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Facebook Tweaks News Feed, Giving Users More Control

Facebook Tweaks News Feed, Giving Users More Control

Oct 5, 2022

The social-media company said users can now choose “show less” or “show more” on...

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With Twitter Reversal, Elon Musk Is Renewing Takeover of Company Hit by Economy, His Attacks

With Twitter Reversal, Elon Musk Is Renewing Takeover of...

Oct 5, 2022

Billionaire’s latest about-face over his $44 billion deal to buy Twitter has him...

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SpaceX, NASA Launch Latest Crew Launch to Space Station

SpaceX, NASA Launch Latest Crew Launch to Space Station

Oct 5, 2022

The mission marks the sixth time SpaceX has flown astronauts to the station for...

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DeepMind uses its AlphaTensor AI to quickly solve a matrix multiplication problem by building a custom TensorGame board game, beating a 50-year-old record (Will Douglas Heaven/MIT Technology Review)

DeepMind uses its AlphaTensor AI to quickly solve a matrix...

Oct 5, 2022

Will Douglas Heaven / MIT Technology Review: DeepMind uses its AlphaTensor AI to...

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OPEC+ agrees to cut oil production to boost prices

OPEC+ agrees to cut oil production to boost prices

Oct 5, 2022

The OPEC+ alliance of oil-exporting countries on Wednesday decided to sharply cut...

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Brian Armstrong's "Coin: A Founder's Story", a documentary commissioned to show the "good, bad, and ugly", feels like a hagiography to reset his narrative (Jeff John Roberts/Fortune)

Brian Armstrong's "Coin: A Founder's Story", a documentary...

Oct 5, 2022

Jeff John Roberts / Fortune: Brian Armstrong's “Coin: A Founder's Story”, a documentary...

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In a first, Amazon plans to give $150M through 2023 to 10+ outside VC funds to invest in underrepresented startup founders at or before the seed stage (Jeffrey Dastin/Reuters)

In a first, Amazon plans to give $150M through 2023 to...

Oct 5, 2022

Jeffrey Dastin / Reuters: In a first, Amazon plans to give $150M through 2023 to...

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Experts say political ads on Meta's platforms no longer represent good ROI, thanks to a stagnating user base and policy changes that make targeting voters hard (Anna Edgerton/Bloomberg)

Experts say political ads on Meta's platforms no longer...

Oct 5, 2022

Anna Edgerton / Bloomberg: Experts say political ads on Meta's platforms no longer...

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The 3 Best Workout Headphones For Very Sweaty Runners

The 3 Best Workout Headphones For Very Sweaty Runners

Oct 5, 2022

Do you keep ruining headphones with perspiration? The Fixer is here to help.

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SpaceX, NASA Set for Latest Crew Launch to Space Station

SpaceX, NASA Set for Latest Crew Launch to Space Station

Oct 5, 2022

The mission would mark the sixth time SpaceX has flown astronauts to the station...

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What to expect from Google's "Made by Google" event: Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro, Pixel Watch, and potentially Pixel device previews and Nest hardware (Jon Fingas/Engadget)

What to expect from Google's "Made by Google" event: Pixel...

Oct 5, 2022

Jon Fingas / Engadget: What to expect from Google's “Made by Google” event: Pixel...

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A look at the CBP prioritizing facial recognition to verify ~85% of the 221K daily travelers entering the US, replacing passport lines and self-serve kiosks (Heather Murphy/New York Times)

A look at the CBP prioritizing facial recognition to verify...

Oct 5, 2022

Heather Murphy / New York Times: A look at the CBP prioritizing facial recognition...

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Sources: Elon Musk and Twitter have not yet reached an agreement to end litigation; Musk is scheduled to be deposed on Thursday in Austin (Tom Hals/Reuters)

Sources: Elon Musk and Twitter have not yet reached an...

Oct 5, 2022

Tom Hals / Reuters: Sources: Elon Musk and Twitter have not yet reached an agreement...

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Spotify buys Kinzen, which helps identify misinformation and hate speech; the Dublin-based company partnered with Spotify in 2020, initially on election content (Dawn Chmielewski/Reuters)

Spotify buys Kinzen, which helps identify misinformation...

Oct 5, 2022

Dawn Chmielewski / Reuters: Spotify buys Kinzen, which helps identify misinformation...

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A review of Intel's $329 Arc A770 and $289 Arc A750: ideal for 1080p gaming, slick design, and good performance, but weird driver bugs and few software controls (Tom Warren/The Verge)

A review of Intel's $329 Arc A770 and $289 Arc A750: ideal...

Oct 5, 2022

Tom Warren / The Verge: A review of Intel's $329 Arc A770 and $289 Arc A750: ideal...

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Meta details updates to the Facebook Feed to let users increase or decrease posts from friends, Groups, and Pages, helping improve Meta's AI-based ranking (Steve Dent/Engadget)

Meta details updates to the Facebook Feed to let users...

Oct 5, 2022

Steve Dent / Engadget: Meta details updates to the Facebook Feed to let users increase...

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An interview with Unity CEO John Riccitiello on its game engine's future, merging with ironSource, monetization vs. creation, falling stock price, and more (Brendan Sinclair/GamesIndustry.biz)

An interview with Unity CEO John Riccitiello on its game...

Oct 5, 2022

Brendan Sinclair / GamesIndustry.biz: An interview with Unity CEO John Riccitiello...

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Elon Musk's revived $44B Twitter acquisition could rely on $12.5B from banks at a time when offloading risky debt is difficult, potentially leading to losses (Bloomberg)

Elon Musk's revived $44B Twitter acquisition could rely...

Oct 5, 2022

Bloomberg: Elon Musk's revived $44B Twitter acquisition could rely on $12.5B from...

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A report by Senator Warren's office: fraud and scams are occurring more often on P2P payments app Zelle, with banks only reimbursing ~47% of defrauded customers (Ken Sweet/Associated Press)

A report by Senator Warren's office: fraud and scams are...

Oct 5, 2022

Ken Sweet / Associated Press: A report by Senator Warren's office: fraud and scams...

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LA County arrests election software maker Konnech's CEO Eugene Yu over the alleged theft of data on poll workers and says some data was found stored in China (Stuart A. Thompson/New York Times)

LA County arrests election software maker Konnech's CEO...

Oct 5, 2022

Stuart A. Thompson / New York Times: LA County arrests election software maker Konnech's...

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Tesla plans to remove ultrasonic sensors from some new Model 3 and Y cars this month and Model S and X cars in 2023 in favor of camera and software assistance (Kirsten Korosec/TechCrunch)

Tesla plans to remove ultrasonic sensors from some new...

Oct 5, 2022

Kirsten Korosec / TechCrunch: Tesla plans to remove ultrasonic sensors from some...

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An interview with Sky Mavis co-founder Aleksander Larsen on staying play-to-earn after the hack, unfair criticisms, improving security, raising funds, and more (Ryan Weeks/The Block)

An interview with Sky Mavis co-founder Aleksander Larsen...

Oct 5, 2022

Ryan Weeks / The Block: An interview with Sky Mavis co-founder Aleksander Larsen...

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A look at "Crypto Twitter", which acts as a town hall where traders, investors, scammers, content creators, founders, and others connect, do business, and relax (Brady Dale/Axios)

A look at "Crypto Twitter", which acts as a town hall where...

Oct 5, 2022

Brady Dale / Axios: A look at “Crypto Twitter”, which acts as a town hall where...

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A US judge sentences Capital One hacker Paige Thompson, who accessed data on over 100M people, to five years of probation; DOJ says it is "very disappointed" (Associated Press)

A US judge sentences Capital One hacker Paige Thompson,...

Oct 5, 2022

Associated Press: A US judge sentences Capital One hacker Paige Thompson, who accessed...

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Uber's SVP of Mobility Andrew Macdonald says chronic driver shortages are now over, letting the company focus on improving cancellations and wait times (Financial Times)

Uber's SVP of Mobility Andrew Macdonald says chronic driver...

Oct 5, 2022

Financial Times: Uber's SVP of Mobility Andrew Macdonald says chronic driver shortages...

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Taiwan pledges to work closely with the US and other allies to implement "very firm" export controls and prevent China's military from acquiring advanced chips (Debby Wu/Bloomberg)

Taiwan pledges to work closely with the US and other allies...

Oct 5, 2022

Debby Wu / Bloomberg: Taiwan pledges to work closely with the US and other allies...

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Dublin-based Tines, which offers no-code automation tools for security teams, raised a $55M Series B extension, bringing the total Series B to ~$77M (Dan Taylor/Tech.eu)

Dublin-based Tines, which offers no-code automation tools...

Oct 5, 2022

Dan Taylor / Tech.eu: Dublin-based Tines, which offers no-code automation tools...

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A report from Chess.com alleges widespread cheating in 100+ online games by Hans Moke Niemann, who was accused of cheating by champion Magnus Carlsen (Wall Street Journal)

A report from Chess.com alleges widespread cheating in...

Oct 5, 2022

Wall Street Journal: A report from Chess.com alleges widespread cheating in 100+...

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Sources: in a first, Apple asks suppliers to move some AirPods and Beats production to India as early as 2023; some AirPods are already made in Vietnam (Cheng Ting-Fang/Nikkei Asia)

Sources: in a first, Apple asks suppliers to move some...

Oct 5, 2022

Cheng Ting-Fang / Nikkei Asia: Sources: in a first, Apple asks suppliers to move...

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A look at possible outcomes for Twitter under Elon Musk: firing Parag Agrawal, revolts by employees, bringing back Donald Trump, adding new features, and more (Kevin Roose/New York Times)

A look at possible outcomes for Twitter under Elon Musk:...

Oct 5, 2022

Kevin Roose / New York Times: A look at possible outcomes for Twitter under Elon...

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Q&A with Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger on returning to Intel, resetting the culture, replacing executives, decision making, long-term plans, new chip plants, and more (Nilay Patel/The Verge)

Q&A with Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger on returning to Intel,...

Oct 5, 2022

Nilay Patel / The Verge: Q&A with Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger on returning to Intel,...

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IriusRisk, which offers companies an automated threat modeling platform, raised a $29M Series B led by Paladin Capital, bringing its total funding to ~$40M (Kyle Wiggers/TechCrunch)

IriusRisk, which offers companies an automated threat modeling...

Oct 5, 2022

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: IriusRisk, which offers companies an automated threat...

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Blizzard President Mike Ybarra says Overwatch 2 is "experiencing a mass DDoS attack" on its servers, preventing hundreds of users from joining the game's launch (Mariella Moon/Engadget)

Blizzard President Mike Ybarra says Overwatch 2 is "experiencing...

Oct 5, 2022

Mariella Moon / Engadget: Blizzard President Mike Ybarra says Overwatch 2 is “experiencing...

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Gopuff taps Grubhub to deliver groceries, alcohol, and household items across the US, starting in NYC, Los Angeles, Chicago, Boston, Philadelphia, and Austin (Sabiq Shahidullah/Bloomberg)

Gopuff taps Grubhub to deliver groceries, alcohol, and...

Oct 5, 2022

Sabiq Shahidullah / Bloomberg: Gopuff taps Grubhub to deliver groceries, alcohol,...

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Amazon sues Washington state's Department of Labor & Industries, claiming an order forcing the company to reduce a warehouse's hazards breaks the 14th Amendment (Katyanna Quach/The Register)

Amazon sues Washington state's Department of Labor & Industries,...

Oct 5, 2022

Katyanna Quach / The Register: Amazon sues Washington state's Department of Labor...

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A CISA report finds multiple government hacking groups kept "long-term" access to a US military contractor's network via the open-source Python toolkit Impacket (Suzanne Smalley/CyberScoop)

A CISA report finds multiple government hacking groups...

Oct 5, 2022

Suzanne Smalley / CyberScoop: A CISA report finds multiple government hacking groups...

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US prosecutors accuse a man of remotely swiping 713 bitcoins from a hardware wallet seized in a case against his brother, who ran crypto mixing service Helix (David Voreacos/Bloomberg)

US prosecutors accuse a man of remotely swiping 713 bitcoins...

Oct 5, 2022

David Voreacos / Bloomberg: US prosecutors accuse a man of remotely swiping 713...

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Switzerland-based cybersecurity company Infinigate merges with Dubai-based cybersecurity firm Starlink to form a company with a ~$2.2B estimated annual revenue (Reuters)

Switzerland-based cybersecurity company Infinigate merges...

Oct 5, 2022

Reuters: Switzerland-based cybersecurity company Infinigate merges with Dubai-based...

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US officials accuse a man of remotely swiping 713 bitcoins from a wallet seized in a case against his brother, who operated crypto mixer Helix to launder money (David Voreacos/Bloomberg)

US officials accuse a man of remotely swiping 713 bitcoins...

Oct 5, 2022

David Voreacos / Bloomberg: US officials accuse a man of remotely swiping 713 bitcoins...

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A CISA report finds multiple government hacking groups had "long-term" access to the network of a defense company using open-source Python toolkit Impacket (Suzanne Smalley/CyberScoop)

A CISA report finds multiple government hacking groups...

Oct 5, 2022

Suzanne Smalley / CyberScoop: A CISA report finds multiple government hacking groups...

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Elon Musk says buying Twitter "is an accelerant to creating X, the everything app"; Musk previously teased launching X.com as a social media site (Jeremy C. Owens/MarketWatch)

Elon Musk says buying Twitter "is an accelerant to creating...

Oct 5, 2022

Jeremy C. Owens / MarketWatch: Elon Musk says buying Twitter “is an accelerant to...

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Amazon is discontinuing Glow, its video calling device aimed at kids, amid lackluster sales and a shift in consumer behavior, after debuting it last year (Bloomberg)

Amazon is discontinuing Glow, its video calling device...

Oct 5, 2022

Bloomberg: Amazon is discontinuing Glow, its video calling device aimed at kids,...

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Meta debuts Instagram ads on the Explore page and tests ads in profile feeds, letting creators earn extra income, and a shorter ad format for Facebook Reels (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)

Meta debuts Instagram ads on the Explore page and tests...

Oct 5, 2022

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: Meta debuts Instagram ads on the Explore page and tests...

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Google Cloud launches Medical Imaging Suite, a tool set for healthcare professionals that uses AI to scan medical images with faster and more accurate diagnoses (Mike Wheatley/SiliconANGLE)

Google Cloud launches Medical Imaging Suite, a tool set...

Oct 5, 2022

Mike Wheatley / SiliconANGLE: Google Cloud launches Medical Imaging Suite, a tool...

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Facebook to End Bulletin, the Subscription Newsletter Service It Launched Last Year

Facebook to End Bulletin, the Subscription Newsletter Service...

Oct 5, 2022

The service, launched in June 2021 as a competitor to Substack and other newsletter...

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S. Daniel Leon, Celsius co-founder and chief strategy officer, has resigned; Lior Koren, the company's global tax director, will assume the role (Paige Tortorelli/CNBC)

S. Daniel Leon, Celsius co-founder and chief strategy officer,...

Oct 5, 2022

Paige Tortorelli / CNBC: S. Daniel Leon, Celsius co-founder and chief strategy officer,...

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This year’s physics Nobel Prize went to pioneers in quantum tech. Here’s how their work could change the world.

This year’s physics Nobel Prize went to pioneers in quantum...

Oct 4, 2022

The inside of an IBM System One quantum computer. | Bryan Walsh/Vox A brief guide...

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Twitter confirms Musk to proceed with $44 billion takeover deal

Twitter confirms Musk to proceed with $44 billion takeover...

Oct 4, 2022

Twitter told regulators on Tuesday that Elon Musk sent a letter saying he will go...

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Elon Musk's $44 billion Twitter takeover is back on

Elon Musk's $44 billion Twitter takeover is back on

Oct 4, 2022

Just two weeks before going to trial, Elon Musk has agreed to follow through with...

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Elon Musk's proposal to proceed with his Twitter bid for $54.20/share hinges on receiving debt financing and the end of all legal actions related to the deal (Axios)

Elon Musk's proposal to proceed with his Twitter bid for...

