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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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TechCrunch, The Verge, Mashable, Engadget, The Overspill, MUO, Neowin, Pocket-lint, CNET, Ubergizmo, AppleInsider, Social Media Today, FrontPageTech.com, mobilesyrup.com, XDA Developers, Techaeris, Input, MacRumors, MSPoweruser, Adweek, SlashGear, Android Central, and iPhone Hacks
Tweets: @twittersupport, @iglehart97, @reddit, @twittersupport, @alexisohanian, @alexisohanian, @rstephens, @mattsclancy, @aseemru, @mashable, @dwtpup, @chuckwendig, @producthunt, @coopercooperco, @androidcentral, @devolverdigital, @lumpythecook, @shadowbiood, @chancehmiller, @godbirdart, @slashdot, @mattblaze, @wongmjane, @bonniekatewolf, @jlponiine, @mmdotcox, @sadcrib, @scalzi, @schlattfacts, @coopercooperco, @k8hutton, @appleinsider, @martinsfp, and @dozingallium
| 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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Wired, Federal Trade Commission, VICE, iFixit News, 9to5Mac, Philip Elmer‑DeWitt, Reuters, iDownloadBlog.com, Protocol, Wall Street Journal, Gizmodo, Competition Policy …, TechCrunch, AppleInsider, MacRumors, Android Authority, PCMag, Input, and Forbes
Tweets: @b_fung, @sts_news, @jdscholten, @repaircoalition, @nfudc, @chopraftc, @mjgault, @chopraftc, @lukemiani, @jason_koebler, @jioriku, @jcenters, and @katmburke
| 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, CNN, Social Media Today, SiliconANGLE, PCMag, The Hill, Tubefilter, MUO, TNW, 9to5Mac, Livemint, Phandroid, The Wrap, Engadget, and Adweek
Tweets: @caseynewton, @mmasnick, @sarthakgh, @wongmjane, @writtenbyhanna, @djnailz, @producthunt, @noahpinion, @iwriteallday_, @moorehn, @donaldrichard, and @edzitron
| 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” …
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Ars Technica, Kotaku, Stevivor, Game Rant, dexerto.com, Deadline, PC Gamer, IGN, and Gamasutra
Tweets: @davidgallaher, @ign, @mowtendoo, @someproducer, and @zhugeex
| 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
| Washington Post: |
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Ars Technica, New York Times, The Pillar, BBC, and Slate
Tweets: @gerritd, @ashk4n, @jbarro, @bf_crane, @coolp1np, @jbarro, @ariezrawaldman, @bf_crane, @eisingerj, @geoffreyfowler, and @jimwaterson
| 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: @jakelaperruque, @pkedrosky, @evanselinger, @mviktoro, @miad, @kashhill, and @rmac18. Thanks:@thekenyeung
| 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 Register, Reuters, The Verge, NBC News, AppleInsider, iMore, New York Times, MacRumors, The Hill, Tech Xplore, and CyberScoop
Tweets: @karolcummins, @campuscodi, @briankrebs, @shanvav, and @lindseypelas
| 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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Washington Post, Gizmodo, and Raw Story
Tweets: @oneunderscore__, @gizmodo, @passantino, @brchastain, @brianstelter, @mzhemingway, @selenagomez, @bostonjoan, @selenagomez, @megynkelly, @brianstelter, @ccdhate, @selenagomez, @kevinctofel, @markruffalo, @oliverdarcy, @leeknelly, @brianstelter, @davidclinchnews, @evelyndouek, @smgculture, and @greglinden. Thanks:@thekenyeung
| 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, MUO, Android Police, Android Central, mobilesyrup.com, and Phandroid
| 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, Forkast, Bloomberg, PYMNTS.com, Reuters, Cointelegraph, and Decrypt
Tweets: @jp_koning, @paxosglobal, @mayazi, @degenomix, @mdudas, @nathandeandc, @mdudas, @jseyff, @nikhileshde, @mayazi, and @coindesk
| PYMNTS.com: |
Bill.com to acquire Invoice2Go, whose accounts receivable software helps businesses and freelancers manage invoicing and payments, for $625M in cash and stock — Back-office software provider Bill.com announced on Monday (July 19) that it had signed a definitive agreement to acquire Invoice2go in a $625 million stock and cash deal.
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Business Wire and Invoice2go. More:
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| 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, Android Central, and SlashGear
Tweets: @casandchary, @fallnphoenix, @robynzreality, @hrafntho, and @boztank
| 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, The Information, VRFocus, VentureBeat, Engadget, and thegamer.com
Tweets: @albn, @sketchfab, @epicnewsroom, @tinyruin, @rcamerala, @diregoldfish, @kentbye, @techstars, @hmltn, @jessedamiani, @nehon_42, @jackbohmart, @iveytron, @samuelbass, @trevorfsmith, @jpwiseuk, @pplux, @liasae, @slukas, and @balderton
| 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, TNW, Android Central, and Android Headlines
Tweets: @googlemaps, @awholelottanner, and @ra
| 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: @_aupe_, @techworkersco, @bizcarson, and @alphabetworkers
| 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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Search Engine Land, The Keyword, PYMNTS.com, and Android Police
Tweets: @investing_lion, @lanceulanoff, and @dottotech
| 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, SiliconANGLE, refreshmiami.com, PYMNTS.com, and Tech Xplore
Tweets: @robpegoraro and @mhbergen
| 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, Adweek, Gizmodo, MUO, Engadget, Mashable, SlashGear, and 9to5Mac
| 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, and Decrypt
Tweets: @davidschawel, @rahulsood, @v_h_studio, @tocelot, @alexyablon, and @jjhlane
| 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, PYMNTS.com, and GlobeNewswire News Room
| 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.
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Business Wire. More:
FierceHealthcare and MobiHealthNews
Tweets: @dp_oneill, @deenashakir, and @erenbali
| Catherine Shu / TechCrunch: |
GudangAda, a Jakarta-based B2B marketplace for fast-moving consumer goods, stationery, and more, raises $100M+ Series B led by Asia Partners and Falcon Edge — GudangAda, a Jakarta-based marketplace that brings wholesalers closer to retail stores and other buyers, announced it has closed a Series B of more than $100 million.
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Tech in Asia
| Adi Robertson / The Verge: |
The Biden administration's promise to “review” Section 230 in response to anti-vax posts on Facebook will fail since being wrong online is protected speech — ‘Reviewing’ Section 230 isn't the answer to anti-vax posts — Last week, the White House declared war …
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Reason. Tweets: @russellbrandom, @sarthakgh, @aclu, @russellbrandom, @mysteriouskat, @aclu, @russellbrandom, @russellbrandom, @russellbrandom, and @reckless
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