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Live blog of Samsung's “Unpacked” event, where new Note devices, Galaxy Buds, Galaxy Watch, Tab S7 and S7 Plus, and more were announced — There are going to be a lot of devices — Samsung is holding an online-only “Unpacked” event to announce its latest products.| Ben Schoon / 9to5Google: |
Samsung announces 6.7" Galaxy Note 20 and 6.9" Note 20 Ultra with Android 10, Snapdragon 865+, and more, starting at $999 and $1,299 — Samsung's Galaxy Note lineup has evolved over the years, but always remained a series for power users. Today, Samsung is launching the Galaxy Note 20 series … | Chaim Gartenberg / The Verge: |
Samsung announces the Galaxy Z Fold 2 with an upgraded camera system, larger 7.6-inch main display, and hole-punch cameras; release date and price TBA — The Fold is back — Samsung has officially announced the Galaxy Z Fold 2 at its Unpacked event, the successor to last year's Galaxy Fold …
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Samsung announces Galaxy Buds Live with active noise cancellation, water resistance, and removable tips, available now for $170 — Samsung's made quality earbuds for a number of years now. They're never particularly exciting or innovative, but they're always a solid choice in an overcrowded market.
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Samsung launches Galaxy Watch 3 in 41mm and 45mm variants with a thinner, lighter design on Samsung's Tizen platform, arriving on August 6 for $400+ — Time to go upscale — Samsung has just announced the latest model in its long line of smartwatches, the Galaxy Watch 3.
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Facebook launches Instagram Reels, its TikTok competitor that lets users create and publish 15-second videos, in 50+ countries, including the US, UK, and Japan — Instagram Reels, the company's significant effort in challenging TikTok on short-form creative content, is launching globally, starting today.
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| Jessica Bursztynsky / CNBC: |
Source: Microsoft could buy TikTok for as much as $30B, or as low as $10B, and plans to finish acquisition talks within the next three weeks — - Microsoft and TikTok plan to finish acquisition talks within the next three weeks, ahead of the Sept. 15 deadline, CNBC's David Faber reported Wednesday.
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Disney says Disney+ has grown to 60.5M subscribers, up from 54M in May, and it has 100M+ paid subs for streaming services including Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN+ — Disney+ had more than 60.5 million paying subscribers as of yesterday, according to The Walt Disney Company's CEO Bob Chapek.
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HeadSpin to return ~$95M to investors and has replaced its CEO after an internal review of financial irregularities; its valuation now down from $1.16B to $250M — HeadSpin, a mobile app testing company recently valued at $1.16 billion, plans to return up to $95 million in funding to investors …
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Google says Google Play Music shutdown starts this month, global streaming will shut down in October, and music collections will be deleted in December — August begins the four-month Google Music shutdown. — Google Play Music has been given the death sentence by Google …
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Files by Google adds a PIN-encrypted folder to protect sensitive files on Android — It's aimed at users who share devices, Google says — The Files by Google app, which primarily gives Android users an easy way to manage files and free up space on their phone, is getting a new PIN-protected “Safe Folder” feature.| Catalin Cimpanu / ZDNet: |
A hacker has posted a list of usernames, passwords, IP addresses and SSH keys of 900+ Pulse Secure VPN enterprise servers on a Russian-speaking hacker forum — EXCLUSIVE: The list has been shared on a Russian-speaking hacker forum frequented by multiple ransomware gangs.| Bill Kisliuk / UCLA: |
UCLA and Apple launch a study to see whether iPhones, Watches, and Beddit sleep monitors can help in understanding how daily routines impact depression symptoms — Researchers from the Depression Grand Challenge collaborate with Apple — Researchers from the Depression Grand Challenge collaborate with Apple
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Square reports Q2 total net revenue of $1.92B, up 64% YoY, with Cash App generating $875M in bitcoin revenue, gross profit up 167% YoY; stock up 13% — - Online payment volume jumped more than 50% year over year — Square's Cash App has more than 30 million monthly customers
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Harris survey of 1,020 US adults two days after House antitrust hearing: 41% say a breakup is necessary in some cases, while 30% are unsure and 29% disagree — Last week's dramatic Big Tech hearing by the House Judiciary's antitrust subcommittee gave a surprising PR boost to the companies that took part.| Ben Thompson / Stratechery: |
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