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Sources: Google signed News Showcase deals with Bloomberg Media and The Texas Tribune, but the feature is late to launch as other US outlets balk at the terms (Wall Street Journal)

Sources: Google signed News Showcase deals with Bloomberg...

Sep 8, 2022

Wall Street Journal: Sources: Google signed News Showcase deals with Bloomberg Media...

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After India's TikTok ban, Meta and Google are battling for the lead in the country's short-video app economy that could generate up to $19B in sales by 2030 (Bloomberg)

After India's TikTok ban, Meta and Google are battling...

Sep 8, 2022

Bloomberg: After India's TikTok ban, Meta and Google are battling for the lead in...

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Laurene Powell Jobs, Jony Ive, and Tim Cook team up to launch the Steve Jobs Archive, which features emails, videos, and historical materials related to Jobs (Filipe Espósito/9to5Mac)

Laurene Powell Jobs, Jony Ive, and Tim Cook team up to...

Sep 8, 2022

Filipe Espósito / 9to5Mac: Laurene Powell Jobs, Jony Ive, and Tim Cook team up to...

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Berlin-based Latana, which offers brand tracking and consumer insights tools, raised a €36M Series B led by Oxx, with participation from Balderton and Kreos (Megha Paul/Tech.eu)

Berlin-based Latana, which offers brand tracking and consumer...

Sep 8, 2022

Megha Paul / Tech.eu: Berlin-based Latana, which offers brand tracking and consumer...

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Apple partners with satellite company Globalstar on Emergency SOS, agreeing to pay 95% of the approved capital expenditure to deploy new Globalstar satellites (Reuters)

Apple partners with satellite company Globalstar on Emergency...

Sep 8, 2022

Reuters: Apple partners with satellite company Globalstar on Emergency SOS, agreeing...

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NBA and NBPA partner with Sorare, which makes NFT-based sports games and claims to have 2M users, to launch a digital collectibles-based fantasy basketball game (Jamie Crawley/CoinDesk)

NBA and NBPA partner with Sorare, which makes NFT-based...

Sep 8, 2022

Jamie Crawley / CoinDesk: NBA and NBPA partner with Sorare, which makes NFT-based...

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CommerceHub, which connects retailers and brands with suppliers, agrees to acquire and take private e-commerce software provider ChannelAdvisor in a ~$660M deal (Colin Kellaher/MarketWatch)

CommerceHub, which connects retailers and brands with suppliers,...

Sep 8, 2022

Colin Kellaher / MarketWatch: CommerceHub, which connects retailers and brands with...

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NYC-based Hebbia, a startup founded by Stanford AI researchers to develop AI-powered search tools, has raised a $30M Series A led by Index Ventures (Kyle Wiggers/TechCrunch)

NYC-based Hebbia, a startup founded by Stanford AI researchers...

Sep 8, 2022

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: NYC-based Hebbia, a startup founded by Stanford AI researchers...

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Former Disney CEO Bob Iger says the company found that "a substantial portion" of Twitter's users "were not real" when Disney considered buying Twitter in 2016 (Peter Kafka/Vox)

Former Disney CEO Bob Iger says the company found that...

Sep 8, 2022

Peter Kafka / Vox: Former Disney CEO Bob Iger says the company found that “a substantial...

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Snap CEO Evan Spiegel isn’t ready to sell his company

Snap CEO Evan Spiegel isn’t ready to sell his company

Sep 8, 2022

Snap CEO Evan Spiegel. | Snap Inc/Getty Images for Snap Inc “I believe we’re far...

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Former Disney CEO Bob Iger says the company found that "a substantial portion" of Twitter's users were "not real", when Disney considered buying Twitter in 2016 (Peter Kafka/Vox)

Former Disney CEO Bob Iger says the company found that...

Sep 8, 2022

Peter Kafka / Vox: Former Disney CEO Bob Iger says the company found that “a substantial...

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Why Disney didn’t buy Twitter

Why Disney didn’t buy Twitter

Sep 8, 2022

Former Disney CEO Bob Iger with a friend. | VCG/Getty Images Bots were fine. Nastiness...

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Despite the recent downturn in the cryptocurrency market, Y Combinator's Summer 2022 batch has 30 crypto startups, up from 25 in its Winter 2022 batch (TechCrunch)

Despite the recent downturn in the cryptocurrency market,...

Sep 8, 2022

TechCrunch: Despite the recent downturn in the cryptocurrency market, Y Combinator's...

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Apple updates AppleCare+ with "unlimited repairs for accidental damage protection", up from the previous limit of two repairs per year, subject to service fees (Juli Clover/MacRumors)

Apple updates AppleCare+ with "unlimited repairs for accidental...

Sep 8, 2022

Juli Clover / MacRumors: Apple updates AppleCare+ with “unlimited repairs for accidental...

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Hebbia, a startup founded by Stanford AI researchers that's developing AI-powered search tools, has raised a $30M Series A led by Index Ventures (Kyle Wiggers/TechCrunch)

Hebbia, a startup founded by Stanford AI researchers that's...

Sep 8, 2022

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: Hebbia, a startup founded by Stanford AI researchers...

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GameStop partners with FTX on "e-commerce and online marketing initiatives" in the US and reports a Q2 net loss of $108.7M, up from $61.6M YoY; stock up 10%+ (Melissa Repko/CNBC)

GameStop partners with FTX on "e-commerce and online marketing...

Sep 8, 2022

Melissa Repko / CNBC: GameStop partners with FTX on “e-commerce and online marketing...

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EU proposes Russian gas price cap, windfall tax

EU proposes Russian gas price cap, windfall tax

Sep 8, 2022

The European Union is proposing a cap on the price of Russian natural gas, despite...

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Amazon's Andy Jassy has no plan to force employees to return to the office, will "proceed adaptively as we learn", and says most have returned for some weekdays (Annie Palmer/CNBC)

Amazon's Andy Jassy has no plan to force employees to return...

Sep 8, 2022

Annie Palmer / CNBC: Amazon's Andy Jassy has no plan to force employees to return...

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Apple updates AppleCare+ with "unlimited repairs for accidental damage protection", up from the previous limit of two repairs per year (Juli Clover/MacRumors)

Apple updates AppleCare+ with "unlimited repairs for accidental...

Sep 8, 2022

Juli Clover / MacRumors: Apple updates AppleCare+ with “unlimited repairs for accidental...

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UK Prime Minister Liz Truss confirms she wants to dilute the draft Online Safety Bill, focusing on protecting minors while making sure free speech is allowed (Financial Times)

UK Prime Minister Liz Truss confirms she wants to dilute...

Sep 7, 2022

Financial Times: UK Prime Minister Liz Truss confirms she wants to dilute the draft...

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Amazon’s CEO still isn’t accepting the historic Staten Island union victory

Amazon’s CEO still isn’t accepting the historic Staten...

Sep 7, 2022

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy in discussion with Kara Swisher at the 2022 Code Conference....

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Internal memo: CEO Evan Spiegel unveils Snap's plans to grow its user base and revenue in 2023, including onboarding more users in their 30s and pushing AR ads (Alex Heath/The Verge)

Internal memo: CEO Evan Spiegel unveils Snap's plans to...

Sep 7, 2022

Alex Heath / The Verge: Internal memo: CEO Evan Spiegel unveils Snap's plans to...

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Amazon's Andy Jassy says he has no plan to force workers to return to the office but will "proceed adaptively" and most have already returned for some weekdays (Annie Palmer/CNBC)

Amazon's Andy Jassy says he has no plan to force workers...

Sep 7, 2022

Annie Palmer / CNBC: Amazon's Andy Jassy says he has no plan to force workers to...

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Apple plans to make its $9.99/month Fitness+ service available to all iPhone users in 21 countries this fall, regardless of whether they own an Apple Watch (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)

Apple plans to make its $9.99/month Fitness+ service available...

Sep 7, 2022

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: Apple plans to make its $9.99/month Fitness+ service available...

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Internal memo: CEO Evan Spiegel unveils Snap's plans to grow its user base and revenue in 2023, including onboarding more users in their 30s and focusing on AR (Alex Heath/The Verge)

Internal memo: CEO Evan Spiegel unveils Snap's plans to...

Sep 7, 2022

Alex Heath / The Verge: Internal memo: CEO Evan Spiegel unveils Snap's plans to...

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Apple drops the starting prices of the iPhone 12 and iPhone 13 mini to $599 and of the iPhone 13 to $699, and stops selling the iPhone 11 and the iPhone 12 mini (Juli Clover/MacRumors)

Apple drops the starting prices of the iPhone 12 and iPhone...

Sep 7, 2022

Juli Clover / MacRumors: Apple drops the starting prices of the iPhone 12 and iPhone...

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Apple plans to make its $9.99/month Fitness+ service available to all iPhone users in 21 countries this fall, regardless of whether they own a Watch or not (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)

Apple plans to make its $9.99/month Fitness+ service available...

Sep 7, 2022

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: Apple plans to make its $9.99/month Fitness+ service available...

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In an internal memo, CEO Evan Spiegel unveils Snap's plans to grow its user base and revenue, including onboarding more users in their 30s and focusing on AR (Alex Heath/The Verge)

In an internal memo, CEO Evan Spiegel unveils Snap's plans...

Sep 7, 2022

Alex Heath / The Verge: In an internal memo, CEO Evan Spiegel unveils Snap's plans...

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Apple says iPhone 14 starts at $799, 14 Pro starts at $999, and 14 Pro Max starts at $1,099, available September 16; 14 Plus starts at $899, available October 7 (Valentina Palladino/Engadget)

Apple says iPhone 14 starts at $799, 14 Pro starts at $999,...

Sep 7, 2022

Valentina Palladino / Engadget: Apple says iPhone 14 starts at $799, 14 Pro starts...

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Apple unveils satellite-based Emergency SOS, free for two years in the US and Canada with iPhone 14 models, providing low bandwidth messaging services (Allison Johnson/The Verge)

Apple unveils satellite-based Emergency SOS, free for two...

Sep 7, 2022

Allison Johnson / The Verge: Apple unveils satellite-based Emergency SOS, free for...

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Apple announces the 6.1-inch iPhone 14 Pro and 6.7-inch iPhone 14 Pro Max with a Dynamic Island notch, 48MP main camera, A16 4nm chip, and always-on display (Tom Warren/The Verge)

Apple announces the 6.1-inch iPhone 14 Pro and 6.7-inch...

Sep 7, 2022

Tom Warren / The Verge: Apple announces the 6.1-inch iPhone 14 Pro and 6.7-inch...

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A look at iPhone 14 Pro's new Dynamic Island pill-shaped notch, which has custom UI elements for incoming phone calls, timers, turn-by-turn navigation, and more (Joe Rossignol/MacRumors)

A look at iPhone 14 Pro's new Dynamic Island pill-shaped...

Sep 7, 2022

Joe Rossignol / MacRumors: A look at iPhone 14 Pro's new Dynamic Island pill-shaped...

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Apple makes eSIM the only way to authenticate wireless carriers for the iPhone 14 series in the US, working with T-Mobile, Verizon, and AT&T (Joe Rossignol/MacRumors)

Apple makes eSIM the only way to authenticate wireless...

Sep 7, 2022

Joe Rossignol / MacRumors: Apple makes eSIM the only way to authenticate wireless...

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Tech Startup Akido Labs Acquires Medical Practice for Healthcare Push

Tech Startup Akido Labs Acquires Medical Practice for Healthcare...

Sep 7, 2022

A technology startup that initially sought to help medical and other clients predict...

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Apple announces the 6.1-inch iPhone 14 and 6.7-inch iPhone 14 Plus with the iPhone 13's design and notch, last year's A15, improved camera sensors, and more (Benjamin Mayo/9to5Mac)

Apple announces the 6.1-inch iPhone 14 and 6.7-inch iPhone...

Sep 7, 2022

Benjamin Mayo / 9to5Mac: Apple announces the 6.1-inch iPhone 14 and 6.7-inch iPhone...

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Apple updates watchOS 9 to add a Low Power Model on Watch Series 4 and newer, promising up to 36 hours of battery by disabling the always-on display and more (Joe Rossignol/MacRumors)

Apple updates watchOS 9 to add a Low Power Model on Watch...

Sep 7, 2022

Joe Rossignol / MacRumors: Apple updates watchOS 9 to add a Low Power Model on Watch...

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Apple plans to release iOS 16 on September 12 with a redesigned lockscreen, updates to Messages, and more (Sami Fathi/MacRumors)

Apple plans to release iOS 16 on September 12 with a redesigned...

Sep 7, 2022

Sami Fathi / MacRumors: Apple plans to release iOS 16 on September 12 with a redesigned...

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Apple debuts AirPods Pro 2 with an H2 chip, new low distortion driver, personalized Spatial Audio, volume touch controls, available September 23 for $249 (The Verge)

Apple debuts AirPods Pro 2 with an H2 chip, new low distortion...

Sep 7, 2022

The Verge: Apple debuts AirPods Pro 2 with an H2 chip, new low distortion driver,...

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Apple debuts Watch Ultra, aimed at athletes, with a titanium case, 49mm screen, precision GPS, "action button", second speaker, and 36-60 hour battery, for $799 (Victoria Song/The Verge)

Apple debuts Watch Ultra, aimed at athletes, with a titanium...

Sep 7, 2022

Victoria Song / The Verge: Apple debuts Watch Ultra, aimed at athletes, with a titanium...

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Apple updates Watch SE with Midnight, Starlight, and Silver colors and a nylon-composite back case, S8 chip, and more, available for $249+ on September 16 (Hartley Charlton/MacRumors)

Apple updates Watch SE with Midnight, Starlight, and Silver...

Sep 7, 2022

Hartley Charlton / MacRumors: Apple updates Watch SE with Midnight, Starlight, and...

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A live blog of Apple's "Far Out" event, where the iPhone 14, new AirPods Pro, a rugged Watch Pro, and more are expected (The Verge)

A live blog of Apple's "Far Out" event, where the iPhone...

Sep 7, 2022

The Verge: A live blog of Apple's “Far Out” event, where the iPhone 14, new AirPods...

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Apple unveils Watch Series 8 in 41mm and 45mm sizes with a body temperature sensor, new Sleep app, focus on women's health, and more for $399+ on September 16 (José Adorno/9to5Mac)

Apple unveils Watch Series 8 in 41mm and 45mm sizes with...

Sep 7, 2022

José Adorno / 9to5Mac: Apple unveils Watch Series 8 in 41mm and 45mm sizes with...

