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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, @kurtwagner8, @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, @karaswisher, @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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Tweets: @alextweeting, @mgsiegler, @lindseygamble_, @couragejd, @brave0nft, @mgsiegler, @whatleydude, @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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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, @armstrongdrew, @alexweprin, @brockm, @munster_gene, @mackyson, @sorayamcdonald, @andrewparker, @martyswant, @rockson2, @geoffreyfowler, @brithume, @davidmackau, @mattzeitlin, @openmarkets, @notwaldorf, @benedictevans, @caraesten, @munster_gene, @pt, @sensanders, @alaricaloor, @chrissyfarr, @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
| Brandy Betz / CoinDesk: |
Hashflow, a DeFi trading app, raised a $25M Series A from Jump Crypto, Wintermute, GSR, and Coinbase's and Kraken's VC arms, 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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| 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
| 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 … | AJ Vicens / CyberScoop: |
Ukraine says hackers attacked TAVR Media, which operates nine radio stations, to broadcast a fake message that President Zelenskyy was in critical condition — Cyber criminals attacked a Ukrainian company that operates nine “major” radio stations to spread a message that Ukrainian President …
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| Emily Birnbaum / Bloomberg: |
Apple is on track for its biggest year of US lobbying, spending $4.6M in H1 2022, as Tim Cook becomes one of the country's most politically active tech CEOs — 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, AppleInsider, Cult of Mac, MacDailyNews, and 9to5Mac
Tweets: @demandprogress, @timsweeneyepic, and @papscun
| Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: |
Paris-based Contentsquare, which offers web and app analytics to businesses, raised a $400M Series F and $200M in debt, doubling its May 2021 valuation to $5.6B — While the pandemic prompted companies to digitize much of the way they do business, not every brand made the pivot successfully.
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CTech, Contentsquare, MediaPost, Wall Street Journal, FinSMEs, Grit Daily News, Tech.eu, Bloomberg, Silicon Canals, and Globes Online
| Alex Konrad / Forbes: |
ClassDojo, a school communications app, raised a $125M Series D at a $1.25B valuation in September 2021 and plans to launch a kids virtual space in August 2022 — 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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