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Sources: Apple plans a modest iPhone update, with a smaller notch, faster refresh rate, and camera upgrades, including ProRes recording and video Portrait mode — - Company plans video Portrait mode and higher-quality recording — New models to include smaller display cutout and faster chip
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Appleosophy, Engadget, iThinkDifferent, Barron's Online, CNET, HotHardware.com News, The Verge, Insider, mobilesyrup.com, Laptop Mag, MacDailyNews, Tom's Guide, Gizmodo, Daring Fireball, Macworld, TheStreet, TechRadar, TechSpot, AppleInsider, iPhone Hacks, Wccftech, SlashGear, The Mac Observer, iPhone in Canada Blog, KnowTechie, GameSpot, MacRumors, Redmond Pie, Cult of Mac, BGR, ZDNet, Pocket-lint, MSPoweruser, phonearena.com, CNBC, Digital Trends, and iDownloadBlog.com
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| Jon Porter / The Verge: |
Google will let under 18s delist photos by request, restrict ad targeting of children based on age, gender, or interests, and more — As part of a new series of protections for kids under 18 — Google will no longer allow ad targeting of children based on their age, gender …
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The Keyword, Reuters, The Hill, Insider, The Economic Times, New York Times, 9to5Google, TechCrunch, KnowTechie, CNET, searchenginejournal.com, Mashable, iPhone in Canada Blog, Android Central, and Axios. Tweets: @lilyraynyc
| Todd Spangler / Variety: |
YouTube launches protections for kids: default private uploads, turning off autoplay, and adding “take a break” and “bedtime” reminders by default — Google, responding to critics urging the internet giant to improve child safety in its services … | Nikhilesh De / CoinDesk: |
Senate sends $1T infrastructure bill to the House after a 69-30 vote; the bill contains a controversial cryptocurrency tax provision critics see as too broad — The bill contains a broad definition of “broker” for crypto tax reporting requirements that lawmakers and industry advocates sought to change over the past week.
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| Jeff Benson / Decrypt: |
The latest cryptocurrency compromise amendment to Senate's infrastructure bill fails to reach a vote after Sen. Shelby files an objection over military spending — The Senate rejected an amendment championed by the cryptocurrency industry that exempts non-custodial crypto actors …
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Inside the rift between the White House and Facebook over vaccine misinformation, as the administration grew frustrated with Facebook's lack of transparency — Frustrations grew behind the scenes among top leaders on both sides, potentially hurting the government's efforts to overcome the pandemic.| Tim Copeland / The Block: |
Group behind Poly Network, a cross-chain protocol used for DeFi applications, says a hacker has stolen $611M; one researcher blames the attack on a crypto flaw — Quick Take — Cross-chain protocol Poly Network has been hacked for $611 million. — The team behind the protocol …
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| David Jeans / Forbes: |
Gusto, which offers payroll and HR software for SMBs, raises $175M led by T. Rowe Price at a $9.5B valuation — Last year, as the pandemic left offices empty throughout the country, Josh Reeves watched the small business customers of his HR software company, Gusto, fighting to survive.| Rashi Shrivastava / Forbes: |
LaunchDarkly, a feature management service for developers with IBM and Atlassian among its 2k+ customers, raises $200M Series D at a $3B post-money valuation — When Edith Harbaugh and John Kodumal first met in an advanced math class at Harvey Mudd, one of the country's top engineering colleges …
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| Danielle Kaye / Reuters: |
According to an internal Google pay calculator, staff who choose to work from home will likely get a pay cut, especially those who commuted over long distances — Google employees based in the same office before the pandemic could see different changes in pay if they switch to working from home permanently …
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CBC News, The Hill, TechSpot, and Neowin
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Analysis of tweets about Euro 2020, including racist abuse towards England players: 99% of accounts suspended were not anonymous and most abuse came from the UK — In February this year, we outlined the steps we have been taking to combat racist abuse on Twitter.
