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| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Sources: iOS 15 and iPadOS 15 to include upgrades to notifications, Lock Screen, and iMessage, a redesigned iPad Home Screen, and more privacy protections — - New privacy tools, updates to iMessage app also planned — Company to show software updates at June developer conference
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Tweets: @markgurman, @lanceulanoff, @mickael, @johnpaczkowski, @tomwarren, @alistairmbarr, @somospostpc, @stevemoser, and @viticci
| Steve Kovach / CNBC: |
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| Dieter Bohn / The Verge: |
Apple AirTags hands-on: work very well with a thoughtfully designed system, beautiful with a plastic body that serves as a speaker, but get scuffed easily — They work super well, and they're one more thing keeping you on the iPhone — I was starting to get really worried that I wouldn't find my friend.
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| Michael Grothaus / Fast Company: |
Apple executives detail privacy and anti-stalking protections built into AirTags and insist they are designed just to track items, not people or pets — Apple's “Spring Loaded” event on Tuesday offered a bonanza of new hardware announcements, including some unexpected ones.
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BuzzFeed News, MacRumors, iThinkDifferent, AppleInsider, MacRumors, Redmond Pie, Wccftech, MacDailyNews, iDownloadBlog.com, Input, MACお宝 …, t3.com, MUO, iPhone Hacks, iPhone in Canada Blog, fossbytes.com, 9to5Mac, BGR, and Six Colors. Tweets: @flyosity
| Financial Times: |
Sources: Apple plans to expand its ad business and add a second ad slot in the App Store search page even as it introduces privacy rules crippling ads by rivals — New privacy rules deal a huge blow to how the mobile advertising industry works — Apple will expand its advertising business …
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iThinkDifferent, AdExchanger, Cult of Mac, MacRumors, MacDailyNews, ZDNet, Reuters, Protocol, and AppleInsider
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| BuzzFeed News: |
An internal Facebook report found it failed to take appropriate action against Stop the Steal groups before Capitol riot, saying it should “do better next time” — Last month, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified in front of a House of Representatives committee that his company …
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| Greg Stohr / Bloomberg: |
SCOTUS slashes FTC's power to seek monetary awards in court, banning a tool that it used to fine tech and other companies engaged in unfair business practices — - Ruling eliminates tool agency had used to collect billions — Unanimous decision is a triumph for business trade groups
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Protocol, CNBC, Wall Street Journal, Associated Press, and Federal Trade Commission
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| Andy Robinson / VGC: |
Sony confirms it is testing PlayStation Plus Video Pass, which lets PS Plus subscribers access over 20 movie and TV shows from Sony Pictures, in Poland — POLISH USERS HAVE ACCESS TO VIDEO CONTENT FROM TODAY; NO NEWS ON OTHER MARKETS YET — Sony Interactive Entertainment …
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| Andrew J. Hawkins / The Verge: |
Consumer Reports says it was “easily” able to trick Tesla's Autopilot system to operate without anyone in the driver's seat — Consumer Reports says, ‘Under no circumstance should anyone try this’ — Consumer Reports said Thursday it was “easily” able to trick Tesla's Autopilot system …
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| Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: |
Productboard, which helps product managers prioritize what to build next, raises $72M Series C led by Tiger Global, bringing its total raised to $137M+ — Join Transform 2021 this July 12-16. Register fo r the AI event of the year. — Productboard, a startup developing a DevOps orchestration system …
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| Catherine Shu / TechCrunch: |
AfterShip, which lets online sellers track packages across different carriers, raises $66M Series B led by Tiger Global, following a $1M Series A in 2014 — AfterShip launched in 2012 to help online sellers track packages across different carriers, but since then it has built a suite …
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| Anthony Ha / TechCrunch: |
Facebook says there are 2B+ users each month watching videos eligible for in-stream ads and is starting a test of targeting by topic for in-stream video ads — Facebook is announcing some new capabilities for video advertisers on Facebook and Instagram, as well as new numbers about the potential audience that those ads might reach.| Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai / VICE: |
Signal's CEO says he analyzed a Cellebrite device, used to extract data from phones, that fell off a truck, and it is full of easily exploitable security flaws — One of the biggest encrypted chat apps in the world just showed how a device used to decrypt messages can be hacked and tampered with.
