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Meta unveils the $500 Quest 3, “the first mainstream headset with high-res color MR”, slimmer and over 2x the GPU performance vs. the Quest 2, coming this fall — Meta Quest 3 Launches Later This Year + Lower Prices & Improvements for Quest 2 The countdown is on for …
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| Daryna Antoniuk / The Record: |
The FSB claims Apple helped the NSA hack Russian diplomats' iPhones; Kaspersky: unknown malware leveraged zero-click exploits on iPhones running up to iOS 15.7 — Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) is accusing U.S. intelligence of hacking “thousands of Apple phones” to spy on Russian diplomats.
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Apple denies the FSB's NSA cooperation claim, saying the company “never worked with any government to insert a backdoor into any Apple product and never will” — Apple Inc (AAPL.O) is denying claims made by Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) that it cooperated with American spies to surveil Russian iPhone users.
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Twitter's VP of Trust and Safety Ella Irwin says she has resigned from the company — Twitter's head of trust and safety Ella Irwin told Reuters on Thursday that she has resigned from the social media company. — Apps- Newsletters- Advertise with Us- Advertising Guidelines- Cookies- Terms …
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| Doyinsola Oladipo / Reuters: |
Airbnb sues New York City over a new law the company calls a “de facto ban against short-term rentals”; the city plans to begin enforcing the law in July 2023 — Airbnb Inc (ABNB.O) on Thursday filed a lawsuit against New York City over a new law it called a “de facto ban” …
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| Allison Johnson / The Verge: |
Motorola launches two new Razr phones, including the $999 Razr Plus with a 3.6" outer display, a 6.9" inner 165Hz 1080p panel, and a Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 chipset — Moto is adding two new foldables, led by the Razr Plus. Its 3.6-inch cover screen makes it more than just a nostalgic tribute to your favorite 2000s flip phone.
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| AnnaMaria Andriotis / Wall Street Journal: |
Some Apple Savings Account users have had trouble transferring money out of their accounts; Goldman representatives have given differing responses on what to do — Some customers said it has taken weeks to withdraw their money, and that the bank's instructions have differed
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Survey: 53% of Android device owners switched to iOS due to prior phone problems and 26% for new iPhone features; only 6% moved because of iMessage and FaceTime — Following its report that showed Android users pivoting to iPhone at a 5-year high, CIRP is out today with a study that reveals why people are making the switch.| Anthony Capaccio / Bloomberg: |
The US Defense Department says it's buying Starlink satellite terminals and services for Ukraine military use, after a funding dispute with SpaceX — The Pentagon is buying Starlink satellite communications terminals and services from billionaire Elon Musk's SpaceX for use by the Ukraine military, the Defense Department said.
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Microsoft updates Windows 11's built-in Teams app with Discord-like communities, available on mobile since December 2022, and AI art tool Designer in preview — Microsoft is greatly improving its free version of Microsoft Teams on Windows 11 today. The built-in Teams app will now include support …
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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
WordPress.com launches paid subscriptions and premium content in free newsletters, available to all WordPress.com blogs, including those on the free plan — WordPress.com is taking on Substack and others with today's news that its Newsletter product will now support paid subscriptions and premium content.| Jordan Novet / CNBC: |
Sources: Microsoft has agreed to spend potentially billions of dollars on CoreWeave; the GPU cloud provider raised $200M, bringing its Series B round to $421M — - Microsoft's agreement with CoreWeave could be worth billions of dollars over multiple years, people familiar with the matter said.| Jason Schreier / Bloomberg: |
After Microsoft acquired ZeniMax for $7.5B in 2020, sources detail development issues for Redfall, one of 2023's worst-reviewed games and Xbox's latest misfire — Over the years, Microsoft Corp.-owned video-game developer Arkane Studios has cultivated a reputation for releasing games …
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| EJ Dickson / Rolling Stone: |
A look at the grotesque world of AI true-crime-victim TikTok, where AI deepfakes, based on images of children who were abused, describe their own ghastly demise — TikTok accounts are posting horrifying artificial intelligence-generated clips of murder victims — mostly children — describing their own ghastly demise
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| Aisha Malik / TechCrunch: |
Instagram details how the app ranks Feed content, Stories, Reels, and more, and tests more user controls, including an Interested button for recommended posts — Instagram announced today that it's testing a new feature that gives users more control over what they see on the social network …
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| Jeremy C. Owens / MarketWatch: |
Dell Q1: revenue down 20% YoY to $20.92B, vs. $20.12B est., Client Solutions revenue down 23% YoY to $11.98B, vs. $11.41B est., net income down 46% YoY to $578M — PC manufacturer releases quarterly results earlier than expected, stock gains after brief halt
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| Isaac Schorr / Mediaite: |
The Daily Wire claims that Twitter canceled a deal to premiere What Is a Woman and threatened to “throttle” the documentary over two instances of “misgendering” — Daily Wire CEO Jeremy Boreing tore into Elon Musk and Twitter for allegedly threatening …
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| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Apple is planning 53 new, relocated, or remodeled retail stores worldwide through 2027, including 15 new stores across the Asia-Pacific region — Apple Inc. is working on plans to expand and revitalize its retail chain, aiming to push deeper into China and other parts of Asia …
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| Ginger Adams Otis / Wall Street Journal: |
Meta updates its policy to require employees assigned to an office to start coming in three days per week starting September 5; remote workers are exempt — Change will take effect Sept. 5 for employees already assigned to an office; remote workers' status won't change
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| Bloomberg: |
Amazon agrees to pay $5.8M to settle FTC allegations that Ring gave employees and third-party contractors full access to every customer video until 2017 — Amazon.com Inc. agreed to pay $30.8 million to resolve two cases brought by the Federal Trade Commission Wednesday related to privacy lapses by its smart devices.
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