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| Issie Lapowsky / Protocol: |
Facebook, for the first time, shares a report on the most widely viewed domains, links, posts, and Pages on Facebook in the US during Q2 — A video of two cats walking, tails intertwined, looking like the best of friends. A resource site for Green Bay Packers alumni.
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About Facebook, About Facebook, TechCrunch, Gizmodo, CNET, VICE, NPR, Barron's Online, Social Media Today, PCMag, Adweek, and LBC
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| Ethan Zuckerman: |
Facebook's new report reinforces its narrative that most content on the News Feed is not news, but doesn't provide enough data to make meaningful conclusions — What content is popular on Facebook? — This is a surprisingly difficult - and very important - question to answer.
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| Joseph Cox / VICE: |
Apple says NeuralHash flaw found by researchers in CSAM detection system was in a generic version of the software and not in the final version it plans to use — Apple said the version of NeuralHash analyzed by researchers is not the final version that will be used for iCloud Photos CSAM detection.
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GitHub, The Verge, GitHub, New York Times, TechCrunch, Freedom of the Press …, MacRumors, The Register, reddit, Schneier on Security, iPhone in Canada Blog, iMore, Michael Tsai, iPhone Hacks, AppleInsider, and iThinkDifferent
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| Amy Thomson / Bloomberg: |
T-Mobile says an investigation found 7.8M current users and over 40M past and prospective users who applied for credit had information stolen in a cyberattack — - About 7.8 million current customers had information stolen — Records from former and prospective users also accessed
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| Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai / VICE: |
Profile of Andrey Shumeyko, who advertised internal Apple docs and devices on forums while being an Apple informant and who says Apple took advantage of him — He spent years inside the iPhone leaks and jailbreak community. He was also spying for Apple. — Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
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VICE, FrontPageTech.com, iThinkDifferent, iPhone Hacks, iDownloadBlog.com, MacRumors, MacDailyNews, Wccftech, iMore, iPhone in Canada Blog, and Apple Must
Tweets: @josephfcox, @maxwinebach, @lorenzofb, @lorenzofb, @ryanfduffy, @bigblackjacobin, @stevekovach, @howelloneill, @motherboard, @katiedrumm, @kimzetter, @gsuberland, @gabe_k, @josephfcox, @katiedrumm, @shortformernie, @nsnadeemsarwar, @alexeheath, @robzacny, @mgsiegler, @martinsfp, and @onleaks
| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft has made changing default browsers in Windows 11 unnecessarily complex compared to Windows 10, drawing criticism from Firefox and Opera — Competitors aren't happy — Microsoft's upcoming release of Windows 11 will make it even harder to switch default browsers and ignores browser defaults …
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Windows Blog, Gizmodo, Ars Technica, Tom's Hardware, TechSpot, BGR, BleepingComputer, Windows Central, XDA Developers, Neowin, Digital Trends, WinCentral, Softpedia News, BetaNews, WinBuzzer, MSPoweruser, and HotHardware.com News
Tweets: @tomwarren, @lockheimer, @denschub, @backlon, and @starfire2258
| Jon Porter / The Verge: |
Samsung confirms it will stop showing ads in default apps, including Weather, Pay, and Theme, starting later this year — Including its Weather, Pay, and Theme apps — Samsung has confirmed that it will stop showing ads in default apps including Samsung Weather, Samsung Pay, and Samsung Theme.
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연합뉴 …, SamMobile, Ars Technica, Android Authority, 9to5Google, Tom's Guide, MobileSyrup, Input, iPhone in Canada Blog, Android Police, Wccftech, Trusted Reviews, and KnowTechie
Tweets: @maxwinebach, @backlon, @dcseifert, and @rajupp
| Russell Brandom / The Verge: |
As Facebook bans the Taliban, Twitter says it only takes action against accounts breaking its rules, and YouTube says it will terminate Taliban-linked accounts — Who will control Afghanistan's official Facebook page? — Social platforms including Facebook, Twitter …
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New York Times, Platformer, CNET, Engadget, Yahoo Entertainment, and The Guardian
Tweets: @daveyalba, @sam_l_shead, @willoremus, @b_fung, @shiraovide, @btdecker, @nytmedia, @markscott82, @donie, @dfrlab, and @mtracey
| Madhumita Murgia / Financial Times: |
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| Matt Robinson / Bloomberg: |
SEC sues three ex-Netflix software engineers and two others for allegedly using confidential subscriber growth numbers to trade ahead of earnings announcements — - Group allegedly made $3 million in profits from illicit tips — Scheme involved illegal trades on subscriber data, SEC says
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U.S. Securities …, Silicon Valley Business …, Reuters, Deadline, The Wrap, Insider, MarketWatch, CNN, Financial Times, Variety, and CNBC
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| Maggie Fitzgerald / CNBC: |
Robinhood Q2: revenue of $565M, up 131% YoY, net loss of $502M, vs. net income of $58M in Q2 2020, and crypto revenue of $233M; stock down ~9% after hours — Robinhood's revenue more than doubled in the second quarter to $565 million, bolstered by a massive surge in crypto trading …
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CoinDesk, Bloomberg, Blockworks, DealStreetAsia, benzinga.com, Decrypt, Yahoo Finance, Barron's Online, and SiliconANGLE
Tweets: @quinnypig, @thestalwart, and @coindeskdata
| Ashley Carman / The Verge: |
Podcasters say Apple Podcasts Connect, a requirement for using its new subscriptions product, is buggy and has a confusing UI — In April, Apple Podcasts was poised to revolutionize the industry. It announced in-app subscriptions, as well as an entirely new backend, representing …
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iPhone Hacks, 9to5Mac, and iDownloadBlog.com
Tweets: @jamescridland, @brianmcc, @backlon, @ashleyrcarman, @keleftheriou, @reckless, @davewiner, @ashleyrcarman, and @ashleyrcarman
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Twitter adds support for Twitter Spaces in its new API and says it hopes developers will build new products that let users find Spaces more easily — Twitter is rolling out changes its newly rebuilt API that will allow third-party developers to build tools and other solutions specifically …
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Twitter, The Verge, Twitter Developers, Engadget, Social Media Today, and 9to5Mac. Tweets: @mattnavarra
| Sean O'Kane / The Verge: |
Sens. Markey and Blumenthal ask the FTC to investigate Tesla's marketing of Autopilot, saying Tesla has “repeatedly overstated the capabilities of its vehicles” — As the agency turns up the heat on tech companies — Senators Ed Markey (D-MA) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) …
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TechCrunch, Senator Edward Markey …, The Register, Engadget, The Hill, and CNBC
| Kif Leswing / CNBC: |
Nvidia beats with record Q2 revenue of $6.51B, up 68% YoY, Gaming revenue of $3.06B, up 85% YoY, and Data Center revenue of $2.37B, up 35% YoY — - Nvidia reported earnings on Wednesday for its second fiscal quarter that ended on August 1, beating Wall Street estimates on the back of strong graphics cards sales.
