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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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Meta, SiliconANGLE, New York Times, Axios, BuzzFeed News, Washington Post, Bloomberg, Phandroid, Android Central, USA Today, iDownloadBlog.com, iPhone in Canada Blog, Digital Trends, Fortune, Android Headlines, Neowin, and Adweek
Facebook: Mark Zuckerberg. Tweets: @metanewsroom, @kurtwagner8, @karaswisher, @benedictevans, @carnage4life, @richlightshed, @alexhern, @sarafischer, @jason_kint, @filip_struharik, @dandrezner, @jaredlholt, @teepusahab, @brendannyhan, @abuaardvark, @jeeveswilliams, @brandonsilverm, @brendannyhan, @jayrosen_nyu, @brandonsilverm, @kerrymflynn, @brandonetc, @noupside, @fortunemagazine, @baekdal, @domdifurio, @sarafischer, @pierce, @brendannyhan, @brandonsilverm, @fboversight, @brandonetc, @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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Meta, The Verge, TechCrunch, Digital Trends, Search Engine Land, and Social Media Today
Tweets: @whatleydude, @mgsiegler, @lindseygamble_, @couragejd, @brave0nft, @mgsiegler, @urbanbohemian, @ianrunkle, @mgsiegler, @ddudgeon, and @reeves501
| 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
Tweets: @munster_gene and @kantrowitz
| 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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U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Securities …, The Verge, The Coinbase Blog, New York Times, GeekWire, CoinDesk, Silicon Valley Business …, Reuters, Quartz, CryptoPotato, TechCrunch, Engadget, Crypto Briefing, SiliconANGLE, Crypto Island, New York Post, CNBC, Watcher Guru, Decrypt, and Bitcoin Magazine
Tweets: @carolinedpham, @brian_armstrong, @neerajka, @briankrebs, @ohaiom, @leereiners, @tier10k, @rmac18, @alexhern, @notgrubles, @fintechfrank, @damedoteth, @matt_levine, @dog_shill, @damedoteth, @pitdesi, @jwverret, @jeffjohnroberts, @brian_armstrong, @jacqmelinek, @secgov, @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: @ncweaver, @haileylennonbtc, @lund_dane, @stonedpipez, @neerajka, and @thenewsham
| 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, @benedictevans, @viacristiano, @quinnypig, @armstrongdrew, @quinnypig, @brosandprose, @hayesbrown, @chrissyfarr, @chrissyfarr, @armstrongdrew, @munster_gene, @munster_gene, @alexweprin, @brockm, @mackyson, @sorayamcdonald, @andrewparker, @martyswant, @rockson2, @geoffreyfowler, @brithume, @davidmackau, @mattzeitlin, @openmarkets, @notwaldorf, @benedictevans, @caraesten, @pt, @sensanders, @alaricaloor, @chimeracoder, @darlin, @theromit, @markwby, @bdsams, @caseynewton, @benedictevans, @kvlly, @lizzadwoskin, @parismartineau, @levynews, @rasushrestha, @delrey, @stacyfmitchell, @bradstone, @cyberoutsider, @thrasherxy, @delrey, @berthacoombs, @johncendpts, @r0wdy_, @stshank, @benbajarin, @joannastern, @sweepersolana, @andrewperezdc, @annierpalmer, @benedictevans, @hypervisible, @joshelman, @arctictony, @yashar, @jonerlichman, @marisakabas, @pt, and @bequinning
| John Hendel / Politico: |
Nearly 200 US rural carriers are saddled with old Huawei and ZTE gear they can't afford to remove; promised Congress funds are coming too slow and aren't enough — The U.S. is still struggling to complete the break up with Chinese telecom companies that Donald Trump started four years ago.
Tweets: @johnhendel
| Alexandra Alper / Reuters: |
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Tweets: @yusufdfi, @nktpnd, @iron_man_actual, and @mikeelgan
| 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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Hashflow, FinSMEs, Blockworks, ETH Daily, Business Wire, and The Block
| 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 …
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| Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica: |
FCC chair asks carriers to explain how they use geolocation data, as Congress debates a law that may preempt the FCC from regulating carriers' privacy practices — Inquiry launched as Congress debates bill that could gut FCC's privacy authority. — Federal Communications Commission … | 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.
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Philip Elmer‑DeWitt, 9to5Mac, AppleInsider, Cult of Mac, and MacDailyNews
Tweets: @demandprogress, @timsweeneyepic, and @papscun
| 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
| 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, Target, Android Police, ZDNet, 9to5Google, Wired, Android Authority, MobileSyrup, CNET, Droid Life, Ars Technica, XDA Developers, Tech Advisor, and Mashable
Tweets: @lisaeadicicco, @markguim, and @rileyseanm
| Alex Konrad / Forbes: |
ClassDojo, a school communications app, raised a $125M Series D at a $1.25B valuation last September and plans to launch a virtual space for kids in August — The 11-year-old ed tech unicorn led by Under 30 alumni Sam Chaudhary and Liam Don was quietly valued at $1.25 billion by Tencent last fall as part of its virtual push.Thanks:@alexrkonrad
| Lauren Feiner / CNBC: |
Filing: ByteDance spent $2.1M+ on US lobbying aimed at an antitrust bill and other issues in Q2 2022, up 130% QoQ and for the first time over $2M in one quarter — - TikTok's Chinese parent ByteDance had its biggest lobbying quarter ever, spending more than $2.1 million in the second quarter to lobby the U.S. government.Sponsor Posts
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