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A profile of YMTC, China's top memory chip maker that could end up in the crosshairs of US sanctions; YMTC had 1% share of the global memory chip market in 2020 (Che Pan/South China Morning Post)

A profile of YMTC, China's top memory chip maker that could...

Sep 25, 2022

Che Pan / South China Morning Post: A profile of YMTC, China's top memory chip maker...

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Paris-based Zenchef, which offers restaurants tools to enhance customer experience and optimize front-of-house operations, has raised €50M+ from PSG Equity (Patricia Allen/EU-Startups)

Paris-based Zenchef, which offers restaurants tools to...

Sep 25, 2022

Patricia Allen / EU-Startups: Paris-based Zenchef, which offers restaurants tools...

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A look at Kyiv-based Respeecher, which uses performers' archival voice recordings and AI to create new dialogue, including for Darth Vader in Obi-Wan Kenobi (Anthony Breznican/Vanity Fair)

A look at Kyiv-based Respeecher, which uses performers'...

Sep 25, 2022

Anthony Breznican / Vanity Fair: A look at Kyiv-based Respeecher, which uses performers'...

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A look at the fight between delivery apps in Brazil after the local government launched delivery app Valeu to take on iFood, which controls 80%+ of the market (Rest of World)

A look at the fight between delivery apps in Brazil after...

Sep 24, 2022

Rest of World: A look at the fight between delivery apps in Brazil after the local...

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The US Treasury updates its guidance to let US tech companies expand their internet services in Iran, after the country took most of its ~83M citizens offline (Voice of America)

The US Treasury updates its guidance to let US tech companies...

Sep 24, 2022

Voice of America: The US Treasury updates its guidance to let US tech companies...

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Study: LinkedIn's A/B testing of its People You May Know algorithm, involving 4M+ users in 2015 and 16M+ in 2019, could have affected some users' livelihoods (Natasha Singer/New York Times)

Study: LinkedIn's A/B testing of its People You May Know...

Sep 24, 2022

Natasha Singer / New York Times: Study: LinkedIn's A/B testing of its People You...

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A court in Brazil temporarily bans Valeu, a government-run delivery app created to fight the monopoly of iFood, after complaints about unfair competition (Rest of World)

A court in Brazil temporarily bans Valeu, a government-run...

Sep 24, 2022

Rest of World: A court in Brazil temporarily bans Valeu, a government-run delivery...

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Study says LinkedIn's A/B testing of its People You May Know algorithm, involving 20M users from 2015 to 2019, may have affected some users' livelihoods (Natasha Singer/New York Times)

Study says LinkedIn's A/B testing of its People You May...

Sep 24, 2022

Natasha Singer / New York Times: Study says LinkedIn's A/B testing of its People...

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How to Build a Metaverse, Part 1: Genesis

How to Build a Metaverse, Part 1: Genesis

Sep 24, 2022

For nearly two decades, a company called Linden Lab has run a metaverse, Second...

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Big Tech's New Anti-Hacking Strategy: Trust No One

Big Tech's New Anti-Hacking Strategy: Trust No One

Sep 24, 2022

Hackers keep tricking employees to gain access to corporate networks, so companies...

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She Tried to Block Eating-Disorder Content on TikTok. It Still Pops Up Daily.

She Tried to Block Eating-Disorder Content on TikTok. It...

Sep 24, 2022

Despite TikTok’s efforts, the algorithm can’t filter it all. And some people find...

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Study: LinkedIn ran an experiment on 20M users from 2015 to 2019, randomly varying the strength of its People You May Know algorithm, without telling the users (Natasha Singer/New York Times)

Study: LinkedIn ran an experiment on 20M users from 2015...

Sep 24, 2022

Natasha Singer / New York Times: Study: LinkedIn ran an experiment on 20M users...

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Analysis finds 16 smartphone apps, used as alternatives to ankle monitors in the US, allow access to wide swaths of information and are frequently unreliable (Electronic Frontier Foundation)

Analysis finds 16 smartphone apps, used as alternatives...

Sep 24, 2022

Electronic Frontier Foundation: Analysis finds 16 smartphone apps, used as alternatives...

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How Whale Safe is using real-time data and AI to detect endangered whales in the Bay Area's busy shipping lanes and alert ships to avoid collisions (Todd Woody/Bloomberg)

How Whale Safe is using real-time data and AI to detect...

Sep 24, 2022

Todd Woody / Bloomberg: How Whale Safe is using real-time data and AI to detect...

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A look at some of the challenges of zero-trust systems that can create friction for users and employees, as businesses increasingly adopt them to fight hackers (Christopher Mims/Wall Street Journal)

A look at some of the challenges of zero-trust systems...

Sep 24, 2022

Christopher Mims / Wall Street Journal: A look at some of the challenges of zero-trust...

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Source: Byju's has paid ~$234M to Blackstone for ~38% shares in Aakash, settling all its dues owed to the PE firm as part of a ~$1B deal from April 2021 (Manish Singh/TechCrunch)

Source: Byju's has paid ~$234M to Blackstone for ~38% shares...

Sep 24, 2022

Manish Singh / TechCrunch: Source: Byju's has paid ~$234M to Blackstone for ~38%...

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Russian native and likely proprietor of the RSOCKS botnet was arrested in Bulgaria at the request of the US; he requested and was granted extradition to the US (Brian Krebs/Krebs on Security)

Russian native and likely proprietor of the RSOCKS botnet...

Sep 24, 2022

Brian Krebs / Krebs on Security: Russian native and likely proprietor of the RSOCKS...

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Australian telco Optus, which has suffered a massive cyberattack, has repeatedly opposed changes to privacy laws to give customers more rights over their data (Josh Taylor/The Guardian)

Australian telco Optus, which has suffered a massive cyberattack,...

Sep 24, 2022

Josh Taylor / The Guardian: Australian telco Optus, which has suffered a massive...

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Governor Newsom vetoes a crypto regulation bill that required licenses to facilitate transactions; the bill was passed by the California Assembly last month (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Governor Newsom vetoes a crypto regulation bill that required...

Sep 24, 2022

Nikhilesh De / CoinDesk: Governor Newsom vetoes a crypto regulation bill that required...

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Center for Countering Digital Hate: the largest "incel" forum is becoming more violent; Google, YouTube, Cloudflare, Twitter, and Discord facilitate its growth (Taylor Lorenz/Washington Post)

Center for Countering Digital Hate: the largest "incel"...

Sep 24, 2022

Taylor Lorenz / Washington Post: Center for Countering Digital Hate: the largest...

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Sci-fi author Neal Stephenson's blockchain technology startup Lamina1 releases a whitepaper on building an open metaverse, dubbed Theee Metaverse (Dean Takahashi/VentureBeat)

Sci-fi author Neal Stephenson's blockchain technology startup...

Sep 24, 2022

Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat: Sci-fi author Neal Stephenson's blockchain technology...

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Internal letter shows Twitch SVP of global creators Constance Knight resigned on the same day the company announced revenue sharing changes for top creators (Cecilia D'Anastasio/Bloomberg)

Internal letter shows Twitch SVP of global creators Constance...

Sep 24, 2022

Cecilia D'Anastasio / Bloomberg: Internal letter shows Twitch SVP of global creators...

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Report: some NFT startups say they are limiting functionality in iOS apps, as Apple insists that its 30% commission from IAP must be paid on all trades (William Gallagher/AppleInsider)

Report: some NFT startups say they are limiting functionality...

Sep 23, 2022

William Gallagher / AppleInsider: Report: some NFT startups say they are limiting...

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Report: an email shows Amazon is walking back some corporate employee raises after a bug caused it to overstate bonuses by using older, higher stock prices (Colin Lodewick/Fortune)

Report: an email shows Amazon is walking back some corporate...

Sep 23, 2022

Colin Lodewick / Fortune: Report: an email shows Amazon is walking back some corporate...

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Report: email shows Amazon is walking back pay raises after a bug caused it to overstate bonuses for some corporate staff by using older, higher stock prices (Colin Lodewick/Fortune)

Report: email shows Amazon is walking back pay raises after...

Sep 23, 2022

Colin Lodewick / Fortune: Report: email shows Amazon is walking back pay raises...

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How an 8-year-old's YouTube account and a parent activist sparked a debate in Denmark on Google's ubiquity in schools and its handling of children's data (Morgan Meaker/Wired)

How an 8-year-old's YouTube account and a parent activist...

Sep 23, 2022

Morgan Meaker / Wired: How an 8-year-old's YouTube account and a parent activist...

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DARPA hires crypto intelligence firm Inca Digital to conduct a year-long review of cryptocurrencies, assessing threats to national security and law enforcement (Tory Newmyer/Washington Post)

DARPA hires crypto intelligence firm Inca Digital to conduct...

Sep 23, 2022

Tory Newmyer / Washington Post: DARPA hires crypto intelligence firm Inca Digital...

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Adobe argues Figma will help the company rethink design tools for the cloud era; Adobe's competing product, XD, generated just $15M in ARR after seven years (Ina Fried/Axios)

Adobe argues Figma will help the company rethink design...

Sep 23, 2022

Ina Fried / Axios: Adobe argues Figma will help the company rethink design tools...

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Apple Music to Sponsor NFL's Super Bowl Halftime Show

Apple Music to Sponsor NFL's Super Bowl Halftime Show

Sep 23, 2022

The tech company signed a multiyear deal, replacing longtime sponsor PepsiCo. The...

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U.S. Move Would Allow Iranians to Circumvent Internet Curbs

U.S. Move Would Allow Iranians to Circumvent Internet Curbs

Sep 23, 2022

Washington’s action comes in response to Tehran’s latest communications crackdown...

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How an 8-year-old Danish kid's YouTube account sparked a nationwide debate on Google's ubiquity in the country's schools and its handling of children's data (Morgan Meaker/Wired)

How an 8-year-old Danish kid's YouTube account sparked...

Sep 23, 2022

Morgan Meaker / Wired: How an 8-year-old Danish kid's YouTube account sparked a...

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U.S. Allows Iranians Access to Software That Circumvents Internet Restrictions

U.S. Allows Iranians Access to Software That Circumvents...

Sep 23, 2022

The move comes in response to Tehran’s latest communications crackdown after protests...

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DARPA launches a review of cryptocurrencies to assess threats to national security and law enforcement posed by the rise of digital assets (Tory Newmyer/Washington Post)

DARPA launches a review of cryptocurrencies to assess threats...

Sep 23, 2022

Tory Newmyer / Washington Post: DARPA launches a review of cryptocurrencies to assess...

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DARPA is launching a review of cryptocurrencies to assess threats to national security and law enforcement posed by the rise of digital assets (Tory Newmyer/Washington Post)

DARPA is launching a review of cryptocurrencies to assess...

Sep 23, 2022

Tory Newmyer / Washington Post: DARPA is launching a review of cryptocurrencies...

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Apple Music to Replace Pepsi as Sponsor of NFL's Super Bowl Halftime Show

Apple Music to Replace Pepsi as Sponsor of NFL's Super...

Sep 23, 2022

Tech company signed a multiyear deal with the NFL; the league hasn’t announced who...

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Adobe argues Figma will help it rethink design tools for the cloud era; Adobe's competing product, XD, generated just $15M in annual revenue after seven years (Ina Fried/Axios)

Adobe argues Figma will help it rethink design tools for...

Sep 23, 2022

Ina Fried / Axios: Adobe argues Figma will help it rethink design tools for the...

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Leaked audio: at a Google all-hands, Sundar Pichai expressed some annoyance at staff questions about cost cutting, telling them not to "equate fun with money" (Jennifer Elias/CNBC)

Leaked audio: at a Google all-hands, Sundar Pichai expressed...

Sep 23, 2022

Jennifer Elias / CNBC: Leaked audio: at a Google all-hands, Sundar Pichai expressed...

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Ex-Twitter staffer Anika Collier Navaroli reveals herself as the whistleblower who testified to the January 6 committee about Twitter's failure to curb Trump (Drew Harwell/Washington Post)

Ex-Twitter staffer Anika Collier Navaroli reveals herself...

Sep 23, 2022

Drew Harwell / Washington Post: Ex-Twitter staffer Anika Collier Navaroli reveals...

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France plans to impose a €3 minimum delivery fee for online book orders of less than €35 to help independent bookstores compete against big sellers like Amazon (Reuters)

France plans to impose a €3 minimum delivery fee for...

Sep 23, 2022

Reuters: France plans to impose a €3 minimum delivery fee for online book orders...

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Netflix Reduces Payments for Some Comedy Specials

Netflix Reduces Payments for Some Comedy Specials

Sep 23, 2022

The streaming giant is paying around $200,000 to license some specials for two years,...

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Google Sees Russia Coordinating With Hackers in Cyberattacks Tied to Ukraine War

Google Sees Russia Coordinating With Hackers in Cyberattacks...

Sep 23, 2022

Evidence suggests pro-Russian hackers and online activists are working with the...

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Google's Mandiant say it observed four instances of pro-Russian hacktivist groups publishing data within 24 hours of it being stolen by GRU using wiper malware (Wall Street Journal)

Google's Mandiant say it observed four instances of pro-Russian...

Sep 23, 2022

Wall Street Journal: Google's Mandiant say it observed four instances of pro-Russian...

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A look at the crowded podcast market, where competition has made almost everything in the business more difficult, and some say no one is taking creative risks (Nicholas Quah/Vulture)

A look at the crowded podcast market, where competition...

Sep 23, 2022

Nicholas Quah / Vulture: A look at the crowded podcast market, where competition...

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Timbaland and Swizz Beatz settle a missed payments lawsuit with Triller after Triller acquired their music series Verzuz in March 2021; terms were not disclosed (Chris Willman/Variety)

Timbaland and Swizz Beatz settle a missed payments lawsuit...

Sep 23, 2022

Chris Willman / Variety: Timbaland and Swizz Beatz settle a missed payments lawsuit...

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A look at Germany's hate speech laws, more restrictive than other Western countries, as 1,000+ are charged or punished since 2018 for online speech crimes (New York Times)

A look at Germany's hate speech laws, more restrictive...

Sep 23, 2022

New York Times: A look at Germany's hate speech laws, more restrictive than other...

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Paris-based Prophesee, a fabless semiconductor startup building neuromorphic vision systems, raised a €50M Series C, bringing its total funding to ~€130M (Megha Paul/Tech.eu)

Paris-based Prophesee, a fabless semiconductor startup...

Sep 23, 2022

Megha Paul / Tech.eu: Paris-based Prophesee, a fabless semiconductor startup building...

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Boeing hit with $200 million penalty for misleading investors over 737 MAX safety

Boeing hit with $200 million penalty for misleading investors...

Sep 23, 2022

Boeing is set to pay $200 million to settle charges from the US Securities and Exchange...

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Australian telecom Optus suffers a cyberattack, potentially giving the hacker access to data on up to 9.8M customers, per the CEO; the police are investigating (Alice Uribe/Wall Street Journal)

Australian telecom Optus suffers a cyberattack, potentially...

Sep 23, 2022

Alice Uribe / Wall Street Journal: Australian telecom Optus suffers a cyberattack,...

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London-based Hadean, which helps game developers scale their infrastructure to support multiplayer, raised a $30M Series A led by Molten Ventures (Paul Sawers/TechCrunch)

London-based Hadean, which helps game developers scale...

Sep 23, 2022

Paul Sawers / TechCrunch: London-based Hadean, which helps game developers scale...

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Tesla Countersues California Agency That Filed Racial Discrimination Lawsuit

Tesla Countersues California Agency That Filed Racial Discrimination...

Sep 23, 2022

The electric-vehicle maker says the California Civil Rights Department violated...

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Iran Restricts Internet Access as Women's Rights Protests Spread

Iran Restricts Internet Access as Women's Rights Protests...

Sep 23, 2022

The U.S. imposed sanctions on Iran’s morality police following the death late last...

