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Senators grilled Facebook exec Antigone Davis at a hearing about Instagram's impact on teens and were frustrated by her reticence to answer questions directly — Last night, Facebook published two annotated slide decks in an attempt to contextualize the documents that the Wall Street Journal published …
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| Mike Masnick / Techdirt: |
Facebook Files don't show that the company's execs are evil or incompetent, but highlight their hubris in believing they can still get things back under control — Over the last few weeks, the WSJ has run a series of posts generally called “The Facebook Files,” which have exposed a variety …
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| Aislinn Keely / The Block: |
TikTok launches Top Moments, an NFT collection featuring six “culturally significant TikTok videos” from creators including Lil Nas X — TikTok is launching a non-fungible token (NFT) collection that will see its top content creators partner with top NFT creators.
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| William Gallagher / AppleInsider: |
USB Implementers Forum issues new USB-C certified logos that show if a cable or port supports 60W or 240W, hoping to solve customer confusion — The group responsible for the USB-C protocol has issued new certified logos that show if a cable or port supports 60W or 240W, hoping that customers will read the labels.
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| Jordan Novet / CNBC: |
Zoom says it no longer plans to acquire cloud-based call center software maker Five9, following the FCC's review of the $14.7B deal on national security grounds — - Zoom's attempted acquisition of cloud contact center software maker failed to win sufficient approval from Five9 shareholders.
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| Zoe Schiffer / The Verge: |
A look at the rise of employee dissent at Apple, including pushback against returning to the office, fighting for pay equity, and increasing leaks — On June 14th, 2021, Apple's remote work advocacy group sent an anonymous email to Tim Cook. — “We all agree that we are here at Apple …
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| BBC: |
Researchers: a flaw in Apple Pay lets attackers make a Visa payment with a locked iPhone in Express Transit mode; Apple calls it “a concern with a Visa system” — Large unauthorised contactless payments can be made on locked iPhones by exploiting how an Apple Pay feature designed …
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| Bethany Allen-Ebrahimian / Axios: |
LinkedIn blocks the profiles of several US journalists on its Chinese platform, citing “prohibited content” without specifying what it was — LinkedIn blocked the profiles of several U.S. journalists from the company's China-based platform this week, citing “prohibited content.”
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| Kim Lyons / The Verge: |
Retailer Neiman Marcus says it notified 4.6M customers that their personal info, including credit card numbers, may have been exposed in a May 2020 data breach — The retailer told 4.6 million customers their personal information including names and credit card data may have been affected
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| Dalvin Brown / Washington Post: |
MiamiCoin, a crypto partnership with CityCoins unveiled in August that automatically allocates 30% of newly minted coins to Miami, has made $7.1M for the city — The South Florida city is the first municipality to accept cryptocurrency contributions through CityCoins, which the mayor says may one day take the place of taxes| Amanda Silberling / TechCrunch: |
Facebook announces updates to Messenger, including group chats between Instagram and Messenger contacts — Facebook Messenger is releasing a bundle of products this morning — most notably, including cross-app group chats. Last year, the company introduced cross-app messaging between Messenger …
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| Samantha Cole / VICE: |
Source: ex-OnlyFans staff had access to highly sensitive user and model data, like bank statements, legal names, and KYC images, long after leaving the company — Addresses, full names, passports, bank statements and other sensitive personal data were viewable. — Samantha Cole
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| Emma Betuel / TechCrunch: |
Activ Surgical, which makes hardware-agnostic software for minimally invasive surgical systems, raises $45M Series B led by Cota Capital — Activ Surgical, a Boston-based digital surgery company, announced a $45 million Series B round on Thursday. The round comes during a critical year for Activ Surgical.| Rebecca Szkutak / Forbes: |
MaestroQA, whose ML-powered software finds customer service interactions that should be reviewed by a manager, raises $25M Series A led by Base10 Partners — Customer service outlets are one of the most direct ways people give companies feedback, yet the channels to do so are increasingly less personal.| Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: |
Intel unveils Loihi 2, a second-generation neuromorphic computing chip, and Lava, an open-source framework for developing “neuro-inspired” applications — Intel today announced a major update to its neuromorphic computing program, including a second-generation chip called Loihi 2 and Lava …
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| Emma Court / Bloomberg: |
TrialSpark, which wants to leverage its clinical trials management software into drug discovery, closed $156M Series C at a $1B+ valuation earlier this year — - TrialSpark expands from clinical trials into developing drugs — Company raised $156 million, is valued at more than $1 billion
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| The Economic Times: |
CredAvenue, an online marketplace for companies seeking loans, financial institutions, and investors, raises $90M Series A, India's largest ever, led by Sequoia — CredAvenue has raised $90 million in a Series A funding round led by Sequoia Capital, at a valuation of $410 million.| Adi Robertson / The Verge: |
Chinese AR company Nreal unveils Nreal Air, consumer glasses with micro OLED displays and iOS compatibility, shipping in Dec. in Japan, China, and South Korea — They'll ship later this year in Asia — Augmented reality company Nreal is launching a cheaper, iOS-compatible, more compact version of its smart glasses.
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| Alex Wilhelm / TechCrunch: |
Forta, a security service aimed at smart contracts being spun out by blockchain cybersecurity startup OpenZeppelin, raises $23M led by a16z — Blockchain cybersecurity startup OpenZeppelin this morning announced a $23 million investment in Forta, a security service aimed at smart contracts.| Todd Spangler / Variety: |
Apple, for the first time, shares the top paid podcast subscriptions and free channels globally, counting devices that played at least one second of an episode — Happy International Podcast Day! In today's podcast news roundup, Apple releases the top 10 most-subscribed podcasts and free channels …
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