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Court docs and a source: Larry Ellison participated in a November 14, 2020 call that focused on strategies for contesting the legitimacy of the 2020 US election — The billionaire GOP donor participated along with Fox's Sean Hannity and Sen. Lindsey Graham, according to court filings and a participant
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| Juli Clover / MacRumors: |
Kuo: Apple is working on an updated version of the HomePod for release in Q4 2022 or Q1 2023, and there “may not be much innovation in hardware design” — Apple is working on an updated version of the HomePod that could come in the fourth quarter of 2022 or the first quarter of 2023 …
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| Ethan Gach / Kotaku: |
Report: Electronic Arts is looking to sell or merge; sources say EA pursued an NBCUniversal merger and held acquisition talks with Disney, Apple, and Amazon — The Madden and Apex Legends publisher is apparently looking for a way out — Alerts — The video game market is consolidating …
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| Anushree Dave / The Block: |
OpenSea launches Seaport, a new marketplace protocol which allows users to bundle different digital assets in exchange for an NFT, support for tipping, and more — Quick Take — OpenSea, the popular NFT marketplace, has launched a marketplace protocol with a range of new features.| Joe Rossignol / MacRumors: |
Report details the development of Apple's MR headset as sources say Jony Ive remains involved as an external consultant and the device is not focused on gaming — Earlier this week, The Information's Wayne Ma outlined struggles that Apple has faced during the development of its long-rumored AR/VR headset.
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| Jay Bonggolto / Android Central: |
Google agrees to let Match Group offer alternative billing to Android users; the Tinder owner drops its request for a temporary restraining order against Google — Match Group apps will be able to offer alternative billing systems to users. — What you need to know
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| Aaron Tilley / Wall Street Journal: |
Report: Microsoft hid Bing autofill in the US for politically sensitive Chinese names, affecting Windows search; Microsoft blames a technical error — Bing's autofill feature failed to make suggestions for terms that could be deemed controversial in Beijing, according to a cybersecurity and surveillance group
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| Adi Robertson / The Verge: |
Qualcomm updates its AR Smart Viewer reference design with a higher-powered chipset, a Wi-Fi 6 / 6E and Bluetooth tethering system instead of USB-C, and more — But don't expect much battery life — Qualcomm is introducing a wireless version of its augmented reality Smart Viewer …
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| Omar Faridi / Crowdfund Insider: |
UK-based Modulr, an API payments infrastructure provider that lets businesses automate and embed payments, raises a $108M Series C led by General Atlantic — Modulr, an embedded payments platform for digital businesses, recently announced that it has raised $108m (£83m) …
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Singapore-based online fashion marketplace Zilingo fires CEO Ankiti Bose after a probe found “serious financial irregularities”; Bose was suspended in April — Singapore-based Zilingo said on Friday it had fired Chief Executive Ankiti Bose after an independent investigation …
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| Loni Prinsloo / Bloomberg: |
Dutch e-commerce company Prosus plans to exit Russia and is looking to sell Avito, its classifieds ads business in the country that analysts have valued at ~$6B — Prosus NV is looking to sell its Russian classifieds ads business Avito, the latest international company to dispose of assets …
| Kishan Vyas / XDA Developers: |
Google says an upcoming Android 13 beta will provide native support for braille displays, letting users access Talkback without downloading a separate app — Over the years, Google has added many features to Android to make the operating system more accessible to people with special needs.
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| Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: |
Heartex, an AI-focused data labeling and annotation service, raises a $25M Series A led by Redpoint Ventures, bringing its total funding to $30M — Heartex, a startup that bills itself as an “open source” platform for data labeling, today announced that it landed $25 million in a Series A funding round led by Redpoint Ventures.
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