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| Cat Zakrzewski / Washington Post: |
In a bid to appease lawmakers and regulators, Microsoft outlines 11 app store principles, including equal treatment and allowing third-party payment processing — The rules comes as Microsoft is attempting to win regulatory approval for the largest deal in the company's history
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Microsoft On the Issues. More:
New York Times, CNN, Thurrott, Game Developer, Ars Technica, Wall Street Journal, GeekWire, Engadget, and CNBC
| Allison Johnson / The Verge: |
Samsung debuts Galaxy S22 Ultra starting at $1,199 with a 6.8" 120Hz display, S-Pen support, up to 1TB of storage, and updated cameras, on sale from February 25 — It gains an on-board stylus, plus some incremental hardware and software upgrades — The Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra has shaped …
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TNW, ZDNet, CNET, Gizmodo, AppleInsider, Engadget, BetaNews, 9to5Google, HotHardware.com News, Android Police, PCWorld, XDA Developers, Samsung Newsroom, Australian Financial Review, Android Authority, CNET, PCMag, PhoneArena, Engadget, Engadget, Gizmodo, Wall Street Journal, 9to5Google, Bloomberg, and YouTube
| Sam Rutherford / Engadget: |
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9to5Google, PCWorld, CNET, Engadget, Tom's Guide, The Guardian, Android Headlines, Pocketnow, Android Police, Gizchina, TechCrunch, 9to5Google, Mashable, Laptop Mag, Pocket-lint, Wall Street Journal, CNN, Android Central, Digital Trends, and SlashGear
Tweets: @rdrv3, @rdrv3, @rdrv3, @rdrv3, @rdrv3, @samrutherford, @tomwarren, and @adrianweckler
| Devlin Barrett / Washington Post: |
The US DOJ arrests two people in New York and seizes ~$3.6B worth of bitcoin allegedly stolen in a 2016 Bitfinex hack, its “largest financial seizure ever” — The Justice Department announced Tuesday it had seized more than $3.6 billion in bitcoin allegedly stolen as part …
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Bitfinex, New York Times, Finbold, Financial Times, BuzzFeed News, New York Times, Security Affairs, Something Interesting, CryptoGlobe, The Economic Times, CoinDesk, Cryptonews, The Hacker News, The Pomp Letter, Cointelegraph, Decrypt, File411's Newsletter, TechSpot, CryptoSlate, Kristaps Mors, and In Bitcoin We Trust Newsletter
Tweets: @kevincollier, @liz_franczak, @bitfinex, @puttinyadown, @jackdwagner, @eamonjavers, @cz_binance, @ericwdolan, @dystopiabreaker, @cryptofung, @ground_chuck7, @thestalwart, @sociablebarely, @apompliano, @sarahnemerson, @loganbartlett, @skupor, @kevincollier, @neerajka, @eamonjavers, @mattzeitlin, @nkulw, @jackniewold, @thegrugq, @jackniewold, @thegrugq, @jackniewold, @matt_levine, @jackniewold, @kevincollier, @davidgura, @thegrugq, @sarahnemerson, @alexhern, @bitfinexed, @silvermanjacob, @rapplerdotcom, @real_vijay, @snowden, @matt_levine, @catorman1, @somebadideas, @iamjosephyoung, @dystopiabreaker, @rudy_betrayed, @cobie, @silvermanjacob, @sandofsky, @jackniewold, @novogratz, @sarahnemerson, @erenbali, @jackniewold, @aubreystrobel, @providecontext, @hdevalence, @ncweaver, @campuscodi, @kevinroose, @jordanschachtel, @michaelroston, @davidzmorris, @laurence_e_day, @dylanleclair_, @aeyakovenko, @nftherder, @scottmelker, @bgarlinghouse, @sgurman, and @eringriffith
| Matt Levine / Bloomberg: |
How the feds caught Heather Morgan and Ilya Lichtenstein as they allegedly attempted, rather sloppily, to launder bitcoin from the Bitfinex hack — Bitfinex laundry — In her public life, Heather Morgan seems to have been the cringiest imaginable sort of crypto-adjacent hustle-bro.
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PYMNTS.com, HotHardware.com News, Rolling Stone, thegamer.com, infosecurity-magazine.com, Coinspeaker, Reuters, and Crypto Daily
Tweets: @kashhill, @sokane1, @chriscillizza, @jchervinsky, @ntaylor963, @business, @s_m_i, @matt_levine, and @pkafka
| Chris Welch / The Verge: |
Samsung unveils 6.1" Galaxy S22 and 6.6" S22+ with updated cameras, 10Hz-120Hz displays, and Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, coming February 25, starting at $800 and $1,000 — Will iterative upgrades cure Samsung's sales problem? — By most accounts, last year's Galaxy S21 lineup didn't measure up to Samsung's sales expectations.
