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| Jay Peters / The Verge: |
Netflix says its expansion into gaming will start with mobile games, which will be included with a subscription at no additional cost — Games will be included at no added cost with a Netflix subscription — Netflix revealed that its initial efforts in gaming will be focused on mobile games …
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CNET, Android Authority, USA Today, AppleInsider, 9to5Mac, Engadget, MacRumors, IGN, BGR, iDownloadBlog.com, GameSpot, The Streamable, Droid Life, Deadline, and Cord Cutters News
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| Jessica Bursztynsky / CNBC: |
Netflix reports Q2 revenue of $7.34B vs. $7.32 est., up 19% YoY, global paid net additions of 1.54M vs 1.75M expected; US and Canada region lost 433K subs — - Netflix reported earnings that missed on the bottom line and subscriber additions. — The company's revenue slightly beat estimates.
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| Dave Gershgorn / The Verge: |
DuckDuckGo launches a new Email Protection service that forwards emails from a free “@duck.com” address to users' regular inbox after scanning them for trackers — This is your chance to get an ‘@duck.com’ email address — DuckDuckGo is launching a new email privacy service meant …
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Tweets: @duckduckgo, @martinsfp, and @fleming77
| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Apple is delaying return to office deadline by at least a month to October amid rising COVID cases, will give employees a month's notice before return — - The iPhone maker is now eyeing an October return for workers — Covid-19 variants continue to spread across many countries
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Oregonian, The Verge, AppleInsider, MacRumors, Reuters, New York Times, Silicon Valley Business …, PCMag, Apple Must, Gizchina, iPhone in Canada Blog, Gizmodo, Thurrott, MacDailyNews, The Hill, Protocol, TechSpot, Philip Elmer‑DeWitt, CNBC, Insider, iMore, Engadget, New York Post, CNET, Mashable, and iThinkDifferent
Tweets: @markgurman, @amydiehl, @engineering_bae, @gruber, @sesmith, @jeffnolan, and @seldo
| Bloomberg: |
Biden nominates Jonathan Kanter, a long-time foe of Google, to become the DOJ's antitrust chief — - Kanter has represented Microsoft, Yelp in anti-Google push — Biden's appointments signal aggressive antitrust agenda — President Joe Biden plans to nominate Jonathan Kanter as head …
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Tweets: @senwarren, @matthewstoller, @bpolitics, and @willoremus
| Dieter Bohn / The Verge: |
Verizon joins AT&T and T-Mobile in switching Android Messages default to RCS, raising questions about when or if Apple will swap its SMS default with RCS — That's all three big US carriers, is Apple next? — Beginning next year, Verizon will join AT&T and T-Mobile in preloading Android Messages … | Washington Post: |
Phone numbers belonging to ten prime ministers, three presidents, and a king were among the list of 50K potential NSO targets, leaked to Amnesty International — Spies for centuries have trained their sights on those who shape destinies of nations: presidents, prime ministers, kings.| Chance Miller / 9to5Mac: |
Twitter begins rolling out a preview of a revamped TweetDeck in the US, Canada, and Australia, featuring an option for wider columns, an Explore column, more — Twitter is beginning to test a completely redesigned version of TweetDeck, the company announced today.
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| Matthew Panzarino / TechCrunch: |
Product Hunt's Josh Buckley and others launch Hyper, a $60M early-stage fund offering $300K fixed checks, a mentorship network, and Product Hunt distribution — Hyper is a $60M early-stage fund co-founded by Josh Buckley, Product Hunt's current CEO along with writer, founder and designer Dustin Curtis.
Tweets: @joshbuckley, @panzer, @sriramk, @geoffreywoo, @andrewmedal, @maccaw, @alexisohanian, @_shahedk, @turnernovak, @anitakirkovska, and @joshelman
| Jennifer Surane / Bloomberg: |
Venmo says it is ditching its global social feed, making it so users can no longer see payments between people they don't know — - App, owned by PayPal, is removing its global transactions feed — For years, Venmo has faced criticism for its privacy controls
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PayPal Newsroom, The Week, Gizmodo, MarketWatch, The Verge, and TechCrunch
Tweets: @sollenbergerrc, @bjoewolf, @taylorlorenz, @kerrymflynn, and @andybcampbell
| Sheera Frenkel / New York Times: |
Sources: a group of Facebook data scientists asked for resources to measure COVID misinfo on Facebook at the start of the pandemic, but execs denied the request — The company doesn't know some specifics about how falsehoods about Covid-19 and vaccines for the virus spread on its social network.
