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Sources: Microsoft has agreed to acquire SaaS security intelligence company RiskIQ; a source says Microsoft will pay over $500M — Software giant said to pay more than $500 million in cash for the San Francisco company — Microsoft Corp. has agreed to acquire RiskIQ, a security software maker … | Kif Leswing / CNBC: |
Profile of PodSwap, a startup offering a battery replacement service for Apple's AirPods, and a great example of why we need right-to-repair legislation — - Owners have noticed that Apple AirPods eventually will last only an hour or so before needing to be recharged, compared to their four-to-five-hour battery life out of the box.
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Leaker Evan Blass tweets that Samsung's Galaxy Unpacked event will be on August 11 and shares renders of new phones, smartwatches, and wireless earbuds — New phones, watches, earbuds, and a date: August 11th — We might now know a lot of what's coming at Samsung's next Galaxy Unpacked event thanks … | Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: ridesharing giant Didi gave Chinese regulators the impression it would pause its IPO, as it told bankers in New York it had a green light from Beijing — The ride-sharing giant gave regulators in Beijing the impression it would pause the IPO. It told bankers in New York it had a green light.
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Flipkart raises a $3.6B round led by GIC, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, SoftBank Vision Fund 2 and Walmart, at a $37.6B valuation — Flipkart said on Monday it has raised $3.6 billion at a post-money valuation of $37.6 billion in what is considered as the pre-IPO round …
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| Eriq Gardner / The Hollywood Reporter: |
Netflix will benefit from Biden's EO as net neutrality resurfaces and competitors' mergers face scrutiny, such as the Amazon-MGM and WarnerMedia-Discovery deals — The streaming giant should welcome — even celebrate — the White House's efforts to promote competition. Why? Look closely.
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Investigation sheds light on Force 47, the Vietnamese army's online information warfare unit behind pro-state Facebook Groups that aim to correct “wrong views” — In Vietnam, where the state is fighting a fierce online battle against political dissent, social media “influencers” …
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| Cal Newport / New Yorker: |
The key for tech companies to make remote work sustainable is not through policy, but by shifting “work” away from in-person surveillance toward defined results — Companies must move away from surveillance and visible busyness, and toward defined outcomes and trust.
Tweets: @lainnafader, @toymango, @jamescham, @carnage4life, @carnage4life, @raju, @newyorker, and @newyorker
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Twitter names a resident grievance officer for India and publishes a compliance report, meeting two key requirements under India's new IT rules — Amid tensions with the government, Twitter has appointed a Resident Grievance Officer, days after it designated a chief compliance officer …
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| Pei Li / Reuters: |
Sources: China to order Tencent Music to give up exclusive rights to music labels, and fine ~$77K for lapses in reporting the acquisitions of two streaming apps — China's antitrust regulator is set to order the music streaming arm of Tencent Holdings Ltd (0700.HK) to give up exclusive rights … | Rebecca Rubin / Variety: |
Disney says Marvel's Black Widow has earned $60M+ on opening weekend via its Premier Access program, which lets Disney+ subscribers rent the movie for $30 — The film, starring Scarlett Johansson, is the first from the Marvel Cinematic Universe to open simultaneously in movie theaters and on Disney Plus …
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| Kyle Orland / Ars Technica: |
Makers of CVCheat claim their computer vision-based cheat tool can offer “undetectable” “full auto-aim and auto-shots” for any game on PC, Xbox, or PlayStation — Capture cards, input hardware, and machine learning get around system-level lockdowns.
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