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Britain Readies Tough Cyber Rules for Telecoms Operators

Britain Readies Tough Cyber Rules for Telecoms Operators

Sep 7, 2022

The new rules would impose strict penalties and require cyber best practices. They...

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Apple announces the Watch Series 8 in the same 41mm and 45mm sizes with a new body temperature sensor, Sleep app, focus on women's health features, and more (José Adorno/9to5Mac)

Apple announces the Watch Series 8 in the same 41mm and...

Sep 7, 2022

José Adorno / 9to5Mac: Apple announces the Watch Series 8 in the same 41mm and 45mm...

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Livestream of Apple's "Far Out" event (Apple on YouTube)

Livestream of Apple's "Far Out" event (Apple on YouTube)

Sep 7, 2022

Apple on YouTube: Livestream of Apple's “Far Out” event  —  Watch the special Apple...

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A live blog for Apple's "Far Out" event, where the iPhone 14, new AirPods Pro, a rugged Watch Pro, and more are expected (The Verge)

A live blog for Apple's "Far Out" event, where the iPhone...

Sep 7, 2022

The Verge: A live blog for Apple's “Far Out” event, where the iPhone 14, new AirPods...

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Ahead of the US midterms, Twitter expands its Birdwatch fact-checking tool, adding 1,000 contributors weekly, each assigned a "rating impact" score out of five (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)

Ahead of the US midterms, Twitter expands its Birdwatch...

Sep 7, 2022

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: Ahead of the US midterms, Twitter expands its Birdwatch...

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Sources: as subscriber growth slows, Netflix scours its business to cut costs, including managing cloud spend, limiting corporate swag, and hiring junior staff (Wall Street Journal)

Sources: as subscriber growth slows, Netflix scours its...

Sep 7, 2022

Wall Street Journal: Sources: as subscriber growth slows, Netflix scours its business...

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Samsung Galaxy Watch 5 Pro review: longer battery life, looks nice, and improved bezel, but misleading specs, quite thick, and uncomfortable for petite users (Victoria Song/The Verge)

Samsung Galaxy Watch 5 Pro review: longer battery life,...

Sep 7, 2022

Victoria Song / The Verge: Samsung Galaxy Watch 5 Pro review: longer battery life,...

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Filing: Vermont says Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky repeatedly misled investors about the lender's finances and used its own CEL token to bolster its balance sheet (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Filing: Vermont says Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky repeatedly...

Sep 7, 2022

Nikhilesh De / CoinDesk: Filing: Vermont says Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky repeatedly...

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Israeli startup Mesh Payments, which helps companies track and manage employee expenses, raised a $60M Series C led by Alpha Wave, bringing its funding to $127M (Meir Orbach/CTech)

Israeli startup Mesh Payments, which helps companies track...

Sep 7, 2022

Meir Orbach / CTech: Israeli startup Mesh Payments, which helps companies track...

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A look at PC gaming-related cyberthreats from July 2021 to June 2022: 384K users encountered malware, mostly via Minecraft, Roblox, Need for Speed, GTA, and COD (Securelist)

A look at PC gaming-related cyberthreats from July 2021...

Sep 7, 2022

Securelist: A look at PC gaming-related cyberthreats from July 2021 to June 2022:...

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A Delaware judge rules Elon Musk cannot delay the October trial over his Twitter acquisition but allows claims by Peiter Zatko to be added to the case (Adi Robertson/The Verge)

A Delaware judge rules Elon Musk cannot delay the October...

Sep 7, 2022

Adi Robertson / The Verge: A Delaware judge rules Elon Musk cannot delay the October...

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QA Wolf, a cloud-based service to detect software bugs, exits stealth with $20M from Inspired Capital, Thiel Capital, and others (Kyle Wiggers/TechCrunch)

QA Wolf, a cloud-based service to detect software bugs,...

Sep 7, 2022

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: QA Wolf, a cloud-based service to detect software bugs,...

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London-based Tesseract, which plans to tokenize renewable energy purchase agreements, raised $78M via an equity and token sale from Balderton, Accel, and others (Tom Matsuda/The Block)

London-based Tesseract, which plans to tokenize renewable...

Sep 7, 2022

Tom Matsuda / The Block: London-based Tesseract, which plans to tokenize renewable...

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New York-based Carbyne, which offers cloud-based tools for emergency services, raised a $56M Series C led by Cox Enterprises and Hanaco at a $400M valuation (Ingrid Lunden/TechCrunch)

New York-based Carbyne, which offers cloud-based tools...

Sep 7, 2022

Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: New York-based Carbyne, which offers cloud-based tools...

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Albania cuts diplomatic ties with Iran and expels embassy staff over a major cyberattack in July 2022, which shut down numerous government digital services (Associated Press)

Albania cuts diplomatic ties with Iran and expels embassy...

Sep 7, 2022

Associated Press: Albania cuts diplomatic ties with Iran and expels embassy staff...

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Ring adds end-to-end encryption to its battery-powered doorbells, expanding on support for its hardwired and plug-in devices; some features are disabled (Jennifer Pattison Tuohy/The Verge)

Ring adds end-to-end encryption to its battery-powered...

Sep 7, 2022

Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge: Ring adds end-to-end encryption to its battery-powered...

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As gambling becomes legitimized across the US, a look at the rise of gambling on smartphones, leading some to financial catastrophe and addiction (Maxwell Strachan/VICE)

As gambling becomes legitimized across the US, a look at...

Sep 7, 2022

Maxwell Strachan / VICE: As gambling becomes legitimized across the US, a look at...

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A wave of foreign buyers are planning to acquire fast-growing British tech companies, including Micro Focus, Avast, and Darktrace, thanks to a weakened pound (Alexandra Muller/Bloomberg)

A wave of foreign buyers are planning to acquire fast-growing...

Sep 7, 2022

Alexandra Muller / Bloomberg: A wave of foreign buyers are planning to acquire fast-growing...

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Some Amazon Prime customers say they don’t have two-day shipping anymore

Some Amazon Prime customers say they don’t have two-day...

Sep 7, 2022

An Amazon Prime delivery van parked in Miami Beach, Florida, in April. | Jeffrey...

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PolyAI, which uses AI to handle call center calls, raised a $40M Series B led by Georgian at a $300M post-money valuation, bringing its total funding to $70M (Kyle Wiggers/TechCrunch)

PolyAI, which uses AI to handle call center calls, raised...

Sep 7, 2022

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: PolyAI, which uses AI to handle call center calls, raised...

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How Minecraft's ban on NFTs impacted the play-to-earn Critterz NFT community, some of whom bought in for thousands of dollars and earned hundreds per month (Neirin Gray Desai/Rest of World)

How Minecraft's ban on NFTs impacted the play-to-earn Critterz...

Sep 7, 2022

Neirin Gray Desai / Rest of World: How Minecraft's ban on NFTs impacted the play-to-earn...

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Samsung Expects Sharp Downturn in Chip Sales to Extend Into Next Year

Samsung Expects Sharp Downturn in Chip Sales to Extend...

Sep 7, 2022

Samsung sees the sharp downturn in chip sales extending into next year, the latest...

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Apple to Unveil iPhone 14 Lineup

Apple to Unveil iPhone 14 Lineup

Sep 7, 2022

Apple begins a third year of nudging customers to iPhones with 5G-capable technology,...

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Miami-based Muck Rack, a database of journalists, raised a $180M Series A from Susquehanna Growth Equity, after being bootstrapped since being founded in 2009 (Ingrid Lunden/TechCrunch)

Miami-based Muck Rack, a database of journalists, raised...

Sep 7, 2022

Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: Miami-based Muck Rack, a database of journalists, raised...

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Cloudflare belatedly banning Kiwi Farms demonstrates the "stochastic terrorism loophole", offering groups cover as long as no one explicitly calls for murder (Casey Newton/Platformer)

Cloudflare belatedly banning Kiwi Farms demonstrates the...

Sep 7, 2022

Casey Newton / Platformer: Cloudflare belatedly banning Kiwi Farms demonstrates...

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Amid financial turmoil, US backs Sri Lankan debt restructuring

Amid financial turmoil, US backs Sri Lankan debt restructuring

Sep 7, 2022

US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says the US will support the restructuring of...

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Twitter says users can edit tweets up to five times in 30 minutes and Twitter Blue subscribers in New Zealand will get the feature first (Ivan Mehta/TechCrunch)

Twitter says users can edit tweets up to five times in...

Sep 7, 2022

Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch: Twitter says users can edit tweets up to five times in...

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Sydney-based Morse Micro, a fabless developer of Wi-Fi chips, raised a $140M Series B led by Japanese SoC developer MegaChips (Richard Chirgwin/iTnews)

Sydney-based Morse Micro, a fabless developer of Wi-Fi...

Sep 7, 2022

Richard Chirgwin / iTnews: Sydney-based Morse Micro, a fabless developer of Wi-Fi...

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Some experts warn that the EU's proposed AI Act would create a legal liability for general-purpose AI systems while simultaneously undermining their development (Kyle Wiggers/TechCrunch)

Some experts warn that the EU's proposed AI Act would create...

Sep 7, 2022

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: Some experts warn that the EU's proposed AI Act would...

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As Spotify and YouTube's rivalry heats up, some worry the podcasting industry's pivot to video could risk ruining what makes the audio format so satisfying (Laurie Clarke/The Guardian)

As Spotify and YouTube's rivalry heats up, some worry the...

Sep 7, 2022

Laurie Clarke / The Guardian: As Spotify and YouTube's rivalry heats up, some worry...

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Sundar Pichai said in a Code Conference interview that Google is "pro-competitive" and cited Microsoft, Apple, and TikTok as competitors in different businesses (Bloomberg)

Sundar Pichai said in a Code Conference interview that...

Sep 7, 2022

Bloomberg: Sundar Pichai said in a Code Conference interview that Google is “pro-competitive”...

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Hamburg-based Localyze, which offers a B2B SaaS service for employee immigration and relocation support, raised a $35M Series B led by General Catalyst (Natasha Lomas/TechCrunch)

Hamburg-based Localyze, which offers a B2B SaaS service...

Sep 7, 2022

Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch: Hamburg-based Localyze, which offers a B2B SaaS service...

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ISPs drop their legal bid to overturn a Maine law requiring opt-in consent before using, disclosing, selling, or providing access to customers' personal info (Patrick Whittle/Associated Press)

ISPs drop their legal bid to overturn a Maine law requiring...

Sep 7, 2022

Patrick Whittle / Associated Press: ISPs drop their legal bid to overturn a Maine...

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US Senator Amy Klobuchar, the AICO's primary sponsor, says an "incredible onslaught of money" to fund ads against the bill has been an obstacle to passing it (Bloomberg)

US Senator Amy Klobuchar, the AICO's primary sponsor, says...

Sep 7, 2022

Bloomberg: US Senator Amy Klobuchar, the AICO's primary sponsor, says an “incredible...

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State Farm plans to invest $1.2B in ADT for a ~15% stake and up to $300M more for product and tech innovation; Google pledges up to $150M more for new products (Miriam Gottfried/Wall Street Journal)

State Farm plans to invest $1.2B in ADT for a ~15% stake...

Sep 7, 2022

Miriam Gottfried / Wall Street Journal: State Farm plans to invest $1.2B in ADT...

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Google expands Google Maps' fuel-efficient eco-friendly driving routes, first introduced to US-based users in 2021, to 40 more countries across Europe (Ivan Mehta/TechCrunch)

Google expands Google Maps' fuel-efficient eco-friendly...

Sep 7, 2022

Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch: Google expands Google Maps' fuel-efficient eco-friendly...

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ISPs drop their legal challenge to a Maine law requiring opt-in consent before using, disclosing, selling or providing access to customers' personal information (Patrick Whittle/Associated Press)

ISPs drop their legal challenge to a Maine law requiring...

Sep 7, 2022

Patrick Whittle / Associated Press: ISPs drop their legal challenge to a Maine law...

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Google Maps expands fuel efficient eco-friendly driving routes, which were first introduced in the US last year, to 40 more countries across Europe (Ivan Mehta/TechCrunch)

Google Maps expands fuel efficient eco-friendly driving...

Sep 7, 2022

Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch: Google Maps expands fuel efficient eco-friendly driving...

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State Farm will invest $1.2B in ADT for a ~15% stake, and $300M more for product innovation; Google invests $150M toward new products, pledges $150M more (Miriam Gottfried/Wall Street Journal)

State Farm will invest $1.2B in ADT for a ~15% stake, and...

Sep 7, 2022

Miriam Gottfried / Wall Street Journal: State Farm will invest $1.2B in ADT for...

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Google CEO Sundar Pichai swears his company has real competition

Google CEO Sundar Pichai swears his company has real competition

Sep 7, 2022

Alphabet and Google CEO Sundar Pichai. | Mateusz Wlodarczyk/NurPhoto via Getty Images...

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Japan-based Josys, which helps companies automate IT operations, has raised a $32M Series A led by Global Brain (Kate Park/TechCrunch)

Japan-based Josys, which helps companies automate IT operations,...

Sep 7, 2022

Kate Park / TechCrunch: Japan-based Josys, which helps companies automate IT operations,...

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Meta hasn’t “really learned the right lesson,” whistleblower Frances Haugen says

Meta hasn’t “really learned the right lesson,” whistleblower...

Sep 7, 2022

Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen. | Kimberly White/Getty Images for SumOfUs...

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VTS, which provides online tools to landlords for managing leases and tenant data, raised a $125M+ Series E led by CBRE Group, sources say at a $1.7B valuation (Peter Grant/Wall Street Journal)

VTS, which provides online tools to landlords for managing...

Sep 7, 2022

Peter Grant / Wall Street Journal: VTS, which provides online tools to landlords...

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In a text exchange on May 8, Elon Musk suggested slowing down the Twitter deal ahead of a speech by Putin to see if "we're heading into World War III" (Kevin T. Dugan/New York Magazine)

In a text exchange on May 8, Elon Musk suggested slowing...

Sep 7, 2022

Kevin T. Dugan / New York Magazine: In a text exchange on May 8, Elon Musk suggested...

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Sen. Klobuchar says Big Tech money hasn’t stopped her antitrust push ... yet

Sen. Klobuchar says Big Tech money hasn’t stopped her antitrust...

Sep 7, 2022

Sen. Amy Klobuchar. | Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images “It is an incredible amount of...

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Mark Cuban says pharma villain Martin Shkreli inspired him

Mark Cuban says pharma villain Martin Shkreli inspired...

Sep 7, 2022

Kara Swisher interviews Mark Cuban at Code Conference. | Jerod Harris/Getty Images...

