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Bitcoin fell 30% to just over $30K on Wednesday, recovering partially to $38K; Ether, Dogecoin, and others also plunged — Galaxy Digital's Novogratz on bitcoin's plunge: These are setbacks for investor base — Bitcoin plunged to near $30,000 at one point on Wednesday morning …
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| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft says it is finally retiring Internet Explorer on June 15, 2022, after more than 25 years, in favor of Edge — Internet Explorer will no longer be supported in June 2022 — Microsoft is finally retiring Internet Explorer next year, after more than 25 years.| Ian Sherr / CNET: |
During the Epic trial, Craig Federighi says malware on macOS has reached an “unacceptable” level and the problem is “significantly larger” than iOS — Apple's head of software engineering, Craig Federighi, said malware on Macs have hit “unacceptable” levels.
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| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
An App Store exec testified that Apple made $100M+ from Fortnite commissions between 2018 and its removal in 2020; Sensor Tower says Apple made closer to $354M — Apple Inc. generated more than $100 million in revenue from commissions collected from offering Fortnite on the App Store …
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| Rumman Chowdhury / Twitter: |
Twitter shares the results from an investigation into bias within the image cropping algorithm it used to employ, finding it favored white people and women — In October 2020, we heard feedback from people on Twitter that our image cropping algorithm didn't serve all people equitably.
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CNN, Protocol, SiliconANGLE, Wired, The Register, The Verge, CNET, and Social Media Today
Tweets: @twittereng, @twittereng, @thomasforth, @mathowie, @xor, @tylerglaiel, @laughsovich, and @ruchowdh
| Dieter Bohn / The Verge: |
iPad Pro (2021) review: amazing mini-LED screen on 12.9", fast M1 CPU, Center Stage works well for video calls, but camera still misplaced and no multi-user — Mini LED, major improvement — How much do you care about having a great screen? — That, really, is the only question that matters with the new 12.9-inch iPad Pro.
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Tweets: @viticci, @jonyiveparody, @joeyabanks, @detroitborg, @tldtoday, @sdw, @viticci, @viticci, @panzer, @panzer, @jetscott, @viticci, @jetscott, @reneritchie, @backlon, @jetscott, @samsheffer, @viticci, and @dcseifert
| Joan E. Solsman / CNET: |
WarnerMedia says HBO Max's cheaper, ad-supported tier will cost $10 per month and launch in the first week of June — HBO Max's cheaper, ad-supported tier will cost $10 a month and launch in the first week of June, WarnerMedia said Wednesday. It'll come the week after — possibly just days after …
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Tweets: @pkafka and @alexweprin
| Abner Li / 9to5Google: |
Google is testing a “Follow” button in Chrome for sites that support RSS, with content appearing in the New Tab page, initially with Chrome Canary users — Web browsers used to feature feed aggregators, but those built-in capabilities have since been phased out.
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TechCrunch, Chromium Blog, Pixel Envy, Android Police, Neowin, Gizmodo, MSPoweruser, and XDA Developers
Tweets: @addyosmani, @__apf__, @chrismessina, @johnkoetsier, @louisgray, @heygleeson, @bdsams, @ianvisits, @waxy, @corbindavenport, @xor, @ricmac, @jfruh, @chriscoyier, @davatron5000, @anildash, @gaberivera, @lmorchard, @aleyda, and @davewiner
| Rebecca Klar / The Hill: |
FTC and six state AGs sue internet service provider Frontier for allegedly providing slower internet speeds than promised to 1.3M DSL customers across 25 states — Frontier Communications is accused of misrepresenting internet speeds it advertised and charged for, according to a lawsuit filed Wednesday …
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| Collin Eaton / Wall Street Journal: |
Colonial Pipeline CEO Joseph Blount says the company paid a $4.4M ransom because executives were unsure how bad the attack was — Joseph Blount says he needed to quickly restore service after cyberattack threatened East Coast supply — The operator of the Colonial Pipeline learned …
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Yahoo News, newsaf.cgtn.com, The Hill, and BGR
Tweets: @normative, @normative, @ciaranmartinoxf, @williamturton, @dnvolz, @gregotto, @normative, @dnvolz, and @dnvolz
| Ben Thompson / Stratechery: |
AT&T and Verizon conflated controlling distribution with controlling demand and hence wasted billions by buying media businesses like Time Warner and Yahoo — Manage your Stratechery subscription. — Felix Salmon asked a question on Twitter: — While Salmon's question was driven … | Juli Clover / MacRumors: |
Apple announces accessibility features, including background sounds to help maintain focus and calm, AssistiveTouch for Apple Watch, and iPad eye-tracking — Apple today announced the upcoming launch of several new accessibility features that are being added to its various products and services.
