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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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Fastly Status, The Guardian, Wall Street Journal, CNET, Associated Press, Associated Press, Bloomberg, The Verge, BBC, PCMag, Engadget, New York Times, Insider, Reuters, BBC, 9to5Mac, The Hill, The Economic Times, BleepingComputer, XDA Developers, AppleInsider, ZDNet, CNN, Bloomberg, Gizmodo, MacRumors, Bloomberg, news.com.au, Android Police, The Irish Times, Bloomberg, Silicon Republic, Axios, TNW, CNBC, infosecurity-magazine.com, Firstpost Tech, Tom's Guide, MediaNama, NBC News, New York Post, TechCircle, Memeburn, Financial Times, and Android Central
| 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’ … | 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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| ProPublica: |
Leaked IRS records show how the wealthiest Americans, including Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg, Warren Buffett, and Elon Musk, legally pay little or no income tax — 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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Apple, VentureBeat, Engadget, InfoWorld, and CNBC
Tweets: @markgurman, @tomemrich, @twostraws, @elmsli3, and @demonkid
| 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.| 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, iPhone Hacks, Coinspeaker, and Cult of Mac
| Chris Welch / The Verge: |
Apple details iPadOS 15 updates, introducing larger widgets, App Library, improved multitasking, and the ability to place widgets anywhere on home screen — The next big software update is coming this fall — Weeks after introducing its most powerful iPad Pro devices ever …
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9to5Mac, XDA Developers, Android Central, iMore, TNW, and MacStories
Tweets: @marcoarment, @viticci, @iupdate, @laurengoode, @impatrickt, @chriswelch, and @mkbhd
| 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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Search Engine Land, PCMag, GamesIndustry.biz, Livemint, Six Colors, Social Media Today, MarketWatch, and Coinspeaker
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| 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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| Alex Wilhelm / TechCrunch: |
Airbase, which makes corporate spending management software, raises $60M Series B led by Menlo Ventures at a $600M post-money valuation — This morning Airbase, a corporate spend startup, announced that it has closed a $60 million Series B led by Menlo Ventures.| 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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