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Cyberattack on Optus Potentially Exposes Millions of Customer Accounts

Cyberattack on Optus Potentially Exposes Millions of Customer...

Sep 23, 2022

Australian telecoms company says mass breach could have exposed birth dates, phone...

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Alibaba Cloud, the third-largest public cloud provider with an estimated 9.5% market share in 2021, commits $1B to boost overseas alliances over three years (Rita Liao/TechCrunch)

Alibaba Cloud, the third-largest public cloud provider...

Sep 23, 2022

Rita Liao / TechCrunch: Alibaba Cloud, the third-largest public cloud provider with...

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Apple signs a multiyear NFL deal to have Apple Music replace Pepsi as the main sponsor for the Super Bowl halftime show; sources say the NFL was seeking ~$50M (Tripp Mickle/New York Times)

Apple signs a multiyear NFL deal to have Apple Music replace...

Sep 23, 2022

Tripp Mickle / New York Times: Apple signs a multiyear NFL deal to have Apple Music...

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Bank of England warns UK 'may be in recession' as it hikes interest rates

Bank of England warns UK 'may be in recession' as it hikes...

Sep 23, 2022

The Bank of England has warned that the UK economy may already be in recession,...

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Q&A with AOL founder Steve Case on his prediction that tech companies will flourish in the US heartland, the current investment slowdown, J.D. Vance, and more (Steven Levy/Wired)

Q&A with AOL founder Steve Case on his prediction that...

Sep 23, 2022

Steven Levy / Wired: Q&A with AOL founder Steve Case on his prediction that tech...

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Apple signs a multiyear NFL deal to have Apple Music replace Pepsi as the main sponsor for the Super Bowl halftime show; sources: the NFL wanted to charge ~$50M (Tripp Mickle/New York Times)

Apple signs a multiyear NFL deal to have Apple Music replace...

Sep 23, 2022

Tripp Mickle / New York Times: Apple signs a multiyear NFL deal to have Apple Music...

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The CFTC fines blockchain protocol bZeroX's team $250K for illegal off-exchange digital asset trading and files a civil action against its successor Ooki Dao (Nelson Wang/CoinDesk)

The CFTC fines blockchain protocol bZeroX's team $250K...

Sep 23, 2022

Nelson Wang / CoinDesk: The CFTC fines blockchain protocol bZeroX's team $250K for...

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Fitbit plans to require a Google account for its new devices and features starting in 2023; Fitbit account users can keep using them "until at least early 2025" (Abner Li/9to5Google)

Fitbit plans to require a Google account for its new devices...

Sep 23, 2022

Abner Li / 9to5Google: Fitbit plans to require a Google account for its new devices...

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Alibaba Cloud, the world's third-largest public cloud provider in 2021 with a 9.5% market share, commits $1B to boost overseas alliances over three years (Rita Liao/TechCrunch)

Alibaba Cloud, the world's third-largest public cloud provider...

Sep 23, 2022

Rita Liao / TechCrunch: Alibaba Cloud, the world's third-largest public cloud provider...

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Alibaba Cloud, the world's third-largest public cloud provider with a 9.5% market share in 2021, commits $1B to boost overseas alliances over the next 3 years (Rita Liao/TechCrunch)

Alibaba Cloud, the world's third-largest public cloud provider...

Sep 23, 2022

Rita Liao / TechCrunch: Alibaba Cloud, the world's third-largest public cloud provider...

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Fitbit to require a Google account to use its newest devices and features starting in 2023; current users can use non-Google accounts until at least early 2025 (Abner Li/9to5Google)

Fitbit to require a Google account to use its newest devices...

Sep 23, 2022

Abner Li / 9to5Google: Fitbit to require a Google account to use its newest devices...

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The CFTC has fined the blockchain protocol bZeroX team $250K and filed an action against its successor Ooki Dao for offering illegal off-exchange crypto trading (Nelson Wang/CoinDesk)

The CFTC has fined the blockchain protocol bZeroX team...

Sep 23, 2022

Nelson Wang / CoinDesk: The CFTC has fined the blockchain protocol bZeroX team $250K...

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AccessFintech, which helps financial institutions collaborate by sharing data, has raised a $60M Series C led by WestCap, bringing its total funding to $97M (Finextra)

AccessFintech, which helps financial institutions collaborate...

Sep 23, 2022

Finextra: AccessFintech, which helps financial institutions collaborate by sharing...

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In 70+ lawsuits against Meta, Snap, TikTok, and Google, parents are making product liability claims, blaming algorithms for kids' mental health issues, and more (Joel Rosenblatt/Bloomberg)

In 70+ lawsuits against Meta, Snap, TikTok, and Google,...

Sep 23, 2022

Joel Rosenblatt / Bloomberg: In 70+ lawsuits against Meta, Snap, TikTok, and Google,...

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A look at anti-pornography "accountability apps" used by churches and parents; two apps exploited Android's accessibility permissions to track users' every move (Dhruv Mehrotra/Wired)

A look at anti-pornography "accountability apps" used by...

Sep 23, 2022

Dhruv Mehrotra / Wired: A look at anti-pornography “accountability apps” used by...

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DocuSign hires Google executive Allan Thygesen as its CEO, starting on October 10; the company's CEO for the past five years, Dan Springer, stepped down in June (Jordan Novet/CNBC)

DocuSign hires Google executive Allan Thygesen as its CEO,...

Sep 23, 2022

Jordan Novet / CNBC: DocuSign hires Google executive Allan Thygesen as its CEO,...

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Bank of England warns UK 'may be in recession' as it hikes interest rate

Bank of England warns UK 'may be in recession' as it hikes...

Sep 23, 2022

The Bank of England has warned the UK economy may already be in recession, as it...

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Windfall tax is a 'no-brainer', economist Jayati Ghosh says

Windfall tax is a 'no-brainer', economist Jayati Ghosh...

Sep 23, 2022

Economist Jayati Gosh believes a windfall tax is a "no-brainer". "The difficulty...

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Apple releases iOS 16.0.2 to fix repeated copy and paste prompts, a bug that caused cameras in iPhone 14 Pro models to shake in some third-party apps, and more (Juli Clover/MacRumors)

Apple releases iOS 16.0.2 to fix repeated copy and paste...

Sep 22, 2022

Juli Clover / MacRumors: Apple releases iOS 16.0.2 to fix repeated copy and paste...

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DocuSign hires Google executive Allan Thygesen as CEO, starting October 10; the company's CEO for the past five years, Dan Springer, stepped down in June (Jordan Novet/CNBC)

DocuSign hires Google executive Allan Thygesen as CEO,...

Sep 22, 2022

Jordan Novet / CNBC: DocuSign hires Google executive Allan Thygesen as CEO, starting...

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Apple releases iOS 16.0.2, fixing constant copy and paste prompts and a bug that could make the camera vibrate in some third-party apps on iPhone 14 Pro models (Juli Clover/MacRumors)

Apple releases iOS 16.0.2, fixing constant copy and paste...

Sep 22, 2022

Juli Clover / MacRumors: Apple releases iOS 16.0.2, fixing constant copy and paste...

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DocuSign hires former Google executive Allan Thygesen as CEO, starting October 10; the company's CEO for the past five years, Dan Springer, stepped down in June (Jordan Novet/CNBC)

DocuSign hires former Google executive Allan Thygesen as...

Sep 22, 2022

Jordan Novet / CNBC: DocuSign hires former Google executive Allan Thygesen as CEO,...

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A look at anti-pornography "accountability apps" used by churches; two apps exploited Android's accessibility permissions to monitor congregants' every move (Dhruv Mehrotra/Wired)

A look at anti-pornography "accountability apps" used by...

Sep 22, 2022

Dhruv Mehrotra / Wired: A look at anti-pornography “accountability apps” used by...

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Apple releases iOS 16.0.2 with a fix for a bug that could make the camera vibrate in some third-party apps on iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max (Juli Clover/MacRumors)

Apple releases iOS 16.0.2 with a fix for a bug that could...

Sep 22, 2022

Juli Clover / MacRumors: Apple releases iOS 16.0.2 with a fix for a bug that could...

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Some civil rights groups say they have seen little action from Meta, Twitter, TikTok, and YouTube to bolster election policies ahead of the 2022 US midterms (Naomi Nix/Washington Post)

Some civil rights groups say they have seen little action...

Sep 22, 2022

Naomi Nix / Washington Post: Some civil rights groups say they have seen little...

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Ookla says global download and upload speeds for SpaceX's Starlink dropped from Q1 2022 to Q2 2022, amid network congestion problems due to soaring popularity (Michael Kan/PCMag)

Ookla says global download and upload speeds for SpaceX's...

Sep 22, 2022

Michael Kan / PCMag: Ookla says global download and upload speeds for SpaceX's Starlink...

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Estonia-based 3Commas, an automated crypto trading and portfolio management service, raised a $37M Series B led by Target Global, Alameda, Jump Crypto, and more (Brandy Betz/CoinDesk)

Estonia-based 3Commas, an automated crypto trading and...

Sep 22, 2022

Brandy Betz / CoinDesk: Estonia-based 3Commas, an automated crypto trading and portfolio...

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Amazon's Thursday NFL Debut Draws 13 Million Viewers

Amazon's Thursday NFL Debut Draws 13 Million Viewers

Sep 22, 2022

The company saw more U.S. sign-ups for Prime during the three-hour broadcast than...

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Estonia-based 3Commas, an automated crypto trading and portfolio management service, has raised a $37M Series B (Brandy Betz/CoinDesk)

Estonia-based 3Commas, an automated crypto trading and...

Sep 22, 2022

Brandy Betz / CoinDesk: Estonia-based 3Commas, an automated crypto trading and portfolio...

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Amazon's 'Thursday Night Football' NFL Debut Draws 13 Million Viewers

Amazon's 'Thursday Night Football' NFL Debut Draws 13 Million...

Sep 22, 2022

The company saw more U.S. sign-ups for Prime during the 3-hour broadcast than in...

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Ookla says download and upload speeds for SpaceX's Starlink have seen a sharp drop from Q1 to Q2 globally, amid network congestion due to soaring popularity (Michael Kan/PCMag)

Ookla says download and upload speeds for SpaceX's Starlink...

Sep 22, 2022

Michael Kan / PCMag: Ookla says download and upload speeds for SpaceX's Starlink...

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India proposes a legal framework to regulate over-the-top communications services, including encrypted apps like WhatsApp and Signal, and intercept messages (Deeksha Bhardwaj/Hindustan Times)

India proposes a legal framework to regulate over-the-top...

Sep 22, 2022

Deeksha Bhardwaj / Hindustan Times: India proposes a legal framework to regulate...

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A US Senate committee votes 15-7 to pass the Journalism Competition and Protection Act letting news organizations band together to negotiate with tech platforms (Diane Bartz/Reuters)

A US Senate committee votes 15-7 to pass the Journalism...

Sep 22, 2022

Diane Bartz / Reuters: A US Senate committee votes 15-7 to pass the Journalism Competition...

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Nielsen says Amazon Prime's first Thursday NFL game averaged 13.03M viewers while Amazon says it had 15.3M viewers; Amazon guaranteed advertisers 12.5M (Rick Porter/The Hollywood Reporter)

Nielsen says Amazon Prime's first Thursday NFL game averaged...

Sep 22, 2022

Rick Porter / The Hollywood Reporter: Nielsen says Amazon Prime's first Thursday...

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Twitter informs some users that due to a bug it didn't close all of their active logged-in sessions on Android and iOS after password resets (TechCrunch)

Twitter informs some users that due to a bug it didn't...

Sep 22, 2022

TechCrunch: Twitter informs some users that due to a bug it didn't close all of...

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Delaware Chancery judge rules that Elon Musk can amend his counterclaims and use Twitter's $7.8M severance payment to Peiter Zatko to justify ending the deal (Jef Feeley/Bloomberg)

Delaware Chancery judge rules that Elon Musk can amend...

Sep 22, 2022

Jef Feeley / Bloomberg: Delaware Chancery judge rules that Elon Musk can amend his...

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Windfall tax is a 'no-brainer', economist Jayati Gosh says

Windfall tax is a 'no-brainer', economist Jayati Gosh says

Sep 22, 2022

Economist Jayati Gosh believes a windfall tax is a "no-brainer". "The difficulty...

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Twitter expands membership in its Moderation Research Consortium for studying platform governance issues from select partners to all researchers (Kyle Wiggers/TechCrunch)

Twitter expands membership in its Moderation Research Consortium...

Sep 22, 2022

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: Twitter expands membership in its Moderation Research...

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Satya Nadella says he's confident that Microsoft can gain approval for its $69B Activision Blizzard purchase, citing several recent acquisitions by Sony (Bloomberg)

Satya Nadella says he's confident that Microsoft can gain...

Sep 22, 2022

Bloomberg: Satya Nadella says he's confident that Microsoft can gain approval for...

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“The party is over”: How Meta and Google are using recession fears to clean house

“The party is over”: How Meta and Google are using recession...

Sep 22, 2022

An interior view of office space with an indoor climbing wall at the Googleplex,...

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Alphabet's DeepMind unveils Sparrow, an AI chatbot that learns from human feedback and searches Google for information to support its claims (Melissa Heikkilä/MIT Technology Review)

Alphabet's DeepMind unveils Sparrow, an AI chatbot that...

Sep 22, 2022

Melissa Heikkilä / MIT Technology Review: Alphabet's DeepMind unveils Sparrow, an...

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Tesla Recalls Nearly 1.1 Million Cars Over Window Pinching Concerns

Tesla Recalls Nearly 1.1 Million Cars Over Window Pinching...

Sep 22, 2022

The recall applies to certain Tesla Model 3 vehicles for 2017-22 along with Model...

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Amazon Routinely Hired Dangerous Trucking Companies, With Deadly Consequences

Amazon Routinely Hired Dangerous Trucking Companies, With...

Sep 22, 2022

Its regular contractors were more than twice as likely to receive unsafe driving...

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Instagram, and increasingly TikTok, have fallen afoul of the Bootleg Ratio, offering mostly reposted, clout-chasing content that slowly turns viewers off (Russell Brandom/The Verge)

Instagram, and increasingly TikTok, have fallen afoul of...

Sep 22, 2022

Russell Brandom / The Verge: Instagram, and increasingly TikTok, have fallen afoul...

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Instagram, and increasingly TikTok, have fallen afoul of the Bootleg Ratio, offering mostly reposted, cloud-chasing content that slowly turns viewers off (Russell Brandom/The Verge)

Instagram, and increasingly TikTok, have fallen afoul of...

Sep 22, 2022

Russell Brandom / The Verge: Instagram, and increasingly TikTok, have fallen afoul...

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AirPods Pro 2nd-Gen Review: Better Noise Canceling, Easier to Find When Lost

AirPods Pro 2nd-Gen Review: Better Noise Canceling, Easier...

Sep 22, 2022

At a glance, this year’s Pros look unchanged from the previous model. But new chips...

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OpenStore, an e-commerce roll-up company for Shopify merchants, raised $32M led by Lux at a $970M valuation, up 25% from November 2021 when it raised $75M (Christine Hall/TechCrunch)

OpenStore, an e-commerce roll-up company for Shopify merchants,...

Sep 22, 2022

Christine Hall / TechCrunch: OpenStore, an e-commerce roll-up company for Shopify...

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Immunefi, which helps crypto services create bug bounty programs, raised a $24M Series A led by Framework Ventures (Yogita Khatri/The Block)

Immunefi, which helps crypto services create bug bounty...

Sep 22, 2022

Yogita Khatri / The Block: Immunefi, which helps crypto services create bug bounty...

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Google refreshes Chromecast with Google TV, dropping the price to $35, adding a remote control, and supporting only 1080p content, down from 4K (Steve Dent/Engadget)

Google refreshes Chromecast with Google TV, dropping the...

Sep 22, 2022

Steve Dent / Engadget: Google refreshes Chromecast with Google TV, dropping the...

