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| Joe Rossignol / MacRumors: |
Apple announces Lockdown Mode in iOS 16, iPadOS 16, and macOS Ventura to protect against “highly targeted cyberattacks” by disabling features, apps, and more — Apple today announced a new Lockdown Mode coming to the iPhone, iPad, and Mac with iOS 16, iPadOS 16, and macOS Ventura.
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| Bloomberg: |
Voyager Digital files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, estimating it has 100K+ creditors and $1B-$10B in assets; Bankman-Fried's Alameda Research is its main creditor — Crypto broker Voyager Digital Ltd. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection just weeks after getting a lifeline …
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| Reuters: |
Sam Bankman-Fried says he and FTX still have a “few billion” to save struggling crypto companies, but that the worst of the liquidity crunch has likely passed — July 6 (Reuters) - Sam Bankman-Fried, head of one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges, FTX, said he and his company still have a …
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| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Sources: rugged Apple Watch planned for 2022 will have a larger, ~2" shatter-resistant screen, non-aluminum metal case, workout tracking improvements, and more — Apple Inc. plans its largest smartwatch display to date, a bigger battery and a rugged metal casing as part …
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| Immanual John Milton / Bloomberg: |
Crypto exchange Bitstamp cancels a plan to charge a monthly €10 fee for inactive non-US accounts, five days after announcing it — Crypto exchange Bitstamp canceled a planned “inactivity fee,” reversing course just five days after announcing the charges.| Ryan Browne / CNBC: |
The UK's CMA opens an antitrust investigation into Microsoft's proposed Activision Blizzard acquisition, setting a September 1 deadline for its initial decision — - It marks one of the first probes by a major antitrust enforcer into the $68.7 billion deal, which was announced in January.
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| Ryan Weeks / The Block: |
Sources: a senior Axie Infinity engineer was duped by a fake LinkedIn job ad before downloading a PDF containing spyware, leading to the $600M+ Ronin hack — - Hackers duped a senior engineer at Axie Infinity into applying for a job at a fictitious company.
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| James Vincent / The Verge: |
Meta open sources its AI translation model, which works across 200 languages, as part of its ambitious R&D project to create a “universal speech translator” — Meta's ambition to build a ‘universal translator’ continue — Social media conglomerate Meta has created …
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| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Amazon partners with Just Eat Takeaway to offer a free one-year Grubhub+ subscription to US Prime members; Amazon gets equity in Grubhub; DoorDash drops 9%+ — Amazon tried but then ultimately stepped away from building its own cost-intensive Grubhub and DoorDash competitor in the U.S. back in 2019.| Manish Singh / TechCrunch: |
Source: Glance, owned by adtech firm InMobi Group, is partnering with carriers to launch its media service for Android lock screens in the US within two months — Glance, a subsidiary of adtech giant InMobi Group, is planning to launch its lock screen platform on Android smartphones …
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| Neil MacFarquhar / New York Times: |
A look at the decline of Yandex, which has been pushing Russian propaganda thanks to new laws and sank in value from $31B+ in 2021 to <$7B after the invasion — The decline of Yandex, the Russian version of Google, is emblematic of the economic and cultural troubles spawned by the invasion.
Tweets: @biannagolodryga
| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Code in Meta's iPhone app for VR headsets suggests Meta's Project Cambria headset will be called the Meta Quest Pro; a source says it will cost over $1,000 — Meta Platforms Inc.'s upcoming high-end headset for virtual and augmented reality will be called the Meta Quest Pro …
Tweets: @profess0rp and @markgurman
| David Uberti / Wall Street Journal: |
Cybersecurity and privacy firms, many of which raised hundreds of millions, have laid off ~1,400 workers since May; OneTrust axed 950, Lacework laid off 200 — Security startups hunker down and stockpile cash as they prepare for a bear market — Companies that help businesses battle hackers … | Taylor Soper / GeekWire: |
Seattle-based Flexe, which provides software that allows retailers to optimize their supply chains, raised a $119M Series D at a $1B+ valuation — The news: Flexe is the latest to join Seattle's unicorn club. The 9-year-old company just raised a $119 million Series D round to push its valuation past $1 billion.
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