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April 20, 2021, 2:00 PM
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| Apple: |
Livestream of Apple's “Spring Loaded” event — Apple Event - April 20, 2021. This stream is best experienced on an iPhone 7 or later, iPad (5th generation or later), or iPod touch (7th generation) using Safari on iOS 12 or later; or a Mac using Safari on macOS Mojave 10.14 or later.
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CNET, 9to5Mac, MacRumors, iPhone in Canada Blog, MacDailyNews, GameSpot, CNET, ZDNet, TheStreet, and Ars Technica
Tweets: @bdsams, @macrumorslive, and @macrumorslive
| The Verge: |
Live blog of Apple's event, where new iPads, AirPods, Apple TV, AirTags, and refreshed iMacs could be announced — iPads? AirTags? AirPods? There could be a lot on tap today — Apple seemingly has a big backlog of products to announce. We've been anticipating new iPad Pros …
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Tweets: @laurengoode, @nicnguyen, @harrymccracken, @iansherr, @backlon, and @reckless
| Benjamin Mayo / 9to5Mac: |
Apple updates 11" and 12.9" iPad Pros with M1, 8-core GPU, Thunderbolt, up to 2TB storage, 5G, 1080p FaceTime HD camera, and a miniLED screen on the 12.9" model — As part of the Apple event today, the company unveiled the new lineup of iPad Pro tablets. The 2021 11-inch and 12.9-inch iPad Pro feature …
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CNET, The Sun, Engadget, AppleInsider, The Verge, MacRumors, The Independent, IGN, Digital Trends, PhoneArena, iMore, and MSPoweruser
Tweets: @tldtoday, @snazzyq, @cstross, @ijustine, @mkbhd, @snazzyq, @mkbhd, @asymco, @deantak, @dcseifert, @macrumorslive, @iansherr, @panzer, @asymco, @laurengoode, @asymco, @stevekovach, @patrickmoorhead, @ow, @panzer, and @ow
| Hartley Charlton / MacRumors: |
Apple updates iMac with M1, slimmer design with two small fans, seven colors, 1080p webcam, six speakers, beamforming three-mic array, and 24-inch 4.5K display — Apple has announced a new, redesigned 24-inch iMac, featuring an M1 chip, a range of color options, and an improved front-facing camera.
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The Verge, Engadget, AppleInsider, CNET, The Sun, CNET, XDA Developers, Tom's Hardware, ZDNet, 9to5Mac, TechCrunch, iMore, TechCrunch, 9to5Mac, Digital Trends, The Indian Express, Wccftech, and The Apple Post
Tweets: @caseynewton, @siracusa, @iupdate, @mikeisaac, @tldtoday, @snazzyq, @jennaezarik, @pinboard, @snazzyq, @jon_prosser, @jon_prosser, @pinboard, @macrumorslive, @lanceulanoff, @samsheffer, @mcwm, @dcseifert, @thurrott, @film_girl, @panzer, @panzer, @quinnypig, @panzer, @mkbhd, @producthunt, @mgsiegler, @tldtoday, @pogue, @patrickmcgee_, @pinboard, @tapbot_paul, @asymco, @detroitborg, @neilcybart, @joannastern, @mkbhd, @wongmjane, @tomwarren, and @tomwarren
| Dan Seifert / The Verge: |
Apple refreshes Apple TV 4K with A12 Bionic, high frame rate HDR video, revamped remote with new click pad and buttons, coming in May for $179 and $199 — Now with the A12 Bionic — Apple has just announced a new Apple TV streaming box, replacing the Apple TV 4K that came out in 2017.
