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| Chance Miller / 9to5Mac: |
Twitter is testing a way to downvote replies on iOS to understand the types of replies users find relevant to a conversation; downvotes won't be public — Last year, Twitter's chief product officer Kayvon Beykpour confirmed that the social network was “exploring” the idea of adding a dislike button to the app.
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Tweets: @twittersupport, @iglehart97, @reddit, @twittersupport, @alexisohanian, @coopercooperco, @coopercooperco, @alexisohanian, @rstephens, @mattsclancy, @aseemru, @dwtpup, @chuckwendig, @devolverdigital, @lumpythecook, @shadowbiood, @chancehmiller, @godbirdart, @slashdot, @mattblaze, @wongmjane, @bonniekatewolf, @jlponiine, @mmdotcox, @sadcrib, @scalzi, @schlattfacts, @k8hutton, @appleinsider, @martinsfp, and @dozingallium
| Ashley Carman / The Verge: |
Clubhouse is no longer invite-only as it exits beta and says the 10M people on its waitlist will be added to the app over time — The app goes wide — Clubhouse is going wide. Co-founders Paul Davison and Rohan Seth announced today that the app is no longer invite-only.
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Clubhouse Blog, Ed Zitron's Where's Your Ed At, TechCrunch, SiliconANGLE, CNN, The Hill, Social Media Today, Engadget, PCMag, Livemint, Adweek, 9to5Mac, The Wrap, Tubefilter, MUO, TNW, and Phandroid
Tweets: @caseynewton, @mmasnick, @sarthakgh, @wongmjane, @writtenbyhanna, @djnailz, @producthunt, @iwriteallday_, and @donaldrichard
| Makena Kelly / The Verge: |
The FTC formally pledges to fight unlawful right-to-repair restrictions, says it will use its power to lower repair costs and support independent repair shops — It comes days after the White House endorsed similar rules — The Federal Trade Commission formally pledged to take on unlawful …
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Federal Trade Commission, Wired, VICE, iFixit News, 9to5Mac, Philip Elmer‑DeWitt, Reuters, Gizmodo, Android Authority, Protocol, Wall Street Journal, Competition Policy …, TechCrunch, AppleInsider, Input, MacRumors, PCMag, and Tech Xplore
Tweets: @b_fung, @jcenters, @sts_news, @jdscholten, @repaircoalition, @nfudc, @chopraftc, @mjgault, @chopraftc, @lukemiani, @jason_koebler, @jioriku, and @katmburke
| Shoshana Wodinsky / Gizmodo: |
Grindr has a track record of saying that data shared with brokers is encrypted and unidentifiable, despite the use of such data to out a Catholic priest, others — The latest scandal to rock the Catholic Church was both incredibly unnerving and entirely preventable. Why isn't anyone doing anything about it?
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VICE, SiliconANGLE, and Vox
Tweets: @tferriss, @jbarro, @swodinsky, @nandoodles, @swodinsky, @missig_geek, @annienavar, @privacymatters, and @clancynewyork
| Washington Post: |
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Tweets: @gerritd, @ashk4n, @jbarro, @bf_crane, @coolp1np, @jbarro, @ariezrawaldman, @bf_crane, @eisingerj, @geoffreyfowler, and @jimwaterson
| Jon Fingas / Engadget: |
Spanish police have arrested UK citizen Joseph O'Connor at the US' request over his alleged involvement in last year's hack of high-profile Twitter accounts — Authorities are still cracking down on participants in the July 2020 — Twitter celebrity hacks. Spanish National Police have
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U.S. Department of Justice, The Verge, Reuters, NBC News, ZDNet, Tech Xplore, AppleInsider, The Hill, The West Australian, MacRumors, iMore, and CyberScoop
Tweets: @campuscodi, @briankrebs, and @shanvav
| Kashmir Hill / New York Times: |
Facial-recognition company Clearview AI raises $30M Series B amid legal and ethical concerns, with new investors requesting they not be publicly identified — Clearview AI is currently the target of multiple class-action lawsuits and a joint investigation by Britain and Australia.
