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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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| 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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| 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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| 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 … | 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 … | New York Times: |
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.| 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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| 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.| Twitter: |
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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| 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 … | Dave Lee / Financial Times: |
Amazon says it will pay up to $1,000 in damages for dangerous goods sold by third-party merchants starting September 1 in the US — More than half of products sold on the platform come from third parties and are not vetted by ecommerce giant — Amazon will start directly paying compensation …
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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 … | 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.| 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 …
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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, PYMNTS.com, CoinDesk, Decrypt, CNBC, Neowin, and The Mac Observer. Tweets: @venmo
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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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| 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, @whatitd0babey, @sansastarkss, @stevensonpj, @kyleclark, @zachpl, @oneunderscore__, and @oneunderscore__
| Mitchell Clark / The Verge: |
Google adds NFC to its Titan Security Key lineup, with a USB-C model available for $35 and a USB-A model for $30, and discontinues the Bluetooth-based model — Fewer decisions to make, and one less model — Google announced updates to its Titan security key lineup on Monday … | 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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| Nikkei Asia: |
App Annie: TikTok was the most downloaded app globally in 2020, displacing Facebook-owned apps for the first time since 2018 — Data protection becoming more important as consumers demand privacy — TOKYO — A global survey of downloads in 2020 shows TikTok, a video-sharing app developed in China …
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| 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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CNET, Android Police, TCL, 9to5Google, mobilesyrup.com, Tom's Guide, Digital Trends, and HD Guru
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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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