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| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Apple plans a modest iPhone update, with a smaller notch, faster refresh rate, and camera upgrades, including ProRes recording and video Portrait mode — - Company plans video Portrait mode and higher-quality recording — New models to include smaller display cutout and faster chip
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Tweets: @ryanodonnell, @quicktake, @markgurman, @joannastern, @kevincate, @manan, and @backlon
| Jon Porter / The Verge: |
Google will let under 18s delist photos by request, restrict ad targeting of children based on age, gender, or interests, and more — As part of a new series of protections for kids under 18 — Google will no longer allow ad targeting of children based on their age, gender …
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The Keyword, TechCrunch, Reuters, The Hill, Chrome Unboxed, The Economic Times, New York Times, 9to5Google, CNET, KnowTechie, searchenginejournal.com, Mashable, iPhone in Canada Blog, Android Central, and Axios. Tweets: @lilyraynyc
| Todd Spangler / Variety: |
YouTube launches protections for kids: default private uploads, turning off autoplay, and adding “take a break” and “bedtime” reminders by default — Google, responding to critics urging the internet giant to improve child safety in its services … | Tim Copeland / The Block: |
Group behind Poly Network, a cross-chain protocol used for DeFi applications, says a hacker has stolen $611M; one researcher blames the attack on a crypto flaw — Quick Take — Cross-chain protocol Poly Network has been hacked for $611 million. — The team behind the protocol …
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BleepingComputer, CoinDesk, Bloomberg, PCMag, Tom's Hardware, The Irish Times, Blockworks, Mashable, Bitcoin News, Decrypt, Bitcoinist.com, Forbes, Cointelegraph, Crypto Briefing, and Coinmonks
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| Nikhilesh De / CoinDesk: |
Senate sends $1T infrastructure bill to the House after a 69-30 vote; the bill contains a controversial cryptocurrency tax provision critics see as too broad — The bill contains a broad definition of “broker” for crypto tax reporting requirements that lawmakers and industry advocates sought to change over the past week.
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| Jeff Benson / Decrypt: |
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| New York Times: |
Inside the rift between the White House and Facebook over vaccine misinformation, as the administration grew frustrated with Facebook's lack of transparency — Frustrations grew behind the scenes among top leaders on both sides, potentially hurting the government's efforts to overcome the pandemic.| Rashi Shrivastava / Forbes: |
LaunchDarkly, a feature management service for developers with IBM and Atlassian among its 2k+ customers, raises $200M Series D at a $3B post-money valuation — When Edith Harbaugh and John Kodumal first met in an advanced math class at Harvey Mudd, one of the country's top engineering colleges …
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| David Jeans / Forbes: |
Gusto, which offers payroll and HR software for SMBs, raises $175M led by T. Rowe Price at a $9.5B valuation — Last year, as the pandemic left offices empty throughout the country, Josh Reeves watched the small business customers of his HR software company, Gusto, fighting to survive.| Davey Alba / New York Times: |
Twitter suspends Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene for seven days over vaccine misinfo, saying it is her fourth strike and another offense could lead to permanent ban — Twitter on Tuesday suspended Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, Republican of Georgia, from its service for seven days …
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CNN, TechCrunch, and VICE
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| Catalin Cimpanu / The Record: |
Microsoft will now require admin rights before Windows users can access the Point and Print feature, to mitigate a security flaw it has already tried to patch — Microsoft has released today a security update that will change the default behavior of the “Point and Print” … | Joanna Ossinger / Bloomberg: |
Helium, a P2P 5G wireless network startup, raises $111M in an a16z-led token sale, says it has 116K+ wireless hotspots in 11K cities with 500K more back-ordered — - Napster's Shawn Fanning co-founded firm with Amir Haleem — Ribbit, Alameda, Multicoin among participants in the round
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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Venmo will let credit cardholders automatically buy cryptocurrency with the cash back they earn and says there will be no associated transaction fees — PayPal-owned Venmo is expanding its support for cryptocurrency with today's launch of a new feature that will allow users …
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PayPal Newsroom, Finextra, The Block, PYMNTS.com, CNBC, CoinDesk, Bloomberg, Coinspeaker, BitcoinExchangeGuide, and Neowin. Tweets: @venmo
| Danielle Kaye / Reuters: |
According to an internal Google pay calculator, staff who choose to work from home will likely get a pay cut, especially those who commuted over long distances — Google employees based in the same office before the pandemic could see different changes in pay if they switch to working from home permanently …
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CBC News, TechSpot, Neowin, and The Hill
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| Twitter: |
Analysis of tweets about Euro 2020, including racist abuse towards England players: 99% of accounts suspended were not anonymous and most abuse came from the UK — In February this year, we outlined the steps we have been taking to combat racist abuse on Twitter.