Oct 4, 2022

Axios: Elon Musk's proposal to proceed with his Twitter bid for $54.20/share hinges...

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This year’s Nobel Prize in Physics went to pioneers in quantum tech. Here’s how their work could change the world.

This year’s Nobel Prize in Physics went to pioneers in...

Oct 4, 2022

The inside of an IBM System One quantum computer. | Bryan Walsh/Vox A brief a guide...

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A Delaware judge says Twitter can proceed with a limited probe to see if whistleblower Peiter Zatko contacted Elon Musk's lawyers before backing out of the deal (Adi Robertson/The Verge)

A Delaware judge says Twitter can proceed with a limited...

Oct 4, 2022

Adi Robertson / The Verge: A Delaware judge says Twitter can proceed with a limited...

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Facebook Parent to Shrink Some Offices as It Adapts to Hybrid Work

Facebook Parent to Shrink Some Offices as It Adapts to...

Oct 4, 2022

Meta says it will consolidate some spaces and rearrange office layouts to make them...

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Google Settles Arizona User-Tracking Suit

Google Settles Arizona User-Tracking Suit

Oct 4, 2022

The search giant will pay $85 million to resolve a suit claiming that it recorded...

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Micron to Spend Up to $100 Billion on Chip Factory in New York

Micron to Spend Up to $100 Billion on Chip Factory in New...

Oct 4, 2022

The semiconductor plant in Clay, N.Y., would be the largest in the U.S., as Washington...

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Arizona's AG: Google will pay $85M to resolve the state's consumer privacy lawsuit that claims it surreptitiously collects users' location data for targeted ads (Malathi Nayak/Bloomberg)

Arizona's AG: Google will pay $85M to resolve the state's...

Oct 4, 2022

Malathi Nayak / Bloomberg: Arizona's AG: Google will pay $85M to resolve the state's...

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Elon Musk wants to buy Twitter again, spam bots and all

Elon Musk wants to buy Twitter again, spam bots and all

Oct 4, 2022

Elon Musk at a Norwegian energy summit, August 2022. | Carina Johansen/NTB/AFP via...

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In an email to recruiters, Amazon says it is freezing most corporate hiring in its retail business for the rest of 2022; AWS is not affected by the freeze (Karen Weise/New York Times)

In an email to recruiters, Amazon says it is freezing most...

Oct 4, 2022

Karen Weise / New York Times: In an email to recruiters, Amazon says it is freezing...

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A judge says Twitter can proceed with a limited probe to see if whistleblower Peiter Zatko contacted Elon Musk's lawyers before he backed out of the deal (Adi Robertson/The Verge)

A judge says Twitter can proceed with a limited probe to...

Oct 4, 2022

Adi Robertson / The Verge: A judge says Twitter can proceed with a limited probe...

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In an email to recruiters, Amazon said it is freezing corporate hiring in its retail business for the rest of the year; AWS is not affected by the freeze (Karen Weise/New York Times)

In an email to recruiters, Amazon said it is freezing corporate...

Oct 4, 2022

Karen Weise / New York Times: In an email to recruiters, Amazon said it is freezing...

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Meta says it will be shutting down Bulletin, its newsletter service, by early next year (Caitlin Huston/The Hollywood Reporter)

Meta says it will be shutting down Bulletin, its newsletter...

Oct 4, 2022

Caitlin Huston / The Hollywood Reporter: Meta says it will be shutting down Bulletin,...

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Source: in a letter to Twitter, Elon Musk proposes proceeding with the acquisition at the original $54.20 per share; Twitter stock jumps 12%+ (Ed Hammond/Bloomberg)

Source: in a letter to Twitter, Elon Musk proposes proceeding...

Oct 4, 2022

Ed Hammond / Bloomberg: Source: in a letter to Twitter, Elon Musk proposes proceeding...

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The Connectivity Standards Alliance releases the Matter 1.0 standard for smart homes and opens its certification program (Jennifer Pattison Tuohy/The Verge)

The Connectivity Standards Alliance releases the Matter...

Oct 4, 2022

Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge: The Connectivity Standards Alliance releases...

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Sources: in a letter to Twitter, Elon Musk proposes proceeding with the acquisition at $54.20 per share; Twitter stock jumps 13%+ (Ed Hammond/Bloomberg)

Sources: in a letter to Twitter, Elon Musk proposes proceeding...

Oct 4, 2022

Ed Hammond / Bloomberg: Sources: in a letter to Twitter, Elon Musk proposes proceeding...

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Some guests and hosts say Airbnb permanently banned them after background checks by third-party company Inflection revealed minor offenses or old misdemeanors (Maxwell Strachan/VICE)

Some guests and hosts say Airbnb permanently banned them...

Oct 4, 2022

Maxwell Strachan / VICE: Some guests and hosts say Airbnb permanently banned them...

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A look at the Internet Archive, as the preservation project grows from 2TB in 1997 to ~100PB now, and issues with scraping paywalled news sites and social media (Dave Lee/Financial Times)

A look at the Internet Archive, as the preservation project...

Oct 4, 2022

Dave Lee / Financial Times: A look at the Internet Archive, as the preservation...

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Apple's supplier list shows 48 had manufacturing sites in the US as of September 2021, up from 25 in 2020; 30+ sites were in California, up from <10 in 2020 (Yang Jie/Wall Street Journal)

Apple's supplier list shows 48 had manufacturing sites...

Oct 4, 2022

Yang Jie / Wall Street Journal: Apple's supplier list shows 48 had manufacturing...

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Google's Nest announces the $180 Nest Doorbell Wired and $200 Nest Wifi Pro with Wi-Fi 6E support, updates the Home app, and confirms support for Matter (Jason Cipriani/ZDNet)

Google's Nest announces the $180 Nest Doorbell Wired and...

Oct 4, 2022

Jason Cipriani / ZDNet: Google's Nest announces the $180 Nest Doorbell Wired and...

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Xiaomi announces the flagship &euro;599 12T, featuring a 108MP camera, and &euro;759 12T Pro, featuring a 200MP camera, both with 6.67-inch displays, available October 13 (Jon Porter/The Verge)

Xiaomi announces the flagship &euro;599 12T, featuring...

Oct 4, 2022

Jon Porter / The Verge: Xiaomi announces the flagship €599 12T, featuring a 108MP...

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Micron plans to spend up to $100B over 20 years to build a chipmaking complex in upstate New York, helped by federal and state government incentives (Steve Lohr/New York Times)

Micron plans to spend up to $100B over 20 years to build...

Oct 4, 2022

Steve Lohr / New York Times: Micron plans to spend up to $100B over 20 years to...

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Horizon Blockchain Games, which develops the Sequence developer platform, Niftyswap marketplace, and Skyweaver trading card game, raised a $40M Series A (Hannah Miller/Bloomberg)

Horizon Blockchain Games, which develops the Sequence developer...

Oct 4, 2022

Hannah Miller / Bloomberg: Horizon Blockchain Games, which develops the Sequence...

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Securiti, which helps companies manage data privacy, security, governance, and compliance, raised a $75M Series C, bringing its total funding to $155M (Ron Miller/TechCrunch)

Securiti, which helps companies manage data privacy, security,...

Oct 4, 2022

Ron Miller / TechCrunch: Securiti, which helps companies manage data privacy, security,...

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Meta announces AITemplate, an open-source, PyTorch-based unified "inference" system for both AMD and Nvidia GPU hardware, helping code run 4x-12x faster (Reuters)

Meta announces AITemplate, an open-source, PyTorch-based...

Oct 4, 2022

Reuters: Meta announces AITemplate, an open-source, PyTorch-based unified “inference”...

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The White House's new AI Bill of Rights, including helping opt out of algorithmic decision-making, is nonbinding and so will have little impact on companies (Khari Johnson/Wired)

The White House's new AI Bill of Rights, including helping...

Oct 4, 2022

Khari Johnson / Wired: The White House's new AI Bill of Rights, including helping...

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The European Parliament votes 602 to 13 to enforce USB-C as the common charging port for devices by the end of 2024; some small devices are exempt (Hartley Charlton/MacRumors)

The European Parliament votes 602 to 13 to enforce USB-C...

Oct 4, 2022

Hartley Charlton / MacRumors: The European Parliament votes 602 to 13 to enforce...

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How Indonesia's premium streaming video service Vidio is outperforming Netflix and Disney+ in terms of consumption in the world's fourth most populous country (Lucas Shaw/Bloomberg)

How Indonesia's premium streaming video service Vidio is...

Oct 4, 2022

Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg: How Indonesia's premium streaming video service Vidio is...

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Sources: talks between the US and TikTok over a national security agreement have accelerated ahead of the midterms as Republicans vow to hold hearings (Wall Street Journal)

Sources: talks between the US and TikTok over a national...

Oct 4, 2022

Wall Street Journal: Sources: talks between the US and TikTok over a national security...

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Sensor Tower: Apple's App Store net revenue fell by around 5% in September, the steepest drop since 2015, as gaming revenue declined by 14% (Kif Leswing/CNBC)

Sensor Tower: Apple's App Store net revenue fell by around...

Oct 4, 2022

Kif Leswing / CNBC: Sensor Tower: Apple's App Store net revenue fell by around 5%...

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Sources: Apple's iPhone exports from India crossed $1B since April 2022 and could reach $2.5B by March 2023, up from $1.3B in the year ending March 2022 (Sankalp Phartiyal/Bloomberg)

Sources: Apple's iPhone exports from India crossed $1B...

Oct 4, 2022

Sankalp Phartiyal / Bloomberg: Sources: Apple's iPhone exports from India crossed...

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A federal court rules that the CFTC appropriately served Ooki DAO through a website help bot and forum post, in a lawsuit over violating federal trading laws (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

A federal court rules that the CFTC appropriately served...

Oct 4, 2022

Nikhilesh De / CoinDesk: A federal court rules that the CFTC appropriately served...

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Despite Elon Musk offering Iranians access to Starlink, experts say quickly building the infrastructure and evading government censorship will prove difficult (Wall Street Journal)

Despite Elon Musk offering Iranians access to Starlink,...

Oct 4, 2022

Wall Street Journal: Despite Elon Musk offering Iranians access to Starlink, experts...

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Memo: Tiger Global's John Curtius, who backed 250+ startups in five years, is leaving in June 2023; a source says Curtius plans to launch his own firm (Alex Konrad/Forbes)

Memo: Tiger Global's John Curtius, who backed 250+ startups...

Oct 4, 2022

Alex Konrad / Forbes: Memo: Tiger Global's John Curtius, who backed 250+ startups...

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Walgreens is setting up a network of automated drug-filling centers, expecting robots to cut pharmacist workloads by 25%+ and save the company $1B+ per year (Sharon Terlep/Wall Street Journal)

Walgreens is setting up a network of automated drug-filling...

Oct 4, 2022

Sharon Terlep / Wall Street Journal: Walgreens is setting up a network of automated...

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Mastercard announces Crypto Secure, which uses AI to help banks identify and stop transactions from fraud-prone crypto exchanges, powered by CipherTrace's tech (Ryan Browne/CNBC)

Mastercard announces Crypto Secure, which uses AI to help...

Oct 4, 2022

Ryan Browne / CNBC: Mastercard announces Crypto Secure, which uses AI to help banks...

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Google discontinues Google Translate in mainland China, one of the last remaining services the company provides in the country, citing "low usage" (Steven Musil/CNET)

Google discontinues Google Translate in mainland China,...

Oct 4, 2022

Steven Musil / CNET: Google discontinues Google Translate in mainland China, one...

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BrandTotal and Unimania agreed to a permanent injunction banning them from using and scraping Facebook and Instagram, and will pay a "significant financial sum" (TechCrunch)

BrandTotal and Unimania agreed to a permanent injunction...

Oct 4, 2022

TechCrunch: BrandTotal and Unimania agreed to a permanent injunction banning them...

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Arm sheds 40% of the staff that it had hired as part of a SoftBank pledge to the UK government, amid concerns that the company is shifting its focus abroad (Financial Times)

Arm sheds 40% of the staff that it had hired as part of...

Oct 4, 2022

Financial Times: Arm sheds 40% of the staff that it had hired as part of a SoftBank...

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The NLRB says Activision Blizzard withheld raises from QA testers over their union activity; Activision is negotiating with Raven testers who voted to unionize (Shannon Liao/Washington Post)

The NLRB says Activision Blizzard withheld raises from...

Oct 4, 2022

Shannon Liao / Washington Post: The NLRB says Activision Blizzard withheld raises...

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Samsung unveils a five-year roadmap for mass producing advanced chips, including second-generation 3nm chips in 2024, 2nm chips in 2025, and 1.4nm chips in 2027 (Bloomberg)

Samsung unveils a five-year roadmap for mass producing...

Oct 4, 2022

Bloomberg: Samsung unveils a five-year roadmap for mass producing advanced chips,...

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Nvidia, which had suspended shipments to Russia, plans to close its Russian offices and offer employees the option to continue their jobs in other countries (Denny Jacob/Wall Street Journal)

Nvidia, which had suspended shipments to Russia, plans...

Oct 4, 2022

Denny Jacob / Wall Street Journal: Nvidia, which had suspended shipments to Russia,...

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South Korean internet giant Naver plans to acquire Poshmark for $17.90/share, representing an enterprise value of ~$1.2B; Poshmark's stock rose 14%+ after hours (Kathryn Hardison/Wall Street Journal)

South Korean internet giant Naver plans to acquire Poshmark...

Oct 4, 2022

Kathryn Hardison / Wall Street Journal: South Korean internet giant Naver plans...

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Nvidia, which had suspended shipments to Russia, says it will close its Russian offices and offer employees an option to continue their jobs in other countries (Denny Jacob/Wall Street Journal)

Nvidia, which had suspended shipments to Russia, says it...

Oct 4, 2022

Denny Jacob / Wall Street Journal: Nvidia, which had suspended shipments to Russia,...

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Samsung unveils a roadmap for mass production of advanced chips, with its second-generation 3nm chips coming in 2024, 2nm chips in 2025, and 1.4nm chips in 2027 (Bloomberg)

Samsung unveils a roadmap for mass production of advanced...

Oct 4, 2022

Bloomberg: Samsung unveils a roadmap for mass production of advanced chips, with...

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Samsung Kicks Advanced Chip-Making Race Into High Gear

Samsung Kicks Advanced Chip-Making Race Into High Gear

Oct 4, 2022

The South Korean company’s production targets for 2-nanometer processes and below...

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South Korean company Naver agrees to acquire Poshmark for $17.90 per share, representing an enterprise value of ~$1.2B; Poshmark stock rose 14%+ after hours (Kathryn Hardison/Wall Street Journal)

South Korean company Naver agrees to acquire Poshmark for...

Oct 4, 2022

Kathryn Hardison / Wall Street Journal: South Korean company Naver agrees to acquire...

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Samsung Kicks Advanced-Chipmaking Race Into High Gear With Road Map

Samsung Kicks Advanced-Chipmaking Race Into High Gear With...

Oct 4, 2022

South Korean company’s production targets for 2-nanometer processes and below are...

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US Treasury-led regulators release a report on digital assets calling on Congress to provide more resources to police crypto, regulate stablecoins, and more (Ephrat Livni/New York Times)

US Treasury-led regulators release a report on digital...

Oct 4, 2022

Ephrat Livni / New York Times: US Treasury-led regulators release a report on digital...

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Theranos Founder Elizabeth Holmes Gets Hearing on New Trial

Theranos Founder Elizabeth Holmes Gets Hearing on New Trial

Oct 4, 2022

Judge schedules evidentiary hearing over testimony from former lab director, pushing...

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Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Challenges to Tech Immunity

Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Challenges to Tech Immunity

Oct 4, 2022

Families of terrorism victims allege platforms such as Twitter, Facebook and YouTube...

