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Facebook reports Q2 revenue of $29.08B, up 56% YoY, MAUs of 2.9B, up 7% YoY, headcount of 63,404, up 21% YoY; stock down ~3% on warning of revenue slowdown — “We had a strong quarter as we continue to help businesses grow and people stay connected,” said Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook founder and CEO.
| Stephanie Condon / ZDNet: |
Facebook says Q2 ad revenue was $28.58B, up 56% YoY, with average price per ad up 47% YoY and a 6% YoY increase in ads delivered — The rising price for ads delivered strong top and bottom-line results for Facebook, even as the social media giant continued to warn of “increased ad targeting headwinds.”
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| Wall Street Journal: |
Google says anyone coming to work at its campuses must be vaccinated, starting in the US, and will delay the return to offices from September until mid-October — Google delays planned return to offices until mid-October as U.S. companies take new precautions against Delta variant's spread
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| Mary Ann Azevedo / TechCrunch: |
Twitter closes its NY and SF offices, two weeks after reopening, and pauses further office reopenings, after “consideration of the CDC's updated guidelines” — Just two weeks after reopening its New York and San Francisco offices, social media giant Twitter said Wednesday …
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| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
In a memo, Apple says it plans to restore a mask requirement for staff and customers at most of its US retail stores on Thursday, due to rising COVID cases — - Company to make change Thursday in areas with rising cases — Company asks, but doesn't require, retail staff to get vaccine
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| Patrick Klepek / VICE: |
Activision Blizzard staffers stage a walkout, demanding fairer treatment for underrepresented staff and an end to arbitration clauses in staff contracts — “This is the beginning of an enduring movement in favor of better labor conditions for all employees.” — Patrick Klepek
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| Reuters: |
Robinhood raises $2.1B in its IPO after selling 55M shares at the low end of its $38 to $42 range, giving it a valuation of $31.8B — Robinhood Markets Inc, the owner of the trading app which emerged as the go-to destination for retail investors speculating on this year's “meme' stock trading frenzy … | Tiernan Ray / ZDNet: |
OpenAI introduces Triton 1.0, an open-source programming language for writing GPU code for neural networks, and claims it is easier to write than Nvidia's CUDA — SEO: Python-like language promises to be easier to write than native CUDA and specialized GPU code but has performance comparable … | Nikhilesh De / CoinDesk: |
New bipartisan infrastructure bill in Congress aims to raise ~$30B by imposing new taxes on exchanges trading digital assets including crypto — The draft language could mean a number of individuals interacting with crypto may have to start reporting their transactions.
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| Patrick Howell O'Neill / MIT Technology Review: |
NSO Group confirms that Israeli government officials opened an investigation and visited NSO's Tel Aviv office on Wednesday to assess Pegasus abuse allegations — ‘We want them to check everything,’ says CEO of cybersecurity company implicated in campaigns against politicians, activists and other notable figures.
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| Jing Yang / Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: Didi is considering going private in order to placate Chinese authorities and compensate investors for losses using money made during its IPO — Ride-hailing giant has been contemplating delisting plan as crackdown widens and has obtained support from cybersecurity watchdog| Sergiu Gatlan / BleepingComputer: |
Researchers: Google Play Protect, Android's built-in malware detection tool, identified only 68.8% of 20K+ malicious apps, ranking last out of 15 security apps — Google Play Protect, the Android built-in malware defense system, has failed the real-world tests of antivirus testing lab AV-TEST …
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| Kif Leswing / CNBC: |
Qualcomm Q3: revenue of $8B, up 63% YoY, net income of $2.2B, up 124% YoY, chip segment revenue of $6.47B, up 70% YoY, and a strong Q4 revenue forecast — - Qualcomm revenue was up 63% from the same period last year, and earnings per share more than doubled annually in the quarter that ended on June 27.
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| Steven Musil / CNET: |
Samsung Q2: profit of $10.8B, up 54% YoY, on $55.2B revenue; its chips business accounted for nearly half the profit; mobile division revenue declined QoQ — Samsung's operating profit showed strong growth in the second quarter, thanks to higher-than-expected chip prices and continued consumer demand …
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| Jon Porter / The Verge: |
Twitter says it is testing Shop Module, a new shopping section that brands can add to the top of their profiles, launching in the US on iOS — Starting with a pilot of around a dozen brands — Twitter is piloting a new feature that allows businesses to add a shopping section to the top of their profiles, the company has announced.
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| Jeff Benson / Decrypt: |
US Marshals Service has given a $6.6M+ contract to crypto startup Anchorage to manage seized crypto assets; BitGo had won a similar $4.5M contract in April — The U.S. Marshals Service, a branch of the Department of Justice charged with tracking down fugitives, has given a contract worth …
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| Tage Kene-Okafor / TechCrunch: |
Cairo and Dubai-based Swvl, a bus-hailing and ridesharing provider in emerging markets, plans to go public in the US in a SPAC merger at a valuation of ~$1.5B — Cairo and Dubai-based ride-sharing company Swvl plans to go public in a merger with special purpose acquisition company Queen's Gambit Growth Capital, Swvl said Tuesday.
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| Taylor Soper / GeekWire: |
Microsoft says it has acquired Seattle-based Suplari, which uses AI to identify cost savings in the software procurement process; Suplari has raised $18M — Microsoft has acquired Suplari, a Seattle startup that uses artificial intelligence to help companies understand and get a handle on their spending.
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cloudblogs.microsoft.com, Silicon Republic, TechRadar, Neowin, and Windows Central
| Riley de León / CNBC: |
Duolingo closes up 36% in its Nasdaq trading debut, giving it a market valuation of nearly $5B, after raising $521M in its IPO — - Language-learning company Duolingo made its market debut Wednesday on the Nasdaq and is now trading under the ticker symbol “DUOL.”
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| Cody Toombs / Android Police: |
Google releases the first stable build of Jetpack Compose, a UI framework for Android, after two years in public development — Since its introduction during I/O 2019, Jetpack Compose was obviously destined to become the prescribed method of Android UI development.
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Android Developers Blog, Android Developers, and Android Central
Tweets: @androiddev and @davey_burke
| Bloomberg: |
As China expands oversight, Tencent's value dropped 23% in July, erasing ~$170B; nine of the top 10 losers in shareholder value in July were Chinese companies — - Tech giant is set to see its worst month ever after selloff — Nine of top 10 market value losers in July are Chinese firms| Omkar Godbole / CoinDesk: |
Coinbase report: in H1 2021, the market for ether was 3x busier than bitcoin, as ETH trading grew 1,461% to $1.4T, compared to BTC's 489% rise to $2.1T — Ether outperformed bitcoin in terms of volume growth and price performance. — The ether market was almost three times busier … Sponsor Posts
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