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| Jon Porter / The Verge: |
Facebook splits the Feed on iOS and Android into Home, a TikTok-style tab with recommended content, and Feeds, a chronological tab of followed pages and people — While new Feeds tab will show chronological content from pages you actually follow — Facebook's almighty News Feed is getting split in two... kind of.
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Facebook: Mark Zuckerberg. Tweets: @metanewsroom, @jeeveswilliams, @kurtwagner8, @brandonsilverm, @brandonsilverm, @brandonetc, @brandonetc, @brandonsilverm, @brendannyhan, @brendannyhan, @benedictevans, @carnage4life, @richlightshed, @alexhern, @sarafischer, @jason_kint, @filip_struharik, @dandrezner, @jaredlholt, @teepusahab, @abuaardvark, @jayrosen_nyu, @kerrymflynn, @noupside, @fortunemagazine, @baekdal, @domdifurio, @sarafischer, @pierce, @brendannyhan, @fboversight, @aria_gerson, and @mikeisaac
| Richard Lawler / The Verge: |
Instagram says all new video posts under 15 minutes will now be shared as Reels and videos under 90 seconds from public accounts will be recommended to others — And it's combining the Reels / Video section of your profile under one tab — Welcome to the new era of Instagram …
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Tweets: @urbanbohemian, @mgsiegler, and @mgsiegler
| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Amazon plans to acquire primary health care provider One Medical, which offers in-person, digital, and virtual services, for about $3.9B in an all-cash deal — Amazon's interest in healthcare and being a major player in that industry is taking one big step forward today.
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Tweets: @quinnypig, @quinnypig, @viacristiano, @armstrongdrew, @stacyfmitchell, @openmarkets, @quinnypig, @brosandprose, @andrewparker, @hayesbrown, @chrissyfarr, @armstrongdrew, @alexweprin, @brockm, @mackyson, @sorayamcdonald, @martyswant, @rockson2, @geoffreyfowler, @brithume, @davidmackau, @mattzeitlin, @notwaldorf, @benedictevans, @caraesten, @pt, @alaricaloor, @chimeracoder, @darlin, @theromit, @markwby, @bdsams, @caseynewton, @kvlly, @lizzadwoskin, @parismartineau, @levynews, @rasushrestha, @delrey, @bradstone, @cyberoutsider, @thrasherxy, @delrey, @berthacoombs, @johncendpts, @r0wdy_, @stshank, @benbajarin, @joannastern, @sweepersolana, @andrewperezdc, @annierpalmer, @hypervisible, @joshelman, @arctictony, @yashar, @jonerlichman, @marisakabas, @pt, and @bequinning
| Bloomberg: |
The US DOJ arrests a former Coinbase product manager for allegedly leaking insider info about tokens before they were listed; Coinbase won't face charges — US authorities arrested a former Coinbase Global Inc. product manager for allegedly leaking insider information to help his brother …
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Tweets: @carolinedpham, @brian_armstrong, @neerajka, @brian_armstrong, @matt_levine, @briankrebs, @ohaiom, @leereiners, @tier10k, @rmac18, @alexhern, @fintechfrank, @damedoteth, @damedoteth, @pitdesi, @jwverret, @jeffjohnroberts, @jacqmelinek, @sridinats, @adamscochran, @wublockchain, @reckless, @crypto_bitlord7, @carnage4life, and @verge
| Tim Copeland / The Block: |
The SEC lists nine crypto tokens as securities in its insider trading complaint against an ex-Coinbase staffer; Coinbase petitions for rules classifying tokens — - The SEC has arrested and charged a former Coinbase employee with wire fraud. — In the SEC complaint, it mentions nine tokens and says they are all securities.
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Tweets: @haileylennonbtc, @ncweaver, @lund_dane, @stonedpipez, @neerajka, and @thenewsham
| Jonathan Vanian / CNBC: |
Snap Q2: revenue up 13% YoY to $1.11B, vs. $1.14B est., DAUs up 18% to 347M, vs. 344.2M est., net loss of $422M, up from $152M YoY; stock falls 25%+ after hours — - Snap missed on the top and bottom lines in its second-quarter earnings report. — The company authorized a stock repurchasing program of up to $500 million.
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| Hannah Murphy / Financial Times: |
Snap plans to “substantially reduce” hiring, authorizes a stock repurchase program of up to $500M, and locks in CEO and CTO roles until at least January 1, 2027 — Social media company said it will ‘substantially reduce’ hiring and shake up strategy| Brandy Betz / CoinDesk: |
Hashflow, a DeFi trading app, raised a $25M Series A from Jump Crypto, Wintermute, and the VC arms of Coinbase and Kraken, among others, at a $400M valuation — The platform uses an asset pricing model that offers interoperability, lower fees and no slippage.
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| Allison Johnson / The Verge: |
Google Pixel 6a review: a good camera and flagship-class Tensor chip performance, but a slow fingerprint sensor and the 6.1" screen only has a 60Hz refresh rate — The 6A's Tensor chipset makes all the difference in this midrange phone — For a few years running, the Pixel A-series phone …
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TechCrunch, Android Authority, 9to5Google, Android Police, Target, ZDNet, 9to5Google, Wired, Android Authority, MobileSyrup, Droid Life, Ars Technica, XDA Developers, Tech Advisor, and Mashable
Tweets: @lisaeadicicco, @markguim, and @rileyseanm
| Ben Horowitz / Andreessen Horowitz: |
a16z moves its HQ to be “in the cloud” and plans to open offices in Miami Beach, New York, and Santa Monica “to be able to physically assemble anywhere” — Since our inception in 2009, Andreessen Horowitz has been a Silicon Valley venture capital firm.
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TechCrunch, Bloomberg, Fortune, Refresh Miami, and That Was The Week
Tweets: @ktmboyle, @mslopatto, @dhaber, @chrislyons, @frankgruber, @francissuarez, @bhorowitz, @matthfield, @petezin, @kylebrussell, @rabois, @autismcapital, @a16z, @antoniogm, @shaig, @gaberivera, @rishad, and @bryce
| Ian Allison / CoinDesk: |
Blockchain.com plans to cut 25% of its workforce, or ~150 people, close its Argentina offices, and cancel team expansion in several countries, citing the market — The digital assets trading firm said it will shutter its Argentina-based offices and halt its expansion plans in several countries.
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CNBC, Bitcoin News, Gizmodo, Decrypt, Crunchbase News, SiliconANGLE, Bitcoinist.com, Blockworks, Coinspeaker, and CryptoPotato
Tweets: @silvermanjacob and @mylesudland
| AJ Vicens / CyberScoop: |
Ukraine says hackers attacked TAVR Media, which operates nine leading radio stations, to broadcast a fake message that Zelenskyy was in critical condition — Cyber criminals attacked a Ukrainian company that operates nine “major” radio stations to spread a message that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky … | Bloomberg: |
Amazon spent a record $4.98M on lobbying in Q2 2022, up 2.5% YoY, Google spent $2.77M, up 32% YoY, Microsoft spent $2.41M, down 2.4% YoY, and Apple spent $1.9M — Amazon.com Inc. spent a record $4.98 million on lobbying during the second quarter of this year as momentum intensified in Congress … | Christine Hall / TechCrunch: |
Whatnot, a livestreaming shopping service for buying and selling collectibles, has raised a $260M Series D at a $3.7B valuation, up from $1.5B in September 2021 — Livestream shopping in the United States has a ways to go to catch up with China's booming $600 billion industry …
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PYMNTS.com, FinSMEs, Business Wire, Forbes, and Reuters
Tweets: @esports_josh and @jeffchang30
| Alexandra Alper / Reuters: |
Sources: the US is probing Huawei over concerns that cell tower gear could capture sensitive military base and missile silo info, which it could send to China — The Biden administration is investigating Chinese telecoms equipment maker Huawei over concerns that U.S. cell towers fitted …
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The Register, apt-get ops, and TechSpot
Tweets: @yusufdfi, @nktpnd, @iron_man_actual, and @mikeelgan
| Emily Birnbaum / Bloomberg: |
Apple is on track for its biggest year of lobbying in 2022, spending $4.6M in H1, as Tim Cook becomes one of the most politically active tech CEOs in the US — Apple Inc. Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook wasn't fully sold on having a team of Washington lobbyists a decade ago.| Dylan Smith / Digital Music News: |
Warner Music Group becomes the first major label to adopt SoundCloud's user-centric payouts based upon listening instead of Spotify and others' pro rata model — About three months after celebrating the anniversary of its fan-powered royalty model, SoundCloud has officially inked a global licensing deal with Warner Music Group.| Taylor Hatmaker / TechCrunch: |
Twitch rolls out new moderator tools, including letting channels swap ban lists with up to 30 other channels to collaborate on locking disruptive users out — Moderating an online community is hard, often thankless work — and it's even harder when it happens in a silo.| Cristina Criddle / Financial Times: |
Meta, Apple, Microsoft, Google, Twitter, and others register for a license in Indonesia under which they might have to censor content and hand over users' data — Meta, TikTok and Twitter among groups to register for licences under which authorities can censor platforms
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iThinkDifferent, 9to5Mac, and AppleInsider
Tweets: @mark_ajohnson, @cristinacriddle, and @hare_brain
| Jack Stebbins / CNBC: |
Airbnb co-founder Joe Gebbia is stepping down from his role at the company, the first of the three original founders to step down, but will remain on its board — - Airbnb co-founder Joe Gebbia announced Thursday he is stepping down from his role at the company.
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| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
TextExpander, which lets users create customized shortcuts to trigger longer text-based actions, has raised $41.4M, its first-ever funding since its 2007 launch — RPA, and companies like UiPath, swooped into on the world of work a few years ago as a catchy way for organizations … Sponsor Posts
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