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Sources: as soon as this week, the US is likely to limit access of several Chinese AI and supercomputing companies and labs to US tech, machinery, and software (New York Times)

Sources: as soon as this week, the US is likely to limit...

Oct 4, 2022

New York Times: Sources: as soon as this week, the US is likely to limit access...

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Some YouTube users say the service is asking them to purchase a Premium subscription to watch videos in 4K, a feature that is currently free for all users (Ivan Mehta/TechCrunch)

Some YouTube users say the service is asking them to purchase...

Oct 4, 2022

Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch: Some YouTube users say the service is asking them to purchase...

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Golden, which is building a Web3 data protocol that is expected to fully launch in Q2 2023, raised a $40M Series B led by a16z, bringing total funding to $60M (Catarina Moura/The Block)

Golden, which is building a Web3 data protocol that is...

Oct 3, 2022

Catarina Moura / The Block: Golden, which is building a Web3 data protocol that...

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Sources: as soon as this week, the US is likely to limit several AI and supercomputing Chinese companies and research labs from US tech, machinery, and software (New York Times)

Sources: as soon as this week, the US is likely to limit...

Oct 3, 2022

New York Times: Sources: as soon as this week, the US is likely to limit several...

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Golden, which is building a Web3 data protocol that is expected to fully launch in Q2 2023, raised a $40B Series B led by a16z, bringing total funding to $60M (Catarina Moura/The Block)

Golden, which is building a Web3 data protocol that is...

Oct 3, 2022

Catarina Moura / The Block: Golden, which is building a Web3 data protocol that...

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Sources: the US will likely announce new measures as soon as this week restricting several Chinese companies and research labs from using advanced US chip tech (New York Times)

Sources: the US will likely announce new measures as soon...

Oct 3, 2022

New York Times: Sources: the US will likely announce new measures as soon as this...

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Twitter rolls out its edit button, letting users edit five times in 30 minutes, to Blue subscribers in Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, coming soon to the US (Aisha Malik/TechCrunch)

Twitter rolls out its edit button, letting users edit five...

Oct 3, 2022

Aisha Malik / TechCrunch: Twitter rolls out its edit button, letting users edit...

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DeFi investment discovery and risk assessment service Exponential raised a $14M seed led by Paradigm, with Haun Ventures, FTX's VC arm, and others participating (Brandy Betz/CoinDesk)

DeFi investment discovery and risk assessment service Exponential...

Oct 3, 2022

Brandy Betz / CoinDesk: DeFi investment discovery and risk assessment service Exponential...

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Twitter rolls out its edit button, which gives users 30 minutes to edit tweets, to Blue subscribers in Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, coming to the US soon (Aisha Malik/TechCrunch)

Twitter rolls out its edit button, which gives users 30...

Oct 3, 2022

Aisha Malik / TechCrunch: Twitter rolls out its edit button, which gives users 30...

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Exponential, a DeFi investment discovery and risk assessment service, raised a $14M seed led by Paradigm, with Haun Ventures, FTX's VC arm, others participating (Brandy Betz/CoinDesk)

Exponential, a DeFi investment discovery and risk assessment...

Oct 3, 2022

Brandy Betz / CoinDesk: Exponential, a DeFi investment discovery and risk assessment...

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TikTok Security-Deal Talks Pose Liability for Biden

TikTok Security-Deal Talks Pose Liability for Biden

Oct 3, 2022

A plan to secure user data is nearing conclusion, sources say, but hurdles remain...

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Google Pulls Translation App From China

Google Pulls Translation App From China

Oct 3, 2022

Google discontinued its Google Translate service in mainland China citing low usage,...

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Iranian Protesters Struggle to Activate Starlink and Circumvent Internet Restrictions

Iranian Protesters Struggle to Activate Starlink and Circumvent...

Oct 3, 2022

Elon Musk said his satellite-internet system was activated in Iran on Sept. 23 but...

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Singapore-based online shopping rewards app ShopBack raised $80M from Temasek's 65 Equity, bringing its Series F to $160M, a source says at a ~$1B valuation (Olivia Poh/Bloomberg)

Singapore-based online shopping rewards app ShopBack raised...

Oct 3, 2022

Olivia Poh / Bloomberg: Singapore-based online shopping rewards app ShopBack raised...

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Kim Kardashian’s Instagram story just cost her $1.26 million

Kim Kardashian’s Instagram story just cost her $1.26 million

Oct 3, 2022

Kim Kardashian’s crypto token ad didn’t follow the rules. | Nathan Congleton/NBC...

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Singapore-based online shopping rewards app ShopBack adds $80M to its Series F from Temasek's 65 Equity, making the round $160M, source says at a ~$1B valuation (Olivia Poh/Bloomberg)

Singapore-based online shopping rewards app ShopBack adds...

Oct 3, 2022

Olivia Poh / Bloomberg: Singapore-based online shopping rewards app ShopBack adds...

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The SCOTUS agrees to hear two Section 230-related cases, Gonzalez v. Google and Twitter v. Taamneh, both stemming from terrorist content on the services (Greg Stohr/Bloomberg)

The SCOTUS agrees to hear two Section 230-related cases,...

Oct 3, 2022

Greg Stohr / Bloomberg: The SCOTUS agrees to hear two Section 230-related cases,...

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A document shows an Italian administrative court scrapped a &euro;200M fine for Apple and Amazon from 2021 over alleged collusion in selling Apple and Beats products (Reuters)

A document shows an Italian administrative court scrapped...

Oct 3, 2022

Reuters: A document shows an Italian administrative court scrapped a €200M fine...

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Tally Technologies, which uses AI to automate credit card payments, raised an $80M Series D led by Sway Ventures at an $855M valuation, up from $280M in 2019 (Mureji Fatunde/Bloomberg)

Tally Technologies, which uses AI to automate credit card...

Oct 3, 2022

Mureji Fatunde / Bloomberg: Tally Technologies, which uses AI to automate credit...

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University of Illinois, Amazon, Apple, Google, Meta, and others launch the Speech Accessibility Project, aiming to improve voice recognition for disabled users (Steve Dent/Engadget)

University of Illinois, Amazon, Apple, Google, Meta, and...

Oct 3, 2022

Steve Dent / Engadget: University of Illinois, Amazon, Apple, Google, Meta, and...

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The Vice Society ransomware gang publishes data allegedly from the Los Angeles Unified School District, after the school system did not pay the ransom (Lawrence Abrams/BleepingComputer)

The Vice Society ransomware gang publishes data allegedly...

Oct 3, 2022

Lawrence Abrams / BleepingComputer: The Vice Society ransomware gang publishes data...

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The Vice Society Ransomware gang publishes data allegedly from the Los Angeles Unified School District, after the school system did not pay the ransom (Lawrence Abrams/BleepingComputer)

The Vice Society Ransomware gang publishes data allegedly...

Oct 3, 2022

Lawrence Abrams / BleepingComputer: The Vice Society Ransomware gang publishes data...

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Immerok, which is building an Apache Flink-based cloud service for data streaming, raised a $17M seed led by CUSP Capital, 468 Capital, and others (Kyle Wiggers/TechCrunch)

Immerok, which is building an Apache Flink-based cloud...

Oct 3, 2022

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: Immerok, which is building an Apache Flink-based cloud...

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A profile of Checkout.com founder and CEO Guillaume Pousaz, who owns 60% of the $40B London-based payments company and has begun investing in fintech startups (Ivan Levingston/Bloomberg)

A profile of Checkout.com founder and CEO Guillaume Pousaz,...

Oct 3, 2022

Ivan Levingston / Bloomberg: A profile of Checkout.com founder and CEO Guillaume...

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Kim Kardashian settles with the SEC for $1.26M after not reporting a $250K payment to promote EthereumMax on Instagram and won't promote crypto for three years (Mike Calia/CNBC)

Kim Kardashian settles with the SEC for $1.26M after not...

Oct 3, 2022

Mike Calia / CNBC: Kim Kardashian settles with the SEC for $1.26M after not reporting...

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Kim Kardashian settles with the SEC for $1.26M over promoting EthereumMax on her Instagram after being paid $250K and will not promote crypto for three years (Mike Calia/CNBC)

Kim Kardashian settles with the SEC for $1.26M over promoting...

Oct 3, 2022

Mike Calia / CNBC: Kim Kardashian settles with the SEC for $1.26M over promoting...

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Filings: TikTok's European business reports $990M revenue in 2021, up from $172M in 2020, and a $896M loss due to increased spending on its 4,396 staff (Cristina Criddle/Financial Times)

Filings: TikTok's European business reports $990M revenue...

Oct 3, 2022

Cristina Criddle / Financial Times: Filings: TikTok's European business reports...

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Deliveroo partners with UK supermarket Morrisons to open its first physical store in London; customers can shop in-store, collect orders, or get local delivery (Adam Coghlan/Eater London)

Deliveroo partners with UK supermarket Morrisons to open...

Oct 3, 2022

Adam Coghlan / Eater London: Deliveroo partners with UK supermarket Morrisons to...

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UK-based blockchain gaming startup Improbable, which raised $500M from SoftBank in 2017, is close to raising &pound;100M at a &pound;3B+ valuation, up from &pound;2.5B in 2018 (Financial Times)

UK-based blockchain gaming startup Improbable, which raised...

Oct 3, 2022

Financial Times: UK-based blockchain gaming startup Improbable, which raised $500M...

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Sources: Sony plans to make 2M PlayStation VR2 units by March 2023, an ambitious target, and has not yet faced supply chain constraints (Takashi Mochizuki/Bloomberg)

Sources: Sony plans to make 2M PlayStation VR2 units by...

Oct 3, 2022

Takashi Mochizuki / Bloomberg: Sources: Sony plans to make 2M PlayStation VR2 units...

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UK government U-turns on plan to scrap 45% tax rate for highest earners

UK government U-turns on plan to scrap 45% tax rate for...

Oct 3, 2022

Just ten days after presenting his controversial mini-budget, UK Finance Minister...

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NXP Semiconductors CEO Kurt Sievers estimates the EU must invest &euro;500B to achieve its 20% global chip market share goal by 2030, short of the Chips Act's &euro;43B (Tristan Fiedler/Politico)

NXP Semiconductors CEO Kurt Sievers estimates the EU must...

Oct 3, 2022

Tristan Fiedler / Politico: NXP Semiconductors CEO Kurt Sievers estimates the EU...

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Prosus Ventures terminates its deal to acquire Indian payments company BillDesk for $4.7B in cash, saying "certain conditions precedent" were unfulfilled (Manish Singh/TechCrunch)

Prosus Ventures terminates its deal to acquire Indian payments...

Oct 3, 2022

Manish Singh / TechCrunch: Prosus Ventures terminates its deal to acquire Indian...

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Kentik: Iran's three main mobile operators shut down service for about eight hours in the evening for 10 consecutive days, causing an uptick in landline traffic (Dan De Luce/NBC News)

Kentik: Iran's three main mobile operators shut down service...

Oct 3, 2022

Dan De Luce / NBC News: Kentik: Iran's three main mobile operators shut down service...

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NXP Semiconductors' CEO estimates the EU must invest &euro;500B to hit its goal of a 20% global share in chips by 2030, well short of the EU Chips Act's &euro;43B package (Tristan Fiedler/Politico)

NXP Semiconductors' CEO estimates the EU must invest &euro;500B...

Oct 3, 2022

Tristan Fiedler / Politico: NXP Semiconductors' CEO estimates the EU must invest...

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New Pegasus attacks on Mexican activists and reporters from 2019-2021 found using 0-click exploits, after the new president called Pegasus a thing of the past (The Citizen Lab)

New Pegasus attacks on Mexican activists and reporters...

Oct 3, 2022

The Citizen Lab: New Pegasus attacks on Mexican activists and reporters from 2019-2021...

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From shutting down services only in Texas to letting users opt out of hateful content, tech companies are gaming out responses to the state's social media law (Elizabeth Dwoskin/Washington Post)

From shutting down services only in Texas to letting users...

Oct 3, 2022

Elizabeth Dwoskin / Washington Post: From shutting down services only in Texas to...

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Tesla Deliveries Bounce Back to Record, Though Dented by Distribution Delays

Tesla Deliveries Bounce Back to Record, Though Dented by...

Oct 3, 2022

Elon Musk’s auto maker requires another boost in quarterly deliveries to meet its...

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Your Apple Watch Says You Have a Heart Condition. Now What?

Your Apple Watch Says You Have a Heart Condition. Now What?

Oct 3, 2022

Doctors warn of atrial-fibrillation overdiagnosis by wearables from Apple, Fitbit...

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A look at the AI chatbots designed to improve mental health, like Wysa and Woebot, which have millions of users despite scant research to support their efficacy (Grace Browne/Wired)

A look at the AI chatbots designed to improve mental health,...

Oct 2, 2022

Grace Browne / Wired: A look at the AI chatbots designed to improve mental health,...

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Sources: Celsius founder Alex Mashinsky withdrew $10M from the crypto lender weeks before the company froze user accounts; a source says ~$8M was used for taxes (Kadhim Shubber/Financial Times)

Sources: Celsius founder Alex Mashinsky withdrew $10M from...

Oct 2, 2022

Kadhim Shubber / Financial Times: Sources: Celsius founder Alex Mashinsky withdrew...

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Sources: Celsius founder Alex Mashinsky withdrew $10M from the crypto lender weeks before freezing customer accounts; one source says $8M was used to pay taxes (Kadhim Shubber/Financial Times)

Sources: Celsius founder Alex Mashinsky withdrew $10M from...

Oct 2, 2022

Kadhim Shubber / Financial Times: Sources: Celsius founder Alex Mashinsky withdrew...

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A look at AI chatbots that seek to improve mental health, like Wysa and Woebot, which have millions of users despite scant research to support their efficacy (Grace Browne/Wired)

A look at AI chatbots that seek to improve mental health,...

Oct 2, 2022

Grace Browne / Wired: A look at AI chatbots that seek to improve mental health,...

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Apple's Fall 2022 Event Products: Reviews of iPhone 14, iOS 16, Apple Watch Ultra, AirPods Pro 2 and More

Apple's Fall 2022 Event Products: Reviews of iPhone 14,...

Oct 2, 2022

The company’s busy season brought new phones, watches and earbuds—plus a free iPhone...

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Instagram food photography is becoming more realistic, driven by generational changes, more diverse food creators, and a frustration with the curation culture (Bettina Makalintal/Eater)

Instagram food photography is becoming more realistic,...

Oct 2, 2022

Bettina Makalintal / Eater: Instagram food photography is becoming more realistic,...

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A look at the fake online traffic business, as some ad exchanges look the other way and advertisers are embarrassed to admit they purchased fraudulent inventory (Morgan Meaker/Wired)

A look at the fake online traffic business, as some ad...

Oct 2, 2022

Morgan Meaker / Wired: A look at the fake online traffic business, as some ad exchanges...

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Tencent is no longer China's most valuable company after its shares dropped 64% since Jan. 2021, wiping $623B in market value, more than any other firm globally (Jeanny Yu/Bloomberg)

Tencent is no longer China's most valuable company after...

Oct 2, 2022

Jeanny Yu / Bloomberg: Tencent is no longer China's most valuable company after...

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JD.com founder Richard Liu agreed to settle a US lawsuit filed by a former University of Minnesota student who alleged he raped her in 2018 (Amy Forliti/Associated Press)

JD.com founder Richard Liu agreed to settle a US lawsuit...

Oct 2, 2022

Amy Forliti / Associated Press: JD.com founder Richard Liu agreed to settle a US...

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The UN Food Programme and the WHO say a nearly two-year internet and phone shutdown in Ethiopia's Tigray region is hampering aid delivery and health monitoring (Zecharias Zelalem/Context)

The UN Food Programme and the WHO say a nearly two-year...

Oct 2, 2022

Zecharias Zelalem / Context: The UN Food Programme and the WHO say a nearly two-year...

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SoftBank, which bought a 10% stake in Twilio competitor Sinch in November 2020, sells its remaining 5% stake; Sinch's stock has fallen 93% since September 2021 (Anton Wilen/Bloomberg)

SoftBank, which bought a 10% stake in Twilio competitor...

