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Twitter is testing an edit button, giving some Twitter Blue subscribers 30 minutes to make edits later in September 2022; edit labels include a complete history — Twitter Blue subscribers get access later this month — Twitter is now testing its highly-requested Edit Tweet feature.
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| Katharine Gemmell / Bloomberg: |
The UK's CMA says Microsoft's $69B Activision Blizzard acquisition will require an in-depth review and gives Microsoft a September 8 deadline to offer remedies — Microsoft Corp.'s planned $69 billion purchase of Activision Blizzard Inc. will be sent for an in-depth review unless … | Katie Notopoulos / BuzzFeed News: |
Some musicians with songs about “poop” say Amazon Music has become their biggest source of revenue, likely due to kids yelling the word at Alexa-enabled devices — “Alexa, play ‘Poopy Stupid Butt’ again." — There are many topics that my 5-year-old and I don't see eye to eye on … | Mitchell Clark / The Verge: |
The USB Promoter Group: USB 4 version 2 will offer speeds up to 80Gbps, using existing 40Gbps USB Type-C passive cables and new 80Gbps USB Type-C active cables — USB 4 version 2 promises 80 Gbps speeds — The next version of USB could be one of the fastest connectors we've seen yet.
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An investigation details local US law enforcement using the “Fog Reveal” phone tracking tool, at times without warrants, to search records from 250M devices — Local law enforcement agencies from suburban Southern California to rural North Carolina have been using …
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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Court filings: Apple settled with FlickType developer Kosta Eleftheriou; the lawsuit alleged Apple rejected his Watch app and then approved rip-offs of the app — An app developer's lawsuit over App Store rejections, scams and fraud has ended in a settlement agreement after court filings show …
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An artist using Midjourney to create AI-generated art won first place at Colorado State Fair's fine arts competition, leading to criticism by other artists — Jason Allen's AI-generated work “Théâtre D'opéra Spatial” took first place in the digital category at the Colorado State Fair.
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Apple quietly updates malware protection in macOS to scan more frequently, making XProtect Remediator as active as many commercial anti-malware products — In the last six months macOS malware protection has changed more than it did over the previous seven years.
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| Oliver Knight / CoinDesk: |
Report: Crypto.com backed out of a five-year sponsorship deal worth $495M with the UEFA Champions League due to regulatory concerns in the UK, France, and Italy — Regulatory concerns in Europe prompted the firm to scrap the deal. — Cryptocurrency exchange Crypto.com has backed …
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Google announces $20M in new commitments to expand computer science education in the US and expects the funds to improve educational access for 11M+ students — Grants will support 4-H, The Hidden Genius Project, CUNY, and more — Google has announced $20 million in new commitments …
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In a letter to Mark Zuckerberg, 35 House Republicans request communications between Facebook and the FBI in a probe relating to the NY Post's Hunter Biden story — House Republicans are demanding that Meta Platforms Inc. Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg hand over FBI warnings …
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Sources: in December 2020, the US DOJ asked Binance to provide extensive records about its anti-money laundering checks and communications by CEO Changpeng Zhao — U.S. federal prosecutors asked Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, to provide extensive internal records …
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| Kaya Yurieff / The Information: |
OnlyFans reports revenue for the year ending November 2021 rose 160% YoY to $932M, creators up 34% YoY to 2.1M, earning nearly $4B, and fans up 128% YoY to 188M — OnlyFans, the adult content site best known for explicit content, reported revenue soared 160% to $932 million year-over-year …
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Facebook will shutter Neighborhoods, its Nextdoor-like product to help neighbors connect and share local information, in October, after launching it in May 2021 — Meta today confirmed it's shutting down Neighborhoods, its Nextdoor clone launched last year to standardize the way neighbors connect … | Annie Palmer / CNBC: |
Marketplace Pulse: Shopify is warning its merchants not to use Amazon's checkout service Buy with Prime, saying it is a security risk and violates Shopify's ToS — - Shopify is warning merchants that Amazon's one-click checkout service violates its terms of service, according to Marketplace Pulse.
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| Kif Leswing / CNBC: |
Nvidia says the US let the company continue developing its H100 enterprise AI chip in China; Nvidia's stock is down 10%+ after warning about export restrictions — - Nvidia said on Thursday that the U.S. Government told the company it can continue to develop its H100 artificial intelligence chip in China.
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Lenovo announces the IdeaPad 5i, its first 16-inch Chromebook, and refreshes its Tab P11 and Tab P11 Pro Android tablets with updated internals and displays — Like many other tech companies this week, Lenovo is at IFA Berlin sharing details about what it has in store for the end of the year.
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