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Global smartphone shipments fell 7% YoY to 291M units in Q2 2022; Samsung had a 21.5% market share, followed by Apple's 16.3%, its best Q2 in the past 10 years — BOSTON—(BUSINESS WIRE)— According to new research from Strategy Analytics, global smartphone shipments fell -7% YoY to 291 million units in Q2 2022.| Ashley Capoot / CNBC: |
Uber unveils new features for US drivers, like showing what they will earn and the destination before accepting a trip, seeing multiple trip requests, and more — - Uber announced a series of new features Friday aimed at enhancing drivers' experiences on the ridesharing app.| Matt Binder / Mashable: |
Crypto network Helium claimed for years that Lime is a client, which Lime calls “a false claim”; source: Lime is preparing to send a cease and desist to Helium — Is this really Web3's golden goose? — Helium is often heralded as one of the largest success stories in the Web3 space … | New York Times: |
Some streamers on Twitch, a more intimate platform than others, endure threats and stalkers and say Twitch gives limited support when dangerous situations arise — Stars on Twitch, the video game streaming platform, invite viewers into their homes virtually. What happens when one shows up in person?| Lora Kolodny / CNBC: |
Elon Musk countersues Twitter over the merger agreement in a confidential filing in a Delaware court — - Elon Musk counter sued Twitter on Friday, intensifying the conflict between the social networking company and centi-billionaire but keeping details hidden from the public.| Richard Lawler / The Verge: |
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Brazilian prosecutors ask WhatsApp to delay its Communities feature launch in Brazil until January to avoid spreading misinformation around the October election — Brazilian prosecutors on Friday called on messaging platform WhatsApp to delay the launch in Brazil of its new feature called … | Yogita Khatri / The Block: |
A July 2022 proposal deck shows that Babel Finance lost 8K BTC and 56K ETH, worth $280M+, in proprietary trading of customer funds, as it seeks to raise money — - Babel Finance lost 8,000 BTC and 56,000 ETH in proprietary trading with customer funds, according to a restructuring proposal deck obtained by The Block.| Annie Massa / Bloomberg: |
An interview with Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev on the company's post-IPO stock plunge, catering to its most active users, job cuts, reining in expenses, and more — A relaxed vibe envelops Robinhood Markets Inc.'s California headquarters, where employees stroll in pairs around a lush courtyard of cacti … | Eric Geller / Politico: |
The US Secret Service is exploring disabling iMessage on employees' phones, since its E2E encryption may have led to the loss of January 6 texts — The Secret Service is considering turning off employees' ability to send iMessages on their work-issued iPhones, hoping to head off repeats … | Bloomberg: |
Sources: the Commerce Department has told all US chipmaking equipment manufacturers to not supply gear to China for fabs for making 14nm chips or below — The US is tightening restrictions on China's access to chipmaking gear, according to two major equipment suppliers … | Amanda Seitz / Associated Press: |
Twitter says it fielded nearly 60K legal demands globally in H2 2021 and complied fully with ~40%; the US accounted for 20% of account information requests — WASHINGTON (AP) — Twitter warned Thursday that governments around the globe are asking the company to remove content or snoop … | The Economic Times: |
PriceLabs, which uses AI to help owners and managers of vacation homes and short-term rentals automate dynamic pricing, has raised $30M from Summit Partners — Revenue management solutions provider PriceLabs has raised $30 million from Summit Partners. This is its first equity funding since inception.| Chance Miller / 9to5Mac: |
Apple expands App Store ads from the Search tab and Search results to the App Store's Today homepage and individual app pages — Apple is expanding its advertising business and adding two new ad slots to the App Store. Currently, the App Store has two ad slots: one on the main ‘Search’ tab and one in the Search results.| Leah Nylen / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Lina Khan overruled FTC staff to sue Meta over its Within acquisition; the FTC didn't take sworn interviews of company execs in the nine-month inquiry — Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan led her fellow Democrats in the agency's majority vote to sue Meta Platforms Inc. this week … | Cecilia Kang / New York Times: |
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