Oct 2, 2022

Anton Wilen / Bloomberg: SoftBank, which bought a 10% stake in Twilio competitor...

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Bengaluru-based Juno, which works with US payroll services to offer checking accounts that give users their paychecks in digital tokens, raised an $18M Series A (Manish Singh/TechCrunch)

Bengaluru-based Juno, which works with US payroll services...

Oct 2, 2022

Manish Singh / TechCrunch: Bengaluru-based Juno, which works with US payroll services...

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A profile of David Mills, who created the Network Time Protocol in the 1980s, as about two dozen Internet Engineering Task Force contributors work toward NTPv5 (Nate Hopper/New Yorker)

A profile of David Mills, who created the Network Time...

Oct 2, 2022

Nate Hopper / New Yorker: A profile of David Mills, who created the Network Time...

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Bruce Willis refutes a report that he sold his digital likeness rights to Deepcake, which confirms and says the company created his "digital twin" for 2021 ads (Ryan Gajewski/The Hollywood Reporter)

Bruce Willis refutes a report that he sold his digital...

Oct 2, 2022

Ryan Gajewski / The Hollywood Reporter: Bruce Willis refutes a report that he sold...

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Symantec details an ongoing campaign by the Witchetty hacking group, potentially tied to a China-backed threat actor, that hides malware in a Windows logo image (Bill Toulas/BleepingComputer)

Symantec details an ongoing campaign by the Witchetty hacking...

Oct 2, 2022

Bill Toulas / BleepingComputer: Symantec details an ongoing campaign by the Witchetty...

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Sources: Tencent is resetting its M&A strategy, seeking to own majority, or even controlling, stakes in overseas targets, mainly in European gaming companies (Reuters)

Sources: Tencent is resetting its M&A strategy, seeking...

Oct 2, 2022

Reuters: Sources: Tencent is resetting its M&A strategy, seeking to own majority,...

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Stadia was doomed from the start because Google knows next to nothing about gaming and no one wants to invest in services they don't trust Google to keep around (Devin Coldewey/TechCrunch)

Stadia was doomed from the start because Google knows next...

Oct 2, 2022

Devin Coldewey / TechCrunch: Stadia was doomed from the start because Google knows...

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Nikola Tries to Ignite Market for Its Hydrogen Fuel-Cell Trucks

Nikola Tries to Ignite Market for Its Hydrogen Fuel-Cell...

Oct 1, 2022

The startup commercial-truck maker is setting more modest production expectations...

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Your Watch Says You Have a Heart Condition. Now What?

Your Watch Says You Have a Heart Condition. Now What?

Oct 1, 2022

Doctors warn of atrial-fibrillation overdiagnosis by wearables from Apple, Fitbit...

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Sources: TikTok plans to launch live shopping in the US with LA-based partner TalkShopLive; TikTok's in-house e-commerce experiments in the UK didn't take off (Cristina Criddle/Financial Times)

Sources: TikTok plans to launch live shopping in the US...

Oct 1, 2022

Cristina Criddle / Financial Times: Sources: TikTok plans to launch live shopping...

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Stadia was doomed from the start, because Google knows nothing about gaming, and users hesitated to invest in it, not trusting Google to keep it alive for long (Devin Coldewey/TechCrunch)

Stadia was doomed from the start, because Google knows...

Oct 1, 2022

Devin Coldewey / TechCrunch: Stadia was doomed from the start, because Google knows...

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Sources: Tencent is resetting its M&A strategy, seeking to own majority or even controlling stakes in overseas targets, mainly in gaming companies in Europe (Reuters)

Sources: Tencent is resetting its M&A strategy, seeking...

Oct 1, 2022

Reuters: Sources: Tencent is resetting its M&A strategy, seeking to own majority...

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Sources: TikTok plans to launch live shopping in the US in partnership with TalkShopLive; TikTok's in-house e-commerce trial in the UK struggled to take off (Cristina Criddle/Financial Times)

Sources: TikTok plans to launch live shopping in the US...

Oct 1, 2022

Cristina Criddle / Financial Times: Sources: TikTok plans to launch live shopping...

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As car makers cede control of their auto-operating systems to Apple and Google, the limited choice in the duopoly of smartphone OSes may soon extend to cars (Christopher Mims/Wall Street Journal)

As car makers cede control of their auto-operating systems...

Oct 1, 2022

Christopher Mims / Wall Street Journal: As car makers cede control of their auto-operating...

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Local media: Korea's Fair Trade Commission raided Apple's Seoul offices over allegations it is charging App Store IAP fees of 33%, rather than the stated 30% (William Gallagher/AppleInsider)

Local media: Korea's Fair Trade Commission raided Apple's...

Oct 1, 2022

William Gallagher / AppleInsider: Local media: Korea's Fair Trade Commission raided...

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Elon Musk Unveils Prototype of Tesla's Humanoid Robot Optimus, Says It Will Cost Less Than a Car

Elon Musk Unveils Prototype of Tesla's Humanoid Robot Optimus,...

Oct 1, 2022

The prototype, which the CEO showed off at a company’s AI event Friday, is part...

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Surveys of ~16,000 US adults per brand shows that 86% Gen Z adults have a "somewhat" or "very" favorable opinion of YouTube, 73% of Instagram, and 69% of TikTok (Jennifer A. Kingson/Axios)

Surveys of ~16,000 US adults per brand shows that 86% Gen...

Oct 1, 2022

Jennifer A. Kingson / Axios: Surveys of ~16,000 US adults per brand shows that 86%...

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Elon Musk’s texts offer a rare glimpse at the billionaire boys’ club

Elon Musk’s texts offer a rare glimpse at the billionaire...

Oct 1, 2022

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk at the 2022 Met Gala in New York City. | Dimitrios...

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A look at the research project tracking people at risk for suicide using data from smartphones and wearables to identify periods of high danger and intervene (Ellen Barry/New York Times)

A look at the research project tracking people at risk...

Oct 1, 2022

Ellen Barry / New York Times: A look at the research project tracking people at...

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Singapore will not permit crypto ads at the track and in local areas at this weekend's F1 Singapore GP, underscoring a changing regulatory stance toward crypto (Emily Nicolle/Bloomberg)

Singapore will not permit crypto ads at the track and in...

Oct 1, 2022

Emily Nicolle / Bloomberg: Singapore will not permit crypto ads at the track and...

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Tech companies working with AI are shielding themselves from accountability by outsourcing data collection and model training to academic and non-profit groups (Andy Baio/Waxy.org)

Tech companies working with AI are shielding themselves...

Oct 1, 2022

Andy Baio / Waxy.org: Tech companies working with AI are shielding themselves from...

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Meta says Facebook for Android will soon use its own Chromium-based in-app browser engine, citing security and stability as reasons for its WebView alternative (Abner Li/9to5Google)

Meta says Facebook for Android will soon use its own Chromium-based...

Oct 1, 2022

Abner Li / 9to5Google: Meta says Facebook for Android will soon use its own Chromium-based...

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The Next Big Battle Between Google and Apple Is for the Soul of Your Car

The Next Big Battle Between Google and Apple Is for the...

Oct 1, 2022

In the future, your choice of smartphone ecosystem—Android or iPhone—could determine...

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Elon Musk Unveils Prototype of Humanoid Robot Optimus, Says It Will Cost Less Than a Car

Elon Musk Unveils Prototype of Humanoid Robot Optimus,...

Oct 1, 2022

The prototype, which the CEO showed off at a company’s AI event Friday, is part...

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Musk Unveils Tesla's Humanoid Robot Optimus

Musk Unveils Tesla's Humanoid Robot Optimus

Oct 1, 2022

The prototype, which the CEO showed off at a company’s AI event Friday, is part...

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At Tesla AI Day, Musk reveals a prototype of Optimus, a humanoid robot that shares AI software and sensors with cars' Autopilot, which is expected to cost <$20K (The Verge)

At Tesla AI Day, Musk reveals a prototype of Optimus, a...

Oct 1, 2022

The Verge: At Tesla AI Day, Musk reveals a prototype of Optimus, a humanoid robot...

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Ontario-based Avidbots, which makes autonomous floor cleaning robots for commercial settings, raised a $70M Series C, bringing its total funding to $107M (Meagan Simpson/BetaKit)

Ontario-based Avidbots, which makes autonomous floor cleaning...

Oct 1, 2022

Meagan Simpson / BetaKit: Ontario-based Avidbots, which makes autonomous floor cleaning...

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India's market regulator tightens IPO disclosure norms after recent lackluster performance of tech startups; firms must disclose KPIs and past pricing details (Manish Singh/TechCrunch)

India's market regulator tightens IPO disclosure norms...

Oct 1, 2022

Manish Singh / TechCrunch: India's market regulator tightens IPO disclosure norms...

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At Tesla AI Day, Musk reveals a prototype of Optimus, a humanoid robot that uses AI and advanced driver assist features, which is expected to cost under $20K (The Verge)

At Tesla AI Day, Musk reveals a prototype of Optimus, a...

Oct 1, 2022

The Verge: At Tesla AI Day, Musk reveals a prototype of Optimus, a humanoid robot...

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At Tesla AI Day, Musk reveals a protoype of Optimus, a humanoid robot that uses Tesla' AI and advanced driver assist features, expects to cost less than $20K (The Verge)

At Tesla AI Day, Musk reveals a protoype of Optimus, a...

Oct 1, 2022

The Verge: At Tesla AI Day, Musk reveals a protoype of Optimus, a humanoid robot...

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Elon Musk Unveils Tesla's Humanoid Robot Optimus

Elon Musk Unveils Tesla's Humanoid Robot Optimus

Oct 1, 2022

The prototype, which the CEO showed off at a company’s AI event Friday, is part...

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Intel Drives Forward with IPO Plans for Mobileye Self-Driving Car Unit

Intel Drives Forward with IPO Plans for Mobileye Self-Driving...

Oct 1, 2022

The listing plans come during one of the IPO market’s worst years in decades.

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NYC-based Grow Therapy, which offers tools for mental health providers to set up virtual practices, raised a $75M Series B, bringing its total funding to $90M (Jessica Hagen/MobiHealthNews)

NYC-based Grow Therapy, which offers tools for mental health...

Oct 1, 2022

Jessica Hagen / MobiHealthNews: NYC-based Grow Therapy, which offers tools for mental...

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Disney, Activist Investor Agree to a Standstill as Company Adds Tech Executive to Board

Disney, Activist Investor Agree to a Standstill as Company...

Oct 1, 2022

Carolyn Everson’s appointment as a director comes a month after Dan Loeb demanded...

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Disney Appoints Carolyn Everson, a Veteran Media Executive, to Board

Disney Appoints Carolyn Everson, a Veteran Media Executive,...

Oct 1, 2022

The appointment comes one month after activist investor Daniel Loeb demanded that...

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The Rich, Famous and In-Between Vie for Musk's Attention

The Rich, Famous and In-Between Vie for Musk's Attention

Oct 1, 2022

Text messages produced as evidence for Twitter trial reveal cacophony of voices...

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Japan says it will provide Micron a subsidy of up to ~$322M to help the company produce advanced memory chips at a Hiroshima factory (Mari Yamaguchi/Associated Press)

Japan says it will provide Micron a subsidy of up to ~$322M...

Oct 1, 2022

Mari Yamaguchi / Associated Press: Japan says it will provide Micron a subsidy of...

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SEC filing: Intel's self-driving car unit Mobileye files for an IPO and reports a H1 2022 revenue of $854M, up 21% from H1 2021 (Reuters)

SEC filing: Intel's self-driving car unit Mobileye files...

Oct 1, 2022

Reuters: SEC filing: Intel's self-driving car unit Mobileye files for an IPO and...

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Report: Bruce Willis sold his "digital twin" likeness rights to Deepcake, for use in ads and possibly even movies; a Russian ad already used a Willis deepfake (Benj Edwards/Ars Technica)

Report: Bruce Willis sold his "digital twin" likeness rights...

Sep 30, 2022

Benj Edwards / Ars Technica: Report: Bruce Willis sold his “digital twin” likeness...

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Court records: FTX's winning $1.4B bid for Voyager Digital includes $51M in cash and up to $60M in earnouts and incentives for Voyager users that FTX onboards (Rohan Goswami/CNBC)

Court records: FTX's winning $1.4B bid for Voyager Digital...

Sep 30, 2022

Rohan Goswami / CNBC: Court records: FTX's winning $1.4B bid for Voyager Digital...

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Web novel apps backed by ByteDance and Tencent are running hundreds of Facebook and Instagram ads showing sexual assault, violent erotica, and acts of self-harm (Emily Baker-White/Forbes)

Web novel apps backed by ByteDance and Tencent are running...

Sep 30, 2022

Emily Baker-White / Forbes: Web novel apps backed by ByteDance and Tencent are running...

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Filing: the European Commission sets a provisional November 8 deadline to complete its review of Microsoft's proposed $69B Activision Blizzard acquisition (Foo Yun Chee/Reuters)

Filing: the European Commission sets a provisional November...

Sep 30, 2022

Foo Yun Chee / Reuters: Filing: the European Commission sets a provisional November...

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Court records: FTX's winning bid for Voyager Digital includes a $51M cash payment, and $60M in earnouts and incentives for Voyager users that onboard with FTX (Rohan Goswami/CNBC)

Court records: FTX's winning bid for Voyager Digital includes...

Sep 30, 2022

Rohan Goswami / CNBC: Court records: FTX's winning bid for Voyager Digital includes...

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Filing: European Commission sets a provisional November 8 deadline to complete the review of Microsoft's proposed $69B Activision Blizzard acquisition (Foo Yun Chee/Reuters)

Filing: European Commission sets a provisional November...

Sep 30, 2022

Foo Yun Chee / Reuters: Filing: European Commission sets a provisional November...

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Twitch is testing Elevated Chat, which lets users make a one-time payment of $5 to $100 to highlight a message in select chats for 30 seconds to 2.5 minutes (Chris Kerr/Game Developer)

Twitch is testing Elevated Chat, which lets users make...

Sep 30, 2022

Chris Kerr / Game Developer: Twitch is testing Elevated Chat, which lets users make...

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Microsoft confirms two zero-days in Exchange Server 2013, 2016, and 2019 are being exploited in the wild; security firm GTSC suspects a Chinese threat actor (Sergiu Gatlan/BleepingComputer)

Microsoft confirms two zero-days in Exchange Server 2013,...

Sep 30, 2022

Sergiu Gatlan / BleepingComputer: Microsoft confirms two zero-days in Exchange Server...

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Twitch is testing Elevated Chat, letting users make one-time payments of $5 to $100 to highlight a message in select chats from 30 seconds to 2.5 minutes (Chris Kerr/Game Developer)

Twitch is testing Elevated Chat, letting users make one-time...

Sep 30, 2022

Chris Kerr / Game Developer: Twitch is testing Elevated Chat, letting users make...

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What Can't the Internet Handle in 2022? Apostrophes

What Can't the Internet Handle in 2022? Apostrophes

Sep 30, 2022

Web forms routinely reject or distort names with apostrophes, hyphens, umlauts and...

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A look at debates by Wikipedia editors over citing Fox News, deemed a "marginally reliable" source for politics and science and now cited in 16,000+ articles (Samuel Breslow/Slate)

A look at debates by Wikipedia editors over citing Fox...

Sep 30, 2022

Samuel Breslow / Slate: A look at debates by Wikipedia editors over citing Fox News,...

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Amazon rolls out QVC-style service Amazon Live in India, running ~15 livestreams per day hosted by 150+ creators from 10am-1am, covering electronics and more (TechCrunch)

Amazon rolls out QVC-style service Amazon Live in India,...

Sep 30, 2022

TechCrunch: Amazon rolls out QVC-style service Amazon Live in India, running ~15...

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Does Apple's Crash Detection Work? We Totaled Some Cars to Find Out.

