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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 … | 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
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Tweets: @schrep, @kurtwagner8, @carolecadwalla, @ericgarland, @samidh, @schrep, @ryan_browne_, @carolecadwalla, @ericgarland, @viss, @elizableu, @szhang_ds, @carolecadwalla, @hbarra, @moonalice, @om, @ceciliakang, @mikeisaac, @johnolilly, @om, @schrep, and @kentbye
| 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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| 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.
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| 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 … | Catalin Cimpanu / The Record: |
Researchers say an Exchange Autodiscover bug can be used to obtain Windows users' domain and app credentials; Microsoft is investigating — Security researchers have discovered a design flaw in a feature of the Microsoft Exchange email server that can be abused to harvest Windows domain and app credentials from users across the world.
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Guardicore, SiliconANGLE, and The Register
Tweets: @xrepcces, @jeffmcjunkin, @gossithedog, @nathanmcnulty, and @gossithedog
| 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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| Caitlin McGarry / Gizmodo: |
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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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| 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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Tweets: @tomwarren, @tomwarren, and @dcseifert
| 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 … | 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 … | Jessica Guynn / USA Today: |
Industry groups representing Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter sue Texas over a law that lets residents sue social networks that ban them for their political views — Technology trade groups that represent Facebook, Google's YouTube and Twitter are suing Texas to stop a new state law that cracks … | 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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The Verge, Android Police, Microsoft Store, MobileSyrup, CNET, Tom's Hardware, WinBuzzer, Gizmodo, Windows Latest, Neowin, and ZDNet
| Horace Dediu / Asymco: |
With 2B iPhones sold, Apple has avoided disruption by adding unexpectedly useful features and avoiding overshooting on performance — Just recently, the 2 billionth iPhone was sold. Unlike the 1 billionth, there was no announcement, no celebration. Partly this is because Apple stopped …
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9to5Mac and phonearena.com
Tweets: @shubhammehrish, @eastdakota, @asymco, @eranshir, @emollick, @asymco, @apollozac, and @migueldeicaza
| 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 …
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Tweets: @skupor and @danpriceseattle
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Robinhood says it will test crypto wallets with select users starting 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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Under the Hood. More:
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Sources: Biden plans to nominate Cornell law professor and cryptocurrency critic Saule Omarova to run the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency — - OCC nominee Omarova favors shifting bank accounts to Fed — She would be first woman to serve as comptroller if confirmed
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CoinDesk and Cointelegraph
| 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.| 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, @dhume, @jeroenbartelse, @paulnemitz, and @jamesppinkerton
| 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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Tweets: @netflixuk, @jimwaterson, @rickybrigante, @erinbiba, @loudmouthjulia, @loudmouthjulia, @netflixuk, and @bigblackjacobin
| Maria Armental / Wall Street Journal: |
CRM software maker Freshworks closed up 32% at $47.55 per share in its debut, giving it a market cap of $15.3B after raising over $1B in its IPO — The companies are among more than a dozen expected to raise more than $5 billion through IPOs this week — Technology companies Toast Inc … | Igor Bonifacic / Engadget: |
Twitter plans to stop tweets from disappearing when the timeline auto-refreshes, in a series of updates over the next two months — address a longstanding complaint people have had with its mobile app. If you use the software frequently, you may have noticed tweets will sometimes disappear … Sponsor Posts
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