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| Kif Leswing / CNBC: |
MacBook Pro updates show Apple listened to pro users, who never warmed to the Touch Bar or lack of ports — - Apple's new MacBook Pro models, announced on Monday, conspicuously lack many of the least popular features from the 2016 design. — They include ports for connecting cameras and displays …
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CNET, MacRumors, 9to5Mac, Washington Post, Mac O'Clock, Mashable, OneZero , and CNET
Tweets: @ow, @anildash, @dsilverman, @jeunice, @stshank, @anildash, @kifleswing, @anildash, @benbajarin, @harrymccracken, and @kawaljit
| Jon Porter / The Verge: |
Apple confirms its 140W charging brick, bundled with the 16-inch MacBook Pro, uses the USB-C PD 3.1 standard and is its first gallium nitride (GaN) charger — The charging brick is USB-C PD 3.1 compliant — Apple's new 140W charging brick, which works with a new MagSafe charging cable …
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Macworld, MacRumors, CNET, AppleInsider, 9to5Mac, iPhone in Canada Blog, iMore, iClarified, and iMore
| Steven Sinofsky / @stevesi: |
[Thread] A look at Apple's history with CPUs, from PowerPC to x86 to A-series to M1, and how its vertical integration helped beat Intel, Qualcomm, and others — Apple's M1 Pro/Max is the second step in a major change in computing. What might be seen as an evolution from iPhone/ARM is really part of an Apple story that began in 1991 with PowerPC. And what a story of innovation 💡 1/ [Quick thoughts] https://twitter.com/...
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Tweets: @mkbhd, @chrillings, @kiwilark, @munster_gene, @lukemiani, and @vladsavov
| Benjamin Mayo / 9to5Mac: |
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Tweets: @cszechy, @tapbot_paul, @pogue, @mkbhd, @pinboard, @pogue, @stevesi, @bendodson, @paulg, @rjonesy, @mkbhd, @nielsandersen, @impatrickt, @rsgnl, @markgurman, @lukemiani, @stshank, @beccafarsace, @bzamayo, @benthompson, @mcwm, @benedictevans, @lukemiani, @stroughtonsmith, @spencerdailey, @stevemoser, @jeffbenjam, @christianselig, @michaelhodapp_, @bobcurrysf, @pogue, @mralancooper, @sdw, @benedictevans, @tonx, @stroughtonsmith, and @vladsavov
| Nikkei Asia: |
Sources: Google has asked Pixel 6 suppliers to produce over 7M units, double its entire estimated smartphone shipments last year — U.S. tech giant bets it can woo users with in-house chips and security promises — TAIPEI — Google has asked suppliers to produce more than 7 million …
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YouTube, The Verge, TechCrunch, Thurrott, AndroidPolice, MobileSyrup, phonearena.com, Digital Trends, CNET, 9to5Google, XDA Developers, The Independent, Tom's Guide, Phandroid, TechRadar, T3, Android Central, Android Headlines, and Pocketnow
Tweets: @mattmoniz, @nikkeiasia, and @joshuaswingle
| Nikhilesh De / CoinDesk: |
Facebook starts testing its Novi wallet in the US and Guatemala, letting users trade the Paxos Dollar; Coinbase will provide custody services — Facebook's Novi wallet is ready to launch - but it won't be launching with the Diem (formerly Libra) stablecoin.
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The Coinbase Blog, The Verge, The Block, Blockworks, Decrypt, TechCrunch, Protocol, CNBC, Cointelegraph, and Financial Times
Tweets: @davidmarcus, @novi, @davidmarcus, @thestalwart, @zackseward, @scottmelker, @kr00ney, @alex, @apompliano, @alex, @skasriel, @davidmarcus, @martinsfp, @ldrogen, and @alex
| Tim Starks / CyberScoop: |
NSA, CISA, and FBI say that ransomware group BlackMatter is attacking critical US infrastructure, including the food sector, demanding $80K-$15M in crypto — A government advisory published Monday warned that BlackMatter ransomware attackers are going after U.S. critical infrastructure …
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TechCrunch, ZDNet, Threatpost, Heimdal Security Blog, BleepingComputer, Dark Reading, Security Affairs, SiliconANGLE, and cybernews.com
| AJ Vicens / CyberScoop: |
CrowdStrike details China-linked LightBasin, which has compromised 13 telecom companies since 2019, gaining access to subscriber info, call metadata, and more — An advanced network of digital spies with a nexus to Chinese interests has successfully compromised parts of the global telecommunications network …
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Crowdstrike. More:
The Guardian, BleepingComputer, Reuters, The Economic Times, and Sky News
Tweets: @jeffstone500 and @howelloneill
| Filipe Espósito / 9to5Mac: |
Apple says macOS Monterey's Universal Control feature, which was never included in the betas, will launch “later this fall” — Following its special event earlier today, Apple has confirmed that macOS Monterey will be available to all users next week, on October 25.
