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Livestream of Microsoft's Surface event — We use cookies to improve your experience on our websites and for advertising. Privacy Statement Accept all Manage cookies Microsoft Microsoft 365 Office Windows Surface Xbox Deals Support All Microsoft Join us to see what's next Watch live below or on Twitter.
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| The Verge: |
Live blog of Microsoft's Surface event, where Surface Duo 2, Surface Book 4, Surface Go 3, refreshed Surface Pro X, and more are expected — Surface Go, Surface Book, Surface Duo, Surface Pro X... a lot of Surfaces — Microsoft is set to announce a whole bunch of new Surface computers today.
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| Sara Fischer / Axios: |
Facebook says Apple's ATT changes will continue to cause headwinds in Q3 and reveals it under-reported iOS web conversions by 15% on average; stock drops 3%+ — Facebook said Wednesday that changes to Apple's new privacy terms will continue to cause headwinds for its ads business in the third quarter.
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| Scott Stein / CNET: |
Apple iPad mini (2021) review: A15, Pencil 2 support, better cameras, and USB-C, but no keyboard case support and the screen feels too small for some apps — What's the most improved product in Apple's lineup this year? It might be the sixth-gen iPad Mini.
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Tweets: @backlon, @adrianweckler, @viticci, and @viticci
| Caitlin McGarry / Gizmodo: |
Apple iPad (2021) review: solid performance and battery life, True Tone, upgraded front camera, and a reasonable price, but the design now feels boring — A new processor, upgraded front-facing camera, and more storage make Apple's latest budget iPad a steal. — Alerts
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| Andrius Sytas / Reuters: |
Lithuanian government recommends ditching Chinese phones after finding Xiaomi devices with censorship capabilities that can be activated remotely — Lithuania's Defense Ministry recommended that consumers avoid buying Chinese mobile phones and advised people to throw away the ones …
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| Naman Ramachandran / Variety: |
Netflix agrees to acquire the Roald Dahl Story Company, expanding on a three-year deal to make animated shows, with plans to create TV, movies, games, and more — Netflix has acquired the Roald Dahl Story Company and will expand their existing deal to create a universe spanning several formats.
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| Horace Dediu / Asymco: |
As it passes 2B iPhones sold, Apple has avoided disruption by adding useful features nobody asked for and avoiding overshooting on performance that few need — Just recently, the 2 billionth iPhone was sold. Unlike the 1 billionth, there was no announcement, no celebration.
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iThinkDifferent, AppleInsider, 9to5Mac, Redmond Pie, and Wccftech
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| Monica Chin / The Verge: |
Teachers say many students, bought up with search features on their computers, are unfamiliar with directories and folders, forcing a rethink of lesson plans — Catherine Garland, an astrophysicist, started seeing the problem in 2017. She was teaching an engineering course … | Catalin Cimpanu / The Record: |
Microsoft uncovers a massive phishing operation offering “Phishing-as-a-Service” subscriptions or one-time tools based on over 120 templates for $80-$100 — Microsoft's security team said today that it uncovered a massive operation that provides phishing services to cybercrime gangs using …
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| New York Times: |
Sources: last month, Mark Zuckerberg agreed to show users positive stories about Facebook via News Feed; Facebook says it ran a small test with labeled posts — Mark Zuckerberg, the chief executive, has signed off on an effort to show users pro-Facebook stories and to distance himself from scandals.
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| Wall Street Journal: |
FCC says it is reviewing Zoom's proposed $15B acquisition of cloud-based call center software maker Five9, citing Zoom's ties to China — Justice Department-led Team Telecom is looking into whether Zoom's China ties could make its acquisition of the software company a national-security risk
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| Karissa Bell / Engadget: |
Facebook's Oversight Board wants the company to explain its “cross-check” system, which reportedly lets celebrities, politicians, and others break its rules — pushing Facebook to provide more information on its controversial “cross-check” system, following a report that the company …
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| Juli Clover / MacRumors: |
iOS 15.1 beta lets users store their verifiable health records, including COVID-19 vaccination cards and test results, in the Health app — The iOS 15.1 beta that was introduced today allows iPhone users to upload their COVID-19 vaccination status to the Health app and then generate a vaccination card in Apple Wallet.
