Techmeme
June 28, 2021, 5:40 PM

Top News

Salvador Rodriguez / CNBC:
US district court dismisses FTC's antitrust complaint against Facebook, saying its definition of market dominance was insufficient, but will let FTC refile it  —  - A federal court on Monday dismissed the Federal Trade Commission's antitrust complaint against Facebook.
Salvador Rodriguez / CNBC:
On Monday, Facebook's stock rose 4.2%, closing at $355.64, giving Facebook a $1T market cap for the first time ever, the fifth US company to hit the milestone  —  - Facebook has hit $1 trillion in market capitalization.  — Facebook stock spiked nearly 5% in late-day trading aided …
Tom Warren / The Verge:
Microsoft releases the first Windows 11 preview, available to Insiders, with major updates included except Teams integration and Android app support  —  The next version of Windows is available for testing  —  Microsoft is releasing its first Windows 11 preview build today.
Tom Warren / The Verge:
Sources: Microsoft is planning to release Windows 11 in October; Microsoft employees have hinted at October 20 in marketing images  —  October 20th may be the Windows 11 day  —  Microsoft keeps hinting at an October release date for Windows 11.  The software giant teased …
Noah Bailey:
Jason Gurwin / The Streamable:
YouTube TV gets a 4K Plus add-on package with downloads, 4K, and unlimited streams for $20 more per month; 5.1 Dolby surround sound coming to all subs for free  —  YouTube TV has officially announced their new premium add-on which includes 4K streaming, the ability to download shows offline …
Shara Tibken / CNET:
Qualcomm unveils Snapdragon 888 Plus with 3GHz clock speed and a claimed 20% boost in AI capabilities, arriving in devices during Q3 2021  —  Phones are getting a speed boost.  Qualcomm on Monday unveiled its newest, highest-end smartphone processor, the Snapdragon 888 Plus.
Spencer Soper / Bloomberg:
Interviews with 15 Amazon Flex drivers reveal how algorithms hire, rate, and fire contract drivers with little or no human oversight  —  Stephen Normandin spent almost four years racing around Phoenix delivering packages as a contract driver for Amazon.com Inc. Then one day, he received an automated email.
Cherlynn Low / Engadget:
Samsung details a new smartwatch user interface called One UI Watch, debuting on an upcoming Galaxy Watch later this year  —  At its MWC event today, Samsung showed off its latest smartwatch interface called One UI Watch.  This software will run on top of  —  the new Wear OS, which the company co-developed with Google.
Lucas Matney / TechCrunch:
Discord acquires augmented reality startup Ubiquity6, which had raised $37.5M and recently pivoted to become a collaborative service for simple online games  —  After raising tens of millions from investors and executing a pretty substantial pivot earlier this year, augmented reality startup Ubiquity6 …
Shirin Ghaffary / Vox:
Researchers say the study of social media's large-scale societal impact should be treated as a “crisis discipline”, like climate science or conservation biology  —  One challenge is how little we know about the dangers.  —  Social media has drastically restructured …
Cameron Faulkner / The Verge:
Microsoft rolls out its Xbox Cloud Gaming service via browser to PCs, iPhones, and iPads across 22 countries for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate members  —  No Xbox necessary  —  Microsoft's xCloud, the cloud game streaming component of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate that doesn't require a console to use …
Reuters:
YouTube took down and then restored a channel featuring testimonials from Xinjiang; the channel owner says the videos are being backed up on the LBRY blockchain  —  A human rights group that attracted millions of views on YouTube to testimonies from people who say their families have disappeared …
Bloomberg:
Chainalysis: despite regulatory uncertainty, investments by Indians in cryptocurrencies grew from ~$200M to $40B in the past year, as 15M bought and sold coins  —  - Daily trading values are up nearly 900% in last 12 months  — Investors pile in, regulators give conflicting signs on future

Sponsor Posts

Airtable:
3 bold predictions for the future of Product Management  —  Do you know how to set up your product organization for success as you embrace AI transformation to supercharge your operations?  Learn how to win with Airtable.
Tribe AI:
Build AI products that matter  —  Tribe AI helps organizations rapidly deploy AI solutions that have real business impact.  We bring together world class AI talent and tooling to drive differentiated results.
Zoho:
Zoho Doc Scanner shines with Apple's iOS 18, iPadOS 18, and macOS Sequoia  —  Hello, Doc Scanners!  Looking for a user-friendly, sleek, and top-notch document scanning app for your Apple devices?  We've got you covered!
Notion:
Build and scale your company with one tool  —  Used by thousands of startups as their connected workspace for everything from building a roadmap to new hire onboarding.  Get Notion and unlimited AI, free for up to 6 months!
Techmeme Ride Home:
Fri. 09/20 - MacOS 15 Sequoia Is Breaking Things
The day's tech news, every day at 5pm ET. Fifteen minutes and you're up to date.
Subscribe via Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or RSS.
 

About This Page

This is a Techmeme archive page. It shows how the site appeared at 5:40 PM ET, June 28, 2021.

The most current version of the site as always is available at our home page. To view an earlier snapshot click here and then modify the date indicated.

More News

Tim Copeland / The Block:

Earlier Picks

Catherine Shu / TechCrunch:
Monica Chin / The Verge:
Financial Times:
Ax Sharma / BleepingComputer: