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| Chance Miller / 9to5Mac: |
Twitter is testing a way to downvote replies on iOS to understand the types of replies users find relevant to a conversation; downvotes won't be public — Last year, Twitter's chief product officer Kayvon Beykpour confirmed that the social network was “exploring” the idea of adding a dislike button to the app.
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| Bloomberg Law: |
California Department of Fair Employment and Housing has sued Activision Blizzard for sexual harassment of and discrimination against its female staff — Video game giant Activision Blizzard Inc., maker of games including World of Warcraft and Diablo, fosters a “frat boy” …
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Tweets: @alex_frostwolf, @mowtendoo, @deligracy, @someproducer, @zhugeex, @davidgallaher, and @ign
| Makena Kelly / The Verge: |
The FTC formally pledges to fight unlawful right-to-repair restrictions, says it will use its power to lower repair costs and support independent repair shops — It comes days after the White House endorsed similar rules — The Federal Trade Commission formally pledged to take on unlawful …
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| Ashley Carman / The Verge: |
Clubhouse is no longer invite-only as it exits beta and says the 10M people on its waitlist will be added to the app over time — The app goes wide — Clubhouse is going wide. Co-founders Paul Davison and Rohan Seth announced today that the app is no longer invite-only.
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| Shoshana Wodinsky / Gizmodo: |
Grindr has a track record of saying that data shared with brokers is encrypted and unidentifiable, despite the use of such data to out a Catholic priest, others — The latest scandal to rock the Catholic Church was both incredibly unnerving and entirely preventable. Why isn't anyone doing anything about it?
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| Washington Post: |
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| Adi Robertson / The Verge: |
The Biden administration's promise to “review” Section 230 in response to anti-vax posts on Facebook will fail since being wrong online is protected speech — ‘Reviewing’ Section 230 isn't the answer to anti-vax posts — Last week, the White House declared war …
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| Kashmir Hill / New York Times: |
Facial-recognition company Clearview AI raises $30M Series B amid legal and ethical concerns, with new investors requesting they not be publicly identified — Clearview AI is currently the target of multiple class-action lawsuits and a joint investigation by Britain and Australia.
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| Cameron Faulkner / The Verge: |
Oculus rolls out v31, adding Messenger Reactions, a new Security Settings panel, and a new “Invite to App” button that makes it easier to invite friends to play — Invite friends, react on Messenger, and have your passwords autofill in the Browser
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Oculus Blog, UploadVR, Android Central, TechRadar, Neowin, SlashGear, and VRScout
Tweets: @casandchary, @hrafntho, @boztank, @fallnphoenix, and @robynzreality
| Abner Li / 9to5Google: |
Google rolls out Backup by Google One, a unified Android cloud backup that syncs app data, messages, photos, and more; Backup replaces the Play Services tool — Google today started rolling out “Backup by Google One” as an update over the existing Android backup service that now means end users …
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XDA Developers, Gizchina, phonearena.com, Android Police, MUO, Android Central, mobilesyrup.com, and Phandroid
| Jon Fingas / Engadget: |
Spanish police have arrested UK citizen Joseph O'Connor at the US' request over his alleged involvement in last year's hack of high-profile Twitter accounts — Authorities are still cracking down on participants in the July 2020 — Twitter celebrity hacks. Spanish National Police have
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| PYMNTS.com: |
Bill.com to acquire Invoice2Go, whose accounts receivable software helps businesses and freelancers manage invoicing and payments, for $625M in cash and stock — Back-office software provider Bill.com announced on Monday (July 19) that it had signed a definitive agreement to acquire Invoice2go in a $625 million stock and cash deal.
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| Nikhilesh De / CoinDesk: |
SEC Chairman Gary Gensler: stock tokens and stablecoins backed by securities “are implicated by the securities laws and must work within our securities regime” — Stock tokens and stablecoins backed by securities might be treated as securities under U.S. law, SEC Chair Gary Gensler said.
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| Anna Kramer / Protocol: |
Poll: of 750 tech workers, half are at least somewhat interested in joining a union, and ~50% say there is already interest of unionizing at their workplace — A decade ago, many tech workers seemed more concerned with their stock options than forming a union.