Does Apple's Crash Detection Work? We Totaled Some Cars...

Sep 30, 2022

The new iPhone 14 and Apple Watch models promise to detect severe car crashes. According...

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Elon Musk Set to Unveil Tesla's Humanoid Robot Optimus

Elon Musk Set to Unveil Tesla's Humanoid Robot Optimus

Sep 30, 2022

The prototype, which the CEO aims to show off at a company’s AI event Friday, is...

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Microsoft confirms two zero-day vulnerabilities in Exchange Server 2013, 2016, and 2019 are being exploited; one researcher suspects a Chinese threat actor (Sergiu Gatlan/BleepingComputer)

Microsoft confirms two zero-day vulnerabilities in Exchange...

Sep 30, 2022

Sergiu Gatlan / BleepingComputer: Microsoft confirms two zero-day vulnerabilities...

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Amazon rolls out its QVC-style livestream service Amazon Live in India, running ~15 per day hosted by 150+ creators from 10am-1am, covering electronics and more (TechCrunch)

Amazon rolls out its QVC-style livestream service Amazon...

Sep 30, 2022

TechCrunch: Amazon rolls out its QVC-style livestream service Amazon Live in India,...

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In a closely watched case, a UK coroner rules 14-year-old Molly Russell died by suicide after consuming extensive self-harm material on Instagram and Pinterest (Dan Milmo/The Guardian)

In a closely watched case, a UK coroner rules 14-year-old...

Sep 30, 2022

Dan Milmo / The Guardian: In a closely watched case, a UK coroner rules 14-year-old...

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Amazon rolls out Amazon Live, its QVC-style livestreams, in India, running ~15 per day from 10am-1am, covering electronics, fashion and beauty, and home decor (TechCrunch)

Amazon rolls out Amazon Live, its QVC-style livestreams,...

Sep 30, 2022

TechCrunch: Amazon rolls out Amazon Live, its QVC-style livestreams, in India, running...

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Bloomberg Intelligence: Apple moving just 10% of its production capacity out of China, where ~98% of iPhones are made, would take around eight years (Bloomberg)

Bloomberg Intelligence: Apple moving just 10% of its production...

Sep 30, 2022

Bloomberg: Bloomberg Intelligence: Apple moving just 10% of its production capacity...

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Chainalysis: sub-Saharan Africa crypto usage is driven by everyday necessity; 80% of crypto payments in the region are under $1K, the world's highest proportion (Frederick Munawa/CoinDesk)

Chainalysis: sub-Saharan Africa crypto usage is driven...

Sep 30, 2022

Frederick Munawa / CoinDesk: Chainalysis: sub-Saharan Africa crypto usage is driven...

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Short-form video app Triller raised $310M from Global Emerging Markets ahead of its IPO, but does not need to draw the full sum; Triller claims 350M+ downloads (Eileen AJ Connelly/The Wrap)

Short-form video app Triller raised $310M from Global Emerging...

Sep 30, 2022

Eileen AJ Connelly / The Wrap: Short-form video app Triller raised $310M from Global...

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Internal Palantir documents detail a plan to deepen its ties to the UK's NHS by buying up smaller rivals, helping avoid scrutiny and increase health data (Olivia Solon/Bloomberg)

Internal Palantir documents detail a plan to deepen its...

Sep 30, 2022

Olivia Solon / Bloomberg: Internal Palantir documents detail a plan to deepen its...

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Micron Issues Another Muted Outlook After Missing Sales Target

Micron Issues Another Muted Outlook After Missing Sales...

Sep 30, 2022

The memory-chip maker’s revenue declined 20% from the year-ago period, a sign that...

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An interview with Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao on delisting tether and USDC, stablecoin and CBDC evolution, the "Chinese company" label, the downturn, and more (Benjamin Pimentel/Protocol)

An interview with Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao on delisting...

Sep 30, 2022

Benjamin Pimentel / Protocol: An interview with Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao on delisting...

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Former eBay Executive Sentenced to Prison for Cyberstalking Campaign

Former eBay Executive Sentenced to Prison for Cyberstalking...

Sep 30, 2022

The campaign involved threatening emails, fake Craigslist posts and mysterious deliveries...

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Berlin-based Grover, an online subscription platform for renting consumer electronics, raised &euro;270M in debt from M&G; Grover had rented 1M+ devices by July 2022 (Omar Faridi/Crowdfund Insider)

Berlin-based Grover, an online subscription platform for...

Sep 30, 2022

Omar Faridi / Crowdfund Insider: Berlin-based Grover, an online subscription platform...

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Intel plans to launch the $349 Arc A770 Limited Edition with 16GB of GDDR6 memory and the $289 A750 Limited Edition on October 12, beside the $329 A770 with 8GB (Sam Machkovech/Ars Technica)

Intel plans to launch the $349 Arc A770 Limited Edition...

Sep 30, 2022

Sam Machkovech / Ars Technica: Intel plans to launch the $349 Arc A770 Limited Edition...

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A roundup of Elon Musk's newly released text messages show the inner workings of Silicon Valley dealmaking and how Musk lost interest in his Twitter acquisition (Alex Kantrowitz/Big Technology)

A roundup of Elon Musk's newly released text messages show...

Sep 30, 2022

Alex Kantrowitz / Big Technology: A roundup of Elon Musk's newly released text messages...

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Micron reports Q4 revenue down 25% YoY to $6.64B, from $8.27B, plans to cut total capital spending by 30% YoY and wafer-fab equipment spending by nearly 50% YoY (Mike Wheatley/SiliconANGLE)

Micron reports Q4 revenue down 25% YoY to $6.64B, from...

Sep 30, 2022

Mike Wheatley / SiliconANGLE: Micron reports Q4 revenue down 25% YoY to $6.64B,...

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Microsoft says the Lazarus group is weaponizing open-source software like PuTTY, KiTTY, TightVNC, and Sumatra PDF Reader to compromise "numerous" organizations (Dan Goodin/Ars Technica)

Microsoft says the Lazarus group is weaponizing open-source...

Sep 30, 2022

Dan Goodin / Ars Technica: Microsoft says the Lazarus group is weaponizing open-source...

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A roundup of Elon Musk's newly released text messages that show the inner workings of Silicon Valley dealmaking and how Musk lost interest in acquiring Twitter (Alex Kantrowitz/Big Technology)

A roundup of Elon Musk's newly released text messages that...

Sep 30, 2022

Alex Kantrowitz / Big Technology: A roundup of Elon Musk's newly released text messages...

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Intel to launch Arc A770 Limited Edition with 16GB of GDDR6 for $349 and A750 Limited Edition for $289 on October 12, alongside A770 with 8GB of GDDR6 for $329 (Sam Machkovech/Ars Technica)

Intel to launch Arc A770 Limited Edition with 16GB of GDDR6...

Sep 30, 2022

Sam Machkovech / Ars Technica: Intel to launch Arc A770 Limited Edition with 16GB...

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Twitter Co-Founder Dorsey Tried to Smooth the Way for Musk, Agrawal, Messages Show

Twitter Co-Founder Dorsey Tried to Smooth the Way for Musk,...

Sep 30, 2022

‘At least it became clear that you can’t work together,’ Dorsey told Musk after...

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Microsoft says the Lazarus group is weaponizing open-source software such as PuTTY, KiTTY, TightVNC, and Sumatra PDF Reader, compromising numerous organizations (Dan Goodin/Ars Technica)

Microsoft says the Lazarus group is weaponizing open-source...

Sep 30, 2022

Dan Goodin / Ars Technica: Microsoft says the Lazarus group is weaponizing open-source...

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How angel investing became a pastime and a way of socializing in Silicon Valley, with investors betting small amounts in friends' startups (Ellen Huet/Bloomberg)

How angel investing became a pastime and a way of socializing...

Sep 30, 2022

Ellen Huet / Bloomberg: How angel investing became a pastime and a way of socializing...

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Mark Zuckerberg Freezes Hiring at Facebook-Parent Meta

Mark Zuckerberg Freezes Hiring at Facebook-Parent Meta

Sep 30, 2022

Meta employees were told that the company will be implementing a hiring freeze and...

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Apple Executive Departs After Crude Joke Made in Viral TikTok Video

Apple Executive Departs After Crude Joke Made in Viral...

Sep 30, 2022

Tony Blevins, Apple’s vice president of procurement, made a lewd joke in a TikTok...

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Court filing: in March, Jack Dorsey told Elon Musk he tried to add Musk to Twitter's board, but felt the rest of the board was too "risk averse" (Lauren Feiner/CNBC)

Court filing: in March, Jack Dorsey told Elon Musk he tried...

Sep 30, 2022

Lauren Feiner / CNBC: Court filing: in March, Jack Dorsey told Elon Musk he tried...

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Court filing: Jack Dorsey told Elon Musk he tried to add Musk to Twitter's board, but felt the board was too "risk averse" (Lauren Feiner/CNBC)

Court filing: Jack Dorsey told Elon Musk he tried to add...

Sep 30, 2022

Lauren Feiner / CNBC: Court filing: Jack Dorsey told Elon Musk he tried to add Musk...

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Brave says it will hide and block cookie consent notifications with an approach "more privacy-preserving" than similar systems used in other browsers (Bill Toulas/BleepingComputer)

Brave says it will hide and block cookie consent notifications...

Sep 30, 2022

Bill Toulas / BleepingComputer: Brave says it will hide and block cookie consent...

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An investigation shows how self-publishing platform Wattpad's lack of moderation, age verification, and safety features helps sexual predators exploit teens (Rashi Shrivastava/Forbes)

An investigation shows how self-publishing platform Wattpad's...

Sep 30, 2022

Rashi Shrivastava / Forbes: An investigation shows how self-publishing platform...

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Gov. Newsom signs a law forbidding California-based businesses from providing users' personal info in response to other states' abortion-related search warrants (CNN)

Gov. Newsom signs a law forbidding California-based businesses...

Sep 29, 2022

CNN: Gov. Newsom signs a law forbidding California-based businesses from providing...

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Twitter plans to add a TikTok-like full-screen video scrolling UI for English-speaking users on iOS, and a video carousel to the Explore tab on iOS and Android (Mitchell Clark/The Verge)

Twitter plans to add a TikTok-like full-screen video scrolling...

Sep 29, 2022

Mitchell Clark / The Verge: Twitter plans to add a TikTok-like full-screen video...

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Former eBay executives Jim Baugh and David Harville are sentenced to 57 and 24 months in prison for their roles in a 2019 cyberstalking campaign against critics (Nate Raymond/Reuters)

Former eBay executives Jim Baugh and David Harville are...

Sep 29, 2022

Nate Raymond / Reuters: Former eBay executives Jim Baugh and David Harville are...

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Source: Mark Zuckerberg told staff in a weekly Q&A that Meta will freeze hiring, restructure some teams, and cut budgets across most teams, citing the economy (Kurt Wagner/Bloomberg)

Source: Mark Zuckerberg told staff in a weekly Q&A that...

Sep 29, 2022

Kurt Wagner / Bloomberg: Source: Mark Zuckerberg told staff in a weekly Q&A that...

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Twitter to add a TikTok-like full-screen video player for English-speaking users on iOS, and a video carousel to the Explore tab on iOS and Android (Mitchell Clark/The Verge)

Twitter to add a TikTok-like full-screen video player for...

Sep 29, 2022

Mitchell Clark / The Verge: Twitter to add a TikTok-like full-screen video player...

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Apple VP of Procurement Tony Blevins is leaving, sources say after joking in a viral, September 5 TikTok video that he fondles "big-breasted women" for a living (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg)

Apple VP of Procurement Tony Blevins is leaving, sources...

Sep 29, 2022

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: Apple VP of Procurement Tony Blevins is leaving, sources...

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Google to Shut Down Stadia Gaming Service

Google to Shut Down Stadia Gaming Service

Sep 29, 2022

The company said Stadia, launched in 2019, hasn’t gained traction with users

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Cerebral Treated a 17-Year-Old Without His Parents' Consent. They Found Out the Day He Died.

Cerebral Treated a 17-Year-Old Without His Parents' Consent....

Sep 29, 2022

The telehealth startup treated a 17-year-old and prescribed him an antidepressant...

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Source: Zuckerberg told staff in a weekly Q&A that Meta will freeze hiring, restructure some teams, and reduce budgets across teams, citing economic conditions (Kurt Wagner/Bloomberg)

Source: Zuckerberg told staff in a weekly Q&A that Meta...

Sep 29, 2022

Kurt Wagner / Bloomberg: Source: Zuckerberg told staff in a weekly Q&A that Meta...

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VMware and Google's Mandiant say a sophisticated hacker group has been installing backdoors in VMware's virtualization software on multiple targets' networks (Andy Greenberg/Wired)

VMware and Google's Mandiant say a sophisticated hacker...

Sep 29, 2022

Andy Greenberg / Wired: VMware and Google's Mandiant say a sophisticated hacker...

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‘Severe economic slowdown’ awaits Europe as energy crunch bites

‘Severe economic slowdown’ awaits Europe as energy crunch...

Sep 29, 2022

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) published a gloomy...

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YouTube plans to show "Personal Stories", videos of people diagnosed with certain disorders, in US search results for health-related queries starting this week (Ivan Mehta/TechCrunch)

YouTube plans to show "Personal Stories", videos of people...

Sep 29, 2022

Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch: YouTube plans to show “Personal Stories”, videos of people...

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Google plans to shut down Stadia on January 18, 2023, and will refund hardware, software, and DLC purchases; members of the Stadia team will be reassigned (The Verge)

Google plans to shut down Stadia on January 18, 2023, and...

Sep 29, 2022

The Verge: Google plans to shut down Stadia on January 18, 2023, and will refund...

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Meta opens NFT sharing to Facebook users in the US and to all Instagram users in 100 countries, including the US, where digital collectibles are available (Eli Tan/CoinDesk)

Meta opens NFT sharing to Facebook users in the US and...

Sep 29, 2022

Eli Tan / CoinDesk: Meta opens NFT sharing to Facebook users in the US and to all...

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Saudi Arabia's Savvy Gaming Group says it plans to invest $37.8B in gaming to expand the kingdom's role in the sector, including $18B for minority investments (Stephen Totilo/Axios)

Saudi Arabia's Savvy Gaming Group says it plans to invest...

Sep 29, 2022

Stephen Totilo / Axios: Saudi Arabia's Savvy Gaming Group says it plans to invest...

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Experts say the Optus hack could cost parent Singtel $420M to $560M for the 2.8M worst-affected customers; Singtel made $1.44B in profit in its fiscal year 2022 (Angus Whitley/Bloomberg)

Experts say the Optus hack could cost parent Singtel $420M...

Sep 29, 2022

Angus Whitley / Bloomberg: Experts say the Optus hack could cost parent Singtel...

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Saudi Arabia's Savvy Gaming Group says it plans to invest $37.8B in gaming companies to expand its role in the sector, including $18B for minority investments (Stephen Totilo/Axios)

Saudi Arabia's Savvy Gaming Group says it plans to invest...

Sep 29, 2022

Stephen Totilo / Axios: Saudi Arabia's Savvy Gaming Group says it plans to invest...

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Meta opens NFT sharing to Facebook users in the US and to all Instagram users in 100 countries where digital collectibles are available (Eli Tan/CoinDesk)

Meta opens NFT sharing to Facebook users in the US and...

Sep 29, 2022

Eli Tan / CoinDesk: Meta opens NFT sharing to Facebook users in the US and to all...

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Waste couture: How the fashion industry can embrace sustainability

Waste couture: How the fashion industry can embrace sustainability

Sep 29, 2022

"The most sustainable garment is one you keep for the rest of your life." Livia...

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Experts: the Optus hack could cost parent Singtel $420M-$560M for the 2.8M worst-affected customers; Singtel's profit for the year ending March 2022 was $1.44B (Angus Whitley/Bloomberg)

Experts: the Optus hack could cost parent Singtel $420M-$560M...