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Tweets: @moxie, @signalapp, @ashk4n, @a_greenberg, @lorenzofb, @xor, @matthewbevan, @swtechhelp, @raphaelluta, @doctorow, @thegrugq, @stevejang, @swyx, @fredraynal, @doctorow, @doctorow, @bcmerchant, @doctorow, @dragosr, @carnage4life, @yoyoel, @realsexycyborg, @jstrauss, @erratarob, @erratarob, @corbett, @ericajoy, @atomicthumbs, @se_parkinson, @trevortimm, and @donie
| Jabari Young / CNBC: |
Overtime, which distributes original sports content on social media platforms like Snapchat, raises $80M Series C from Bezos Expeditions, Drake, and others — - Overtime raised $80 million in a Series C with investors including Bezos Expeditions, Drake and NBA stars including Devin Booker, Trae Young and Klay Thompson.
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GeekWire, FinSMEs, coinspeaker.com, Variety, and Deadline
Tweets: @nealkhosla, @donthatebehated, and @jacobfeldman4
| Manish Singh / TechCrunch: |
India-based Coinswitch Kuber, which allows users to invest in cryptocurrencies, raises $25M Series B from Tiger Global at a $500M+ valuation — Coinswitch Kuber, a startup that allows young users in India to invest in cryptocurrencies, said on Thursday it has raised $25 million …
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Bloomberg, theblockcrypto.com, Entrackr, and The Economic Times
Tweets: @arjunblj and @trengriffin
| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Bux, which lets users in Europe invest in shares and ETFs without paying commissions, raises $80M co-led by Prosus Ventures and Tencent — A new wave of apps have democratized the concept of investing, bringing the concept of trading stocks and currencies to a wider pool of users who can use …
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South China Morning Post, Tech.eu, and Velocity Fintech Ventures
| Juli Clover / MacRumors: |
Files from REvil, which is extorting Apple supplier Quanta, appear to confirm new MacBook Pros with MagSafe, USB-C, HDMI, SD card slot, and no Touch Bar — Schematics stolen from Apple supplier Quanta Computer outline Apple's plans for the next-generation MacBook Pro models that are expected in 2021 …
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The Verge, 9to5Mac, Bloomberg, BBC, PC Gamer, TechRadar, TechSpot, Philip Elmer‑DeWitt, Redmond Pie, XDA Developers, and Laptop Mag
Tweets: @thegrugq, @vxunderground, @stroughtonsmith, @starfire2258, and @tomwarren
| Ron Miller / TechCrunch: |
Kandji, which offers automated tools for onboarding and updating Apple devices remotely, raises $60M Series B led by Felicis Ventures — During the pandemic, having an automated solution for onboarding and updating Apple devices remotely has been essential, and today Kandji …
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9to5Mac and Crunchbase News
| José Adorno / 9to5Mac: |
Report: iPhone 12 models accounted for 61% of US iPhone sales in Q1 2021; iPhone 12 mini was the lowest selling iPhone of the quarter, behind iPhone SE and XR — As Apple prepares to report its earnings results for the second quarter of the 2021 fiscal year next week, a new report … | Anthony Ha / TechCrunch: |
Outlier.org, which offers affordable intro-level college courses online, raises $30M Series B led by GV, bringing its total raised to $46M — Outlier.org — a startup offering intro-level college courses online and at a relatively affordable price — is announcing that it has raised $30 million in Series B funding.| Bloomberg: |
During Senate hearing, Spotify and Match said Apple abuses its power over app developers, leveraging its user base; Spotify said the goal is to hurt rivals — - Spotify, Match, Tile blast Apple over fees, barriers to rivals — Match lawyer says Apple told company: ‘You owe us every dime’
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| Michael Potuck / 9to5Mac: |
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