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The EU lists the 22 services falling under the Digital Markets Act, including TikTok and Facebook, and will assess if Microsoft's services and iMessage qualify — - Tech firms set to challenge EU in digital antitrust clampdown — Apple's App Store, Google Search, Amazon marketplace on list
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| Thomas Germain / Gizmodo: |
Mozilla finds that 25 major car brands examined fail to adhere to the most basic privacy and security standards in their new internet-connected models — Bad news: your car is a spy. Every major car brand's new internet-connected models flunked privacy and security tests conducted by Mozilla.
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| Financial Times: |
The UK government pulls back from new encryption rules in the Online Safety Bill, averting a clash with Big Tech, as the bill enters its final stages — Ministers will not immediately enforce online safety bill powers to scan apps after WhatsApp threatened shutdown
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| New York Times: |
A look at US et al v. Google, the federal government's first monopoly trial of the modern internet era, set to last 10 weeks; top executives will likely testify — The 10-week trial, set to begin Tuesday, amps up efforts to rein in Big Tech by targeting the core search business that turned Google into a $1.7 trillion behemoth.| Nico Grant / New York Times: |
A profile of Kent Walker, Google's top lawyer who negotiated the company's 2013 FTC settlement, as Google prepares to defend against the DOJ's antitrust claims — The tech giant is facing the greatest legal threat in its history, and hopes the stolid approach of Kent Walker, its top lawyer, will once again prevail.| Yoko Kubota / Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: China widens its ban on using iPhones and other foreign-branded devices for work, or bringing them to the office, to all central government agencies — The directive is the latest step in Beijing's campaign to cut reliance on foreign technology and could hurt Apple's business in the country.
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| Thomas Claburn / The Register: |
Google started rolling out Chrome's Enhanced Ad Privacy, part of its Topics API, via a popup; some say the Got It button is misleading for leaving tracking on — YMMV, based on where you are — Google has been gradually rolling out Chrome's “Enhanced Ad Privacy.”
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| Jacob Kastrenakes / The Verge: |
The Pixel Pro 8 appeared online on Google's 360-degree device simulator, showing the phone in three colors and a new temperature sensor beside the rear cameras — If you had any remaining questions about what the Pixel 8 Pro looks like, Google is here to answer them.| Amanda Hoover / Wired: |
NYC's Local Law 18, which mandates registration and other requirements for short-term rental hosts, goes into force, potentially wiping out thousands of Airbnbs — Thousands of Airbnbs and other short-term rentals are expected to disappear from rental platforms as New York City begins enforcing tight restrictions.
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| Andrew Cunningham / Ars Technica: |
AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT and 7800 XT review: great for 1440p gaming and less power hungry but the 7800 XT barely outperforms the 6800 XT and older GPUs may suffice — It's hard to get excited about yesterday's performance at yesterday's prices. — Nearly a year ago, Nvidia kicked off this GPU generation with its GeForce RTX 4090.| Wall Street Journal: |
The Pentagon is considering building a vast network of AI tech, drones, and autonomous systems over the next two years to counter threats from China and others — Defense Department seeks an array of air-, land- and sea-based autonomous systems to keep pace with adversaries| Stephen Nellis / Reuters: |
IPO filing: Apple signed a new deal with Arm for chip technology that “extends beyond 2040”; Apple is among the tech companies that invested $735M in Arm's IPO — Apple (AAPL.O) has signed a new deal with Arm for chip technology that “extends beyond 2040,” according …
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| Horace Dediu / Asymco: |
An analysis of EU and other data on iOS and Android usage finds Apple's App Store has $10.40 of Monthly Revenue Per User compared to $1.40 for Google Play — As I remember it, at least 10 years ago, I began to hear anecdotes from developers who built apps for both iOS and Android about their economics.| Reuters: |
Filing: Google tentatively settled a US Play Store class action antitrust lawsuit brought by over 30 states; the settlement is subject to the court's approval — Alphabet's (GOOGL.O) Google on Tuesday tentatively settled a class action suit alleging that its U.S. Play Store …
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| Max A. Cherney / Reuters: |
d-Matrix, which designs chips optimized for the “inference” part of AI processing, raised a $110M Series B led by Temasek, taking its total funding to $154M — Silicon Valley-based artificial intelligence chip startup d-Matrix has raised $110 million from investors that include Microsoft Corp …
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| Sundar Pichai / The Keyword: |
Sundar Pichai reflects on Google at 25: search is “still our biggest moonshot”, AI will be “the biggest technological shift we see in our lifetimes”, and more — Editor's note: Google will officially celebrate our 25th birthday later this month.
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| Todd Spangler / Variety: |
Roku plans to lay off 300+, or 10% of its staff, close offices, and take an up to $65M impairment charge in Q3 2023 for cutting some content; ROKU jumps 5%+ — Roku will cut more than 300 staffers — laying off 10% of its workforce — as the streaming-platform company continues its battle to control costs.| Sophie Kiderlin / CNBC: |
Crypto Wealth Report: 88,200 people have crypto worth $1M+, or <1% of all users, 182 have $100M+, and 22 have $1B+, of which six hold their investments in BTC — Hundreds of millions of people around the world have some form of crypto holdings, whether that is in bitcoin or one of the many other digital currencies.
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| RT Watson / The Block: |
MetaMask says its customers in the US, the UK, and parts of Europe can now convert ether into fiat at their bank or PayPal account via its new sell function — - Company announces customers can now convert crypto for traditional fiat currency with a new sell function.
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| André Beganski / Decrypt: |
Washington-based Story Protocol, a blockchain-based IP ownership network that aims to address creatives' concerns about generative AI, raised $54M+ led by a16z — Andreessen Horowitz invested in a startup that uses blockchain tech to address problems heightened by artificial intelligence.
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| Alan Levin / Bloomberg: |
UPS and Phoenix Air Unmanned win FAA approval to fly drones beyond the sight of operators, a key step that may eventually enable widespread package delivery — - UPS, uAvionix and Phoenix Air Unmanned can fly beyond sight — Approval for more automated flights marks major step forward
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| Steve Dent / Engadget: |
After debuting math lessons in 2022, Duolingo plans to add “hundreds of bite-sized” music lessons to its app, helping users learn from a library of 200+ songs — The new course includes 200+ tunes and ‘hundreds of bite-sized lessons.’ — Duolingo is best known for its language learning app …
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