Sep 29, 2022

Angus Whitley / Bloomberg: Experts: the Optus hack could cost parent Singtel $420M-$560M...

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Tel Aviv-based Ox Security, which improves software supply chain security, raised a $34M seed from Microsoft's M12 and others, and says it has 30+ customers (Kyle Wiggers/TechCrunch)

Tel Aviv-based Ox Security, which improves software supply...

Sep 29, 2022

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: Tel Aviv-based Ox Security, which improves software supply...

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Meta details its text-to-video AI generator, Make-A-Video, which can produce up to five-second videos without audio; Meta is not giving access to the AI model (James Vincent/The Verge)

Meta details its text-to-video AI generator, Make-A-Video,...

Sep 29, 2022

James Vincent / The Verge: Meta details its text-to-video AI generator, Make-A-Video,...

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Report: corporate expense management service TripActions, which was last valued at $7.25B, filed confidentially for a US IPO seeking a $12B valuation (Mary Ann Azevedo/TechCrunch)

Report: corporate expense management service TripActions,...

Sep 29, 2022

Mary Ann Azevedo / TechCrunch: Report: corporate expense management service TripActions,...

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Cerebral Treated a 17-Year-Old Without Parental Consent. They Found Out the Day He Died.

Cerebral Treated a 17-Year-Old Without Parental Consent....

Sep 29, 2022

The telehealth startup treated a 17-year-old and prescribed him an antidepressant...

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Meta details its text-to-video AI generator, called Make-A-Video, which can produce five second videos with no audio; the model is currently private (James Vincent/The Verge)

Meta details its text-to-video AI generator, called Make-A-Video,...

Sep 29, 2022

James Vincent / The Verge: Meta details its text-to-video AI generator, called Make-A-Video,...

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Ox Security, which helps companies improve software supply chain security, raised a $34M seed from Microsoft's M12 and others, and says it has 30 customers (Kyle Wiggers/TechCrunch)

Ox Security, which helps companies improve software supply...

Sep 29, 2022

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: Ox Security, which helps companies improve software supply...

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An investigation shows the CIA's failure to secure its messaging system for Iranian assets, often hidden within websites, leading to capture, torture, and death (Reuters)

An investigation shows the CIA's failure to secure its...

Sep 29, 2022

Reuters: An investigation shows the CIA's failure to secure its messaging system...

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Telehealth Startup Failed to Vet IDs of Minors

Telehealth Startup Failed to Vet IDs of Minors

Sep 29, 2022

Cerebral treated a 17-year-old and prescribed him an antidepressant without parental...

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An Apple support document and compliance page reference an "iPhone 14 Max", suggesting Apple chose the iPhone 14 Plus name at short notice (Sami Fathi/MacRumors)

An Apple support document and compliance page reference...

Sep 29, 2022

Sami Fathi / MacRumors: An Apple support document and compliance page reference...

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Researchers detail Chaos, a new cross-platform malware that infected a wide range of Linux and Windows devices, including routers, FreeBSD boxes, and servers (Dan Goodin/Ars Technica)

Researchers detail Chaos, a new cross-platform malware...

Sep 29, 2022

Dan Goodin / Ars Technica: Researchers detail Chaos, a new cross-platform malware...

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A look at Botometer, which claims to identify the likelihood that a Twitter account is a bot and has been cited by Elon Musk's lawyers in the Twitter lawsuit (Morgan Meaker/Wired)

A look at Botometer, which claims to identify the likelihood...

Sep 29, 2022

Morgan Meaker / Wired: A look at Botometer, which claims to identify the likelihood...

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An investigation details China's crackdown on executives at its $47B Big Fund for semiconductor self-sufficiency, including 12+ disappearances and detentions (Financial Times)

An investigation details China's crackdown on executives...

Sep 29, 2022

Financial Times: An investigation details China's crackdown on executives at its...

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Sources: SoftBank begins laying off Vision Fund employees, with cuts expected to impact over 150 people, or 30%+ of its staff, following massive losses (Bloomberg)

Sources: SoftBank begins laying off Vision Fund employees,...

Sep 29, 2022

Bloomberg: Sources: SoftBank begins laying off Vision Fund employees, with cuts...

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Microsoft plans to end support for SwiftKey on iOS and delist it from the App Store on October 5; SwiftKey on Android will continue to be supported (Mary Jo Foley/ZDNet)

Microsoft plans to end support for SwiftKey on iOS and...

Sep 29, 2022

Mary Jo Foley / ZDNet: Microsoft plans to end support for SwiftKey on iOS and delist...

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Sources: SoftBank begins laying off Vision Fund employees, with cuts expected to impact over 100 people, or 20%+ of its staff, following massive losses (Bloomberg)

Sources: SoftBank begins laying off Vision Fund employees,...

Sep 29, 2022

Bloomberg: Sources: SoftBank begins laying off Vision Fund employees, with cuts...

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Tech billionaires lost $315 billion in 2022 and it genuinely doesn’t matter

Tech billionaires lost $315 billion in 2022 and it genuinely...

Sep 29, 2022

Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos at the Schick Xtreme III Tennis Challenge in Seattle,...

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The US' candidate to lead the UN's International Telecommunication Union, which sets global tech and telecom standards, beat Russia's by 139 to 25 votes (Clothilde Goujard/Politico)

The US' candidate to lead the UN's International Telecommunication...

Sep 29, 2022

Clothilde Goujard / Politico: The US' candidate to lead the UN's International Telecommunication...

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Porsche IPO becomes one of Europe's biggest listings in years

Porsche IPO becomes one of Europe's biggest listings in...

Sep 29, 2022

Despite higher interest rates and rising inflation, the luxury sector is still thriving....

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Jakarta-based Traveloka, Southeast Asia's largest online travel startup, raised $300M from BlackRock and others; Traveloka was valued at $3B in 2020 (Bloomberg)

Jakarta-based Traveloka, Southeast Asia's largest online...

Sep 29, 2022

Bloomberg: Jakarta-based Traveloka, Southeast Asia's largest online travel startup,...

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Block's bitcoin-focused TBD subsidiary partners with Circle to build infrastructure for cross-border, dollar-linked stablecoin transfers and savings (Krisztian Sandor/CoinDesk)

Block's bitcoin-focused TBD subsidiary partners with Circle...

Sep 29, 2022

Krisztian Sandor / CoinDesk: Block's bitcoin-focused TBD subsidiary partners with...

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BMW and Amazon partner to let BMW use Alexa's technology to build its own voice assistant, coming to cars launching within the next two years (Kirsten Korosec/TechCrunch)

BMW and Amazon partner to let BMW use Alexa's technology...

Sep 29, 2022

Kirsten Korosec / TechCrunch: BMW and Amazon partner to let BMW use Alexa's technology...

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Meta confirms taking "enforcement actions" against The OG App, which offers an ad-free Instagram feed, as developers UN1feed say Apple removed the App Store app (Karissa Bell/Engadget)

Meta confirms taking "enforcement actions" against The...

Sep 29, 2022

Karissa Bell / Engadget: Meta confirms taking “enforcement actions” against The...

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UK market mayhem sparks 'unprecedented' bond-buying from Bank of England

UK market mayhem sparks 'unprecedented' bond-buying from...

Sep 29, 2022

The Bank of England has launched a £65 billion emergency bond-buying programme,...

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Amnesty International: Meta's algorithms "proactively amplified and promoted content" on Facebook that incited violent hatred against the Rohingya in Myanmar (Barbara Ortutay/Associated Press)

Amnesty International: Meta's algorithms "proactively amplified...

Sep 29, 2022

Barbara Ortutay / Associated Press: Amnesty International: Meta's algorithms “proactively...

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Amazon increases its average starting pay for front-line US staff to $19+/hour, up from $18/hour; warehouse and delivery workers will earn $16/hour to $26/hour (Annie Palmer/CNBC)

Amazon increases its average starting pay for front-line...

Sep 29, 2022

Annie Palmer / CNBC: Amazon increases its average starting pay for front-line US...

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Cerebral Treated a 17-Year-Old Without Parents' Consent. They Found Out the Day He Died.

Cerebral Treated a 17-Year-Old Without Parents' Consent....

Sep 29, 2022

Telehealth startup Cerebral treated a 17-year-old and prescribed him an antidepressant...

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OneKey, which claims only its hardware wallet has a certified secure chip and 100% open-source code, raised a ~$20M Series A led by Dragonfly and Ribbit Capital (Yogita Khatri/The Block)

OneKey, which claims only its hardware wallet has a certified...

Sep 29, 2022

Yogita Khatri / The Block: OneKey, which claims only its hardware wallet has a certified...

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UN1feed says Apple removed The OG App, which let users create and share Instagram feeds without ads and suggested posts, from the App Store; the app ranked #50 (Filipe Esp&oacute;sito/9to5Mac)

UN1feed says Apple removed The OG App, which let users...

Sep 29, 2022

Filipe Espósito / 9to5Mac: UN1feed says Apple removed The OG App, which let users...

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Google announces new US shopping features, including a "Shop the Look" display of complementary products, 3D images, trending items, and more personalization (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)

Google announces new US shopping features, including a...

Sep 29, 2022

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: Google announces new US shopping features, including a...

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Google announces new Maps features, including the ability to visually soar over some areas, 250 more landmark views, enriched neighborhood info, and AR search (Aisha Malik/TechCrunch)

Google announces new Maps features, including the ability...

Sep 29, 2022

Aisha Malik / TechCrunch: Google announces new Maps features, including the ability...

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Amazon encourages some customer service staff to work from home, sources say to cut real estate costs; source: Amazon plans to close multiple US call centers (Spencer Soper/Bloomberg)

Amazon encourages some customer service staff to work from...

Sep 29, 2022

Spencer Soper / Bloomberg: Amazon encourages some customer service staff to work...

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Amazon encourages some customer service reps to work from home that sources say is meant to cut office costs; source: Amazon to close multiple US call centers (Spencer Soper/Bloomberg)

Amazon encourages some customer service reps to work from...

Sep 29, 2022

Spencer Soper / Bloomberg: Amazon encourages some customer service reps to work...

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Google announces new features for Maps, including the ability to visually soar over some areas, added landmark views, enriched neighborhood info, and AR search (Aisha Malik/TechCrunch)

Google announces new features for Maps, including the ability...

Sep 29, 2022

Aisha Malik / TechCrunch: Google announces new features for Maps, including the...

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Google announces new shopping features in the US, including a display of products with complementary pieces, 3D images, trending items, and more personalization (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)

Google announces new shopping features in the US, including...

Sep 29, 2022

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: Google announces new shopping features in the US, including...

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New Jersey-based Sitetracker, which offers a cloud service to manage critical infrastructure projects, raised a $96M Series D, $66M in equity and $30M in debt (Maria Deutscher/SiliconANGLE)

New Jersey-based Sitetracker, which offers a cloud service...

Sep 29, 2022

Maria Deutscher / SiliconANGLE: New Jersey-based Sitetracker, which offers a cloud...

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Pornhub is testing a chatbot that redirects users searching for CSAM to a service where they can get help; the bot intervened ~174K times during the first month (Matt Burgess/Wired)

Pornhub is testing a chatbot that redirects users searching...

Sep 29, 2022

Matt Burgess / Wired: Pornhub is testing a chatbot that redirects users searching...

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A look at Portugal's Meia Praia beach, a haven where crypto supporters gather, creating a bubble of optimism about digital currencies amid crypto's downturn (Adam Satariano/New York Times)

A look at Portugal's Meia Praia beach, a haven where crypto...

Sep 29, 2022

Adam Satariano / New York Times: A look at Portugal's Meia Praia beach, a haven...

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SWIFT is working with blockchain data provider Chainlink on a cross-chain interoperability protocol to let SWIFT messages instruct on-chain token transfers (Aoyon Ashraf/CoinDesk)

SWIFT is working with blockchain data provider Chainlink...

Sep 29, 2022

Aoyon Ashraf / CoinDesk: SWIFT is working with blockchain data provider Chainlink...

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Square launches support for Apple's Tap to Pay on iPhone to sellers in the US, available within its Square Point of Sale app for iOS on the iPhone XS or newer (Hartley Charlton/MacRumors)

Square launches support for Apple's Tap to Pay on iPhone...

Sep 29, 2022

Hartley Charlton / MacRumors: Square launches support for Apple's Tap to Pay on...

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Meta permanently bans Pornhub's Instagram account for "repeatedly violating" its policies, after a three-week suspension and ToS breaches accruing over 10 years (Samantha Cole/VICE)

Meta permanently bans Pornhub's Instagram account for "repeatedly...

Sep 29, 2022

Samantha Cole / VICE: Meta permanently bans Pornhub's Instagram account for “repeatedly...

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Sources: GV shelved its algorithm, which for years served as a gatekeeper for new investments, suggesting that human judgement can't always be automated away (Dan Primack/Axios)

Sources: GV shelved its algorithm, which for years served...

Sep 29, 2022

Dan Primack / Axios: Sources: GV shelved its algorithm, which for years served as...

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Square launches support for Apple's Tap to Pay on iPhone to sellers across the US, available within its Square Point of Sale app on the iPhone XS or newer (Hartley Charlton/MacRumors)

Square launches support for Apple's Tap to Pay on iPhone...

Sep 29, 2022

Hartley Charlton / MacRumors: Square launches support for Apple's Tap to Pay on...

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Meta confirms it has permanently banned Pornhub's Instagram account for "repeatedly violating" its policies, after a three-week suspension (Samantha Cole/VICE)

Meta confirms it has permanently banned Pornhub's Instagram...

Sep 29, 2022

Samantha Cole / VICE: Meta confirms it has permanently banned Pornhub's Instagram...

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Crypto Fugitive's Firm Accuses Korean Prosecutors of Overreach

Crypto Fugitive's Firm Accuses Korean Prosecutors of Overreach

Sep 29, 2022

Do Kwon’s firm, Terraform Labs, accused prosecutors of overreaching their authority...

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Sources: Google Ventures has shelved its algorithm that for years had served as a gatekeeper for new investments (Dan Primack/Axios)

Sources: Google Ventures has shelved its algorithm that...

Sep 28, 2022

Dan Primack / Axios: Sources: Google Ventures has shelved its algorithm that for...

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UK market mayhem sparks 'unprecedented' bond buying from Bank of England

UK market mayhem sparks 'unprecedented' bond buying from...

Sep 28, 2022

The Bank of England has launched a £65 billion emergency bond-buying programme,...

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Google unveils search results with a "Discussions and forums" section, rolling out on mobile in the US, and machine-translated news coverage, set for early 2023 (Abner Li/9to5Google)

Google unveils search results with a "Discussions and forums"...

Sep 28, 2022

Abner Li / 9to5Google: Google unveils search results with a “Discussions and forums”...

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Dyson, Mazda, and others suspended Twitter marketing campaigns because their promoted tweets appeared alongside tweets publicly soliciting or selling child porn (Reuters)

Dyson, Mazda, and others suspended Twitter marketing campaigns...

Sep 28, 2022

Reuters: Dyson, Mazda, and others suspended Twitter marketing campaigns because...

Amazon's Fall Device Event: Wi-Fi-Boosting Echo Speakers,...

Sep 28, 2022

Unlike in years past, Amazon held back on the wacky. Instead, it expanded products...

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DocuSign plans to lay off 9% of staff as part of a major FY 2023 restructuring, incurring charges of $30M to $40M; DocuSign had 7,461 employees in January 2022 (Ashley Capoot/CNBC)

DocuSign plans to lay off 9% of staff as part of a major...

Sep 28, 2022

Ashley Capoot / CNBC: DocuSign plans to lay off 9% of staff as part of a major FY...

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Major advertisers say they suspended marketing campaigns from Twitter because their promoted tweets appeared alongside tweets soliciting or selling child porn (Reuters)

Major advertisers say they suspended marketing campaigns...

Sep 28, 2022

Reuters: Major advertisers say they suspended marketing campaigns from Twitter because...

