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Many large websites went down Tuesday, including Amazon, Twitch, BBC, NYT, Spotify, Reddit, and FT, due to an issue at the Fastly CDN, which has now been fixed — Countless popular websites including Reddit, Spotify, Twitch, Stack Overflow, GitHub, gov.uk, Hulu, HBO Max, Quora, PayPal …
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| Hartley Charlton / MacRumors: |
Apple details iOS 15 features: notification summaries, Live Text in photos, new ways to share in Messages, cross-app drag and drop, updates to Weather and Maps — Apple today previewed iOS 15, the company's next major update for the iPhone, featuring new video calling capabilities …
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| Benjamin Mayo / 9to5Mac: |
Starting with iOS 15, iPhones can be traced via the Find My network even while powered off or after factory reset — With iOS 15, your iPhone is still traceable through the Find My network even when the device is powered off. It seems that with iOS 15, the phone is not really fully ‘powered off’ …
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| Laura Hautala / CNET: |
In iOS 15, Apple will introduce app transparency reports in settings that show how apps are using permissions previously granted, like location and microphone — Apple is updating privacy features in Mail, Siri and access granted to third-party apps, the company said Monday at its annual WWDC developer conference.
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| James Vincent / The Verge: |
| ProPublica: |
Leaked IRS data shows how billionaires manage to pay little in income tax; in 2007 and 2011, Jeff Bezos paid zero income tax, and Elon Musk did the same in 2018 — The Secret IRS Files — In 2007, Jeff Bezos, then a multibillionaire and now the world's richest man, did not pay a penny in federal income taxes.
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| Wall Street Journal: |
US investigators seize nearly 64 bitcoins, valued at ~$2.3M, that Colonial Pipeline had paid in ransom to hackers last month; source says ransom was 75 bitcoin — Law-enforcement officials seize nearly 64 bitcoin of ransom paid after cyberattack led to closure of East Coast fuel conduit
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| Ryan Browne / CNBC: |
Bitcoin slid 7%+ to $32,936 after US seized most of the Colonial Pipeline ransom and is down ~50% from its all-time high of ~$63K; ether and XRP also fell 7% — - The world's largest cryptocurrency slid over 7% to a price of $32,936 Tuesday morning. — U.S. officials said Monday …
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| Catalin Cimpanu / The Record: |
In a huge sting operation, FBI and Australian Federal Police ran an encrypted chat service AN0M for 3+ years to intercept messages between criminals globally — The FBI and Australian Federal Police ran an encrypted chat platform and intercepted secret messages between criminal gang members …
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| Reuters: |
Apple: iCloud Private Relay will not work in China, Belarus, Colombia, Egypt, Kazakhstan, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Turkmenistan, Uganda, and the Philippines — Apple Inc (AAPL.O) on Monday said a new “private relay” feature designed to obscure a user's web browsing behavior …
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| Chance Miller / 9to5Mac: |
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| Oliver Haslam / iMore: |
Apple introduces Object Capture, an API on macOS Monterey that enables developers to turn 2D images of real-world objects into 3D models optimized for AR — Apple announced a ton of new software updates today and they all need new tools to allow developers to do what they need to if they want to make great apps.
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| Brian Heater / TechCrunch: |
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| Taylor Soper / GeekWire: |
PE firms Bain Capital and Crosspoint Capital to acquire Seattle-based ExtraHop, which helps companies detect and prevent threats on their networks, for $900M — Private equity firms Bain Capital and Crosspoint Capital will acquire cybersecurity startup ExtraHop for $900 million.| Sam Byford / The Verge: |
Adobe launches M1 Mac-native versions of more Creative Cloud apps including Lightroom Classic and Illustrator, claims 80%+ faster performance than Intel Macs — Performance should be about twice as fast as an equivalent Intel Mac — Adobe is now shipping new versions of more Creative Cloud apps …
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| Reuters: |
Sources: Apple is in early-stage talks with China's CATL and BYD, two of the world's biggest automotive battery makers, to supply batteries for its planned EV — Apple Inc (AAPL.O) is in early-stage talks with China's CATL (300750.SZ) and BYD (002594.SZ), about the supply of batteries …
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9to5Mac, MacRumors, AppleInsider, MacDailyNews, iPhone Hacks, Coinspeaker, and Cult of Mac
| Paul Sawers / VentureBeat: |
Whatfix, which helps enterprises incorporate user support tools into their software, raises $90M Series D led by SoftBank's Vision Fund 2 — Elevate your enterprise data technology and strategy at Transform 2021. — Whatfix, a “digital adoption” platform that enterprises use …
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| Wayne Ma / The Information: |
Investigation found 100+ online ads for production line jobs at 30+ companies in Apple's supply chain that contained discriminatory language — Some of the companies in China that supply Apple with parts for its devices are willing to use workers from the predominantly Muslim group known as Uyghurs … | Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: |
Verbit, which uses AI and thousands of freelancers to provide voice transcription and captioning services, raises $157M Series D at a $1B+ post-money valuation — Elevate your enterprise data technology and strategy at Transform 2021. — Verbit today announced the close …
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| Dan Seifert / The Verge: |
Amazon Echo Show 8 (2021) review: full sound, wide range of features, and improved camera, but few video streaming options, voice-first software, and some bugs — Still the best Alexa smart display — Amazon's midsize Echo Show 8 is the best smart display in its lineup.| Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: |
Austin-based cyber risk analytics service Brinqa raises $110M growth round from Insight Partners — Elevate your enterprise data technology and strategy at Transform 2021. — Brinqa, a cyber risk analytics platform based in Austin, Texas, today announced it has raised $110 million …
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Reuters, FinSMEs, and Austin Business Journal
| Marcella McCarthy / TechCrunch: |
Brazilian neobank Nubank adds $750M to its Series G, now totaling $1.15B, led by Berkshire Hathaway, at a $30B valuation — In 2013, Colombian businessman David Velez decided to reinvent the Brazilian banking system. He didn't speak Portuguese, nor was he an engineer or a banker … | Jay Peters / The Verge: |
Facebook says it will show creators who are using its new tools how much Apple, Google, and others take as a cut of their earnings through a payout interface — The company will launch a new interface showing how fees affect earnings — Less than two hours before Apple's big Worldwide …
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