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Federal judge rules Google must face a class action suit alleging that it collects browsing history and other data even when a user is in private browsing mode — - Judge concludes company didn't notify users of data collection — Class action suit alleges Google knows ‘who your friends are’
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Adobe adds a new feature to Adobe Camera Raw called Super Resolution, which uses AI to double linear resolution of a photo, increasing its pixel count by 4x — Adobe has shipped the first version of Photoshop that can run natively on Macs equipped with Apple Silicon and also has announced …
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| Joseph Cox / VICE: |
US DOJ indicts CEO of encrypted phone company Sky for selling devices to drug traffickers, the second such company to face charges after Phantom Secure — “The indictment alleges that Sky Global generated hundreds of millions of dollars providing a service that allowed criminal networks around …
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Apple says it is discontinuing the original HomePod to focus on HomePod mini, will provide HomePod owners software updates and support via Apple Care — After 4 years on the market, Apple has discontinued its original HomePod. It says that it will continue to produce and focus on the HomePod mini, introduced last year.
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A look at issues arising around digital ownership and NFTs: while they can be a source of revenue for creators, they are spurring new forms of piracy — If there was a contest for acronym of the year, “NFT” would be the clear favorite for 2021. Short for non-fungible tokens …
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| Hamish McKenzie / Substack Blog: |
Substack co-founder on how Substack Pro works: year one, writers get upfront pay, Substack keeps 85% of revenue; later, writers keep 90% revenue, no minimum pay — The thinking behind Substack Pro — When we started Substack in mid-2017, the future for writers was frightening.
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Microsoft will adjust its release cycle for Edge to match the four-week release cadence of Chrome, starting with Edge 94, which is set for release in September — The change will go into effect in September — Microsoft is going to adjust its release cycles for Microsoft Edge to match …
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Megvii files for an IPO in Shanghai, which may raise at least $922M; Megvii's HK IPO application had lapsed after it was blacklisted by the Trump administration — - Chinese AI firm will list CDRs on the Shanghai Star board — Offering may raise at least 6 billion yuan for R&D, capital| Kim Lyons / The Verge: |
Clubhouse says it won't require access to users' phone contacts anymore, announces an accelerator program for creators and will initially accept 20 participants — The voice chat app will provide users with resources and help them monetize their shows — During Clubhouse's weekly town hall … | Duncan Riley / SiliconANGLE: |
Israel's Cynet, which provides AI-powered endpoint security and response to stop cyberattacks, raises $40M Series C to help it expand in N. America and Europe — Autonomous breach protection startup Cynet Security Ltd. announced today it has raised $40 million in new funding to expand …
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Longcheer, a China-based ODM that serves clients like Xiaomi, Lenovo, and Huawei, raises $100M Series B to invest in technologies like 5G and AI-powered IoT — Chinese mobile intelligent terminal solutions provider Shanghai Longcheer Technology has raked in $100 million in a Series B round …
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In a postmortem, Indie.vc founder shares the reasons why the alternative VC financing experiment failed — Last week's post was designed to be a simple and direct announcement that our initial Indie.vc experiment was ending and would no longer be accepting applications.
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