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A look at the quiet success of AirPods, which sold an estimated 120M units in 2021, and how Apple's upcoming VR headset could be the next product to do so (Max Chafkin/Bloomberg)

A look at the quiet success of AirPods, which sold an estimated...

Sep 22, 2022

Max Chafkin / Bloomberg: A look at the quiet success of AirPods, which sold an estimated...

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Amazon, Microsoft, Google Face Cloud-Services Examination in U.K.

Amazon, Microsoft, Google Face Cloud-Services Examination...

Sep 22, 2022

The U.K.’s Office of Communications is probing the companies’ market positions in...

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Samsung, SoftBank Set to Discuss Potential Chip-Design Alliance

Samsung, SoftBank Set to Discuss Potential Chip-Design...

Sep 22, 2022

A possible tie-up would pair the South Korean tech giant with Arm, the Japanese...

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Nick Clegg says Meta could lift its ban on Donald Trump's accounts in January 2023, when the current suspension expires, after it consults with experts (Gina Chon/Semafor Media)

Nick Clegg says Meta could lift its ban on Donald Trump's...

Sep 22, 2022

Gina Chon / Semafor Media: Nick Clegg says Meta could lift its ban on Donald Trump's...

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Google announces Chromecast with Google TV, dropping the price to $35, adding a remote control, and supporting only 1080p content, down from 4K (Steve Dent/Engadget)

Google announces Chromecast with Google TV, dropping the...

Sep 22, 2022

Steve Dent / Engadget: Google announces Chromecast with Google TV, dropping the...

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ByteDance unveils Pico 4 VR headset with dual 2,160x2,160 displays, Snapdragon XR2, and up to 256GB, shipping in Europe and Asia for €429 or €499 on October 18 (Adi Robertson/The Verge)

ByteDance unveils Pico 4 VR headset with dual 2,160x2,160...

Sep 22, 2022

Adi Robertson / The Verge: ByteDance unveils Pico 4 VR headset with dual 2,160x2,160...

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Apple AirPods Pro (second-gen) review: improved ANC, sound quality, and clarity, but an unchanged design, Lightning connector, and no major software update (Chris Welch/The Verge)

Apple AirPods Pro (second-gen) review: improved ANC, sound...

Sep 22, 2022

Chris Welch / The Verge: Apple AirPods Pro (second-gen) review: improved ANC, sound...

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Remote workers are wasting their time proving they’re actually working

Remote workers are wasting their time proving they’re actually...

Sep 22, 2022

A person visits an art installation titled “Garden of Eden” representing an abandoned...

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An investigation, based on ~160K documents from Roskomnadzor, details Russia's vast surveillance and censorship apparatus, which helps Putin maintain his regime (New York Times)

An investigation, based on ~160K documents from Roskomnadzor,...

Sep 22, 2022

New York Times: An investigation, based on ~160K documents from Roskomnadzor, details...

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Disney, P&G, LVMH, and other large companies have hired chief metaverse officers, seeking to capitalize on Web3, but questions remain about their usefulness (Matthew Boyle/Bloomberg)

Disney, P&G, LVMH, and other large companies have hired...

Sep 22, 2022

Matthew Boyle / Bloomberg: Disney, P&G, LVMH, and other large companies have hired...

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The FTC says Jeff Bezos and Andy Jassy cannot avoid testifying in an ongoing investigation into Prime membership, after Amazon pushed back against the probe (Dave Michaels/Wall Street Journal)

The FTC says Jeff Bezos and Andy Jassy cannot avoid testifying...

Sep 22, 2022

Dave Michaels / Wall Street Journal: The FTC says Jeff Bezos and Andy Jassy cannot...

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WhatsApp confirms Manesh Mahatme, who led its Indian payments business, has stepped down after 18 months; a source says Mahatme plans to rejoin Amazon (Moneycontrol)

WhatsApp confirms Manesh Mahatme, who led its Indian payments...

Sep 22, 2022

Moneycontrol: WhatsApp confirms Manesh Mahatme, who led its Indian payments business,...

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As Federal Reserve raises rates, Bank of Japan stays put

As Federal Reserve raises rates, Bank of Japan stays put

Sep 22, 2022

Many central banks around the world are following the lead of the US Federal Reserve...

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Sources: seeking to increase profits, Coinbase hired Wall Street traders and explored using its own cash to trade crypto in 2021, including a $100M transaction (Gregory Zuckerman/Wall Street Journal)

Sources: seeking to increase profits, Coinbase hired Wall...

Sep 22, 2022

Gregory Zuckerman / Wall Street Journal: Sources: seeking to increase profits, Coinbase...

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India proposes a legal framework to regulate over-the-top communications services, such as WhatsApp and Signal, including seeking access to data (Livemint)

India proposes a legal framework to regulate over-the-top...

Sep 22, 2022

Livemint: India proposes a legal framework to regulate over-the-top communications...

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Proton CEO Is Shutting Down India VPN Servers to Protest Cybersecurity Rules

Proton CEO Is Shutting Down India VPN Servers to Protest...

Sep 22, 2022

Switzerland’s Proton VPN is pulling its servers from India, the latest provider...

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Meta-commissioned report from BSR details censorship and allegations of "unintentional bias" against Palestinians during violence by Israeli forces in May 2021 (Sam Biddle/The Intercept)

Meta-commissioned report from BSR details censorship and...

Sep 22, 2022

Sam Biddle / The Intercept: Meta-commissioned report from BSR details censorship...

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Swiss company Proton VPN becomes the latest to leave India over invasive new rules requiring customer data collection, following Surfshark, Nord, and others (Newley Purnell/Wall Street Journal)

Swiss company Proton VPN becomes the latest to leave India...

Sep 22, 2022

Newley Purnell / Wall Street Journal: Swiss company Proton VPN becomes the latest...

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Washington, DC-based GiveCampus, which offers fundraising tools to education-related nonprofits, raised $50M led by Silversmith Capital Partners (Keerthi Vedantam/Crunchbase News)

Washington, DC-based GiveCampus, which offers fundraising...

Sep 22, 2022

Keerthi Vedantam / Crunchbase News: Washington, DC-based GiveCampus, which offers...

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Salt Lake City-based Zartico, which offers analytics and visualizations to government-affiliated tourism boards, raised a $20M Series A led by Arthur Ventures (Kyle Wiggers/TechCrunch)

Salt Lake City-based Zartico, which offers analytics and...

Sep 22, 2022

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: Salt Lake City-based Zartico, which offers analytics...

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South Korea details more "abnormal" foreign exchange transactions, most related to crypto, bringing the total to $7.2B since June; 72% went to Hong Kong (Kyungji Cho/Bloomberg)

South Korea details more "abnormal" foreign exchange transactions,...

Sep 22, 2022

Kyungji Cho / Bloomberg: South Korea details more “abnormal” foreign exchange transactions,...

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UK media regulator Ofcom plans to investigate the cloud computing, personal messaging, and smart device markets over competition concerns (Ryan Browne/CNBC)

UK media regulator Ofcom plans to investigate the cloud...

Sep 22, 2022

Ryan Browne / CNBC: UK media regulator Ofcom plans to investigate the cloud computing,...

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Dubai's crypto regulator grants Binance a license to offer domestic bank accounts, an asset exchange, payments and custody services, and more (Camomile Shumba/CoinDesk)

Dubai's crypto regulator grants Binance a license to offer...

Sep 22, 2022

Camomile Shumba / CoinDesk: Dubai's crypto regulator grants Binance a license to...

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Spain fines food delivery app Glovo €79M for allegedly denying 10,600+ riders a labor contract since the country's "riders' law" came into effect in August 2021 (Reuters)

Spain fines food delivery app Glovo €79M for allegedly...

Sep 22, 2022

Reuters: Spain fines food delivery app Glovo €79M for allegedly denying 10,600+...

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Munich-based DataGuard, which offers data privacy, information security, and compliance tools, raised a €61M Series B led by Morgan Stanley and One Peak (Megha Paul/Tech.eu)

Munich-based DataGuard, which offers data privacy, information...

Sep 22, 2022

Megha Paul / Tech.eu: Munich-based DataGuard, which offers data privacy, information...

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Ted Lasso, AFC Richmond Join 'FIFA 23'

Ted Lasso, AFC Richmond Join 'FIFA 23'

Sep 22, 2022

The fictional coach and team from the hit Apple TV+ show will be new choices in...

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Air Taxi Startup Kittyhawk Is Winding Down

Air Taxi Startup Kittyhawk Is Winding Down

Sep 22, 2022

The closing of the company, backed by Google co-founder Larry Page, marks an exit...

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FTC Says Bezos, Others at Amazon Must Testify

FTC Says Bezos, Others at Amazon Must Testify

Sep 22, 2022

Commissioners denied the company’s request to quash subpoenas and pare back an investigation...

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PolicyLink study: California rideshare drivers make a net median of $6.20/hour after costs and could make an additional ~$10.50/hour if classified as employees (Aarian Marshall/Wired)

PolicyLink study: California rideshare drivers make a net...

Sep 22, 2022

Aarian Marshall / Wired: PolicyLink study: California rideshare drivers make a net...

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Spain fines food delivery app Glovo €79M for allegedly denying 10,600+ riders a labor contract since the country's "riders law" came into effect in August 2021 (Reuters)

Spain fines food delivery app Glovo €79M for allegedly...

Sep 22, 2022

Reuters: Spain fines food delivery app Glovo €79M for allegedly denying 10,600+...

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Switzerland-based GRNGrid, a Layer 1 DeFi blockchain that lets users transact on nodes running exclusively on renewable energy, raised $50M from GEM Digital (Brandy Betz/CoinDesk)

Switzerland-based GRNGrid, a Layer 1 DeFi blockchain that...

Sep 22, 2022

Brandy Betz / CoinDesk: Switzerland-based GRNGrid, a Layer 1 DeFi blockchain that...

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Governor Jared Polis announces Colorado residents can pay state taxes with cryptocurrencies; Polis is selling NFTs for $52.80 to fund his reelection campaign (Esteban L. Hernandez/Axios)

Governor Jared Polis announces Colorado residents can pay...

Sep 22, 2022

Esteban L. Hernandez / Axios: Governor Jared Polis announces Colorado residents...

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India's central bank launches UPI Lite with eight banks to make sub $2.50 transactions faster and simpler on the country's most popular digital payments network (Manish Singh/TechCrunch)

India's central bank launches UPI Lite with eight banks...

Sep 22, 2022

Manish Singh / TechCrunch: India's central bank launches UPI Lite with eight banks...

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Switzerland-based GRNGrid, a Layer 1 DeFi blockchain that allows users to use nodes running on renewable energy for transactions, raised $50M from GEM Digital (Brandy Betz/CoinDesk)

Switzerland-based GRNGrid, a Layer 1 DeFi blockchain that...

Sep 22, 2022

Brandy Betz / CoinDesk: Switzerland-based GRNGrid, a Layer 1 DeFi blockchain that...

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India's central bank announces UPI Lite to make transactions below $2.50 faster and simpler on the country's most popular digital payments network (Manish Singh/TechCrunch)

India's central bank announces UPI Lite to make transactions...

Sep 22, 2022

Manish Singh / TechCrunch: India's central bank announces UPI Lite to make transactions...

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Governor Jared Polis announces that Colorado residents can now pay state taxes with cryptocurrencies; Polis is also selling NFTs to fund his reelection campaign (Esteban L. Hernandez/Axios)

Governor Jared Polis announces that Colorado residents...

Sep 22, 2022

Esteban L. Hernandez / Axios: Governor Jared Polis announces that Colorado residents...

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New York City-based Knoetic, which provides analytics tools to HR departments, has raised a $36M Series B led by EQT Ventures (Kyle Wiggers/TechCrunch)

New York City-based Knoetic, which provides analytics tools...

Sep 22, 2022

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: New York City-based Knoetic, which provides analytics...

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A Python directory traversal vulnerability disclosed in August 2007, but never patched, likely affects 350K+ open-source projects and can lead to code execution (Ionut Ilascu/BleepingComputer)

A Python directory traversal vulnerability disclosed in...

Sep 22, 2022

Ionut Ilascu / BleepingComputer: A Python directory traversal vulnerability disclosed...

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Sensor Tower: TikTok Now, the BeReal clone debuted on September 18, is in the top 10 social networking apps in 39 countries and the top 100 apps in 24 countries (Mia Sato/The Verge)

Sensor Tower: TikTok Now, the BeReal clone debuted on September...

Sep 22, 2022

Mia Sato / The Verge: Sensor Tower: TikTok Now, the BeReal clone debuted on September...

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A Texas jury says Meta must pay walkie-talkie app maker Voxer a royalty and $174.5M+ in damages for violating two patents with Facebook Live and Instagram Live (Bloomberg Law)

A Texas jury says Meta must pay walkie-talkie app maker...

Sep 22, 2022

Bloomberg Law: A Texas jury says Meta must pay walkie-talkie app maker Voxer a royalty...

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Instagram is working on a feature to protect users from receiving unsolicited nude photos in their DMs; Meta says the tech won't let the company view the photos (Sheena Vasani/The Verge)

Instagram is working on a feature to protect users from...

Sep 22, 2022

Sheena Vasani / The Verge: Instagram is working on a feature to protect users from...

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A Texas jury says Meta must pay walkie-talkie app maker Voxer an ongoing royalty and $174.5M+ in damages for violating patents with Facebook and Instagram Live (Bloomberg Law)

A Texas jury says Meta must pay walkie-talkie app maker...

Sep 22, 2022

Bloomberg Law: A Texas jury says Meta must pay walkie-talkie app maker Voxer an...

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Meta Quietly Reduces Staff in Cost-Cutting Push

Meta Quietly Reduces Staff in Cost-Cutting Push

Sep 22, 2022

Facebook’s parent is looking to reduce costs by at least 10%, people familiar with...

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Instagram is working on a feature to protect users from receiving unsolicited nude photos in their DMs; Meta says the company won't be able to view the messages (Sheena Vasani/The Verge)

Instagram is working on a feature to protect users from...

Sep 22, 2022

Sheena Vasani / The Verge: Instagram is working on a feature to protect users from...

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Microsoft President Brad Smith says the company can't "use what others might consider censorship as a tactic" regarding labelling content that seems to be false (Margi Murphy/Bloomberg)

Microsoft President Brad Smith says the company can't "use...

Sep 22, 2022

Margi Murphy / Bloomberg: Microsoft President Brad Smith says the company can't...

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Fed hikes interest rates amid rampant inflation, despite recession risk

Fed hikes interest rates amid rampant inflation, despite...

Sep 22, 2022

Intensifying its fight against high inflation, the Federal Reserve raised its key...

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US Federal Reserve fights inflation with third 0.75% rate hike

US Federal Reserve fights inflation with third 0.75% rate...

Sep 22, 2022

The US Federal Reserve has raised interest rates by 0.75, for the third time in...

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2K, owned by Take Two Interactive and publisher of Bioshock, Xcom, and popular sports games, says its help desk was hacked and sent customers links to malware (Sergiu Gatlan/BleepingComputer)

2K, owned by Take Two Interactive and publisher of Bioshock,...

Sep 22, 2022

Sergiu Gatlan / BleepingComputer: 2K, owned by Take Two Interactive and publisher...

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Meta and Google Are Cutting Staff

Meta and Google Are Cutting Staff

Sep 22, 2022

Facebook’s parent is looking to reduce costs by at least 10%, people familiar with...

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Larry Page's flying car startup Kittyhawk says it will "wind down" and is "working on the details of what's next"; Kittyhawk was founded as Zee.Aero in 2010 (Ashley Capoot/CNBC)

Larry Page's flying car startup Kittyhawk says it will...

Sep 21, 2022

Ashley Capoot / CNBC: Larry Page's flying car startup Kittyhawk says it will “wind...

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A leaked presentation shows that Google is working on royalty-free media formats for HDR video and 3D audio, in an effort internally known as Project Caviar (Janko Roettgers/Protocol)

A leaked presentation shows that Google is working on royalty-free...

