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July 25, 2022, 9:10 AM

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Yueqi Yang / Bloomberg:

Filing: Voyager says the restructuring proposal by FTX and Alameda is “a low-ball bid dressed up as a white knight rescue” that disrupts the bankruptcy process — Crypto platform Voyager Digital LLC said a joint offer proposed by FTX and Alameda is a “low-ball bid” …

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:

Sources: the new “Pro” Apple Watch will have a roughly 7% larger screen, new design, and case with a more durable titanium formulation to make it more rugged — Apple is set to report earnings this week against the backdrop of an economic downturn and a plan to slow hiring.

Filipe Espósito / 9to5Mac:

Netflix rolls out a button for iOS and iPadOS users to take them directly to its site to sign up, which avoids the App Store cut via an API for “reader apps” — Earlier this year, Apple began allowing “reader” apps to provide external links for customers so they can log in and pay …

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How Apple, Amazon, and Google are trying to win live sports streaming rights by persuading skeptical leagues to switch from traditional TV and cable networks — Competing for rights to broadcast games from the N.F.L. and other leagues could be hard for broadcast and cable companies that “aren't playing by the same financial rules.”

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Matt Burgess / Wired:

A look at the April 2022 attack on the internet in France; perpetrators surgically cut “backbone cables” in three locations around Paris in around two hours — As new details about the scope of the sabotage emerge, the perpetrators—and the reason for their vandalism—remain unknown.

Tweets: @tiagodf and @twshiloh

Dylan Martin / The Register:

Intel plans to manufacture chips for Taiwanese chip designer MediaTek, the first major partnership for Intel Foundry Services; MediaTek will still use TSMC — This will be the x86 giant's first major foundry customer — Intel will manufacture chips for Taiwanese chip designer MediaTek …

More: Nikkei Asia, CNET, Tom's Hardware, Reuters, DigiTimes, and Telecoms.com

Tweets: @dylanonchips and @stshank. Thanks:@dylanonchips

Aisha Counts / Protocol:

Q&A with Microsoft corporate VP Charles Lamanna on low-code/no-code tools and the Power Platform, which he says has 7M MAUs and grew its revenue 72% YoY to $2B+ — Despite the fact that enterprise tech is still trying to figure out exactly where it fits, Charles Lamanna is all in on low-code software development.

Tweets: @tomkrazit

Yogita Khatri / The Block:

Bitfinex and Tether partner with P2P infrastructure developer Hypercore to launch the Holepunch protocol and peer-to-peer encrypted video calling app Keet — - Bitfinex and Tether have launched Keet: a peer-to-peer video calling app. — The two companies have invested $10 million to date …

More: tether.to, CryptoPotato, Bitcoin Magazine, and Cointelegraph

Tweets: @paoloardoino, @bennetttomlin, @iansherr, @adam3us, @bitfinex, @tether_to, and @mdudas

Bloomberg:

Apple announces a rare retail discount for the iPhone 13 Pro series, select AirPods, and Watches in China between July 29 and August 1 — Apple Inc. announced a rare retail promotion in China on Monday, offering four days of discounts on its top-tier iPhones and related accessories in advance …

More: MacRumors, 9to5Mac, Philip Elmer‑DeWitt, and Patently Apple

Tweets: @duanrui1205, @duanrui1205, and @vladsavov

Bloomberg:

China asks 100 companies operating in Shenzhen, including Foxconn, Huawei, and ZTE, to operate in a “closed loop” for seven days to combat a COVID-19 outbreak — China has forced some of its biggest companies, including iPhone maker Foxconn and oil producer CNOOC Ltd. …

More: South China Morning Post, AppleInsider, MacRumors, and Reuters

Tweets: @amyfeldman and @gossithedog

Anna Gross / Financial Times:

A global shortage of fiber optic cable has driven up prices and lengthened lead times, especially in Europe, India, and China, casting a shadow over 5G rollouts — Rising prices of critical components casts shadow over 5G rollout and development of data centres

More: DCD. Tweets: @martijnrasser

Sam Biddle / The Intercept:

