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Twitter says it is testing edge-to-edge pictures and videos in tweets on iOS to better support visual and text-based conversations — An Instagram-like focus on visuals — Twitter has announced that it's testing edge-to-edge media in tweets on iOS, creating a more full-screen …
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| Ian Carlos Campbell / The Verge: |
Twitter has begun testing a “remove this follower” tool on the web that will let users remove followers without blocking them and without their knowledge — Remove a follower without unfollowing them — Twitter has begun testing the first of its proposed suite of new privacy tools …
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Insider, Silicon Republic, Engadget, 9to5Mac, TNW, and Social Media Today
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| Juli Clover / MacRumors: |
Apple announces a “California Streaming” virtual event on September 14 at 10am PT, where new iPhones and Apple Watches are expected — Apple today announced that it will be holding a special event on Tuesday, September 14 at 10:00 a.m. The event will take place at the Steve Jobs Theater … | Frank Chaparro / The Block: |
Coinbase says SEC threatened to sue over its yet-to-be-launched Lend program, following discussions with them for almost six months — Crypto exchange Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong responded Tuesday evening to planned enforcement by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission pertaining …
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| Jordan Novet / CNBC: |
Microsoft says it has acquired in-browser video editing software startup Clipchamp, which had 17M registered users across 390K+ companies as of July — - Microsoft is buying Clipchamp, whose video-editing app has over 17 million registered users. — The deal comes weeks after Adobe …
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| Nikkei Asia: |
PayPal to acquire Japan-based Paidy, a buy now, pay later service, for $2.7B in cash; PayPal expects the deal to be completed by December — Aims to boost Japan business with new cross-border e-commerce payment services — NEW YORK — U.S. payment company PayPal Holdings on Wednesday announced …
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| Elizabeth Byrne / ABC: |
Australia's High Court affirms earlier rulings that media companies can be held responsible for Facebook comments posted under stories on their Facebook Pages — The High Court has dismissed an appeal by some of Australia's biggest media outlets including The Sydney Morning Herald and The Australian …
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| Jamie Feltham / UploadVR: |
Ray-Ban and Facebook's VP of AR and VR Andrew Bosworth appear to be teasing smartglasses with a point-of-view recording feature that could be announced Thursday — It looks like we'll be getting the first details about Facebook's collaboration with Ray-Ban on a pair of smartglasses later this week.| Saikat Chatterjee / Reuters: |
Bitcoin fell 17%+ to ~$43K before rising to $47K as El Salvador adopts it as legal tender, where high demand led to the Chivo wallet being temporarily unplugged — The price of cryptocurrencies plunged and crypto trading was delayed on Tuesday, a day in which El Salvador ran into snags …
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| Muyao Shen / CoinDesk: |
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CrowdStrike says REvil's infrastructure and website is accessible on the dark web after it went offline in July — - Group's ‘Happy Blog’ shames companies with stolen data — Site and REvil infrastructure is accessible on dark web — The infamous criminal ransomware group behind … | Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Microsoft launches Microsoft Start, a personalized news product via MicrosoftStart.com, Windows integrations, new mobile apps, and its Edge browser new tab page — Microsoft today is introducing its own personalized news reading experience called Microsoft Start, available as both a website and mobile app …
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Tweets: @carnage4life, @lanceulanoff, @ricmac, and @windows
| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
UK-based car insurance startup Marshmallow, which uses a wide array of algorithms to measure insurance risk, raises $85M Series B at a $1.25B valuation — Marshmallow — a U.K.-based car insurance provider that has made a name for itself in the market by providing a new approach … | Michael Wayland / CNBC: |
Ford announces it has hired former Tesla and Apple executive Doug Field as its chief advanced technology and embedded systems officer — DETROIT - Ford Motor has hired former Tesla and Apple executive Doug Field to lead its emerging technology efforts, a key focus for the automaker under its new Ford+ turnaround plan.
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| Phillip Tracy / Laptop Mag: |
Lenovo unveils the 14-inch IdeaPad Slim 7 Carbon and 16-inch Slim 7 Pro laptops, powered by AMD, both expected by October and priced from $1,290 — The IdeaPad Slim 7 Carbon and Slim 7 Pro are two premium ultra-portable laptops — IdeaPad laptops have long been overshadowed by ThinkPads and Yogas … Sponsor Posts
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