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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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| 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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| 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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| 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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| Senate Judiciary Subcommittee: |
Recording of the Senate Judiciary subcommittee hearing to examine competition in app stores, with testimony from Apple, Google, Spotify, Tile, and others — Subcommittee on Competition Policy, Antitrust, and Consumer Rights. Mr. Kyle Andeer Chief Compliance Officer Apple Cupertino …
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| Michael Potuck / 9to5Mac: |
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| 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.| 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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| 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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9to5Mac, Laptop Mag, and XDA Developers
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| Catalin Cimpanu / The Record: |
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| 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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theblockcrypto.com, The Economic Times, Entrackr, Bloomberg, TechCircle, and Tech in Asia
| Anthony Ha / TechCrunch: |
Outlier.org, which offers affordable intro-level college courses online, raises $30M Series B led by GV, bringing its total raised to $46M — Outlier.org — a startup offering intro-level college courses online and at a relatively affordable price — is announcing that it has raised $30 million in Series B funding.| 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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| 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 Finextra
| 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 …
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| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Ornikar, an online marketplace for driving instructors, raises €100M Series C led by KKR, source says at a $750M valuation, bringing its total raised to $175M — A French startup that set out to bring a new approach to driver education and road safety, and then used that foothold …
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Tech.eu and EU-Startups
| Ryan Tracy / Wall Street Journal: |
FTC nominee Lina Khan appeared on track to be confirmed after she signaled support for an aggressive approach to Big Tech during her hearing — Sen. Cruz ‘looks forward’ to working with Lina Khan, but other Republicans question her views and experience — WASHINGTON— Lina Khan …
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| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Netherlands-based on-demand e-moped startup Go Sharing, which has a fleet of ~5K e-mopeds across 30 cities, raises €50M led by Opportunity Partners — On-demand access to electric mopeds — the small, motorised scooters that you sit on, not kick — has been a small but persistent part …
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| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Google announces updates to Meet, rolling out next month on desktop, including a new UI, improved presentation features, and background replacement — Background video, automatic light adjustment, and much more — Google is refreshing its Meet user interface next month for desktop and laptop users.
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The Keyword, PCMag, Pocketables, Mashable, and TNW
Tweets: @betchaboy, @dreyesceron, @ericcurts, and @chrismessina
| Cody Godwin / BBC: |
UK's Met Office and Microsoft plan to build a weather forecasting supercomputer in the UK for more detailed weather models, better local forecasts, and more — The Met Office is working with Microsoft to build a weather forecasting supercomputer in the UK.
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ZDNet, The Guardian, Microsoft, Windows Central, Engadget, cloudpro.co.uk, Microsoft, ComputerWeekly.com, Neowin, MSPoweruser, and Technology Record
Tweets: @clarebarclay, @techietrotman, @mscodygodwin, @metoffice, @lauratobin1, @hpc_guru, and @hmtreasury
| Nic Fildes / Financial Times: |
Dish partners with AWS to build the first public cloud-based 5G network, which Dish plans to launch initially in Las Vegas in the third quarter — World's first public cloud-based 5G network will run on AWS in major test for global telecoms — Dish Network has become the first telecoms company …
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Telecoms.com, Cloud Computing News, Amazon.com, Inc., Telecompetitor, SDxCentral, and SiliconANGLE
Tweets: @martijnrasser, @schoffj, @nicfildes, @neiltwitz, and @_joemag_
| Bloomberg: |
Sources: Google's Ethical AI group was in turmoil long before the ouster of Gebru and Mitchell, after friction over handling of harassment and bias allegations — The ouster of lead researchers Gebru, Mitchell followed years of friction over how Google handled allegations of harassment and biasSponsor Posts
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