Sep 21, 2022

Janko Roettgers / Protocol: A leaked presentation shows that Google is working on...

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Meta and Google Are Cutting Staff. Just Don't Mention Layoffs.

Meta and Google Are Cutting Staff. Just Don't Mention Layoffs.

Sep 21, 2022

Facebook’s parent is looking to reduce costs by at least 10%, people familiar with...

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Twitch to Ban Users From Streaming Unlicensed Gambling Content

Twitch to Ban Users From Streaming Unlicensed Gambling...

Sep 21, 2022

The new policy comes as some of the platform’s streamers have asked the company...

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Florida's attorney general asks the US Supreme Court whether the First Amendment prohibits states from regulating how social media companies moderate content (Cat Zakrzewski/Washington Post)

Florida's attorney general asks the US Supreme Court whether...

Sep 21, 2022

Cat Zakrzewski / Washington Post: Florida's attorney general asks the US Supreme...

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Kraken CEO Jesse Powell steps down and will remain on the board as chairman; Chief Operating Officer Dave Ripley will succeed him in the coming months (Jeff John Roberts/Fortune)

Kraken CEO Jesse Powell steps down and will remain on the...

Sep 21, 2022

Jeff John Roberts / Fortune: Kraken CEO Jesse Powell steps down and will remain...

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Why all Americans should be paying attention to Puerto Rico’s power grid

Why all Americans should be paying attention to Puerto...

Sep 21, 2022

Utility crews begin repairs after Hurricane Fiona knocked out power to Puerto Rico....

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Microsoft announces a "Fall 2022 Event" for October 12, where it will "talk about devices", amid rumors of a Surface Pro 9, Surface Laptop 5, and more (Tom Warren/The Verge)

Microsoft announces a "Fall 2022 Event" for October 12,...

Sep 21, 2022

Tom Warren / The Verge: Microsoft announces a “Fall 2022 Event” for October 12,...

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OpenAI open sources Whisper, a speech recognition system that was trained on 680K hours of "multilingual and multitask supervised data collected from the web" (Kyle Wiggers/TechCrunch)

OpenAI open sources Whisper, a speech recognition system...

Sep 21, 2022

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: OpenAI open sources Whisper, a speech recognition system...

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Sources: to cut costs by 10%+ in a few months, Meta is nudging out a significant number of staff by reorganizing and giving a window to apply for other roles (Wall Street Journal)

Sources: to cut costs by 10%+ in a few months, Meta is...

Sep 21, 2022

Wall Street Journal: Sources: to cut costs by 10%+ in a few months, Meta is nudging...

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Sources: Meta aims to cut costs by 10%+ within a few months and has quietly nudged out a significant number of employees including by reorganizing departments (Wall Street Journal)

Sources: Meta aims to cut costs by 10%+ within a few months...

Sep 21, 2022

Wall Street Journal: Sources: Meta aims to cut costs by 10%+ within a few months...

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Sources: Meta aims to cut costs by 10%+ within a few months and has quietly nudged out a significant number of staffers including via department reorganizations (Wall Street Journal)

Sources: Meta aims to cut costs by 10%+ within a few months...

Sep 21, 2022

Wall Street Journal: Sources: Meta aims to cut costs by 10%+ within a few months...

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Logitech unveils the $350 Android-powered G Cloud Gaming Handheld with a 7" display, Snapdragon 720G, and Xbox and GeForce Now cloud gaming, arriving October 17 (Tom Warren/The Verge)

Logitech unveils the $350 Android-powered G Cloud Gaming...

Sep 21, 2022

Tom Warren / The Verge: Logitech unveils the $350 Android-powered G Cloud Gaming...

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An interview with Alabama Securities Commission Director Joe Borg on why US state regulators protected investors from crypto fraud more quickly than the SEC (Tory Newmyer/Washington Post)

An interview with Alabama Securities Commission Director...

Sep 21, 2022

Tory Newmyer / Washington Post: An interview with Alabama Securities Commission...

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Puerto Rico’s power grid is still built to fail

Puerto Rico’s power grid is still built to fail

Sep 21, 2022

Utility crews begin repairs after Hurricane Fiona knocked out power to Puerto Rico....

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Documents: multiple US military branches have bought access to Team Cymru's Augury internet monitoring tool, which claims to cover 90%+ of internet traffic (Joseph Cox/VICE)

Documents: multiple US military branches have bought access...

Sep 21, 2022

Joseph Cox / VICE: Documents: multiple US military branches have bought access to...

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India expands its incentives for chip and display manufacturers, including covering 50% of capital expenditure when setting up a semiconductor plant (Munsif Vengattil/Reuters)

India expands its incentives for chip and display manufacturers,...

Sep 21, 2022

Munsif Vengattil / Reuters: India expands its incentives for chip and display manufacturers,...

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Framework and Google partner to launch the $999 Framework Laptop Chromebook Edition, a user-upgradeable model running Chrome OS, shipping in early December (Monica Chin/The Verge)

Framework and Google partner to launch the $999 Framework...

Sep 21, 2022

Monica Chin / The Verge: Framework and Google partner to launch the $999 Framework...

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Amid protests over police brutality, the Iranian government restricts access nationally to Instagram, one of the last remaining social networks in the country (NetBlocks)

Amid protests over police brutality, the Iranian government...

Sep 21, 2022

NetBlocks: Amid protests over police brutality, the Iranian government restricts...

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DC-based Pie Insurance, which uses data and analytics to help SMBs get insurance digitally, raised a $315M Series D, bringing its total funding to $615M+ (Ana Lucía Murillo/Washington ...)

DC-based Pie Insurance, which uses data and analytics to...

Sep 21, 2022

Ana Lucía Murillo / Washington, D.C. Business Journal: DC-based Pie Insurance, which...

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Getty Images bans the upload and sale of AI-generated images using tools like DALL-E, Midjourney, and Stable Diffusion, citing concerns over legal challenges (James Vincent/The Verge)

Getty Images bans the upload and sale of AI-generated images...

Sep 21, 2022

James Vincent / The Verge: Getty Images bans the upload and sale of AI-generated...

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Berlin-based Gigs, which aims to help companies become mobile virtual network operators, raised a $20M Series A led by Google's Gradient Ventures (Paul Sawers/TechCrunch)

Berlin-based Gigs, which aims to help companies become...

Sep 21, 2022

Paul Sawers / TechCrunch: Berlin-based Gigs, which aims to help companies become...

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Messari, which offers Bloomberg Terminal-style reports and data on crypto, raised a $35M Series B led by Brevan Howard Digital (Jeff John Roberts/Fortune)

Messari, which offers Bloomberg Terminal-style reports...

Sep 21, 2022

Jeff John Roberts / Fortune: Messari, which offers Bloomberg Terminal-style reports...

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A profile of Chainalysis and its work with governments and law enforcement to trace crypto transactions; the NY-based company has 700+ clients in 70+ countries (Tom Redmond/Bloomberg)

A profile of Chainalysis and its work with governments...

Sep 21, 2022

Tom Redmond / Bloomberg: A profile of Chainalysis and its work with governments...

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Coinbase announces Node, a set of APIs to build on multiple blockchains, including support for NFTs; the free plan offers up to 120K daily Ethereum requests (Vishal Chawla/The Block)

Coinbase announces Node, a set of APIs to build on multiple...

Sep 21, 2022

Vishal Chawla / The Block: Coinbase announces Node, a set of APIs to build on multiple...

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Apple Watch Ultra Review: Adventurous, Not Extreme

Apple Watch Ultra Review: Adventurous, Not Extreme

Sep 21, 2022

Apple’s newest wearable is for endurance athletes and outdoorsy types, with multiday...

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New York's Landmark AI Bias Law Prompts Uncertainty

New York's Landmark AI Bias Law Prompts Uncertainty

Sep 21, 2022

Businesses and their service providers are grappling with how to comply with New...

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As Meta shapes its response to regulatory scrutiny, the company begins touting its declining market value, down 60%+ since the spring, to deny having a monopoly (Ashley Gold/Axios)

As Meta shapes its response to regulatory scrutiny, the...

Sep 21, 2022

Ashley Gold / Axios: As Meta shapes its response to regulatory scrutiny, the company...

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A leaked draft of the EU's Markets in Crypto Assets legislation urges a "substance over form" enforcement approach, meaning the rules could apply to some NFTs (Jack Schickler/CoinDesk)

A leaked draft of the EU's Markets in Crypto Assets legislation...

Sep 21, 2022

Jack Schickler / CoinDesk: A leaked draft of the EU's Markets in Crypto Assets legislation...

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Amazon refreshes its Fire HD 8 lineup for the first time in two years and adds a Tap to Alexa feature to control the assistant using touch (Jon Fingas/Engadget)

Amazon refreshes its Fire HD 8 lineup for the first time...

Sep 21, 2022

Jon Fingas / Engadget: Amazon refreshes its Fire HD 8 lineup for the first time...

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SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son plans to visit Seoul for the first time in three years "to discuss a strategic alliance for Arm with Samsung" (Bloomberg)

SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son plans to visit Seoul for the...

Sep 21, 2022

Bloomberg: SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son plans to visit Seoul for the first time in...

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Apple Watch Ultra review: comfortable, good battery life, action button, and durable, but no offline maps, more aspirational than hardcore, and too big for some (Victoria Song/The Verge)

Apple Watch Ultra review: comfortable, good battery life,...

Sep 21, 2022

Victoria Song / The Verge: Apple Watch Ultra review: comfortable, good battery life,...

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Malwarebytes raised $100M from PE firm Vector Capital for a minority stake, weeks after the company laid off 125 employees, or 14% of its workforce (Carly Page/TechCrunch)

Malwarebytes raised $100M from PE firm Vector Capital for...

Sep 21, 2022

Carly Page / TechCrunch: Malwarebytes raised $100M from PE firm Vector Capital for...

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An analysis of Twitch streams from October 2020 to August 2022 shows Twitch's moderation tools often failed to stop children streaming and adults grooming them (Cecilia D'Anastasio/Bloomberg)

An analysis of Twitch streams from October 2020 to August...

Sep 21, 2022

Cecilia D'Anastasio / Bloomberg: An analysis of Twitch streams from October 2020...

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An analysis of Twitch streams from October 2020 to August 2022 shows Twitch's moderation tools failed to prevent children streaming and adults grooming them (Cecilia D'Anastasio/Bloomberg)

An analysis of Twitch streams from October 2020 to August...

Sep 21, 2022

Cecilia D'Anastasio / Bloomberg: An analysis of Twitch streams from October 2020...

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Starting June 1, 2023, Twitch says subscription revenue above $100K will be split 50/50, not 70/30, for streamers on premium deals, citing hosting costs (Twitch Blog)

Starting June 1, 2023, Twitch says subscription revenue...

Sep 21, 2022

Twitch Blog: Starting June 1, 2023, Twitch says subscription revenue above $100K...

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TikTok expands its political content rules to limit fundraising by politicians and political groups, ahead of a full ban on fundraising (Makena Kelly/The Verge)

TikTok expands its political content rules to limit fundraising...

Sep 21, 2022

Makena Kelly / The Verge: TikTok expands its political content rules to limit fundraising...

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New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern announces an expansion of the Christchurch Call anti-online hate project, including investments by the US, Microsoft, and Twitter (Lucy Craymer/Reuters)

New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern announces an expansion of...

Sep 21, 2022

Lucy Craymer / Reuters: New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern announces an expansion of...

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Chuck Schumer and other US lawmakers urge the White House to sanction China's YMTC for allegedly violating export rules by supplying NAND chips to Huawei (Demetri Sevastopulo/Financial Times)

Chuck Schumer and other US lawmakers urge the White House...

Sep 21, 2022

Demetri Sevastopulo / Financial Times: Chuck Schumer and other US lawmakers urge...

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Research: Amazon Air ran 194 daily cargo flights on average in September 2022, up from 164 in August 2021 and 187 in March 2022, the slowest growth since 2020 (Matt Day/Bloomberg)

Research: Amazon Air ran 194 daily cargo flights on average...

Sep 21, 2022

Matt Day / Bloomberg: Research: Amazon Air ran 194 daily cargo flights on average...

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MoonPay helps Universal Studios create a "Halloween Horror Nights" NFT scavenger hunt in its Orlando and Hollywood theme parks, minting up to 7M NFTs (MK Manoylov/The Block)

MoonPay helps Universal Studios create a "Halloween Horror...

Sep 21, 2022

MK Manoylov / The Block: MoonPay helps Universal Studios create a “Halloween Horror...

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Israel's former cyber policy chief on cyber warfare and abuse of surveillance technology

Israel's former cyber policy chief on cyber warfare and...

Sep 21, 2022

With its joint expertise in security and technology, Israel has become a cyber security...

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Who owns what in Big Media today

Who owns what in Big Media today

Sep 21, 2022

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez at the premiere of The Lord of the...

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Google begins rolling out a "results about you" tool on its Android app to let users see and remove results that contain their personal identifiable information (Abner Li/9to5Google)

Google begins rolling out a "results about you" tool on...

Sep 21, 2022

Abner Li / 9to5Google: Google begins rolling out a “results about you” tool on its...

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French industrial giant Schneider Electric agrees to pay £3.87B to acquire the remaining ~41% stake in UK industry software company Aveva, valuing it at £9.5B (Bloomberg)

French industrial giant Schneider Electric agrees to pay...

Sep 21, 2022

Bloomberg: French industrial giant Schneider Electric agrees to pay £3.87B to acquire...

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Miami-based DoorLoop, which offers rental property management tools for small to mid-market landlords, raised a $20M Series A from Alpine Software Group (Katherine Kallergis/The Real Deal ...)

Miami-based DoorLoop, which offers rental property management...

Sep 21, 2022

Katherine Kallergis / The Real Deal New York: Miami-based DoorLoop, which offers...

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A New York judge orders Tether to produce documents related to the backing of USDT in a lawsuit claiming Tether conspired to issue USDT to pump bitcoin prices (Sam Reynolds/CoinDesk)

A New York judge orders Tether to produce documents related...

Sep 21, 2022

Sam Reynolds / CoinDesk: A New York judge orders Tether to produce documents related...

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Pano AI, which uses AI and computer vision to offer active wildfire detection, raised a $20M Series A led by Initialized Capital at a $90M post-money valuation (Haje Jan Kamps/TechCrunch)

Pano AI, which uses AI and computer vision to offer active...

Sep 21, 2022

Haje Jan Kamps / TechCrunch: Pano AI, which uses AI and computer vision to offer...

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Q&A with Flexport CEO Ryan Petersen on building a supply chain software business, managing large customers, scaling the company, the shipping industry, and more (Nilay Patel/The Verge)

Q&A with Flexport CEO Ryan Petersen on building a supply...

Sep 21, 2022

Nilay Patel / The Verge: Q&A with Flexport CEO Ryan Petersen on building a supply...

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Adobe's Figma retention package may be the biggest since Facebook bought WhatsApp in 2014, exceeding deal packages from Auth0, LinkedIn, Mobileye, and Slack (Alex Konrad/Forbes)

Adobe's Figma retention package may be the biggest since...

Sep 21, 2022

Alex Konrad / Forbes: Adobe's Figma retention package may be the biggest since Facebook...

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Tel Aviv-based 4M Analytics, which aims to be the Google Maps of the US' underground utility infrastructure, raised $30M, bringing its Series A total to $45M (Mike Wheatley/SiliconANGLE)

Tel Aviv-based 4M Analytics, which aims to be the Google...

Sep 21, 2022

Mike Wheatley / SiliconANGLE: Tel Aviv-based 4M Analytics, which aims to be the...

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WhatsApp announces an "expanded partnership" with Salesforce to let businesses manage their WhatsApp conversations with customers from the Salesforce platform (Anumeha Chaturvedi/The Economic Times)

WhatsApp announces an "expanded partnership" with Salesforce...

