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Google promises it will not build alternate identifiers to track users after phasing out third-party tracking cookies — Google says it wants a ‘privacy-first web’ — Google is slowly phasing out third-party tracking cookies, and today, it's making it clear that it won't just replace …
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| Nick Statt / The Verge: |
Arizona House passes bill HB2005, which would force Apple and Google to let apps in its app stores use alternative payment methods; bill now heads to senate — The bill, HB2005, opens the door for alternative payment systems on iOS and Android — The Arizona House of Representatives …
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| Todd Spangler / Variety: |
Netflix launches Fast Laughs, a TikTok-like feed in its mobile apps that presents a string of comedy clips from its stand-up specials, TV series, and movies — Netflix just made its iPhone app a little more funny-looking. — The streaming giant Wednesday launched Fast Laughs … | Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch: |
Brave acquires Tailcat, an open source search engine made by the team behind the Cliqz anti-tracking browser, and shares plans to launch Brave Search — Brave, the privacy-focused browser co-founded by ex-Mozilla CEO Brendan Eich, is getting ready to launch an own-brand search engine for desktop and mobile.
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Indie.vc, a six-year-old effort by O'Reilly AlphaTech Ventures to invest small amounts in bootstrapped businesses, shuts down after results left LPs unimpressed — Indie.vc, an effort launched six years ago to invest small amounts in bootstrapped businesses, announced on Tuesday that it's winding down.
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| Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch: |
Microsoft warns users a new Chinese state-sponsored threat actor is exploiting four previously undisclosed zero days in Exchange Server; patches are available — Microsoft is warning customers that a new China state-sponsored threat actor is exploiting four previously undisclosed security flaws …
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| Sara Fischer / Axios: |
Facebook says that on Thursday it will lift the ban on political and social issue ads in the US, imposed after the November election — Facebook will finally allow advertisers to resume running political and social issue ads in the U.S. on Thursday, according to a company update.
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| Russell Brandom / The Verge: |
After dropping a federal antitrust lawsuit against Amazon, Parler sues in WA state court alleging defamation and breach of contract for AWS account termination — The service sued to force Amazon Web Services to restore its account — Parler has withdrawn its antitrust lawsuit against Amazon … | Joseph Cox / VICE: |
Emails show US surveillance company Flock has rolled out a nationwide network of cameras with AI-powered license plate reading tech via 500+ police departments — Hundreds of pages of emails obtained by Motherboard show how little-known company Flock has expanded from surveilling individual neighborhoods …
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| New York Times: |
Colleges requiring virus-screening tech, from virus symptom-checking apps to temperature check stations and wearables, have not rigorously studied if it works — Many schools that use fever scanners and symptom checkers have not rigorously studied if the technology has slowed the spread of Covid-19 on campuses.| Romain Dillet / TechCrunch: |
Vestiaire Collective, an online marketplace for pre-owned luxury and fashion items, raises $216M led by luxury group Kering and is now valued at $1B+ — Vestiaire Collective announced a new funding round. The company has raised $216 million, or €178 million — it has reached a valuation above $1 billion, making it a unicorn.| Dave Gershgorn / OneZero : |
A look at “Sharp Eyes”, a computerized video surveillance program that aims to surveil 100% of Chinese public spaces and relies largely on reports from citizens — The program turns neighbors into agents of the surveillance state — One of China's largest …
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| Dan Goodin / Ars Technica: |
Review of Gab's open source code shows that the critical vulnerability that led to its recent breach might have been introduced by a code change made by its CTO — Site executive introduces, then removes, insecure code, then hides the evidence. — Over the weekend, word emerged … | Chris Metinko / Crunchbase News: |
Open source SQL database developer Yugabyte raises $48M Series C led by Lightspeed Venture Partners, nine months after a $30M Series B — Sunnyvale, California-based SQL database developer Yugabyte secured a $48 million funding round after seeing increased traction with large enterprise customers … | Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft unveils Microsoft Mesh, a mixed-reality platform on Azure, and demos a meeting service to let users join virtual rooms using devices like HoloLens 2 — Mesh is Microsoft's vision for the future of mixed reality — Last week, Microsoft's Alex Kipman, the inventor of Kinect and HoloLens …
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| Dr. Ian Cutress / AnandTech: |
Interview with the head of Intel Labs, Dr. Richard Uhlig, on Intel's moonshot ideas involving integrated photonics, neuromorphic and quantum computing, and more — Some analysts consider Intel to be a processor company with manufacturing facilities - others consider it to be a manufacturing company … | Dell Cameron / Gizmodo: |
Facebook Oversight Board member told UK Parliament that the panel feels constrained when reviewing decisions on a case-by-case basis, may seek algorithm access — Facebook's so-called “Supreme Court” is reportedly seeking the company's permission to examine the underlying machine-learning models …
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| Katie Roof / Bloomberg: |
Clari, which develops software for sales management, finance, marketing and revenue operations, raises $150M led by Silver Lake, at a $1.6B valuation — - Silver Lake, Sequoia and others invest $150 million in Clari — Suite of products helps companies with revenue prediction| Chris O'Brien / VentureBeat: |
Cutover, which lets teams plan, orchestrate, and analyze complex work, raises $35M led by Eldridge, bringing its total funding to $55M — Join Transform 2021 for the most important themes in enterprise AI & Data. Learn more. — Executives are increasingly feeling the pressure of being forced … | Todd Spangler / Variety: |
Sony says the PlayStation Store will stop offering movie and TV show purchases and rentals on Aug. 31, citing users' preference for video streaming services — As of Aug. 31, 2021, the PlayStation Store will stop offering movie and TV show purchases and rentals.
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| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Dooly, which builds AI-based tools to let salespeople automate their workflows, raises $3.3M seed round led by boldstart and $17M Series A led by Addition — Robotic process automation has taken the enterprise world by storm, by providing a set of tools for those doing repetitive … Sponsor Posts
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