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Internal documents: Facebook's own research found that a 2018 change to encourage positive interactions had the opposite effect; Zuckerberg resisted any fixes — Internal memos show how a big 2018 change rewarded outrage and that CEO Mark Zuckerberg resisted proposed fixes
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| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft will now let users access accounts without a password by using Microsoft Authenticator, Windows Hello, a security key, or a verification code — You can delete your Microsoft account password — Microsoft now lets you remove passwords from Microsoft accounts to embrace a passwordless future.
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Tweets: @satyanadella, @vickerysec, @reggblinker, @tomwarren, @profwoodward, @markrussinovich, @campuscodi, and @johnlegere
| Ryan Weeks / The Block: |
NFT marketplace OpenSea acknowledges that its head of product, Nate Chastain, purchased NFTs he knew were going to be displayed prominently — Quick Take — The marketplace has acknowledged that its head of product Nate Chastain purchased NFTs that he knew were going to be displayed prominently.
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| Ash Parrish / The Verge: |
After being sued by the state of California, Activision Blizzard is sued by a group representing employees, alleging it tried to prevent them from organizing — Organized by CODE-CWA, the suit claims Activision Blizzard engaged in coercive and intimidating behavior
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Communications Workers …, Activision Blizzard, Protocol, and Rock, Paper, Shotgun
Tweets: @stephentotilo, @vahn16, @atvi_ab, @nickstatt, and @pikachulita
| Filipe Espósito / 9to5Mac: |
Apple's iPhone 13 and 13 Pro are the first to support dual eSIM, expanding on support for eSIM and regular SIM in previous iPhones — Apple introduced eSIM support on iPhone with iPhone XR and iPhone XS in 2018. However, while you can use a regular SIM and an eSIM simultaneously …
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MacRumors, MobileSyrup, Computerworld, MacRumors, AppleInsider, CNET, Daring Fireball, TechRadar, MacRumors, iMore, ZDNet, Apple Support, and AppleInsider
Tweets: @blackcommanick and @searls
| Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: |
StrongDM, which builds tools to manage servers, databases, and other infrastructure, raises $54M Series B led by Tiger Global, bringing total funding to $77M — The Transform Technology Summits start October 13th with Low-Code/No Code: Enabling Enterprise Agility. Register now!
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FinSMEs and SiliconANGLE
| BBC: |
Google's Grace Hopper transatlantic communications cable, measuring 4,350 miles and operational in 2022, has reached Bude in the UK and Bilbao in Spain — A new “massive” undersea transatlantic communications cable has been brought ashore on a beach in Cornwall.
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The Keyword. More:
9to5Google, The Register, Neowin, circleid.com, Insider, TechRadar, ZDNet, and cloudpro.co.uk
Tweets: @googlecloud_uki and @thomasortk
| Max Chafkin / Bloomberg: |
Book excerpt examines Peter Thiel's support for Trump and partnership with Steve Bannon, libertarian ideology, battles with the IRS, and founding of Palantir — In an exclusive excerpt from The Contrarian, a new biography, the disruption-preaching power broker is revealed …
Tweets: @profcarroll, @n3rdgal, @afarmerinohio, @jason_kint, @chafkin, @chafkin, @bw, @chafkin, @silviakillings, @jimaley, and @s_m_i
| Makena Kelly / The Verge: |
Senate Commerce Committee's consumer protection panel to launch a probe into Facebook after reports it was aware of the harm Instagram can cause teenage girls — Democrats call on the company to abandon Instagram for kids — Two top lawmakers on the Senate Commerce Committee's panel … | Mariella Moon / Engadget: |
Xiaomi unveils 11-inch Pad 5 tablet starting at €349, an updated Mi Smart Band 6 with NFC for €55, and Mi Smart Projector 2 with Google Assistant for €599 — Xiaomi has also launched a new tablet, the Pad 5, and an NFC version of the Mi Smart Band 6 today, in addition to its new
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techadvisor.com, TechSpot, SlashGear, Android Police, XDA Developers, Phandroid, and phonearena.com
| Sam Byford / The Verge: |
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Tweets: @mkbhd, @maxwinebach, and @maxwinebach
| Dylan Patel / SemiAnalysis: |
Apple, in a first, reported no CPU gains for the A15, likely because of the engineer exodus to companies like Nuvia and Rivos — Apple has been long hailed for having the best CPU cores for consumer workloads for years. They have by far the highest performance per clock and efficiency driven …
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Macworld, iThinkDifferent, Philip Elmer‑DeWitt, YouTube, 9to5Mac, AnandTech, The Mac Security Blog, PYMNTS.com, and Mashable
| Keith Broni / Emojipedia: |
Unicode Consortium launches version 14.0 with 112 new emoji, including multiracial handshake, melting face, saluting face, and heart hands — Today the latest emoji list will be released by the Unicode Consortium, with additions including Biting Lip, Troll, Saluting Face …
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Unicode. More:
The Unicode Blog, Engadget, Ars Technica, Gizmodo, MobileSyrup, iThinkDifferent, appadvice.com, Phone Scoop, 9to5Mac, PCMag, AppleInsider, Silicon Republic, SlashGear, and The Verge
Tweets: @unicode, @mattnavarra, @emojipedia, @unicode, @campuscodi, @emojipedia, and @emojipedia
| Hannah Murphy / Financial Times: |
Irish data commissioner launches GDPR probe into TikTok's handling of children's data and the transfer of user information to China — Irish regulator adds to scrutiny of video app that has drawn national security concerns — The Irish data commissioner has launched investigations … | Elizabeth Culliford / Reuters: |
WhatsApp launches its first test of a public directory for businesses within the app, starting in São Paulo — (Reuters) - Facebook's messaging service WhatsApp on Wednesday launched a new feature to make it possible to search for businesses within its app for the first time, the company told Reuters.