Sep 21, 2022

Anumeha Chaturvedi / The Economic Times: WhatsApp announces an “expanded partnership”...

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Nvidia unveils its first SaaS and IaaS offering, Omniverse Cloud, a services suite for artists, developers, and enterprise teams to build and run metaverse apps (Dean Takahashi/VentureBeat)

Nvidia unveils its first SaaS and IaaS offering, Omniverse...

Sep 21, 2022

Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat: Nvidia unveils its first SaaS and IaaS offering, Omniverse...

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Salesforce announces Genie, a new real-time data integration model for the entire Salesforce platform that it claims will lead to better customer experiences (Ron Miller/TechCrunch)

Salesforce announces Genie, a new real-time data integration...

Sep 21, 2022

Ron Miller / TechCrunch: Salesforce announces Genie, a new real-time data integration...

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Salesforce unveils Net Zero Marketplace that aggregates offset providers and rating agencies for carbon credit purchases, launching in October in the US (Brody Ford/Bloomberg)

Salesforce unveils Net Zero Marketplace that aggregates...

Sep 21, 2022

Brody Ford / Bloomberg: Salesforce unveils Net Zero Marketplace that aggregates...

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Nvidia unveils RTX 6000, its new flagship GPU for the professional visualization market, offering up to 2x-4x the performance of the previous gen RTX A6000 (Anton Shilov/Tom's Hardware)

Nvidia unveils RTX 6000, its new flagship GPU for the professional...

Sep 21, 2022

Anton Shilov / Tom's Hardware: Nvidia unveils RTX 6000, its new flagship GPU for...

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Meta is testing letting average users inform its speech policies, which started with a pilot from February-April 2022 on "problematic" climate info on Facebook (Casey Newton/Platformer)

Meta is testing letting average users inform its speech...

Sep 21, 2022

Casey Newton / Platformer: Meta is testing letting average users inform its speech...

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Nvidia unveils RTX Remix, a free AI-assisted modding tool built on Omniverse that enables modders to quickly create RTX mods for classic games (Jorge Jimenez/PC Gamer)

Nvidia unveils RTX Remix, a free AI-assisted modding tool...

Sep 21, 2022

Jorge Jimenez / PC Gamer: Nvidia unveils RTX Remix, a free AI-assisted modding tool...

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Sources: Binance offered ~$50M for bankrupt crypto-lender Voyager Digital's assets, the leading bid and slightly above FTX's bid, but neither has been accepted (Paul Vigna/Wall Street Journal)

Sources: Binance offered ~$50M for bankrupt crypto-lender...

Sep 21, 2022

Paul Vigna / Wall Street Journal: Sources: Binance offered ~$50M for bankrupt crypto-lender...

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Lina Khan says she's "extremely disturbed" by, and looking closely at, Mudge's claim that Twitter misled the FTC about its compliance with a 2011 consent decree (Chris Matthews/MarketWatch)

Lina Khan says she's "extremely disturbed" by, and looking...

Sep 21, 2022

Chris Matthews / MarketWatch: Lina Khan says she's “extremely disturbed” by, and...

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Twitch plans to prohibit streaming unlicensed gambling sites with slots, roulette, or dice games on October 18, amid the fallout from a streamer's gambling scam (Ash Parrish/The Verge)

Twitch plans to prohibit streaming unlicensed gambling...

Sep 21, 2022

Ash Parrish / The Verge: Twitch plans to prohibit streaming unlicensed gambling...

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Twitch will prohibit streaming unlicensed gambling sites with slot, roulette, or dice games starting October 18, amid fallout from a streamer's gambling scam (Ash Parrish/The Verge)

Twitch will prohibit streaming unlicensed gambling sites...

Sep 21, 2022

Ash Parrish / The Verge: Twitch will prohibit streaming unlicensed gambling sites...

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FDA Warns Against Cooking Chicken in NyQuil. For Real.

FDA Warns Against Cooking Chicken in NyQuil. For Real.

Sep 21, 2022

The regulatory agency cautioned that the practice of misusing nonprescription drugs...

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Chip-Making Push Expected to Boost U.S. Innovation

Chip-Making Push Expected to Boost U.S. Innovation

Sep 21, 2022

U.S. efforts to boost semiconductor manufacturing will have a beneficial impact...

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Lina Khan says she is "extremely disturbed" by, and looking closely at, Mudge's claims Twitter misled the FTC about its compliance with a 2011 consent decree (Chris Matthews/MarketWatch)

Lina Khan says she is "extremely disturbed" by, and looking...

Sep 21, 2022

Chris Matthews / MarketWatch: Lina Khan says she is “extremely disturbed” by, and...

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Sources: Binance has made a leading bid of about $50M for the assets of bankrupt crypto-lender Voyager Digital, slightly higher than FTX's competing bid (Paul Vigna/Wall Street Journal)

Sources: Binance has made a leading bid of about $50M for...

Sep 21, 2022

Paul Vigna / Wall Street Journal: Sources: Binance has made a leading bid of about...

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Internal meetings: TikTok employed a two-tiered moderation system with "more lenient" treatment for influencers, celebrities, and other VIPs with 5M+ followers (Emily Baker-White/Forbes)

Internal meetings: TikTok employed a two-tiered moderation...

Sep 21, 2022

Emily Baker-White / Forbes: Internal meetings: TikTok employed a two-tiered moderation...

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On-chain data: Wintermute, recently hacked for $160M, has $200M in outstanding DeFi debt, including a $92M Tether loan to TrueFi, due to mature on October 15 (Oliver Knight/CoinDesk)

On-chain data: Wintermute, recently hacked for $160M, has...

Sep 21, 2022

Oliver Knight / CoinDesk: On-chain data: Wintermute, recently hacked for $160M,...

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Facebook adds Pages features to let creators endorse each other, make content exclusive to top fans and subscribers, earn "rising creator" labels, and more (Aisha Malik/TechCrunch)

Facebook adds Pages features to let creators endorse each...

Sep 21, 2022

Aisha Malik / TechCrunch: Facebook adds Pages features to let creators endorse each...

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On-chain data: Wintermute, recently hacked for $160M, has $200M in outstanding DeFi debt, including a $92M Tether loan to TrueFi that matures on October 15 (Oliver Knight/CoinDesk)

On-chain data: Wintermute, recently hacked for $160M, has...

Sep 21, 2022

Oliver Knight / CoinDesk: On-chain data: Wintermute, recently hacked for $160M,...

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Microsoft plans to expand Windows 11's support for 20K+ Android apps and games via the Amazon Appstore to 31 countries "within the next few weeks" (Giorgio Sardo/Windows Experience Blog)

Microsoft plans to expand Windows 11's support for 20K+...

Sep 21, 2022

Giorgio Sardo / Windows Experience Blog: Microsoft plans to expand Windows 11's...

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Nova Labs signs a 5-year deal with T-Mobile to create Helium Mobile, a 5G MVNO service that combines coverage from T-Mobile's and Helium's networks (Andrew Hayward/Decrypt)

Nova Labs signs a 5-year deal with T-Mobile to create Helium...

Sep 21, 2022

Andrew Hayward / Decrypt: Nova Labs signs a 5-year deal with T-Mobile to create...

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Internal meetings: TikTok has employed a two-tiered moderation system that gives "more lenient" treatment to influencers and other VIPs with 5M+ followers (Emily Baker-White/Forbes)

Internal meetings: TikTok has employed a two-tiered moderation...

Sep 21, 2022

Emily Baker-White / Forbes: Internal meetings: TikTok has employed a two-tiered...

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Sweden's central bank kicks off week of interest rate hikes

Sweden's central bank kicks off week of interest rate hikes

Sep 20, 2022

Sweden's Riksbank has kicked off what's expected to be a series of interest rate...

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Iran Protests Challenge Government as Elon Musk Offers Starlink Access

Iran Protests Challenge Government as Elon Musk Offers...

Sep 20, 2022

Protests over the death of a young woman in police custody have exposed discontent...

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Microsoft says that, within a few weeks, Windows 11's support for Android apps via the Amazon Appstore will expand to 31 countries and include over 20,000 apps (Giorgio Sardo/Windows Experience Blog)

Microsoft says that, within a few weeks, Windows 11's support...

Sep 20, 2022

Giorgio Sardo / Windows Experience Blog: Microsoft says that, within a few weeks,...

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Robinhood adds USDC as the first stablecoin in its crypto lineup, while Binance and WazirX exchanges say they will delist USDC in favor of other stablecoins (Michael Bellusci/CoinDesk)

Robinhood adds USDC as the first stablecoin in its crypto...

Sep 20, 2022

Michael Bellusci / CoinDesk: Robinhood adds USDC as the first stablecoin in its...

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YouTube unveils Creator Music in beta, which lets creators browse a catalog and use songs by buying rights or sharing revenue, debuting in the US this fall (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)

YouTube unveils Creator Music in beta, which lets creators...

Sep 20, 2022

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: YouTube unveils Creator Music in beta, which lets creators...

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Google says it is integrating Google Tasks across Google Assistant and its suite of apps including Calendar (David Pierce/The Verge)

Google says it is integrating Google Tasks across Google...

Sep 20, 2022

David Pierce / The Verge: Google says it is integrating Google Tasks across Google...

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Nvidia says robotics simulation service Isaac Sim is coming soon to the cloud and expands its Jetson system-on-modules with Orin Nano for low-powered robots (Kyle Wiggers/TechCrunch)

Nvidia says robotics simulation service Isaac Sim is coming...

Sep 20, 2022

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: Nvidia says robotics simulation service Isaac Sim is...

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Survey of US adults: 31% get news on Facebook, 25% on YouTube, 14% on Twitter, 13% on Instagram, and 10% on TikTok; 33% of TikTok users get news on the app (Pew Research Center)

Survey of US adults: 31% get news on Facebook, 25% on YouTube,...

Sep 20, 2022

Pew Research Center: Survey of US adults: 31% get news on Facebook, 25% on YouTube,...

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Nvidia says Isaac Sim, a robotics simulation service, is coming soon, and it expands its Jetson system-on-modules lineup with Orin Nano for low-powered robots (Kyle Wiggers/TechCrunch)

Nvidia says Isaac Sim, a robotics simulation service, is...

Sep 20, 2022

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: Nvidia says Isaac Sim, a robotics simulation service,...

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Microsoft releases its first major update to Windows 11, adding Start menu folders, more useful Snap Layouts, broader support for dark mode, Voice Access, more (Tom Warren/The Verge)

Microsoft releases its first major update to Windows 11,...

Sep 20, 2022

Tom Warren / The Verge: Microsoft releases its first major update to Windows 11,...

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YouTube plans to expand its Partners Program to give a 45% cut of Shorts ad revenue to creators that have 10M views on Shorts within a 90-day period (Karissa Bell/Engadget)

YouTube plans to expand its Partners Program to give a...

Sep 20, 2022

Karissa Bell / Engadget: YouTube plans to expand its Partners Program to give a...

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Nvidia says its H100 Tensor Core GPU, using the Hopper architecture, is in full production and will begin shipping in October in products from eight vendors (Benj Edwards/Ars Technica)

Nvidia says its H100 Tensor Core GPU, using the Hopper...

Sep 20, 2022

Benj Edwards / Ars Technica: Nvidia says its H100 Tensor Core GPU, using the Hopper...

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Filing: the FTC opens an investigation into Amazon's $1.7B iRobot acquisition, requesting documents from both companies; investigations typically take a year (Dave Michaels/Wall Street Journal)

Filing: the FTC opens an investigation into Amazon's $1.7B...

Sep 20, 2022

Dave Michaels / Wall Street Journal: Filing: the FTC opens an investigation into...

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Amazon's $1.7 Billion Proposed Purchase of Roomba Maker Under FTC Investigation

Amazon's $1.7 Billion Proposed Purchase of Roomba Maker...

Sep 20, 2022

The federal antitrust agency sought records about the deal from Amazon and iRobot...

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Nvidia launches new services to help developers adapt large language models to a wide range of use cases, avoid having to create LLMs from scratch, and more (Kyle Wiggers/TechCrunch)

Nvidia launches new services to help developers adapt large...

Sep 20, 2022

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: Nvidia launches new services to help developers adapt...

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A teardown of the iPhone 14 Pro Max shows the new X65 satellite modem and a similar internal design to the 13 Pro Max, making the device difficult to repair (Kyle Wiens/iFixit News)

A teardown of the iPhone 14 Pro Max shows the new X65 satellite...

Sep 20, 2022

Kyle Wiens / iFixit News: A teardown of the iPhone 14 Pro Max shows the new X65...

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Nvidia details the RTX 4080: 2-4x faster than 3080 Ti, built on TSMC's "4N" 5nm process, starting at $899 for 12GB G6X and $1,200 for 16GB, arriving in November (Sam Machkovech/Ars Technica)

Nvidia details the RTX 4080: 2-4x faster than 3080 Ti,...

Sep 20, 2022

Sam Machkovech / Ars Technica: Nvidia details the RTX 4080: 2-4x faster than 3080...

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An Anti-ESG Activist Investor Presses for Changes at Apple and Disney

An Anti-ESG Activist Investor Presses for Changes at Apple...

Sep 20, 2022

Vivek Ramaswamy is urging the iPhone maker not to do a racial equity audit and wants...

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Lowe's Tests Interactive Virtual Models of Two Stores

Lowe's Tests Interactive Virtual Models of Two Stores

Sep 20, 2022

The models, also known as digital twins, are essentially fully virtual versions...

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Amazon.com's $1.7 Billion Proposed Purchase of Roomba Maker Under FTC Investigation

Amazon.com's $1.7 Billion Proposed Purchase of Roomba Maker...

Sep 20, 2022

The federal antitrust agency sought records about the deal from Amazon and iRobot...

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Filing: Twitter's lawyers will depose Elon Musk behind closed doors on September 26 and 27, with an option of a third day; Musk's attorney will also be deposed (Tina Davis/Bloomberg)

Filing: Twitter's lawyers will depose Elon Musk behind...

Sep 20, 2022

Tina Davis / Bloomberg: Filing: Twitter's lawyers will depose Elon Musk behind closed...

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Nvidia announces Drive Thor processors with 77B transistors for self-driving vehicles, arriving in 2024 for cars coming in 2025 (Stephen Shankland/CNET)

Nvidia announces Drive Thor processors with 77B transistors...

Sep 20, 2022

Stephen Shankland / CNET: Nvidia announces Drive Thor processors with 77B transistors...

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Nvidia announces the RTX 4080 and RTX 4090 GPUs; the RTX 4090 is 2-4x faster than the 3090 Ti, comes with 24GB GDDR6X memory, and arrives October 12 for $1,600 (Tom Warren/The Verge)

Nvidia announces the RTX 4080 and RTX 4090 GPUs; the RTX...

Sep 20, 2022

Tom Warren / The Verge: Nvidia announces the RTX 4080 and RTX 4090 GPUs; the RTX...

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SpeedSmart: iPhone 14 Pro has faster 5G upload/download speeds than the 13 Pro, with peak 5G download speeds of 255.91 Mbps on T-Mobile vs 13 Pro's 173.81 Mbps (Sami Fathi/MacRumors)

SpeedSmart: iPhone 14 Pro has faster 5G upload/download...

Sep 20, 2022

Sami Fathi / MacRumors: SpeedSmart: iPhone 14 Pro has faster 5G upload/download...

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UK-based digital banking and stock trading app Revolut says a cyberattack exposed personal details on 50,150 customers, according to a breach disclosure filing (Carly Page/TechCrunch)

UK-based digital banking and stock trading app Revolut...

Sep 20, 2022

Carly Page / TechCrunch: UK-based digital banking and stock trading app Revolut...

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Nvidia debuts next-gen RTX 4090 and RTX 4080 GPUs; the RTX 4090 is 2-4x faster than RTX 3090 Ti, comes with 24GB of GDDR6X memory, and arrives Oct. 12 for $1.6K (Tom Warren/The Verge)

Nvidia debuts next-gen RTX 4090 and RTX 4080 GPUs; the...