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Tweets: @reneritchie, @tim_cook, @sdw, @sdw, @_inside, @filipeesposito, @twostraws, @viticci, @jioriku, @justmedevin, @chrismessina, @pranavdixit, @jamesrath, @reneritchie, @kfury, @chrismessina, @iansherr, @charlie_lner, and @stevemoser
| Bloomberg: |
Squarespace stock closed down ~9% at $43.65, after opening at $48 per share, valuing the company at ~$5.9B, well below its $10B valuation in March — - Firm is first major direct listing to close below guide price — Listing comes on third day of losses on U.S. exchanges
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Tweets: @shervin, @ev, @jasonlk, and @indexventures
| Steven Levy / Wired: |
Q&A with Google SVP Prabhakar Raghavan, who runs Search, Assistant, Ads, Commerce, and Payments, on cookie tracking, Google's culture shift, AI ethics, and more — In his first interview since taking a top job, Raghavan gets into the future of search, misinformation, employee ferment, and robots making phone calls.| Keach Hagey / Wall Street Journal: |
Right-wing video platform Rumble says it has raised an undisclosed amount from Peter Thiel, J.D. Vance, and others; sources say Rumble is valued at ~$500M — Backing from conservative venture capitalists comes amid push for alternative social-media channels with looser rules on speech
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Tweets: @craigsilverman, @chafkin, @donie, @mr_bellis, @craigsilverman, @craigsilverman, and @mediaevan
| Ian Carlos Campbell / The Verge: |
Zoom announces Zoom Events, building on paid event marketplace OnZoom, letting companies host live events, sell tickets, track stats, and more — Selling tickets, tracking attendance, and hosting informal chats — Zoom is announcing an expanded live events product today that's launching this summer.| Stephanie Condon / ZDNet: |
Cisco reports Q3 revenue of $12.8B, up 7% YoY, with Security revenue up 13% YoY to $876M and Infrastructure Platforms revenue up 6% YoY to $6.8B; stock down 5%+ — The company's third quarter results were slightly ahead of market estimates, with growth across categories.
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Google's slow pace in improving Docs, one of its most-used products, helped upstarts offer better features and the new, welcome improvements might not be enough — Why the biggest improvements in years might not be enough — Today let's talk about some big changes announced today … | Jeff Stone / CyberScoop: |
Federal judge sentences a Russian citizen, extradited to the US in March 2019, to five years in prison for stealing $1.5M in targeted hacks of US tax preparers — A U.S. federal judge on Wednesday sentenced a Russian man to five years in prison for his role in a scheme to use malicious software …
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Qualcomm announces Snapdragon 778G chipset, aimed at premium midrange handsets, and X65 5G modem, which is more efficient and offers wider mmWave support — Plus a new M.2 reference design to help put 5G in more of your stuff — Qualcomm has announced a new 700-series chipset for mobile devices: the Snapdragon 778G 5G.| Michael Simon / Macworld: |
Android 12 offers new privacy protections including a Privacy Dashboard, mic and camera access toggles in Quick Settings, but stops short of Apple's ATT — On Tuesday, Google unveiled the highlights of Android 12, which will land on the Pixel and other Android phones this fall.
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Tweets: @samthegeek, @joewestby, @privacydigest, and @jason_kint
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