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Musk, Twitter Trade Barbs at Wide-Ranging Hearing

Musk, Twitter Trade Barbs at Wide-Ranging Hearing

Sep 7, 2022

Delaware Chancery Court Chancellor Kathaleen McCormick is hearing arguments on several...

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Google confirms the Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro will run on a new "Tensor G2" SoC (Kyle Bradshaw/9to5Google)

Google confirms the Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro will run on...

Sep 7, 2022

Kyle Bradshaw / 9to5Google: Google confirms the Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro will run...

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Internal memo: Instagram plans to eventually eliminate its existing Shopping page and will test a simpler and less personalized page over the next few months (Sylvia Varnham O'Regan/The Information)

Internal memo: Instagram plans to eventually eliminate...

Sep 7, 2022

Sylvia Varnham O'Regan / The Information: Internal memo: Instagram plans to eventually...

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Twitter tells Judge McCormick that Peiter Zatko never raised spam concerns until he filed his whistleblower complaint and "started parroting" Musk's allegations (Bloomberg)

Twitter tells Judge McCormick that Peiter Zatko never raised...

Sep 7, 2022

Bloomberg: Twitter tells Judge McCormick that Peiter Zatko never raised spam concerns...

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Sources: amid lockdowns, Chinese staff and suppliers contributed more complex work to the iPhone 14 than to past models as Apple tries to cut its China reliance (Tripp Mickle/New York Times)

Sources: amid lockdowns, Chinese staff and suppliers contributed...

Sep 6, 2022

Tripp Mickle / New York Times: Sources: amid lockdowns, Chinese staff and suppliers...

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Twitter tells judge that Peiter Zatko never raised concerns about spam until he filed his whistleblower complaint and "started parroting" Musk's allegations (Bloomberg)

Twitter tells judge that Peiter Zatko never raised concerns...

Sep 6, 2022

Bloomberg: Twitter tells judge that Peiter Zatko never raised concerns about spam...

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Elon Musk, Twitter Trade Barbs at Wide-Ranging Hearing

Elon Musk, Twitter Trade Barbs at Wide-Ranging Hearing

Sep 6, 2022

Delaware Chancery Court Chancellor Kathaleen McCormick is hearing arguments on several...

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Sources: amid lockdowns, Chinese staff and suppliers contributed more complex work and parts to iPhone 14 than past models, exposing Apple's reliance on China (Tripp Mickle/New York Times)

Sources: amid lockdowns, Chinese staff and suppliers contributed...

Sep 6, 2022

Tripp Mickle / New York Times: Sources: amid lockdowns, Chinese staff and suppliers...

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The real reason a heat wave is pushing California’s power grid to its limits

The real reason a heat wave is pushing California’s power...

Sep 6, 2022

Workers clean solar panels in Huntington Beach, California, on July 14. | Jeff Gritchen/MediaNews...

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A book excerpt details how YouTube's love affair with PewDiePie soured in 2017, before he stopped pushing boundaries and signed a livestreaming deal in 2020 (Mark Bergen/The Verge)

A book excerpt details how YouTube's love affair with PewDiePie...

Sep 6, 2022

Mark Bergen / The Verge: A book excerpt details how YouTube's love affair with PewDiePie...

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Source: a holding company created by merging PrismHR and Vensure Employer Services acquires HR startup Namely, which raised $200M+ from Sequoia and others (Dan Primack/Axios)

Source: a holding company created by merging PrismHR and...

Sep 6, 2022

Dan Primack / Axios: Source: a holding company created by merging PrismHR and Vensure...

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Meta announces its Connect conference will be held virtually on October 11, when it is expected to debut its high-end Quest Pro standalone VR headset (Ian Hamilton/UploadVR)

Meta announces its Connect conference will be held virtually...

Sep 6, 2022

Ian Hamilton / UploadVR: Meta announces its Connect conference will be held virtually...

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Google announces an in-person Pixel hardware event for October 6 at 10am ET in Brooklyn, where the company will detail the Pixel 7, Pixel 7 Pro, and Pixel Watch (Abner Li/9to5Google)

Google announces an in-person Pixel hardware event for...

Sep 6, 2022

Abner Li / 9to5Google: Google announces an in-person Pixel hardware event for October...

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Meta announces its Connect conference will be held virtually on October 11, where it is expected to debut its next high-end VR headset (Ian Hamilton/UploadVR)

Meta announces its Connect conference will be held virtually...

Sep 6, 2022

Ian Hamilton / UploadVR: Meta announces its Connect conference will be held virtually...

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Google announces an in-person Pixel hardware event for October 6 at 10am PT, where the Pixel 7, 7 Pro, and Watch are expected (Abner Li/9to5Google)

Google announces an in-person Pixel hardware event for...

Sep 6, 2022

Abner Li / 9to5Google: Google announces an in-person Pixel hardware event for October...

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Source: a holding company created by merging PrismHR and Vensure acquires HR startup Namely, which raised $200M+ from Sequoia and others (Dan Primack/Axios)

Source: a holding company created by merging PrismHR and...

Sep 6, 2022

Dan Primack / Axios: Source: a holding company created by merging PrismHR and Vensure...

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Tencent plans to invest €200M in Ubisoft to increase its stake from 4.5% to 9.99%, alongside a further investment €100M in the company (Benoit Berthelot/Bloomberg)

Tencent plans to invest €200M in Ubisoft to increase...

Sep 6, 2022

Benoit Berthelot / Bloomberg: Tencent plans to invest €200M in Ubisoft to increase...

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Los Angeles Unified School District, the second largest in the US with 600,000+ students, says a ransomware attack over the weekend has disrupted its operations (Carly Page/TechCrunch)

Los Angeles Unified School District, the second largest...

Sep 6, 2022

Carly Page / TechCrunch: Los Angeles Unified School District, the second largest...

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ADT Draws More Than $1.5 Billion of New Investments From State Farm, Google

ADT Draws More Than $1.5 Billion of New Investments From...

Sep 6, 2022

The closely held insurer will buy 15% of ADT and make product investment of up to...

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Huawei launches the Mate 50 series, the first smartphones to link with China's BeiDou global satellite navigation system, on sale without 5G for ~$720 to ~$980 (Iris Deng/South China Morning Post)

Huawei launches the Mate 50 series, the first smartphones...

Sep 6, 2022

Iris Deng / South China Morning Post: Huawei launches the Mate 50 series, the first...

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UK drugstore chain Boots says it will launch an online marketplace for third-party health and beauty brands in spring 2023 (Katie Linsell/Bloomberg)

UK drugstore chain Boots says it will launch an online...

Sep 6, 2022

Katie Linsell / Bloomberg: UK drugstore chain Boots says it will launch an online...

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Elon Musk, Twitter to Face Off at Wide-Ranging Hearing

Elon Musk, Twitter to Face Off at Wide-Ranging Hearing

Sep 6, 2022

Delaware Chancery Court Chancellor Kathaleen McCormick is slated to hear arguments...

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Instagram Fined $402 Million in EU for Allegedly Mishandling Children's Data

Instagram Fined $402 Million in EU for Allegedly Mishandling...

Sep 6, 2022

Instagram is being hit with the second-largest European Union privacy fine for allegedly...

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Huawei launches Mate 50 series, the first smartphones able to link with China's BeiDou global satellite navigation system but lacking 5G due to US sanctions (Iris Deng/South China Morning Post)

Huawei launches Mate 50 series, the first smartphones able...

Sep 6, 2022

Iris Deng / South China Morning Post: Huawei launches Mate 50 series, the first...

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The US Commerce Department releases its plan for the $50B CHIPS Act: $28B for grants and loans, $10B for expanded manufacturing, and $11B for R&D (Ana Swanson/New York Times)

The US Commerce Department releases its plan for the $50B...

Sep 6, 2022

Ana Swanson / New York Times: The US Commerce Department releases its plan for the...

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Brazil orders Apple to stop selling iPhones without a charger in the country and fines the company ~$2.38M, citing "deliberate" discrimination against consumers (Peter Frontini/Reuters)

Brazil orders Apple to stop selling iPhones without a charger...

Sep 6, 2022

Peter Frontini / Reuters: Brazil orders Apple to stop selling iPhones without a...

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Tel Aviv-based Cymulate, which helps cybersecurity teams stress test their networks, raised a $70M Series D led by One Peak, sources say at a ~$500M valuation (Ingrid Lunden/TechCrunch)

Tel Aviv-based Cymulate, which helps cybersecurity teams...

Sep 6, 2022

Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: Tel Aviv-based Cymulate, which helps cybersecurity teams...

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Swiss startup 21.co, which runs the 21Shares crypto investment platform, raised $25M led by Marshall Wace at a $2B post-money valuation (Reuters)

Swiss startup 21.co, which runs the 21Shares crypto investment...

Sep 6, 2022

Reuters: Swiss startup 21.co, which runs the 21Shares crypto investment platform,...

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A look at Russia's scramble to access semiconductors, transformers, and other high-tech parts for weapons, many of which are sanctioned, for the Ukraine war (Politico)

A look at Russia's scramble to access semiconductors, transformers,...

Sep 6, 2022

Politico: A look at Russia's scramble to access semiconductors, transformers, and...

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Bitwarden, an open-source password manager for individuals and enterprises, raised $100M led by PSG, its first substantial outside funding since 2015 (Paul Sawers/TechCrunch)

Bitwarden, an open-source password manager for individuals...

Sep 6, 2022

Paul Sawers / TechCrunch: Bitwarden, an open-source password manager for individuals...

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Peter Eckersley, who worked at EFF for 12 years, including as its chief computer scientist, and founded the Let's Encrypt certificate authority, has died at 43 (Cindy Cohn/Electronic Frontier Foundation)

Peter Eckersley, who worked at EFF for 12 years, including...

Sep 6, 2022

Cindy Cohn / Electronic Frontier Foundation: Peter Eckersley, who worked at EFF...

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Chinese government tenders show important institutions, such as Tsinghua University, rely on AI chips from Nvidia and AMD, which are now under US export limits (Eduardo Baptista/Reuters)

Chinese government tenders show important institutions,...

Sep 6, 2022

Eduardo Baptista / Reuters: Chinese government tenders show important institutions,...

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European cost-of-living crisis leads to protests in Germany and Italy

European cost-of-living crisis leads to protests in Germany...

Sep 6, 2022

Pressure is piling on European governments as energy prices continue to soar. After...

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The trial of former Uber Chief Security Officer Joe Sullivan begins this week over allegedly covering up a 2020 data breach and paying off the hackers (New York Times)

The trial of former Uber Chief Security Officer Joe Sullivan...

Sep 6, 2022

New York Times: The trial of former Uber Chief Security Officer Joe Sullivan begins...

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A look at the crypto real estate market, as a growing pool of investors seek safer assets, and its challenges, such as money laundering and gyrating valuations (Joanna S Kao/Financial Times)

A look at the crypto real estate market, as a growing pool...

Sep 6, 2022

Joanna S Kao / Financial Times: A look at the crypto real estate market, as a growing...

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Sony says longtime PlayStation hardware architect Masayasu Ito plans to retire on October 1; Ito joined Sony in 1986 and began working on consoles in 2000 (Bloomberg)

Sony says longtime PlayStation hardware architect Masayasu...

Sep 6, 2022

Bloomberg: Sony says longtime PlayStation hardware architect Masayasu Ito plans...

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Signal appoints former Google manager Meredith Whittaker as its first president, helping shape strategy, comms, and policy (Nitasha Tiku/Washington Post)

Signal appoints former Google manager Meredith Whittaker...

Sep 6, 2022

Nitasha Tiku / Washington Post: Signal appoints former Google manager Meredith Whittaker...

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CVS Health plans to acquire Signify Health, which offers analytics and tech to help 10,000 doctors provide in-home care to 2.5M US patients, for around $8B (Lauren Hirsch/New York Times)

CVS Health plans to acquire Signify Health, which offers...

Sep 6, 2022

Lauren Hirsch / New York Times: CVS Health plans to acquire Signify Health, which...

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A look at YouTube's "coolhunters" who were tasked with finding and promoting talented YouTubers in the company's early years, before the algorithms took over (Mark Bergen/The Atlantic)

A look at YouTube's "coolhunters" who were tasked with...

Sep 6, 2022

Mark Bergen / The Atlantic: A look at YouTube's “coolhunters” who were tasked with...

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Google updates Chrome to address an actively exploited high-severity zero-day vulnerability in Mojo, its sixth patch for zero-day vulnerabilities in 2022 (Sergiu Gatlan/BleepingComputer)

Google updates Chrome to address an actively exploited...

Sep 6, 2022

Sergiu Gatlan / BleepingComputer: Google updates Chrome to address an actively exploited...

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As Chinese consumers become thrifty amid an economic slowdown, Insider Intelligence forecasts just 9.1% increase in e-commerce sales in 2022, lowest since 2008 (Shen Lu/Wall Street Journal)

As Chinese consumers become thrifty amid an economic slowdown,...

Sep 6, 2022

Shen Lu / Wall Street Journal: As Chinese consumers become thrifty amid an economic...

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Singapore-based Docquity, a collaboration and learning platform for health care professionals, raised a $44M Series C, bringing its total funding to $57.5M (Catherine Shu/TechCrunch)

Singapore-based Docquity, a collaboration and learning...

Sep 6, 2022

Catherine Shu / TechCrunch: Singapore-based Docquity, a collaboration and learning...

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Venture Intelligence: Indian startups raised 18 $100M+ funding rounds totaling $3.6B in Q2 2022, down from 29 such rounds worth a total of $6.7B in Q1 2022 (The Economic Times)

Venture Intelligence: Indian startups raised 18 $100M+...

Sep 6, 2022

The Economic Times: Venture Intelligence: Indian startups raised 18 $100M+ funding...

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US public school districts in seven states are piloting or have introduced Starlink internet access to rural students' homes, as some question the affordability (NBC News)

US public school districts in seven states are piloting...

Sep 6, 2022

NBC News: US public school districts in seven states are piloting or have introduced...

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The EU launched its new San Francisco office to liaise with US tech companies and promote EU standards and technologies, digital policies, and governance models (Vish Gain/Silicon Republic)

The EU launched its new San Francisco office to liaise...

Sep 6, 2022

Vish Gain / Silicon Republic: The EU launched its new San Francisco office to liaise...

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Utility company Xcel locked 22,000 Colorado users in an energy saving program out of their smart thermostats for hours on August 30 citing an "energy emergency" (Jaclyn Allen/TheDenverChannel.com)

Utility company Xcel locked 22,000 Colorado users in an...