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Google unveils search results with a "Discussions and forums" section, rolling out on mobile in the US, and with machine-translated news coverage, in early 2023 (Abner Li/9to5Google)

Google unveils search results with a "Discussions and forums"...

Sep 28, 2022

Abner Li / 9to5Google: Google unveils search results with a “Discussions and forums”...

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DocuSign will lay off 9% of staff as part of a major restructuring to be completed by 2023 end, incurring charges of $30M-$40M; it had 7,461 staffers in January (Ashley Capoot/CNBC)

DocuSign will lay off 9% of staff as part of a major restructuring...

Sep 28, 2022

Ashley Capoot / CNBC: DocuSign will lay off 9% of staff as part of a major restructuring...

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Google says its multisearch tool, which lets users search using both images and text, will expand to more than 70 languages in the next few months (Jay Peters/The Verge)

Google says its multisearch tool, which lets users search...

Sep 28, 2022

Jay Peters / The Verge: Google says its multisearch tool, which lets users search...

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Amazon updates its Fire TV lineup with a new $140 Fire TV Cube media player, Fire TV Omni QLED Series starting at $800, and a new $35 Alexa Voice Remote Pro (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)

Amazon updates its Fire TV lineup with a new $140 Fire...

Sep 28, 2022

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: Amazon updates its Fire TV lineup with a new $140 Fire...

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Amazon Alexa gains smart home features like a multi-camera view; Amazon says Alexa triggers 30%+ of users' smart home interactions without users saying anything (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)

Amazon Alexa gains smart home features like a multi-camera...

Sep 28, 2022

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: Amazon Alexa gains smart home features like a multi-camera...

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Amazon unveils new $50 Echo Dot and $60 Echo Dot with Clock models, which double as Eero mesh Wi-Fi extenders and have a temperature sensor and improved bass (Jennifer Pattison Tuohy/The Verge)

Amazon unveils new $50 Echo Dot and $60 Echo Dot with Clock...

Sep 28, 2022

Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge: Amazon unveils new $50 Echo Dot and $60 Echo...

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Amazon's expensive Astro robot gets pet detection, ability to check specific windows and doors, Ring camera integration, and an SDK for third-party developers (Brian Heater/TechCrunch)

Amazon's expensive Astro robot gets pet detection, ability...

Sep 28, 2022

Brian Heater / TechCrunch: Amazon's expensive Astro robot gets pet detection, ability...

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Amazon's "Bird's Eye View" 3D motion detection tech comes to Spotlight Cam Pro, and the Astro robot gets Virtual Security Guard integration for small businesses (Daniel Cooper/Engadget)

Amazon's "Bird's Eye View" 3D motion detection tech comes...

Sep 28, 2022

Daniel Cooper / Engadget: Amazon's “Bird's Eye View” 3D motion detection tech comes...

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Amazon debuts Amazon Roadside Assistance, accessible from the Alexa app, Echo Auto, and more, to connect users in need with a local roadside assistance provider (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)

Amazon debuts Amazon Roadside Assistance, accessible from...

Sep 28, 2022

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: Amazon debuts Amazon Roadside Assistance, accessible from...

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Amazon unveils the $140 Halo Rise, a bedside sleep tracker that uses contactless sensors, coming later in 2022 with six months of Halo subscription for free (Lisa Eadicicco/CNET)

Amazon unveils the $140 Halo Rise, a bedside sleep tracker...

Sep 28, 2022

Lisa Eadicicco / CNET: Amazon unveils the $140 Halo Rise, a bedside sleep tracker...

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Amazon unveils the $340 Kindle Scribe, an Oasis-like device for reading and writing with a 10.2" E Ink display and two stylus options, available to preorder (David Pierce/The Verge)

Amazon unveils the $340 Kindle Scribe, an Oasis-like device...

Sep 28, 2022

David Pierce / The Verge: Amazon unveils the $340 Kindle Scribe, an Oasis-like device...

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Amazon unveils the $340 Kindle Scribe, a Kindle Oasis-like device designed for reading and writing with a 10.2-inch 300dpi display, available for preorder today (David Pierce/The Verge)

Amazon unveils the $340 Kindle Scribe, a Kindle Oasis-like...

Sep 28, 2022

David Pierce / The Verge: Amazon unveils the $340 Kindle Scribe, a Kindle Oasis-like...

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Audio: citing security, Meta execs privately told rights groups that a decision "at the highest levels" prevented a more detailed report on hate speech in India (Newley Purnell/Wall Street Journal)

Audio: citing security, Meta execs privately told rights...

Sep 28, 2022

Newley Purnell / Wall Street Journal: Audio: citing security, Meta execs privately...

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Stockholm-based PE firm EQT plans to acquire New Jersey-based Billtrust, which offers SaaS tools for businesses to manage billing, for $1.7B in cash (Kyle Wiggers/TechCrunch)

Stockholm-based PE firm EQT plans to acquire New Jersey-based...

Sep 28, 2022

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: Stockholm-based PE firm EQT plans to acquire New Jersey-based...

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Ether Cryptocurrency Falls After 'Merge' Software Upgrade

Ether Cryptocurrency Falls After 'Merge' Software Upgrade

Sep 28, 2022

Higher-risk financial assets are seeing declines in the wake of the Fed’s interest-rate...

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Security Issues Stopped Release of Full India Hate-Speech Study, Meta Officials Said

Security Issues Stopped Release of Full India Hate-Speech...

Sep 28, 2022

Executives at Meta Platforms privately told rights groups that security concerns...

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Fast Company Hack Sends 'Obscene and Racist' Alerts to Its Apple News Users

Fast Company Hack Sends 'Obscene and Racist' Alerts to...

Sep 28, 2022

The business news organization said it experienced two apparently related hacks,...

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OpenAI plans to remove the waitlist for DALL-E today, giving anyone immediate access; Sam Altman says a public release is an essential step for safe development (Nitasha Tiku/Washington Post)

OpenAI plans to remove the waitlist for DALL-E today, giving...

Sep 28, 2022

Nitasha Tiku / Washington Post: OpenAI plans to remove the waitlist for DALL-E today,...

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Adobe's Scott Belsky says the company plans to integrate Figma without changing its pricing or UI, add support for other Adobe tools, and more (Brody Ford/Bloomberg)

Adobe's Scott Belsky says the company plans to integrate...

Sep 28, 2022

Brody Ford / Bloomberg: Adobe's Scott Belsky says the company plans to integrate...

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Swedish PE firm EQT plans to acquire New Jersey-based Billtrust, which offers tools for businesses to manage billing, for $1.7B in cash (Kyle Wiggers/TechCrunch)

Swedish PE firm EQT plans to acquire New Jersey-based Billtrust,...

Sep 28, 2022

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: Swedish PE firm EQT plans to acquire New Jersey-based...

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After California became the latest state to require salary transparency in job postings, Meta, Alphabet, Disney, and others will have to comply by January 2023 (Jeff Green/Bloomberg)

After California became the latest state to require salary...

Sep 28, 2022

Jeff Green / Bloomberg: After California became the latest state to require salary...

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The European Commission announces the AI Liability Directive, seeking to make it easier to sue makers of AI-based drones, robots, and other products (Foo Yun Chee/Reuters)

The European Commission announces the AI Liability Directive,...

Sep 28, 2022

Foo Yun Chee / Reuters: The European Commission announces the AI Liability Directive,...

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Coral, which is building a wallet called Backpack for so-called xNFTs in DeFi apps, raised $20M co-led by FTX Ventures and Jump Crypto (Tom Matsuda/The Block)

Coral, which is building a wallet called Backpack for so-called...

Sep 28, 2022

Tom Matsuda / The Block: Coral, which is building a wallet called Backpack for so-called...

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Cloudflare releases Turnstile, a CAPTCHA alternative that tests the browser, not users, through JavaScript-based challenges, in beta (Umar Shakir/The Verge)

Cloudflare releases Turnstile, a CAPTCHA alternative that...

Sep 28, 2022

Umar Shakir / The Verge: Cloudflare releases Turnstile, a CAPTCHA alternative that...

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Coalesce, which helps model, clean, and govern data in Snowflake's cloud, raised a $26M Series A led by Emergence Capital, bringing its total funding to ~$32M (Kyle Wiggers/TechCrunch)

Coalesce, which helps model, clean, and govern data in...

Sep 28, 2022

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: Coalesce, which helps model, clean, and govern data in...

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A look at Alphabet-owned Verily's opioid addition rehab clinic in Dayton, Ohio, which has largely taken a low-tech approach to treat ~5,200 patients (Mark Bergen/Bloomberg)

A look at Alphabet-owned Verily's opioid addition rehab...

Sep 28, 2022

Mark Bergen / Bloomberg: A look at Alphabet-owned Verily's opioid addition rehab...

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YouTube rolls out narration voiceovers for Shorts on iOS, a popular feature on TikTok (Amanda Silberling/TechCrunch)

YouTube rolls out narration voiceovers for Shorts on iOS,...

Sep 28, 2022

Amanda Silberling / TechCrunch: YouTube rolls out narration voiceovers for Shorts...

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Chips are the new oil. There are no reserves.

Chips are the new oil. There are no reserves.

Sep 28, 2022

Getty Images/iStockphoto Computer chips are ubiquitous, but they’re only made in...

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Sources: FTX is in the process of raising $1B as Sam Bankman-Fried considers bidding for bankrupt lender Celsius Network's assets (Olga Kharif/Bloomberg)

Sources: FTX is in the process of raising $1B as Sam Bankman-Fried...

Sep 28, 2022

Olga Kharif / Bloomberg: Sources: FTX is in the process of raising $1B as Sam Bankman-Fried...

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WhatsApp's Will Cathcart warns the UK government against undermining encryption in the Online Safety Bill, arguing the move would embolden authoritarian regimes (Financial Times)

WhatsApp's Will Cathcart warns the UK government against...

Sep 28, 2022

Financial Times: WhatsApp's Will Cathcart warns the UK government against undermining...

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Colorado-based Ocelot, which uses AI to help US college students apply for financial aid and other services, raised $117M from K1, its first outside funding (Ingrid Lunden/TechCrunch)

Colorado-based Ocelot, which uses AI to help US college...

Sep 28, 2022

Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: Colorado-based Ocelot, which uses AI to help US college...

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Dune Analytics: NFT trading volumes in September dropped to ~$467M, down 97% from the record $17.2B in January 2022 (Sidhartha Shukla/Bloomberg)

Dune Analytics: NFT trading volumes in September dropped...

Sep 28, 2022

Sidhartha Shukla / Bloomberg: Dune Analytics: NFT trading volumes in September dropped...

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Q&A with Arm CEO Rene Haas on the company's business, customers, IPO plans, corporate structure, working with TSMC and Apple, building chips for cars, and more (Nilay Patel/The Verge)

Q&A with Arm CEO Rene Haas on the company's business, customers,...

Sep 28, 2022

Nilay Patel / The Verge: Q&A with Arm CEO Rene Haas on the company's business, customers,...

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 The mysterious ad slump of 2022

 The mysterious ad slump of 2022

Sep 28, 2022

Jeff Greenberg/Universal Images Four theories on why ad sales are plummeting even...

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Luxury auction house Christie's launches Christie's 3.0, an Ethereum-based platform for NFT art in partnership with Chainalysis, Manifold, and Spatial (Cameron Thompson/CoinDesk)

Luxury auction house Christie's launches Christie's 3.0,...

Sep 28, 2022

Cameron Thompson / CoinDesk: Luxury auction house Christie's launches Christie's...

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China's Yuan falls to lowest level since 2008 global financial crisis

China's Yuan falls to lowest level since 2008 global financial...

Sep 28, 2022

Like many other world currencies, China's onshore and offshore Yuan both fell against...

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In a hearing, Twitter says Elon Musk's consultants estimated spam at 5%-11% of users and Musk failed to provide Signal messages, including with Marc Andreessen (Financial Times)

In a hearing, Twitter says Elon Musk's consultants estimated...

Sep 28, 2022

Financial Times: In a hearing, Twitter says Elon Musk's consultants estimated spam...

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Milan-based Satispay, an independent payments network that bypasses banks and credit card companies, raised a &euro;320M Series D led by Addition at a &euro;1B+ valuation (Ingrid Lunden/TechCrunch)

Milan-based Satispay, an independent payments network that...

Sep 28, 2022

Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: Milan-based Satispay, an independent payments network...

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Tumblr introduces "community labels", letting users tag posts about drug and alcohol addiction, violence, and sexual content; no content rules are changing (Amanda Silberling/TechCrunch)

Tumblr introduces "community labels", letting users tag...

Sep 28, 2022

Amanda Silberling / TechCrunch: Tumblr introduces “community labels”, letting users...

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Cloudflare says Greylock, Bessemer, and other VC firms offered to invest up to $1.25B from existing funds in startups that use its serverless computing platform (Connie Loizos/TechCrunch)

Cloudflare says Greylock, Bessemer, and other VC firms...

Sep 28, 2022

Connie Loizos / TechCrunch: Cloudflare says Greylock, Bessemer, and other VC firms...

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US congressional aides say TikTok representatives have largely ignored Republican lawmakers, which could have serious consequences if the GOP retakes the House (Bloomberg)

US congressional aides say TikTok representatives have...

Sep 28, 2022

Bloomberg: US congressional aides say TikTok representatives have largely ignored...

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Norway, Poland open new gas pipeline amid Nord Stream leaks

Norway, Poland open new gas pipeline amid Nord Stream leaks

Sep 28, 2022

As European leaders were warning of sabotage to the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines,...

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Cloudflare says Greylock, Bessemer, and other VC firms have collectively offered to invest up to $1.25B in startups that use its serverless computing platform (Connie Loizos/TechCrunch)

Cloudflare says Greylock, Bessemer, and other VC firms...

Sep 28, 2022

Connie Loizos / TechCrunch: Cloudflare says Greylock, Bessemer, and other VC firms...

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China has let dating apps flourish amid its crackdown on tech; data.ai: the number of dating apps with 1K+ downloads is up from 81 in 2017 to 275 in 2022 (New York Times)

China has let dating apps flourish amid its crackdown on...

Sep 28, 2022

New York Times: China has let dating apps flourish amid its crackdown on tech; data.ai:...

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Researchers say the Lapsus$ hackers' success reveals how many weaknesses in organizations weren't immediately useful to state-backed actors or cybercriminals (Lily Hay Newman/Wired)

Researchers say the Lapsus$ hackers' success reveals how...

Sep 28, 2022

Lily Hay Newman / Wired: Researchers say the Lapsus$ hackers' success reveals how...

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Netflix's password sharing crackdown sparked protests on social media in Argentina, but a source says the anger didn't translate into a mass subscriber exodus (Rest of World)

Netflix's password sharing crackdown sparked protests on...

Sep 28, 2022

Rest of World: Netflix's password sharing crackdown sparked protests on social media...

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The US SEC and CFTC fine 16 financial firms $1.1B and $710M in penalties, respectively, for failing to monitor employees using unauthorized messaging apps (Bloomberg)

The US SEC and CFTC fine 16 financial firms $1.1B and $710M...

Sep 28, 2022

Bloomberg: The US SEC and CFTC fine 16 financial firms $1.1B and $710M in penalties,...

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Fast Company takes its website offline after a hacker used its Apple News account to send two obscene push notifications; Apple News disabled Fast's channel (Richard Lawler/The Verge)

Fast Company takes its website offline after a hacker used...

Sep 28, 2022

Richard Lawler / The Verge: Fast Company takes its website offline after a hacker...

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Sources: Apple tells suppliers to pull back from efforts to increase supply of iPhone 14 models by ~6M units in H2 2022, aiming for 90M units, on par with 2021 (Bloomberg)

Sources: Apple tells suppliers to pull back from efforts...

Sep 28, 2022

Bloomberg: Sources: Apple tells suppliers to pull back from efforts to increase...

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Netflix's password sharing crackdown sparked many protests on social media in Argentina, but a source says the country didn't have a mass exodus of subscribers (Rest of World)

Netflix's password sharing crackdown sparked many protests...