Tweets: @techworkersco, @bizcarson, @_aupe_, and @alphabetworkers
| Bloomberg: |
Paycor, which makes HR management software for SMBs, closed up 13% in its trading debut, giving the company a market value of $4.46B — - VTEX, CS Disco, Kaltura also rise in software trading debuts — More than $6.7 billion sought in 29 U.S. listings this week
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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
YouTube says it will test a new feature that will allow viewers to shop for products directly from livestream videos, starting with a few creators and brands — YouTube will begin pilot testing a new feature that will allow viewers to shop for products directly from livestream videos.
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Search Engine Land, The Keyword, support.google.com, PYMNTS.com, and Android Police
Tweets: @investing_lion, @lanceulanoff, and @dottotech
| Romain Dillet / TechCrunch: |
Epic Games acquires Sketchfab, which operates a repository with 4M+ 3D assets, for an undisclosed sum; Sketchfab reduces its store commission from 30% to 12% — New York-based startup Sketchfab has been acquired by Epic Games, the company behind Fortnite and Unreal Engine.
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Epic Games, Sketchfab Community Blog, GameSpot, Forbes, PC Games Insider, The Information, VRFocus, and VentureBeat
Tweets: @albn, @sketchfab, @trevorfsmith, @rcamerala, @kentbye, @slukas, @liasae, @jackbohmart, @balderton, @hmltn, @techstars, @diregoldfish, @pplux, @jessedamiani, @tinyruin, @iveytron, @nehon_42, @jpwiseuk, @epicnewsroom, and @samuelbass
| Simon Sharwood / The Register: |
The Cyberspace Administration of China passed an order banning minors from appearing online in live-streaming ads, online courses with “vulgar” content, more — No rudeness. No cute kids spruiking tat. No violence. No fan frenzies. And no smutty emoticons
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ZDNet, Marketing Interactive …, Financial Times, and Reuters
| Reuters: |
Filing: Kakao Bank, South Korea's largest internet-only bank, plans to raise $2.2B in its IPO, sets its shares at ~$34 each at a valuation as high as ~$16B — SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korean digital bank Kakao Bank Corp will raise $2.2 billion in its initial public offering (IPO), the company said in a filing on Thursday.
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| Luisa Beltran / Barron's Online: |
Kaltura, which offers a video platform for virtual events and meetings, closes up 20% in its trading debut after raising $150M in an IPO at a $1.24B valuation — CS Disco is aiming to be at the forefront of software companies looking to digitize the legal sector, according to co-founder and CEO Kiwi Camara.
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| Catherine Shu / TechCrunch: |
GudangAda, a Jakarta-based B2B marketplace for fast-moving consumer goods, stationery, and more, raises $100M+ Series B led by Asia Partners and Falcon Edge — GudangAda, a Jakarta-based marketplace that brings wholesalers closer to retail stores and other buyers, announced it has closed a Series B of more than $100 million.
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Tech in Asia
| Bloomberg: |
VTEX, an e-commerce software platform used by companies like Sony, closes up 16%+ in its trading debut after raising $361M in its IPO at a valuation of $3.5B+ — - E-commerce software firm climbs after pricing IPO above range — Company seeking to invest in tech team, expand geographically
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MarketWatch, MarketWatch, and TheStreet
| Andy Greenberg / Wired: |
China's hacking activities are increasingly resembling those of Russia and North Korea after the Ministry of State Security largely took over operations in 2015 — The country's hackers have gotten far more aggressive since 2015, when the Ministry of State Security largely took over the country's cyberespionage.| Patrick McGee / Financial Times: |
Several experts say steady improvements in advanced driver-assistance systems are a better pathway to scaling driverless tech than a “moonshot” Level 4 solution — Since Google launched its self-driving car project in 2009, the biggest challenge has been one of technology: can it be safe enough to deploy at scale?
Tweets: @hkanji, @martinsfp, @hoofnagle, and @amir
| Katie Jennings / Forbes: |
Carbon Health, which offers app-based virtual care and in-person care at 80 clinics across 12 US states, raises $350M, source says at a valuation of $3.3B — I am a staff writer covering healthcare. Email me at kjennings@forbes.com. — Most hospital executives will say it's impossible to run a business on Medicare rates.
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FierceHealthcare and MobiHealthNews
Tweets: @erenbali, @dp_oneill, and @deenashakir
| Just Security: |
Concerns over China's online influence campaigns overseas, while valid, are often overblown as there is little evidence to show campaigns are actually working — On April 27, 2021, Tristan Harris, a tech critic and former Google employee, warned at a U.S. Senate hearing that we are facing … Sponsor Posts
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