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IDC reports global Chromebook shipments fell 51.4% YoY to 6M units in Q2 2022, still above pre-pandemic levels, and tablet shipments rose 0.15% YoY to 40.5M — The second quarter of 2022 showed a sharp decline in Chromebook shipments — When the world went online because of the pandemic …
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Legal docs: Twitter is subpoenaing information about Chamath Palihapitiya, David Sacks, Steve Jurvetson, Marc Andreessen, and others in its lawsuit against Musk — Twitter has subpoenaed information about elite Silicon Valley investors Chamath Palihapitiya, David Sacks, and Steve Jurvetson
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| Emma Roth / The Verge: |
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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| 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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| Gizmodo: |
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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| Politico: |
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: |
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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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| Brian Newar / Cointelegraph: |
Hackers drain nearly all of the ~$190M in crypto from the Nomad token bridge, which is backed by Coinbase and OpenSea, over a long series of transactions — Hundreds of potential exploiters appear to have drained all of the bridge's $190 million in TVL in just a matter of hours. — 57 Total views
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Tweets: @samczsun, @nomadxyz_, @cointelegraph, @moonbeamnetwork, and @silvermanjacob
| Financial Times: |
Sources: Adam Mosseri to temporarily relocate to London, building out Instagram's presence in London by hiring more staff at Meta's King's Cross offices — UK capital will effectively become social media app's base as parent Meta battles TikTok — Instagram head Adam Mosseri is moving to London … | 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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Elliott Investment …, TechCrunch, Social Media Today, and PYMNTS.com
Tweets: @invesquotes, @stockmarketnerd, @martyswant, @ldignan, @gk_ventures, @cnbcnow, and @bigbullcap
| 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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| Ryan Smith / AnandTech: |
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