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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
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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| Bobby Allyn / NPR: |
In a potential nationwide class action lawsuit, dozens of families allege TikTok silently collects user data and sends it to China via undisclosed third parties — Toggle more options — Families are suing TikTok in what has turned into a major legal action in federal court.
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| Ben Schoon / 9to5Google: |
Samsung announces 6.7" Galaxy Note20 and 6.9" Note20 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 …
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| Mary Jo Foley / ZDNet: |
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| 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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| James Vincent / The Verge: |
Google updates its G Suite apps with link previews, Smart Compose in Docs, improved comment navigation, and support for Microsoft Office files on Android — Visual updates for easier work on the go — Google is updating its office software on mobile devices for G Suite users …
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| Jon Porter / The Verge: |
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.
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| Sergiu Gatlan / BleepingComputer: |
Twitter fixes a bug in its Android app that could let hackers access private data like DMs; 96% of the apps' users currently use a patched version of Android — Twitter today announced that it fixed a security vulnerability in the Twitter for Android app that could have allowed attackers … | Anthony Ha / TechCrunch: |
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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| David Shepardson / Reuters: |
White House announces a national education partnership with Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and others to expand K-12 quantum information science education — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy said on Wednesday the Trump administration is launching …
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| Ryan Mac / BuzzFeed News: |
Instagram says a “bug” caused its hashtag recommendations to favor Trump-related content when searching for hashtags related to Joe Biden and Trump — “A technical error caused a number of hashtags to not show related hashtags. We've disabled this feature while we investigate."| Dan Seifert / The Verge: |
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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| Chance Miller / 9to5Mac: |
Virginia becomes the first US state to use Apple and Google's COVID-19 Exposure Notification API — The Exposure Notification API developed by Apple and Google is officially being put to use in the United States. Virginia has become the first U.S. state to offer a COVID-19 contact tracing application using …
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| Ron Amadeo / Ars Technica: |
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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| 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.| Heather Perlberg / Bloomberg: |
Blackstone says it has reached a $4.7B deal for a majority stake in Ancestry.com; sources say Singaporean sovereign-wealth fund GIC will retain a ~25% stake — - Firm will take about 75% ownership stake in Utah-based company — Alternative asset manager has a $156 billion cash pile
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| Kate Clark / The Information: |
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 …
Tweets: @om, @yongfook, @fansince09, @edbott, @mrinaldesai, @readdanwrite, @amir, and @om
| Geoffrey Fowler / Washington Post: |
Review of Amazon's Echo Frames, $180 Alexa-enabled glasses that debuted last year: their internet connectivity is flaky and Alexa is too chatty and disruptive — You have to really love Amazon's Alexa to let the Echo Frames whisper in your ear all day. — What do you call it when there's … | 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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| Bloomberg: |
Interviews show Google automating mental health ads has boosted big firms and sidelined independent therapists, forcing them to spend more or face irrelevancy — The company's push into health care is a case study in how tech giants dominate small businesses. And the U.S. government may have something to say about that.
Tweets: @lucas_shaw, @lutherlowe, @mhbergen, @mhbergen, and @matthewstoller
| Stephen Schenck / Android Police: |
Samsung unveils 11" Galaxy Tab S7 and 12.5" S7+ with Snapdragon 865+, Android 10, 5G, 13MP and 5MP rear cameras, from $650, coming this fall — In a world where tablet-sized phones fold up to fit in our pockets, it's fascinating to see companies like Samsung not just continue to stand …
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| Bloomberg: |
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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| Nick Statt / The Verge: |
DoorDash debuts DashMart, an online convenience store chain carrying ~2,000 items, in eight US cities, expanding its infrastructure with distribution centers — DoorDash wants a slice of the grocery market — DoorDash on Wednesday announced the launch of a chain of virtual convenience stores …
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