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| Joanna Ossinger / Bloomberg: |
After UST's collapse, most rival algorithmic stablecoins are below the dollar peg; Tether and USDC, the two largest, are mostly holding their dollar peg — Stablecoins besides TerraUSD are failing to live up to their billing as the collapse of the algorithmic token has investors pondering …
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| Andrew Rummer / The Block: |
Tether, the largest stablecoin, briefly drops to a 24-hour low of $0.96; Binance USD and USDC are both trading at around $1 — Quick Take — Tether dropped below $0.96 on Thursday morning. — The stablecoin is designed to keep a constant peg with the dollar.
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Tweets: @paoloardoino, @kadhim, @whale_alert, @tether_to, @ldrogen, @mayazi, @tether_to, @kadhim, @kadhim, @thestalwart, @_checkmatey_, @alexhern, @thestalwart, @whale_alert, @alexhern, @bongcapital, @safetyth1rd, @fchollet, @cobie, @austerity_sucks, @robinwigg, @scupytrooples, @0xfoobar, @alexhern, and @silvermanjacob
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| Ryan Browne / CNBC: |
Bitcoin dropped below $26,000 for the first time since December 2020, down 15% in 24 hours; Ether dropped as low as $1,720, its lowest level since July 2021 — - The price of bitcoin plunged below $26,000 on Thursday, hitting its lowest level in 16 months.
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| David Yaffe-Bellany / New York Times: |
Bitcoin price fluctuations increasingly mirror the broader tech stock market, as the recent downturn shows, belying its allure as a hedge against inflation — The cryptocurrency's plunging value has mirrored losses in the Nasdaq, a benchmark that's weighted toward tech stocks.
Tweets: @flitteronfraud, @saylor, @tedtalksmacro, @charlesarthur, and @alfonslopeztena
| Financial Times: |
Brian Armstrong says there's “no risk of bankruptcy” after Coinbase said in its filing that its users might lose all their crypto if the exchange goes bankrupt — Shares in crypto exchange fall 23% after bleak results and new risk disclosure — Shares in cryptocurrency exchange …
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| David Pierce / The Verge: |
Google announces Workspace updates, including AI-powered tools to control how users look and sound on Meet and automated transcriptions of Meet meetings — Making your Meet meetings a little better — There's a good chance you've spent much of the last two-plus years sitting at home …
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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
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| Damien Wilde / 9to5Google: |
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| Adi Robertson / The Verge: |
A US appeals court rules 2-1 to let Texas enforce a social media law stopping Twitter, Facebook, and other services with 50M+ users from moderating content — A judge blocked a similar law in Florida on First Amendment grounds — The controversial Texas social media law HB 20 …
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| Paul Hill / Neowin: |
Google releases Android 13 Beta 2 with finer privacy controls, an improved Material You theme system, the ability to change the language of each app, and more — At its Google I/O event on Wednesday, Google released the second beta of Android 13. The search giant highlighted several … | Jay Peters / The Verge: |
After mocking Apple for removing the iPhone headphone jack in an August 2021 ad for the Pixel 5a, Google quietly removes the headphone jack on the Pixel 6a — The Pixel 6A offers a lot of good features, but not a headphone jack — Google just revealed the Pixel 6A at Google I/O on Wednesday …
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| Damien Wilde / 9to5Google: |
Google unveils the $449 Pixel 6a, with its Tensor chip, 6.1" OLED screen, in-display fingerprint sensor, 12.2MP wide and 12MP ultra-wide rear cameras, and more — During the annual I/O Developer conference Google has officially launched the affordably-focused Pixel 6a which acts …
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| Daisuke Wakabayashi / New York Times: |
Google I/O presented a modest vision of the future, offering subtle changes to existing products; executives said “help”, “helping”, or “helpful” over 50 times — Artificial intelligence is being woven into an array of the company's products.
Tweets: @micahzenko, @stevesi, @daiwaka, and @raywongy
| David Pierce / The Verge: |
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| Crystal Tse / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Instacart confidentially filed documents for an IPO, which could happen as soon as 2022, though the timing could slip or the startup could stay private — Instacart Inc., the grocery delivery platform, has confidentially filed documents for an initial public offering, according to people with knowledge of the matter.
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Tweets: @carnage4life, @sawyermerritt, @darian314, @yoda, and @epro
| Scott Stein / CNET: |
An interview with James Park, Fitbit co-founder and Google's wearables division head, on how the Pixel Watch factors into Fitbit and its future plans, and more — James Park talks to CNET about the Google Pixel Watch, and where Fitbit's vision goes from here. — Scott Stein| Abner Li / 9to5Google: |
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Tweets: @madebygoogle, @madebygoogle, @benwood, @detroitborg, @ihnatko, @montblanc_world, @damanr, @ihnatko, @captain2phones, and @dcuthbert
| Julian Chokkattu / Wired: |
Google will update over 20 apps with tablet optimizations in the coming weeks, as the company seeks to improve Android on large-screen devices — More than 20 Google apps will be updated with tablet optimizations in the coming weeks. — There's a reason why the word tablet is synonymous with iPad.
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| Brian Heater / TechCrunch: |
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Tweets: @madebygoogle, @dcseifert, @andrewmartonik, @ihnatko, @kevinctofel, and @detroitborg
| Katie Paul / Reuters: |
Andrew Bosworth told Reality Labs staff that Meta plans to cut or delay some projects and details will come within a week; Meta says there won't be layoffs — Facebook-owner Meta Platforms Inc (FB.O) is preparing cutbacks in its Reality Labs division, a strategic unit at the center … | Sam Nussey / Reuters: |
SoftBank reports a $26.2B full year loss for its Vision Fund unit, leading the group to a $13.15B annual net loss, as stocks decline and inflation rises — SoftBank Group Corp (9984.T) reported on Thursday a record loss of $26.2 billion at its Vision Fund unit as the tech conglomerate's portfolio …
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Tweets: @birdyword and @madhavchanchani
| Reuters: |
Foxconn reports Q1 net profit rose 5% YoY to ~$985M but warns that Q2 revenue could slow due to rising inflation, cooling demand, and supply chain issues — Shovel and FoxConn logo are seen before the arrival of U.S. President Donald Trump for the Foxconn Technology Group groundbreaking ceremony …
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| Jay Peters / The Verge: |
Twitter launches Data Dash, a browser game intended to help explain some of its privacy settings, as part of a bigger push around its rewritten privacy policy — Avoid ads and trolls in Twitter Data Dash — Twitter released a new browser game on Wednesday that's intended to help explain some of its privacy settings.
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Twitter, Silicon Republic, privacy.twitter.com, 9to5Mac, Pocket-lint, Mashable, and The Mac Observer
Tweets: @twittersafety, @lizmhull, @mmasnick, and @rkmac
| Romain Dillet / TechCrunch: |
BVNK, which offers payments and banking services for crypto-native businesses, raises a $40M Series A led by Tiger Global at a $340M post-money valuation — Cryptocurrency startup BVNK (pronounced 'bee-vee-en-kay') has closed a $40 million Series A funding round at a $340 million post-money valuation.
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