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Kuo: iPhone 13 hardware could support LEO satellite communications; Apple may work with Globalstar to enable connectivity when not in 4G/5G range — The iPhone 13 will feature low earth orbit (LEO) satellite communication connectivity to allow users to make calls and send messages …
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| Andrew Hayward / Decrypt: |
Jack Dorsey and Mike Brock say Square's TBD is building a Bitcoin-centric decentralized exchange for digital assets — Square's Cash App is a popular way for people to buy and sell Bitcoin, but CEO Jack Dorsey's love for the leading cryptocurrency is immense—and the financial services firm plans to do a lot more in the space.
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| E&T Magazine: |
New research suggests the internet is not making people who engage in political discussions online more aggressive, but makes their behavior more visible — New research suggests that the internet is not responsible for making people become more aggressive when engaging in political discussions online … | Paresh Dave / Reuters: |
Filing in AGs' lawsuit against Google: the Play Store hit revenues of $11.2B in 2019, with $8.5B in gross profit and an operating margin of over 62% — Alphabet Inc's (GOOGL.O) Google generated $11.2 billion in revenue from its mobile app store in 2019, according to a court filing unsealed on Saturday …
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| Bloomberg: |
China starts a two-month campaign to crack down on websites and social media accounts that post financial information that “maliciously bad-mouths” its economy — China kicked off a two-month campaign to crack down on commercial platforms and social media accounts … | Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Apple Watch Series 7 will get an updated design, come in 41mm and 45mm sizes, featuring multiple new watch faces to take advantage of the bigger screen — This is the free version of Power On. If you like it, consider subscribing to Bloomberg.com — you'll receive …
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| Chaim Gartenberg / The Verge: |
Apple's “clarifications” as part of its settlement will not make much of a difference in the long run for developers or to how the App Store actually works — Apple isn't changing how the App Store works because Apple doesn't want it to change — Apple made waves this week …
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| Lucas Matney / TechCrunch: |
CryptoSlam: CryptoPunks, an NFT platform with 10K pixel portraits, crossed $1B in transaction volume, with the cheapest artwork available for sale costing $450K — Hello friends, and welcome back to Week in Review! Last week we dove into Bezos's Blue Origin suing NASA.| Lauren Feiner / CNBC: |
The City of Chicago sues DoorDash and Grubhub for allegedly deceiving customers and using unfair business practices — - The City of Chicago filed two sweeping lawsuits against DoorDash and Grubhub for allegedly deceiving customers and using unfair business practices.
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| Gené Teare / Crunchbase News: |
Analysis: a record 19 fintech startups in Europe have become unicorns in 2021 so far, bringing the total number of fintech unicorns on the continent to 39 — At the start of 2021, Europe had just one decacorn—a startup valued at $10 billion or more—in the fintech sector to speak of …
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| Catalin Cimpanu / The Record: |
EU's data protection supervisor recommends that personal data such as search queries and browsing history should not be used for the assessment of credit scores — The European Union's lead data protection supervisor has recommended on Thursday that personal data such as search queries …
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| Will Douglas Heaven / MIT Technology Review: |
Tel Aviv-based startup Hour One is paying people to use their likenesses to create AI-voiced characters for marketing and educational videos for its clients — AI-powered characters based on real people can star in thousands of videos and say anything, in any language.Sponsor Posts
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