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Biometric Update. Tweets: @miad, @jakelaperruque, @pkedrosky, @evanselinger, @mviktoro, @kashhill, and @rmac18. Thanks:@thekenyeung
| Bloomberg Law: |
California Department of Fair Employment and Housing has sued Activision Blizzard for sexual harassment of and discrimination against its female staff — Video game giant Activision Blizzard Inc., maker of games including World of Warcraft and Diablo, fosters a “frat boy” … | CNN: |
Facebook hides the tag #VaccinesKill from searches, displaying a message that says it is “keeping our community safe”, two years after Instagram hid the tag — (CNN)Last week, even as it came under fire from the White House over its role in spreading anti-vaccine misinformation …
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| Romain Dillet / TechCrunch: |
Epic Games acquires Sketchfab, which operates a repository with 4M+ 3D assets, for an undisclosed sum; Sketchfab reduces its store commission from 30% to 12% — New York-based startup Sketchfab has been acquired by Epic Games, the company behind Fortnite and Unreal Engine.
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Epic Games, Sketchfab Community Blog, Forbes, VentureBeat, Engadget, VRFocus, The Information, thegamer.com, UploadVR, and Road to VR
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| Jon Porter / The Verge: |
Google Maps expands its crowdedness predictions to 10K+ transit agencies in 100 countries, and will show how crowded individual carriages are in NYC and Sydney — Expanding to ‘over 10,000 transit agencies in 100 countries’ — Google is expanding the number of cities where Maps offers information about public transport crowding.
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The Keyword, Android Central, Search Engine Roundtable, and CNBC
Tweets: @googlemaps and @awholelottanner
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
YouTube says it will test a new feature that will allow viewers to shop for products directly from livestream videos, starting with a few creators and brands — YouTube will begin pilot testing a new feature that will allow viewers to shop for products directly from livestream videos.
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The Keyword, Search Engine Land, PYMNTS.com, Android Police, and PYMNTS.com
Tweets: @investing_lion, @lanceulanoff, and @dottotech
| Katie Deighton / Wall Street Journal: |
Tumblr starts testing Post+, which allows users to charge their followers a monthly fee in exchange for access to exclusive content, with Tumblr taking a 5% cut — Social platform is the latest to let users earn money from posting — Microblogging stalwart Tumblr on Wednesday began …
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The Verge, TechCrunch, SlashGear, Mashable, Adweek, MUO, Gizmodo, Engadget, and 9to5Mac
| Anna Kramer / Protocol: |
Poll: of 750 tech workers, half are at least somewhat interested in joining a union, and ~50% say there is already interest of unionizing at their workplace — A decade ago, many tech workers seemed more concerned with their stock options than forming a union.
Tweets: @techworkersco, @bizcarson, and @alphabetworkers
| Kirsten Korosec / TechCrunch: |
Argo AI says it plans launch up to 1,000 autonomous vehicles on Lyft's network in some US cities over the next five years, starting with Miami later this year — Autonomous vehicle technology startup Argo AI and its backer and customer Ford plan to launch up to 1,000 self-driving vehicles …
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Ars Technica, Los Angeles Times, New York Times, refreshmiami.com, SiliconANGLE, PYMNTS.com, Tech Xplore, SlashGear, and CNBC
Tweets: @robpegoraro and @mhbergen
| Nikhilesh De / CoinDesk: |
SEC Chairman Gary Gensler: stock tokens and stablecoins backed by securities “are implicated by the securities laws and must work within our securities regime” — Stock tokens and stablecoins backed by securities might be treated as securities under U.S. law, SEC Chair Gary Gensler said.
