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Creators are forming groups on chat apps like Discord, Geneva, and Telegram, which they say offer a more intimate, community experience than social networks — Influencers are setting up groups on chat apps, like Geneva, Discord and Telegram, which they say offer a more intimate …
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Intel plans to manufacture chips for Taiwanese chip designer MediaTek, the first major customer for Intel Foundry Services; MediaTek will continue to use TSMC — This will be the x86 giant's first major foundry customer — Intel will manufacture chips for Taiwanese chip designer MediaTek …
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Court filing: Voyager says FTX and Alameda's restructuring proposal is “a low-ball bid dressed up as a white knight rescue” that disrupts its bankruptcy process — Crypto platform Voyager Digital LLC said a joint offer proposed by FTX and Alameda is a “low-ball bid” …
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China forces 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. … | Joseph Cox / VICE: |
Internal docs from 2017 show Roblox's plan for expanding into China: censorship compliance, expecting to be hacked and copied by partners like Tencent, and more — Filtering games. Blocking maps with Taiwan. Handling “historical facts.” Roblox was prepared to go all in on Chinese censorship …
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The NFL launches its NFL+ streaming service, offering a $4.99/month tier and $9.99/month Premium tier with full game replays; NFL+ replaces Game Pass in the US — It will cost $4.99 per month at launch Monday, and include live local games on mobile devices, as well as live audio of every game.| Joel Rosenblatt / Bloomberg: |
The trial of Ahmad Abouammo, once a rising star at Twitter, is underway; he is charged with spying for Saudi Arabia, outing dissidents who likely faced torture — Twitter Inc. cultivated Saudi Arabian leaders to boost the use of its platform in the Middle East.
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| Oliver Knight / CoinDesk: |
Layer 1 blockchain Aptos has raised a $150M Series A led by FTX Ventures and Jump Crypto, bringing its total funding, all in 2022, to $350M — The team is looking to bring the Diem blockchain back to life. — Layer 1 blockchain Aptos Labs, which is made up of former employees …
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Apple announces a rare retail discount in China between July 29 and August 1 for the iPhone 13 Pro series, select AirPods, and some Apple Watch models — Apple Inc. announced a rare retail promotion in China on Monday, offering four days of discounts on its top-tier iPhones and related accessories …
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| Filipe Espósito / 9to5Mac: |
Netflix rolls out a button for iOS and iPadOS that takes users directly to its website to sign up, avoiding Apple's App Store cut via the API for “reader apps” — Earlier this year, Apple began allowing “reader” apps to provide external links for customers so they can log …
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TechRadar, MobileSyrup, Nieman Lab, The Shortcut, Thurrott, The Streamable, iPhone in Canada Blog, iDownloadBlog.com, BGR, Pocket-lint, PCMag, iThinkDifferent, TechCrunch, and PhoneArena
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Q&A with Microsoft CVP 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.| Yogita Khatri / The Block: |
Bitfinex and Tether partner with P2P infrastructure developer Hypercore to launch the Holepunch protocol and P2P encrypted video calling app Keet in alpha — - Bitfinex and Tether have launched Keet: a peer-to-peer video calling app. — The two companies have invested $10 million to date …
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