Sep 20, 2022

Tom Warren / The Verge: Nvidia debuts next-gen RTX 4090 and RTX 4080 GPUs; the RTX...

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A look at Brian Armstrong's GiveCrypto, which started to financially empower those in need and aimed to raise $1B but turned into a mess of misplaced assurances (Leo Schwartz/Fortune)

A look at Brian Armstrong's GiveCrypto, which started to...

Sep 20, 2022

Leo Schwartz / Fortune: A look at Brian Armstrong's GiveCrypto, which started to...

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Global wearables shipments declined 6.9% YoY to 107.4M units in Q2 2022, weighed down by rising inflation and other factors; Apple's share declined to 25% (IDC)

Global wearables shipments declined 6.9% YoY to 107.4M...

Sep 20, 2022

IDC: Global wearables shipments declined 6.9% YoY to 107.4M units in Q2 2022, weighed...

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Sardine, a fraud detection service for crypto and fintech clients, raised a $51.5M Series B led by a16z, after a $19.5M Series A in February 2022 (Anita Ramaswamy/TechCrunch)

Sardine, a fraud detection service for crypto and fintech...

Sep 20, 2022

Anita Ramaswamy / TechCrunch: Sardine, a fraud detection service for crypto and...

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Spotify launches an audiobooks service in the US with 300,000 titles, letting users purchase and download individual books to play in its app (J. Clara Chan/The Hollywood Reporter)

Spotify launches an audiobooks service in the US with 300,000...

Sep 20, 2022

J. Clara Chan / The Hollywood Reporter: Spotify launches an audiobooks service in...

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Salesforce Enters the Carbon-Credit Business

Salesforce Enters the Carbon-Credit Business

Sep 20, 2022

The business-software provider will compete with various trading platforms and plans...

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Spotify Offers Audiobook Service With 300,000 Titles

Spotify Offers Audiobook Service With 300,000 Titles

Sep 20, 2022

Users will be able to purchase and listen to a catalog of more than 300,000 audiobooks...

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Chamath Palihapitiya plans to shutter two SPACs, the $1.15B Social Capital Hedosophia VI and $460M Social Capital IV, after failing to find acquisition targets (Divya Balji/Bloomberg)

Chamath Palihapitiya plans to shutter two SPACs, the $1.15B...

Sep 20, 2022

Divya Balji / Bloomberg: Chamath Palihapitiya plans to shutter two SPACs, the $1.15B...

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Slack announces Canvas, a collaborative tool that presents contextual information for each channel, helps users edit documents in-app, and more, coming in 2023 (David Pierce/The Verge)

Slack announces Canvas, a collaborative tool that presents...

Sep 20, 2022

David Pierce / The Verge: Slack announces Canvas, a collaborative tool that presents...

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Musk Proposes Iran Starlink Access as Protests Spread

Musk Proposes Iran Starlink Access as Protests Spread

Sep 20, 2022

The founder of SpaceX said on Twitter he would seek an exemption to U.S. sanctions...

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Tencent Considers More Stake Sales to Fund Share Buybacks, Growth

Tencent Considers More Stake Sales to Fund Share Buybacks,...

Sep 20, 2022

Tencent is looking into shedding more of its huge investment portfolio as the Chinese...

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Uber Says It Is Victim of Lapsus$, Hacking Group Motivated by Fame

Uber Says It Is Victim of Lapsus$, Hacking Group Motivated...

Sep 20, 2022

Over the past year, some of the world’s biggest technology companies have been bested...

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Apple's Fix for iPhone 14, iOS 16 Bugs Coming Next Week

Apple's Fix for iPhone 14, iOS 16 Bugs Coming Next Week

Sep 20, 2022

Some people who bought Apple’s new iPhone 14 Pro are experiencing strange camera...

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Sources: Nasdaq is exploring an institutional crypto custody service, pending regulatory approval, and a crypto-focused division called Nasdaq Digital Assets (Frank Chaparro/The Block)

Sources: Nasdaq is exploring an institutional crypto custody...

Sep 20, 2022

Frank Chaparro / The Block: Sources: Nasdaq is exploring an institutional crypto...

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The SEC fines Morgan Stanley $35M for an "astonishing" failure that exposed 15M customers' data over five years by auctioning off machines containing the data (Financial Times)

The SEC fines Morgan Stanley $35M for an "astonishing"...

Sep 20, 2022

Financial Times: The SEC fines Morgan Stanley $35M for an “astonishing” failure...

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East Coast supermarket chain Wegmans plans to temporarily stop using its Scan self-checkout app, introduced during the pandemic, due to theft and losses (Wall Street Journal)

East Coast supermarket chain Wegmans plans to temporarily...

Sep 20, 2022

Wall Street Journal: East Coast supermarket chain Wegmans plans to temporarily stop...

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Marketplace Pulse: funding for startups that acquire and grow third-party Amazon sellers drops to $2B+ in 2022 so far, down from $12B+ in 2021 (Financial Times)

Marketplace Pulse: funding for startups that acquire and...

Sep 20, 2022

Financial Times: Marketplace Pulse: funding for startups that acquire and grow third-party...

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Biden's comments send Covid-19 vaccine maker stocks tumbling

Biden's comments send Covid-19 vaccine maker stocks tumbling

Sep 20, 2022

US President Joe Biden's claim in a TV interview that "the pandemic is over" has...

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A look at Finland-based Crea Nova, an internet service company that hosted hate and conspiracy-filled websites, and its connections to Russia (Elina Lappalainen/Helsingin Sanomat)

A look at Finland-based Crea Nova, an internet service...

Sep 20, 2022

Elina Lappalainen / Helsingin Sanomat: A look at Finland-based Crea Nova, an internet...

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Court filing: Alameda Research plans to repay ~$128M in bitcoin and ~$70M in ether to bankrupt crypto lender Voyager and will reclaim ~$160M in collateral (Ryan Weeks/The Block)

Court filing: Alameda Research plans to repay ~$128M in...

Sep 20, 2022

Ryan Weeks / The Block: Court filing: Alameda Research plans to repay ~$128M in...

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A study by Mozilla using YouTube recommendation data from 20,000+ users and 500M+ videos finds the "dislike" and "not interested" buttons have little impact (Mia Sato/The Verge)

A study by Mozilla using YouTube recommendation data from...

Sep 20, 2022

Mia Sato / The Verge: A study by Mozilla using YouTube recommendation data from...

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Indonesia's parliament passes a personal data protection bill into law, including corporate fines and imprisonment for mishandling data, after a series of leaks (Stanley Widianto/Reuters)

Indonesia's parliament passes a personal data protection...

Sep 20, 2022

Stanley Widianto / Reuters: Indonesia's parliament passes a personal data protection...

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Crypto market maker Wintermute says hackers stole $160M from its DeFi operations but the firm remains solvent; in total, 90 assets were stolen, most worth <$1M (Tim Copeland/The Block)

Crypto market maker Wintermute says hackers stole $160M...

Sep 20, 2022

Tim Copeland / The Block: Crypto market maker Wintermute says hackers stole $160M...

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London-based Sequence, which offers APIs and other tools for pricing, billing, and related services, raised a $19M seed led by a16z (Ingrid Lunden/TechCrunch)

London-based Sequence, which offers APIs and other tools...

Sep 20, 2022

Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: London-based Sequence, which offers APIs and other tools...

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Mexico City-based used car marketplace Kavak, which is Latin America's biggest startup, raised $810M in debt financing, potentially rising to $1.2B in 2022 (Michael O'Boyle/Bloomberg)

Mexico City-based used car marketplace Kavak, which is...

Sep 20, 2022

Michael O'Boyle / Bloomberg: Mexico City-based used car marketplace Kavak, which...

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In a federal lawsuit against crypto influencer Ian Balina, the SEC claims the entire Ethereum network falls under the US government's purview (Sander Lutz/Decrypt)

In a federal lawsuit against crypto influencer Ian Balina,...

Sep 20, 2022

Sander Lutz / Decrypt: In a federal lawsuit against crypto influencer Ian Balina,...

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Apple plans to increase the price of apps and IAP on the App Store in all territories that use the euro and some Asian countries, starting October 5 (Filipe Esp&oacute;sito/9to5Mac)

Apple plans to increase the price of apps and IAP on the...

Sep 20, 2022

Filipe Espósito / 9to5Mac: Apple plans to increase the price of apps and IAP on...

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Amazon, Pfizer, Other Big U.S. Companies Pledge to Hire Refugees

Amazon, Pfizer, Other Big U.S. Companies Pledge to Hire...

Sep 20, 2022

The commitments to hire more than 20,000 refugees over the next three years are...

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Nikola CEO Tells Jurors He Worried About Exaggerations by Company Founder Trevor Milton

Nikola CEO Tells Jurors He Worried About Exaggerations...

Sep 20, 2022

Mark Russell, testifying in securities-fraud case, said he believed company was...

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Apple Readies iOS 16 Bug Fix for Next Week

Apple Readies iOS 16 Bug Fix for Next Week

Sep 20, 2022

Some people who bought Apple’s new iPhone 14 Pro are experiencing strange camera...

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Internal memo: Amazon saw the "biggest three hours for US Prime signups ever" in its first exclusive stream of Thursday Night Football (Taylor Soper/GeekWire)

Internal memo: Amazon saw the "biggest three hours for...

Sep 20, 2022

Taylor Soper / GeekWire: Internal memo: Amazon saw the “biggest three hours for...

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Apple to increase prices of apps and IAP on the App Store in all territories that use the euro and some Asian countries like Japan, starting October 5 (Filipe Esp&oacute;sito/9to5Mac)

Apple to increase prices of apps and IAP on the App Store...

Sep 20, 2022

Filipe Espósito / 9to5Mac: Apple to increase prices of apps and IAP on the App Store...

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In a federal lawsuit against crypto influencer Ian Balina, the US SEC claims the entire Ethereum network falls under the US government's purview (Sander Lutz/Decrypt)

In a federal lawsuit against crypto influencer Ian Balina,...

Sep 20, 2022

Sander Lutz / Decrypt: In a federal lawsuit against crypto influencer Ian Balina,...

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India-based DotPe, which helps businesses get online, raised a $58M Series B led by Temasek, and says it will introduce digital lending to merchants (Priyanka Iyer/Moneycontrol)

India-based DotPe, which helps businesses get online, raised...

Sep 20, 2022

Priyanka Iyer / Moneycontrol: India-based DotPe, which helps businesses get online,...

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New York and the DOJ urged a federal appeals court to reinstate an antitrust suit brought by 48 state AGs that alleged Meta schemed to "buy or bury" its rivals (Leah Nylen/Bloomberg)

New York and the DOJ urged a federal appeals court to reinstate...

Sep 20, 2022

Leah Nylen / Bloomberg: New York and the DOJ urged a federal appeals court to reinstate...

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India-based Zopper, which offers insurance infrastructure APIs to banks and other financial institutions, retailers, and mobility firms, raised a $75M Series C (Manish Singh/TechCrunch)

India-based Zopper, which offers insurance infrastructure...

Sep 20, 2022

Manish Singh / TechCrunch: India-based Zopper, which offers insurance infrastructure...

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An in-depth look at AI image-creation tools like Imagen, DALL-E 2, and Midjourney; Midjourney users are making concept art for clients and using stock art less (John Herrman/New York Magazine)

An in-depth look at AI image-creation tools like Imagen,...

Sep 20, 2022

John Herrman / New York Magazine: An in-depth look at AI image-creation tools like...

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An in-depth look at AI-generated media tools like Imagen, DALL-E 2, and Midjourney; Midjourney users are making concept art for clients and replacing stock art (John Herrman/New York Magazine)

An in-depth look at AI-generated media tools like Imagen,...

Sep 20, 2022

John Herrman / New York Magazine: An in-depth look at AI-generated media tools like...

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Google plans to launch a pilot program this week to keep political campaign emails from going to Gmail's spam folder, following pressure from GOP politicians (Ashley Gold/Axios)

Google plans to launch a pilot program this week to keep...

Sep 20, 2022

Ashley Gold / Axios: Google plans to launch a pilot program this week to keep political...

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OpenAI starts letting DALL-E 2 customers upload and edit people's faces, after first banning photos depicting real people such as celebrities and public figures (Kyle Wiggers/TechCrunch)

OpenAI starts letting DALL-E 2 customers upload and edit...

Sep 20, 2022

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: OpenAI starts letting DALL-E 2 customers upload and edit...

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OpenAI starts letting DALL-E 2 customers upload and edit people's faces, after initially banning the uploading of photos that may depict real people (Kyle Wiggers/TechCrunch)

OpenAI starts letting DALL-E 2 customers upload and edit...

Sep 20, 2022

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: OpenAI starts letting DALL-E 2 customers upload and edit...

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Two Republican judges just let Texas seize control of Twitter and Facebook

Two Republican judges just let Texas seize control of Twitter...

Sep 20, 2022

Avishek Das/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images The Fifth Circuit wants to...

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Conservative video platform Rumble, backed by Thiel, closed up 39.62% after going public via a SPAC merger at a $2.1B valuation, raising $400M (Lizette Chapman/Bloomberg)

Conservative video platform Rumble, backed by Thiel, closed...

Sep 20, 2022

Lizette Chapman / Bloomberg: Conservative video platform Rumble, backed by Thiel,...

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Google is launching a pilot program this week to keep emails from political campaigns from going to users' spam folders, following pressure from politicians (Ashley Gold/Axios)

Google is launching a pilot program this week to keep emails...

Sep 20, 2022

Ashley Gold / Axios: Google is launching a pilot program this week to keep emails...

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Peter Thiel-backed conservative video platform Rumble closed up 39.62% after going public via a SPAC merger at a $2.1B valuation, raising $400M (Lizette Chapman/Bloomberg)

Peter Thiel-backed conservative video platform Rumble closed...

Sep 19, 2022

Lizette Chapman / Bloomberg: Peter Thiel-backed conservative video platform Rumble...

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Google is launching a pilot program to keep emails from political campaigns from going to users' spam folders this week, following pressure from politicians (Ashley Gold/Axios)

Google is launching a pilot program to keep emails from...

Sep 19, 2022

Ashley Gold / Axios: Google is launching a pilot program to keep emails from political...

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Regarding last week's hack, Uber says a contractor's account was breached, the hackers are linked to Lapsus$, and exposed HackerOne bug reports were remediated (Uber Newsroom)

Regarding last week's hack, Uber says a contractor's account...

Sep 19, 2022

Uber Newsroom: Regarding last week's hack, Uber says a contractor's account was...

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Peter Thiel-backed conservative video platform Rumble is up 35%+ after going public via a SPAC merger at a $2.1B valuation, raising $400M (Lizette Chapman/Bloomberg)

Peter Thiel-backed conservative video platform Rumble is...

Sep 19, 2022

Lizette Chapman / Bloomberg: Peter Thiel-backed conservative video platform Rumble...

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Apple says a software update is coming next week to fix the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max camera shake issue in third-party apps (Benjamin Mayo/9to5Mac)

Apple says a software update is coming next week to fix...

Sep 19, 2022

Benjamin Mayo / 9to5Mac: Apple says a software update is coming next week to fix...

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Thiel-backed conservative video platform Rumble is up 37% after going public via SPAC merger at a $2.1B valuation, raising $400M (Lizette Chapman/Bloomberg)

Thiel-backed conservative video platform Rumble is up 37%...

Sep 19, 2022

Lizette Chapman / Bloomberg: Thiel-backed conservative video platform Rumble is...

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On last week's hack, Uber says a contractor's account was breached, hackers are likely linked to Lapsus$, and exposed HackerOne bug reports have been remediated (Uber Newsroom)

On last week's hack, Uber says a contractor's account was...

Sep 19, 2022

Uber Newsroom: On last week's hack, Uber says a contractor's account was breached,...

