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| Frank Chaparro / The Block: |
Coinbase says SEC threatened to sue over its yet-to-be-launched Lend program, following discussions with the regulator that have lasted almost six months — Crypto exchange Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong responded Tuesday evening to planned enforcement by the U.S. Securities …
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| Taylor Hatmaker / TechCrunch: |
Twitter says it's testing Communities, invite-only topic-based public feeds curated by moderators, initially limited to a few topics including dogs and skincare — Twitter is a useful place for following breaking news and keeping up with what the people you're already interested in are doing …
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Twitter, The Verge, TheStreet, Benzinga, CNET, 9to5Mac, MacRumors, MobileSyrup, TNW, Engadget, Social Media Today, iPhone in Canada Blog, CNBC, Android Central, iDownloadBlog.com, and Mashable
| Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: |
Google announces Workspace updates, including spaces for collaboration, Meet calling within Gmail, and 27" and 65" video calling devices by Logitech and Avocor — A new GamesBeat event is around the corner! Learn more about what comes next. — Google today announced a series …
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Google Cloud Blog. More:
The Verge, 9to5Google, Android Police, The Verge, Gizmodo, Benzinga, XDA Developers, The Verge, 9to5Google, iPhone in Canada Blog, 9to5Google, CNET, ZDNet, AppleInsider, SlashGear, SiliconANGLE, Android Central, and TechCrunch
Tweets: @caseynewton, @backlon, @johnlegere, @derekmross, @carnage4life, @martinsfp, @backlon, @glennf, and @caro_milanesi
| Annie Palmer / CNBC: |
Amazon says it is bringing its cashierless “Just Walk Out” tech to two Whole Foods stores, set to open in 2022 in DC and California — - Amazon is launching its cashierless technology at two Whole Foods stores that are scheduled to open next year.
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| Dustin Volz / Wall Street Journal: |
Researchers: a network of China-linked social media accounts unsuccessfully tried to draw Americans to protest anti-Asian racism, similar to Russia's efforts — Campaign is first known instance of China-linked actors fomenting real-world U.S. protest; 'They're copying the Kremlin's playbook'
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CyberScoop, CNN, The Hill, Engadget, Reuters, and ZDNet
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| Nikkei Asia: |
PayPal to acquire Japan-based Paidy, a buy now, pay later service, for $2.7B in cash; PayPal expects the deal to be completed by December — Aims to boost Japan business with new cross-border e-commerce payment services — NEW YORK — U.S. payment company PayPal Holdings on Wednesday announced …
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Tweets: @ohadsamet, @borisjitsukata, @jonrussell, and @jcvpartners
| Sam Levin / The Guardian: |
Documents: LAPD directs its officers to collect social media information of every civilian they interview, including those not arrested or accused of a crime — An internal police chief memo shows employees were directed to use ‘field interview cards’ which would then be reviewed
Tweets: @samtlevin, @hamiltonnolan, @donmoyn, @brennancenter, @keitholbermann, @faduda, @corneliagracchi, and @thewaywithanoa
| Jordan Novet / CNBC: |
Microsoft says it has acquired in-browser video editing software startup Clipchamp, which had 17M registered users across 390K+ companies as of July — - Microsoft is buying Clipchamp, whose video-editing app has over 17 million registered users. — The deal comes weeks after Adobe …
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Microsoft 365 Blog. More:
Clipchamp, The Verge, Engadget, IT PRO, XDA Developers, The Register, Ars Technica, BetaNews, Coinspeaker, WinBuzzer, TechRadar, and Thurrott. Tweets: @tomwarren
| Sophie Elmhirst / The Guardian: |
How three cryptocurrency enthusiasts bought a cruise ship in October 2020 to start a libertarian crypto utopia, only to have their plans collapse months later — Last year, three cryptocurrency enthusiasts bought a cruise ship. They named it the Satoshi, and dreamed of starting a floating libertarian utopia.
