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| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Sources: iOS 15 and iPadOS 15 to include upgrades to notifications, Lock Screen, and iMessage, a redesigned iPad Home Screen, and more privacy protections — - New privacy tools, updates to iMessage app also planned — Company to show software updates at June developer conference
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Ars Technica, SiliconANGLE, Laptop Mag, Computerworld, Gizmodo, Appleosophy, Gizchina, Tom's Guide, PYMNTS.com, Input, phonearena.com, TheStreet, XDA Developers, AppleTrack, Redmond Pie, iThinkDifferent, Neowin, iPhone Hacks, The Verge, Engadget, Patently Apple, TNW, Cult of Mac, iDownloadBlog.com, 9to5Mac, AppleInsider, Wccftech, MacRumors, SlashGear, Pocketnow, TechRadar, iPhone in Canada Blog, and CNET
Tweets: @markgurman, @lanceulanoff, @mickael, @tomwarren, @alistairmbarr, @somospostpc, @stevemoser, @johnpaczkowski, and @viticci
| Steve Kovach / CNBC: |
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Laptop Mag. Tweets: @stevekovach, @pjb_media, @davidbrunelle, @edbott, @bengoodman, @joshchafetz, @tonyromm, @darth, @akumar, @tswanaonthemoon, @superebza, @stevekovach, @sarthakgh, and @stevekovach
| Dieter Bohn / The Verge: |
Apple AirTags hands-on: work very well with a thoughtfully designed system, beautiful with a plastic body that serves as a speaker, but get scuffed easily — They work super well, and they're one more thing keeping you on the iPhone — I was starting to get really worried that I wouldn't find my friend.
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| Michael Grothaus / Fast Company: |
Apple executives detail privacy and anti-stalking protections built into AirTags and insist they are designed just to track items, not people or pets — Apple's “Spring Loaded” event on Tuesday offered a bonanza of new hardware announcements, including some unexpected ones.
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BuzzFeed News, MacRumors, iThinkDifferent, AppleInsider, MacRumors, 9to5Mac, Redmond Pie, Wccftech, MacDailyNews, iDownloadBlog.com, Input, MACお宝 …, t3.com, MUO, iPhone Hacks, iPhone in Canada Blog, fossbytes.com, 9to5Mac, BGR, and Six Colors. Tweets: @flyosity
| Financial Times: |
Sources: Apple plans to expand its ad business and add a second ad slot in the App Store search page even as it introduces privacy rules crippling ads by rivals — New privacy rules deal a huge blow to how the mobile advertising industry works — Apple will expand its advertising business …
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iThinkDifferent, AdExchanger, Cult of Mac, MacRumors, MacDailyNews, ZDNet, and Reuters
| BuzzFeed News: |
An internal Facebook report found it failed to take appropriate action against Stop the Steal groups before Capitol riot, saying it should “do better next time” — Last month, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified in front of a House of Representatives committee that his company …
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| Andy Robinson / VGC: |
Sony confirms it is testing PlayStation Plus Video Pass, which lets PS Plus subscribers access over 20 movie and TV shows from Sony Pictures, in Poland — POLISH USERS HAVE ACCESS TO VIDEO CONTENT FROM TODAY; NO NEWS ON OTHER MARKETS YET — Sony Interactive Entertainment … | Greg Stohr / Bloomberg: |
SCOTUS slashes FTC's power to seek monetary awards in court, banning a tool that it used to fine tech and other companies engaged in unfair business practices — - Ruling eliminates tool agency had used to collect billions — Unanimous decision is a triumph for business trade groups
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Protocol, CNBC, Associated Press, Wall Street Journal, and Federal Trade Commission
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| Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: |
Productboard, which helps product managers prioritize what to build next, raises $72M Series C led by Tiger Global, bringing its total raised to $137M+ — Join Transform 2021 this July 12-16. Register fo r the AI event of the year. — Productboard, a startup developing a DevOps orchestration system … | Andrew J. Hawkins / The Verge: |
Consumer Reports says it was “easily” able to trick Tesla's Autopilot system to operate without anyone in the driver's seat — Consumer Reports says, ‘Under no circumstance should anyone try this’ — Consumer Reports said Thursday it was “easily” able to trick Tesla's Autopilot system …
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| Catherine Shu / TechCrunch: |
AfterShip, which lets online sellers track packages across different carriers, raises $66M Series B led by Tiger Global, following a $1M Series A in 2014 — AfterShip launched in 2012 to help online sellers track packages across different carriers, but since then it has built a suite … | Anthony Ha / TechCrunch: |
Facebook says there are 2B+ users each month watching videos eligible for in-stream ads and is starting a test of targeting by topic for in-stream video ads — Facebook is announcing some new capabilities for video advertisers on Facebook and Instagram, as well as new numbers about the potential audience that those ads might reach.