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Apple, ZDNet, TechCrunch, Ars Technica, XDA Developers, Gizmodo, MacRumors, MacRumors, 9to5Mac, Engadget, IGN, Mashable, MSPoweruser, Shacknews, and Digital Trends
Tweets: @psantloki, @patrickmoorhead, @marcvibbert, @lanceulanoff, @snazzyq, @tldtoday, @troth000, @ijustine, @caro_milanesi, and @quinnypig
| Apple: |
Apple says iMac with M1 will start at $1,299 for 8-core CPU/7-core GPU in four colors and $1,499 for 8-core CPU/GPU model in seven colors with Touch ID keyboard — iMac offers the best camera, mics, and speakers ever in a Mac, and Touch ID for the first time
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AppleInsider, TechCrunch, and MacRumors
Tweets: @darth, @dyllyp, @bzamayo, @film_girl, and @bergmayer
| Zac Hall / 9to5Mac: |
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Apple, Wall Street Journal, Vox, MacRumors, TechCrunch, CNET, The Verge, AppleInsider, Engadget, Variety, iMore, and TechRadar
Tweets: @pkafka, @joshconstine, @lucas_shaw, @zkahn, @thurrott, and @jamesthomson
| Joe Rossignol / MacRumors: |
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Apple, XDA Developers, Gizmodo, ZDNet, Engadget, TechCrunch, 9to5Mac, 9to5Mac, AppleInsider, iPhone in Canada Blog, SlashGear, iMore, MacRumors Forums, GSMArena.com, and iMore
Tweets: @david_leavitt, @sdw, @frankcatalano, @tldtoday, @yvanr02, @techlinkedyt, @mkbhd, @film_girl, @film_girl, @strngwys, and @stshank
| Filipe Espósito / 9to5Mac: |
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Apple, 9to5Mac, ZDNet, CNET, AppleInsider, TechCrunch, The Verge, AppleInsider, MacRumors, TechRadar, Wccftech, The Apple Post, SlashGear, SlashGear, and iMore
Tweets: @dhh, @wintonark, and @patrickmoorhead
| Zac Bowden / Windows Central: |
Sources: Microsoft is revamping its Store app on Windows 10 and will let devs submit unpackaged Win32 apps, use third-party commerce platforms in apps, and more — Microsoft wants to bring life back to the Store app on Windows 10. — What you need to know — Microsoft is working on a new Store app for Windows 10.
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Softpedia News, PCWorld, Gizmodo, ZDNet, Laptop Mag, Tom's Hardware, PCMag, CNET, Engadget, The Verge, GameSpot, Digital Trends, MUO, SlashGear, WinBuzzer, Petri, Neowin, and OnMSFT.com
Tweets: @zacbowden and @tomwarren
| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Apple officially launches AirTags, an item tracker that works with Apple's Find My app, with one unit for $29 and four units for $99, launching April 30 — The long-rumored trackers are now official — Apple is officially launching a Tile-like item tracker that will work with the company's software and services.
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Ars Technica, Bloomberg, XDA Developers, Gizmodo, The Sun, Engadget, AppleInsider, MacRumors, CNET, TechCrunch, 9to5Mac, Wccftech, Digital Trends, Cult of Mac, iPhone in Canada Blog, SlashGear, iMore, IGN, and Mashable
Tweets: @uravgconsumer, @justintse, @ijustine, @mkbhd, @kellymakena, @rakeshlobster, @jetscott, @tomwarren, @neilcybart, and @iansherr
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Venmo adds support for buying, holding, and selling four types of cryptocurrencies: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, and Bitcoin Cash — Venmo is adding support for cryptocurrency, starting today. The company says it will begin to roll out the ability for Venmo's more than 70 million users to buy …
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PR Newswire, CNET, Bloomberg, FinLedger, CNBC, Forbes, BGR, CoinGeek, Bitcoin Magazine, Fortune, Yahoo Finance, CryptoSlate, Gizmodo, BitcoinExchangeGuide, The Verge, MUO, USA Today, 9to5Mac, TechSpot, and Decrypt. Tweets: @rcubed2003
| Saqib Shah / Engadget: |
Amazon is opening a hair salon in London, where customers can try on virtual hair colors using an AR color bar and shop beauty products using QR codes — Amazon reinvented supermarket shopping with its — checkout-less Go stores, now the e-commerce giant is applying its tech prowess to hairdressing.
