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| Ron Knox / @ronmknox: |
[Thread] Via iRobot, Amazon, one of the most powerful data collection companies on earth, will get another vast and intrusive set of data about people's homes — 1. Hello. Amazon today announced it would pay $1.7 billion to acquire iRobot, the company behind the Roomba robotic vacuum. It may be the most dangerous, threatening acquisition in the company's history. A thread.
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| Eric Seufert / @eric_seufert: |
[Thread] How Apple's App Tracking Transparency blew up the digital ad ecosystem, bolstering Apple's ads business while positioning it as a privacy champion — APPLE ROBBED THE MOB'S BANK: How Apple's App Tracking Transparency (ATT) policy blew up the digital advertising ecosystem, bolstering its ads business while positioning itself as a champion of consumer privacy. A masterclass in corporate strategy. (1/X) https://mobiledevmemo.com/...
| Russ Mitchell / Los Angeles Times: |
The California DMV accuses Tesla of falsely advertising its Autopilot and FSD features in two July 28 filings with the state's Office of Administrative Hearings — The California Department of Motor Vehicles has accused Tesla of false advertising in its promotion of the company's signature Autopilot and Full Self-Driving technologies.
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| Bill Toulas / BleepingComputer: |
Researchers detail Dark Utilities, a new service that provides an inexpensive way for cybercriminals to set up a command and control center for their operations — Security researchers found a new service called Dark Utilities that provides an easy and inexpensive way for cybercriminals …
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Cisco Talos Intelligence Group. More:
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| Bloomberg: |
Tom Alberg, an early Amazon investor and Madrona Venture Group co-founder, who was a key figure in shaping the Pacific Northwest's tech economy, dies at 82 — Tom Alberg, co-founder of the venture capital firm Madrona Venture Group and an early investor in Amazon.com Inc., has died. He was 82.
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GeekWire. Tweets: @jeffbezos, @ajassy, @mattmday, @harrymccracken, @trengriffin, and @satyanadella
| Aislinn Keely / The Block: |
Voyager will begin processing customer cash withdrawals on August 11 after getting court approval on August 4; customers can withdraw up to $100K every 24 hours — - Voyager on August 4 received approval to honor cash withdrawals with the funds held in custody at Metropolitan Commercial Bank.
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| Filipe Espósito / 9to5Mac: |
Kuo: Foxconn's production site in India will begin shipping at least one iPhone 14 model “almost simultaneously with China”, a first for a new iPhone — Apple's key partner Foxconn has iPhone production lines in a few other places in the world outside of China, such as Brazil and India.
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| Manish Singh / TechCrunch: |
CEO Changpeng Zhao claims Binance doesn't own Indian crypto exchange WazirX despite announcing the acquisition in 2019; WazirX co-founder disputes Zhao's claims — Binance, the world's largest crypto exchange by trading volume, said on Friday it doesn't own India-based platform WazirX despite disclosing …
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| Nico Grant / New York Times: |
Inside the cottage industry around “YouTube automation” that is dubiously persuading people to spend thousands of dollars to create video businesses on YouTube — A cottage industry is persuading people to spend thousands to create video businesses on YouTube. Disclaimer: It is harder than it looks.
Tweets: @emilsteinerphd, @nicoagrant, @jimkerstetter, and @pkedrosky
| Cade Metz / New York Times: |
A brief history of AI and why some AI researchers believe the technology they have built is sentient or conscious despite no evidence — Robots can't think or feel, despite what the researchers who build them want to believe. — As the sun set over Maury Island, just south of Seattle …
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Politico. Tweets: @kateconger, @fabiochiusi, @nytimes, @gavinsbaker, @jessicahelfand, @cydharrell, @klingebeil, @nytimesmusic, and @glynmoody
| New York Times: |
How Coinbase went from a triumphant IPO to facing challenges with international expansion, global competition, revenue diversification, and staffing adjustments — In just over a year, the United States' largest cryptocurrency exchange went from a triumphant public offering to a “crypto winter” of cost cutting and layoffs.
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Cryptocracy. Tweets: @nytimesbusiness, @fintechfrank, @spirosmargaris, @jeffjohnroberts, and @mikeisaac
| Wall Street Journal: |
A look at Netflix scrambling to build an ad business and revive its subscriber growth; sources: Reed Hastings expects Netflix could charge ~$80 per 1,000 views — Reed Hastings insisted on focusing on subscriptions until competitors started nibbling away at his business model
Tweets: @tad_walch and @carlquintanilla
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