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NVIDIA, VentureBeat, PCMag, Decrypt, Barron's Online, and Yahoo Finance
| Nikkei Asia: |
Recent COVID-19 outbreaks are slowing plans by Apple, Google, and Amazon to shift production from China to Vietnam as governments tighten border controls — Suppliers say tighter border controls are hindering output expansion in Vietnam — TAIPEI — Recent outbreaks of COVID-19 …
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phonearena.com, Redmond Pie, Wccftech, iPhone in Canada Blog, Financial Times, and The Walkman Blog. Tweets: @stephenfoley
| Jordan Novet / CNBC: |
Cisco beats in Q4 with revenue of $13.1B vs. $13.0B est., up 8% YoY, Infrastructure Platforms sales of $7.55B, up 13% YoY, and WebEx sales of $1.34B, down 1% — - Cisco exceeded quarterly estimates, but earnings guidance was just slightly off. — The networking hardware maker called …
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Cisco, ZDNet, SiliconANGLE, CRN, Barron's Online, TheStreet, MarketWatch, and Cisco
Tweets: @zkerravala, @danielnewmanuv, and @jordannovet
| Ron Miller / TechCrunch: |
London-based Stacker, which offers no-code tools to build business apps, raises $20M Series A led by a16z, bringing its total funding to $23M — No code platforms have developed into a hot market, and Stacker, a London-based no-code platform is attempting to bring the concept to a new level.| Annie Palmer / CNBC: |
Amazon is emailing some third-party merchants warning them that Congress' proposed antitrust reforms could limit their ability to sell on Amazon — - Amazon is contacting a limited group of third-party sellers to discuss how sweeping antitrust reforms approved in June by the House Judiciary Committee …
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PYMNTS.com, Reuters, and CNET
Tweets: @econliberties, @openoutcrier, @athenaforall, @jeffhauser, and @rafaelshimunov. Thanks:@mattrosoff
| Joseph Bernstein / Harper's: |
A look at the focus on disinformation by media, tech, and academic leaders, and how assumptions about disinfo effectiveness echo old media and advertising myths — In the beginning, there were ABC, NBC, and CBS, and they were good. Midcentury American man could come home after eight hours …
Tweets: @_felixsimon_, @vwpickard, @daveyalba, @karlbode, @willoremus, @karlbode, @ceciliakang, @karlbode, @aaschapiro, @chanders, and @harpers
| Reuters: |
Sources: chipmaker GlobalFoundries confidentially files for US IPO with a valuation of roughly $25B, planning to go public by early 2022 — GlobalFoundries Inc has filed confidentially with U.S regulators for an initial public offering (IPO) in New York that could value the chipmaker at around $25 billion …
| Salvador Rodriguez / CNBC: |
While Facebook will let full-time US employees work from home until January 2022, contractors at Accenture have been required to be in the office since August 2 — - While Facebook has protected its U.S. employees by delaying their return to office, that same consideration has not been extended to Accenture contractors.| Chance Miller / 9to5Mac: |
Apple says FaceTime's SharePlay feature, heavily promoted during WWDC, will not be released in iOS 15, arriving instead in a later update — Apple has made the decision to delay the launch of its new SharePlay feature in iOS 15. The new feature will be available in a later update to iOS 15 …
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TechCrunch, MobileSyrup, Daring Fireball, 500ish, iMore, SlashGear, AppleInsider, 9to5Mac, Pocketnow, Trusted Reviews, and iPhone Hacks. Tweets: @mattbirchler
| Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: |
Data visualization and analytics service Preset raises $35.9M Series B led by Redpoint Ventures with a16z participating, bringing its total raised to $48.4M — The Transform Technology Summits start October 13th with Low-Code/No Code: Enabling Enterprise Agility. Register now!| Wall Street Journal: |
A look at the race between TuSimple, Plus, Embark Trucks, and Aurora Innovation to achieve Level 4 autonomy in trucks, after collectively raising ~$5.7B — Investors have rushed into startups that promise to have big rigs drive themselves, but a path to commercial markets remains a major challenge
Tweets: @jensmithwsj and @heathersomervil
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