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AppleInsider, MacRumors, Pocketnow, iMore, iThinkDifferent, O'Grady's PowerPage, and Gizchina
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Tweets: @viticci, @macrumors, @stevex, @lumingyin, @itsmichaelwest, @imaffo, @sreikanth, @rhysmorgan, and @backlon
| Edward Ongweso Jr / VICE: |
Facebook posts an odd thread attacking 30+ unnamed journalists “finishing up a coordinated series of articles based on thousands of pages of leaked documents” — The company decried the use of embargoes to coordinate a coming series of reporting on thousands of pages of leaks, despite regularly using embargoes itself.
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Insider. Tweets: @parismartineau, @loisbeckett, @brooklynmarie, @rmac18, @bobpickard, @parismartineau, @repkenbuck, @edzitron, @maggienyt, @edzitron, @3r1ng, @cwarzel, @sruhle, @ahmedbaba_, @donie, @samidh, @kevinroose, @caseynewton, @therealcbone, @donie, @jessicahuseman, @popehat, @karlbode, @gaywonk, @carolecadwalla, @marietjeschaake, and @carolecadwalla
| Alexander Michael Pearson / Bloomberg: |
Berlin-based grocery delivery startup Gorillas raises nearly $1B, including $235M from Delivery Hero, at a ~$3B post-money valuation — Delivery Hero SE invested $235 million in Gorillas Technologies GmbH, part of a nearly $1 billion funding round for the Berlin-based grocery startup.
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TechCrunch, Delivery Hero, CNBC, EU-Startups, Silicon Republic, The Economic Times, PYMNTS.com, Reuters, and Forbes
| Abner Li / 9to5Google: |
Google says its Play Store labels that detail user data collection will launch in February 2022 — Back in May, Google announced a new Play Store requirement to have Android apps detail how they collect and use personal information. The Google Play “Data safety” section will go live … | Financial Times: |
Celsius Network CEO Alex Mashinsky says Tether has issued USDT in return for cryptocurrencies, calling into question Tether's claim that it only accepts USD — Stablecoin operator accepts crypto in return for some loans, big customer says — A major customer of Tether has said the company lends …
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Decrypt. Tweets: @financialtimes, @jp_koning, @patio11, @frances_coppola, @frances_coppola, @frances_coppola, @mayazi, @kadhim, @bennetttomlin, and @alexisgoldstein
| Kellen Browning / New York Times: |
Roblox's efforts to engage an older audience while maintaining a safe environment for its youngest users offer a roadmap for other internet platforms — The company, which went public earlier this year, has lessons for other internet outfits aiming to attract younger users even as its own audience gets older.| Nicole Lee / Engadget: |
Facebook Portal Go review: portable with decent ~6 hour battery life and good camera tracking, but too few apps and requires a Facebook or WhatsApp account — The main selling point of Facebook's line of Portal devices has always been its video chat capabilities.
