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| Bloomberg: |
Netflix says it has hired Mike Verdu, Facebook's VP of AR/VR content, to lead its expansion into video games — Netflix Inc., marking its first big move beyond TV shows and films, is planning an expansion into video games and has hired a former Electronic Arts Inc. and Facebook Inc. executive …
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Engadget, Gizmodo, Pocket-lint, Ars Technica, CNBC, 9to5Google, TechRadar, SlashGear, PC Gamer, AppleInsider, Digital Trends, iDownloadBlog.com, Game Rant, mobilesyrup.com, IGN, Ubergizmo, thegamer.com, MacRumors, 9to5Mac, and Android Police
| Alex Heath / The Verge: |
Twitter says it will retire Fleets, its Stories-like service, on August 3 after low adoption — A fleeting moment for Fleets — Say goodbye to Fleets, the row of fullscreen tweets at the top of the Twitter timeline that expire after 24 hours. The ephemeral tweet format is shutting …
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Twitter, New York Times, Ad Age, Platformer, The Economic Times, TechRadar, BGR India, MacRumors, ZDNet, TNW, Slashdot, MUO, iDownloadBlog.com, Android Police, Pocket-lint, Tubefilter, The Hill, International Business Times, and TechCrunch
Tweets: @twitter, @twittersupport, @kayvz, @kayvz, @twittersupport, @tomwarren, @film_girl, @alexeheath, @nytimestech, @twittersupport, @jack, @kayvz, @ow, @caseynewton, @mohanadelshieky, @thekenyeung, @taylorlorenz, @tanayj, @caseynewton, @alexeheath, @noahpinion, @nbashaw, @mgsiegler, @ow, @kateconger, @jeff_gluck, @alexhern, and @howelloneill
| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft announces Windows 365, letting businesses stream a version of Windows 10 or 11 in a web browser or through its Remote Desktop app, launching August 2 — Windows 365 is a new service that creates Cloud PCs — Microsoft is putting Windows in the cloud.| Kevin Roose / New York Times: |
Facebook staff detail the fight over CrowdTangle, which notes top-engaging posts, often showing right-wing sources dominating; in April, its team was reassigned — Executives at the social network have clashed over CrowdTangle, a Facebook-owned data tool that revealed users' high engagement levels with right-wing media sources.
Tweets: @felixsalmon, @brianstelter, @jonkeegan, @caseynewton, @kevinroose, @reckless, @brandyzadrozny, @kateconger, @kevinroose, @janelytv, @billr, @brianstelter, @jackclarksf, @juddlegum, @kevinroose, @facebookstop10, @brizzyc, @clarajeffery, @digiphile, @goldman, @kevinroose, @kantrowitz, @szhang_ds, @imincorrigible, @alistaircoleman, @facebookstop10, @asankin, @issielapowsky, @alkapdc, @mollymckew, @masonoise, and @brandyzadrozny
| Taylor Lorenz / New York Times: |
Mark Zuckerberg says Facebook will pay $1B to creators by the end of 2022; creators can earn money using Instagram or Facebook tools or by hitting milestones — Facebook is setting up a program to pay $1 billion to creators through the end of 2022, Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook's chief executive …
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About Facebook, Variety, CNBC, Sydney Morning Herald, Social Media Today, PetaPixel, USA Today, Deadline, Ad Age, The Week, Insider, TechCrunch, and Tubefilter
Facebook: Mark Zuckerberg. Tweets: @kylesamani, @joshsternberg, @kurtwagner8, @asmith83, @esosa_osa, @kashhill, @mathewi, @kerrymflynn, @ow, @jetscott, @nytimes, @mosseri, @kantrowitz, and @nbashaw
| Dieter Bohn / The Verge: |
Android 12 Beta 3 introduces scrolling screenshots, a faster auto-rotate using face detection to determine the phone's orientation, and more new features — Plus, it will finally support scrolling screenshots — Google is releasing the latest beta for Android 12 right on schedule.| Jackson Palmer / @ummjackson: |
[Thread] Jackson Palmer, a Dogecoin co-creator, says crypto primarily amplifies the wealth of its proponents via tax avoidance, limited regulatory oversight — I am often asked if I will “return to cryptocurrency” or begin regularly sharing my thoughts on the topic again. My answer is a wholehearted “no”, but to avoid repeating myself I figure it might be worthwhile briefly explaining why here...
