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| The Verge: |
Twitter is rolling out its new verification program, with revamped categories that include activists and journalists, and previews upcoming changes to profiles — It also previewed potential changes coming to profiles — Twitter is relaunching its public verification program, allowing anyone to apply for a coveted blue check mark.
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| Thomas Franck / CNBC: |
US Treasury announces it will require any cryptocurrency transfers worth $10,000+ to be reported to the IRS, saying cryptocurrencies pose a tax evasion risk — - The Treasury Department announced that it will require any transfer worth $10,000 or more to be reported to the IRS.
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| Alex Heath / The Verge: |
Snap unveils its first AR glasses, with four built-in microphones, two stereo speakers, and a touchpad, and says it will test them with some AR effects creators — The fourth-gen glasses have built-in AR displays — Snap's new Spectacles glasses are its most ambitious yet.
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| Kerry Flynn / CNN: |
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| Reuters: |
Federal Reserve Chair Powell discusses the risks of cryptocurrencies and sets a timeline for a Fed discussion paper on a possible central bank digital currency — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell flagged the risks of cryptocurrencies in an unusual video message on Thursday that also laid …
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Tweets: @saraeisen, @bchappatta, @horsleyscott, @carlquintanilla, @jeannasmialek, and @mishalederman
| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Apple implies that Epic may be serving as a stalking horse for Microsoft, seeks an adverse credibility finding for Xbox exec Lori Wright, in Wednesday's filing — - Company says 5 Epic Games witnesses have ties to Microsoft — Apple and Microsoft rivalrly has gathered steam due to trial| Ian Sherr / CNET: |
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| Bloomberg: |
Sources: CNA Financial, one of the largest insurance companies in the US, paid $40M in late March to regain control of its network after a ransomware attack — CNA Financial Corp., among the largest insurance companies in the U.S., paid $40 million in late March to regain control of its network …
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Tweets: @c_c_krebs, @dariusjbutler, @tliston, @williamturton, @rstephens, @kartikaym, and @jesskellynt
| Jason Rosenthal / The Keyword: |
Google is opening its first ever physical retail store in New York this summer, letting users buy Pixel phones, Nest products, Fitbit devices, more — Today, we're announcing our plans to open Google's first ever physical retail store, in one of the greatest cities in the world: New York.
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Tweets: @sapna, @epro, @jank0, @lukeoneil47, @thomashawk, @psawers, @intothecrevasse, @asymco, @gavinsbaker, @natemcdermott, @smashdawg, @richardjnieva, @rosterloh, @kent_walker, @ricsanchez, @isaach, and @adamlaiacano
| Issie Lapowsky / Protocol: |
Democratic Reps. Trahan and Castor introduce the Social Media DATA Act, which would force large platforms to share ad targeting data with researchers and FTC — Facebook's ad library allows researchers to see the content of ads that run on the platform and information on who those ads reach.| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Apple launches an affiliate program for paid podcast subscriptions, letting users earn a one-time commission of 50% of a podcast's monthly subscription price — Apple last month unveiled its plans for paid podcast subscriptions in a newly redesigned Apple Podcasts app.
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| Jacob Krol / CNN: |
Apple TV 4K (2021) review: faster than competition and the new Siri Remote is very good with a power button and easy-to-use click wheel, but very expensive — Like the refresh of the iPad Pros, the updates to the Apple TV 4K are all internal, namely new hardware that leads to an overall speedier experience.
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Tweets: @winstonsih, @reneritchie, @rsgnl, and @patrick_orourke
| Maggie Fitzgerald / CNBC: |
Robinhood announces IPO Access, which will let retail investors buy shares of companies at their IPO price before trading begins on public exchanges — - Robinhood said it is giving retail investors access to IPO shares. — Retail traders typically don't have a vehicle to buy … | Thomas Claburn / The Register: |
Volunteer staff of Freenode IRC, a key communication channel for FOSS developers, resign in protest over what they describe as a hostile takeover of the service — Crown Prince and network boss Andrew Lee disputes claims made by those leaving the internet chat community
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| Kaavya Chandrasekaran / The Economic Times: |
Mumbai-based Eruditus Group, which makes top tier university courses accessible globally, acquires SV-based iD Tech, which offers online coding camps, for $200M — The acquisition will mark the Mumbai-based entity's expansion beyond higher education into the K-12 STEM space| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Spotify partners with Audible rival Storytel, allowing the latter's subscribers to listen to books on Spotify; Storytel has 500K titles and 1.6M subscribers — Spotify is further expanding into audiobooks — but not in the way you may think. The company today announced a new partnership …
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Tweets: @basche42, @nwquah, @tanayj, @thecreativepenn, @ashleyrcarman, @spotifynews, @francoolivera, @getbenchmarkco, and @dan_rowinski
| Jason Del Rey / Vox: |
Internal Amazon messages show that FTC pressure to act against sellers using fake-review schemes may have led to bans of sellers tied to electronics brand Mpow — One of the takedowns involves the large Chinese electronics brand Mpow. — Amazon recently banned some sellers …
Tweets: @lutherlowe, @delrey, and @delrey
| Meir Orbach / CTech: |
Sunbit, which helps physical and e-commerce stores offer customers the option to pay in installments, raises $130M Series D at $1.1B after money valuation — Sunbit focuses on the American credit market and develops a payment method that allows stores to offer their customers the option to pay in installments
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PR Newswire, nocamels.com, Globes Online, and Crowdfund Insider
| Duncan Riley / SiliconANGLE: |
Cognite, which offers an IoT data platform to support digital transformation of heavy-asset companies, raises $150M Series A led by TCV at a $1.6B valuation — Industrial software-as-a-service startup Cognite AS said today it has raised $150 million in new funding to help accelerate …
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Business Wire, unquote.com, FinSMEs, and VentureBeat
| S. Shah / Engadget: |
Opera is testing its gaming-focused browser Opera GX on iOS and Android; Opera GX had 9M+ monthly active gamers across Windows and Mac as of March, up 190% YoY — desktop browser for gamers to further distinguish itself from Google Chrome. Over the following months and years …
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Opera Desktop, Opera Newsroom, XDA Developers, TestingCatalog, SlashGear, and Slashdot
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