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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Venmo will let credit cardholders automatically buy cryptocurrency with the cash back they earn and says there will be no associated transaction fees — PayPal-owned Venmo is expanding its support for cryptocurrency with today's launch of a new feature that will allow users …
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PayPal Newsroom, Finextra, The Block, Bloomberg, PYMNTS.com, CoinDesk, BitcoinExchangeGuide, Decrypt, CNBC, and Neowin. Tweets: @venmo
| Davey Alba / New York Times: |
Twitter suspends Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene for seven days over vaccine misinfo, saying it is her fourth strike and another offense could lead to permanent ban — Twitter on Tuesday suspended Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, Republican of Georgia, from its service for seven days …
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CNN, TechCrunch, and VICE
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| Joanna Ossinger / Bloomberg: |
Helium, a P2P 5G wireless network startup, raises $111M in an a16z-led token sale, says it has 116K+ wireless hotspots in 11K cities with 500K more back-ordered — - Napster's Shawn Fanning co-founded firm with Amir Haleem — Ribbit, Alameda, Multicoin among participants in the round
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| Ben Lovejoy / 9to5Mac: |
Apple publishes a CSAM FAQ to address misconceptions and concerns about photo scanning — Apple has responded to misconceptions and concerns about its photo scanning announcements by publishing a CSAM FAQ - answering frequently asked questions about the features.
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| Ben Thompson / Stratechery: |
| Dan Seifert / The Verge: |
HP announces two Chrome OS PCs: all-in-one Chromebase AiO, with a 21.5" rotating touchscreen, and Chromebook x2 11, with a detachable display, both from $600 — Plus a new Works With Chromebook-certified USB-C monitor — HP is announcing two new Chrome OS computers for its consumer-focused lineup.
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HP Press, Android Police, mobilesyrup.com, ZDNet, Thurrott, techadvisor.com, The Verge, Android Police, 9to5Google, SlashGear, Android Central, XDA Developers, Engadget, 9to5Google, Laptop Mag, and Gizmodo. Tweets: @gregorymbryant
| Gillian Tan / Bloomberg: |
FalconX, a crypto exchange focused on institutional investors, raises $210M led by Tiger Global and others at a $3.75B valuation, up fivefold over five months — - Altimeter, B Capital, Sapphire and Tiger Global led round — San Mateo-based startup eyes global, product expansion
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San Francisco Business Journal, TechCrunch, and Coinspeaker
| Taylor Lorenz / New York Times: |
How text-heavy meme posts, often paired with nonsensical, low-quality images, have begun sweeping through Instagram, thanks largely to Gen-Z accounts — Fueled by Gen Z, text-heavy meme posts, often paired with nonsensically unrelated pictures, are turning the photo and video app into a destination for written expression.
Tweets: @nyt_first_said and @kyleclark
| Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat: |
Nvidia says Omniverse, which it calls a “metaverse for engineers”, now has 50K+ users, and it will be opened up to millions of users of 3D modeling app Blender — All the sessions from Transform 2021 are available on-demand now. Watch now. — Nvidia has billed its Omniverse as a … | Mary Ann Azevedo / TechCrunch: |
Jerry, a car ownership “super app” and insurance comparison service with ~1M US users, raises $75M Series C at a $450M valuation, following a $28M raise in May — Just months after raising $28 million, Jerry announced today that it has raised $75 million in a Series C round that values the company at $450 million.| Chris Welch / The Verge: |
TCL, which has long been the flagbearer of Roku TVs, launches new TVs with Google TV, saying it wants to give consumers more choice and it isn't abandoning Roku — The company insists this is about choice and says it's not leaving Roku behind — TCL has long been the flag bearer of Roku TVs.
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TCL, Android Police, 9to5Google, HotHardware.com News, mobilesyrup.com, Techaeris, Android Headlines, Tom's Guide, Digital Trends, and HD Guru
Tweets: @chriswelch and @backlon
| Sara Fischer / Axios: |
Salesforce launches Salesforce+, a free streaming service aimed at business professionals, with original programming from Salesforce and eventually its clients — Salesforce is the latest tech giant to venture into video streaming with the launch of a new service aimed at business professionals …
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TechCrunch and Protocol
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Robinhood buys Say Technologies, which has raised $8M and whose service helps stock shareholders exercise their voting rights, in a $140M cash deal — - Companies with large retail-investor bases face difficulties reaching a quorum in shareholder votes. — On Tuesday, Robinhood announced plans …
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TechCrunch, Under the Hood, Finextra, The Block, and Bloomberg
Tweets: @ericbalchunas, @dandefrancesco, and @jfberke
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Shares of Krafton, the game studio behind PUBG, fell as much as 20% after it raised $3.8B in its Seoul IPO at a valuation of ~$19B, likely due to China concerns — Shares in Krafton Inc (259960.KS), the Tencent Holdings-backed (0700.HK) South Korean company behind blockbuster video game …
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Bloomberg and South China Morning Post
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