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| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Apple is aiming to hold an online event on September 7 to unveil the iPhone 14 lineup; the phones are expected to be released on September 16 — Apple Inc. is aiming to hold a launch event on Sept. 7 to unveil the iPhone 14 line, according to people with knowledge of the matter …
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Tweets: @jonyiveparody, @markgurman, @sharmavishal, @jendudley, @markgurman, and @markgurman
| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Netflix iOS app code suggests the ad-supported tier, arriving in early 2023, won't let users download shows for offline viewing or skip ads — Netflix Inc. isn't planning to let users of its new ad-supported tier download shows and movies to their devices for offline viewing …
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The Tape Drive …, BetaNews, PCMag, Silicon Republic, TechCrunch, Engadget, Tom's Guide, PhoneArena, Mashable, GSMArena.com, Pocket-lint, Digital Trends, UPROXX, WebProNews, Neowin, CNET, iPhone in Canada Blog, IGN, GameSpot, MobileSyrup, The Verge, MacRumors, The Streamable, Broadband TV News, Variety, and Digital gefesselt
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| Michael Horowitz: |
A researcher says iOS devices do not fully route all network traffic through VPNs, leading to data leaks; ProtonVPN first publicized the issue in March 2020 — VPNs on iOS are broken. At first, they appear to work fine. The iOS device gets a new public IP address and new DNS servers.
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Android Authority, MacRumors, 9to5Mac, Ars Technica, AppleInsider, Tech.co, TechSpot, iPhone in Canada Blog, and The Mac Observer
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| Andrew Cunningham / Ars Technica: |
Apple releases iOS, iPadOS, and macOS updates to fix kernel and WebKit security flaws that allowed arbitrary code execution and were reportedly being exploited — Kernel and WebKit bugs can allow arbitrary code execution on Apple's devices. — Apple has released a trio of operating system updates …
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Tweets: @rgadellaa, @0xmachos, and @topshelfmg
| Anna Gross / Financial Times: |
Swedish gaming group Embracer Group reports Q1 sales rose 107% YoY to ~$681M and announces six acquisitions, including IP for The Lord of the Rings and Hobbit — Swedish company announces six acquisitions and posts a rise in first-quarter sales and profits
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Tweets: @sacriel, @skillupyt, @cade_onder, @embracerinvest, @crecenteb, and @jonporty
| Paul Tassi / Forbes: |
After Mark Zuckerberg shared a screenshot from Horizon Worlds for an announcement, people criticize the graphics and Meta's $10B investment in the metaverse — Mark Zuckerberg has once again been roasted on Twitter, not over barbecue sauce or surfing this time.
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TechCrunch, Blockworks, The Daily Dot, PC Gamer, Kotaku, Futurism, Bitcoin News, Fossbytes, The Register, GameRevolution, and Input
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| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft is rolling out widget notifications on the Windows 11 taskbar, with live updates from widgets such as weather, finance, sports, and breaking news — The notifications include weather and stock alerts — Microsoft is rolling out a taskbar notification system to its Windows 11 widgets this week.
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| Manish Singh / TechCrunch: |
VideoLan, which develops VLC, says Indian telecom operators have been blocking its website since February 2022; India has 10% of VLC users worldwide — VideoLan, the developer of popular media player VLC, says Indian telecom operators have been blocking its website since February of this year …
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Fossbytes, Quartz, Candid.Technology, The Indian Express, Mashable India tech, India Today, TechSpot, and MediaNama
Tweets: @videolan, @internetfreedom, @internetfreedom, @sahilriz, @abhimanyuma, @fsftamilnadu, and @sunnynehrabro
| Janko Roettgers / Protocol: |
A look at Netflix's gaming initiative: experimenting with ways to surface games to subscribers, hiring for a cloud gaming service, acquiring studios, and more — Netflix's foray into gaming is dead on arrival — at least according to the latest headlines about the company's first few mobile games.
Tweets: @jank0, @nickstatt, @jank0, and @jank0
| Sebastian Herrera / Wall Street Journal: |
Source: Amazon is testing a feature in its app, called Inspire, which would show users a TikTok-style feed of product photos and videos — Beta feature is being assessed internally by employees, could eventually be launched more broadly — Even Amazon.com Inc. AMZN -2.60%▼ wants to be a little like TikTok.