Tweets: @wcathcart, @wcathcart, @wcathcart, and @eculliford
| Alex Engler / Tech Policy Press: |
Review finds at least 700 US colleges use enrollment algorithms that intentionally reduce scholarships, leading to higher debt and lower college completion — As colleges look for any advantage in the fierce competition to enroll students, hundreds of institutions have turned to algorithms …
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Input. Tweets: @brookingsgov, @hypervisible, @justinhendrix, @justinhendrix, @justinhendrix, @alexcengler, @alexcengler, @alexcengler, and @justinhendrix
| Sara Fischer / Axios: |
Snap hires Jacqueline Beauchere, Microsoft's chief online safety officer, as its first global head of platform safety — Snap Inc. has hired Jacqueline Beauchere, the current Chief Online Safety Officer at Microsoft, to be its first-ever Global Head of Platform Safety, a spokesperson tells Axios.
Tweets: @rachelracusen
| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Manchester-based Matillion, which offers “low-code” tools to manage disparate data, raises $150M at a $1.5B valuation led by General Atlantic — Businesses and the tech companies that serve them are run on data. At best, it can be used to help with decision-making … | Manish Singh / TechCrunch: |
Swedish caller ID and spam blocking service Truecaller seeks to raise $116M in Stockholm IPO at a valuation of about $3B — Truecaller, which operates an eponymous caller-identification service, said on Wednesday it is looking to raise $116 million in an initial public offering on Nasdaq Stockholm.| Katie Roof / Bloomberg: |
Persona, an identity verification startup used by Robinhood, DoorDash, and Square, raises $150M Series C led by Founders Fund at a $1.5B valuation — - Startup raises $150 million from Index Ventures, Coatue — Clients include Robinhood, DoorDash, Square, Coursera| Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: |
Constructor, which helps companies optimize e-commerce listings using AI, raises $55M Series A led by Silversmith Capital — The Transform Technology Summits start October 13th with Low-Code/No Code: Enabling Enterprise Agility. Register now! — Constructor, a San Francisco …
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PYMNTS.com, TechCrunch, Yahoo Finance, and FinSMEs
| Turner Wright / Cointelegraph: |
Chainalysis: Africa's crypto market grew 1,200%+ in value between July 2020 and June 2021 to reach $105.6B; retail-sized transfers made up 7%+ of overall volume — P2P platforms, the need for remittances to circumvent restrictions from banks, and putting savings into crypto as a means …
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InsideBitcoins.com and CoinJournal
Tweets: @chainalysis, @chainalysis, @chainalysis, and @chainalysis
| Catalin Cimpanu / The Record: |
DOJ court documents: three former US intel operatives, who worked as mercenary hackers for the UAE, face charges of conspiring to violate hacking laws — The US Department of Justice has fined three former NSA employees who worked as hackers-for-hire for a United Arab Emirates cybersecurity company.
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Reuters, New York Times, BBC, PCMag, Washington Post, CSO, ZDNet, cybernews.com, and The Hacker News
Tweets: @bradheath, @bradheath, @chuckrossdc, @nuancebro, @jsrailton, and @marietjeschaake
| The Verge: |
Nintendo adds Bluetooth audio support to the Switch, which limits the device to two wireless controllers when in use and does not support microphones — Out of the blue(tooth) — Nintendo has surprise-announced that Bluetooth audio support has come to the Switch through a software update.
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techadvisor.com, HotHardware.com News, TechSpot, International Business Times, Wccftech, Trusted Reviews, Gearburn, KnowTechie, Input, PCMag, iPhone Hacks, iPhone in Canada Blog, Phandroid, fossbytes.com, Kotaku, and thegamer.com
Tweets: @nintendoamerica, @drunkn_buddha, @gamingtallen, and @adamtotscomix
| Corrie Driebusch / Wall Street Journal: |
SmartNews, a news aggregation app that shows users articles on the same topic with labels on their political bent, raises $230M at a ~$2B valuation — Tokyo-based news-discovery company is valued at $2 billion in its latest funding round — SmartNews Inc. has raised $230 million … | Kim Lyons / The Verge: |
DoorDash files another lawsuit against NYC, saying a new law requiring it to share customer data with restaurants constitutes an invasion of user privacy — The delivery platform says the law raises customer privacy concerns — Food delivery company DoorDash has filed yet another lawsuit …
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The Hill, PYMNTS.com, DoorDash Newsroom, Wall Street Journal, Reuters, Associated Press, TIME, Eater, and CNBC
| Jamie Crawley / CoinDesk: |
Crypto wallet startup Abra raises $55M Series C led by Ignia and Blockchain Capital to expand wealth management tools, bringing total funding to $85M — The Series C was led by previous backers Ignia and Blockchain Capital, with Kingsway Capital and Tiga Investments listed among new investors.
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Finextra, Business Wire, Bloomberg, NewsBTC, and Fortune
| Ron Miller / TechCrunch: |
Relyance AI, which builds tools to help companies comply with privacy laws at the code level, emerges from stealth with $25M Series A and $5M seed — Relyance AI, an early stage startup that is helping companies stay in compliance with privacy laws at the code level, announced a $25 million Series A today.
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