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June 22, 2023, 1:35 PM

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Alex Heath / The Verge:
Elon Musk tweets that he is “up for a cage fight” with Mark Zuckerberg, who replies “send me location” in an Instagram story; Musk suggests the Vegas Octagon  —  Here we go.  —  After Elon Musk recently tweeted that he would be “up for a cage fight” with Zuckerberg …
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Kevin Purdy / Ars Technica:
DuckDuckGo releases its browser in public beta on Windows, over a year after its private beta on macOS, offering Duck Player for YouTube without ads and more  —  No extensions yet, but it can fight spam, tracking, and YouTube's algorithm.  —  Privacy-focused firm DuckDuckGo has released …
Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch:
Microsoft aims to build a quantum supercomputer within 10 years, after claiming to have created scalable and stable qubits using Majorana particles in 2022  —  Microsoft today announced its roadmap for building its own quantum supercomputer, using the topological qubits the company's researchers …
Sergiu Gatlan / BleepingComputer:
Apple patches three zero-days in macOS, iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS, exploited by the Triangulation iMessage spyware reported by Kaspersky earlier in June 2023  —  Apple addressed three new zero-day vulnerabilities exploited in attacks installing Triangulation spyware on iPhones via iMessage zero-click exploits.
CoinDesk:
BitGo ends its bid to acquire rival Prime Trust, which in turn halts all deposits and withdrawals; a judge dismissed BitGo's lawsuit over the failed Galaxy deal  —  Prime Trust has been losing clients and deposits to competitors for weeks amid mounting concerns over its business, a source at one former client told CoinDesk.
Bloomberg:
a16z, Accel, Bain, Bessemer, Kleiner, and, sources say, Coatue and Tiger are increasingly buying startup shares on the secondary market, often at cheap prices  —  It's a bargain-hunter's dream, and for sellers it's sometimes the only good option left.  —  Secondary markets …
Ryan Browne / CNBC:
Ripple says Singapore gave the company in-principle regulatory approval to offer payment tokens, services, and expand XRP cross-border transfers in the country  —  - Ripple said it received in-principle approval of a Major Payment Institution Licence from the Monetary Authority of Singapore, the country's central bank.
Ina Fried / Axios:
Citing rising complaints, Australia's eSafety commissioner gives Twitter 28 days to explain the company's plans to combat hate speech or face AU$700K in fines  —  Australia's online safety regulator sent a legal notice to Twitter demanding the social network explain the steps it is taking …
Wall Street Journal:
A look at TikTok's effect on US small businesses, as the app has become “a billion-person focus group”, disrupting business cycles and upending corporate R&D  —  The social-media giant has become ‘a billion-person focus group,’ disrupting business cycles and upending corporate R&D
Bob Mehr / New York Times:
A look at Dolby Atmos, supported by 15 music streaming services including Apple Music, which has heavily invested in Atmos, and the future of immersive audio  —  True believers in the immersive audio format say it could restore a musical appreciation lost to a generation that has come up during the streaming era.
Chance Miller / 9to5Mac:
Apple releases visionOS SDK for creating Vision Pro apps and plans to open applications for Apple Vision Pro developer kits and developer labs in July 2023  —  When Apple announced Vision Pro at WWDC, the company promised to make a robust set of tools available for developers.
Julia Love / Bloomberg:
Sara Fischer / @sarafischer:
TikTok says COO Vanessa Pappas has quit “to refocus on their entrepreneurial passions”  —  🚨🚨: @TikTok COO Vanessa Pappas “has decided to step down to refocus on their entrepreneurial passions” CEO Shou Chew said in a statement. 🚨🚨Disney vet Zenia Mucha will join the company “in the new role of TikTok's Chief Brand and Communications Officer.”
Jess Weatherbed / The Verge:
Figma expands its Google for Education partnership to Japan and now lets all US K-12 students access its design tools for free on education Chromebooks  —  Figma is expanding its partnership with Google for Education in a bid to introduce more school-age students to its product design and collaboration platforms.
Paul Sawers / TechCrunch:
Sequoia launches Atlas, an interactive tool that uses qualitative and quantitative data collection methods to map out the European technical talent landscape  —  There is an estimated 3 million software engineers in Europe, depending on what report you want to believe, but finding …
Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch:
Acryl Data, which offers a data catalog service built on the open-source framework DataHub, raised a $21M Series A led by 8VC, taking its total funding to $30M  —  With the explosion of different kinds of data, companies are struggling to realize meaningful value from their stored data.
Glenn Gamboa / Associated Press:
Google pledges $20M in grants to support and expand the Consortium of Cybersecurity Clinics, aiming to introduce US students to potential cybersecurity careers  —  Free medical clinics and legal aid clinics, where college students and their instructors help their communities while also learning …

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