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PhoneArena, The Economic Times, MobileSyrup, Transistori, PYMNTS.com, TechCrunch, and iPhone in Canada Blog
Tweets: @morningbrew, @anthpb, @rmac18, @joshconstine, and @sebasaherrera
| The Economic Times: |
Bengaluru-based fintech unicorn Razorpay acquires Ezetap, which offers POS terminals and payments software to merchants, sources say for $150M in cash and stock — Fintech unicorn Razorpay has acquired Ezetap in a cash-and-equity deal, marking its entry into the offline payments space.
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Entrackr, Moneycontrol, Moneycontrol, and Reuters
| Siddharth Venkataramakrishnan / Financial Times: |
Dutch payments group Adyen misses as H1 net revenue rose 37% YoY to €608.5M and transaction volume rose 60% YoY to €345.8B; shares drop 11%+ — Payment fintechs boomed during the pandemic but now face growing headwinds — A hiring spree and a surge in company travel led Dutch …
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PYMNTS.com, Adyen, Reuters, and Bloomberg
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
TikTok is rolling out a new sharing feature to let users publish their TikTok Stories to Reddit, Facebook, and Instagram — Facebook and Instagram may be busy trying to clone TikTok within their own apps as Reels, but a new feature rolling out now from TikTok will see the short-form video … | Bloomberg: |
China criticizes the $52B CHIPS Act, saying the legislation violates fair market principles and targets Beijing's efforts to boost its domestic chip industry — China lashed out at a $52 billion program to expand American chipmaking, saying the landmark blueprint contains elements … | Bloomberg: |
Grab, Foodpanda, and Deliveroo form the Digital Platforms Industry Association in Singapore, seeking to influence gig economy guidelines — Singapore's biggest mobile apps have set aside their rivalry to form an unlikely partnership, hoping to strengthen their influence with the local government … | Washington Post: |
A coalition of 70 TikTok stars, with a combined 51M+ followers, pledges to cease work with Amazon until the company meets the demands of the Amazon Labor Union — The ‘People Over Prime’ campaign is a public setback for the company, which has courted influencers
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Protocol. Tweets: @genzforchange, @0liviajulianna, @washingtonpost, @omidyarnetwork, @alexis_krieg, @daveleeft, @curtisschin, @lizshuler, @seiu, and @greenhousenyt
| Adveith Nair / Bloomberg: |
Abu Dhabi-based AI company G42 and the Abu Dhabi Growth Fund announce a $10B fund to invest in late-stage tech companies in emerging markets — Sign up for our Middle East newsletter and follow us @middleeast for news on the region. — Abu Dhabi-based artificial intelligence firm G42 …
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| David Jeans / Forbes: |
Adam Neumann's real estate startup Flow plans to launch a digital wallet for crypto and fiat currencies and may offer a tokenized rewards program — Updated: When Adam Neumann revealed his new venture to WeWork-ify the residential real estate sector Tuesday, backed by a $350 million investment …
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Tweets: @mhbergen, @theryanford, @uhshanti, @davidjeans2, @getwired, and @johnpaczkowski. Thanks:@alexrkonrad
| Kari McMahon / The Block: |
Collective NFT ownership service Fractional raised a $20M Series A led by Paradigm and is rebranding to Tessera — - Collective NFT ownership platform Fractional is rebranding to Tessera. — Alongside the rebrand, Tessera has closed a $20 million Series A round led by Paradigm.| Paul Sawers / TechCrunch: |
HiBob, which offers cloud-based HR tools, has raised a $150M Series D led by General Atlantic at a $2.45B valuation, up from $1.65B in October 2021 — Cloud-based human resource (HR) platform HiBob today announced that it has raised $150 million in a Series D round of funding at a $2.45 billion valuation.
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PR Newswire, UNLEASH, CTech, Silicon Canals, Geektime, Tech in Asia, Insider, SiliconANGLE, and HiBob
| Samson Amore / dot.LA: |
LA-based GrayMatter Robotics, which makes AI-powered robots for automating tedious or ergonomically challenging factory tasks for humans, raised a $20M Series A — Samson Amore is a reporter for dot.LA. He previously covered technology and entertainment for TheWrap and reported …
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