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| Federico Viticci / MacStories: |
In-depth iOS 15 and iPadOS 15 review: many quality-of-life updates, especially to core apps, but few bold new features and no big iPad productivity leaps — In my career as an iOS reviewer, I don't think I've ever seen a response as universally positive and enthusiastic as the general public's reception of iOS 14 last year.
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| Chaim Gartenberg / The Verge: |
Review of iOS 15 and iPadOS 15, which are now available: focus modes are great, Safari update is an acquired taste, and iOS' Dark Sky-style Weather is excellent — Apple's latest updates lay good groundwork, but don't add many big new features — iOS 15 and iPadOS 15 are strange updates.
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| Chance Miller / 9to5Mac: |
Kuo: an iPhone SE with 5G is coming in H1 2022; a cheaper 6.7" iPhone and two high-end models with a punch-hole display and 48MP wide camera are due in H2 2022 — Following last week's release of the iPhone 13 lineup, reliable Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo is out with new expectations for what to expect from the iPhone 14.
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| José Adorno / 9to5Mac: |
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| Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: the SEC has launched an investigation into Activision Blizzard, including how it handled employees' allegations of sexual misconduct and discrimination — Agency has issued subpoena to videogame company and several executives including CEO Bobby Kotick
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| Benjamin Bain / Bloomberg: |
Coinbase quietly updates its blog to say it is tabling the launch of Lend, a product intended to pay users interest for lending out tokens, after SEC pressure — - Company faced threat by agency to sue if it pursued plan — SEC has taken a tougher line on crypto under Gary Gensler
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| Alexandra Garrett / CNET: |
DoorDash will now deliver alcoholic beverages to customers in 20 US states and DC, Canada, and Australia — The option for alcohol delivery will also be available in Canada and Australia. … The DoorDash delivery app will now spirit wine, beer and other alcoholic beverages to customers.
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| Lisa Richwine / Reuters: |
Netflix launches a free plan in Kenya with a quarter of the content from its paid plans, available only on Android phones — LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Netflix Inc on Monday began offering a free mobile plan with about one-quarter of its TV shows and movies in Kenya, a strategy aimed …
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| Bloomberg: |
A beta version of Robinhood's iOS app shows code and a waitlist page related to an unannounced cryptocurrency wallet feature — Robinhood Markets Inc. is testing new crypto wallet and cryptocurrency transfer features for its app, a long-awaited move that will make it easier for customers …
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| Chaim Gartenberg / The Verge: |
Amazon announces its next hardware and services event will be on September 28 at 9am PT — New Echo devices could be coming soon — Amazon has officially announced the date for its big fall hardware event: it'll take place on Tuesday, September 28th at 12PM ET / 9AM PT. As always …
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| Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai / VICE: |
Europol, alongside Italian and Spanish police, arrest 106 people accused of working for the Italian Mafia and laundering over €10M made through cybercrimes — European police accused several people of SIM swapping, phishing, and hacking in support of Italian organized crime.
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| Annie Palmer / CNBC: |
Analysis: Amazon has doubled sponsored product ads at the top of some search results, from two or three to as many as six — - Amazon is adding more sponsored product ads to the top of search results. — Sponsored product ads accounted for roughly 73% of retailers' Amazon ad spend …
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| FinSMEs: |
ClickHouse, which provides an online analytical processing database management system, raises $50M Series A led by Index Ventures and Benchmark — ClickHouse, a New York-based provider of an online analytical processing (OLAP) database management system, raised $50M in Series A funding.| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
London-based TrueLayer, which lets fintech apps connect with customers' bank accounts, raises a $130M round led by Tiger Global at a $1B+ post-money valuation — Open banking — a disruptive technology that seeks to bypass the dominance of card networks and other traditional financial rails … | Amit Gurbaxani / Billboard: |
Gaana, India's leading music streaming service, has seen low paid sub growth; India's audio streaming market is 38% ad-supported, below only China and Venezuela — Ad-based listening is booming, outpacing subscriptions. Now streaming service Gaana wants to convert listeners into customers.| Jeran Wittenstein / Bloomberg: |
Tech stocks drop amid broader market selloff, similar to Sept. 2020's slump; Apple, Amazon, Facebook, Alphabet, and Microsoft lost $500B+ in value since Sept. 7 — - Echoes a 3-week drop a year ago as stocks gave back gains — Stocks bounced back, but now stung by China slowdown worries| Telis Demos / Wall Street Journal: |
As the SEC mulls a ban on payment for order flow, a look at some alternative revenue streams for commission-free trading apps like Robinhood — Some brokerage customers aren't happy that Robinhood and its rivals sell their orders. Even if regulators ban that practice … Sponsor Posts
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