Sep 6, 2022

Jaclyn Allen / TheDenverChannel.com: Utility company Xcel locked 22,000 Colorado...

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Apple's Priciest iPhones Take Center Stage as Industry Smartphone Sales Decline

Apple's Priciest iPhones Take Center Stage as Industry...

Sep 6, 2022

Pro models are poised to get some of the most notable upgrades in a cycle that is...

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Poolin, one of the world's biggest bitcoin mining pools, suspends withdrawals from its wallet service, citing liquidity issues, but says users' assets are safe (Eliza Gkritsi/CoinDesk)

Poolin, one of the world's biggest bitcoin mining pools,...

Sep 6, 2022

Eliza Gkritsi / CoinDesk: Poolin, one of the world's biggest bitcoin mining pools,...

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Binance plans to stop supporting the world's second biggest stablecoin USDC and convert users' USDC, USDP, and TUSD into its own stablecoin BUSD on September 29 (Jamie Crawley/CoinDesk)

Binance plans to stop supporting the world's second biggest...

Sep 6, 2022

Jamie Crawley / CoinDesk: Binance plans to stop supporting the world's second biggest...

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Sources: Amazon plans to partner with small and medium-size pharmacies in Japan to open an online store that delivers prescription drugs in the country in 2023 (Nikkei Asia)

Sources: Amazon plans to partner with small and medium-size...

Sep 6, 2022

Nikkei Asia: Sources: Amazon plans to partner with small and medium-size pharmacies...

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Sources: Amazon plans to partner with small and medium-size pharmacies in Japan to launch an online prescription drug marketplace in the country in 2023 (Nikkei Asia)

Sources: Amazon plans to partner with small and medium-size...

Sep 5, 2022

Nikkei Asia: Sources: Amazon plans to partner with small and medium-size pharmacies...

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Binance will stop supporting the world's second biggest stablecoin USDC and convert users' USDC, USDP, and TUSD into its own stablecoin BUSD on September 29 (Jamie Crawley/CoinDesk)

Binance will stop supporting the world's second biggest...

Sep 5, 2022

Jamie Crawley / CoinDesk: Binance will stop supporting the world's second biggest...

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Binance will stop supporting the world's second biggest stablecoin USDC on September 29 and convert users' USDC, USDP, and TUSD into its own stablecoin BUSD (Jamie Crawley/CoinDesk)

Binance will stop supporting the world's second biggest...

Sep 5, 2022

Jamie Crawley / CoinDesk: Binance will stop supporting the world's second biggest...

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Poolin, one of the world's biggest bitcoin mining pools, suspends withdrawals from its wallet service, citing liquidity issues (Eliza Gkritsi/CoinDesk)

Poolin, one of the world's biggest bitcoin mining pools,...

Sep 5, 2022

Eliza Gkritsi / CoinDesk: Poolin, one of the world's biggest bitcoin mining pools,...

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Ireland's DPC fines Meta €405M, saying Instagram violated children's privacy under GDPR, the second-highest fine under the law and DPC's third for the company (Vincent Manancourt/Politico)

Ireland's DPC fines Meta €405M, saying Instagram violated...

Sep 5, 2022

Vincent Manancourt / Politico: Ireland's DPC fines Meta €405M, saying Instagram...

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Leaked renders of Apple Watch Pro show a larger display, a protrusion with digital crown and side button on the right side, and an extra button on the left side (Sai Krishna/91mobiles)

Leaked renders of Apple Watch Pro show a larger display,...

Sep 5, 2022

Sai Krishna / 91mobiles: Leaked renders of Apple Watch Pro show a larger display,...

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The UK Treasury adds cryptoassets to its sanctions guidance, mandating crypto exchanges report suspected breaches immediately to authorities or face penalties (Jasper Jolly/The Guardian)

The UK Treasury adds cryptoassets to its sanctions guidance,...

Sep 5, 2022

Jasper Jolly / The Guardian: The UK Treasury adds cryptoassets to its sanctions...

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Ireland's DPC fines Instagram €405M for violating children's privacy under GDPR, the second highest fine under the law and the third for a Meta-owned company (Vincent Manancourt/Politico)

Ireland's DPC fines Instagram €405M for violating...

Sep 5, 2022

Vincent Manancourt / Politico: Ireland's DPC fines Instagram €405M for violating...

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A developer who ran a DDoS-for-hire "empire" criticizes Cloudflare for protecting the DDoS industry while selling services to mitigate such attacks (Rasbora.dev)

A developer who ran a DDoS-for-hire "empire" criticizes...

Sep 5, 2022

Rasbora.dev: A developer who ran a DDoS-for-hire “empire” criticizes Cloudflare...

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NASA Struggles With Familiar Problem on Artemis I: A Hydrogen Leak

NASA Struggles With Familiar Problem on Artemis I: A Hydrogen...

Sep 5, 2022

The benefits and difficulties of liquid hydrogen as a propellant for rocket launches...

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The UK Treasury expands its guidance on sanctions to mandate that crypto exchanges report suspected sanctions breaches immediately or face penalties (Jasper Jolly/The Guardian)

The UK Treasury expands its guidance on sanctions to mandate...

Sep 5, 2022

Jasper Jolly / The Guardian: The UK Treasury expands its guidance on sanctions to...

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Apple appears to be expanding its ad platform team, currently around 250 strong, per LinkedIn; Apple's career page lists 216 roles, up from 56 in late 2020 (Patrick McGee/Financial Times)

Apple appears to be expanding its ad platform team, currently...

Sep 5, 2022

Patrick McGee / Financial Times: Apple appears to be expanding its ad platform team,...

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Peiter Zatko's allegations offer details on Twitter's misinformation policies and failures, including accepting a QAnon proponent into its Birdwatch program (Washington Post)

Peiter Zatko's allegations offer details on Twitter's misinformation...

Sep 5, 2022

Washington Post: Peiter Zatko's allegations offer details on Twitter's misinformation...

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Elon Musk and Twitter Set to Face Off at Omnibus Hearing

Elon Musk and Twitter Set to Face Off at Omnibus Hearing

Sep 5, 2022

Chancellor Kathaleen McCormick will hear arguments Tuesday on a range of issues,...

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US intelligence officials worry that the Islamic State could use NFTs to spread messages and evade censorship, after IS posted its first NFT following an attack (Ian Talley/Wall Street Journal)

US intelligence officials worry that the Islamic State...

Sep 5, 2022

Ian Talley / Wall Street Journal: US intelligence officials worry that the Islamic...

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Binance and Nigeria are in talks to establish a digital economic zone in the country, "similar to the Dubai virtual free zone", to help blockchain developers (Emele Onu/Bloomberg)

Binance and Nigeria are in talks to establish a digital...

Sep 5, 2022

Emele Onu / Bloomberg: Binance and Nigeria are in talks to establish a digital economic...

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The Iranian government plans to use facial recognition on public transport to identify women who are not complying with its strict new hijab laws (Weronika Strzyżyńska/The Gua ...)

The Iranian government plans to use facial recognition...

Sep 5, 2022

Weronika Strzyżyńska / The Guardian: The Iranian government plans to use facial...

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A look at Saudi Arabia's Kollona Amn app, launched in 2017 to let its citizens inform on activists, as the country expands the use of surveillance technology (Peter Guest/Insider)

A look at Saudi Arabia's Kollona Amn app, launched in 2017...

Sep 5, 2022

Peter Guest / Insider: A look at Saudi Arabia's Kollona Amn app, launched in 2017...

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As energy prices skyrocket, Germany unveils €65 billion support package

As energy prices skyrocket, Germany unveils €65 billion...

Sep 5, 2022

On Sunday, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz presented the third package of its kind...

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Amazon's 'Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power' Draws More Than 25 Million Viewers

Amazon's 'Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power' Draws...

Sep 5, 2022

The premiere of the high-price series marked biggest debut in the history of the...

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How the North Atlantic Fellas Organization, or NAFO, a group of national security experts and ordinary Twitter users, is using memes to fight Russian propaganda (Mark Scott/Politico)

How the North Atlantic Fellas Organization, or NAFO, a...

Sep 5, 2022

Mark Scott / Politico: How the North Atlantic Fellas Organization, or NAFO, a group...

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US parents are increasingly buying Apple Watches as a stopgap cellphone to reach and track their children as young as five while mitigating internet addiction (New York Times)

US parents are increasingly buying Apple Watches as a stopgap...

Sep 5, 2022

New York Times: US parents are increasingly buying Apple Watches as a stopgap cellphone...

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LG launches LG Art Lab which lets US users buy, sell, and trade NFTs on its smart TVs, partners with Hedera to enable purchases via LG's crypto wallet, Wallypto (Kate Park/TechCrunch)

LG launches LG Art Lab which lets US users buy, sell, and...

Sep 5, 2022

Kate Park / TechCrunch: LG launches LG Art Lab which lets US users buy, sell, and...

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Q&A with Vitalik Buterin on proof of work vs. proof of stake, the recent crypto crash, crypto security, decentralized governance, "startup societies", and more (Noah Smith/Noahpinion)

Q&A with Vitalik Buterin on proof of work vs. proof of...

Sep 5, 2022

Noah Smith / Noahpinion: Q&A with Vitalik Buterin on proof of work vs. proof of...

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US parents are increasingly buying Apple Watches as a stopgap cellphone to reach and track their children as young as 5 while mitigating internet addiction (New York Times)

US parents are increasingly buying Apple Watches as a stopgap...

Sep 5, 2022

New York Times: US parents are increasingly buying Apple Watches as a stopgap cellphone...

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What to expect from Apple's Far Out event: the iPhone 14 lineup, including Pro models with a revamped notch, new AirPods Pro, a rugged Apple Watch Pro, and more (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg)

What to expect from Apple's Far Out event: the iPhone 14...

Sep 4, 2022

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: What to expect from Apple's Far Out event: the iPhone 14...

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In August 2022, Beijing's municipal government unveiled plans to regulate the "Digital Human Industry", which covers digital assistants and virtual influencers (Meaghan Tobin/Rest of World)

In August 2022, Beijing's municipal government unveiled...

Sep 4, 2022

Meaghan Tobin / Rest of World: In August 2022, Beijing's municipal government unveiled...

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What to expect from Apple's Far Out event: iPhone 14 lineup, including Pro models with a revamped notch, new AirPods Pro, a rugged Apple Watch Pro, and more (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg)

What to expect from Apple's Far Out event: iPhone 14 lineup,...

Sep 4, 2022

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: What to expect from Apple's Far Out event: iPhone 14 lineup,...

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Islamic State Turns to NFTs to Spread Terror Message

Islamic State Turns to NFTs to Spread Terror Message

Sep 4, 2022

National-security analysts see a potentially dangerous platform for recruiting and...

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Finding New Drugs From the Deep Sea via 'eDNA'

Finding New Drugs From the Deep Sea via 'eDNA'

Sep 4, 2022

Autonomous vehicles that can detect snippets of DNA from the watery environment...

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A look at India's $10B incentive scheme for chip makers, as some experts warn about its lack of hardware expertise and erratic transport and public utilities (John Reed/Financial Times)

A look at India's $10B incentive scheme for chip makers,...

Sep 4, 2022

John Reed / Financial Times: A look at India's $10B incentive scheme for chip makers,...

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An investor group led by Swiss Life and others agree to pay $1.5B for a 35% stake in DataBank, which owns 65+ data centers and 20 interconnection hubs in the US (David Seeley/Dallas Innovates)

An investor group led by Swiss Life and others agree to...

Sep 4, 2022

David Seeley / Dallas Innovates: An investor group led by Swiss Life and others...

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A look at the privacy concerns raised by OpenAI's GPT-3, Google's LaMDA, Meta's OPT-175B, and other large language models trained on troves of personal data (Melissa Heikkilä/MIT Technology Review)

A look at the privacy concerns raised by OpenAI's GPT-3,...

Sep 4, 2022

Melissa Heikkilä / MIT Technology Review: A look at the privacy concerns raised...

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Amid mass layoffs, Snap says Web3 is not a priority since it doesn't directly contribute to the company's AR efforts, in sharp contrast to moves by rival Meta (Emily Nicolle/Bloomberg)

Amid mass layoffs, Snap says Web3 is not a priority since...

Sep 4, 2022

Emily Nicolle / Bloomberg: Amid mass layoffs, Snap says Web3 is not a priority since...

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Amazon says The Rings of Power's first two episodes drew 25M viewers globally in its first day, revealing viewership for a Prime Video series for the first time (Jennifer Maas/Variety)

Amazon says The Rings of Power's first two episodes drew...

Sep 4, 2022

Jennifer Maas / Variety: Amazon says The Rings of Power's first two episodes drew...

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China says automakers now require licenses for "smart cars" collecting mapping data, which could further complicate the local operations of companies like Tesla (Reuters)

China says automakers now require licenses for "smart cars"...

Sep 4, 2022

Reuters: China says automakers now require licenses for “smart cars” collecting...

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US officials say sanctioned countries are increasingly manipulating the GPS-based automatic identification systems, or AIS, of ships to evade international law (Anatoly Kurmanaev/New York Times)

US officials say sanctioned countries are increasingly...

Sep 4, 2022

Anatoly Kurmanaev / New York Times: US officials say sanctioned countries are increasingly...

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Amazon quietly introduces a 72-hour delay for all user reviews posted to Prime Video to determine whether the review is genuine or created by a bot or a troll (Variety)

Amazon quietly introduces a 72-hour delay for all user...

Sep 4, 2022

Variety: Amazon quietly introduces a 72-hour delay for all user reviews posted to...

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Cloudflare says it has blocked Kiwi Farms, citing "an unprecedented emergency and immediate threat to human life" after a recent rise in targeted threats (Washington Post)

Cloudflare says it has blocked Kiwi Farms, citing "an unprecedented...

Sep 4, 2022

Washington Post: Cloudflare says it has blocked Kiwi Farms, citing “an unprecedented...

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A source details the behavior of iPhone 14 Pro's always-on display, including Widgets fading in and out to prevent OLED burn-in and customizable visual elements (MacRumors)

A source details the behavior of iPhone 14 Pro's always-on...

Sep 3, 2022

MacRumors: A source details the behavior of iPhone 14 Pro's always-on display, including...

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Finding New Drugs from the Deep Sea via 'eDNA'

Finding New Drugs from the Deep Sea via 'eDNA'

Sep 3, 2022

Autonomous vehicles that can detect snippets of DNA from the watery environment...

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A profile of Kiwi Farms, a forum owned and operated by former 8chan admin Josh Moon, that has become synonymous with doxxing, swatting, and harassment campaigns (NBC News)

A profile of Kiwi Farms, a forum owned and operated by...

Sep 3, 2022

NBC News: A profile of Kiwi Farms, a forum owned and operated by former 8chan admin...

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Visa, Mastercard, Amex Urged to Track Gun Sales

Visa, Mastercard, Amex Urged to Track Gun Sales

Sep 3, 2022

The attorneys general of California and New York said credit-card companies should...

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India's Enforcement Directorate searched Paytm, Razorpay, and Cashfree offices on September 2 as part of an investigation into fraudulent Chinese loan apps (Manish Singh/TechCrunch)

India's Enforcement Directorate searched Paytm, Razorpay,...

Sep 3, 2022

Manish Singh / TechCrunch: India's Enforcement Directorate searched Paytm, Razorpay,...

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Some online disinformation experts criticize Twitter's stance on Libs of TikTok, as some US children's hospitals face threats inspired by the anti-LGBTQ account (Washington Post)

Some online disinformation experts criticize Twitter's...

Sep 3, 2022

Washington Post: Some online disinformation experts criticize Twitter's stance on...

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JBL unveils the Tour Pro 2 wireless earbuds: customizable ANC and a charging case with a 1.45" touchscreen, available for €249 outside the US in January 2023 (Jess Weatherbed/The Verge)

JBL unveils the Tour Pro 2 wireless earbuds: customizable...

Sep 3, 2022

Jess Weatherbed / The Verge: JBL unveils the Tour Pro 2 wireless earbuds: customizable...

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JBL unveils Tour Pro 2 wireless earbuds, with customizable ANC and a charging case with a 1.45" touchscreen, available for €249 outside the US in January 2023 (Jess Weatherbed/The Verge)

JBL unveils Tour Pro 2 wireless earbuds, with customizable...

Sep 3, 2022

Jess Weatherbed / The Verge: JBL unveils Tour Pro 2 wireless earbuds, with customizable...

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Some online disinformation experts criticize Twitter's approach to Libs of TikTok, as some US hospitals face threats following posts by the anti-LGBTQ account (Washington Post)

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Sep 3, 2022

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India's Enforcement Directorate searched the offices of Paytm, Razorpay, and Cashfree on Friday as part of an investigation into fraudulent Chinese loan apps (Manish Singh/TechCrunch)

India's Enforcement Directorate searched the offices of...

Sep 3, 2022

Manish Singh / TechCrunch: India's Enforcement Directorate searched the offices...

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Taiwanese prosecutors indict the head of Luxshare, a Chinese iPhone assembler, for allegedly using a shell company to take over local company Speed Tech in 2012 (Debby Wu/Bloomberg)

Taiwanese prosecutors indict the head of Luxshare, a Chinese...

Sep 3, 2022

Debby Wu / Bloomberg: Taiwanese prosecutors indict the head of Luxshare, a Chinese...

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You’re being tracked through your email. Here’s how to stop it.

You’re being tracked through your email. Here’s how to...

Sep 3, 2022

Denis Novikov/Getty Images/iStockphoto It’s time to turn off those secret email...

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A Washington court rules Meta repeatedly violated the state's campaign finance transparency law for political ads and must pay penalties yet to be determined (Jim Brunner/The Seattle Times)

A Washington court rules Meta repeatedly violated the state's...

Sep 3, 2022

Jim Brunner / The Seattle Times: A Washington court rules Meta repeatedly violated...

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UBS and robo-adviser Wealthfront agree to terminate their $1.4B merger deal; UBS says it will buy a $69.7M convertible note in Wealthfront at the same valuation (Denny Jacob/Wall Street Journal)

UBS and robo-adviser Wealthfront agree to terminate their...

Sep 3, 2022

Denny Jacob / Wall Street Journal: UBS and robo-adviser Wealthfront agree to terminate...

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Sources: the FTC has begun a review of Amazon's $1.7B takeover of iRobot to assess if the deal violates antitrust law and illegally boosts Amazon's market share (Josh Sisco/Politico)

Sources: the FTC has begun a review of Amazon's $1.7B takeover...

Sep 3, 2022

Josh Sisco / Politico: Sources: the FTC has begun a review of Amazon's $1.7B takeover...

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Filing: the FTC is investigating Amazon's $3.9B deal to buy One Medical (Dave Michaels/Wall Street Journal)

Filing: the FTC is investigating Amazon's $3.9B deal to...

Sep 3, 2022

Dave Michaels / Wall Street Journal: Filing: the FTC is investigating Amazon's $3.9B...

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Yandex confirms hackers created a traffic jam in Moscow on September 1 by ordering dozens of taxis from Yandex Taxi to converge on the same location (Aaron Gordon/VICE)

Yandex confirms hackers created a traffic jam in Moscow...

Sep 3, 2022

Aaron Gordon / VICE: Yandex confirms hackers created a traffic jam in Moscow on...

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Parler Returns to Google's App Store

Parler Returns to Google's App Store

Sep 3, 2022

The conservative social-media app was removed in January 2021 for what Google said...

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FTC Investigating Amazon Deal to Buy One Medical Clinics

FTC Investigating Amazon Deal to Buy One Medical Clinics

Sep 3, 2022

The probe of the $3.9 billion deal adds to the issues Amazon faces at the antitrust...

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Elon Musk and Twitter Set to Face Off at Omnibus Hearing Next Week

Elon Musk and Twitter Set to Face Off at Omnibus Hearing...

Sep 3, 2022

Chancellor Kathaleen McCormick will hear arguments Tuesday on a range of issues,...

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The IRS says it inadvertently posted confidential information involving about 120,000 individuals on its website before discovering the error and removing it (Richard Rubin/Wall Street Journal)

The IRS says it inadvertently posted confidential information...

Sep 3, 2022

Richard Rubin / Wall Street Journal: The IRS says it inadvertently posted confidential...

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Pinduoduo launched US shopping site Temu on September 1, the Chinese e-commerce giant's first major push overseas, following online fast fashion retailer Shein (Wall Street Journal)

Pinduoduo launched US shopping site Temu on September 1,...

Sep 3, 2022

Wall Street Journal: Pinduoduo launched US shopping site Temu on September 1, the...

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Sources: Biden considers EOs to limit US investments in China, collection of US citizens' data by Chinese companies, and selling of US tech to Chinese customers (Reed Albergotti/Semafor)

Sources: Biden considers EOs to limit US investments in...

Sep 3, 2022

Reed Albergotti / Semafor: Sources: Biden considers EOs to limit US investments...

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Bankruptcy filing: Celsius says it expects ~$70M of "proceeds from the repayment of USD denominated loans", which could help it operate through the end of 2022 (Krisztian Sandor/CoinDesk)

Bankruptcy filing: Celsius says it expects ~$70M of "proceeds...

Sep 2, 2022

Krisztian Sandor / CoinDesk: Bankruptcy filing: Celsius says it expects ~$70M of...

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A look at Snap's decision to close Zenly, popular in Europe and Asia with a claimed ~35M MAUs earlier in 2022, to "focus on Snap Map", which has 300M+ MAUs (TechCrunch)

A look at Snap's decision to close Zenly, popular in Europe...

Sep 2, 2022

TechCrunch: A look at Snap's decision to close Zenly, popular in Europe and Asia...

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Google reinstates Parler to the Play Store after removing it following the January 6 Capitol attack, citing measures the app has taken to moderate content (Sara Fischer/Axios)

Google reinstates Parler to the Play Store after removing...

Sep 2, 2022

Sara Fischer / Axios: Google reinstates Parler to the Play Store after removing...

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The global premium smartphone average selling price rose 8% YoY to $780 in Q2 2022, driven by sales of $1,000+ devices; Apple captured 57% of the premium market (Varun Mishra/Counterpoint Research)

The global premium smartphone average selling price rose...

Sep 2, 2022

Varun Mishra / Counterpoint Research: The global premium smartphone average selling...

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In Q2, the global premium smartphone average selling price rose 8% YoY to $780, driven by growth in $1,000+ devices; Apple captured 57% of the premium market (Varun Mishra/Counterpoint Research)

In Q2, the global premium smartphone average selling price...

Sep 2, 2022

Varun Mishra / Counterpoint Research: In Q2, the global premium smartphone average...

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Samsung says hackers stole some customer data, including names, contact and product registration information, in a breach of its US systems in late July 2022 (TechCrunch)

Samsung says hackers stole some customer data, including...

Sep 2, 2022

TechCrunch: Samsung says hackers stole some customer data, including names, contact...

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Google reinstates Parler to the Play Store after removing it following the January 6 Capitol attack, citing measures Parler has taken to moderate content (Sara Fischer/Axios)

Google reinstates Parler to the Play Store after removing...

Sep 2, 2022

Sara Fischer / Axios: Google reinstates Parler to the Play Store after removing...

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Samsung says some customer data, including names, contact info, and product registration info, was compromised in a breach of its US systems in late July (TechCrunch)

Samsung says some customer data, including names, contact...

Sep 2, 2022

TechCrunch: Samsung says some customer data, including names, contact info, and...

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China's Pinduoduo Quietly Launches U.S. E-Commerce Site Temu

China's Pinduoduo Quietly Launches U.S. E-Commerce Site...

Sep 2, 2022

Shanghai-based Pinduoduo has become popular among lower-income consumers in China...

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Sources detail how Twitter's health team, tasked with fostering civil conversations, went from 15 full-time staffers down to two amid the Musk acquisition chaos (The Verge)

Sources detail how Twitter's health team, tasked with fostering...

Sep 2, 2022

The Verge: Sources detail how Twitter's health team, tasked with fostering civil...

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How 'Lord of the Rings' Fan Jeff Bezos Helped Amazon Win Rights for TV Show

How 'Lord of the Rings' Fan Jeff Bezos Helped Amazon Win...

Sep 2, 2022

To win the rights to produce “The Rings of Power,” Jeff Bezos worked with Amazon...

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The US Army starts accepting some of the 5,000 sets of HoloLens goggles, citing encouraging results from field testing, after putting the order on hold in 2021 (Anthony Capaccio/Bloomberg)

The US Army starts accepting some of the 5,000 sets of...

Sep 2, 2022

Anthony Capaccio / Bloomberg: The US Army starts accepting some of the 5,000 sets...

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Sources: SEC probe into JPMorgan for letting staff use WhatsApp and other unapproved channels for business spreads to other banks, which may pay $1B+ in fines (Financial Times)

Sources: SEC probe into JPMorgan for letting staff use...

Sep 2, 2022

Financial Times: Sources: SEC probe into JPMorgan for letting staff use WhatsApp...

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How Brain-Computer Interfaces Could Restore Speech and Help Fight Depression

How Brain-Computer Interfaces Could Restore Speech and...

Sep 2, 2022

Neurosurgeon Eddie Chang, a leader in a technology that turned the brain signals...

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Industry group: India to pilot parallel testing of new electronic devices to speed up approvals and reduce time to certification from the current 16 to 21 weeks (Munsif Vengattil/Reuters)

Industry group: India to pilot parallel testing of new...

Sep 2, 2022

Munsif Vengattil / Reuters: Industry group: India to pilot parallel testing of new...

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Sources: ByteDance CFO told staff that it has no plans to go public; report: CEO Liang said the company plans to reduce input into noncore businesses (Coco Feng/South China Morning Post)

Sources: ByteDance CFO told staff that it has no plans...

Sep 2, 2022

Coco Feng / South China Morning Post: Sources: ByteDance CFO told staff that it...

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Counterpoint: iPhone active installed base overtook Android to gain 50%+ share of the US smartphone market in Q2, up from 35% in 2019 and the highest since 2007 (Patrick McGee/Financial Times)

Counterpoint: iPhone active installed base overtook Android...

Sep 2, 2022

Patrick McGee / Financial Times: Counterpoint: iPhone active installed base overtook...

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Sources: Netflix's ad-supported tier may debut on Nov. 1 in markets including Canada, France, Germany, UK, and US; the date was moved to beat Disney+'s Dec. 8 (Todd Spangler/Variety)

Sources: Netflix's ad-supported tier may debut on Nov....

Sep 2, 2022

Todd Spangler / Variety: Sources: Netflix's ad-supported tier may debut on Nov....

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Counterpoint: Apple's iPhone active installed base overtook Android to pass 50% of the US smartphone market in Q2 2022, the highest share since its 2007 launch (Patrick McGee/Financial Times)

Counterpoint: Apple's iPhone active installed base overtook...

Sep 2, 2022

Patrick McGee / Financial Times: Counterpoint: Apple's iPhone active installed base...

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Sources: SoftBank is planning to cut at least 20% of staff, or around 100 positions, at its loss-making Vision Fund operation, mostly in the UK, US, and China (Bloomberg)

Sources: SoftBank is planning to cut at least 20% of staff,...

Sep 2, 2022

Bloomberg: Sources: SoftBank is planning to cut at least 20% of staff, or around...

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It’s the end of the car as we know it

It’s the end of the car as we know it

Sep 2, 2022

Cars are undergoing a profound transformation. | Allkindza/Getty Images The electric...

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Tell your cranky relative that renewables aren’t causing the power grid’s problems

Tell your cranky relative that renewables aren’t causing...

Sep 2, 2022

Workers clean solar panels in Huntington Beach, California, on July 14. | Jeff Gritchen/MediaNews...

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Counterpoint Research: Apple's iPhone active user base overtook Android to pass 50% of the US smartphone market in Q2 2022, rising from 35% in 2019 (Patrick McGee/Financial Times)

Counterpoint Research: Apple's iPhone active user base...

Sep 2, 2022

Patrick McGee / Financial Times: Counterpoint Research: Apple's iPhone active user...

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The UK's ICO plans to ensure porn websites and adult-only services are verifying users' ages, expanding on its Age Appropriate Design Code and Children's Code (Olivia Solon/Bloomberg)

The UK's ICO plans to ensure porn websites and adult-only...

Sep 2, 2022

Olivia Solon / Bloomberg: The UK's ICO plans to ensure porn websites and adult-only...

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Meta agrees a deal with Qualcomm to produce custom Snapdragon chips optimized for its Quest VR devices; the chips will not be exclusive to Meta (Reuters)

Meta agrees a deal with Qualcomm to produce custom Snapdragon...

Sep 2, 2022

Reuters: Meta agrees a deal with Qualcomm to produce custom Snapdragon chips optimized...

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Google and YouTube outline plans to curtail political misinformation during the 2022 US midterms, including highlighting journalism from authoritative sources (Lauren Forristal/TechCrunch)

Google and YouTube outline plans to curtail political misinformation...