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Tweets: @ummjackson, @ummjackson, @ummjackson, @ummjackson, @ummjackson, @billym2k, @ummjackson, @ummjackson, @ummjackson, @robertjdenault, @noahpinion, @otc_bitcoin, @danheld, @blukins8, @michaelcdeibert, @billym2k, @jathansadowski, @billym2k, @kiarichards_, @postcultrev, @bitfinexed, @makokaazo, @pallavigunalan, @bigblackjacobin, and @oneunderscore__
| Maddie Stone / The Keyword: |
Google's Threat Analysis Group breaks down three recent malware campaigns, likely state-backed, and notes a large uptick of in-the-wild 0-day attacks this year — Zero-day vulnerabilities are unknown software flaws. Until they're identified and fixed, they can be exploited by attackers.
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VICE, Ars Technica, BleepingComputer, ZDNet, AppleInsider, 9to5Mac, iPhone Hacks, The Record, and Windows Central
| Brent Kendall / Wall Street Journal: |
Facebook says it is seeking the recusal of FTC chair Lina Khan in the agency's deliberations over a new antitrust case, following a similar move by Amazon — Social-media giant follows Amazon in citing Lina Khan's tech criticisms, congressional work to question her impartiality
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Facebook, Ars Technica, VICE, Financial Times, CNBC, Axios, and The Daily Caller
| Manish Singh / TechCrunch: |
WhatsApp begins a limited beta for multi-device support, letting users access WhatsApp on up to four non-phone devices without an active smartphone connection — WhatsApp is finally pushing an improvement to a key feature that even the Facebook-owned instant messaging service acknowledges has been a top request from users for years.
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Facebook Engineering, WABetaInfo, The Independent, Digital Trends, Forbes, Wired, Social Media Today, Engadget, and WhatsApp
Tweets: @wcathcart and @wabetainfo
| Kurt Wagner / Bloomberg: |
As very few iOS users opt into tracking, Facebook's many advertisers are noticing a negative impact on tracking campaigns, targeting new customers, and more — People give iOS apps permission to track their behavior just 25% of the time — When users get asked on iPhone devices …
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9to5Mac. Tweets: @kurtwagner8, @niemanlab, @samueljscott, @kurtwagner8, @vanvidum, @aripap, @robleathern, and @draglikepull
| Ashley Carman / The Verge: |
Clubhouse debuts Backchannel, a DM feature supporting group messages and audio chat, on iOS and Android; the ability to send images or video will be added later — Never leave the app — Now, you can slide into people's Clubhouse DMs. The social audio company is launching its direct messaging feature …
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Clubhouse, TechCrunch, Mashable, Input, CNBC, Pocket-lint, and Android Central
Tweets: @clubhouse and @alexeheath
| Juli Clover / MacRumors: |
In macOS Monterey's new developer beta, Apple appears to walk back on its revamp of Safari's tabs, which were set to become more efficient with vertical space — In the third developer beta of macOS Monterey, which came out this morning, Apple has overhauled the design of Safari …
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The 8-Bit, The Verge, Daring Fireball, 9to5Mac, Engadget, MacDailyNews, XDA Developers, Macworld, and MacRumors
| Wall Street Journal: |
Avast says it is in advanced talks to merge with NortonLifeLock in a cash and stock deal; Avast has a market value of ~$7.2B — Cybersecurity firm Avast has market value of $7.2 billion — NortonLifeLock Inc. is in talks to buy cybersecurity firm Avast Plc in a deal that would expand the U.S. company's focus on consumer software.| Tomio Geron / Protocol: |
Square acquires Crew, maker of a messaging service for retail and other in-person workers, for an undisclosed amount; Crew had raised ~$58M previously — Square has acquired Crew, maker of a messaging service for retail and other in-person workers, in a deal to bolster Square's workforce management products.| Bloomberg: |
European Central Bank says it will begin a 24-month “investigation phase” that could lead to the creation of a digital euro by around 2025 — - Process will take 24 months before decision on adoption taken — ECB says infrastructure would use far less energy than Bitcoin
