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| Ashley Capoot / CNBC: |
Responding to criticism, Adam Mosseri says Instagram's full-screen feed is “a test” that is “not yet good” and that the app has to lean into the shift to video — - Instagram head Adam Mosseri shared a video on Twitter Tuesday explaining recent changes to the social media platform.
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| Travis Clark / Insider: |
Kylie Jenner and Kim Kardashian post Stories sharing a petition to “Make Instagram Instagram Again” and “stop trying to be TikTok” that has 150K+ signatures — - Kylie Jenner and Kim Kardashian called on Instagram to “stop trying to be TikTok” on Monday.
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| Scott Rosenberg / Axios: |
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| Ian Hamilton / UploadVR: |
Meta plans to increase the prices of its Quest 2 headsets to $400 for 128GB and $500 for 256GB on August 1, and bundle Beat Saber for free through December 31 — The price for a new Quest 2 is jumping to $399 as Meta says “the costs to make and ship our products have been on the rise.”
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| Microsoft - Investor Relations: |
Microsoft reports Q4 revenue up 12% YoY to $51.87B, net income up 2% YoY to $16.7B, Azure up 40% YoY, LinkedIn up 26% YoY, Surface up 10% YoY, and Xbox down 6% — REDMOND, Wash. — July 26, 2022 — Microsoft Corp. today announced the following results for the quarter ended June 30, 2022 …
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| Vipal Monga / Wall Street Journal: |
Memo: Shopify plans to cut ~1,000 workers, or 10% of its global workforce, citing consumers pulling back on online shopping; SHOP drops 15%+ — CEO Tobi Lütke says company made wrong bet on pandemic-fueled boom in e-commerce growth lasting — Shopify Inc. SHOP -16.29%▼ … | Alphabet - Investor Relations: |
Alphabet reports Q2 revenue up 13% YoY to $69.69B, net income of $16B, down from $18.53B YoY, and Google Cloud revenue of $6.28B, up from $4.63B YoY — MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. - July 26, 2022 - Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG, GOOGL) today announced financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2022.
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| New York Times: |
Sources: the US Treasury Department has been investigating US-based crypto exchange Kraken since 2019 for potentially violating US sanctions on Iran and more — The Treasury Department is investigating whether the crypto exchange allowed users in Iran to buy and sell digital tokens, said people with knowledge of the matter.
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| The Verge: |
As Mark Zuckerberg says “there are probably a bunch of people at the company who shouldn't be here” during a weekly Meta Q&A, a survey suggests staff anxiety — As Meta's growth slows, Mark Zuckerberg is pushing even harder. Will his employees melt under the pressure?
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| Bloomberg: |
Sources: before its probe into alleged insider trading, the SEC started probing whether Coinbase improperly let Americans trade digital assets; stock drops 21%+ — Coinbase Global Inc. is facing a US probe into whether it improperly let Americans trade digital assets that should have been registered …
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| Max Chafkin / Bloomberg: |
Coinbase's post-IPO decision to list “altcoins”, or “shitcoins”, was a reckless move that led to alleged insider trading and higher risks for retail investors — In September 2020, amid a wave of activism by employees in support of the Black Lives Matter movement …
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| Liron Shapira / @liron: |
[Thread] A look at Helium, a crypto network of 500K+ IoT hotspots, which raised $365M from a16z and others and generates an est. $6.5K/month in network revenue — .@Helium, often cited as one of the best examples of a Web3 use case, has received $365M of investment led by @a16z. Regular folks have also been convinced to spend $250M buying hotspot nodes, in hopes of earning passive income. The result? Helium's total revenue is $6.5k/month https://twitter.com/...
Tweets: @liron, @liron, @liron, @om, @thestalwart, @dancow, @bshivarthy, @kylesamani, @friscojosh, @thestalwart, @btc_jacksparrow, @aaronhuertas, @thestalwart, @terenceleejx, @1ndus, @can, @wiley77, @coloradotravis, @nvk, @justinhendrix, @selenalarson, and @thestalwart
| Jesse Hamilton / CoinDesk: |
Senators Toomey and Sinema introduce a bill to exempt crypto users from being taxed on transactions of under $50, similar to a bipartisan bill in the House — The top Republican on the Senate Banking Committee joined Democrat Kyrsten Sinema in legislation to exempt transactions of less than $50.
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Coin Center, Decrypt, Cointelegraph, Crypto Daily, and Bitcoin Magazine. Tweets: @resistancemoney
| Jeffrey Dastin / Reuters: |
Amazon plans to raise its annual Prime subscription prices across Europe by up to 43% on September 15, citing “increased inflation and operating costs” — Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) will raise fees for its delivery and streaming service Prime in Europe by up to 43% a year …
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Tweets: @shanermurph, @eligp, and @martinslewis
| Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: |
Neon, which provides developers with a serverless option for Postgres databases, has raised a $30M Series A-1 led by GGV, bringing its total funding to $55M — Neon, a startup providing developers with a serverless option for Postgres databases, today announced that it raised $30 million …
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| Bloomberg: |
The UK's CMA publishes its music streaming report, saying the market being dominated by a handful of major players is not “currently causing consumers harm” — The music streaming market dominated by a handful of major players is giving consumers a fair shake …
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