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| Leah Nylen / Politico: |
Facebook shareholders allege Facebook conditioned its $5B Cambridge Analytica settlement on the FTC dropping plans to sue and depose Mark Zuckerberg — Facebook conditioned its $5 billion payment to the Federal Trade Commission to resolve the Cambridge Analytica data leak probe …
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Gizmodo, The Delaware Court of Chancery, Benzinga, and Engadget
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| Ari Notis / Kotaku: |
Blizzard's chief legal officer Claire Hart leaves Activision Blizzard amid a series of high-level departures — Claire Hart, who had been the company's top lawyer for three years, resigned Friday — Blizzard Entertainment's chief legal officer, Claire Hart, has resigned from the embattled company.
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| Vildana Hajric / Bloomberg: |
Dapper Labs, maker of NFT-focused NBA Top Shot, raises $250M led by Coatue Management and says it is partnering with Spain's LaLiga soccer league — - Firm sets pact with LaLiga for soccer digital collectibles — Coatue leads second funding round of the year for Dapper Labs
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| Simon Sharwood / The Register: |
VMware urges customers to immediately patch a critical arbitrary file upload vulnerability in its flagship vCenter and vSphere products — File upload vuln lets miscreants hijack vCenter Server — VMware has disclosed a critical bug in its flagship vSphere and vCenter products and urged users to drop everything and patch it.
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| James Rubin / CoinDesk: |
Blockdaemon, which offers blockchain staking infrastructure, raises $155M Series B led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2 at a $1.26B valuation — Blockdaemon has raised $155 million in a Series B capital round at a valuation of $1.3 billion, the provider of blockchain staking infrastructure said Tuesday.
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Blockdaemon, FinSMEs, Blockworks, Business Wire, and Coinspeaker
| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Enterprise document management startup PandaDoc raises Series C at a $1B valuation but is not disclosing the amount raised due to Belarus' political situation — Business tools have gone completely virtual in the last 20 months due to the Covid-19 pandemic, and today a startup whose e-document platform … | Washington Post: |
Sources: FBI refrained from sharing a ransomware decryptor with businesses for almost three weeks, as it carried out an operation to disrupt the REvil gang — The FBI refrained for almost three weeks from helping to unlock the computers of hundreds of businesses and institutions hobbled …
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CSO, Gizmodo, TechRadar, Schneier on Security, and Ars Technica
Tweets: @nakashimae, @timinhonolulu, @kendilaniannbc, @nakashimae, and @nakashimae
| Cory Doctorow: |
Review of the Framework, a $999 modular 13.5" laptop that pulls off a relatively sleek design while also being easy to repair and upgrade — Sustainable, upgradeable, repairable and powerful. — The Framework laptop is the first laptop to ever score a 10/10 from Ifixit for repairability.| Andrew Asmakov / Decrypt: |
Orca, a decentralized crypto exchange built on the Solana blockchain, raises $18M Series A led by Polychain, Placeholder, and Three Arrows Capital — Orca, a decentralized crypto exchange (DEX) built on the Solana blockchain, has today announced $18 million in fresh funding led by Polychain, Placeholder, and Three Arrows Capital.
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The Block, CoinDesk, Blockworks, Cointelegraph, CryptoSlate, and Crypto Briefing
| Rachel Lerman / Washington Post: |
On Saturday, Square's automatic tipping screen in its app disappeared for three hours due to a bug, costing restaurant workers and others hundreds of dollars — Baristas across the country said Square was not bringing up a screen allowing customers to add a tip.| CNBC: |
Robinhood says it will test crypto wallets with select users from next month, letting investors trade, send, receive, and hold digital currencies — - Robinhood is testing “crypto wallets” with select clients next month to allow investors to send, receive and move cryptocurrencies in and out of the Robinhood app.
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