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Sources: the new “Pro” Apple Watch will have a ~7% larger screen, a new design, and a case with a more durable formulation of titanium to make it extra rugged — Apple is set to report earnings this week against the backdrop of an economic downturn and a plan to slow hiring.
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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” … | 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.”| 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 — Chinese smartphone brand Honor, formerly under Huawei Technologies Co, has pulled its team out of India, chief executive Zhao Ming said …
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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.| 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
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| 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 … | 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 — Big tech companies agreed on Monday to reduce harmful online content in New Zealand, making a move that critics said dodged the alternative of government regulation.
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| Ivan Levingston / Bloomberg: |
European investing app Shares, which debuted in the UK two months ago and has 150K+ users, raises $40M led by Valar Ventures, bringing its total raised to $90M — Peter Thiel-backed Valar Ventures is leading a $40 million financing round into European investing app Shares.| 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 — Shares of Indian food delivery firm Zomato dropped as much as 14.3% on Monday to an all-time low after the end of the lock-in period … | 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 — Government's mass collection of personal information aids social control but undermines national security, cybersecurity researchers say
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