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The Verge, Gizmodo, TechCrunch, CNET, Wall Street Journal, CNBC, SlashGear, TechRadar, and BuzzFeed News
Tweets: @dcseifert, @jp2e, and @katienotopoulos
| Bloomberg: |
Alibaba unveils a 5nm server chip using ARM architecture, coming to its data centers in the “near future” and not to be sold commercially for now — - Cloud giants are increasingly designing their own silicon — China is trying to foster self-sufficiency in semiconductors
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ZDNet, DealStreetAsia, and Yahoo Finance
| Jon Porter / The Verge: |
Instagram says this week it will add a “Collabs” feature to let users co-author Reels and posts, the ability to post from desktop browsers, and more — Desktop posting, new video effects, and fundraiser tweaks are also on the way — Instagram is kicking off a week of product reveals … | Mark Bergen / Bloomberg: |
An in-depth look at Google's moonshot plans to run entirely on clean energy by 2030, going beyond pledges by Apple, Amazon, and others — Sundar Pichai wants to head the first giant company run without emissions around the clock. It will take far more than money to achieve
Tweets: @greenbuild, @annaedge4, @aaronrutkoff, @senwhitehouse, @climate, @aaronrutkoff, @climate, @qhardy, @aaronrutkoff, @sundarpichai, @climate, @aaronrutkoff, and @climate
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Sundar Pichai calls for the creation of new US federal privacy regulations, and stresses the importance of staying ahead in AI, quantum computing, and more — In a wide-ranging interview at the WSJ Tech Live conference that touched on topics like the future of remote work, A.I. innovation …
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Protocol, Silicon Valley Business …, CNET, Beyond Search, and TechCircle. Tweets: @peterwsinger
| Reuters: |
Wise reports Q2 revenue of £132.8M, up 25% YoY, as nearly 4M users transferred £18B, up 36% YoY — Money transfer company Wise Plc (WISEa.L) said on Tuesday that its revenue was 132.8 million pounds ($182.97 million) in the second quarter, a rise of 25% from the same period last year.| Alex Wilhelm / TechCrunch: |
Skyflow, which offers a zero-trust repository for customer data, raises a $45M Series B led by Insight Partners, bringing its total funding to $70M — The market for corporate data privacy products is heating up, with Skyflow announcing a $45 million Series B this morning, just a day after TripleBlind announced a $24 million round.
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| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Instacart acquires Caper AI, which offers cashierless checkout tech using smart shopping carts and computer vision, for about $350M in cash and stock — Instacart made its name by providing a way for consumers to bypass shopping in stores in person, by ordering items online and getting …
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Instacart Corporate. More:
CNET, Fortune, VentureBeat, ZDNet, and Bloomberg. Tweets: @wolfejosh
| Mary Ann Azevedo / TechCrunch: |
Brazilian banking and payments startup Pismo, which offers cloud-based tools, raises a $108M Series B from SoftBank, Amazon, Accel, and others — There is no question that fintech has exploded in recent years. But along with that, we have also seen a related surge in funding into companies … | Gabrielle Bikker / App Annie: |
YouTube passes $3B in global consumer spending on iOS, ranking third behind Tinder and Netflix — YouTube was the #3 overall application of all time by consumer spend — YouTube has surpassed $3 billion in consumer spend worldwide as of October 17, 2021 — entirely driven by iOS.| Rob Garver / CoinDesk: |
Crypto firms and trade groups have filed over a dozen new disclosures to hire lobbyists in DC since the tax amendment to the US infrastructure bill this summer — Facing a head-spinning array of new legislative and regulatory action out of Washington, D.C., the crypto industry is reacting …
Tweets: @coindesk, @coindesk, @coindesk, and @nikhileshde
| Jordan Crook / TechCrunch: |
Electric, maker of IT infrastructure software for SMBs, raises a $90M Series D led by GGV, says it has 700 customers, 40K end users, 111% ARR growth this year — Electric, the IT infrastructure software for SMBs, has been on a tear lately. The company is today announcing the close of a $90 million Series D financing round.
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| Anirban Sen / Reuters: |
Filing: GlobalFoundries sets its IPO range at $42-$47, raising $2.6B at the top and valuing it at around $25B; Q3 revenue is expected to rise 56% YoY to $1.7B — Chipmaker GlobalFoundries, owned by Abu Dhabi's sovereign wealth fund Mubadala Investment Co, is aiming for a valuation …
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| Aisha Malik / TechCrunch: |
Newfoundland-based CoLab Software, which offers tools for engineering teams, raises a $17M Series A led by Insight Partners — Newfoundland-based CoLab Software, which provides a web-based collaboration tool and issue-tracking platform for engineering teams, announced today that it has raised $17 million in Series A funding.
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