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| The Verge: |
Tim Sweeney says Apple told Epic that it will not consider reinstating Epic's developer account until all legal appeals have concluded, likely years from now — Epic CEO Tim Sweeney revealed the conversation in a series of tweets — Fortnite will not be returning to the iOS App Store any time soon … | Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft unveils Surface Laptop Studio, replacing Surface Book, with 14.4" 120Hz display that can slide into new positions, Thunderbolt 4, and haptic trackpad — The successor to the Surface Book is here — Microsoft is announcing the Surface Laptop Studio today, a successor to the Surface Book line of powerful laptops.| Dieter Bohn / The Verge: |
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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: @gizmodo, @ryeisenberg, @bobbyvoicu, @viticci, @stshank, and @backlon
| 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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Ars Technica, CNET, Ars Technica, Tom's Guide, iThinkDifferent, MacRumors, Daring Fireball, iMore, CNN, Fast Company, Pocket-lint, Stuff, CNET, AppleInsider, and 9to5Mac. Tweets: @danackerman
| 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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Tweets: @sarafischer, @litterstflorian, @jasonthacker, and @drbarnard
| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft announces Surface Pro 8 with a 13-inch edge-to-edge 120Hz display, Thunderbolt 4, Surface Slim Pen 2, up to 32GB of RAM, and more — The Surface Pro we've been waiting years for — Microsoft is announcing the Surface Pro 8 today, the biggest upgrade to its Intel-powered Surface Pro lineup since the Surface Pro 3 in 2014.
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PCWorld, Engadget, AppleInsider, Windows Central, Livemint, Laptop Mag, BetaNews, MobileSyrup, CNET, Ars Technica, HotHardware.com News, XDA Developers, CRN, Thurrott, The Guardian, AnandTech, Gizmodo, Engadget, Thurrott, Pocketnow, Petri IT Knowledgebase, WinBuzzer, Wccftech, PetaPixel, and BGR India
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| Dieter Bohn / The Verge: |
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| Dan Seifert / The Verge: |
Microsoft unveils Surface Duo 2 with 8.3" 90Hz dual displays, three 12MP rear cameras, Snapdragon 888, 5G, Android 11, curved screen for exterior notifications — 5G, better cameras, and bigger screens — Microsoft has officially announced the new Surface Duo 2, its second attempt at an Android-powered folding phone.
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| Monica Chin / The Verge: |
Teachers say many students, brought 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 … | Zoe Schiffer / The Verge: |
Leaked email: Tim Cook says recent leakers of info about Apple products and internal meetings “do not belong here” and the company is tracking them down — The CEO says the company is doing everything in its power to track down workers — Tim Cook sent an email …
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Bloomberg, MacRumors, 9to5Mac, iThinkDifferent, Insider, iPhone in Canada Blog, phonearena.com, MacRumors, Wccftech, iMore, AppleInsider, Patently Apple, MacDailyNews, Neowin, iDownloadBlog.com, and 9to5Mac
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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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9to5Mac, phonearena.com, Wccftech, AppleInsider, and Redmond Pie
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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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| David Pierce / Protocol: |
Read-later apps, pioneered by Instapaper and Pocket, are having a resurgence led by Matter, Upnext, and others, which improve discoverability and other features — The internet, as a reading experience, is mostly terrible. The heavy pages riddled with ads and trackers, the unexpected pop-ups …
Tweets: @pierce, @navalang, @getmatterapp, @dlberes, @lainnafader, and @shiraovide
| Michael Crider / Android Police: |
YouTube is testing letting Premium subscribers download videos from its desktop site through October 19 — Downloading content for playback later is most useful on mobile, where your connection quality is determined by your location. But there are plenty of us whose home connection isn't so great either … | 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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| Monica Chin / The Verge: |
Microsoft announces 10.5-inch Surface Go 3 with updated Intel CPUs for up to 60% better performance, Windows Hello, and more — Same RAM, storage, ports, and screen as the Surface Go 2 — Microsoft's Surface Go 2 is one of the best cheap laptops you can buy, and it's gotten a sequel today: the new Surface Go 3.
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Microsoft Store, Softpedia News, Laptop Mag, MobileSyrup, Ars Technica, Gizmodo, Engadget, Thurrott, Engadget, and The Verge. Tweets: @benadida
| 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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Tweets: @vijayshekhar, @tomwarren, and @msftsecintel
| 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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| 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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CNET, The Verge, PYMNTS.com, The Hill, Engadget, The Daily Hodl, Blockworks, Cointelegraph, CoinDesk, The Block, and Reuters. Tweets: @christine_hall
| Kurt Wagner / Bloomberg: |
Facebook CTO Mike Schroepfer says he will step down next year and shift into a part-time adviser role; Andrew Bosworth will become CTO — - Veteran executive ‘Schrep’ will shift to senior fellow role — Hardware boss Andrew Bosworth will be promoted to CTO role| Washington Post: |
A look at the strengths and weaknesses of US and Chinese tech industries, including China's supremacy in network equipment, commercial drones, and batteries — Chinese and American companies are locked in a hard-fought battle for technological primacy. Here's a look at where that competition is headed.
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Financial Times. Tweets: @seanspicer, @jeroenbartelse, @paulnemitz, @jamesppinkerton, and @bhuvanbagga
| 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.| Ari Levy / CNBC: |
Toast shares closed up 56% at $62.51 per share in its NYSE debut, giving it a market cap of $31B+ after raising ~$870M in its IPO — - Toast priced its IPO at $40 on Tuesday, above the expected price range of $34 to $36. — Annual recurring revenue surged 118% in the second quarter …
Tweets: @skupor and @danprimack
| 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.| 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.| 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 … Sponsor Posts
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