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Netflix hires ex-Facebook and EA exec Mike Verdu as VP of game development; source: Netflix plans to offer games as a new programming genre within the next year — Netflix Inc., marking its first big move beyond TV shows and films, is planning an expansion into video games and has hired …
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Facebook says it is ending a project to build a head-mounted brain-typing device and will instead focus on a wrist controller for VR that reads muscle signals — The company's research into a mind-reading device is over, for now. Some scientists said it was never possible anyway.| 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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| 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.| Wall Street Journal: |
TSMC says it expects shortage of chips used in cars to start easing in the next few months but broader semiconductor shortage could persist until 2022 — A dearth of semiconductors has stymied manufacturing activity in the auto industry — Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. …
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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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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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| David Priest / CNET: |
Facebook Messenger adds Soundmojis, which add audible expressions to emoji, accessible through a loudspeaker icon — Messenger chats are about to get louder. … Facebook on Thursday launched “Soundmojis” for its Messenger app. The new feature adds the audible expressions to emoji …
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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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Facebook says it will expand its Facebook Pay service beyond its own platforms, starting in August with Shopify vendors in the US — The cozy and consolidated universe of payment and digital wallet providers got a little less comfortable on Wednesday (July 14) after social media giant Facebook announced … | 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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| Dan Primack / Axios: |
Sources: Miami-based OpenStore, which acquires Shopify merchants, raises $30M Series A led by Khosla Ventures at a post-money valuation of around $250M — OpenStore, a Miami-based rollup of Shopify merchants, raised $30 million in Series A funding led by Khosla Ventures at around a $250 million post-money valuation, Axios has learned.
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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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| 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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| Sohee Kim / Bloomberg: |
South Korea's largest travel booking app Yanolja raises about $1.7B from SoftBank's Vision Fund 2, sources say at a valuation of $9B+ — - Yanolja is said to be considering an IPO at home and overseas — Coupang's hot debut spurs a wave of Korean tech startup IPOs| Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: |
Teikametrics, a Boston-based startup that helps third-party sellers optimize advertising campaigns on Amazon and other ecommerce platforms, raises $40M Series B — Join executive leaders at the Conversational AI & Intelligent AI Assistants Summit, presented by Five9. Watch now!| Kirsten Korosec / TechCrunch: |
Aurora Innovation, the autonomous vehicle startup that acquired Uber's self-driving unit in December, to go public via a SPAC merger at a $13B valuation — Aurora Innovation, the autonomous vehicle startup that acquired Uber's self-driving unit in December, is going public via a merger …
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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.| 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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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| Manish Singh / TechCrunch: |
India-based news aggregator app Inshorts raises $60M, sources say at a $550M valuation, as its social network app Public gains popularity in the country — Indian startup Inshorts, which operates an eponymous news aggregator service, has raised $60 million in a new financing round as its two-year-old bet …
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| 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: @docedge85, @maxcembalest, and @brookingsgov
| 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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