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| Digiday: |
Google says it won't be “deprecating third-party cookies” in Chrome and will instead keep working on “privacy-preserving alternatives” via Privacy Sandbox APIs — After much back and forth, Google has decided to keep third-party cookies in its Chrome browser.
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| CNBC: |
Israeli cybersecurity startup Wiz walks away from Google's $23B acquisition; CEO Assaf Rappaport tells staff that Wiz will pursue an IPO as originally planned — Wiz has walked away from a $23 billion deal to be acquired by Google, in what would have been the search giant's largest ever deal …
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| Abner Li / 9to5Google: |
Leaked images show the upcoming “Google TV Streamer”, a new set-top box with a pill-shaped design, to replace the dongle form factor, and an updated remote — Back in April, we revealed that Google is working on a sequel to the Chromecast with Google TV (4K) …
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| Todd Spangler / Variety: |
Amazon begins rolling out a new UI for Prime Video to help distinguish content included with Prime, update its navigation bar, manage subscriptions, and more — And the new UI specifically addresses something that's annoyed Prime Video users for years: Now, according to Amazon … | Ashley Carman / Bloomberg: |
Spotify reports Q2 revenue up 20% YoY to €3.8B, MAUs up 14% YoY to 626M, subscribers up 12% YoY to 246M, above est., and €266M operating income; SPOT jumps 14%+ — Spotify Technology SA, the Swedish audio-streaming giant, reported second-quarter subscriber growth …
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| Sarah Wynn / The Block: |
The US SEC approves some spot ether ETFs, including from 21Shares, Bitwise, BlackRock, and Fidelity, and says they can begin trading on Tuesday — - Registration statements become effective on Monday for firms vying for a spot Ethereum exchange-traded fund, marking the final sign-off for those products to begin trading.
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| Michael Peel / Financial Times: |
Google Research and others detail NeuralGCM, a model that combines ML and existing weather forecasting to make a breakthrough in accurate long-range predictions — Advances in predictions promised by machine learning matched with physics in latest model involving Google
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| Andy Greenberg / Wired: |
Dragos details a sample of Russia-linked malware used in a hack in January 2024 to target a heating utility in Lviv, Ukraine, cutting service to 600 buildings — The code, the first of its kind, was used to sabotage a heating utility in Lviv at the coldest point in the year …
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| Paul Alcorn / Tom's Hardware: |
Intel says elevated voltage is causing the ongoing “instability issues” in some Core 13th and 14th Gen desktop processors, and plans to release a fix in August — Patch is on the way. — Intel has announced that it has found the root cause of the crashing issues plaguing its CPUs.
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| Dana Mattioli / Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: Amazon lost $25B+ on its devices business between 2017 and 2021, and its plan to sell hardware at a lower price and make money elsewhere hasn't worked — Amazon.com's Echo speakers are the type of business success companies don't want: a widely purchased product that is also a giant money loser.| Reuters: |
Reeling from CrowdStrike-related outages, Delta has canceled 4,000+ flights since Friday, including 900+ flights on Monday, according to FlightAware — Delta Air Lines (DAL.N) CEO Ed Bastian on Monday said it will take the U.S. carrier another couple of days before its operations recover …
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Forums: Hacker News, r/delta, and Slashdot
| Reuters: |
India plans to cut import duty on mobile phones and some key parts to 15% from 20%, a move that will directly benefit Apple, as part of its 2024/25 budget — India announced it will cut import duty on mobile phones and some key parts to 15% from 20%, a move that will directly benefit Apple … | Bloomberg: |
An investigation shows how pedophiles groom children using Roblox, a problem exacerbated by Roblox not collecting any personal information beyond a user's age — DoctorRofatnik, known to fans as “Doc,” looked almost mayoral in a tall white hat, a red tie and an American flag pin.
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| Samuel Stolton / Bloomberg: |
The EU opens an in-depth investigation into Delivery Hero and its Spanish subsidiary Glovo to determine if they may have illegally colluded with each other — - EU regulators fear companies may have illegally colluded — Firms face hefty fine if found to have breached EU rules
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| Jess Weatherbed / The Verge: |
Adobe rolls out new Illustrator features like Generative Shape Fill, powered by Firefly Vector 2, now in public beta, alongside new and updated Photoshop tools — Adobe is introducing some new tools and generative AI features to its Illustrator and Photoshop design software that aim to help speed up creative workflows.
More: Engadget, 9to5Mac, XDA Developers, TechCrunch, and Digital Trends
| Neal E. Boudette / New York Times: |
GM says Cruise restarted test operations in three US cities after a vehicle dragged a pedestrian in October 2023, and suspends developing its Cruise Origin cab — General Motors said the self-driving division's cars will operate in Dallas, Houston and Phoenix after an accident last year.
More: Benzinga, Reuters, TechCrunch, Financial Times, CNBC, and Cruise Driverless Rides
| Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch: |
Posh, an iOS app that offers a TikTok-like vertical feed of events, raised a $22M Series A, taking its total funding to $31M, and claims 2M registered users — Platforms like TikTok and Spotify have experimented with events on their platforms. But rather than concentrating on concerts …
More: Forbes
| Bill Toulas / BleepingComputer: |
A Telegram for Android zero-day, patched on July 11, let attackers send malicious Android APK payloads as video files; the exploit was for sale from June 6 — A Telegram for Android zero-day vulnerability dubbed ‘EvilVideo’ allowed attackers to send malicious Android APK payloads disguised as video files.
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