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| Lauren Feiner / CNBC: |
Following WH meeting, Google says it will spend $10B over 5 years and train 100K IT and data workers, Apple pledges supply chain security improvements, more — - The White House hosted a cybersecurity summit with CEOs in sectors ranging from tech to insurance.
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Tweets: @satyanadella, @sundarpichai, @rlove, @lutherlowe, @kent_walker, @camilleesq, @patrickwardle, @markgurman, @kifleswing, @thomasortk, and @secmayorkas
| Washington Post: |
Biden meets with CEOs from Apple, Microsoft, Alphabet, Amazon, and others to discuss cybersecurity, says private sector must do more to protect infrastructure — “You have the power, capacity and responsibility, I believe, to raise the bar on cybersecurity,” President Biden tells CEOs of Apple, Google, JP Morgan Chase
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Tweets: @viacristiano, @digiphile, @quinnypig, @mcuban, @profkatejudge, @dnvolz, @castrotech, @typemrt, @oliverdarcy, and @snlyngaas
| Todd Bishop / GeekWire: |
Microsoft says it will quadruple cybersecurity spending to $20B over five years, spend $150M to help federal, state, and local governments improve security — [Updated below with Microsoft confirmation and related announcements from Amazon, Google, and Code.org.]| Joan E. Solsman / CNET: |
YouTube says it has removed over 1M videos related to COVID misinfo since February 2020, and says it removes 10M videos a quarter, most of which have <10 views — But the 1 million coronavirus-related takedowns since the start of the pandemic are difficult to put in context, because of YouTube's gigantic scale.
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YouTube Official Blog, Washington Post, TechCrunch, ZDNet, Social Media Today, Tech Xplore, PCMag, Voice of America, and Neowin
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| Insider: |
In an abrupt reversal, OnlyFans suspends its October 1 policy change banning porn after securing “assurances” and aims to provide “a home for all creators” — - OnlyFans is reversing its recent decision to ban porn. — It had planned to prohibit sexually explicit …
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| Ron Amadeo / Ars Technica: |
A history of Google's messaging apps and how a lack of any kind of top-down messaging leadership has led to a decade and a half of failed messaging platforms — Sixteen years after the launch of Google Talk, Google messaging is still a mess. — Google Talk, Google's first-ever instant messaging platform …
Tweets: @pierce, @carnage4life, @bmwiernik, @sub8u, @anildash, @timcohn, @backlon, and @randyshoup
| New York Times: |
Sources: Facebook has approached experts about forming an advisory body for how it handles global election matters, such as political ads, misinfo, and more — The social network has contacted academics to create a group to advise it on thorny election-related decisions, said people with knowledge of the matter.
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The Verge. Tweets: @carlmalamud, @zephyrteachout, @ancalerts, @mr_berman, @zaidjilani, @davidakaye, @mikeisaac, @muskrat__, @emilybell, @rmac18, @wolven, @qorigins, @emilybell, and @reedgalen
| Reuters: |
DOJ and SEC charged ex-HeadSpin CEO Manish Lachwani with allegedly defrauding investors out of $80M from 2018 to 2020 in an effort to boost HeadSpin's valuation — U.S. authorities on Wednesday charged a co-founder and former chief executive of HeadSpin with defrauding investors …
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U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Securities …, TechCrunch, San Francisco Business Journal, Crowdfund Insider, Bloomberg Law, MarketWatch, CRN, Law360, and PYMNTS.com
Tweets: @ilyasu, @energycynic, @sf_sec, @jhong, @secgov, @corytv, @reuterslegal, @parismartineau, @jcoviedo6, and @bgurley
| Ron Miller / TechCrunch: |
Canalys: US PC sales in Q2 2021 up 17% YoY, with 36.8M total units sold, notebooks up 27%, desktops up 23%, tablets down 1%; HP leads with 21.9% of market share — Canalys released its quarterly U.S. PC sales today, and while the news was quite good with sales overall up 17% YoY …
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Canalys.com, ZDNet, 9to5Mac, AppleInsider, Patently Apple, CNET, Windows Central, TechRepublic, MacDailyNews, and equalocean.com
| Russell Brandom / The Verge: |
GAO: 19 of 24 US government agencies surveyed use facial recognition in some capacity; DoD and DHS both have in-house systems, while 4 had used Clearview AI — A new GAO report finds 19 agencies are using some form of the technology — A new report from the Government Accountability Office …
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Tweets: @drewharwell, @iwillleavenow, @ashk4n, @usgao, and @digiphile
| Ian Carlos Campbell / The Verge: |
Adam Mosseri says Instagram plans to more prominently feature photos and videos in search results in the future along with traditional accounts and hashtags — How search works and what it will be able to do next — Instagram plans to more prominently feature photos and videos in search results …
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9to5Mac, Social Media Today, Engadget, and searchenginejournal.com
Tweets: @mosseri and @instagramcomms
| Dina Bass / Bloomberg: |
Microsoft has promoted Chief Product Officer Panos Panay to executive vice president role and has added him to its senior leadership team — Microsoft Corp. promoted Chief Product Officer Panos Panay to the role of executive vice president and added him to the senior leadership team …
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Windows Central, The Verge, ZDNet, and OnMSFT.com
Tweets: @tomwarren, @bdsams, and @davegershgorn
| Robert Hof / SiliconANGLE: |
Box reports Q2 revenue of $214.5M, up 12% YoY, vs. $211.7M est., and billings of $213M, up 13% YoY, ahead of investor vote on its strategy and management team — As Box Inc.'s battle to fend off an activist investor's demands for changes to the company, its earnings report today may provide …
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Box, Inc., ZDNet, Barron's Online, Box, Inc., and MarketWatch
Tweets: @jeffnolan and @quinnypig
| Brian Heater / TechCrunch: |
Alphabet's Wing nears 100K drone deliveries two years after Logan, Australia launch; the drones fly up to six miles and deliver items weighing up to 3 pounds — In a blog post this morning, Alphabet drone delivery company Wing announced that it is set to hit 100,000 customer deliveries over the weekend.