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The creator of Kiwi Farms, known for hosting targeted harassment campaigns, says the forum site was hacked and users' email and IP address data is compromised (Dan Goodin/Ars Technica)

The creator of Kiwi Farms, known for hosting targeted harassment...

Sep 19, 2022

Dan Goodin / Ars Technica: The creator of Kiwi Farms, known for hosting targeted...

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Closed captions on videos are used widely by people under 40 years old, going beyond accessibility and translation to improve understanding and aid multitasking (Cordilia James/Wall Street Journal)

Closed captions on videos are used widely by people under...

Sep 19, 2022

Cordilia James / Wall Street Journal: Closed captions on videos are used widely...

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Seattle-based Swiftly, which makes grocery store retail software and branded apps, raised a $100M Series C at a $1B+ valuation, after a $100M Series B in March (Tony Lystra/GeekWire)

Seattle-based Swiftly, which makes grocery store retail...

Sep 19, 2022

Tony Lystra / GeekWire: Seattle-based Swiftly, which makes grocery store retail...

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Meme-Stock Traders Embrace Avaya Despite Some Fears

Meme-Stock Traders Embrace Avaya Despite Some Fears

Sep 19, 2022

Online traders follow activist investor “The King” and drive big gains in the company’s...

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Wegmans Stops Using Self-Checkout App After Suffering Losses

Wegmans Stops Using Self-Checkout App After Suffering Losses

Sep 19, 2022

Wegmans was one of many grocery stores that started using self-checkout technology...

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Hackers Leaked 'Grand Theft Auto' Footage, Rockstar Games Says

Hackers Leaked 'Grand Theft Auto' Footage, Rockstar Games...

Sep 19, 2022

Take-Two, the videogame firm’s parent, discloses an unauthorized third party illegally...

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Seattle-based Swiftly, which offers branded apps and retail software to grocery stores, raised a $100M Series C at a $1B+ valuation after raising $100M in March (Tony Lystra/GeekWire)

Seattle-based Swiftly, which offers branded apps and retail...

Sep 19, 2022

Tony Lystra / GeekWire: Seattle-based Swiftly, which offers branded apps and retail...

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A teardown of the iPhone 14 reveals an updated metal midframe, allowing access from the front and back, which should make repairs easier (Kyle Wiens/iFixit News)

A teardown of the iPhone 14 reveals an updated metal midframe,...

Sep 19, 2022

Kyle Wiens / iFixit News: A teardown of the iPhone 14 reveals an updated metal midframe,...

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Closed captions on videos are used widely among under 40s, going beyond accessibility and translation to improve understanding and aid multitasking (Cordilia James/Wall Street Journal)

Closed captions on videos are used widely among under 40s,...

Sep 19, 2022

Cordilia James / Wall Street Journal: Closed captions on videos are used widely...

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Rockstar confirms a "network intrusion" by "an unauthorized third party", leading to the GTA VI leak, and development of the game will continue "as planned" (Andy Robinson/Video Games Chronicle)

Rockstar confirms a "network intrusion" by "an unauthorized...

Sep 19, 2022

Andy Robinson / Video Games Chronicle: Rockstar confirms a “network intrusion” by...

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Instacart announces its Connected Stores ecosystem, including a smart Caper Cart that lets shoppers self-checkout by detecting items placed inside it (Umar Shakir/The Verge)

Instacart announces its Connected Stores ecosystem, including...

Sep 19, 2022

Umar Shakir / The Verge: Instacart announces its Connected Stores ecosystem, including...

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Rockstar confirms it suffered a "network intrusion" by "an unauthorized third party", leading to the GTA VI leak (Andy Robinson/Video Games Chronicle)

Rockstar confirms it suffered a "network intrusion" by...

Sep 19, 2022

Andy Robinson / Video Games Chronicle: Rockstar confirms it suffered a “network...

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Pan-African crypto exchange Yellow Card raised a $40M Series B led by Polychain Capital, following a $15M Series A in September 2021 (Brandy Betz/CoinDesk)

Pan-African crypto exchange Yellow Card raised a $40M Series...

Sep 19, 2022

Brandy Betz / CoinDesk: Pan-African crypto exchange Yellow Card raised a $40M Series...

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Sources: India's government and central bank have asked Google to help curb illegal digital lending apps several times in recent months (Reuters)

Sources: India's government and central bank have asked...

Sep 19, 2022

Reuters: Sources: India's government and central bank have asked Google to help...

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Sources: Instacart plans to mostly sell employees' stock during its IPO to help staff cash out, issuing a small number of shares and limiting the amount raised (Wall Street Journal)

Sources: Instacart plans to mostly sell employees' stock...

Sep 19, 2022

Wall Street Journal: Sources: Instacart plans to mostly sell employees' stock during...

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Sources: the Pentagon plans to audit how it conducts online clandestine information warfare after Meta, Twitter, and others removed pro-US operations (Ellen Nakashima/Washington Post)

Sources: the Pentagon plans to audit how it conducts online...

Sep 19, 2022

Ellen Nakashima / Washington Post: Sources: the Pentagon plans to audit how it conducts...

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A profile of China-born, US-educated academic Li Zexiang, an angel investor in 60+ Chinese tech startups collectively worth almost $12B, including DJI (Jane Zhang/Bloomberg)

A profile of China-born, US-educated academic Li Zexiang,...

Sep 19, 2022

Jane Zhang / Bloomberg: A profile of China-born, US-educated academic Li Zexiang,...

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Tiffany, Pomellato, and other luxury brands are creating and marketing NFTs to reach young potential consumers in China, despite the country banning NFT trading (Yaling Jiang/South China Morning Post)

Tiffany, Pomellato, and other luxury brands are creating...

Sep 19, 2022

Yaling Jiang / South China Morning Post: Tiffany, Pomellato, and other luxury brands...

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Sources detail Apple's dilemma over releasing Civil War drama Emancipation starring Will Smith, which cost $120M and wrapped earlier in 2022, after the slap (Nicole Sperling/New York Times)

Sources detail Apple's dilemma over releasing Civil War...

Sep 19, 2022

Nicole Sperling / New York Times: Sources detail Apple's dilemma over releasing...

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IFR data: Chinese factories installed 243K+ robots in 2021, up 45% YoY and around 50% of the global total, adapting to a changing workforce and rising wages (Jason Douglas/Wall Street Journal)

IFR data: Chinese factories installed 243K+ robots in 2021,...

Sep 19, 2022

Jason Douglas / Wall Street Journal: IFR data: Chinese factories installed 243K+...

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The UK's Financial Conduct Authority warns consumers against FTX, saying the exchange is not authorized, following a similar warning about Binance in 2021 (Joshua Oliver/Financial Times)

The UK's Financial Conduct Authority warns consumers against...

Sep 19, 2022

Joshua Oliver / Financial Times: The UK's Financial Conduct Authority warns consumers...

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Swedish last-mile delivery startups Instabox and Budbee plan to merge and create Instabee, valued at ~$1.66B (Rafaela Lindeberg/Bloomberg)

Swedish last-mile delivery startups Instabox and Budbee...

Sep 19, 2022

Rafaela Lindeberg / Bloomberg: Swedish last-mile delivery startups Instabox and...

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Former App Association staff describe Apple's large influence despite not being a member; the developer group confirms Apple provides 50%+ of its $9M funding (Emily Birnbaum/Bloomberg)

Former App Association staff describe Apple's large influence...

Sep 19, 2022

Emily Birnbaum / Bloomberg: Former App Association staff describe Apple's large...

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Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi testifies in ex-CSO Joe Sullivan's trial that he fired Sullivan in 2017 because he "could not trust his judgment anymore" (Cade Metz/New York Times)

Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi testifies in ex-CSO Joe Sullivan's...

Sep 19, 2022

Cade Metz / New York Times: Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi testifies in ex-CSO Joe Sullivan's...

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South Korean prosecutors ask Interpol to issue a red notice for Do Kwon and the government to revoke his passport; Kwon denies being "on the run" (Song Jung-a/Financial Times)

South Korean prosecutors ask Interpol to issue a red notice...

Sep 19, 2022

Song Jung-a / Financial Times: South Korean prosecutors ask Interpol to issue a...

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FCC filing and B&H product page detail a Google Nest Wi-Fi router, expected at Google's Oct. 6 event, using the 6E Wi-Fi standard for better network performance (Abner Li/9to5Google)

FCC filing and B&H product page detail a Google Nest Wi-Fi...

Sep 19, 2022

Abner Li / 9to5Google: FCC filing and B&H product page detail a Google Nest Wi-Fi...

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iPhone 14 Pro owners are reporting that the camera physically shakes when taking photos or video in apps including TikTok, Snapchat, and Instagram (Chance Miller/9to5Mac)

iPhone 14 Pro owners are reporting that the camera physically...

Sep 19, 2022

Chance Miller / 9to5Mac: iPhone 14 Pro owners are reporting that the camera physically...

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Artists say they risk losing income as people use their names as distinctive style prompts in text-to-image AI art generators for commercial purposes (Melissa Heikkil&auml;/MIT Technology Review)

Artists say they risk losing income as people use their...

Sep 19, 2022

Melissa Heikkilä / MIT Technology Review: Artists say they risk losing income as...

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How Russia's IRA troll factories tweeted a torrent of fabricated narratives against the US Women's March and its leaders for 18 months, fracturing the movement (Ellen Barry/New York Times)

How Russia's IRA troll factories tweeted a torrent of fabricated...

Sep 19, 2022

Ellen Barry / New York Times: How Russia's IRA troll factories tweeted a torrent...

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A GTAForums user uploads 90 gameplay videos of Rockstar's upcoming GTA VI, claiming they were behind last week's Uber hack and may leak GTA V and VI source code (Tom Warren/The Verge)

A GTAForums user uploads 90 gameplay videos of Rockstar's...

Sep 19, 2022

Tom Warren / The Verge: A GTAForums user uploads 90 gameplay videos of Rockstar's...

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How Russian troll farm IRA tweeted a torrent of contrived grievances and smears against the leaders of the US Women's March for 18+ months to split the movement (Ellen Barry/New York Times)

How Russian troll farm IRA tweeted a torrent of contrived...

Sep 19, 2022

Ellen Barry / New York Times: How Russian troll farm IRA tweeted a torrent of contrived...

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China Steps Up Robotics Push as Workforce Shrinks

China Steps Up Robotics Push as Workforce Shrinks

Sep 18, 2022

China installed almost as many robots in its factories last year as the rest of...

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Electric Vehicles Took Off. Car Makers Weren't Ready.

Electric Vehicles Took Off. Car Makers Weren't Ready.

Sep 18, 2022

More buyers are lining up for EVs, catching car companies flat-footed and triggering...

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Over 90 gameplay videos from Rockstar's GTA VI leak online; the uploader claims they were behind last week's Uber hack and have GTA V and VI source code (Tom Warren/The Verge)

Over 90 gameplay videos from Rockstar's GTA VI leak online;...

Sep 18, 2022

Tom Warren / The Verge: Over 90 gameplay videos from Rockstar's GTA VI leak online;...

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Why Adobe Wants Figma and Why Some Investors Are Worried

Why Adobe Wants Figma and Why Some Investors Are Worried

Sep 18, 2022

The $20 billion price tag is spooking investors and raising questions among analysts,...

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Why Adobe Wanted Figma and Why Some Investors Are Worried

Why Adobe Wanted Figma and Why Some Investors Are Worried

Sep 18, 2022

The $20 billion price tag is spooking investors and raising questions among analysts,...

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A look at the mounting challenges for Lingang, a Shanghai suburb meant to be China's next Silicon Valley, amid an economic slowdown and geopolitical tensions (Bloomberg)

A look at the mounting challenges for Lingang, a Shanghai...

Sep 18, 2022

Bloomberg: A look at the mounting challenges for Lingang, a Shanghai suburb meant...

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An in-depth look at a 2019 cyberstalking campaign by eBay employees against two critics who are now suing the company, its former CEO, and others for harassment (David Streitfeld/New York Times)

An in-depth look at a 2019 cyberstalking campaign by eBay...

Sep 18, 2022

David Streitfeld / New York Times: An in-depth look at a 2019 cyberstalking campaign...

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Despite a talent shortage, startups in the Chinese chip sector are cutting back on hiring plans due to the deteriorating macro environment and a funding crunch (Qianer Liu/Financial Times)

Despite a talent shortage, startups in the Chinese chip...

Sep 18, 2022

Qianer Liu / Financial Times: Despite a talent shortage, startups in the Chinese...

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The DHS has awarded a ~$700K grant to researchers to develop best practices and resources for monitoring and evaluating extremist activities in game communities (Matthew Gault/VICE)

The DHS has awarded a ~$700K grant to researchers to develop...

Sep 18, 2022

Matthew Gault / VICE: The DHS has awarded a ~$700K grant to researchers to develop...

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A look at antitrust concerns for Adobe's $20B Figma acquisition, including whether the deal could eliminate competition and harm consumers by reducing choices (Biz Carson/Protocol)

A look at antitrust concerns for Adobe's $20B Figma acquisition,...

Sep 18, 2022

Biz Carson / Protocol: A look at antitrust concerns for Adobe's $20B Figma acquisition,...

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Many crypto miners are shutting off rigs and plan to sell their GPUs, as GPU-based mining for most cryptocurrencies becomes unprofitable after Ethereum's Merge (Michael Kan/PCMag)

Many crypto miners are shutting off rigs and plan to sell...

Sep 18, 2022

Michael Kan / PCMag: Many crypto miners are shutting off rigs and plan to sell their...

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Singapore-based cloud HR management service Atlas Technology raised a Series B of up to $200M from Sixth Street Growth, after raising $20M in 2020 (Maria Deutscher/SiliconANGLE)

Singapore-based cloud HR management service Atlas Technology...

Sep 18, 2022

Maria Deutscher / SiliconANGLE: Singapore-based cloud HR management service Atlas...

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A Vietnamese couple says they wiped some of Intercontinental Hotels Group's data, accessed using the password Qwerty1234, after a failed ransomware attack (Joe Tidy/BBC)

A Vietnamese couple says they wiped some of Intercontinental...

Sep 18, 2022

Joe Tidy / BBC: A Vietnamese couple says they wiped some of Intercontinental Hotels...

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A profile of Figma founder Dylan Field, who will become the wealthiest person from the Thiel Fellowship by far, as PitchBook estimates his stake is worth $2B+ (Bloomberg)

A profile of Figma founder Dylan Field, who will become...

Sep 17, 2022

Bloomberg: A profile of Figma founder Dylan Field, who will become the wealthiest...

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Shopify changes its compensation practices to let employees choose a mix of cash, restricted stock units, and stock options; Shopify's stock is down 73% in 2022 (Stefanie Marotta/Bloomberg)

Shopify changes its compensation practices to let employees...

Sep 17, 2022

Stefanie Marotta / Bloomberg: Shopify changes its compensation practices to let...

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How neural network chess engines redefined the game's creativity, leading some top players to use deception, misdirection, and other psychological techniques (Matteo Wong/The Atlantic)

How neural network chess engines redefined the game's creativity,...

Sep 17, 2022

Matteo Wong / The Atlantic: How neural network chess engines redefined the game's...

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Climbing Interest Rates Fuel Stablecoin War as Binance Moves on Rivals

Climbing Interest Rates Fuel Stablecoin War as Binance...

Sep 17, 2022

The world’s largest crypto exchange will automatically convert users’ deposits of...

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How neural engines redefined creativity in chess, leading to some top players engaging in deception, misdirection, and other psychological techniques (Matteo Wong/The Atlantic)

How neural engines redefined creativity in chess, leading...

Sep 17, 2022

Matteo Wong / The Atlantic: How neural engines redefined creativity in chess, leading...

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How chess engines redefined creativity in chess, forcing some top players to engage in deception, misdirection, and other psychological techniques (Matteo Wong/The Atlantic)

How chess engines redefined creativity in chess, forcing...