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| Chris Welch / The Verge: |
TCL, which has long been the flagbearer of Roku TVs, launches new TVs with Google TV, saying it wants to give consumers more choice and it isn't abandoning Roku — The company insists this is about choice and says it's not leaving Roku behind — TCL has long been the flag bearer of Roku TVs.
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Gizmodo, Android Police, PR Newswire, HotHardware.com News, Techaeris, 9to5Google, Android Headlines, mobilesyrup.com, Digital Trends, Tom's Guide, and HD Guru
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| Ben Lovejoy / 9to5Mac: |
Apple publishes a CSAM FAQ to address misconceptions and concerns about photo scanning — Apple has responded to misconceptions and concerns about its photo scanning announcements by publishing a CSAM FAQ - answering frequently asked questions about the features.
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| Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: |
OpenAI debuts a private beta for Codex, an API for turning natural language into code of one of over a dozen coding languages; Codex powers GitHub's Copilot — All the sessions from Transform 2021 are available on-demand now. Watch now. — OpenAI today released OpenAI Codex … | Sam Byford / The Verge: |
Xiaomi announces the Mix 4 smartphone with a bezel-less design and an under-display selfie camera, launching in China for ~$770 — The first new Mi Mix in years — Xiaomi has announced the Mix 4, the first phone in the Mi Mix series to be announced in nearly three years.
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PetaPixel, iPhone Hacks, 9to5Google, Gizchina, TalkAndroid.com, phonearena.com, Pocket-lint, Android Central, SlashGear, Phandroid, and Engadget
| MacKenzie Sigalos / CNBC: |
Coinbase reports $2.23B in Q2 revenue, vs $1.78B est, and net profit of $1.6B, up nearly 4,900% YoY, following volatile stretch of cryptocurrency trading — - In Q2, Coinbase brought in $2.23 billion of revenue vs. $1.78 billion expected by Refinitiv. — It also reported a profit per share of $6.42.| Insider: |
Robinhood buys Say Technologies, which has raised $8M and whose service helps stock shareholders exercise their voting rights, in a $140M cash deal — - Companies with large retail-investor bases face difficulties reaching a quorum in shareholder votes. — On Tuesday, Robinhood announced plans …
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TechCrunch, Bloomberg, Under the Hood, Finextra, and The Block
Tweets: @ericbalchunas, @dandefrancesco, and @jfberke
| Dan Seifert / The Verge: |
HP announces two Chrome OS PCs: all-in-one Chromebase AiO, with a 21.5" rotating touchscreen, and Chromebook x2 11, with a detachable display, both from $600 — Plus a new Works With Chromebook-certified USB-C monitor — HP is announcing two new Chrome OS computers for its consumer-focused lineup.
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HP Press, Android Police, mobilesyrup.com, techadvisor.com, ZDNet, Thurrott, The Verge, 9to5Google, Android Police, SlashGear, Android Central, XDA Developers, Engadget, 9to5Google, Laptop Mag, and Gizmodo. Tweets: @gregorymbryant
| Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat: |
Nvidia says Omniverse, which it calls a “metaverse for engineers”, now has 50K+ users, and it will be opened up to millions of users of 3D modeling app Blender — All the sessions from Transform 2021 are available on-demand now. Watch now. — Nvidia has billed its Omniverse as a … | Mary Ann Azevedo / TechCrunch: |
Jerry, a car ownership “super app” and insurance comparison service with ~1M US users, raises $75M Series C at a $450M valuation, following a $28M raise in May — Just months after raising $28 million, Jerry announced today that it has raised $75 million in a Series C round that values the company at $450 million.| Reuters: |
Shares of Krafton, the game studio behind PUBG, fell as much as 20% after it raised $3.8B in its Seoul IPO at a valuation of ~$19B, likely due to China concerns — Shares in Krafton Inc (259960.KS), the Tencent Holdings-backed (0700.HK) South Korean company behind blockbuster video game …
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Bloomberg and South China Morning Post
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