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European Central Bank, European Central Bank, CoinDesk, Financial Times, and Cointelegraph
Tweets: @ecb, @ecb, @ecb, @lagarde, @vdombrovskis, @peterbofinger, and @jordanschachtel
| Reuters: |
Twitter says governments made 361 demands to remove content from 199 verified accounts of journalists and news outlets in H2 2020, up 26% from H1 — Twitter Inc (TWTR.N) saw a surge in demands over the course of last year from governments around the world to take down content posted …
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Twitter, SiliconANGLE, Slashdot, and Reclaim The Net
Tweets: @twittersafety, @garettsloane, @twittersafety, @rohini_sgh, and @twittersafety
| Reuters: |
Amplitude, an analytics startup helping companies optimize products, confidentially files for a US direct listing, a month after raising $150M at $4B valuation — Tencent Holdings Ltd-backed Amplitude said on Wednesday it had confidentially filed paperwork for a direct listing in the United States …
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GlobeNewswire News Room and Insider
| Stephanie Chan / Sensor Tower Blog: |
TikTok has passed 3B installs globally across iOS and Android, the first non-Facebook app to do so — ByteDance's TikTok had an eventful 2020, setting new records and thriving despite threats of government bans in more than one country. Although the app was removed from India …
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Social Media Today, PYMNTS.com, iThinkDifferent, and Neowin
| Dave Gershgorn / The Verge: |
A coalition of 35 organizations demands that top US retailers, including Macy's and Lowe's, stop using facial recognition to identify customers — Lowe's, Albertsons, Macy's are already using the tech — More than 35 organizations are demanding top US retailers cease using facial recognition …
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Bloomberg, Ban Facial Recognition in Stores, The Register, and The Daily Dot
Tweets: @fightfortheftr, @fightfortheftr, @roots_action, @fightfortheftr, @fightfortheftr, @ihnatko, and @brodyford_
| Christine Hall / TechCrunch: |
Miami-based Unybrands, which acquires small e-commerce brands looking to scale their operations on and off Amazon, raises $300M from Crayhill Capital Management — Unybrands is the latest e-commerce aggregator to pick up a significant investment, this time closing $300 million in growth capital from Crayhill Capital Management.
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PR Newswire
| Ryne Hager / Android Police: |
OnePlus says it no longer plans to sell the $969 OnePlus 9 Pro model in the US due to supply constraints, says it will prioritize the higher-end $1,069 model — When OnePlus launched the 9 Pro, the company highlighted the $969 starting price for the new phone in an 8GB/128GB “base” model.
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9to5Google, Tom's Guide, XDA Developers, and Android Central
| Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: |
Lambda, which offers AI-optimized hardware and develops a machine learning development framework, raises $24.5M from 1517, Gradient Ventures, and others — Join executive leaders at the Conversational AI & Intelligent AI Assistants Summit, presented by Five9. Watch now!
Tweets: @quinnypig
| Reuters: |
US Consumer Product Safety Commission has sued Amazon to force it to recall hazardous products sold on its site, including 24K faulty carbon monoxide detectors — The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) said on Wednesday it has sued Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) to force the retailer …
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GeekWire, U.S. Consumer Product …, and CPSC
| Priya Anand / Bloomberg: |
Internal documents: Amazon considered building an Alexa-powered, GPS-enabled wearable device for kids aged 4-12 as part of its 2020 product roadmap — - Gadget would give kids aged 4 to 12 access to movies, games — Company is also exploring a ‘Magic Band’ wearable with Disney
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Input, The Verge, Pocket-lint, Gizmodo, and PYMNTS.com
Tweets: @hypervisible, @josheidelson, @priyasideas, @ljmontello, @silviakillings, @quinnypig, and @evan_greer
| Casey Newton / Platformer: |
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