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Microsoft says it won't block users from getting Windows 11 on most older PCs if they install directly using ISO files, and not via Windows Update — Windows 11 will run on older CPUs — Microsoft is announcing today that it won't block people from installing Windows 11 on most older PCs.
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| Kate Rooney / CNBC: |
Amazon partners with Affirm to roll out monthly installments for purchases over $50 to some US customers; Affirm stock is up ~30% after hours — - Affirm's buy now, pay later checkout option will be available to certain Amazon customers in the U.S. starting Friday with a broader rollout in the coming months.
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| Chance Miller / 9to5Mac: |
Apple announces free repairs for iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro devices manufactured between October 2020 and April 2021 affected by “no sound issues” — Apple today has launched a new service program for iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro users who are facing issues with their device's speakers.
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| Connie Loizos / TechCrunch: |
Interview with a16z General Partner Martin Casado as the company rolls out a new $400M fund focused on seed investments — Andreessen Horowitz has begun to announce new funds almost as routinely as some startups have begun announcing follow-on rounds. After announcing a third biotech fund …
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| Lauren Feiner / CNBC: |
The City of Chicago sues DoorDash and Grubhub for allegedly deceiving customers and using unfair business practices — - The City of Chicago filed two sweeping lawsuits against DoorDash and Grubhub for allegedly deceiving customers and using unfair business practices.
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| Casey Newton / Platformer: |
About 15 of top 20 posts in Facebook's Q2 content report were effectively plagiarized, showing the best path to virality on Facebook is to copy someone's idea — Being original on Facebook doesn't pay, according to its own data — The conventional wisdom around the “widely viewed content report” … | Kevin Breuninger / CNBC: |
The House select committee investigating the January 6 riot demands records from Facebook, Twitter, Google, Reddit, TikTok, and other tech companies — - The House select committee investigating the deadly invasion of the Capitol on Jan. 6 said Friday that it is demanding a trove of records from 15 social media companies.
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| Joseph Menn / Reuters: |
Microsoft warns thousands of cloud customers that a now-fixed Azure Cosmos vulnerability might have exposed databases, but it saw no evidence it was exploited — Microsoft (MSFT.O) on Thursday warned thousands of its cloud computing customers, including some of the world's largest companies …
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| Chad Bray / South China Morning Post: |
Chinese AI startup SenseTime files for IPO in Hong Kong two years after being blacklisted by Trump; sources say it is looking to raise at least $2B — Founded in 2014, Hong Kong start-up has quickly become China's biggest artificial intelligence company SenseTime warned it is subject …
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Customer-relations management software provider Freshworks files for an IPO, looking to raise $100M; Freshworks was last valued at $3.5B in 2019 — Freshworks Inc. filed for an initial public offering, contending its customer-relations management software is providing a step toward unified cloud services.| Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat: |
Unity acquires Oto, an AI voice chat analysis company, and releases a report that found ~70% of players have experienced toxic behavior while gaming online — A new GamesBeat event is around the corner! Learn more about what comes next. — Unity has acquired Oto, an AI-based audio chat analysis platform …
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| Samantha John / @samj0hn: |
[Thread] Hopscotch CEO details the rejection of a minor app update in the App Store and says this was “not even her worst run-in” with Apple's App Review team — A story about Hopscotch going through App Store review. 🧵
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| Apple: |
Apple agrees to settle a class-action lawsuit and will let developers directly contact customers, inform them about purchase options outside iOS, and more — CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA Apple today announced a number of changes coming to the App Store that, pending court approval, will resolve a class-action suit from US developers.
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