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Facebook, Reuters, Engadget, and The Verge
Tweets: @litterstflorian, @wongmjane, and @mattnavarra
| Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai / VICE: |
Signal's CEO says he analyzed a Cellebrite device, used to extract data from phones, that fell off a truck, and it is full of easily exploitable security flaws — One of the biggest encrypted chat apps in the world just showed how a device used to decrypt messages can be hacked and tampered with.
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| Jabari Young / CNBC: |
Overtime, which distributes original sports content on social media platforms like Snapchat, raises $80M Series C from Bezos Expeditions, Drake, and others — - Overtime raised $80 million in a Series C with investors including Bezos Expeditions, Drake and NBA stars including Devin Booker, Trae Young and Klay Thompson.
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GeekWire, FinSMEs, coinspeaker.com, Variety, and Deadline
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| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Bux, which lets users in Europe invest in shares and ETFs without paying commissions, raises $80M co-led by Prosus Ventures and Tencent — A new wave of apps have democratized the concept of investing, bringing the concept of trading stocks and currencies to a wider pool of users who can use …
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South China Morning Post, Tech.eu, and Velocity Fintech Ventures
| Juli Clover / MacRumors: |
Files from REvil, which is extorting Apple supplier Quanta, appear to confirm new MacBook Pros with MagSafe, USB-C, HDMI, SD card slot, and no Touch Bar — Schematics stolen from Apple supplier Quanta Computer outline Apple's plans for the next-generation MacBook Pro models that are expected in 2021 …
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The Verge, 9to5Mac, Bloomberg, BBC, PC Gamer, TechRadar, TechSpot, Philip Elmer‑DeWitt, Redmond Pie, XDA Developers, and Laptop Mag
Tweets: @thegrugq, @vxunderground, @stroughtonsmith, @starfire2258, and @tomwarren
| José Adorno / 9to5Mac: |
Report: iPhone 12 models accounted for 61% of US iPhone sales in Q1 2021; iPhone 12 mini was the lowest selling iPhone of the quarter, behind iPhone SE and XR — As Apple prepares to report its earnings results for the second quarter of the 2021 fiscal year next week, a new report … | Manish Singh / TechCrunch: |
India-based Coinswitch Kuber, which allows users to invest in cryptocurrencies, raises $25M Series B from Tiger Global at a $500M+ valuation — Coinswitch Kuber, a startup that allows young users in India to invest in cryptocurrencies, said on Thursday it has raised $25 million …
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Bloomberg, theblockcrypto.com, Entrackr, and The Economic Times
Tweets: @arjunblj and @trengriffin
| Chaim Gartenberg / The Verge: |
Twitter rolls out the option to upload and view 4K images on Android and iOS to all users, after testing the feature earlier this year — Twitter finally fixes its low-res picture problem — Get ready for Twitter to start looking a whole lot crisper — starting today …
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iThinkDifferent, 9to5Google, PCMag, Memeburn, KnowTechie, and BGR India
Tweets: @twittersupport, @ohheydj, @mashstartup, @zacbethompson, @ultralinx, @richontech, @stshank, @tvaziri, and @mtoartnsfw
| Ron Miller / TechCrunch: |
Kandji, which offers automated tools for onboarding and updating Apple devices remotely, raises $60M Series B led by Felicis Ventures — During the pandemic, having an automated solution for onboarding and updating Apple devices remotely has been essential, and today Kandji …
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9to5Mac and Crunchbase News
| Michael Potuck / 9to5Mac: |
Tile said Apple holds third-party products hostage by restricting their use of Find My; Apple lawyer confirmed Tile can't disclose Find My agreement under NDA — The latest antitrust hearing looking into concerns about Apple and Google's market power is underway.| Bloomberg: |
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The Verge and Philip Elmer‑DeWitt
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