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| Chance Miller / 9to5Mac: |
iOS 16 beta code includes multiple references to an always-on display, a rumored feature for the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max coming later in 2022 — iOS 16 was announced yesterday at WWDC 2022, with one of the biggest changes being a completely redesigned Lock Screen.
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| Benjamin Mayo / 9to5Mac: |
iOS 16 will fix the issue in SMS chats where reacting with Tapbacks sends separate spammy messages, and will instead show the Tapbacks above relevant messages — The hero changes to iMessage in iOS 16 are the addition of edit button and undo send features.
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TechCrunch, The Verge, MacRumors, and Android Police
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| Mary Ann Azevedo / TechCrunch: |
PayPal begins letting users in the US move cryptocurrency from and to external wallets and exchanges, after they complete a new identity verification process — 'We're in this for the long term,' says exec — In response to customer demand, PayPal announced today that its users …
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| Jon Porter / The Verge: |
EU lawmakers agree on legislation that will mandate USB-C on future smartphones, tablets, cameras, and other electronic devices by fall 2024, to reduce e-waste — A major blow to Apple's Lightning port — European Union lawmakers have reached an agreement on legislation that will force …
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| Ryan Smith / AnandTech: |
An in-depth look at Apple's M2 chip: 20B transistors, up from the M1's 16B and the A15's 15B, plus a 10-core GPU, up from the M1's 8-core, and 8K video decoding — Though primarily a software-focused event, Apple's WWDC keynotes are often stage for an interesting hardware announcement or two as well …
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| Sean Hollister / The Verge: |
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| Tory Newmyer / Washington Post: |
Senators Cynthia Lummis and Kirsten Gillibrand release a crypto regulation bill that would empower the industry's preferred regulator, the CFTC, over the SEC — The proposal would hand crypto oversight to the CFTC, which the sector views as friendlier than the SEC
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| Joe Rossignol / MacRumors: |
iOS 16 brings support for Nintendo Switch's Joy-Cons and Pro Controller, expanding on support for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X controllers added in iOS 14.5 — While not advertised on Apple's website, it has been discovered that iOS 16 adds support for the Nintendo Switch's Joy-Cons and Pro Controller.
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| Matt Burgess / Wired: |
A look at Apple's plan to debut Passkeys, passwordless login for apps and websites, in iOS 16 and macOS Ventura using Touch ID or Face ID for authentication — Apple's iOS 16 and macOS Ventura will introduce passwordless login for apps and websites. It's only the beginning.
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TechCrunch, PCMag, iDrop News, Biometric Update, Digital Information World, AppleInsider, TechRadar, Help Net Security, Pocket-lint, TechSpot, and Engadget. Tweets: @wired
| Patrick Radden Keefe / New Yorker: |
A look at efforts by the US to build a case against hot-headed coder Joshua Schulte, who allegedly leaked the CIA's hacking tools, ahead of his June 13 trial — A hot-headed coder is accused of exposing the agency's hacking arsenal. Did he betray his country because he was pissed off at his colleagues?
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| Lily Hay Newman / Wired: |
MongoDB announces “Queryable Encryption”, which the company says lets users search their data while it remains encrypted, in preview as part of MongoDB 6.0 — MongoDB claims its new “Queryable Encryption” lets users search their databases while sensitive data stays encrypted.
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| Amrita Khalid / Engadget: |
IBM says it will wind down its business in Russia and lay off its workforce there, after suspending operations in the country in March — IBM will begin an “orderly” wind-down of its operations in Russia, according to a memo from CEO Arvind Krishna that was released publicly today.
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| Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: |
Apple brings Xcode Cloud out of beta, making the CI/CD service generally available to all developers; the base plan starts at $14.99 per month for 25 hours — At its last WWDC, Apple announced Xcode Cloud, its continuous integration and delivery service (CI/CD) for building apps for all of its platforms into beta.
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Ars Technica, Apple Developer, MacRumors, and iMore
| Aisha Malik / TechCrunch: |
TikTok announces Avatars, comparable to Snap's Bitmoji and Apple's Memoji, that users can become in videos, as well as customize, add voice effects, and more — TikTok announced today that it's launching a new Avatars feature that is designed to help users showcase their individuality on the app.
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TikTok, Social Media Today, b'dot.LA', The Verge, Variety, VentureBeat, Engadget, and Digital Trends
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| Mike Wheatley / SiliconANGLE: |
GitLab reports Q1 revenue up 75% YoY to $87.4M, a $26.1M net loss, down from $27.9M YoY, customers with $100K+ of ARR up 68% YoY to 545; stock closes up 28.01% — DevOps company GitLab Inc.'s stock surged in extended trading today after it reported fiscal first-quarter earnings and revenue … | Sheila Dang / Reuters: |
Internal meeting: Twitter aims to grow its mDAUs by 13M this quarter, the highest goal the company has ever set, and is currently on track with 8.5M users — Twitter (TWTR.N) is gearing up for its most ambitious quarter of user growth, leaders of the social media company's consumer products … | Andrew J. Hawkins / The Verge: |
Uber and Waymo form a long-term strategic partnership to bring Waymo Driver-equipped autonomous trucks to Uber's Freight brokerage after years of legal disputes — Former legal foes turned AV buddies — Waymo and Uber, former legal foes and bitter rivals in the autonomous vehicle space …
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Waypoint, PYMNTS.com, CNN, Agence France-Presse, Gizmodo, Reuters, Engadget, Bloomberg, and TechCrunch. Tweets: @andyjayhawk
| Stefanie Marotta / Bloomberg: |
Shopify shareholders approve a 10:1 stock split and creating a “founder share” for CEO Tobi Lütke, guaranteeing him 40%+ voting power under certain conditions — Shopify Inc. investors have agreed to grant Chief Executive Officer Tobi Lutke special voting rights … | Jacquelyn Melinek / TechCrunch: |
Calaxy, which runs a marketplace for creators to mint and sell their social tokens, raises $26M in funding co-led by Animoca Brands and the HBAR Foundation — The success of websites like Cameo have shown that people want personalized interactions with celebrities and web3 companies …
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| Mary Ann Azevedo / TechCrunch: |
Ecuadorian payments infrastructure startup Kushki raises a $100M Series B extension at a $1.5B valuation, bringing its total funding to nearly $200M since 2017 — Ecuadorian payments infrastructure company Kushki has raised $100 million in an extension to its Series B round, more than doubling its valuation to $1.5 billion.
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Contxto, Kushki, and PYMNTS.com
| Shubham Sharma / VentureBeat: |
Paris-based Castor, which offers enterprise tools to help catalog data, raises a $23.5M Series A led by Blossom — New York-headquartered Castor, a data catalog provider for enterprises, today announced it has raised $23.5 million in a series A round of funding led by Blossom.
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TechCrunch, Silicon Canals, and Tech.eu
| Ryan Browne / CNBC: |
London-based Checkout.com, which offers payment processing tools, partners with Fireblocks to let businesses accept and make payments using the USDC stablecoin — - Checkout.com said it will let businesses settle payments in the stablecoin USDC through a partnership with crypto security firm Fireblocks.
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Tweets: @ldrogen, @shaig, and @jerallaire
| Lukasz Olejnik / Wired: |
How Ukrainians are helping the army via apps, blurring the lines between civilian and combatant activity, challenging a tenet of international humanitarian law — In Ukraine, civilians are valiantly assisting the army via apps—and challenging a tenet of international law in the process.
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Tweets: @lukolejnik, @lukolejnik, @ron_miller, @lukolejnik, and @byrontau
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