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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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| Kellen Browning / New York Times: |
Some tech workers who quit the Bay Area during the pandemic are trickling back, as Twitter reopens its SF HQ and, along with Google, plans to expand in the area — Critics said the pandemic would make the industry flee San Francisco and its southern neighbor, Silicon Valley.
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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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| Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai / VICE: |
Microsoft and Citizen Lab say government hackers from several countries have used spyware from Israeli vendor Candiru that uses two 0-day exploits in Windows — Microsoft and Citizen Lab found a new kind of spyware made by the mysterious Israeli vendor Candiru, and targeting someone in Europe based on their political beliefs.| Antonio Regalado / MIT Technology Review: |
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.| 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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| Jay Peters / The Verge: |
Valve announces Steam Deck, its long-rumored Switch-like handheld gaming device with a 7" touchscreen display, available in December from $399 — It starts at $399 — Valve just announced the Steam Deck, its long-rumored Switch-like handheld gaming device. It will begin shipping in December.| 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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| 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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China's share of Bitcoin hashrate fell from 75.5% in September 2019 to 46% in April 2021, even before a crackdown; United States' share rose from 4.1% to 16.8% — Research team from the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF), unveils new datasets showing geographic shifts in Bitcoin mining …
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| 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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| Filipe Espósito / 9to5Mac: |
iOS 15 and watchOS 8 beta 3 allow users to install system updates even when less than 500 MB of storage is available — As Apple continues to work on iOS 15 and other updates ahead of the fall release, the company rolled out today the third beta versions of its latest software for developers.
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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 … | Hannah Murphy / Financial Times: |
Facebook says it stopped a campaign by Iranian hackers, targeting about 200 defense and aerospace personnel, primarily from the US, using fake online personas — Social media group says fake online personas were created to trick victims into clicking malicious links
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| José Adorno / 9to5Mac: |
Report: iPhone 12 line accounted for 63% of US iPhone sales in Q3; the iPhone 12 Pro Max had a 23% share while the iPhone 12 mini had a 5% share — A new report by Consumer Intelligence Research Partners says the iPhone 12 line accounted for 63% of US iPhone sales in the quarter ending June 2021.
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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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| 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.
Tweets: @danprimack and @dennishegstad
| Rebecca Bellan / TechCrunch: |
Netradyne, which uses cameras and edge computing to give commercial vehicle drivers real-time feedback, raises $150M Series C, bringing total funding to $197M+ — Netradyne, a startup that uses cameras and edge computing to improve commercial driver safety, has scored $150 million in Series C funding.| 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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| 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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| Meagan Simpson / BetaKit: |
Auvik Networks, which develops cloud-based network management software, raises CAD $312M from Great Hill Partners, bringing its total raised to CAD $362M — United States-based private equity firm Great Hill Partners has acquired a majority stake in Auvik Networks as the Waterloo-based startup looks … Thanks:@megesimpson
| 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| 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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