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| 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, Ad Age, New York Times, Engadget, TechCrunch, PCMag, TNW, Los Angeles Times, inews.co.uk, Pocket-lint, Android Police, MacRumors, FrontPageTech.com, Tubefilter, The Hill, AppleInsider, Newser, Social Media Today, USA Today, TechCrunch, SlashGear, KnowTechie, Slashdot, CNBC, MUO, and iDownloadBlog.com
| 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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VentureBeat, Android Police, mobilesyrup.com, 9to5Mac, AppleInsider, Protocol, MacRumors, The Verge, IGN, iPhone in Canada Blog, thegamer.com, Kotaku, iDownloadBlog.com, and CNBC
| 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.
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Microsoft 365 Blog, Microsoft, GeekWire, VentureBeat, Petri, Android Authority, TechRepublic, Engadget, HotHardware.com News, PCWorld, Windows Central, Microsoft, BGR, CNBC, MUO, ZDNet, Laptop Mag, PC Gamer, ExtremeTech, BetaNews, TechSpot, Australian Financial Review, Tom's Hardware, Redmond Pie, OnMSFT.com, Livemint, Windows Experience Blog, and The Official Microsoft Blog
| 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.
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Nieman Lab. Tweets: @brianstelter, @felixsalmon, @juddlegum, @alistaircoleman, @maddow, @jonkeegan, @caseynewton, @kevinroose, @reckless, @brandyzadrozny, @kevinroose, @sarafischer, @janelytv, @billr, @brianstelter, @jackclarksf, @kevinroose, @facebookstop10, @brizzyc, @digiphile, @goldman, and @kantrowitz
| 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, Wall Street Journal, USA Today, PYMNTS.com, The Week, Social Media Today, Input, Variety, CNBC, Reuters, Mashable, Agence France-Presse, Insider, TechCrunch, Ad Age, PetaPixel, Deadline, The Wrap, and Forbes
Facebook: Mark Zuckerberg. Tweets: @joshsternberg, @kurtwagner8, @asmith83, @esosa_osa, @kashhill, and @mathewi
| 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, Politico, Associated Press, Android Central, The Verge, CNET, and CNN
| 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, @gigaboots, @samueljscott, @draglikepull, @niemanlab, and @vanvidum
| 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, Android Police, The Verge, Washington Post, WABetaInfo, Social Media Today, MSPoweruser, Forbes, The Independent, Wired, and WhatsApp
Tweets: @wcathcart and @baxiabhishek
| 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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Ars Technica, ZDNet, VICE, Windows Central, BleepingComputer, CyberScoop, The Record, and PCMag
Tweets: @b_fung, @shanehuntley, @lorenzofb, @shhnjk, @malwarere, @maddiestone, and @maddiestone
| 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.
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Android Developers Blog, Android Authority, TNW, Android Authority, Android Police, 9to5Google, 9to5Google, Android Developers, Android Headlines, TalkAndroid.com, Phone Scoop, Neowin, Droid Life, Android Beat, and Gizmodo
Tweets: @davey_burke, @steipete, @markguim, @cramforce, @dalmaer, and @thespite
| 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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9to5Mac, The Verge, Macworld, Daring Fireball, XDA Developers, MacRumors, AppleInsider, Engadget, and MacDailyNews
Tweets: @marioguzman, @filipeesposito, @viticci, @markgurman, @stshank, @backlon, @mantia, @macrumors, @flyosity, @jonyiveparody, and @maxwinebach
| 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, PYMNTS.com, Financial Times, CNBC, NewsBTC, Cryptonews, and Politico
Tweets: @ecb, @ecb, @marcfriedrich7, @lagarde, and @vdombrovskis
| 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, Input, Social Media Today, Pocket-lint, CNBC, and Livemint
Tweets: @clubhouse, @chrisfralic, and @alexeheath
| 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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PYMNTS.com, CNET, MacRumors, Fortune, iThinkDifferent, KnowTechie, and The Mac Observer
| 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.
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| 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, Adweek, Reuters, and Reclaim The Net
Tweets: @rohini_sgh, @twittersafety, and @garettsloane
| 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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PYMNTS.com, Input, Gizmodo, Pocket-lint, and The Verge
Tweets: @quinnypig, @evan_greer, @hypervisible, @josheidelson, and @priyasideas
| 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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Gizmodo, Decrypt, Forbes, Bloomberg, CNBC, Markov, Futurism, and Mediaite
Tweets: @ummjackson, @ummjackson, @ummjackson, @noahpinion, @kiarichards_, @ummjackson, @bitfinexed, @otc_bitcoin, @postcultrev, @danheld, @blukins8, @billym2k, @ahcastor, @billym2k, @billym2k, @ummjackson, @oneunderscore__, @smdiehl, @pallavigunalan, @bigblackjacobin, @robertjdenault, @makokaazo, @mattbinder, @michaelcdeibert, @jathansadowski, @ummjackson, @ummjackson, @billym2k, @ummjackson, and @ummjackson
| 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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Ban Facial Recognition in Stores, Bloomberg, The Daily Dot, and The Register
Tweets: @fightfortheftr, @fightfortheftr, @roots_action, @fightfortheftr, and @fightfortheftr
| Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: Alibaba and Tencent are separately working on plans to open their services to each other, as China's crackdown makes keeping barriers more difficult — Mounting regulatory pressure could bring about a major shift in how China's tech giants operate| Mary Ann Azevedo / TechCrunch: |
Stytch, which is building APIs for passwordless authentication, raises $30M Series A led by Thrive Capital, sources say at a $200M+ valuation — There are far fewer annoying things than managing one's passwords. — There are a bunch of companies out there to help you attempt to do that.| Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg: |
Profile of Spotify's chief legal officer Horacio Gutierrez, who leads its campaign against Apple in the US and EU, painting Apple as an abusive monopolist — Horacio Gutierrez made his name in U.S. corporate law two decades ago defending Microsoft Corp. against charges of anticompetitive behavior … | Casey Newton / Platformer: |
An Ugly Truth attributes many of Facebook's scandals to its capitalist origins, while arguably the biggest scandals extend from it impacting human psychology — Three ways of looking at a Facebook scandal — I. The CSO and The Wire — As the second season of the great 2000s crime drama … | 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, The Verge, XDA Developers, Android Central, and SlashGear
| 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.| Nate DiCamillo / CoinDesk: |
Jerome Powell tells Congress a Fed report, due in Sept., will address cryptocurrencies, CBDCs, and stablecoins, “which need an appropriate regulatory framework” — The report will address cryptocurrencies, stablecoins, and CBDCs. — U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell … | Catie Keck / The Verge: |
Netflix launches two tools for parents: a Top 10 row for age-restricted profiles and a bi-weekly Kids Recap Email to give insights into watching habits — Just like on regular Netflix — Netflix is launching two new tools this week that should help make finding age-appropriate content … | Paul Sandle / Reuters: |
UK's BT, which runs the EE carrier, will phase out 3G by 2023 and plans 5G coverage for all of the UK by 2028; iPhone 12 quadrupled 5G traffic since October — BT (BT.L), the owner of Britain's EE mobile company, said on Wednesday it would phase out 3G in the next two years to free up airwaves …
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BT Newsroom, Financial Times, RCR Wireless News, MacRumors, and Telegraph
| Manish Singh / TechCrunch: |
India has indefinitely banned Mastercard from issuing new debit, credit, or prepaid cards over noncompliance with local data storage rules — Reserve Bank of India has indefinitely barred Mastercard from issuing new debit, credit, or prepaid cards to customers in the South Asian market over noncompliance with local data storage rules.
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Finextra, Reuters, and The Economic Times
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