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Sources detail how Apple relented to escalating demands from China, making changes to governance of its Chinese users' data and agreeing to censor its platforms — Apple built the world's most valuable business on top of China. Now it has to answer to the Chinese government.
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| Matt Levine / Bloomberg: |
Elon Musk is either trading on his unique ability to move the price of Bitcoin and Dogecoin, or just trolling, and both scenarios are bizarre and incredible — Oh Elon — I am sorry to keep talking about it because it is so stupid, but there really is something unprecedented and amazing … | Makena Kelly / The Verge: |
FTC says that US consumers have lost $2M+ in cryptocurrency to scammers impersonating Elon Musk over the past six months — And more than $80 million in total cryptocurrency scams — Consumers lost over $2 million in cryptocurrency to scammers impersonating Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk …
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| Brian Stelter / CNN: |
AT&T to spin off WarnerMedia and combine it with Discovery in a $43B deal; the new company will be run by Discovery CEO David Zaslav — New York (CNN Business)The streaming TV race is about to get even more competitive. — On Monday morning AT&T (T) and Discovery, Inc. (DISCA) …
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| The Information: |
Source: Amazon is in talks to acquire MGM, in what would be its biggest move to expand into entertainment — Amazon is in discussions to acquire MGM, said a person familiar with the situation, in what would be the ecommerce giant's biggest move yet to expand in entertainment.
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| Juli Clover / MacRumors: |
Apple says the Bluetooth AAC codec used by AirPods Pro and AirPods Max does not support Apple Music's lossless streaming, nor does Lightning on AirPods Max — Apple today announced that starting in June, Apple Music songs will be available to stream in Lossless and Hi-Resolution Lossless formats …
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| Filipe Espósito / 9to5Mac: |
Apple is working on wireless earbuds called Beats Studio Buds that will support noise cancellation, according to files in beta versions of iOS 14.6 — With the release of iOS 14.6 RC today for developers, Apple is preparing to release Apple Music Lossless.| Chance Miller / 9to5Mac: |
After Eufy device owners noticed they could access others' cameras and live feeds, Eufy says it was a bug and all users should log out and reset their cameras — As we reported earlier today, a huge Eufy privacy breach allowed users to view the live and recorded camera feeds of strangers.
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| Sean Hollister / The Verge: |
Phil Schiller testifies that the App Store drove $400B in physical sales in 2019, which Apple did not take a cut of, and Apple spends ~$50M per year on WWDC — And it spends $50 million on WWDC — Apple is trying to convince a judge that it's not milking the App Store for all it's worth …
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| Tim Higgins / Wall Street Journal: |
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| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft launches a personal version of Teams, after previewing it nearly a year ago, available for free — Microsoft Teams for personal use exits preview — Microsoft is launching the personal version of Microsoft Teams today. After previewing the service nearly a year ago …
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| Kevin Randall / Washington Post: |
As Parler returns to the App Store, its chief policy officer says posts labeled as “hate” by its AI, hidden on iOS, will be viewable on other devices and web — Shut down after the Jan. 6 riot, Parler is using a new artificial intelligence moderation system with more stringent standards …
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| Jay Peters / The Verge: |
Twitch says it is switching to localized subscription prices in some non-US markets, which will often be lower, starting with Turkey and Mexico on May 20 — Localized pricing is meant to increase streamers' earnings, but they'll need more subscribers — Twitch is announcing a big change …
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| Kurt Schlosser / GeekWire: |
Twilio announces it is acquiring business texting startup Zipwhip, which is based in Seattle and employs ~275 people, for $850M in a cash and stock deal — Twilio, a communications software company with Seattle roots, is acquiring Seattle-based business-texting startup Zipwhip …
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| Kim Lyons / The Verge: |
Facebook's VP of AR and VR Hugo Barra says he is leaving the company after a four year tenure and that he plans to “explore the healthcare technology space” — He's departing before the company launches the smart glasses he teased last fall — Facebook's vice president of AR … | Russ Mitchell / Los Angeles Times: |
The California DMV says Tesla is “under review” to determine if the company is misleading its customers by advertising its “full self-driving capability” option — Tesla is “under review” by the California Department of Motor Vehicles to determine whether … | Sarah Krouse / The Information: |
Sources: Google's plans to match Apple's ATT changes have been delayed by internal concerns that such moves will diminish mobile ad revenues — Pressured by Apple's recent iPhone privacy initiative, Google is accelerating work to limit how app developers can track the 2.5 billion people who use phones powered by its Android software.
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| Micah Singleton / Billboard: |
Amazon Music HD is now available to Amazon Music Unlimited subscribers for free, effectively cutting the Hi-Fi service's price from $14.99 to $9.99 per month — The price change undercuts competing high-fidelity offerings and possibly upcoming plans by Spotify and Apple Music.
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Tweets: @billboard and @ampressman
| The Coinbase Blog: |
Coinbase launches a Chrome extension for Coinbase Wallet, making it easier to access dapps like Uniswap and Compound on desktop — Coinbase Wallet extension is your bridge to instantly accessing crypto apps on Chrome — We're excited to announce a new downloadable Coinbase Wallet extension …
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| Matthew Leising / Bloomberg: |
Bank of America is testing Paxos Trust's network to settle stock trades quickly using blockchain, plans to roll out to clients if approved as a clearing agency — - The lender is the largest addition so far to the Paxos system — Potential for real-time settlement threatens DTCC's dominance
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The Block, Cointelegraph, Crypto Briefing, BitcoinExchangeGuide, CoinDesk, Decrypt, and BTCMANAGER. Tweets: @bloombergau
| Amrith Ramkumar / Wall Street Journal: |
Bright Machines, which uses robotics and AI to automate manufacturing tasks, is merging with a SPAC to go public at a $1.6B post-deal valuation — Manufacturing-software company joins 3D-printing companies hoping to modernize manufacturing that are going public through SPACsSponsor Posts
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Security update: Retiring weak TLS cipher suites — At Zoho Corp, we are dedicated to maintaining the highest security and compliance standards. As part of our ongoing efforts to enhance security …
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