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Apple wins its EU court fight over the record $14.9B Irish tax bill, as EU's General Court rules that Ireland's tax arrangements with Apple weren't illegal — - EU lower court ruling on Apple, Ireland cases can be appealed — Company, Ireland challenged European Commission decision
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| Danish Khan / The Economic Times: |
Google says it will invest $4.5B in Jio Platforms for a 7.73% stake as part of the recently announced $10B India digitization fund — This investment will be part of Google's recently announced $10 billion India digitization fund — Internet major Google is buying a 7.73% stake …
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| Yahoo News: |
Sources: CIA has conducted cyberattacks against Iran, Russia, and others since Trump signed a secret order in 2018 giving the CIA more freedom for such activity — The Central Intelligence Agency has conducted a series of covert cyber operations against Iran and other targets since winning …
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| Abrar Al-Heeti / CNET: |
Google sued for allegedly tracking users' app activity via Firebase even after opting out of sharing data in settings, following Incognito mode suit last month — A lawsuit filed Tuesday alleges Google tracks user activity through hundreds of thousands of apps, even after people opt out of sharing information.| Nikkei Asian Review: |
Sources: Facebook and Sony are ramping up production of Oculus VR and PlayStation 5 devices by as much as 50% as demand soars during the pandemic — Oculus VR headsets and PlayStation 5 benefit as demand soars in pandemic — A woman with an Oculus Quest VR headset at Facebook Developer Conference in 2019.
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| Paul Sawers / VentureBeat: |
Mozilla VPN exits beta, launching on Android and Windows for $5 per month in the US, Canada, UK, Singapore, Malaysia, and New Zealand — Last Chance: Register for Transform, VB's AI event of the year, hosted online July 15-17. — Mozilla has launched its virtual private network (VPN) …
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| Ron Miller / TechCrunch: |
Zoom unveils a $599 all-in-one home communications device with a 27-inch screen, pre-loaded Zoom software, eight microphones, and three wide-angle cameras — Zoom has become the de facto standard for online communications during the pandemic, but the company has found that it's still …
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| Seth Colaner / VentureBeat: |
The EFF, in partnership with the University of Nevada, launches a searchable database of 3,000+ US police agencies and the tech surveillance tools they use — Take the latest VB Survey to share how your company is implementing AI today. — It took me less than 10 seconds to find …
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| Julia Alexander / The Verge: |
Early review of Peacock: succeeds as a streaming service with familiar Browse section and a robust library, but Trending and Channels sections are underwhelming — Too many things piled into one app — Every new streaming service is looking for standout features to differentiate themselves …
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| Nathan DiCamillo / CoinDesk: |
UK startup Revolut partners with New York-based trust company Paxos to bring bitcoin and ether trading to customers in every US state except Tennessee — Revolut customers in 49 U.S. states can now buy, hold and sell bitcoin (BTC) and ether (ETH) on the digital bank's crypto platform.| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Graphcore unveils GC200 AI chip and M2000, a new IPU Machine that runs on it, and claims it achieves a petaflop of processing power “in the size of a pizza box” — There is a lot riding on the use of artificial intelligence technology to help us take giant leaps ahead … | The Information: |
Source: in an agreement signed in May 2019, TikTok committed to buying more than $800M in cloud services from Google over a three-year period — For years, Google Cloud has languished in third place in the cloud computing market, with fewer marquee customers to boast of than rivals Amazon Web Services and Microsoft.
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| Bloomberg: |
US reverses directive requiring international students take an in-person class to avoid being sent home, following a suit with support from the tech industry — - Deal ends standoff that could have sent thousands back home — Schools can now resume planning for the fall semester
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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
In email to artists, Facebook announces launch of officially licensed music videos on US artist Pages; artists will be enrolled August 1 if they don't opt out — Facebook is preparing to launch officially licensed music videos on its social network in the U.S. next month, in a direct challenge to YouTube.| Joe Rossignol / MacRumors: |
EU regulations passed this week give App Store developers new protections, such as a 30 day warning before removing an app from store, with some exceptions — App Store developers in the European Union now have more protections afforded to them following the passage of new regulations this week …
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GamesIndustry.biz, EUR-Lex, XDA Developers, and TheGamer
Tweets: @maryhui, @stroughtonsmith, @tapbot_paul, @thelinuxexp, @dhh, @dhh, and @martinlindell
| Shannon Vavra / CyberScoop: |
Microsoft issues a patch for a critical “wormable” flaw affecting OSes including Windows 10 and Server; Check Point says the flaw has been in code for 17 years — Microsoft is issuing a patch for a severe and wormable Windows Domain Name System Server vulnerability …
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Check Point Research, Microsoft Security …, Ars Technica, Wired, Zero Day Initiative, The Verge, Check Point Software, BetaNews, SecurityWeek, and SANS Internet Storm Center …
Tweets: @ravivtamir, @lukolejnik, @msftsecresponse, @iscdotorg, @lassfolk, @leojtravis10, @bmenrigh, @campuscodi, @cisakrebs, @alexstamos, @msftsecintel, @singe, @backchnnl, and @shanvav. Thanks:@gregotto
| Bloomberg: |
Sources: Datto, a provider of cloud-based data backup software and protection services for SMBs, has confidentially filed for an IPO — - Company could plan listing for later this year or 2021 — Datto Inc., a developer of cloud-based data backup software, has filed confidentially …
Tweets: @pitchbooknews
| Craig Chapple / Sensor Tower Blog: |
Analysis: 2,500+ mobile games were removed from Apple's App Store in China in the first seven days of July, following a crackdown on unlicensed games — More than 2,500 mobile games were removed from China's App Store in the first seven days of July following a crackdown on titles …
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| Priscila Bellini / Rest of World: |
After a data blackout of official COVID-19 figures by the Brazilian government, dozens of volunteer developers are working to ensure the information is public — After a data blackout of official Covid-19 figures, Brazilian software developers decided to build alternative tallies.
Tweets: @jstrauss, @cengizyar, @mikestucka, @telliotter, @dancow, @fleckgiovana, @sidhubaba, and @gquaggiotto
| Frank Konkel / Nextgov: |
US House Oversight subcommittee chair for national security sends letters to Apple and Google seeking assurances on the risks of apps made by foreign entities — Rep. Stephen Lynch seeks commitments from the tech giants to be more transparent about applications on their stores.
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Financial Times, 9to5Mac, and Gizmodo
| Wall Street Journal: |
Investigation: Google Search displays YouTube videos more prominently than nearly identical videos from Facebook and other sites; sources say this is by design — Facebook and other competitors host the same videos, but engineers have made changes that effectively preference YouTube—owned by Google—over other video sources.
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The Verge and Daily Mail
Tweets: @loudmouthjulia, @bnox, @johnwest, @jennystrasburg, @benpershing, @wsjtech, @wsj, and @mhbergen
| Luisa Beltran / Barron's Online: |
Shares of nCino, which develops a cloud-based operating system for financial institutions, surged 195%+ on first day of trading after raising ~$249M in IPO — NCino, which provides cloud-based software for financial institutions, saw its stock surge more than 150% in its first day of trading.| Jeremy Horwitz / VentureBeat: |
Samsung predicts early commercialization of 6G networks “as early as 2028”, and places bets on terahertz radio spectrum to reach peak data rates 50 times 5G — Take the latest VB Survey to share how your company is implementing AI today. — Just as the earliest 5G networks began …
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