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Jack Dorsey causes controversy by criticizing Web3, tweeting: “You don't own ‘web3.’ The VCs and their LPs do. It will never escape their incentives” — Fresh off relinquishing the chief executive reins of Twitter Inc., Bitcoin enthusiast Jack Dorsey has taken …
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| Stephen Totilo / Axios: |
Inside Ubisoft's unprecedented developer exodus over the past 18 months, including at least five of the top 25-credited people from Far Cry 6, its top 2021 game — Colleagues across Assassin's Creed publisher Ubisoft have names for the procession of developers who have departed over the past 18 months …
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| New York Times: |
Crypto and blockchain startups raised $28B+ in 2021, up 4x YoY, according to PitchBook, as large tech companies lose execs and engineers to crypto companies — Tech executives and engineers are quitting Google, Meta, Amazon and other large companies for what they say is a once-in-generation opportunity with crypto.
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| Janko Roettgers / Protocol: |
TikTok faces allegations that it copied code from broadcast app OBS Studio and other open source projects for Live Studio without adhering to licensing terms — TikTok's latest video production tool is said to be violating open source licenses: The company's new Live Studio Windows app …
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| Isla McKetta / Speedtest Stories & Analysis: |
A look at US satellite internet speeds, with Starlink median download/upload speeds of 87.3 Mbps and 13.5 Mbps, followed by HughesNet at 19.3 Mbps and 2.5 Mbps — Satellite internet is making headlines across the globe as Starlink continues to launch service in new countries and Viasat plans to acquire Inmarsat.| Catalin Cimpanu / The Record: |
The UK's National Crime Agency shares 585M+ compromised passwords, found during an investigation, with Have I Been Pwned, after the FBI started sharing in May — The UK National Crime Agency has shared a collection of more than 585 million compromised passwords it found during an investigation …
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| Mario Gabriele / The Generalist: |
A deep dive into Yuri Milner's DST Global, which has a proven ability to correctly call internet trends and has successfully caught multiple technological waves — DST has one of the craziest track records of all time. Somehow, it still slips under the radar. — In collaboration with Kalshi...
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| Helen Partz / Cointelegraph: |
Multichain, which offers interoperability tools for blockchains including Ethereum, Binance Smart Chain, and Avalanche, raises a $60M seed led by Binance Labs — Shortly after rebranding from Anyswap last week, Multichain raised $60 million in a seed round led by Binance Labs. — 389 Total views
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| Reuters: |
UK business management software company Sage agrees to buy the remaining 83% stake it doesn't own in retail operating systems provider Brightpearl for ~$299M — British software company Sage Group (SGE.L) said on Monday it would buy the remaining 83% stake in cloud-based software provider Brightpearl …
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| Stephanie Chan / Sensor Tower Blog: |
In 2021, 906 developers are projected to pass $1M annual revenue for the first time on Apple's App Store and Google Play, vs. 475 in 2016 and 1,003 in 2020 — As global consumer spending in mobile apps is projected to again reach new heights in 2021, Sensor Tower Store Intelligence data reveals … | Christine Hall / TechCrunch: |
Next-day package delivery startup Veho raises a $125M Series A led by General Catalyst at a $1B valuation and plans to reach 50 US markets by the end of 2022 — Veho, a startup applying technology to next-day package delivery, aims to solve the last mile of delivery — how packages get from fulfillment centers to the customer's door.
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| P.R. Venkat / Wall Street Journal: |
China Mobile plans to raise up to $8.8B in its Shanghai IPO, selling shares for around $9, one year after being delisted from the NYSE — The mobile operator's offering would be one of the largest equity fundraisings so far this year — China Mobile Ltd. is planning to raise $7.64 billion through … | Taylor Kerns / Android Police: |
Google will end support for OnHub, a $200 router and smart home hub launched in 2015, in December 2022, offering owners 40% off the latest Nest Wifi router — More like OffHub, am I right? — In 2015, Google launched OnHub, a $200 router-smart home hub hybrid with an easy-to-use app to manage it.
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| Sahar Massachi / MIT Technology Review: |
A framework for fixing social media: apply lessons from physical cities, prevent fake accounts, improve corporate behavior, and listen to integrity workers — We need to make our online spaces more similar to our offline ones to limit the reach of bad actors and keep people safe.
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| chromeOS.dev: |
Google says the “number of users engaging with Android apps” on Chrome OS is up 50% YoY; in May, it said Chrome OS grew 92%+ YoY, 5X faster than the PC market — Large screens are getting a lot of love from Android users. Not only has Chrome OS grown 92% in the past year …
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| Mike Butcher / TechCrunch: |
Voi, a Stockholm-based startup offering e-scooter and e-bike rentals, raises a $115M Series D co-led by Raine Group and VNV Global and will prepare for an IPO — The European e-scooter market is currently the main battleground for companies playing in the micromobility space …
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| Amanda Morris / New York Times: |
A look at navigational apps for the blind and low vision people, which have features with mainstream potential like indoor and personalized navigation — A proliferation of new apps designed to help blind and low vision people could prove useful for everyone.
Tweets: @acbnational, @nytimesbusiness, and @amandamomorris
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