any user can deactivate another user's WhatsApp via multiple 2FA requests and emailing support to deactivate account — A nasty new surprise for WhatsApp's 2 billion users today, with the discovery of an alarming security risk.| Brave Browser: |
Brave is disabling Google's FLoC tracking method from all of its releases, saying it materially harms user privacy under the guise of being privacy-friendly — Peter Snyder, Senior Privacy Researcher at Brave — FLoC is a recent Google proposal that would have your browser share …
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Gizmodo, Spread Privacy, Android Police, gHacks Technology News, Lifehacker, MSPoweruser, ZDNet, and TechRadar
Tweets: @johnwilander, @brendaneich, @duckduckgo, @privacymatters, @brave, @bravesampson, @moonalice, and @duckduckgo
| Mary Ann Azevedo / TechCrunch: |
HomeX, which pairs service workers with homeowners and uses AI to diagnose home-related issues, raises $90M, says number of contractors on HomeX rose 5x in 2020 — HomeX, a home services platform for homeowners and service providers, has raised $90 million in a funding round led by New Mountain Capital.| Reuters: |
Clearcover, which uses AI to find affordable auto insurance, raises $200M Series D, source says at a $1B+ valuation, aims to expand to ~25 states by end of year — (Reuters) - Clearcover has raised $200 million in fresh capital as part of a late-stage financing round led by Eldridge …
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