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UK Day One Blog, TechCrunch, Gizmodo, GeekWire, PCMag, Insider, CNET, Bloomberg, and MUO
Tweets: @bigblackjacobin, @bradstone, @hypervisible, @mcwm, and @mparekh
| Charlie Osborne / ZDNet: |
Internal Facebook emails, accidentally sent to a journalist, show its “long-term strategy” for data scraping incidents, framing it as a “broad industry issue” — More scraping incidents are “expected” in the future. — An internal email accidentally leaked by Facebook …
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BBC, CNET, Insider, Privacy News Online …, and Graham Cluley
Tweets: @intidc, @intidc, @carolecadwalla, @carolecadwalla, @vickerysec, @blackamazon, and @carolecadwalla
| Alexander Osipovich / Wall Street Journal: |
Binance hires Brian Brooks as CEO, starting May 1; he was previously acting head of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency under the Trump administration — Brian Brooks, an acting head of Office of the Comptroller of the Currency under Trump, will become CEO of Binance.US| Wall Street Journal: |
An in-depth look at the reasons behind the chip shortage, including focus on higher-margin, cutting-edge chips, and stockpiling due to US China trade tensions — Semiconductor producers are trying to increase output, but the small gains are unlikely to fix the shortfalls hampering production …
Tweets: @wsj, @chinarealtime, @dimartinobooth, @pstasiatech, and @emilyzfeng
| Reuters: |
FireEye and networking company Pulse Secure say two China-linked hacking groups used a flaw in its VPN devices to target customers in the US defense industry — At least two groups of China-linked hackers have spent months using a previously undisclosed vulnerability in American networking devices …
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FireEye, The Record, CyberScoop, and kb.pulsesecure.net
| Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: Discord has ended talks to sell itself, including with Microsoft, as it resumes planning for a potential IPO — Chat startup to stay independent as it resumes interest in a potential initial public offering — Chat startup Discord Inc. has halted talks to sell itself … | New York Times: |
Governments around the world are moving to limit the power of tech companies with an urgency and breadth that no single industry had experienced before — Never before have so many countries, including China, moved with such vigor at the same time to limit the power of a single industry.
Tweets: @robbysoave, @satariano, @jbarro, @nytimes, @ron_fournier, and @katieharbath
| Ryan Browne / CNBC: |
Source: Facebook-backed Diem is aiming to launch a pilot with a single stablecoin pegged to the US dollar later this year — - The Diem Association is aiming to launch a pilot with a single stablecoin pegged to the U.S. dollar in 2021, according to a person familiar with the matter.| Patience Haggin / Wall Street Journal: |
Daily Mail owner files antitrust suit against Google alleging it punishes publishers in search if they don't sell enough ad space through Google's marketplace — Publisher says its U.K. royals coverage was played down in search results; claims it was punished for not steering sufficient ad space to Google| Janko Roettgers / Protocol: |
Q&A with Magic Leap CEO on its enterprise pivot and Magic Leap 2, 50% smaller and 20% lighter than its last AR headset, coming Q4 via an early adopter program — Magic Leap is getting ready to release the next version of its augmented reality headset through an early adopter program during … | Manish Singh / TechCrunch: |
Chargebee, which helps enterprises with billing, subscriptions, revenue operations, and compliance, raises $125M at a $1.4B valuation — A startup that enables businesses to set up and manage their billing, subscription, revenue operations and compliance has become the newest firm to earn the much coveted unicorn status.
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The Economic Times, Entrackr, Moneycontrol, DealStreetAsia, Crunchbase News, PYMNTS.com, PaymentsSource, PitchBook, and Silicon Canals. Tweets: @sub8u
| Mitchell Clark / The Verge: |
Nextdoor is introducing an anti-racism notification, which asks users to reconsider posting content if the app thinks it may be offensive — It calls the feature the anti-racism notification — Nextdoor is introducing a new anti-racism notification, which asks users to reconsider posting content …
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Nextdoor Blog and VICE
Tweets: @jjcordovak, @thatsdaniforyou, @marshallk, @frediculous, and @jaycebeasley
| Natasha Mascarenhas / TechCrunch: |
Clearbanc, which provides capital to e-commerce companies for a share of their revenue, rebrands as Clearco, and raises $100M Series C at a $2B valuation — The fintech company raises a $100 million Series C — After five years of providing non-dilutive financing for founders, Clearbanc is tired of being only a bank.| Linda Sui / Strategy Analytics: |
Strategy Analytics: global smartphone shipments rose to 340M units in Q1 2021, up 24% YoY, representing the highest growth since 2015 — According to the latest research from Strategy Analytics, global smartphone shipments were 340 million units in Q1 2021, up +24% YoY representing the highest growth since 2015.
| Monica Chin / The Verge: |
Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 (15-inch) review: big performance gains, excellent battery life, and very light, but not many ports and no Thunderbolt support — Microsoft's newest Surface Laptop brings better battery life and a better chip — In look and feel, very little has changed from the last generation.
Tweets: @dcseifert
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