Google employees, kept in the dark about firm's sale of advanced AI tools to Israel, say it could bolster Israel's ongoing military occupation of Palestine — Training materials reviewed by The Intercept confirm that Google is offering advanced artificial intelligence and machine-learning capabilities …

Tweets: @amnestytech, @jathansadowski, @timnitgebru, and @samfbiddle

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From Mediagazer

Clare Malone / New Yorker:

A profile of Bari Weiss and an in-depth look at her hostile takeover of CBS News; a source says Weiss has said she is pursuing a “de-Baathification of CBS”

Yue Stella Yu / Los Angeles Times:

Gov. Newsom's 2026 budget proposal contains no funding for the California Civic Media Fund, despite a 2024 deal to provide $175M to newsrooms over five years

Matthew Keys / TheDesk.net:

Study: local broadcast TV supported 1.5M+ US jobs in 2025 and had a $748B annual GDP impact, with advertising accounting for the largest share at $628B

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Steven Zeitchik / Washington Post:

A profile of crypto influencer Ben Armstrong, aka BitBoy, who has amassed ~1.5M subscribers on YouTube by offering jargon-filled advice on cryptocurrencies

Tweets: @ruskin147 and @goldman

Dan Taylor / Tech.eu:

London-based Altruistiq, which offers SaaS tools to help companies analyze and reduce their carbon emissions, raised a £15M seed led by Molten Ventures

More: FinSMEs, EU-Startups, and Silicon Canals

Lucy Craymer / Reuters:

New Zealand's internet safety group Netsafe says Meta, Google, Amazon, TikTok, and Twitter have agreed to self-regulate to reduce harmful content in the country

More: newsroom.co.nz, Tohatoha, NZ Herald, SecurityBrief New Zealand, The Guardian, Netsafe, and Stuff.co.nz

Tweets: @paulbrislen, @letsgetpfizered, @byroncclark, @alinasu33, @mariasherwood2, @stew_rachel, @sanjanah, and @te_taipo

Manish Singh / TechCrunch:

Zomato stock dropped 14%+ to a record low after a lock-in period expired, giving the company a market cap of $4.2B, down from $13.2B on its IPO debut year ago

More: Reuters, Bloomberg, and The Economic Times. Tweets: @digbijaymishra1

Jiaxing Li / South China Morning Post:

Report: CEO of Chinese smartphone brand Honor said the company pulled its team out of India, where authorities have been investigating Chinese smartphone firms

More: The Register, The Economic Times, TechStory, Inc42 Media, Gizbot, and Huawei Central

Ivan Levingston / Bloomberg:

European investing app Shares, which launched in the UK two months ago and has 150K+ users, raised $40M led by Valar Ventures, bringing its total raised to $90M

More: AltFi, Tech.eu, FinSMEs, and Silicon Canals. Thanks:@ivanlevingston

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Chris Feliciano Arnold / Bloomberg:

An in-depth look at the research collaboration between NASA and the FAA since 2017 to write new US airspace rules for safely accommodating millions of drones

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Karen Hao / Wall Street Journal:

How China's mass collection of personal info and its new, unevenly enforced data security rules contribute to a thriving underground market for stolen data

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Jeanne Whalen / Washington Post:

How the nearly two-year-old chip shortage upended Detroit's car manufacturing, which a historian says may be the biggest disruption since the 1970s fuel crisis

Tweets: @ron_fournier, @washingtonpost, @tyrellmayfield, @david_charts, and @carlquintanilla

Gilad Edelman / Wired:

A look at the bipartisan American Data Privacy and Protection Act, which privacy experts say might finally give the US a strong federal data protection law

Zeyi Yang / MIT Technology Review:

Gamers in China, where online porn is banned, are using the Steam app Wallpaper Engine as a cloud drive and a video player to exchange adult-only content

More: Platy's Web Excursions and Slashdot

Tweets: @tin2mint, @sub8u, @zeyiyang, and @techreview

Preetika Rana / Wall Street Journal:

DoorDash and Uber Eats are moving beyond food, focusing on groceries and alcohol, as users cut spending due to high inflation and a potential economic downturn

Tweets: @carnage4life, @trengriffin, @preetika_rana, @jerrycap, @ericbellmanwsj, and @berber_jin1