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Internal docs from 2017 show Roblox's plan for expanding into China: censorship compliance, expecting to be hacked and copied by partners like Tencent, and more — Filtering games. Blocking maps with Taiwan. Handling “historical facts.” Roblox was prepared to go all in on Chinese censorship …
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Creators are forming groups on chat apps like Discord, Geneva, and Telegram, which they say offer a more intimate, community experience than social networks — Influencers are setting up groups on chat apps, like Geneva, Discord and Telegram, which they say offer a more intimate …
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| Dylan Martin / The Register: |
Intel plans to manufacture chips for Taiwanese chip designer MediaTek, the first major customer for Intel Foundry Services; MediaTek will continue to use TSMC — This will be the x86 giant's first major foundry customer — Intel will manufacture chips for Taiwanese chip designer MediaTek …
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| Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter: |
The NFL launches its NFL+ streaming service, offering a $4.99/month tier and $9.99/month Premium tier with full game replays; NFL+ replaces Game Pass in the US — It will cost $4.99 per month at launch Monday, and include live local games on mobile devices, as well as live audio of every game.
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| Stephen Shankland / CNET: |
Meta, Google, Microsoft, Amazon join NIST in calling for an end of the leap second, which keeps clocks in sync with the Earth's rotation but can cause glitches — Syncing clocks with the Earth's rotation causes more problems than it's worth, according to Google, Meta, Microsoft and Amazon.
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China forces 100 companies operating in Shenzhen, including Foxconn, Huawei, and ZTE, to operate in a “closed loop” for seven days to combat a COVID-19 outbreak — China has forced some of its biggest companies, including iPhone maker Foxconn and oil producer CNOOC Ltd. …
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| Joel Rosenblatt / Bloomberg: |
The trial of Ahmad Abouammo, once a rising star at Twitter, is underway; he is charged with spying for Saudi Arabia, outing dissidents who likely faced torture — Twitter Inc. cultivated Saudi Arabian leaders to boost the use of its platform in the Middle East.
Tweets: @lexialex, @aaschapiro, @yashar, @punyaab, @lexialex, @yashar, @runasand, @jamesrbuk, and @yashar
| Oliver Knight / CoinDesk: |
Layer 1 blockchain Aptos has raised a $150M Series A led by FTX Ventures and Jump Crypto, bringing its total funding, all in 2022, to $350M — The team is looking to bring the Diem blockchain back to life. — Layer 1 blockchain Aptos Labs, which is made up of former employees …
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| Yueqi Yang / Bloomberg: |
Court filing: Voyager says FTX and Alameda's restructuring proposal is “a low-ball bid dressed up as a white knight rescue” that disrupts its bankruptcy process — Crypto platform Voyager Digital LLC said a joint offer proposed by FTX and Alameda is a “low-ball bid” …
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| Aisha Malik / TechCrunch: |
Meta launches Music Revenue Sharing to let US creators include licensed music in their 60+ second Facebook videos and earn a 20% share of in-stream ad revenue — Meta announced today that creators on Facebook can now earn money through their Facebook videos that use licensed music.
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Tweets: @sammyandrews, @fbbagholder, @taychikeng, @fbbagholder, @mikeisaac, and @metanewsroom
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Apple announces a rare retail discount in China between July 29 and August 1 for the iPhone 13 Pro series, select AirPods, and some Apple Watch models — Apple Inc. announced a rare retail promotion in China on Monday, offering four days of discounts on its top-tier iPhones and related accessories …
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MacRumors, iPhone in Canada Blog, 9to5Mac, iThinkDifferent, BigTechWire, Patently Apple, Philip Elmer‑DeWitt, iPhone Hacks, MacDailyNews, and TechRadar
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| Aisha Counts / Protocol: |
Q&A with Microsoft CVP Charles Lamanna on low-code/no-code tools and the Power Platform, which he says has 7M+ MAUs and grew its revenue 72% YoY to $2B+ — Despite the fact that enterprise tech is still trying to figure out exactly where it fits, Charles Lamanna is all in on low-code software development.Sponsor Posts
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