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Disney announces Disney+ Basic, its ads tier for $7.99 per month, launching in the US on December 8, and raises the ad-free price from $7.99 to $10.99 per month — Disney has set pricing and date for the U.S. launch of the version of Disney+ with ads, while also hiking the monthly price of the Disney+ tier with no ads.
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| Aisha Malik / TechCrunch: |
Disney hit 221.1M global streaming subscribers in Q3, surpassing Netflix's 220.7M in Q3; Disney+ had 152.1M subscribers, Hulu had 46.2M, and ESPN+ had 22.8M — The Walt Disney Company reported on Wednesday that total Disney+ subscriptions rose to 152.1 million during the company's third-quarter, posting better-than-expected results.
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| Sergiu Gatlan / BleepingComputer: |
Cisco confirms the Yanluowang ransomware group breached its network in May 2022; Yanluowang claimed to have stolen 2.75GB of data, or ~3.1K files including NDAs — Cisco confirmed today that the Yanluowang ransomware group breached its corporate network in late May and that the actor tried …
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Tweets: @racheltobac, @eastdakota, and @danielcid
| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft open sources its library of 1,500+ 3D emoji, available now on GitHub and Figma, letting creators remix and customize them for free — Get ready for lots of custom 3D emoji — Microsoft is open sourcing more than 1,500 of its 3D emoji, making them free for creators to remix and build upon.
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| Vishal Chawla / The Block: |
Ethereum's third and final proof-of-stake test merge goes live on the Goerli test network, a dress rehearsal for the eventual mainnet merge planned in September — - Ethereum has passed the final test for proof of stake merge on Goerli. — The event served as a dress rehearsal for the eventual mainnet merge planned in September.| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
In documents filed with Brazil's competition regulator, Microsoft says Sony pays for “blocking rights” to “prevent developers from adding content to Game Pass” — An explosive claim from Microsoft — Microsoft has claimed Sony pays for “blocking rights” …
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| Pew Research Center: |
An in-depth look at US teenagers and social media in 2022: 95% say they use YouTube, 67% use TikTok, 62% use Instagram, 59% use Snapchat, and 32% use Facebook — TikTok has established itself as one of the top online platforms for U.S. teens, while the share of teens who use Facebook has fallen sharply| Devin Coldewey / TechCrunch: |
The FCC rejects SpaceX's application for a $885M subsidy to provide Starlink broadband to rural America over 10 years, after tentatively approving it in 2020 — The FCC has rejected the application of Starlink to provide broadband to rural America at a cost of $885 million over ten years, nullifying a tentative approval back in 2020.
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| Danny Nelson / CoinDesk: |
Coinbase disclosed in its latest quarterly filing that the US SEC is investigating its token listing processes, staking programs, and yield-generating products — The company told investors it has received “investigative subpoenas” from the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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Tweets: @frances_coppola, @crypto, @mdudas, and @crypto
| Malavika Kaur Makol / Bloomberg: |
India's central bank releases guidelines for digital lending, which is projected to reach $350B in India by 2023, after complaints over harsh recovery tactics — India's central bank released guidelines for digital lending, targeted at bringing transparency and data protection to the business …
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| MacKenzie Sigalos / CNBC: |
Elliptic: cross-chain bridge RenBridge has been used to launder $540M+ in crime-related crypto cash since 2020, including 53M+ by the Conti ransomware group — - RenBridge has been used to launder at least $540 million in crime-related crypto cash since 2020, according to new research from blockchain analytics firm Elliptic.
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| Jacquelyn Melinek / TechCrunch: |
Omaha-based Pinata, which offers NFT media infrastructure and support for crypto projects, raised a $18M Series A led by Greylock and Pantera and a $3.5M seed — Pinata, an NFT-focused media distribution platform, has raised a total of $21.5 million in funding, the company exclusively told TechCrunch.
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The Block, CoinDesk, Pinata, BTC PEERS, NFTgators, Tech Funding News, NFT CULTURE, SiliconANGLE, and FinSMEs
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| Bloomberg: |
Sources: Elon Musk's lawyers asked the judge in the Twitter case to compel the company to hand over the names of employees who count spam and bot accounts — Elon Musk is accusing Twitter Inc. of hiding key witnesses in their legal battle over whether he must consummate a $44 billion buyout of the company … | Rebecca Elliott / Wall Street Journal: |
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| Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: |
Nightfall AI, which provides cloud data loss prevention services, announces a $40M Series B led by WestBridge Capital, bringing its total funding to $60M — Nightfall AI, a startup providing cloud data loss prevention services, today announced that it raised $40 million in Series B financing …
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| Bloomberg: |
Sources: Apple signed a Futuro Studios deal to fund podcast development and production in exchange for the first look to turn any podcast into a film or TV show — Apple Inc., stepping up its spending on original podcasts, signed an agreement with a Pulitzer Prize-winning studio … | Chris Metinko / Crunchbase News: |
Beijing-based Geek+, which makes autonomous warehouse robots, has raised a $100M Series E1 from Intel Capital, Vertex Growth, and others at a $2B+ valuation — Beijing-based Geek+, a developer of autonomous robots for warehousing, closed a new $100 million Series E1 that values the company at more than $2 billion.
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| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Los Angeles-based Boulevard, whose tools let beauty and wellness salons book appointments, message clients, and accept payments, has raised a $70M Series C — Beauty may be in the eye of the beholder, but when it comes to getting ahold of an appointment for your hair or another treatment … | Brianna Wessling / The Robot Report: |
StradVision, a developer of deep learning-based perception processing software for autonomous vehicles, has raised an $88M Series C from ZF, Aptiv, and others — StradVision, a company that creates software for Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) and autonomous vehicles … | Debby Wu / Bloomberg: |
Foxconn reports Q2 revenue up 12% YoY to ~$50B and ~$1.1B net income, as cloud product sales helped weather supply chain issues and sluggish smartphone demand — Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., the maker of most of the world's iPhones, posted a profit that beat estimates as demand …
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Reuters, iPhone in Canada Blog, iPhone Hacks, The Mac Observer, PhoneArena, MacDailyNews, 9to5Mac, AppleInsider, TechCircle, Philip Elmer‑DeWitt, and CNBC
Tweets: @honhai_foxconn, @mingchikuo, and @benlovejoy
| Reuters: |
Iran's Tasnim agency says the country made its first official import order paying with cryptocurrency this week, worth $10M, helping circumvent US sanctions — Iran made its first official import order using cryptocurrency this week, the semi-official Tasnim agency reported on Tuesday …
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Blockworks, Bitcoinist.com, Crypto Briefing, crypto.news, and CoinGape
Tweets: @peymanpak_ir and @mayazi
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