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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 …
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US district court dismisses FTC's antitrust complaint against Facebook, saying its definition of market dominance was insufficient; Facebook stock jumps 3%+ — - A federal court on Monday dismissed the Federal Trade Commission's antitrust complaint against Facebook.
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| 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 …
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| 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.
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| 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.
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| 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.
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| 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 …
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| 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 …
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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Sensor Tower: global consumer mobile app spending hit $64.9B in H1 2021, a record and up 24.8% YoY; install growth slowed to 1.7% overall, declined 10.9% on iOS — Consumer spending in mobile apps hit a record $64.9 billion during the first half of 2021, according to preliminary data from app store intelligence firm Sensor Tower.
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| 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
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| Tim Copeland / The Block: |
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong says the exchange's goal is “to list every asset where it is legal to do so”, and it will provide a ratings system for assets — Quick Take — Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong stated that the exchange's goal is to list “every” crypto asset as long as it is legal.
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| Monica Chin / The Verge: |
Lenovo unveils $679 Yoga Tab 13 Android tablet that works as a portable monitor, with a stainless steel kickstand and 1080p display — The Yoga Tab 13 doubles as a wall hanger — Lenovo has announced the new $679 Yoga Tab 13, a global version of the Yoga Pad Pro that launched in China earlier this year.Sponsor Posts
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