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U.S. Securities …, CoinDesk, Paxos, PYMNTS.com, Bloomberg, Decrypt, Reuters, and Cointelegraph
Tweets: @mayazi, @mayazi, @degenomix, @mdudas, @nathandeandc, @jseyff, @nikhileshde, and @coindesk
| Abner Li / 9to5Google: |
Google rolls out Backup by Google One, a unified Android cloud backup that syncs app data, messages, photos, and more; Backup replaces the Play Services tool — Google today started rolling out “Backup by Google One” as an update over the existing Android backup service that now means end users …
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XDA Developers, mobilesyrup.com, Android Police, Android Central, and Phandroid
| Cameron Faulkner / The Verge: |
Oculus rolls out v31, adding Messenger Reactions, a new Security Settings panel, and a new “Invite to App” button that makes it easier to invite friends to play — Invite friends, react on Messenger, and have your passwords autofill in the Browser
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Oculus Blog, UploadVR, VRScout, VRFocus, and Android Central
Tweets: @casandchary, @fallnphoenix, @robynzreality, @hrafntho, and @boztank
| Dan Goodin / Ars Technica: |
Researchers detail two new local privilege escalation vulnerabilities, one in recent builds of Windows 10 and the preview of Windows 11, and the other in Linux — Both OSes have flaws that allow attackers with a toehold to elevate access. — The world woke up on Tuesday to two new vulnerabilities …
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Qualys Security Blog and US-CERT. More:
Dark Reading, Forbes, Windows Central, HotHardware.com News, SlashGear, Candid.Technology, ZDNet, and Tech Xplore
Tweets: @jonaslyk, @qualys, @syst_and_deploy, and @sergeybratus
| Marc Vartabedian / Wall Street Journal: |
Virtually Human Studio, the startup behind Zed Run, which lets users breed and race virtual horses bought and sold as NFTs, raises $20M Series A led by TCG — Zed Run's parent company nets $20 million as media startups, NFTs surge — Virtually Human Studio, the startup behind digital …
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ZED, The Information, Blockworks, The Block, Axios, CoinDesk, Decrypt, and Sportico
Tweets: @davidschawel, @rahulsood, @v_h_studio, @tocelot, @alexyablon, and @jjhlane
| MacKenzie Sigalos / CNBC: |
Core Scientific, which says it is the biggest bitcoin mining company in the US, says it will go public via SPAC at a valuation of around $4.3B — - Cryptocurrency mining operator Core Scientific is listing on the Nasdaq through a merger with Power & Digital Infrastructure Acquisition Corp.
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PR Newswire, Bitcoin News, Bitcoin Magazine, Forbes, GeekWire, CoinDesk, Reuters, Cointelegraph, and The Block
Tweets: @core_scientific, @djohnson_cpa, @michael_saylor, and @wublockchain
| New York Times: |
Robinhood plans to sell as much as a third of its initial public offering, or $770M of shares, directly to customers through its app — The stock trading app is opening its initial public offering and investor presentations to everyday investors. The risks are significant.| Bloomberg: |
Paycor, which makes HR management software for SMBs, closed up 13% in its trading debut, giving the company a market value of $4.46B — - VTEX, CS Disco, Kaltura also rise in software trading debuts — More than $6.7 billion sought in 29 U.S. listings this week
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Reuters, GlobeNewswire News Room, and PYMNTS.com
| Issie Lapowsky / Protocol: |
Report: only one in twelve households eligible for the FCC's emergency broadband benefit are enrolled in the $3.2B program — Nearly 4 million households have enrolled in the Federal Communications Commission's emergency broadband benefit program since it launched in May. But as researchers …
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| Katie Jennings / Forbes: |
Carbon Health, which offers app-based virtual care and in-person care at 80 clinics across 12 US states, raises $350M, source says at a valuation of $3.3B — I am a staff writer covering healthcare. Email me at kjennings@forbes.com. — Most hospital executives will say it's impossible to run a business on Medicare rates.| Sean Hollister / The Verge: |
Amazon unveils over 50 new features for Alexa devices to drive growth for skills developers, like featured skill cards, which are recommended on the home screen — Widgets, featured skill cards, and more — Amazon's Alexa devices are ambient computers, not the kind you use all day.
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TechCrunch, TechHive, ZDNet, Protocol, Trusted Reviews, GeekWire, and CNET
| Natalie Gagliordi / ZDNet: |
Zoom says Zoom Apps and its virtual events service Zoom Events are now generally available, with 50 apps available at launch, including Asana and Dropbox Spaces — The video communications giant said the updates are designed to offer users a greater degree of collaboration …
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Zoom Blog, 9to5Mac, The Verge, Zoom, Channel Futures, Gamasutra, TechRepublic, Engadget, PYMNTS.com, and SiliconANGLE
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