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Netflix will test an “add an extra member” feature in Chile, Costa Rica, and Peru, letting primary account holders pay a fee for users not in their household — Netflix will soon launch a test letting primary account holders pay an additional fee for users outside their households …
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| Jay Peters / The Verge: |
Google schedules a virtual I/O 2022 for May 11 to May 12 with a limited live audience of Google employees and some partners; free registration opens this month — Registration opens this month — Google's big annual developer conference, Google I/O, will take place May 11th and 12th, the company announced Wednesday.
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| The Information: |
The UK will unveil the Online Safety bill that sources say is called the “Nick Clegg law” on Thursday; tech executives face jail time if companies violate rules — Executives from Facebook parent Meta Platforms, TikTok and other big tech companies would face the prospect of jail …
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| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft unveils the Surface Hub 2 Smart Camera, which uses AI for automatic reframing, image correction, lighting, and more, available for $799 on May 31 — Microsoft's latest camera has a lot of smarts — Microsoft is launching its first AI-powered camera for the Surface Hub 2.
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| Makena Kelly / The Verge: |
Meta says it removed a deepfake video of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy asking Ukrainians to surrender, citing its misleading manipulated media policy — In the fake video, Zelenskyy surrenders to Russian invasion — On Wednesday, Facebook's parent company, Meta …
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| Amanda Silberling / TechCrunch: |
Meta adds basic parental controls for Quest VR, almost three years after launching the headset, starting with an unlock pattern for specific apps in April — Despite releasing its first virtual reality headsets in May 2019, Meta is only now adding parental supervision tools to its Meta Quest VR headset.
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| Jon Porter / The Verge: |
Meta launches Family Center, a suite of parental supervision tools for its apps, starting with Instagram in the US and rolling out globally in the coming months — Allowing parents and guardian to keep a watchful eye — Instagram's new parental controls, announced in December, are launching today in the US.
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| Eliza Gkritsi / CoinDesk: |
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signs a law legalizing cryptocurrencies in the country, after parliament passed the virtual asset bill on February 17 — Ukraine has received $100 million in crypto donations during its war with Russia. — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy legalized crypto …
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Tweets: @mintsyfra and @gladstein
| Lucas Matney / TechCrunch: |
Bored Ape Yacht Club launches ApeCoin, or $APE, with 1B in total supply, and forms the ApeCoin DAO, whose council members include Alexis Ohanian and Amy Wu — Even among the fastest-growing crypto startups, Yuga Labs has had a particularly explosive year. — The startup is behind …
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| Dan Seifert / The Verge: |
iPad Air (2022) review: fast with the M1 chip and great display but Touch ID is not as convenient as Face ID and the front camera is awkward in landscape mode — The new iPad Air is a blend of familiar features with predictable results — Much of the new iPad Air from Apple is a known quantity.
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| Sam Byford / The Verge: |
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| Nilay Patel / The Verge: |
Interview with Automattic CEO on the company's growth, the future of open-source WordPress, Tumblr and Apple's App Store rules, Web3, Bitcoin, Ethereum, more — Matt Mullenweg is the CEO of Automattic, the company that owns WordPress.com, which he co-founded, and Tumblr … | The Information: |
Sources: Google has struck a deal to acquire Raxium, a five-year-old startup that makes microLED components for AR and VR displays — Google has struck a deal to buy Raxium, a five-year-old startup that develops tiny light-emitting diodes for displays used in augmented and mixed reality devices …
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Sources: Yandex is in negotiations to sell its media unit, including Yandex News and personal recommendations site Yandex Zen, possibly to social network VK — Sources say the company is seeking a media exit as top exec hit with sanctions over propaganda charge| Wall Street Journal: |
French cloud service OVHcloud files antitrust complaint against Microsoft with the European Commission; sources say complaint focuses on Microsoft's licensing — France's OVHcloud has filed a complaint that Microsoft is abusing its position to hurt competition
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PYMNTS.com and Protocol
| Kyle Orland / Ars Technica: |
The website of Wordle Archive, which let users play previous Wordle puzzles, says it has been taken down at the request of The New York Times — Move could signal a more aggressive stance on certain Wordle clones. — Wordle Archive—a website that let users play through hundreds …
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| Eva Mathews / Reuters: |
Qualcomm says it has stopped selling its products to Russian companies in compliance with US-imposed sanctions after Russia invaded Ukraine — Chipmaker Qualcomm Inc (QCOM.O) said on Wednesday it has stopped selling its products to Russian companies in compliance with U.S.-imposed sanctions after Moscow invaded Ukraine.
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Washington Post. Tweets: @donnymac, @qualcomm, @fedorovmykhailo, @fedorovmykhailo, and @natetibbits
| Amanda Silberling / TechCrunch: |
Linktree, which makes “link in bio” landing pages for people and companies, raises a $110M Series B extension led by Index and Coatue at a $1.3B valuation — Who would've thought that an entire swath of startups would spring up all because Instagram, TikTok and Twitter only let you link to one website in your bio?
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Protocol, Pixel Envy, FinSMEs, and Australian Financial Review
Tweets: @johnkoetsier, @sarthakgh, @carnage4life, @jherskowitz, and @asilbwrites
| Ellen Huet / Bloomberg: |
Sam Altman's Worldcoin recently halted operations in at least seven countries due to problems like uneven smartphone access, confused users, and fraud attempts — Worldcoin — the billion-dollar startup that wants to give cryptocurrency to every living human by imaging their eyes …
Tweets: @chris_skinner, @mhbergen, and @ldrogen
| Bloomberg: |
Foxconn resumes partial operations at two Shenzhen campuses closed on Monday, one of which makes iPhones, after authorities approved its “closed loop” process — Apple Inc. supplier Foxconn Technology Group has resumed partial operations in the Chinese tech hub of Shenzhen …
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Tweets: @briantycangco and @neilcybart
| Kenrick Cai / Forbes: |
Webflow, which offers a no-code website building tool, raises a $120M Series C led by YC Continuity at a $4B valuation, bringing its total funding to $335M — Vlad Magdalin says he's been getting odd looks at Starbucks in recent weeks when he tells the baristas his first name.
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