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| Filipe Espósito / 9to5Mac: |
Apple's iPhone 13 and 13 Pro are the first to support dual eSIM, expanding on support for eSIM and regular SIM in previous iPhones — Apple introduced eSIM support on iPhone with iPhone XR and iPhone XS in 2018. However, while you can use a regular SIM and an eSIM simultaneously …
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MacRumors, AppleInsider, MacRumors, MacRumors, Engadget, Apple Support, Wired, and Gizchina
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| Cherlynn Low / Engadget: |
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MacRumors, CNET, ZDNet, Trusted Reviews, and AppleInsider
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Tweets: @richardlai, @snazzyq, @techaltar, @sandofsky, @sdw, @saschasegan, @twostraws, @captain2phones, @danielpunkass, @benwood, @rdrv3, @neilcybart, @avi_grant2000, and @mkbhd
| Brian Heater / TechCrunch: |
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Tweets: @maxrudberg, @sarahintampa, @halidecamera, @marcoarment, @bengeskin, @pinboard, @thurrott, @markgurman, and @halidecamera
| Catalin Cimpanu / The Record: |
DOJ court documents: three former US intel operatives, who worked as mercenary hackers for the UAE, face charges of conspiring to violate hacking laws — The US Department of Justice has fined three former NSA employees who worked as hackers-for-hire for a United Arab Emirates cybersecurity company.
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U.S. Department of Justice. More:
Reuters, New York Times, Washington Post, VICE, ZDNet, The Hacker News, SecurityWeek, and infosecurity-magazine.com
| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft will let users access accounts without a password from today by using Microsoft Authenticator, Windows Hello, a security key, or a verification code — You can delete your Microsoft account password — Microsoft now lets you remove passwords from Microsoft accounts to embrace a passwordless future.
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Windows Experience Blog. More:
Microsoft Security Blog, Engadget, Thurrott, Microsoft Tech Community, PCMag, Windows Central, Tom's Hardware, ZDNet, The Record, BetaNews, VentureBeat, CNET, XDA Developers, Wired, and OnMSFT.com
Tweets: @satyanadella and @tomwarren
| Wall Street Journal: |
Internal documents: Facebook's own research found that a 2018 change to encourage positive interactions had the opposite effect; Zuckerberg resisted any fixes — Internal memos show how a big 2018 change rewarded outrage and that CEO Mark Zuckerberg resisted proposed fixes
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Wall Street Journal, Benzinga, and Al Jazeera
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| BBC: |
Google's Grace Hopper transatlantic communications cable, measuring 4,350 miles and operational in 2022, has reached Bude in the UK and Bilbao in Spain — A new “massive” undersea transatlantic communications cable has been brought ashore on a beach in Cornwall.
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The Keyword. More:
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| Ryan Weeks / The Block: |
NFT marketplace OpenSea acknowledges that its head of product, Nate Chastain, purchased NFTs he knew were going to be displayed prominently — Quick Take — The marketplace has acknowledged that its head of product Nate Chastain purchased NFTs that he knew were going to be displayed prominently.| Mariella Moon / Engadget: |
Xiaomi unveils 11-inch Pad 5 tablet, starting at €349, an updated Mi Smart Band 6 with NFC for €55, and Mi Smart Projector 2 with Google Assistant for €599 — Xiaomi has also launched a new tablet, the Pad 5, and an NFC version of the Mi Smart Band 6 today, in addition to its new
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techadvisor.com, Android Police, XDA Developers, and Phandroid
| Sam Byford / The Verge: |
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Mi Blog. More:
The Verge, 9to5Google, Android Authority, techadvisor.com, AnandTech, Gizmodo, Android Police, Android Police, 9to5Google, Engadget, TechRadar, Android Central, Phandroid, Trusted Reviews, Pocket-lint, and Mi Blog
Tweets: @maxwinebach, @mkbhd, and @maxwinebach
| Dylan Patel / SemiAnalysis: |
Apple, in a first, reported no CPU gains for the A15, likely because of the engineer exodus to companies like Nuvia and Rivos — Apple has been long hailed for having the best CPU cores for consumer workloads for years. They have by far the highest performance per clock and efficiency driven …
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9to5Mac, The Mac Security Blog, and TechSpot
Tweets: @saschasegan, @lelesocho, @stshank, @mistertechblog, @benbajarin, @richontech, and @tomsguide
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Tweets: @kevinctofel, @brianroemmele, @dylan522p, @adamnash, @brianroemmele, and @benedictevans
| Issie Lapowsky / Protocol: |
SEC charges App Annie with securities fraud, accusing it of “engaging in deceptive practices” and misrepresenting its data; App Annie will pay a $10M settlement — The Securities and Exchange Commission announced Tuesday that it's charging App Annie, the mobile app data provider …
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U.S. Securities …. More:
The Verge, App Annie, GamesIndustry.biz, Pocket Gamer.biz, TechCrunch, and MediaNama
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| Turner Wright / Cointelegraph: |
Chainalysis: Africa's crypto market grew 1,200%+ in value between July 2020 and June 2021 to reach $105.6B; retail-sized transfers made up 7%+ of overall volume — P2P platforms, the need for remittances to circumvent restrictions from banks, and putting savings into crypto as a means …
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Chainalysis. More:
CryptoSlate and CoinJournal
Tweets: @chainalysis, @chainalysis, @chainalysis, and @chainalysis
| Max Chafkin / Bloomberg: |
Book excerpt examines Peter Thiel's support for Trump and partnership with Steve Bannon, libertarian ideology, battles with the IRS, and founding of Palantir — In an exclusive excerpt from The Contrarian, a new biography, the disruption-preaching power broker is revealed …
Tweets: @chafkin, @chafkin, @silviakillings, and @bw
| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Manchester-based Matillion, which offers “low-code” tools to manage disparate data, raises $150M at a $1.5B valuation led by General Atlantic — Businesses and the tech companies that serve them are run on data. At best, it can be used to help with decision-making … | Keith Broni / Emojipedia: |
Unicode Consortium launches version 14.0 with a total of 112 new emoji, including multiracial handshake, melting face, saluting face, and heart hands — Today the latest emoji list will be released by the Unicode Consortium, with additions including Biting Lip, Troll, Saluting Face …
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Tweets: @unicode, @mattnavarra, @campuscodi, @emojipedia, @unicode, @emojipedia, @emojipedia, and @emojipedia
| Sara Fischer / Axios: |
Snap hires Jacqueline Beauchere, the chief online safety officer at Microsoft, to be its first global head of platform safety — Snap Inc. has hired Jacqueline Beauchere, the current Chief Online Safety Officer at Microsoft, to be its first-ever Global Head of Platform Safety, a spokesperson tells Axios.
