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| Joe Rossignol / MacRumors: |
In response to CSAM detection misuse concerns, Apple says protections will roll out in the US first, then on a country-by-country basis after legal evaluation — Apple this week announced that, starting later this year with iOS 15 and iPadOS 15, the company will be able …
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| John Gruber / Daring Fireball: |
An overview of Apple's three new “Child Safety” initiatives, what critics are getting wrong, and the completely legitimate slippery slope concerns from experts — (CSAM stands for Child Sexual Abuse Material — a.k.a. child pornography. People familiar with the lingo seem to pronounce it see-sam.
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| Chance Miller / 9to5Mac: |
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| Will Cathcart / @wcathcart: |
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| Olga Kharif / Bloomberg: |
Binance.US CEO Brian Brooks resigns just over three months after taking up the role, citing “differences over strategic direction” — - He cites ‘strategic differences’ in leaving crypto exchange — The former bank regulator joined trading platform in May
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| James Rubin / CoinDesk: |
Senators Warner and Portman propose an amendment to infrastructure bill that only excludes crypto miners from broker definition; White House shows support — The bill excludes only proof-of-work mining, or the selling of hardware or software that gives individuals control of private keys to access digital assets.
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| Igor Bonifacic / Engadget: |
FCC releases its first-ever mobile broadband coverage map, which compares the LTE and voice coverage areas of the four largest carriers in the US — The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has released its — first-ever mobile broadband coverage map.
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| Kareem Anderson / OnMSFT.com: |
Microsoft's Panos Panay teases Spotify integration with Windows 11 through a Focus Sessions feature “coming soon” — Microsoft's chief product officer, Panos Panay has been on a bit of leak streak as of late, teasing new Spotify integration coming to Windows 11 among other new application focuses.
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| Naomi Nix / Bloomberg: |
Profile of ACLU veteran Laura Murphy, who ran Facebook's civil rights audit before working on content moderation issues, as more companies face calls for audits — Laura Murphy, an ACLU veteran, is wielding a new tool for reform. Are companies ready to listen?| Stephen O'Grady / Redmonk: |
Redmonk study of programming languages, combining GitHub and Stack Overflow data, shows Java in second place alongside Python, while JavaScript remains top — While we generally try to have our rankings in July immediately after they are run, we generally operate these on a better late than never basis.| Selina Xu / Bloomberg: |
A look at Singapore's efforts to become a leading hub for esports in Southeast Asia, a region expected to see the fastest esports revenue growth globally — - Southeast Asia to see fastest esports revenue growth globally — Singapore's infrastructure and ecosystem put it in the lead
Tweets: @staronline and @ericdss
| Megan Janetsky / Rest of World: |
Experts say Rappi's service has worsened even as the Colombian on-demand delivery company continues to grow, opening the door to competitors like JOKR — Growth is great, but angry customers, anxious investors, and new competition could undo the Colombian unicorn's success. — • BOGOTÁ, COLOMBIA
Tweets: @restofworld, @restofworld, and @restofworld
| Makena Kelly / The Verge: |
SEC charges Blockchain Credit Partners for alleged illegal sales of $30M in unregistered securities, first SEC charges related to decentralized finance industry — The SEC says the company falsely raised $30 million — The Securities and Exchange Commission issued its first charges …
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U.S. Securities …, PYMNTS.com, and Cointelegraph
| Nikkei Asia: |
Vietnam, which has a relatively low number of bank branches per capita, has become a battleground for e-wallets as market leader MoMo looks to maintain its lead — E-wallet app MoMo looks to maintain its lead against deep-pocketed rivals — TOKYO/HO CHI MINH CITY — For Vietnamese fintech startup MoMo …
Tweets: @nikkeiasia, @nikkeiasia, and @lucmandret
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