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Wing Blog. More:
The Verge, ZDNet, CNBC, Digital Trends, Forbes, and PYMNTS.com. Tweets: @wing
| Eric J. Savitz / Barron's Online: |
Snowflake beats in Q2 with revenue of $272.2M, up 104% YoY, 4,990 total customers, up 60% YoY, and losses of $189.7M vs. $77.6M in Q2 2020 — Snowflake shares are gaining ground in late trading after the company posted better-than-expected growth for its fiscal second quarter ended July 31.
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Business Wire, Bloomberg, Snowflake, ZDNet, MarketWatch, and SiliconANGLE
| Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: Western Digital is in advanced talks to merge with Kioxia, the chipmaker spun out of Toshiba in 2018, in a deal that could be valued at more than $20B — Stock deal could be finalized as early as the middle of September, according to people familiar with the matter
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Tom's Hardware, Yahoo Finance, DealStreetAsia, TechSpot, Bloomberg, SiliconANGLE, Barron's Online, MarketWatch, CRN, CNBC, Benzinga, and Reuters
Tweets: @dylan522p, @ericjhonsa, @danacimilluca, and @snipetrades
| Amanda Silberling / TechCrunch: |
Facebook adds features to Messenger on its 10-year anniversary, including word effects, contact sharing, and birthday gifting via Facebook Pay — To celebrate its ten year anniversary, Messenger today announced a handful of new features: poll games, word effects, contact sharing, and birthday gifting via Facebook Pay.
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Messenger News, Engadget, Android Police, searchenginejournal.com, PYMNTS.com, iPhone Hacks, MacRumors, CNET, and The Mac Observer
Tweets: @mandrill and @nomedabarbarian
| Brian Heater / TechCrunch: |
Meditation app Headspace unveils plans to merge with Ginger, an on-demand mental health service, in a deal valuing the combined company at $3B — Meditation app Headspace this morning announced plans to merge with on-demand mental health service, Ginger. Barring unforeseen regulatory roadblocks …
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Business Wire, MedCity News, ZDNet, Bloomberg, Fast Company, Reuters, and FierceHealthcare
Tweets: @daniel_kraft, @nmasc_, @dshaywitz, @headspace, @sammaule, @alicebmore, @bcs1975, and @morgancheatham
| Tech Transparency Project: |
Investigation finds underage users can easily evade age limits on ~80 apps on Apple's App Store, such as dating, sex, and gambling apps restricted to ages 17+ — Apple just announced new steps to flag child sex abuse images on iPhones. But a TTP investigation shows that Apple's App Store is rife with child safety problems.
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Campaign for Accountability, MacRumors, The Guardian, AppleInsider, and The Mac Observer
Tweets: @keleftheriou, @ttp_updates, @ttp_updates, @alexhern, @alexhern, @ttp_updates, and @rsgnl
| Jay Peters / The Verge: |
Fitbit announces Charge 5 with a rounded design, a larger and brighter color AMOLED display, GPS, and more, arriving in the fall for $179.95 — It costs $179.95 and will be out this fall — Following a couple of big leaks, Fitbit is officially announcing the Charge 5 …
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The Keyword. More:
Android Police, TechCrunch, Neowin, XDA Developers, BGR, iPhone in Canada Blog, The Keyword, Softpedia News, Ars Technica, Pocketnow, AppleInsider, PCWorld, TechRadar, Phandroid, Pocket-lint, techadvisor.com, ZDNet, CNN, 9to5Google, and Engadget
| Jordan Novet / CNBC: |
Salesforce beats in Q2 with revenue of $6.34B, up 23% YoY, Platform and Other revenue of $1.88B, up 24% YoY, and Sales Cloud revenue of $1.48B, up 15% YoY — - Salesforce shares rose 3% in extended trading Wednesday after it reported fiscal second-quarter earnings.
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Business Wire, Reuters, Bloomberg, Investor's Business Daily, ZDNet, Barron's Online, MarketWatch, and Wall Street Journal. Tweets: @jrichlive
| Janko Roettgers / Protocol: |
Regulatory docs show Facebook's Project Aria hardware is called Gemini, runs on customized Android, and uses the same camera sensor as the Oculus Quest 2 — It's been close to a year since Facebook first announced Project Aria, a research effort to test smart glasses with a small group of employees.Sponsor Posts
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