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| Alex Konrad / Forbes: |
Collaborative graphic design app Canva raises $200M led by T. Rowe Price at a $40B valuation; its founders pledge to give away 30% of Canva to charitable causes — Canva is now one of the world's most valuable startups after raising $200 million in new funding at a $40 billion valuation.
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TechCrunch, Silicon Republic, Tech in Asia, and Bloomberg
Tweets: @melaniecanva, @marshallk, @moskov, @nbt, @melcornford, @teddyschleifer, @sarthakgh, @mscott, @rcsbaker, @benblumenrose, @joelconnolly, @speechu, @johnhenderson, and @kitevc. Thanks:@alexrkonrad
| Corrie Driebusch / Wall Street Journal: |
SmartNews, a news aggregation app that shows users articles on the same topic with labels on their political bent, raises $230M at a ~$2B valuation — Tokyo-based news-discovery company is valued at $2 billion in its latest funding round — SmartNews Inc. has raised $230 million … | Jamie Crawley / CoinDesk: |
Crypto wallet startup Abra raises $55M Series C led by Ignia and Blockchain Capital to expand wealth management tools, bringing total funding to $85M — The Series C was led by previous backers Ignia and Blockchain Capital, with Kingsway Capital and Tiga Investments listed among new investors.
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| Alex Engler / Tech Policy Press: |
Enrollment algorithms used by colleges intentionally reduce scholarships and may lead to crises of student loan debt, college dropout, and racial inequity — As colleges look for any advantage in the fierce competition to enroll students, hundreds of institutions have turned to algorithms … | Sanjana Shivdas / Reuters: |
Report: Uber CTO Sukumar Rathnam has resigned after a year in the position amid tensions with Uber CPO Sundeep Jain — Uber (UBER.N) Chief Technology Officer Sukumar Rathnam is stepping down as the company's head of engineering, Business Insider reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter.| Ivan Levingston / Bloomberg: |
Amazon is offering UK Prime members access to Deliveroo Plus, its free delivery service, for one year on orders over £25 — Amazon.com Inc. is offering its Prime members in the U.K. and Ireland access to Deliveroo Plus for one year, deepening its tieup with the British company beyond its financial investment.
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Trusted Reviews, The Verge, Telegraph, London Evening Standard, CNBC, City A.M., The Grocer, and Pocket-lint
| The Verge: |
Nintendo adds Bluetooth audio support to the Switch, which limits the device to two wireless controllers when in use and does not support microphones — Out of the blue(tooth) — Nintendo has surprise-announced that Bluetooth audio support has come to the Switch through a software update.
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techadvisor.com, Ars Technica, PCMag, International Business Times, Destructoid, iPhone in Canada Blog, Gizmodo, Polygon, Engadget, BetaNews, Wccftech, 9to5Google, fossbytes.com, Kotaku, and Neowin
Tweets: @nintendoamerica, @reckless, @gamingtallen, @adamtotscomix, @tomwarren, @backlon, @davegershgorn, and @anildash
| Manish Singh / TechCrunch: |
Swedish caller ID and spam blocking service Truecaller seeks to raise $116M in Stockholm IPO at a valuation of about $3B — Truecaller, which operates an eponymous caller-identification service, said on Wednesday it is looking to raise $116 million in an initial public offering on Nasdaq Stockholm.| Hannah Murphy / Financial Times: |
Irish data commissioner launches GDPR probe into TikTok over its handling of children's data and the transfer of user information to China — Irish regulator adds to scrutiny of video app that has drawn national security concerns — The Irish data commissioner has launched investigations … | Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: |
Constructor, which helps companies optimize e-commerce listings using AI, raises $55M Series A led by Silversmith Capital — The Transform Technology Summits start October 13th with Low-Code/No Code: Enabling Enterprise Agility. Register now! — Constructor, a San Francisco …
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TechCrunch, FinSMEs, and Yahoo Finance
| Saritha Rai / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Bangalore-based Mobile Premier League, a gaming and esports app, raises $150M led by Legatum Capital; the company is now valued at $2.3B — - Mobile Premier League raises funds at $2.3 billion valuation — Indian startup arranges gaming competitions with money prizes
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VCCircle, DealStreetAsia, and Entrackr
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