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| Brad Stone / Bloomberg: |
A look at US lawmakers' efforts to rein in Google and Apple's app stores, after a bipartisan companion bill to Senate's Open App Markets Act debuts in the House — Legislating your apps — The U.S. Congress wants to change the way your smartphone works. And the effort may actually succeed.
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T-Mobile confirms hackers gained access to its systems, following reports that sensitive data on over 100M people was for sale on the dark web — “We have determined that unauthorized access to some T-Mobile data occurred.” — Joseph Cox — T-Mobile confirmed hackers gained access …
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| Tim Marcin / Mashable: |
Yik Yak, the app that creates anonymous message boards for users within a five mile radius, returns to the US iOS App Store after its 2017 shutdown — Yes, it's really back. — Buckle up, millennials. Remember Yik Yak, the anonymous app that, in effect, allowed gossip and shit-talking … | Tom Krisher / Associated Press: |
NHTSA opens a formal investigation into Tesla's Autopilot system, covering 765K vehicles, saying it has trouble spotting parked emergency vehicles — DETROIT (AP) — The U.S. government has opened a formal investigation into Tesla's Autopilot partially automated driving system, saying it has trouble spotting parked emergency vehicles.
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Tweets: @teslacharts, @senmarkey, @garyblack00, @bgrahamdisciple, @ap, @tkrisher, @hypervisible, and @carnage4life
| Michael McSweeney / The Block: |
Bluesky, the decentralized social media initiative unveiled by Twitter in 2019, will be led by Jay Graber, a former startup founder and cryptocurrency dev — Bluesky, the decentralized social media initiative unveiled by Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey at the end of 2019, has a project lead, according to a Monday announcement.
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Tweets: @arcalinea, @jack, @jeffjarvis, @arcalinea, @bluesky, @mmasnick, @glenweyl, @chrisblec, @timbray, @petermccormack, @mikeelgan, @arcalinea, @lsanger, @arcalinea, @nischalshetty, @rabble, @evan_greer, and @avsa
| Kim Lyons / The Verge: |
Tinder says it will bring its optional ID Verification feature, which has been available in Japan since 2019, to all members globally “in the coming quarters” — The feature has been active in Japan since 2019 — Tinder said on Monday that it will make its ID Verification feature available …
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Tinder Newsroom, Gizmodo, Engadget, Telegraph, Mashable, 9to5Mac, TechCrunch, SlashGear, and Neowin
| Kate Conger / New York Times: |
Inside Twitter's two-year effort to change its internal culture, led by controversial VP of design Dantley Davis, which led to HR investigations and staff exits — Two years ago, the company brought in a blunt executive to make things move faster and to promote diversity. Then the problems began.
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Insider. Tweets: @daiwaka, @copyconstruct, @carnage4life, @dbedingfield, @dbedingfield, @gavinpurcell, @nytimesbusiness, @danpriceseattle, @tonyromm, and @kateconger
| Vlad Savov / Bloomberg: |
Google and Facebook say they will participate in a subsea cable system linking Japan, Singapore, Taiwan, Guam, the Philippines, and Indonesia, launching 2024 — Alphabet Inc.'s Google and Facebook Inc. announced their participation in a new subsea cable system for 2024 set …
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Cloud Blog, Facebook Engineering, Social Media Today, Financial Times, FierceTelecom, Reclaim The Net, Adweek, The Vibes, CNET, and PCMag
Tweets: @googlecloud, @internetthought, and @tysonbarker
| Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat: |
Roblox reports Q2 bookings of $665.5M, up 35% YoY, vs. $689.2M est., revenue of $454.1M, up 127% YoY, net loss of $140.1M, and average DAUs of 43.2M, up 29% YoY — Roblox, the platform for Lego-like user-generated games, reported its bookings for the second quarter ended June 30 were $665.5 million …
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Business Wire, TechCrunch, PYMNTS.com, Roblox, TechCrunch, Barron's Online, CNN, TheStreet, MarketWatch, Reuters, and Bloomberg. Tweets: @peterpandam
| Alex Konrad / Forbes: |
A look at Coinbase Ventures, which has backed 150+ companies over three years, writes mostly seed checks of $50K to $250K, and does not have any full-time staff — Look at the busiest U.S. investors in cryptocurrency startups this year, and in between investment firms like Digital Currency Group …
Tweets: @alexrkonrad, @alexrkonrad, @rsg, @magdalenakala, @davidlee, @sarthakgh, @efeng, @iampaulgrewal, @joonian, @jeffjohnroberts, @katie_haun, and @rachaelrad. Thanks:@alexrkonrad
| Matt Mullenweg: |
Automattic closed a new funding round of $288M in February and recently completed a $250M share buyback aimed at current and ex-employees at a $7.5B valuation — In February of this year, Automattic closed a new primary funding round of $288M, bringing in some great new partners including BlackRock …
Tweets: @danprimack, @jasonlk, @photomatt, and @peterpham
| Wall Street Journal: |
A look at chipmakers' race to capitalize on a wave of subsidies, as the US and other Western countries reassess their industrial policies to slow China's rise — U.S. semiconductor maker's appeal for subsidies plays on national security fears during chip shortage; ‘Never let a good crisis go to waste’
Tweets: @pgelsinger, @aspi_icpc, @jordannovet, @bobdavis187, and @live_news_nick
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