Sep 2, 2022

Lauren Forristal / TechCrunch: Google and YouTube outline plans to curtail political...

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Apple, Meta, AMD, Qualcomm, and other US and EU companies attend the annual World AI Conference in Shanghai, despite the US distancing itself from China (Nikkei Asia)

Apple, Meta, AMD, Qualcomm, and other US and EU companies...

Sep 2, 2022

Nikkei Asia: Apple, Meta, AMD, Qualcomm, and other US and EU companies attend the...

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Amazon New York Union Vote Upheld

Amazon New York Union Vote Upheld

Sep 2, 2022

A hearing officer with the National Labor Relations Board said Amazon hadn’t adequately...

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Google extends third-party in-app billing to India, Australia, Indonesia, Japan, and the European Economic Area; non-gaming developers globally can participate (Vikas SN/Moneycontrol)

Google extends third-party in-app billing to India, Australia,...

Sep 2, 2022

Vikas SN / Moneycontrol: Google extends third-party in-app billing to India, Australia,...

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Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao says Binance is not a Chinese company and rejects suggestions of it being secretly run by a Chinese national, Guangying Chen (Binance Blog)

Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao says Binance is not a Chinese...

Sep 2, 2022

Binance Blog: Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao says Binance is not a Chinese company and...

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Global PC shipments are expected to drop 12.8% to 305.3M in 2022 while tablet shipments will fall 6.8% to 156.8M; combined PC/tablet market to fall 2.6% in 2023 (IDC)

Global PC shipments are expected to drop 12.8% to 305.3M...

Sep 2, 2022

IDC: Global PC shipments are expected to drop 12.8% to 305.3M in 2022 while tablet...

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Delhi's high court orders Telegram to reveal phone numbers, emails, IP addresses, and more details about users who allegedly shared copyrighted study material (Sofi Ahsan/The Indian Express)

Delhi's high court orders Telegram to reveal phone numbers,...

Sep 2, 2022

Sofi Ahsan / The Indian Express: Delhi's high court orders Telegram to reveal phone...

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An Indian high court orders Telegram to reveal phone numbers, emails, IP addresses, and more details about users who allegedly shared copyrighted study material (Sofi Ahsan/The Indian Express)

An Indian high court orders Telegram to reveal phone numbers,...

Sep 2, 2022

Sofi Ahsan / The Indian Express: An Indian high court orders Telegram to reveal...

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oVice, which offers collaboration and talent management software for hybrid and remote workplaces, raised a $32M Series B, bringing its total raised to $45M (FinSMEs)

oVice, which offers collaboration and talent management...

Sep 2, 2022

FinSMEs: oVice, which offers collaboration and talent management software for hybrid...

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Amazon unveils Amazon Warehousing & Distribution, letting sellers store their bulk inventory at Amazon's fulfillment centers and access its distribution network (Jack Daleo/FreightWaves)

Amazon unveils Amazon Warehousing & Distribution, letting...

Sep 2, 2022

Jack Daleo / FreightWaves: Amazon unveils Amazon Warehousing & Distribution, letting...

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In a letter to Mark Zuckerberg, 35 House Republicans request communications between Facebook and the FBI in a probe relating to the NY Post's Hunter Biden story (Billy House/Bloomberg)

In a letter to Mark Zuckerberg, 35 House Republicans request...

Sep 2, 2022

Billy House / Bloomberg: In a letter to Mark Zuckerberg, 35 House Republicans request...

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Lyft faces 17 lawsuits across 11 states from drivers and passengers accusing the company of failing to protect its users from sexual and physical assault (Kirsten Korosec/TechCrunch)

Lyft faces 17 lawsuits across 11 states from drivers and...

Sep 2, 2022

Kirsten Korosec / TechCrunch: Lyft faces 17 lawsuits across 11 states from drivers...

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Micron plans to invest ~$15B in a new memory manufacturing fab in Idaho, spending a total of $40B in the US by 2030, with grants and credits under the CHIPS Act (Yuvraj Malik/Reuters)

Micron plans to invest ~$15B in a new memory manufacturing...

Sep 2, 2022

Yuvraj Malik / Reuters: Micron plans to invest ~$15B in a new memory manufacturing...

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Labor Official Says Amazon Union Victory in N.Y. Should Be Upheld

Labor Official Says Amazon Union Victory in N.Y. Should...

Sep 2, 2022

A hearing officer with the National Labor Relations Board said Amazon hadn’t adequately...

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A Delaware jury says Shopify owes $40M to patent holder Express Mobile for infringing three patents related to software for providing content to mobile devices (Blake Brittain/Reuters)

A Delaware jury says Shopify owes $40M to patent holder...

Sep 2, 2022

Blake Brittain / Reuters: A Delaware jury says Shopify owes $40M to patent holder...

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Labor Official Recommends Amazon Union Victory in New York Be Upheld

Labor Official Recommends Amazon Union Victory in New York...

Sep 2, 2022

National Labor Relations Board official has concluded that the union victory by...

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Facebook will shutter Neighborhoods, its Nextdoor-like product to help neighbors connect and share local information, in October, after launching it in May 2021 (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)

Facebook will shutter Neighborhoods, its Nextdoor-like...

Sep 2, 2022

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: Facebook will shutter Neighborhoods, its Nextdoor-like...

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Some musicians with songs about "poop" say Amazon Music has become their biggest source of revenue, likely due to kids yelling the word at Alexa-enabled devices (Katie Notopoulos/BuzzFeed News)

Some musicians with songs about "poop" say Amazon Music...

Sep 1, 2022

Katie Notopoulos / BuzzFeed News: Some musicians with songs about “poop” say Amazon...

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Court filings: Apple settled with FlickType developer Kosta Eleftheriou; the lawsuit alleged Apple rejected his Watch app and then approved rip-offs of the app (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)

Court filings: Apple settled with FlickType developer Kosta...

Sep 1, 2022

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: Court filings: Apple settled with FlickType developer...

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Court filings: Apple settled with FlickType developer Kosta Eleftheriou; the lawsuit alleged Apple rejected his Watch app and then approved ripoffs of the app (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)

Court filings: Apple settled with FlickType developer Kosta...

Sep 1, 2022

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: Court filings: Apple settled with FlickType developer...

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Google announces $20M in new commitments to expand computer science education in the US and expects the funds to improve educational access for 11M+ students (Monica Chin/The Verge)

Google announces $20M in new commitments to expand computer...

Sep 1, 2022

Monica Chin / The Verge: Google announces $20M in new commitments to expand computer...

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The USB Promoter Group: USB 4 version 2 will offer speeds up to 80Gbps, using existing 40Gbps USB Type-C passive cables and new 80Gbps USB Type-C active cables (Mitchell Clark/The Verge)

The USB Promoter Group: USB 4 version 2 will offer speeds...

Sep 1, 2022

Mitchell Clark / The Verge: The USB Promoter Group: USB 4 version 2 will offer speeds...

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Marketplace Pulse: Shopify is warning its merchants not to use Amazon's checkout service Buy with Prime, saying it is a security risk and violates Shopify's ToS (Annie Palmer/CNBC)

Marketplace Pulse: Shopify is warning its merchants not...

Sep 1, 2022

Annie Palmer / CNBC: Marketplace Pulse: Shopify is warning its merchants not to...

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Research firm says Shopify is warning its merchants not to use Amazon's checkout service Buy with Prime, saying it is a security risk and violates Shopify ToS (Annie Palmer/CNBC)

Research firm says Shopify is warning its merchants not...

Sep 1, 2022

Annie Palmer / CNBC: Research firm says Shopify is warning its merchants not to...

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OnlyFans reports revenue for the year ending November 2021 rose 160% YoY to $932M, creators up 34% YoY to 2.1M, earning nearly $4B, and fans up 128% YoY to 188M (Kaya Yurieff/The Information)

OnlyFans reports revenue for the year ending November 2021...

Sep 1, 2022

Kaya Yurieff / The Information: OnlyFans reports revenue for the year ending November...

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USB Promoter Group says USB 4 version 2 will enable speeds up to 80Gbps, using existing 40Gbps USB Type-C passive cables and new 80Gbps USB Type-C active cables (Mitchell Clark/The Verge)

USB Promoter Group says USB 4 version 2 will enable speeds...

Sep 1, 2022

Mitchell Clark / The Verge: USB Promoter Group says USB 4 version 2 will enable...

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Twitter Tests Long-Awaited Edit Button

Twitter Tests Long-Awaited Edit Button

Sep 1, 2022

In the coming weeks, the feature will become available for testing to a select group...

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Nvidia says the US let the company continue developing its H100 enterprise AI chip in China; Nvidia's stock is down 10%+ after warning about export restrictions (Kif Leswing/CNBC)

Nvidia says the US let the company continue developing...

Sep 1, 2022

Kif Leswing / CNBC: Nvidia says the US let the company continue developing its H100...

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Some experts say a Twitter edit button could be used to spread political or financial misinformation or to add crypto scams and phishing links into viral tweets (Rachel Lerman/Washington Post)

Some experts say a Twitter edit button could be used to...

Sep 1, 2022

Rachel Lerman / Washington Post: Some experts say a Twitter edit button could be...

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OnlyFans says revenue for the year ending November 2021 rose 160% YoY to $932M and number of creators rose 34% to 2.1M, earning ~$4B, with fans up 128% to 188M (Kaya Yurieff/The Information)

OnlyFans says revenue for the year ending November 2021...

Sep 1, 2022

Kaya Yurieff / The Information: OnlyFans says revenue for the year ending November...

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Nvidia says the US agreed to let it continue developing its H100 enterprise AI chip in China; Nvidia stock is down 11%+ after warning about export restrictions (Kif Leswing/CNBC)

Nvidia says the US agreed to let it continue developing...

Sep 1, 2022

Kif Leswing / CNBC: Nvidia says the US agreed to let it continue developing its...

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Some experts say an edit button could be used to spread political or financial market misinformation or to add crypto scams and phishing links into viral tweets (Rachel Lerman/Washington Post)

Some experts say an edit button could be used to spread...

Sep 1, 2022

Rachel Lerman / Washington Post: Some experts say an edit button could be used to...

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Microsoft's Activision Deal Raises Competition Concerns in U.K.

Microsoft's Activision Deal Raises Competition Concerns...

Sep 1, 2022

The Competition and Markets Authority, which started its investigation into the...

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Experts say an edit button could be used to spread political or financial market misinformation or to add crypto scams and phishing links into viral tweets (Rachel Lerman/Washington Post)

Experts say an edit button could be used to spread political...

Sep 1, 2022

Rachel Lerman / Washington Post: Experts say an edit button could be used to spread...

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New Volkswagen CEO Endorses Predecessor's EV Strategy

New Volkswagen CEO Endorses Predecessor's EV Strategy

Sep 1, 2022

Volkswagen CEO Oliver Blume endorsed his predecessor’s EV strategy but said traditional...

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Microsoft's Activision Deal Raises Competition Concerns, Says U.K. Watchdog

Microsoft's Activision Deal Raises Competition Concerns,...

Sep 1, 2022

The Competition and Markets Authority, which started its investigation into the...

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Biden’s long game for American-made electric vehicles

Biden’s long game for American-made electric vehicles

Sep 1, 2022

President Joe Biden wants half of the new cars sold in the US to be electric by...

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Report: Crypto.com backed out of a five-year sponsorship deal worth $495M with the UEFA Champions League due to regulatory concerns in the UK, France, and Italy (Oliver Knight/CoinDesk)

Report: Crypto.com backed out of a five-year sponsorship...

Sep 1, 2022

Oliver Knight / CoinDesk: Report: Crypto.com backed out of a five-year sponsorship...

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GM's Driverless-Car Unit Recalls Software Used in Some Robotaxis

GM's Driverless-Car Unit Recalls Software Used in Some...

Sep 1, 2022

General Motors’ driverless-car unit has issued a recall related to the software...

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Reddit acquires contextual advertising company Spiketrap to improve its ad quality scoring and boost prediction models for auto-bidding (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)

Reddit acquires contextual advertising company Spiketrap...

Sep 1, 2022

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: Reddit acquires contextual advertising company Spiketrap...

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Microsoft's Activision Deal Could Raise Competition Concerns, Says U.K. Watchdog

Microsoft's Activision Deal Could Raise Competition Concerns,...

Sep 1, 2022

The Competition and Markets Authority, which started its investigation into the...

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An artist using Midjourney to create AI-generated art won first place at Colorado State Fair's fine art competition, leading to criticism by other artists (Matthew Gault/VICE)

An artist using Midjourney to create AI-generated art won...

Sep 1, 2022

Matthew Gault / VICE: An artist using Midjourney to create AI-generated art won...

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Twitter to Test Long-Awaited Edit Button

Twitter to Test Long-Awaited Edit Button

Sep 1, 2022

In the coming weeks, the feature will become available for testing to a select group...

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Latest U.S. Chip Curbs Deliver Setback to China's AI Ambitions

Latest U.S. Chip Curbs Deliver Setback to China's AI Ambitions

Sep 1, 2022

Giants Alibaba and Tencent among customers using banned top-end processors from...

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Twitter begins testing an edit button as part of Twitter Blue, giving users 30 minutes to make several edits; edit labels include a complete history (Tom Warren/The Verge)

Twitter begins testing an edit button as part of Twitter...

Sep 1, 2022

Tom Warren / The Verge: Twitter begins testing an edit button as part of Twitter...

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The long road ahead for American-made electric vehicles

The long road ahead for American-made electric vehicles

Sep 1, 2022

President Joe Biden wants half of the new cars sold in the US to be electric by...

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Twitter begins testing an edit button as part of Twitter Blue, giving users 30 minutes and several edits; edit labels includes a complete history (Tom Warren/The Verge)

Twitter begins testing an edit button as part of Twitter...

Sep 1, 2022

Tom Warren / The Verge: Twitter begins testing an edit button as part of Twitter...

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Sources: in late 2020, the US DOJ asked Binance to provide extensive records on its anti-money laundering rules and communications by CEO Changpeng Zhao (Reuters)

Sources: in late 2020, the US DOJ asked Binance to provide...

Sep 1, 2022

Reuters: Sources: in late 2020, the US DOJ asked Binance to provide extensive records...

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Seeking to reduce their reliance to China, Apple, Google, Microsoft, Amazon, and others are increasingly producing devices elsewhere, such as India and Vietnam (New York Times)

Seeking to reduce their reliance to China, Apple, Google,...

Sep 1, 2022

New York Times: Seeking to reduce their reliance to China, Apple, Google, Microsoft,...

