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Salvador Rodriguez / CNBC:
US district court dismisses FTC's antitrust complaint against Facebook, saying its definition of market dominance was insufficient, but will let FTC refile it  —  - A federal court on Monday dismissed the Federal Trade Commission's antitrust complaint against Facebook.
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Salvador Rodriguez / CNBC:
On Monday, Facebook's stock rose 4.2%, closing at $355.64, giving Facebook a $1T market cap for the first time, the fifth US company to hit the milestone  —  - Facebook has hit $1 trillion in market capitalization.  — Facebook stock spiked nearly 5% in late-day trading aided …
Tom Warren / The Verge:
Microsoft releases the first Windows 11 preview, available to Insiders, with major updates included except Teams integration and Android app support  —  The next version of Windows is available for testing  —  Microsoft is releasing its first Windows 11 preview build today.
Tom Warren / The Verge:
Sources: Microsoft is planning to release Windows 11 in October; Microsoft employees have hinted at October 20 in marketing images  —  October 20th may be the Windows 11 day  —  Microsoft keeps hinting at an October release date for Windows 11.  The software giant teased …
TechCrunch:
Duolingo files for US IPO, reveals revenue growth of 129% YoY in 2020, and reports $55.4M in revenue during Q1 2021  —  The edtech unicorn reveals 129% 2020 revenue growth  —  Duolingo, a Pittsburgh-based language learning business last valued at $2.4 billion, has officially filed to go public.
Jason Gurwin / The Streamable:
YouTube TV gets a 4K Plus add-on package with downloads, 4K, and unlimited streams for $20 more per month; 5.1 Dolby surround sound coming to all subs for free  —  YouTube TV has officially announced their new premium add-on which includes 4K streaming, the ability to download shows offline …
Cameron Faulkner / The Verge:
Microsoft rolls out its Xbox Cloud Gaming service via browser to PCs, iPhones, and iPads across 22 countries for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate members  —  No Xbox necessary  —  Microsoft's xCloud, the cloud game streaming component of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate that doesn't require a console to use …
Mitchell Clark / The Verge:
Snapchat says it has fixed the issue causing its iOS app to crash for some users, asks users to manually update the app if they are still facing any problem  —  The app was crashing on launch  —  If you've been experiencing the bug where the iOS version of Snapchat crashes at launch …
Lucas Matney / TechCrunch:
Discord acquires augmented reality startup Ubiquity6, which had raised $37.5M and recently pivoted to become a collaborative service for simple online games  —  After raising tens of millions from investors and executing a pretty substantial pivot earlier this year, augmented reality startup Ubiquity6 …
Manish Singh / TechCrunch:
India-based 10club, which acquires small e-commerce brands and scales those businesses, raises $40M seed round  —  10club, a one-year-old Indian startup that is building a Thrasio-like venture, said on Tuesday it has raised $40 million in what is one of the largest seed financing rounds in the South Asian market.
Riley de León / CNBC:
Payments company Payoneer closed ~1.5% lower on its Nasdaq debut via a SPAC merger, giving it a market cap of $1B+; the company was originally valued at $3.3B  —  - Shares of payments company Payoneer closed down roughly 1.5% after its market debut Monday on the Nasdaq, giving it a market cap of just over $1 billion.

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Ashley Capoot / CNBC:
Disney and OpenAI sign a three-year deal to bring 200+ Disney characters to Sora; Disney makes a $1B investment in OpenAI and will become a major OpenAI client

Dominick Mastrangelo / The Hill:
President Trump told reporters “it's imperative” for CNN to be sold: “Any deal it should be guaranteed and certain that CNN is part of it or sold separately”

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Sam Nussey / Reuters:
Sources: SoftBank is scaling back its robotics business globally, including eliminating 165 jobs in France, and has stopped producing its Pepper humanoid
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Interviews with 15 Amazon Flex drivers reveal how algorithms hire, rate, and fire contract drivers with little or no human oversight
Shara Tibken / CNET:
Qualcomm unveils Snapdragon 888 Plus with 3GHz clock speed and a claimed 20% boost in AI capabilities, arriving in devices during Q3 2021
Shirin Ghaffary / Vox:
Researchers say the study of social media's large-scale societal impact should be treated as a “crisis discipline”, like climate science or conservation biology
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