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| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Spotify says it has “decided to stop further production of Car Thing units” and will take a €31M charge, citing demand and supply chain issues — Spotify's push to complement its music streaming with a big move into podcasting and related content appears to be paying off …
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The Verge, Gizmodo, CNET, 9to5Google, XDA Developers, Engadget, 9to5Mac, Neowin, MobileSyrup, iMore, TechSpot, Mashable, Silicon Republic, Phandroid, and Digital Trends
Tweets: @chrismessina, @ashleyrcarman, @ashleyrcarman, and @heilemann
| Todd Spangler / Variety: |
Spotify reports Q2 revenue rose 23% YoY to €2.9B as its net loss widened to €125M; MAUs were up 19% YoY to 433M and Premium users reached 188M, up 14% YoY — Spotify turned in strong numbers for the second quarter, beating expectations for total and paid subscriber adds and reporting 23% revenue growth.
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Tweets: @richlightshed, @annaknicolaou, @eldsjal, @livesquawk, and @tvgrimreaper
| The Hollywood Reporter: |
Daniel Ek says Spotify plans to reduce the pace of hiring by 25% as “things could get worse”; Spotify's stock rises 10%+ — As the music streaming giant's stock jumps, CEO Daniel Ek addresses macro-economic challenges, saying “only the prepared survive, and we're preparing as if things could get worse.”
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Spotify, Axios, and Business Wire
| Jason Schreier / Bloomberg: |
Interviews with 20+ people describe GTA developer Rockstar's attempts to change its male-heavy workplace culture, starting in 2018, after complaints and burnout — In the summer of 2020, after a police officer killed George Floyd, Rockstar Games quietly shelved a mode of play it had planned …
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| Emma Roth / The Verge: |
TikTok plans to give “selected researchers” access to its platform and moderation system, helping them “assess content and trends or conducts tests” — The move comes hours after a report reveals TikTok's efforts to distance itself from China| Chris Stokel-Walker / Gizmodo: |
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| Emily Baker-White / BuzzFeed News: |
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| Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch: |
Google announces Maps updates: photorealistic aerial views of nearly 100 landmarks, more detailed cycling routes, and improved location sharing — Google — facing increasing competition from other apps like Instagram and TikTok when it comes to consumers searching for things …
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The Keyword, AppAdvice, PCMag, Silicon Republic, Engadget, The Verge, Android Police, TechRadar, MacRumors, 9to5Google, and 9to5Google
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| Vikas SN / Moneycontrol: |
| Alex Heath / The Verge: |
Mark Zuckerberg tells employees Meta and Apple are in a “very deep, philosophical competition” to build AR and VR devices and determine the internet's direction — “This is a competition of philosophies and ideas,” Meta's CEO recently told employees| Emily Birnbaum / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer told donors at a fundraiser that the AICO Act to pare back the power of Big Tech companies doesn't have the votes — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer told a group of donors that he doesn't believe that there are enough votes in the Senate …
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AppleInsider, HuffPost, 9to5Mac, and New York Post
| Leah Nylen / Bloomberg: |
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| Duncan Riley / SiliconANGLE: |
An IBM study of 550 global organizations finds the average cost of a data breach is $4.35M, up ~13% over the last two years, and 83% had more than one breach — A new report from IBM Security today reveals that data breaches are costlier and more impactful than ever before.
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| Taylor Lorenz / Taylor Lorenz's Newsletter: |
Nostalgia for the “old”, chronological Instagram makes sense but belies changing norms around online sharing, communication, privacy, and engaging content — It isn't just the platform that has changed, we have too. — Over the past few days there's been a movement to “Make Instagram Instagram again.”
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On my Om, Michael Mignano, iThinkDifferent, and Washington Post
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| Ry Crist / CNET: |
Like Amazon's Ring, Google's Nest will comply with emergency US law enforcement requests for footage without a warrant or explicit user consent — The law lets Ring and Google share user footage with police during emergencies without consent and without warrants. Here's everything you should know.| MK Manoylov / The Block: |
Unstoppable Domains, which offers NFT domains as a personal identifier across Web3 apps, raised a $65M Series A led by Pantera Capital at a $1B+ valuation — - Unstoppable Domains announced Wednesday that it raised $65 million in a Series A funding, reaching a $1 billion valuation.
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Unstoppable Domains, Decrypt, CoinDesk, Blockworks, TechCrunch, Coinspeaker, Forbes, Fortune, and CoinJournal
| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Sony teases more PlayStation VR2 details, including a see-through view, a broadcast mode for filming gameplay, and a cinematic mode for non-VR games and media — There are also see-through and cinematic modes — Sony is teasing some more details about its upcoming PlayStation VR2 headset today.
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Tweets: @playstation, @andrearene, @personaspeaks, @nickstatt, @nibellion, @hrafntho, and @toadsanime
| Stefanie Marotta / Bloomberg: |
Shopify misses as Q2 revenue grew 16% YoY to $1.3B and GMV reached $46.9B, up 11% YoY; SHOP rises 6%+, after crashing 14% on Tuesday due to layoffs — Shopify Inc. rallied, reversing losses in premarket trading, as Chief Executive Officer Tobi Lutke urged investors to overlook the slowdown …
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Tweets: @carnage4life, @carnage4life, @markrmcqueen, and @mattahertz
| Dan Goodin / Ars Technica: |
Kaspersky researchers find a malicious UEFI-based rootkit used in the wild since 2016 that keeps PCs infected after an OS reinstall or a hard drive replacement — Turns out they're not all that rare. We just don't know how to find them. — Researchers have unpacked a major cybersecurity find …
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CSO and PC Gamer
Tweets: @evacide, @k8em0, @justicerage, and @sunnynehrabro
| 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, and LinkedIn up 26% YoY — REDMOND, Wash. — July 26, 2022 — Microsoft Corp. today announced the following results for the quarter ended June 30, 2022, as compared to the corresponding period of last fiscal year:
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| Jordan Novet / CNBC: |
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| Daniel Rubino / Windows Central: |
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| 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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PYMNTS.com, TechRepublic, Coinspeaker, The Economic Times, CNBC, The Information, SiliconANGLE, CRN, and Skift
Tweets: @lexnfx, @patrickmcgee_, @tuviae, @patrickmoorhead, @epro, @munster_gene, @rustybrick, and @lexnfx
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