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Zoom Wants to Get Back in the Office. But Not to Work.

Zoom Wants to Get Back in the Office. But Not to Work.

Sep 1, 2022

In a future of hybrid work, the videoconferencing giant sees the office more like...

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Global VPN Providers Pull India Servers Over New Cybersecurity Rules

Global VPN Providers Pull India Servers Over New Cybersecurity...

Sep 1, 2022

Companies say the new rules threaten users’ privacy and are like those imposed in...

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The UK's CMA says Microsoft's $69B Activision Blizzard acquisition will require an in-depth review and gives Microsoft a September 8 deadline to offer remedies (Katharine Gemmell/Bloomberg)

The UK's CMA says Microsoft's $69B Activision Blizzard...

Sep 1, 2022

Katharine Gemmell / Bloomberg: The UK's CMA says Microsoft's $69B Activision Blizzard...

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OneSignal, which helps businesses automate SMS, in-app, and email campaigns, raised a $50M Series C led by BAM Elevate, bringing its total funding to $80M (Kyle Wiggers/TechCrunch)

OneSignal, which helps businesses automate SMS, in-app,...

Sep 1, 2022

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: OneSignal, which helps businesses automate SMS, in-app,...

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Brian Krebs apologizes to IoT manufacturer Ubiquiti after posting now-removed articles on a "breach" based on a "sole source" currently under federal indictment (Brian Krebs/Krebs on Security)

Brian Krebs apologizes to IoT manufacturer Ubiquiti after...

Sep 1, 2022

Brian Krebs / Krebs on Security: Brian Krebs apologizes to IoT manufacturer Ubiquiti...

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Songwriters and Music Publishers to Be Paid More by Streaming Services

Songwriters and Music Publishers to Be Paid More by Streaming...

Sep 1, 2022

The agreement means publishers will get as much as 15.35% of music streamers’ revenue,...

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Apple quietly updates macOS malware protections to scan more frequently, bringing the OS malware protection on par with many commercial anti-malware products (Hoakley/The Eclectic Light Company)

Apple quietly updates macOS malware protections to scan...

Sep 1, 2022

Hoakley / The Eclectic Light Company: Apple quietly updates macOS malware protections...

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Pew survey of 24,525 people from 19 countries shows 70% rate misinformation as a "major threat", compared to 75% for climate change and 67% for cyberattacks (Stuart A. Thompson/New York Times)

Pew survey of 24,525 people from 19 countries shows 70%...

Sep 1, 2022

Stuart A. Thompson / New York Times: Pew survey of 24,525 people from 19 countries...

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EU publishes draft regulations on smartphone spare parts and battery life, including mandating manufacturers make 15+ parts available for at least five years (Financial Times)

EU publishes draft regulations on smartphone spare parts...

Sep 1, 2022

Financial Times: EU publishes draft regulations on smartphone spare parts and battery...

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Ring debuts Intercom, an audio-only DIY retrofit device for remote intercom access designed for European apartment buildings, available for £119 on September 28 (Jennifer Pattison Tuohy/The Verge)

Ring debuts Intercom, an audio-only DIY retrofit device...

Sep 1, 2022

Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge: Ring debuts Intercom, an audio-only DIY retrofit...

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In federal court, Google defends Jedi Blue, arguing the 2018 pact with Meta does not violate antitrust law as Meta can still use rival ad exchanges (Leah Nylen/Bloomberg)

In federal court, Google defends Jedi Blue, arguing the...

Sep 1, 2022

Leah Nylen / Bloomberg: In federal court, Google defends Jedi Blue, arguing the...

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A profile of Fog Data Science, which purchases raw geolocation data collected by mobile apps and sells it to law enforcement agencies for a subscription fee (Bennett Cyphers/Electronic Frontier ...)

A profile of Fog Data Science, which purchases raw geolocation...

Sep 1, 2022

Bennett Cyphers / Electronic Frontier Foundation: A profile of Fog Data Science,...

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Sources: Tencent plans to divest $14.5B of its $88B listed equity portfolio in 2022 to help reduce pressure from investors and China's anti-monopoly regulator (Financial Times)

Sources: Tencent plans to divest $14.5B of its $88B listed...

Sep 1, 2022

Financial Times: Sources: Tencent plans to divest $14.5B of its $88B listed equity...

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An investigation details local US law enforcement using the "Fog Reveal" phone tracking tool, at times without warrants, to search records from 250M+ devices (Associated Press)

An investigation details local US law enforcement using...

Sep 1, 2022

Associated Press: An investigation details local US law enforcement using the “Fog...

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Mark Zuckerberg's appearance on Joe Rogan's show did little to help his metaverse pitch and suggests he may not be the best spokesperson for these efforts (Max Chafkin/Bloomberg)

Mark Zuckerberg's appearance on Joe Rogan's show did little...

Sep 1, 2022

Max Chafkin / Bloomberg: Mark Zuckerberg's appearance on Joe Rogan's show did little...

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US music publishers settle on 15.35% for 2023 to 2027 mechanical streaming rates, avoiding costly legal fights with Amazon, Apple, Google, Pandora, and Spotify (Jem Aswad/Variety)

US music publishers settle on 15.35% for 2023 to 2027 mechanical...

Sep 1, 2022

Jem Aswad / Variety: US music publishers settle on 15.35% for 2023 to 2027 mechanical...

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California Assembly passes a bill requiring crypto firms in the state to obtain a license and that stablecoins be issued by a bank; Governor Newsom must sign it (Sam Reynolds/CoinDesk)

California Assembly passes a bill requiring crypto firms...

Sep 1, 2022

Sam Reynolds / CoinDesk: California Assembly passes a bill requiring crypto firms...

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Lenovo announces the IdeaPad 5i, its first 16-inch Chromebook, and refreshes its Tab P11 and Tab P11 Pro Android tablets with updated internals and displays (Igor Bonifacic/Engadget)

Lenovo announces the IdeaPad 5i, its first 16-inch Chromebook,...

Sep 1, 2022

Igor Bonifacic / Engadget: Lenovo announces the IdeaPad 5i, its first 16-inch Chromebook,...

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Source: the space between the iPhone 14 Pro display's pill and hole-shaped cutouts will be bridged by software and show microphone and camera privacy indicators (Chance Miller/9to5Mac)

Source: the space between the iPhone 14 Pro display's pill...

Sep 1, 2022

Chance Miller / 9to5Mac: Source: the space between the iPhone 14 Pro display's pill...

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New York-based Landa, an app for investing in rental properties with just $5 via fractional ownership, emerges from stealth with an $8M seed and a $25M Series A (Mary Ann Azevedo/TechCrunch)

New York-based Landa, an app for investing in rental properties...

Sep 1, 2022

Mary Ann Azevedo / TechCrunch: New York-based Landa, an app for investing in rental...

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Lenovo announces an IdeaPad 5i Chromebook with a 16-inch display and refreshes the Tab P11 and Tab P11 Pro Android tablets with updated internals and displays (Igor Bonifacic/Engadget)

Lenovo announces an IdeaPad 5i Chromebook with a 16-inch...

Sep 1, 2022

Igor Bonifacic / Engadget: Lenovo announces an IdeaPad 5i Chromebook with a 16-inch...

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Lenovo unveils the ThinkPad X1 Fold Gen 2 with Intel 12th Gen processors, a 16.3" foldable OLED display with 600 nits, available in November 2022 from $2,499 (Rich Woods/XDA Developers)

Lenovo unveils the ThinkPad X1 Fold Gen 2 with Intel 12th...

Sep 1, 2022

Rich Woods / XDA Developers: Lenovo unveils the ThinkPad X1 Fold Gen 2 with Intel...

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Albania police arrest Faruk Fatih Özer, the CEO of defunct Turkish crypto exchange Thodex who is accused of a rug pull; Thodex's losses may be as high as $2.52B (Adam Morgan McCarthy/The Block)

Albania police arrest Faruk Fatih Özer, the CEO of...

Sep 1, 2022

Adam Morgan McCarthy / The Block: Albania police arrest Faruk Fatih Özer, the CEO...

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Landa, whose app lets users invest in rental properties for as little as $5 via fractional ownership, emerges from stealth with an $8M seed and $25M Series A (Mary Ann Azevedo/TechCrunch)

Landa, whose app lets users invest in rental properties...

Sep 1, 2022

Mary Ann Azevedo / TechCrunch: Landa, whose app lets users invest in rental properties...

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Faruk Fatih Özer, CEO of defunct Turkish crypto exchange Thodex who is accused of a rug pull, was arrested in Albania; Thodex's losses may be as high as $2.52B (Adam Morgan McCarthy/The Block)

Faruk Fatih Özer, CEO of defunct Turkish crypto exchange...

Sep 1, 2022

Adam Morgan McCarthy / The Block: Faruk Fatih Özer, CEO of defunct Turkish crypto...

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Stockholm-based Mavenoid, which offers human- and AI-enabled product support and troubleshooting tools for hardware companies, has raised a $30M Series B (Paul Sawers/TechCrunch)

Stockholm-based Mavenoid, which offers human- and AI-enabled...

Sep 1, 2022

Paul Sawers / TechCrunch: Stockholm-based Mavenoid, which offers human- and AI-enabled...

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Sources: Disney explores a membership program similar to Amazon Prime, bundling streaming, theme parks, and merchandise, and adding commerce features to Disney+ (Wall Street Journal)

Sources: Disney explores a membership program similar to...

Sep 1, 2022

Wall Street Journal: Sources: Disney explores a membership program similar to Amazon...

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Zendrive spinout Fairmatic, which develops AI-powered risk and pricing models for commercial auto insurance, raised a $42M Series A led by Foundation Capital (Meir Orbach/CTech)

Zendrive spinout Fairmatic, which develops AI-powered risk...

Sep 1, 2022

Meir Orbach / CTech: Zendrive spinout Fairmatic, which develops AI-powered risk...

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Inside Mark Zuckerberg’s biggest bet

Inside Mark Zuckerberg’s biggest bet

Sep 1, 2022

Mark Zuckerberg is betting his company’s future on the metaverse. | Michael Nagle/Bloomberg...

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Internal memo: Meta is setting up a New Monetization Experiences division to identify and build "possible paid features" for Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp (Alex Heath/The Verge)

Internal memo: Meta is setting up a New Monetization Experiences...

Sep 1, 2022

Alex Heath / The Verge: Internal memo: Meta is setting up a New Monetization Experiences...

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Nvidia and AMD say the US imposed export restrictions on chips used for AI applications to Russia and China, affecting chips like Nvidia's A100 and AMD's MI200 (Max A. Cherney/Protocol)

Nvidia and AMD say the US imposed export restrictions on...

Sep 1, 2022

Max A. Cherney / Protocol: Nvidia and AMD say the US imposed export restrictions...

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An interview with Medium CEO Tony Stubblebine: writers with subscribers should be paid more and thinking "Medium was going to shine" in journalism was a mistake (Casey Newton/Nieman Lab)

An interview with Medium CEO Tony Stubblebine: writers...

Sep 1, 2022

Casey Newton / Nieman Lab: An interview with Medium CEO Tony Stubblebine: writers...

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T-Mobile Lays Off Workers in Engineering and Network Roles

T-Mobile Lays Off Workers in Engineering and Network Roles

Sep 1, 2022

The wireless company says the moves are part of a continuing overhaul since its...

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Nvidia Warns of Sales Hit From New U.S. Chip Licensing Requirements for China

Nvidia Warns of Sales Hit From New U.S. Chip Licensing...

Sep 1, 2022

The U.S.’s largest chip maker by market value says the new rule puts up to $400...

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Snap Hits Reverse After Expansion Drive, Cutting 20% of Staff

Snap Hits Reverse After Expansion Drive, Cutting 20% of...

Sep 1, 2022

The Snapchat parent braces for period of low sales growth lasting into 2023.

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Twitter’s whistleblower problem is way bigger than Elon Musk’s bot complaints

Twitter’s whistleblower problem is way bigger than Elon...

Aug 31, 2022

Samuel Corum/AFP via Getty Images Former Twitter employee Peiter Zatko is accusing...

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Missing parts, long waits, and a dead mouse: The perils of getting a Tesla fixed

Missing parts, long waits, and a dead mouse: The perils...

Aug 31, 2022

The internet is filling up with complaints about Tesla’s repair service. | Christina...

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How India runs on WhatsApp

How India runs on WhatsApp

Aug 31, 2022

Meta-owned WhatsApp has some 400 million users in India, its most popular market....

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Starbucks is not playing nice with its new union

Starbucks is not playing nice with its new union

Aug 31, 2022

Protesters gather in front of a Starbucks at Westlake Park in Seattle, Washington,...

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Meet the billionaire who loves Fox News and owns a piece of CNN

Meet the billionaire who loves Fox News and owns a piece...

Aug 31, 2022

Amanda Northrop/Vox One of the world’s most powerful news outlets has a new mandate...

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California’s gas car ban will change how everyone drives

California’s gas car ban will change how everyone drives

Aug 31, 2022

California is about to vote on a plan to end the sales of fossil fuel-powered vehicles...

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“Scary easy. Sketchy as hell.”: How startups are pushing Adderall on TikTok

“Scary easy. Sketchy as hell.”: How startups are pushing...

Aug 31, 2022

Amanda Northrop/Vox A telehealth company called Done wants Gen Z’s attention. Nick...

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NASA’s latest moon mission is the dawn of a new space age

NASA’s latest moon mission is the dawn of a new space age

Aug 31, 2022

Christina Animashaun/Vox NASA delayed the Artemis 1 launch on Monday. The next launch...

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How unions are winning again, in 4 charts

How unions are winning again, in 4 charts

Aug 31, 2022

A demonstrator holds up a sign at a rally in support of a union for Amazon workers...

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Where we’re spending our screentime, in 3 charts

Where we’re spending our screentime, in 3 charts

Aug 31, 2022

Matt Cardy/Getty Images A (mostly) post-pandemic update. There has been plenty of...

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Q&A with Facebook app head Tom Alison on the needs of young adults, changes to the Feed, TikTok's influence, recommendation systems, political content, and more (Nilay Patel/The Verge)

Q&A with Facebook app head Tom Alison on the needs of young...

Aug 31, 2022

Nilay Patel / The Verge: Q&A with Facebook app head Tom Alison on the needs of young...

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Roper Technologies agrees to buy Frontline Education, which makes administration software for K-12 education, from PE firm Thoma Bravo in a ~$3.7B all-cash deal (Reuters)

Roper Technologies agrees to buy Frontline Education, which...