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The Keyword, Insider, Thurrott, MacRumors, Insider, Ars Technica, CNET, Engadget, Redmond Pie, Silicon Canals, Android Police, Pocket-lint, CNBC, Digital Trends, YouTube, and Pocketnow
Tweets: @neiltwitz, @yabhishekhd, @ishanagarwal24, @backlon, @redbullcat, and @mkbhd
| Dan Seifert / The Verge: |
Samsung unveils the $1,100 Tab S8 Ultra, with a 14.6" 120Hz display, 16GB of RAM, two front-facing cameras, and Snapdragon Gen 1, shipping later in February — The Tab S8 Ultra comes with a giant 14.6-inch display — Samsung thinks your tablet is too small.
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9to5Mac, Gizmodo, Samsung Newsroom, CNET, Neowin, Washington Post, 9to5Google, 9to5Google, 9to5Google, Android Police, Samsung Newsroom, Samsung Newsroom, and Engadget
Tweets: @stshank, @dcseifert, and @tomwarren
| Phillip Tracy / Gizmodo: |
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TechRadar, The Verge, CNET, Wall Street Journal, CNET, Insider, ZDNet, Android Authority, Engadget, PhoneArena, SlashGear, Trusted Reviews, Android Central, and Tom's Guide
Tweets: @lanceulanoff, @yabhishekhd, @neiltwitz, @joannastern, @neiltwitz, @lanceulanoff, @sudhanshu1414, and @thegalox_
| Stephen Warwick / iMore: |
Meta announces updates for Messenger: Split Payments in the US on iOS and Android, updated audio features, and Vanish Mode for disappearing messages — “Friends who are new to payments in Messenger can easily add payment details to send and receive money.” — What you need to know
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Meta, 9to5Mac, PYMNTS.com, and TechCrunch
| Biz Carson / Protocol: |
A profile of Sequoia's Roelof Botha, who seeded the idea of Sequoia Capital Fund, which holds stakes in companies past the traditional 10-year VC fund cycle — 109. One billion dollars. — Roelof Botha used to write 109 on the corner of his notepad every week when he started at Sequoia 19 years ago.
Tweets: @bizcarson, @sarthakgh, @shaunmmaguire, @rabois, @ericnewcomer, @ericnewcomer, @inakib, @protocol, @jimgoetz, @bizcarson, @mfriedrichark, @lucianalix, @vkhosla, @dannygroner, and @owenthomas. Thanks:@owenthomas
| Will Knight / Wired: |
Sony details GT Sophy, an AI built to master Gran Turismo that outraces human drivers; the research could eventually help develop autonomous vehicles — The company built GT Sophy to master the game Gran Turismo, but it may help the development of real self-driving cars. … APPLICATION — SECTOR
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The Verge, Nature, thegamer.com, Ars Technica, Engadget, Protocol, PR Newswire, Sony AI, Game Developer, Nikkei Asia, The Guardian, Video Games Chronicle, YouTube, Gameranx, and Wccftech
Tweets: @maartenvsmeden, @nibellion, @nickstatt, and @willknight
| Ellen Huet / Bloomberg: |
As CB Insights says there are 1K unicorns globally, about two added to the herd per day in 2022, a look at soaring valuations, the “first” unicorns, and more — Hubert Palan signed on to Zoom from his home in Oakland, Calif., on Feb. 2 and prepared to address the 400 or so employees …
Tweets: @technology, @ellenhuet, @ellenhuet, @ellenhuet, @harrymccracken, @lisaabramowicz1, and @markmilian
| Bloomberg: |
As crypto tokens fall, FTX and Crypto.com seek new customers with Super Bowl ads; iSpot.tv data shows $112.9M+ has been spent on US crypto TV ads since 2020 — It's a testing time for crypto exchanges to be making their Super Bowl ad debuts. — Recruiting new users can be simple when prices are skyrocketing.
