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iOS 16 beta 4 finally adds support for Apple Pay in non-Safari browsers like Chrome, Firefox, and Edge, possibly in response to the EU's Digital Markets Act — Not just Safari — Apple Pay could finally be compatible with Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox in iOS 16.
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| Heather Somerville / Wall Street Journal: |
As some US tech investors and startups hunker down in the market downturn, others continue as normal; PitchBook: Q2's average deal sizes are at record levels — Market correction leaves some startups in crisis as others take employees on vacation — Why a 2022 Recession Would Be Unlike Any Other
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On top of chip subsidies, the US must reform its immigration policies for high-skilled workers and invest in STEM education to become a manufacturing hub again — JOHNSTOWN, Ohio — Just 15 minutes outside of downtown Columbus, the suburbs abruptly evaporate.| Richard Waters / Financial Times: |
The Chips and Science Act is unlikely to fund all giant projects in the US, meaning the Department of Commerce will face difficult choices in who gets the money — The long wait for legislation to boost the US's position in global semiconductor manufacturing is almost over.| Rebecca Bellan / TechCrunch: |
Bolt Mobility, co-founded by Usain Bolt, seems to have ceased operations and vanished from at least five US cities, leaving unusable e-bikes; Bolt raised $40.2M — Bolt Mobility, the Miami-based micromobility startup co-founded by Olympic gold medalist Usain Bolt, appears to have vanished without …
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Investigation: 32 US brokers are selling overlapping datasets with ~2.9B profiles of people pegged as “actively pregnant” or “shopping for maternity products” — Gizmodo identified 32 brokers selling data on 2.9 billion profiles of U.S. residents pegged as …
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| Jonathan Vanian / CNBC: |
Pinterest reports Q2 revenue up 9% YoY to $666M, vs $667M est., global MAUs down 5% YoY to 433M, vs 431M est., and a net loss of $43M; the stock jumps 21%+ — - Pinterest posted disappointing financial results and gave guidance that missed Wall Street expectations, but user numbers were better than expected.
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| Washington Post: |
Investigation: the US organ donation network relies on manually inputting data and aging software with programming mistakes, leading to periodic system failures — White House Digital Service found that the technology that matches donated organs to patients has failed repeatedly
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| Todd Spangler / Variety: |
A US federal judge rules Visa must face a lawsuit alleging it is liable for the distribution of child sex abuse material on Pornhub and other MindGeek websites — In a setback for Visa in a case alleging the payment processor is liable for the distribution of child pornography on Pornhub … | Matt Day / Bloomberg: |
Amazon says its 2021 carbon footprint rose 18% YoY and 40% from 2019 to ~71.54M metric tons of CO2 equivalent, despite its plans to be “net zero carbon” by 2040 — Amazon.com Inc. said its carbon footprint grew 18% in 2021, as the company's rapid growth during …
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| Wallace Witkowski / MarketWatch: |
Activision Blizzard Q2: revenue of $1.64B, down from $2.3B YoY, vs $1.57B est., net income of $280M, down from $876M YoY, and MAUs of 361M, down from 408M YoY — Ahead of earnings, Microsoft reportedly said Activision Blizzard has no ‘must have’ games — Activision Blizzard Inc. shares ticked higher …
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| Niket Nishant / Reuters: |
Global Payments plans to acquire fintech peer EVO Payments for nearly $4B, a 24% premium on EVO's last closing price, and expects the deal to close by Q1 2023 — Global Payments Inc (GPN.N) said on Monday it would buy smaller peer EVO Payments Inc (EVOP.O) for nearly $4 billion including debt …
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