Aug 31, 2022

Reuters: Roper Technologies agrees to buy Frontline Education, which makes administration...

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Klarna reports H1 revenue rose 24% YoY to ~$950M as its net loss more than trebled YoY to ~$581M, driven by admin expenses; cash reserves halved to ~$876M (Bloomberg)

Klarna reports H1 revenue rose 24% YoY to ~$950M as its...

Aug 31, 2022

Bloomberg: Klarna reports H1 revenue rose 24% YoY to ~$950M as its net loss more...

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Japan's digital minister Taro Kono pledges to rip up rules that require floppy disks and CD-ROMs to be used when sending data to the government (Simon Sharwood/The Register)

Japan's digital minister Taro Kono pledges to rip up rules...

Aug 31, 2022

Simon Sharwood / The Register: Japan's digital minister Taro Kono pledges to rip...

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Crypto.com sues an Australian woman after erroneously sending her AU$10.5M in May 2021 when she requested a AU$100 refund; the woman allegedly bought a house (Mat Di Salvo/Decrypt)

Crypto.com sues an Australian woman after erroneously sending...

Aug 31, 2022

Mat Di Salvo / Decrypt: Crypto.com sues an Australian woman after erroneously sending...

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Apple's VP of Corporate Development Adrian Perica has quietly left Didi's board; Perica joined the board in 2016 after Apple's $1B investment in Didi (Bloomberg)

Apple's VP of Corporate Development Adrian Perica has quietly...

Aug 31, 2022

Bloomberg: Apple's VP of Corporate Development Adrian Perica has quietly left Didi's...

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Researchers: self-harm posts are on the rise on Twitter, including graphic photos and high engagement; one hashtag grew to 30,000 tweets by July 2022 (Naomi Nix/Washington Post)

Researchers: self-harm posts are on the rise on Twitter,...

Aug 31, 2022

Naomi Nix / Washington Post: Researchers: self-harm posts are on the rise on Twitter,...

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Cyber insurers are failing to reduce companies' cyber risk exposure and to cover breached firms' costs after state-sponsored cyberattacks that fall short of war (Josephine Wolff/Wired)

Cyber insurers are failing to reduce companies' cyber risk...

Aug 31, 2022

Josephine Wolff / Wired: Cyber insurers are failing to reduce companies' cyber risk...

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China's punishing tech crackdown has undercut the industry's position as the largest and most sought-after employer, leading to high graduate unemployment rates (Bloomberg)

China's punishing tech crackdown has undercut the industry's...

Aug 31, 2022

Bloomberg: China's punishing tech crackdown has undercut the industry's position...

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Twitter's Elon Musk takeover saga has only amplified its problems, which stem from a broken business model at odds with the platform's freewheeling nature (Will Oremus/Washington Post)

Twitter's Elon Musk takeover saga has only amplified its...

Aug 31, 2022

Will Oremus / Washington Post: Twitter's Elon Musk takeover saga has only amplified...

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Asus Zenbook 17 Fold review: foldable OLED display with a comfortable keyboard and professional look, but $3,500 is expensive and there are software glitches (Monica Chin/The Verge)

Asus Zenbook 17 Fold review: foldable OLED display with...

Aug 31, 2022

Monica Chin / The Verge: Asus Zenbook 17 Fold review: foldable OLED display with...

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a16z releases a set of free "Can't Be Evil" licenses for NFTs, inspired by Creative Commons, available on GitHub (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

a16z releases a set of free "Can't Be Evil" licenses for...

Aug 31, 2022

Jesse Hamilton / CoinDesk: a16z releases a set of free “Can't Be Evil” licenses...

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Memo: on top of cutting 20% of its staff, Snap is canceling its original shows, in-app games, and several other projects; layoffs could save $500M annually (Alex Heath/The Verge)

Memo: on top of cutting 20% of its staff, Snap is canceling...

Aug 31, 2022

Alex Heath / The Verge: Memo: on top of cutting 20% of its staff, Snap is canceling...

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Live Nation's Ticketmaster partners with Dapper Labs to release ticket NFTs on the Flow blockchain and expands its NFL partnership for NFTs to 100 games (Ivan Mehta/TechCrunch)

Live Nation's Ticketmaster partners with Dapper Labs to...

Aug 31, 2022

Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch: Live Nation's Ticketmaster partners with Dapper Labs to...

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An investigation details a huge Instagram verification scheme using fake profiles on Spotify, Apple Music, and more; Meta removes badges from 300+ accounts (ProPublica)

An investigation details a huge Instagram verification...

Aug 31, 2022

ProPublica: An investigation details a huge Instagram verification scheme using...

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Top 9 Free AI Tools That Make Your Life Easier

Top 9 Free AI Tools That Make Your Life Easier

Aug 31, 2022

Copy.aiPhoto:- Copy.aiFirst one on the list is copy.ai. It is an AI based copy writer...

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7 Free Websites Every Content Creator Needs to Know

7 Free Websites Every Content Creator Needs to Know

Aug 31, 2022

Do you have the desire to become a content creator, but not have the money to start?...

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Most Frequently Asked Questions About Email Marketing

Most Frequently Asked Questions About Email Marketing

Aug 31, 2022

1. Why is email marketing important?Email is the marketing tool that helps you ...

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10 Best Chrome Extensions That Are Perfect for Everyone

10 Best Chrome Extensions That Are Perfect for Everyone

Aug 31, 2022

Are you a great Chrome user? That’s nice to hear. But first, consider whether or...

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Most Frequently Asked Questions About NFTs(Non-Fungible Tokens)

Most Frequently Asked Questions About NFTs(Non-Fungible...

Aug 31, 2022

 Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are the most popular digital assets today, capturing...

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Ginger VS Grammarly: Which Grammar Checker is Better in (2022) ?

Ginger VS Grammarly: Which Grammar Checker is Better in...

Aug 31, 2022

Ginger VS Grammarly: When it comes to grammar checkers, Ginger and Grammarly are...

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Top 7 Best Wordpress Plugin Of All Time

Top 7 Best Wordpress Plugin Of All Time

Aug 31, 2022

 If you are looking for the best wordpress plugins, then you are at the right place....

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Canva Review 2022: Details, Pricing & Features

Canva Review 2022: Details, Pricing & Features

Aug 31, 2022

Are you looking for a new graphic design tool? Would you like to read a detailed...

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Top 10 Best PLR(Private Label Rights) Websites | Which One You Should Join in 2022?

Top 10 Best PLR(Private Label Rights) Websites | Which...

Aug 31, 2022

Content creation is one of the biggest struggles for many marketers and business...

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Ahrefs vs SEMrush: Which SEO Tool Should You Use?

Ahrefs vs SEMrush: Which SEO Tool Should You Use?

Aug 31, 2022

SEMrush and Ahrefs are among the most popular tools in the SEO industry. Both companies...

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Sellfy Review 2022: How Good Is This Ecommerce Platform?

Sellfy Review 2022: How Good Is This Ecommerce Platform?

Aug 31, 2022

 Are you searching for an ecomerce platform to help you build an online store and...

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What is Blockchain: Everything You Need to Know (2022)

What is Blockchain: Everything You Need to Know (2022)

Aug 31, 2022

If you want to pay online, you need to register an account and provide credit card...

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ProWritingAid VS Grammarly: Which Grammar Checker is Better in (2022) ?

ProWritingAid VS Grammarly: Which Grammar Checker is Better...

Aug 31, 2022

ProWritingAid VS Grammarly:  When it comes to English grammar, there are two Big...

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Most Frequently Asked Questions About Affiliate Marketing

Most Frequently Asked Questions About Affiliate Marketing

Aug 31, 2022

There are lots of questions floating around about how affiliate marketing works,...

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TOP 10 AI MARKETING TOOLS YOU SHOULD USE

TOP 10 AI MARKETING TOOLS YOU SHOULD USE

Aug 31, 2022

   The marketing industry is turning to artificial intelligence (AI) as a way to...

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Facebook Parent Meta to Settle Cambridge Analytica Lawsuit

Facebook Parent Meta to Settle Cambridge Analytica Lawsuit

Aug 31, 2022

Details of the preliminary settlement with Facebook users weren’t provided; the...

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Companies Used to Announce Products. Now They 'Drop' Them.

Companies Used to Announce Products. Now They 'Drop' Them.

Aug 31, 2022

Technology is changing the launch of everything from soap to sneakers.

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Virtual Classes Are Now Permanent Offerings at Some U.S. Schools

Virtual Classes Are Now Permanent Offerings at Some U.S....

Aug 31, 2022

Districts in Texas, California and New York are creating full-time remote learning...

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Gopuff Tries to Raise Money Again

Gopuff Tries to Raise Money Again

Aug 31, 2022

Instant-delivery startup Gopuff is seeking to borrow up to $300 million as a cash...

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AI, GPS Technology Could Help Save Lives in Wildfires and Floods

AI, GPS Technology Could Help Save Lives in Wildfires and...

Aug 31, 2022

Destructive natural disasters add urgency to researchers’ efforts to find better...

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Musk Cites Twitter Whistleblower in Seeking to Scrap Deal

Musk Cites Twitter Whistleblower in Seeking to Scrap Deal

Aug 31, 2022

In a new bid to terminate his $44 billion agreement to buy the social-media platform,...

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HP Warns of Slowing Business Spending as PC Sales Sag

HP Warns of Slowing Business Spending as PC Sales Sag

Aug 31, 2022

Chief Executive Enrique Lores still sees long-term PC demand remaining above prepandemic...

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Netflix Appoints Two Snap Executives to Lead Its Ad Push

Netflix Appoints Two Snap Executives to Lead Its Ad Push

Aug 31, 2022

Jeremi Gorman and Peter Naylor will join Netflix in September as it works to create...

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Peloton Delays 10-K Annual Report to Complete Accounting

Peloton Delays 10-K Annual Report to Complete Accounting

Aug 31, 2022

The fitness-equipment maker said it needs more time to evaluate information associated...

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BeReal vs. TikTok: Can 'Authentic' Social Media Compete Without Ads?

BeReal vs. TikTok: Can 'Authentic' Social Media Compete...

Aug 31, 2022

“Authentic” social media apps like BeReal, Locket and LiveIn have the internet buzzing....

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California Passes Bill to Protect Children's Health on Social Media

California Passes Bill to Protect Children's Health on...

Aug 31, 2022

The bill would for the first time in the U.S. require the makers of social-media...

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China May Be Chasing Impossible Dream by Trying to Harness Internet Algorithms

China May Be Chasing Impossible Dream by Trying to Harness...

Aug 31, 2022

Beijing has received details on core algorithms of the country’s top internet companies,...

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Insider Trading in NFTs? That's Not a Crime, Defense Lawyers Claim

Insider Trading in NFTs? That's Not a Crime, Defense Lawyers...

Aug 31, 2022

A group of lawyers argues that prosecutors’ first NFT insider-trading case opens...

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Toyota to Put Additional Billions of Dollars Into EV Batteries

Toyota to Put Additional Billions of Dollars Into EV Batteries

Aug 31, 2022

Toyota laid out plans for spending $5.6 billion on electric-vehicle battery capacity,...

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Snap Plans to Slash 20% of Staff in Cost-Cutting Drive

Snap Plans to Slash 20% of Staff in Cost-Cutting Drive

Aug 31, 2022

The Snapchat owner, whose business primarily relies on digital advertising, said...

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Hit the road: Citroën CEO on electric car market, supply challenges

Hit the road: Citroën CEO on electric car market, supply...

Aug 31, 2022

Semiconductor shortages will "still be a hurdle" for the car industry throughout...

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Google’s robotic waiters: Company showcases robot that takes commands

Google’s robotic waiters: Company showcases robot that...

Aug 31, 2022

Google has showcased a new robotic assistant that can understand and respond to...

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Leaked Uber docs reveal dubious tactics used to conquer new markets

Leaked Uber docs reveal dubious tactics used to conquer...

Aug 31, 2022

A leaked cache of confidential files from ride-sharing company Uber illustrates...

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Biden pushes for three-month suspension of US gasoline tax

Biden pushes for three-month suspension of US gasoline...

Aug 31, 2022

US President Joe Biden has asked Congress to approve a three-month suspension of...

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Pandemic, slow recovery set back gender parity 'by a generation'

Pandemic, slow recovery set back gender parity 'by a generation'

Aug 31, 2022

The pandemic and a weak economic recovery have pushed back progress on closing the...

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How a lugworm could help organ transplants

How a lugworm could help organ transplants

Aug 31, 2022

A French biotech firm is hoping that the unique properties of lugworms, which can...

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French opposition slams Uber-Macron ‘secret deal’ following media revelations

French opposition slams Uber-Macron ‘secret deal’ following...

Aug 31, 2022

Opposition deputies on Sunday denounced reports of a secret deal between French...

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Post-Covid travel: How the pandemic has changed the tourism industry

Post-Covid travel: How the pandemic has changed the tourism...

Aug 31, 2022

Has the pandemic changed what tourists are looking for? In this edition we dive into...

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European Central Bank hikes interest rates in race to tame runaway inflation

European Central Bank hikes interest rates in race to tame...

Aug 31, 2022

The European Central Bank raised interest rates by more than expected on Thursday...

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IMF concludes 'constructive' bailout talks with Sri Lanka as protests continue

IMF concludes 'constructive' bailout talks with Sri Lanka...

Aug 31, 2022

The International Monetary Fund has concluded "constructive" talks with the government...

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‘We sold people a lie’: Former Uber lobbyist comes forward as whistleblower

‘We sold people a lie’: Former Uber lobbyist comes forward...

Aug 31, 2022

Lobbyist Mark MacGann on Monday came out as the whistleblower who leaked thousands...

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Germany takes step towards gas rationing as supplies dwindle

Germany takes step towards gas rationing as supplies dwindle

Aug 31, 2022

Germany has taken a step towards rationing natural gas by activating the second...

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Eurozone inflation hits record 8.9% despite better-than-expected growth

Eurozone inflation hits record 8.9% despite better-than-expected...

Aug 31, 2022

Inflation in the European countries using the euro currency shot up to another record...

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Sixty years after Algeria’s independence, will surging prices bolster its dependence on oil?

Sixty years after Algeria’s independence, will surging...

Aug 31, 2022

The oil and gas sector has long been the backbone of Algeria’s economy, bankrolling...

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From war to work: How Ukrainian refugees are integrating Europe's workforce

From war to work: How Ukrainian refugees are integrating...

Aug 31, 2022

More than five million Ukrainian refugees have fled the country since Russia's invasion,...