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Wall Street Journal, Fortune, Washington Post, and Decrypt
Tweets: @silvermanjacob, @katherinemiller, @joemccann, @coinbureau, @cz_binance, @ndrew_lawrence, and @krangtnelson
| Karissa Bell / Engadget: |
Instagram rolls out tools to remove posts, comments, and more in bulk, and review past interactions and searches, after a preview in December — Instagram is making it a whole lot easier to remove posts, comments and other activity from the platform. The photo sharing app is rolling … | Amanda Silberling / TechCrunch: |
Tumblr launches a tip jar, initially in the US, on iOS, Android, and the web; Tumblr will not take a cut and won't use Apple or Google's billing systems — Tumblr is launching its second attempt at a monetization feature today. Rolling out in the U.S. now and soon globally …
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| Bloomberg: |
Dutch company ASML, which builds EUV chipmaking machines, warns customers that a Chinese company began marketing products in 2021 that could infringe on its IP — ASML Holding NV has warned that an affiliate of a China company it previously accused of stealing its trade secrets … | Wall Street Journal: |
Visa, the only Olympics payments provider for decades, is competing with China's e-CNY at the Winter Olympics, the digital currency's largest pilot to date — For decades, the U.S. card giant was the only electronic-payments provider at the Games. Not this time. — in Beijing and AnnaMaria Andriotis
Tweets: @jchengwsj
| Paul Gillin / SiliconANGLE: |
Starburst, which offers the Trino distributed SQL query engine, raises a $250M Series D led by Alkeon at a $3.35B valuation, after raising $100M in January 2021 — Starburst Data Inc., which sells a commercial distribution of the Trino distributed SQL query engine, today kicks off …
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InfoWorld, CRN, ZDNet, Reuters, Starburst, VentureBeat, PR Newswire, and Insider
| Justine Calma / The Verge: |
The WWF hyped and then canceled plans to raise money for conservation with NFTs on Polygon's “eco-friendly blockchain”, a fraught claim dismissed by experts — WWF thought it picked a less polluting blockchain — Within a few days last week, the World Wildlife Fund hyped …
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WWF, Crypto Daily, New Republic, euronews, and ScreenRant
Tweets: @wwf_uk, @georgemonbiot, @nash076, @darkviperau, @kingbdogz, @markdistef, @katearonoff, @pixelatedboat, @rjcc, and @alexhern
| Carly Page / TechCrunch: |
Vicarius, an autonomous vulnerability remediation service for supply-chain attacks, raises a $24M Series A led by AllegisCyber Capital, JVP, and AlleyCorp — Vicarius, a New York-based startup that has developed an autonomous vulnerability remediation platform, has raised $24 million in Series …
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VentureBeat and CTech
| Lauren Feiner / CNBC: |
As Meta dips under a $600B market cap, it may avoid antitrust liability since it falls below the threshold set by recent US House bills as a “covered platform” — - Facebook owner Meta closed with a market cap below $600 billion on Tuesday for the first time since May 2020.
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CNBC, The Second Derivative, Coinspeaker, Gotrade Daily, Winvesta Crisps, and TNW
Tweets: @lauren_feiner, @jesselehrich, @lyssaslounge, @litcapital, @sub8u, @jason_kint, @parismarx, @cliffordasness, and @scottlincicome
| Darren Loucaides / Wired: |
A deep dive into the CEO and history of Telegram, which has about 30 core employees, minimal content moderation, and, until recently, no ongoing revenue — Hundreds of millions of users. No algorithm. No ads. Courage in the face of autocracy. Sound like a dream? Careful what you wish for.
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| Ben Schoon / 9to5Google: |
Samsung promises four years of Android updates for the Galaxy S22 series, Tab S8 series, S21 series, Z Flip 3, and Z Fold 3, up from the standard three years — Samsung has been getting better and better when it comes to Android update support, often beating Google's own Pixel phones on speed and longevity.
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Samsung Newsroom, MobileSyrup, Android Headlines, The Verge, and TechRadar
| Tage Kene-Okafor / TechCrunch: |
Cairo-based Thndr, an investing app for Egyptian stocks and mutual funds, raises a $20M Series A led by Tiger Global, VC BECO Capital, and Prosus Ventures — The MENA region has about 400 million people with $500 billion in annual savings. But as a relatively young population … | Olivia Little / Media Matters for America: |
TikTok continues to allow ads encouraging ADHD self-diagnosis and medication, geared towards young users and likely violating its medical misinformation policy — RESEARCH CONTRIBUTIONS FROM GIDEON TAAFFE, KAYLA GOGARTY & ABBIE RICHARDS — A swarm of advertisements encouraging attention …
Tweets: @taylortrudon and @thomdunn
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