Tweets: @tanekastotts, @bopanc, @ketanj0, @robinwauters, @jeffvandermeer, @mckinnon_a, and @scientits
| Fast Company: |
Excerpt from a book by Microsoft President Brad Smith and his chief of staff, Carol Ann Browne, on Microsoft's response to the SolarWinds attack — While the KGB may have collapsed with the Soviet Union in 1991, its long shadow still quietly serves its homeland through new 21st-century digital forms … | Juli Clover / MacRumors: |
Apple announces a “California Streaming” virtual event on September 14 at 10am PT, where new iPhones and Apple Watches are expected — Apple today announced that it will be holding a special event on Tuesday, September 14 at 10:00 a.m. The event will take place at the Steve Jobs Theater …
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Laptop Mag, MobileSyrup, AppleInsider, CNBC, BGR, iMore, iThinkDifferent, Softpedia News, The Guardian, phonearena.com, Silicon Republic, techadvisor.com, iLounge, and O'Grady's PowerPage
Tweets: @markgurman, @gregjoz, @pineleaks, @pineleaks, @pineleaks, @lindadong, @gruber, and @lydiascomet
| Phillip Tracy / Laptop Mag: |
Lenovo unveils the 14-inch IdeaPad Slim 7 Carbon and 16-inch Slim 7 Pro laptops, powered by AMD, both expected by October and priced from $1,290 — The IdeaPad Slim 7 Carbon and Slim 7 Pro are two premium ultra-portable laptops — IdeaPad laptops have long been overshadowed by ThinkPads and Yogas … | Catalin Cimpanu / The Record: |
Microsoft warns of an actively abused zero-day that exploits a vulnerability in IE's browser engine to target Office applications; patch slated for next week — Microsoft's security team issued an alert earlier today to warn about a new Internet Explorer zero-day that is being abused in real-world attacks.| Yogita Khatri / The Block: |
Eden Network, which helps protect transactions on the Ethereum network, raises $17.4M seed led by Multicoin Capital — Quick Take — Eden Network has raised $17.4 million in a seed funding round. — The network plans to strengthen its infrastructure and grow its adoption further.
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Eden Network. More:
SiliconANGLE, CoinDesk, Decrypt, and Cointelegraph. Tweets: @crypto_dealflow
| Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat: |
Mobile game publisher Jam City raises $350M in equity and debt, after a $1.2B SPAC merger fell apart, and buys rival Ludia for $165M — A new GamesBeat event is around the corner! Learn more about what comes next. — Jam City has raised $350 million in funding and it has closed … | Cara Lombardo / Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: Elliott Management has taken a 10%+ stake in Citrix Systems, worth around $1.3B, and will push to boost Citrix's lagging stock price — Activist hedge fund wants the software company to take steps to boost its valuation — Activist hedge fund Elliott Management Corp …
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SiliconANGLE, Fortune, Benzinga, and Barron's Online
| DW.COM: |
Germany's Federal Criminal Police Office confirms it bought NSO's Pegasus spyware in 2019 and used it in operations on terrorism and organized crime since March — Sources have confirmed media reports that federal criminal police purchased and used the controversial Israeli surveillance spyware despite lawyers' objections.
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AppleInsider, PCMag, 9to5Mac, and iThinkDifferent
Tweets: @thegrugq, @zackwhittaker, and @akbarth3great
| Taylor Soper / GeekWire: |
Shutterstock acquires Seattle-based online photo editing service PicMonkey for $110M in cash — Publicly-traded photography giant Shutterstock has acquired PicMonkey, a Seattle startup founded nine years ago that provides online photo editing and graphic design tools.
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Seattle Business Journal, PR Newswire, and FinSMEs
| Ron Miller / TechCrunch: |
TrueFort, which protects enterprise apps by defining normal app behavior and then tracking usage through partners like CrowdStrike, raises $30M Series B — As companies try to navigate an ever-changing security landscape, it can be challenging to protect everything.| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
SingleStore, which offers an SQL-based service to help enterprises use data from disparate silos, raises $80M Series F, sources say at a $940M valuation — Organizations are swimming in data these days, and so solutions to help manage and use that data in more efficient ways will continue to see a lot of attention and business.| Elizabeth Byrne / ABC: |
Australia's High Court affirms earlier rulings that media companies can be held responsible for Facebook comments posted under stories on their Facebook Pages — The High Court has dismissed an appeal by some of Australia's biggest media outlets including The Sydney Morning Herald and The Australian …
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| David Zipper / Slate: |
As carmakers use infotainment systems to stand out from competitors, the essentially unregulated displays are becoming flashy, feature-packed distractions — You're driving and you're bored. Tired of staring at the road, your eyes drift toward the polished touchscreen to the right of your steering wheel …
Tweets: @jaspar, @yitgordon, @skttrbrain, @jenniferhomendy, @mobileharv, @mclamann, @woodyatpch, @slate, and @davidzipper
| Ian Carlos Campbell / The Verge: |
Twitter says it is testing edge-to-edge pictures and videos in tweets on iOS to better support visual and text-based conversations — An Instagram-like focus on visuals — Twitter has announced that it's testing edge-to-edge media in tweets on iOS, creating a more full-screen …
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iThinkDifferent, TechRadar, BBC, PCMag, SlashGear, KnowTechie, iDownloadBlog.com, Android Headlines, Android Central, and MacRumors
Tweets: @twittersupport, @twitterdesign, @alex193a, @brandonwoelfel, @kayvz, and @lindsmccallum
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