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Ars Technica, TIME, USA Today, Media Matters for America, and BBC
Tweets: @sheeraf, @sheeraf, @qjurecic, @justinhendrix, @gretchenspeters, @oliviasolon, @jenlucpiquant, @brendannyhan, @sivavaid, @jesselehrich, @owillis, @dispositive, @charlie_white, @klonick, @klonick, @ct_bergstrom, @ct_bergstrom, @diakayyali, @evelyndouek, @aricohn, @moonalice, @gregbensinger, @wrklsshrd, @ramaswmysridhar, @frankrebecca, @samred, @heidiotoo, @justinhendrix, @mollymckew, @justinhendrix, @justinhendrix, @mollymckew, @ceciliakang, @shiraovide, @karaswisher, and @jason_kint
| Keith Barry / Consumer Reports: |
Videos of Tesla customers using Full Self-Driving beta 9, rolled out to select users, show a system that seems dangerous for users to be testing on public roads — Consumer Reports' car safety experts worry that Tesla continues to use vehicle owners as beta testers for its new features, putting others on the road at risk
Tweets: @crtrud, @davidzipper, @giacaglia, @giacaglia, @giacaglia, @pomeranian99, @giacaglia, @giacaglia, @giacaglia, @pomeranian99, @giacaglia, @giacaglia, and @bwjones
| Forbes: |
BlockFi CEO confirms it received an order from the New Jersey Bureau of Securities to stop accepting new Interest Accounts; existing users won't be impacted — I write about how digital assets are going to change the world — According to a draft press release from the New Jersey Office …
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Reuters, CoinGeek, The Block, Crypto Briefing, Bitcoin News, Coinspeaker, Protos, BitcoinExchangeGuide, CryptoSlate, and Forkast
Tweets: @blockfizac, @blockfizac, @thecryptolark, @johnlilic, @brucefenton, @mattysino, @superscientific, and @ahcastor
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
HBO Max partners with Snapchat to let users in the US co-watch pilots of select series with up to 63 other users for free via a Snap Mini — In a bid to boost sign-ups to its streaming service, HBO Max is partnering with Snap to bring free episodes from its original programing to Snapchat users …
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Tweets: @seyitaylor, @insidehbomax, and @tomemrich
| Manish Singh / TechCrunch: |
YouTube acquires India-based social commerce startup Simsim, sources say for over $70M; Simsim raised $17M to date and was last valued at $50.1M — YouTube has acquired social commerce startup Simsim, the Google-owned firm said on Tuesday. Neither of the firms disclosed the terms of the deal …
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Official Google India Blog, Android Police, Tubefilter, DealStreetAsia, Tech in Asia, and Silicon Republic. Tweets: @sub8u
| Abner Li / 9to5Google: |
Chrome 92 for iOS enables Face ID and Touch ID protection of Incognito tabs, “Full Page” screenshot support, and more — Google is rolling out Chrome 92 for iOS today with a number of new user-facing features and tweaks. — With this update, Google Chrome … | Alexander Osipovich / Wall Street Journal: |
Crypto derivatives exchange FTX raises $900M from SoftBank, Sequoia, and others, valuing it at $18B; CryptoCompare: FTX handles $10B+/day in trades on average — Investors include SoftBank, Sequoia Capital and Daniel Loeb's Third Point hedge fund — Cryptocurrency exchange FTX has raised money …
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Forbes, Bloomberg, Blockworks, CoinDesk, Reuters, Decrypt, PR Newswire, Crypto Briefing, and Crowdfund Insider
Tweets: @sbf_alameda, @alfred_lin, @wsjmarkets, @masasoncap, and @moneywithcarter
| Sara Fischer / Axios: |
Sources: AT&T is in discussions to sell Xandr to Indian ad tech company InMobi; the mismanaged ad unit has annual revenue of ~$300-$380M and losses of $50-$90M — AT&T is in discussions to sell its ad unit to Indian ad tech giant InMobi, sources tell Axios.
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SiliconANGLE and Ad Age
Tweets: @sarafischer, @axios, @reckless, @aripap, @loupas, @awolk, @loudmouthjulia, and @karlbode
| Mary Ann Azevedo / TechCrunch: |
Titan, an investing app with ~30,000 users and ~$500M in assets under management, raises $58M Series B led by a16z, valuing the startup at $450M — Titan, a startup that is building a retail investment management platform aimed at the new generation of “everyday investors,” …
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VentureBeat, Andreessen Horowitz, CoinDesk, and Crunchbase News
Tweets: @lukesbeard, @bayareawriter, @titanvest, and @ktmboyle
| Natalie Gagliordi / ZDNet: |
Square launches Square Banking, which offers savings, checking, and loan services to Square merchants — Building on the success of the Square Debit Card and Square Capital, the company is launching Square Banking, a combination of savings, checking and loan services for Square merchants.
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The Verge, CNET, PYMNTS.com, americanbanker.com, Lightico, Reuters, Finextra, TechCrunch, Protocol, and TechRadar. Tweets: @carnage4life
| Sara Fischer / Axios: |
Substack is funding the launch of podcast network Booksmart, which will start with five podcasts; subscribers will get extra content for $7/month or $70/year — Substack is funding the launch of a new podcast network called Booksmart Studios, executives tell Axios.| Amanda Silberling / TechCrunch: |
YouTube debuts Super Thanks, which lets users tip creators for individual uploaded videos rather than livestreams and have their message highlighted in comments — YouTube announced its latest feature, Super Thanks, on Tuesday. This is YouTube's fourth Paid Digital Good … | Dustin Volz / Wall Street Journal: |
TSA issues new cybersecurity rules for US pipeline operators, and the FBI and DHS say China-backed hackers compromised over a dozen US pipelines around 2012 — Latest hacking allegations come as Biden administration unveils new cybersecurity rules for pipeline operators
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The Record, The Hill, govtech.com, SecurityWeek, City A.M., and CyberScoop
Tweets: @campuscodi and @wsj
| Alex Wilhelm / TechCrunch: |
Mural, which offers a whiteboard-like digital environment for users to collaborate, raises $50M Series C, valuing it at $2B+, says it's tripled ARR in last year — This morning Mural, a startup that builds digital collaboration software with a focus on visual presentation … | Danny Nelson / CoinDesk: |
OpenSea, one of the largest marketplaces for NFTs, raises $100M Series B led by a16z at a $1.5B valuation; OpenSea had $160M in digital asset sales in June — The NFT venue has crossed into the rarefied air of crypto unicorns. — OpenSea, one of the largest digital art marketplaces …
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TechCrunch, VentureBeat, SiliconANGLE, Blockworks, Crypto Briefing, The Block, FinSMEs, Fast Company, Forbes, and Coinspeaker
Tweets: @katie_haun, @alexisohanian, @opensea, @katie_haun, and @dfinzer
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