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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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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, Silicon Republic, XDA Developers, New York Times, Platformer, Android Headlines, iMore, OnMSFT.com, mobilesyrup.com, BGR India, Neowin, and TechRadar
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[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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InsideBitcoins.com and CryptoSlate
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| 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, 9to5Google, CNET, 9to5Google, Android Developers, t3.com, phonearena.com, Ubergizmo, and Android Police
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| 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, techadvisor.com, 9to5Google, XDA Developers, Livemint, WABetaInfo, and phonearena.com
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| 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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| 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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| 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.| 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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CPSC, U.S. Consumer Product …, Washington Post, GeekWire, Engadget, and Bloomberg. Tweets: @iansherr
| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Revolut raises $800M Series E from SoftBank's Vision Fund 2 and Tiger Global at a valuation of $33B; Revolut was last valued at $5.5B in 2020 — The fintech funding continues to roll in at a rapid pace, a result of the huge shift underway in how consumers spend and manage their money.
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Reuters, CNBC, CoinDesk, Silicon Republic, PYMNTS.com, FinSMEs, The Block, Bloomberg, Finbold, and Finextra. Tweets: @ingridlunden. Thanks:@ingridlunden
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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.| 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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iThinkDifferent, 9to5Mac, Daring Fireball, and The Verge
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| 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, XDA Developers, TechCrunch, BGR India, Mashable, Android Central, and Input
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| 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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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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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 … | 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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Woven Planet Holdings, a Toyota subsidiary that develops and invests in automated driving, has acquired 3D mapping startup Carmera for an undisclosed amount — Woven Planet Holdings — an entity created by Toyota to invest in, develop and eventually bring future of transportation technologies …
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SecurEnds, which uses AI to help companies manage risk and compliance, raises $21M Series A led by Elephant — Join executive leaders at the Conversational AI & Intelligent AI Assistants Summit, presented by Five9. Watch now! — Identity governance platform SecurEnds today announced …
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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, Forkast, and European Central Bank
Tweets: @ecb, @ecb, @jabravo, @ecb, @lagarde, @jordanschachtel, and @marcfriedrich7
| Justin Jouvenal / Washington Post: |
A look at efforts to scrutinize TrueAllele's secret algorithm, which US prosecutors are using to assess the likelihood of a suspect's DNA in a mixed sample — The Exxon clerk never got a good look at the assailants who robbed him at gunpoint in Fairfax County, so investigators hoped to bolster …
Tweets: @maxcembalest and @brookingsgov
| 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
| 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.| 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, CBS News, VICE, and Financial Times
Tweets: @ceciliakang, @ceciliakang, @tomvalletti, @karaswisher, @imsoumyarendra, @coreyciorciari, and @mattyglesias
| 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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| 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, @dabeard, @niemanlab, @aripap, @samueljscott, @kurtwagner8, @vanvidum, @draglikepull, @astaniscia86, @gigaboots, @epicciuto, @thurrott, @hypervisible, and @kurtwagner8
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