Sep 28, 2022

Rest of World: Netflix's password sharing crackdown sparked many protests on social...

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VK, which owns Mail.ru and Russia's largest social network VKontakte, says Apple removed some of its apps from the App Store; the apps are still on Google Play (Mitchell Clark/The Verge)

VK, which owns Mail.ru and Russia's largest social network...

Sep 28, 2022

Mitchell Clark / The Verge: VK, which owns Mail.ru and Russia's largest social network...

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Sources: Apple tells suppliers to pull back efforts to increase supply of iPhone 14 models by ~6M units in H2 2022 and aims to make 90M units, on par with 2021 (Bloomberg)

Sources: Apple tells suppliers to pull back efforts to...

Sep 28, 2022

Bloomberg: Sources: Apple tells suppliers to pull back efforts to increase supply...

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Fast Company took down its website Tuesday after its Apple News account was hacked to send an obscene push notification; Apple News has disabled its channel (Richard Lawler/The Verge)

Fast Company took down its website Tuesday after its Apple...

Sep 28, 2022

Richard Lawler / The Verge: Fast Company took down its website Tuesday after its...

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VK, which owns Mail.ru and Russia's largest social network VKontakte, says Apple has removed its apps from the App Store (Mitchell Clark/The Verge)

VK, which owns Mail.ru and Russia's largest social network...

Sep 28, 2022

Mitchell Clark / The Verge: VK, which owns Mail.ru and Russia's largest social network...

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A look at tappable podcast ads in mobile games, which trigger episode downloads; source: iHeartMedia got ~6M unique listeners/month through such ads since 2018 (Ashley Carman/Bloomberg)

A look at tappable podcast ads in mobile games, which trigger...

Sep 28, 2022

Ashley Carman / Bloomberg: A look at tappable podcast ads in mobile games, which...

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Court filing: Elon Musk's deposition by Twitter's lawyers has been rescheduled to October 6 and 7 (The Guardian)

Court filing: Elon Musk's deposition by Twitter's lawyers...

Sep 28, 2022

The Guardian: Court filing: Elon Musk's deposition by Twitter's lawyers has been...

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Norway, Poland open new gas pipeline as Nord Stream leaks

Norway, Poland open new gas pipeline as Nord Stream leaks

Sep 28, 2022

As European leaders warned of sabotage to the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines, Poland...

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The SEC says 16 Wall Street firms have agreed to pay $1.1B in combined penalties for failing to monitor employees using unauthorized messaging apps (Jennifer Surane/Bloomberg)

The SEC says 16 Wall Street firms have agreed to pay $1.1B...

Sep 28, 2022

Jennifer Surane / Bloomberg: The SEC says 16 Wall Street firms have agreed to pay...

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Lyft says it is freezing all hiring in the US through the end of 2022 (Theo Wayt/New York Post)

Lyft says it is freezing all hiring in the US through the...

Sep 28, 2022

Theo Wayt / New York Post: Lyft says it is freezing all hiring in the US through...

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Meta Shuts Down Influence Efforts Started in China, Russia

Meta Shuts Down Influence Efforts Started in China, Russia

Sep 28, 2022

The Facebook parent removed separate networks that were running covert influence...

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Intel plans to launch its Arc A770 graphics card for $329 on October 12, hoping to compete with Nvidia's budget GeForce RTX 3060 on price and performance (Jacob Ridley/PC Gamer)

Intel plans to launch its Arc A770 graphics card for $329...

Sep 27, 2022

Jacob Ridley / PC Gamer: Intel plans to launch its Arc A770 graphics card for $329...

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Musk and Twitter Argue Over Unresolved Information Requests

Musk and Twitter Argue Over Unresolved Information Requests

Sep 27, 2022

The remote hearing is before the judge who will preside over nonjury proceedings...

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MPCH Labs, which is developing a cryptographic technique to split and store private keys for multiple users, raised a $40M Series A led by Liberty City Ventures (Brandy Betz/CoinDesk)

MPCH Labs, which is developing a cryptographic technique...

Sep 27, 2022

Brandy Betz / CoinDesk: MPCH Labs, which is developing a cryptographic technique...

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Meta Shuts Down Influence Operations Started in China, Russia

Meta Shuts Down Influence Operations Started in China,...

Sep 27, 2022

The Facebook parent removed separate networks that were running covert influence...

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Intel Introduces Videogame Graphics Chips to Challenge Nvidia

Intel Introduces Videogame Graphics Chips to Challenge...

Sep 27, 2022

With prices starting at $329, the new hardware aims at budget-conscious customers.

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The SEC sues two ex-MoviePass CEOs, charging them with misleading investors about profit potential, data operations, studio relationships, and revenue sources (Eileen AJ Connelly/The Wrap)

The SEC sues two ex-MoviePass CEOs, charging them with...

Sep 27, 2022

Eileen AJ Connelly / The Wrap: The SEC sues two ex-MoviePass CEOs, charging them...

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The latest iPadOS 16 developer beta makes Stage Manager work with older A12X and A12Z iPads, but does not support extending the display to an external monitor (Nathan Ingraham/Engadget)

The latest iPadOS 16 developer beta makes Stage Manager...

Sep 27, 2022

Nathan Ingraham / Engadget: The latest iPadOS 16 developer beta makes Stage Manager...

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NYC-based Arthur AI, which helps companies monitor the accuracy of their ML models over time, raised a $42M Series B led by Acrew Capital and Greycroft (Ron Miller/TechCrunch)

NYC-based Arthur AI, which helps companies monitor the...

Sep 27, 2022

Ron Miller / TechCrunch: NYC-based Arthur AI, which helps companies monitor the...

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Hertz, BP Partner to Bring EV Charging Stations Across North America

Hertz, BP Partner to Bring EV Charging Stations Across...

Sep 27, 2022

Deal to develop a network of charging stations comes as the car-rental company says...

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The latest iPadOS 16 developer beta makes Stage Manager compatible with older A12X and A12Z iPads, but does not include external monitor support for the feature (Nathan Ingraham/Engadget)

The latest iPadOS 16 developer beta makes Stage Manager...

Sep 27, 2022

Nathan Ingraham / Engadget: The latest iPadOS 16 developer beta makes Stage Manager...

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SEC sues two former MoviePass CEOs, charging them with misleading investors about profit potential, data operations, studio relationships, and revenue sources (Eileen AJ Connelly/The Wrap)

SEC sues two former MoviePass CEOs, charging them with...

Sep 27, 2022

Eileen AJ Connelly / The Wrap: SEC sues two former MoviePass CEOs, charging them...

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Arthur.ai, which helps companies monitor their ML models to ensure they stay accurate over time, raises a $42M Series B led by Acrew Capital and Greycroft (Ron Miller/TechCrunch)

Arthur.ai, which helps companies monitor their ML models...

Sep 27, 2022

Ron Miller / TechCrunch: Arthur.ai, which helps companies monitor their ML models...

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Space and Time, a decentralized data service that is developing "Proof-of-SQL" cryptography, raised $20M led by Microsoft's M12, following a $10M seed in July (Jacquelyn Melinek/TechCrunch)

Space and Time, a decentralized data service that is developing...

Sep 27, 2022

Jacquelyn Melinek / TechCrunch: Space and Time, a decentralized data service that...

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Intel announces Unison, letting users send texts, take calls, and transfer files to iOS and Android devices, starting with select 12th Gen PCs in the fall (Devindra Hardawar/Engadget)

Intel announces Unison, letting users send texts, take...

Sep 27, 2022

Devindra Hardawar / Engadget: Intel announces Unison, letting users send texts,...

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Un1feed launches the OG App, available on iOS and Android, offering an ad-free and suggestion-free Instagram feed, similar to Twitter lists (Ivan Mehta/TechCrunch)

Un1feed launches the OG App, available on iOS and Android,...

Sep 27, 2022

Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch: Un1feed launches the OG App, available on iOS and Android,...

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The universe is a dangerous place. NASA just showed it’s possible to defend Earth against it.

The universe is a dangerous place. NASA just showed it’s...

Sep 27, 2022

The asteroid moonlet Dimorphos as seen by the DART spacecraft 11 seconds before...

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Intel announces its 13th Gen desktop CPU lineup, including the $589 flagship Core i9-13900K with 24 cores, shipping on October 20 (Tom Warren/The Verge)

Intel announces its 13th Gen desktop CPU lineup, including...

Sep 27, 2022

Tom Warren / The Verge: Intel announces its 13th Gen desktop CPU lineup, including...

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The SEC fines Oracle $23M for allegedly bribing officials in India, Turkey, and the UAE between 2016 and 2019, the second such fine after a 2012 settlement (Ashley Capoot/CNBC)

The SEC fines Oracle $23M for allegedly bribing officials...

Sep 27, 2022

Ashley Capoot / CNBC: The SEC fines Oracle $23M for allegedly bribing officials...

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What happened to giving money to charity?

What happened to giving money to charity?

Sep 27, 2022

Amanda Northrop/Vox The ultrawealthy are donating more than ever. That doesn’t mean...

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FTX US President Brett Harrison says he plans to step down in the coming months after joining in May 2021 and overseeing huge growth (Frank Chaparro/The Block)

FTX US President Brett Harrison says he plans to step down...

Sep 27, 2022

Frank Chaparro / The Block: FTX US President Brett Harrison says he plans to step...

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The universe is a dangerous place. NASA just showed it was possible to defend Earth against it.

The universe is a dangerous place. NASA just showed it...

Sep 27, 2022

The asteroid moonlet Dimorphos as seen by the DART spacecraft 11 seconds before...

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Hertz, BP Partner on Electric-Vehicle Charging Stations

Hertz, BP Partner on Electric-Vehicle Charging Stations

Sep 27, 2022

Deal to develop a network of charging stations across North America comes as the...

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Crypto lender Nexo buys a stake in the parent of Summit National Bank, a US regulated bank, paving the way for it to offer US licensed banking services (Ryan Browne/CNBC)

Crypto lender Nexo buys a stake in the parent of Summit...

Sep 27, 2022

Ryan Browne / CNBC: Crypto lender Nexo buys a stake in the parent of Summit National...

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Celsius co-founder and CEO Alex Mashinsky resigns from the bankrupt cryptocurrency lender, writing his "role as CEO has become an increasing distraction" (Vicky Ge Huang/Wall Street Journal)

Celsius co-founder and CEO Alex Mashinsky resigns from...

Sep 27, 2022

Vicky Ge Huang / Wall Street Journal: Celsius co-founder and CEO Alex Mashinsky...

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Celsius co-founder and CEO Alex Mashinsky resigns from the bankrupt cryptocurrency lender, writing his "role as CEO has become an increasing distraction" (Ryan Browne/CNBC)

Celsius co-founder and CEO Alex Mashinsky resigns from...

Sep 27, 2022

Ryan Browne / CNBC: Celsius co-founder and CEO Alex Mashinsky resigns from the bankrupt...

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Hertz, BP to Provide Charging Stations for Electric Rental Cars

Hertz, BP to Provide Charging Stations for Electric Rental...

Sep 27, 2022

Deal to develop a network of charging stations across North America comes as the...

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Chicago-based Strike, a bitcoin payment service that uses the Lightning network for faster transactions, raised an $80M Series B led by Ten31 (Oliver Knight/CoinDesk)

Chicago-based Strike, a bitcoin payment service that uses...

Sep 27, 2022

Oliver Knight / CoinDesk: Chicago-based Strike, a bitcoin payment service that uses...

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Robinhood releases its non-custodial, Polygon-based crypto wallet, Robinhood Wallet, in beta to 10,000 users who signed up in May (Cameron Thompson/CoinDesk)

Robinhood releases its non-custodial, Polygon-based crypto...

Sep 27, 2022

Cameron Thompson / CoinDesk: Robinhood releases its non-custodial, Polygon-based...

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Chinese startup Nreal launches its $379 Air AR glasses in the US, adding iPhone support with a $59 dongle, expanding on the $599 Nreal Light glasses from 2021 (Adi Robertson/The Verge)

Chinese startup Nreal launches its $379 Air AR glasses...

Sep 27, 2022

Adi Robertson / The Verge: Chinese startup Nreal launches its $379 Air AR glasses...

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Cloud storage startup Wasabi, which competes with AWS' S3, raised a $250M Series D, or $125M equity, led by L2 Point, and $125M debt, at a $1.1B+ valuation (Kyle Wiggers/TechCrunch)

Cloud storage startup Wasabi, which competes with AWS'...

Sep 27, 2022

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: Cloud storage startup Wasabi, which competes with AWS'...

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Meta details influence operations by Russia, impersonating news websites to spread anti-Ukraine content in Europe, and China, targeting the US and Czechia (Issie Lapowsky/Protocol)

Meta details influence operations by Russia, impersonating...

Sep 27, 2022

Issie Lapowsky / Protocol: Meta details influence operations by Russia, impersonating...

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Qualcomm CFO Focuses on Investing in Budding Automotive Business

Qualcomm CFO Focuses on Investing in Budding Automotive...

Sep 27, 2022

Qualcomm finance chief Akash Palkhiwala is weighing how much to allocate toward...

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Milan-based app developer Bending Spoons, which makes Splice and Remini, raised $340M+ from Italian banks Intesa Sanpaolo and Banco BPM, Ryan Reynolds, and more (Reuters)

Milan-based app developer Bending Spoons, which makes Splice...

Sep 27, 2022

Reuters: Milan-based app developer Bending Spoons, which makes Splice and Remini,...

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Flatfile, which automates onboarding, structuring, and cleaning data, raised a $50M Series B led by Tiger Global, bringing its total funding to $94.7M (Kyle Wiggers/TechCrunch)

Flatfile, which automates onboarding, structuring, and...

Sep 27, 2022

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: Flatfile, which automates onboarding, structuring, and...

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Billionaires get too much credit for philanthropy

Billionaires get too much credit for philanthropy

Sep 27, 2022

Amanda Northrop/Vox The ultrawealthy are donating more than ever. That doesn’t mean...

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A look at South Korea's Zepeto, owned by Naver and considered one of Asia's largest metaverse platforms with 15M-20M MAUs, as it plans a global expansion (Financial Times)

A look at South Korea's Zepeto, owned by Naver and considered...

Sep 27, 2022

Financial Times: A look at South Korea's Zepeto, owned by Naver and considered one...

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Sterling recovers after dramatic fall but remains at historic low

Sterling recovers after dramatic fall but remains at historic...

Sep 27, 2022

After statements from the Bank of England and the UK Finance Minister Kwasi Kwarteng...

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Amazon’s robots are getting closer to replacing human hands

Amazon’s robots are getting closer to replacing human hands

Sep 27, 2022

A robot sorts and stacks bins at an Amazon fulfillment center in Eastvale on August...

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Musk and Twitter Set to Argue Over Unresolved Information Requests

Musk and Twitter Set to Argue Over Unresolved Information...

Sep 27, 2022

Among the issues to be discussed are the proposed terms around allowing Mr. Musk...

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Brands Review Data Privacy Policies After $1.2 Million Sephora Settlement

Brands Review Data Privacy Policies After $1.2 Million...

Sep 27, 2022

More marketers are taking notice of California’s data privacy laws after the state...

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Study: in January 2022, 62.4% of bitcoin mining electricity came from fossil fuels, contradicting the Bitcoin Mining Council's estimate that ~59% is sustainable (Jamie Crawley/CoinDesk)

Study: in January 2022, 62.4% of bitcoin mining electricity...

Sep 27, 2022

Jamie Crawley / CoinDesk: Study: in January 2022, 62.4% of bitcoin mining electricity...

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Meta begins testing a single interface to manage Facebook and Instagram accounts and streamlines registration to help users create accounts on both services (Jonathan Vanian/CNBC)

Meta begins testing a single interface to manage Facebook...

Sep 27, 2022

Jonathan Vanian / CNBC: Meta begins testing a single interface to manage Facebook...