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Sources: EU will charge Apple with anticompetitive behavior later this week, over concerns that the rules it sets for developers on its App Store break EU law — Case began two years ago and is among a number against the US tech group — Margrethe Vestager, the EU's competition chief …
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Spotify launches paid podcast subscriptions for creators in the US, at no cost to creators for two years and a 5% fee starting in spring 2023 — Spotify today is officially rolling out paid podcast subscriptions, after first unveiling its new subscription platform at the company's “Stream On” event in February.
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| Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch: |
Researcher shows that for months macOS had a flaw that would let apps run despite not being notarized by Apple's service; bug is patched in macOS Big Sur 11.3 — Old malware, new tricks. — Apple has spent years reinforcing macOS with new security features to make it tougher for malware to break in.
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Basecamp's CEO announces a ban on “societal and political discussions” at work, saying the company does not need to solve or even chime in on social problems — At Basecamp, we treat our company as a product. It's not a rigid thing that exists, it's a flexible, malleable idea that evolves.
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| Patience Haggin / Wall Street Journal: |
With iPhone's privacy changes, advertisers will get more ad-performance data for ads bought through Apple than via third parties, giving its ad business an edge — Under the iPhone maker's new rules, advertisers will get more ad-performance data for ads bought through Apple than through third parties
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| Catalin Cimpanu / The Record: |
DC Police confirm a data breach after a ransomware gang threatens to release files that expose police informants unless the department agrees to pay a ransom — A ransomware gang is threatening to leak sensitive police files that may expose police investigations and informants unless …
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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
US-based neobank Current raises $220M Series D led by a16z, roughly tripling its valuation in five months to $2.2B — U.S.-based challenger bank Current, which has now grown to nearly 3 million users, announced this morning it has raised a $220 million round of Series D funding, led by new investor Andreessen Horowitz (a16z).| Alfred Ng / The Markup: |
Researchers say preinstalled Android apps can access a log where sensitive contact tracing app information is stored; Google says a fix is being rolled out — Researchers say hundreds of preinstalled apps can access a log found on Android devices where sensitive contact tracing information is stored
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| Sergiu Gatlan / BleepingComputer: |
Microsoft says Microsoft Defender for Endpoint now blocks cryptojacking malware using Intel's silicon-based Threat Detection Technology — Microsoft today announced that Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, the enterprise version of its Windows 10 Defender antivirus, now comes with support …
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| Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch: |
Sweden's Kry, which offers a telehealth service to connect clinicians with patients for remote consultations, raises €262M Series D led by CPP Investments — Swedish digital health startup Kry, which offers a telehealth service (and software tools) to connect clinicians with patients …
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| Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat: |
Arm says its new Neoverse V1 and N2 server chip platforms for HPC, datacenters, and edge, have at least 40% better processing over the previous generation — Join Transform 2021 this July 12-16. Register fo r the AI event of the year. — Arm unveiled the performance numbers …
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| Byron Tau / Wall Street Journal: |
A look at the risks posed by data, including geolocation, harvested from common apps for phones belonging to US intelligence officers and military personnel — Apps show troop movements buried in data available for purchase: ‘a major risk to national security’
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9to5Mac. Tweets: @byrontau, @spytalker, @_danielsinclair, @rebeccaballhaus, @mollymckew, @martingund, @carter_pe, @delwilber, and @wsj
| Kirsten Korosec / TechCrunch: |
Lyft says it is selling its self-driving unit, called Lyft Level 5 with ~300 employees, to Toyota's Woven Planet Holdings subsidiary for $550M — Ride-hailing company Lyft has sold off its autonomous vehicle unit to Toyota's Woven Planet Holdings subsidiary for $550 million … | Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: |
Automox, which lets security teams automate and conduct cybersecurity actions through policies, raises $110M led by Insight Partners — Join Transform 2021 this July 12-16. Register fo r the AI event of the year. — Endpoint management platform Automox today announced it has closed …
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Crunchbase News and SiliconANGLE
| Andalusia Knoll Soloff / Rest of World: |
Many LatAm migrant workers in the US are using crypto to send money home; crypto exchange Bitso says it processes $1B+ per year in US remittances sent to Mexico — When traditional exchanges closed during the pandemic, many workers turned to crypto to send remittances home. — • ACAPULCO, MEXICO
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| Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch: |
TikTok says it will open a transparency center in Europe, which will take questions from external experts on content moderation, security, and user privacy — TikTok will open a center in Europe where outside experts will be shown information on how it approaches content moderation and recommendation …
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