Sep 17, 2022

Matteo Wong / The Atlantic: How chess engines redefined creativity in chess, forcing...

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The Man Who Wants to Change How We Buy Cars

The Man Who Wants to Change How We Buy Cars

Sep 17, 2022

Only automobile dealerships can sell you a car in many states. Electric-vehicle...

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Why Do All These 20-Somethings Have Closed Captions Turned On?

Why Do All These 20-Somethings Have Closed Captions Turned...

Sep 17, 2022

As automatic captioning on TikTok and creative audio descriptions on Netflix go...

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Shopify changes its compensation practices to let staff choose a mix of cash, restricted stock units, and stock options; Shopify stock is down 75% in 2022 (Stefanie Marotta/Bloomberg)

Shopify changes its compensation practices to let staff...

Sep 17, 2022

Stefanie Marotta / Bloomberg: Shopify changes its compensation practices to let...

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Unsealed court docs in a privacy user profiling suit against Meta show that apps from Zynga, Yahoo, and others had extensive access to users' friends' data (Natasha Lomas/TechCrunch)

Unsealed court docs in a privacy user profiling suit against...

Sep 17, 2022

Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch: Unsealed court docs in a privacy user profiling suit...

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Sources: BeReal is exploring adding paid features to avoid advertising; the app now has 15M DAUs, up from 10K in March 2021, and is now valued at ~$600M (Financial Times)

Sources: BeReal is exploring adding paid features to avoid...

Sep 17, 2022

Financial Times: Sources: BeReal is exploring adding paid features to avoid advertising;...

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Some experts say targeted ads on streaming services could be crucial in the 2022 US midterms, as others worry the ads evade federal regulation and oversight (Natasha Singer/New York Times)

Some experts say targeted ads on streaming services could...

Sep 17, 2022

Natasha Singer / New York Times: Some experts say targeted ads on streaming services...

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After Ethereum's Merge, a look at four more upgrades to the network that are under active development, called The Surge, The Verge, The Purge, and The Splurge (Sidhartha Shukla/Bloomberg)

After Ethereum's Merge, a look at four more upgrades to...

Sep 17, 2022

Sidhartha Shukla / Bloomberg: After Ethereum's Merge, a look at four more upgrades...

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Adobe's $20B Figma deal is worth it because Figma's $400M ARR, independent of margin, was continuing to double and creating pricing pressure on Adobe (Hunter Walk)

Adobe's $20B Figma deal is worth it because Figma's $400M...

Sep 17, 2022

Hunter Walk: Adobe's $20B Figma deal is worth it because Figma's $400M ARR, independent...

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Meta's stock has lost 61% of its value in the past 12 months, by far the biggest slide among Big Tech stocks and more than 2x the drop in the Nasdaq Composite (Jonathan Vanian/CNBC)

Meta's stock has lost 61% of its value in the past 12 months,...

Sep 17, 2022

Jonathan Vanian / CNBC: Meta's stock has lost 61% of its value in the past 12 months,...

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Appeals Court Upholds Texas Law Regulating Social-Media Platforms

Appeals Court Upholds Texas Law Regulating Social-Media...

Sep 17, 2022

A federal appeals court upheld the state law that seeks to prohibit platforms such...

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More Bosses Are Spying on Quiet Quitters. It Could Backfire.

More Bosses Are Spying on Quiet Quitters. It Could Backfire.

Sep 17, 2022

The tools companies use to monitor their employees may not increase productivity

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The 5th Circuit federal court's ruling to uphold the Texas social media content moderation law is based on a misrepresentation of how Section 230 actually works (Mike Masnick/Techdirt)

The 5th Circuit federal court's ruling to uphold the Texas...

Sep 17, 2022

Mike Masnick / Techdirt: The 5th Circuit federal court's ruling to uphold the Texas...

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An interview with AI pioneers Geoffrey Hinton, Yann LeCun, and Fei-Fei Li on deep learning's progress since 2012's groundbreaking ImageNet database research (Sharon Goldman/VentureBeat)

An interview with AI pioneers Geoffrey Hinton, Yann LeCun,...

Sep 17, 2022

Sharon Goldman / VentureBeat: An interview with AI pioneers Geoffrey Hinton, Yann...

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Filing: Starboard Value has built a 9% stake in Wix, which has been struggling with losses since Q4 2021 and has adopted a three-year cost-cutting program (Svea Herbst-Bayliss/Reuters)

Filing: Starboard Value has built a 9% stake in Wix, which...

Sep 17, 2022

Svea Herbst-Bayliss / Reuters: Filing: Starboard Value has built a 9% stake in Wix,...

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EVGA stops making video cards, citing conflicts with Nvidia and ending a partnership started in 1999; Nvidia's GeForce reportedly makes up 80% of EVGA's revenue (Andrew Cunningham/Ars Technica)

EVGA stops making video cards, citing conflicts with Nvidia...

Sep 17, 2022

Andrew Cunningham / Ars Technica: EVGA stops making video cards, citing conflicts...

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Uber Hack Shows Security Is Tech's Achilles' Heel

Uber Hack Shows Security Is Tech's Achilles' Heel

Sep 17, 2022

Companies that have access to the best talent and tools are vulnerable to repeated...

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A US federal appeals court upholds the Texas social media content moderation law, lifting an injunction that blocked it and remanding it back to the lower court (Joe Schneider/Bloomberg)

A US federal appeals court upholds the Texas social media...

Sep 17, 2022

Joe Schneider / Bloomberg: A US federal appeals court upholds the Texas social media...

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A federal appeals court upholds the Texas social media content moderation law, lifting an injunction that blocked it and remanding it back to the lower court (Joe Schneider/Bloomberg)

A federal appeals court upholds the Texas social media...

Sep 17, 2022

Joe Schneider / Bloomberg: A federal appeals court upholds the Texas social media...

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The European Central Bank selects Amazon, the European Payments Initiative, CaixaBank, Worldline, and Nexi to prototype digital euro user interfaces by Q1 2023 (Sandali Handagama/CoinDesk)

The European Central Bank selects Amazon, the European...

Sep 17, 2022

Sandali Handagama / CoinDesk: The European Central Bank selects Amazon, the European...

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LastPass says a hacker had access to its systems for four days in August 2022 but there is no evidence they accessed customer data or encrypted password vaults (Sergiu Gatlan/BleepingComputer)

LastPass says a hacker had access to its systems for four...

Sep 16, 2022

Sergiu Gatlan / BleepingComputer: LastPass says a hacker had access to its systems...

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LastPass says hackers had access to its systems for four days in August but there is no evidence customer data or encrypted password vaults were breached (Sergiu Gatlan/BleepingComputer)

LastPass says hackers had access to its systems for four...

Sep 16, 2022

Sergiu Gatlan / BleepingComputer: LastPass says hackers had access to its systems...

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Sources: due to an accounting bug, Binance erroneously disbursed ~4.8M of Helium's HNT tokens, worth ~$19M, to some of its users, many of whom quickly sold them (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Sources: due to an accounting bug, Binance erroneously...

Sep 16, 2022

Danny Nelson / CoinDesk: Sources: due to an accounting bug, Binance erroneously...

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Uber says there is "no evidence" the hacker accessed sensitive user info, like trip histories, during the breach and that all its products are now "operational" (Andrew J. Hawkins/The Verge)

Uber says there is "no evidence" the hacker accessed sensitive...

Sep 16, 2022

Andrew J. Hawkins / The Verge: Uber says there is “no evidence” the hacker accessed...

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Sources: due to an accounting bug, Binance erroneously disbursed ~4.8M of Helium's HNT tokens, worth ~$19M, to some users, many of whom sold them for profit (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Sources: due to an accounting bug, Binance erroneously...

Sep 16, 2022

Danny Nelson / CoinDesk: Sources: due to an accounting bug, Binance erroneously...

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Uber Says Security Breach Didn't Access Sensitive User Data

Uber Says Security Breach Didn't Access Sensitive User...

Sep 16, 2022

The ride-hailing giant adds its services are operational and internal tools are...

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Parler restructures as Parlement Technologies after raising a $16M Series B and acquires Dynascale to offer "uncancelable" cloud services for online businesses (Makena Kelly/The Verge)

Parler restructures as Parlement Technologies after raising...

Sep 16, 2022

Makena Kelly / The Verge: Parler restructures as Parlement Technologies after raising...

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Uber says there is no evidence that sensitive user info, like trip histories, was accessed during the breach, and all of its products are currently operational (Andrew J. Hawkins/The Verge)

Uber says there is no evidence that sensitive user info,...

Sep 16, 2022

Andrew J. Hawkins / The Verge: Uber says there is no evidence that sensitive user...

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Intel says the company plans to replace its Pentium and Celeron brands, debuted in 1993 and 1998, with Intel Processor, starting with notebooks in 2023 (Abner Li/9to5Google)

Intel says the company plans to replace its Pentium and...

Sep 16, 2022

Abner Li / 9to5Google: Intel says the company plans to replace its Pentium and Celeron...

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Parler restructures as Parlement Technologies after a raising $16M Series B, buys the private cloud company Dynascale to provide "uncancelable" cloud services (Makena Kelly/The Verge)

Parler restructures as Parlement Technologies after a raising...

Sep 16, 2022

Makena Kelly / The Verge: Parler restructures as Parlement Technologies after a...

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Intel says it will replace the Pentium and Celeron brands with Intel Processor, starting with notebooks in 2023 (Abner Li/9to5Google)

Intel says it will replace the Pentium and Celeron brands...

Sep 16, 2022

Abner Li / 9to5Google: Intel says it will replace the Pentium and Celeron brands...

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Uber Investigates Breach After Hacker Claims Widespread Access

Uber Investigates Breach After Hacker Claims Widespread...

Sep 16, 2022

The ride-hailing company is responding to a cybersecurity breach after a hacker...

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Vectra: Microsoft Teams stores authentication tokens in unencrypted plaintext mode; Microsoft has no plans for a fix, since an exploit requires network access (Steve Dent/Engadget)

Vectra: Microsoft Teams stores authentication tokens in...

Sep 16, 2022

Steve Dent / Engadget: Vectra: Microsoft Teams stores authentication tokens in unencrypted...

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The White House releases a "comprehensive framework" for crypto regulation, outlining the recommendations of various federal agencies after six months of study (Tim Hakki/Decrypt)

The White House releases a "comprehensive framework" for...

Sep 16, 2022

Tim Hakki / Decrypt: The White House releases a “comprehensive framework” for crypto...

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Ryan Breslow, who stepped down as Bolt Financial CEO in January, launches Love, a DAO to fund clinical trials in alternate medicine, with $7.5M in funding (Steven Bertoni/Forbes)

Ryan Breslow, who stepped down as Bolt Financial CEO in...

Sep 16, 2022

Steven Bertoni / Forbes: Ryan Breslow, who stepped down as Bolt Financial CEO in...

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A Firm without its queen: How the Royal Family runs its finances

A Firm without its queen: How the Royal Family runs its...

Sep 16, 2022

As the UK mourns the death of Queen Elizabeth II, we delve into the finances of...

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How Covid has changed the workplace and what it means for women

How Covid has changed the workplace and what it means for...

Sep 16, 2022

As we emerge from the pandemic, the workplace has irrevocably changed. But what...

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The Ivy League Dropout Who Just Sold His Firm for $20 Billion

The Ivy League Dropout Who Just Sold His Firm for $20 Billion

Sep 16, 2022

Dylan Field, the 30-year-old co-founder of Figma, has turned a high-school interest...

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Parler Revamps, Focuses on 'Uncancellable Economy'

Parler Revamps, Focuses on 'Uncancellable Economy'

Sep 16, 2022

A new parent is created as the company raises money and buys a cloud firm to keep...

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General Atlantic to buy out SoftBank's entire 15% stake in game-based online learning service Kahoot for about $152M; SoftBank spent $215M+ for the stake (Ingrid Lunden/TechCrunch)

General Atlantic to buy out SoftBank's entire 15% stake...

Sep 16, 2022

Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: General Atlantic to buy out SoftBank's entire 15% stake...

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US DOJ forms the Digital Asset Coordinators Network with 150+ federal prosecutors across the country to target illegal activities involving digital currencies (Dustin Volz/Wall Street Journal)

US DOJ forms the Digital Asset Coordinators Network with...

Sep 16, 2022

Dustin Volz / Wall Street Journal: US DOJ forms the Digital Asset Coordinators Network...

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Sources: UK's new PM Liz Truss is planning a last-ditch bid to persuade SoftBank to list Arm in London, pushing for talks after the Queen's mourning period (Financial Times)

Sources: UK's new PM Liz Truss is planning a last-ditch...

Sep 16, 2022

Financial Times: Sources: UK's new PM Liz Truss is planning a last-ditch bid to...

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Over 1,000 flights cancelled as French air traffic controllers go on strike

Over 1,000 flights cancelled as French air traffic controllers...

Sep 16, 2022

Travellers face a difficult day after the largest union of air traffic controllers...

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Former TikTok and ByteDance staff say TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew's power is limited, with ByteDance's founder and other executives making most decisions (New York Times)

Former TikTok and ByteDance staff say TikTok CEO Shou Zi...

Sep 16, 2022

New York Times: Former TikTok and ByteDance staff say TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew's...

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The Uber hacker, who reportedly claims to be 18 years old, says they had breached the company for fun and might leak its source code "in a few months" (Washington Post)

The Uber hacker, who reportedly claims to be 18 years old,...

Sep 16, 2022

Washington Post: The Uber hacker, who reportedly claims to be 18 years old, says...

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Investor memo: ByteDance will spend up to $3B to repurchase shares in the next two to three months, in a deal that values the company at around $300B (Reuters)

Investor memo: ByteDance will spend up to $3B to repurchase...

Sep 16, 2022

Reuters: Investor memo: ByteDance will spend up to $3B to repurchase shares in the...

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Security engineer says Uber hacker had access to its HackerOne bug bounty program; source: the hacker downloaded all vulnerability reports before losing access (Lawrence Abrams/BleepingComputer)

Security engineer says Uber hacker had access to its HackerOne...

Sep 16, 2022

Lawrence Abrams / BleepingComputer: Security engineer says Uber hacker had access...

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Leaked audio: YouTube will lower the barriers to entry for its partner program and bring ads to Shorts, paying creators 45% of ad money vs. 55% for YouTube ads (Nico Grant/New York Times)

Leaked audio: YouTube will lower the barriers to entry...

Sep 16, 2022

Nico Grant / New York Times: Leaked audio: YouTube will lower the barriers to entry...

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Russian energy exports in spotlight at Uzbekistan summit

Russian energy exports in spotlight at Uzbekistan summit

Sep 16, 2022

Business ties are high on the agenda at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in...

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Uber Responds to Breach After Hacker Claims Widespread Access

Uber Responds to Breach After Hacker Claims Widespread...

Sep 16, 2022

Uber Technologies is responding to a cybersecurity breach after a hacker claimed...

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At a WH summit, tech companies, including YouTube, Twitch, Microsoft, and Meta, announce new policies and tools to combat the spread of extremism on their sites (Cat Zakrzewski/Washington Post)

At a WH summit, tech companies, including YouTube, Twitch,...

Sep 16, 2022

Cat Zakrzewski / Washington Post: At a WH summit, tech companies, including YouTube,...

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Large floods in Bengaluru have ignited a debate over the city's future as India's tech hub, amid a lack of infrastructure, poor urban planning, and traffic woes (The Economic Times)

Large floods in Bengaluru have ignited a debate over the...

Sep 16, 2022

The Economic Times: Large floods in Bengaluru have ignited a debate over the city's...

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South Korea's trade ministry data shows its DRAM chip exports fell 24.7% YoY in August 2022, the biggest drop since 2019, indicating a deepening slump in demand (Sam Kim/Bloomberg)

South Korea's trade ministry data shows its DRAM chip exports...

Sep 16, 2022

Sam Kim / Bloomberg: South Korea's trade ministry data shows its DRAM chip exports...