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Sources: Microsoft has agreed to acquire SaaS security intelligence company RiskIQ; a source says Microsoft will pay over $500M — Software giant said to pay more than $500 million in cash for the San Francisco company — Microsoft Corp. has agreed to acquire RiskIQ, a security software maker … | Eriq Gardner / The Hollywood Reporter: |
Netflix will benefit from Biden's EO as net neutrality resurfaces and competitors' mergers face scrutiny, such as the Amazon-MGM and WarnerMedia-Discovery deals — The streaming giant should welcome — even celebrate — the White House's efforts to promote competition. Why? Look closely.
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| Kif Leswing / CNBC: |
Profile of PodSwap, a startup offering a battery replacement service for Apple's AirPods, and a great example of why we need right-to-repair legislation — - Owners have noticed that Apple AirPods eventually will last only an hour or so before needing to be recharged, compared to their four-to-five-hour battery life out of the box.
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| Jay Peters / The Verge: |
Leaker Evan Blass tweets that Samsung's Galaxy Unpacked event will be on August 11 and shares renders of new phones, smartwatches, and wireless earbuds — New phones, watches, earbuds, and a date: August 11th — We might now know a lot of what's coming at Samsung's next Galaxy Unpacked event thanks … | James Pearson / Reuters: |
Investigation sheds light on Force 47, the Vietnamese army's online information warfare unit behind pro-state Facebook Groups that aim to correct “wrong views” — In Vietnam, where the state is fighting a fierce online battle against political dissent, social media “influencers” …
Tweets: @sub8u, @pearswick, @viyenme, @lunaoi_vn, @silverspookguy, @ayresyousure, @eggsbuttersugar, @timothyjgraham, @samfbiddle, @samfbiddle, and @tostevinm
| Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: ridesharing giant Didi gave Chinese regulators the impression it would pause its IPO, as it told bankers in New York it had a green light from Beijing — The ride-sharing giant gave regulators in Beijing the impression it would pause the IPO. It told bankers in New York it had a green light.
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| Financial Times: |
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| Cal Newport / New Yorker: |
The key for tech companies to make remote work sustainable is not through policy, but by shifting “work” away from in-person surveillance toward defined results — Companies must move away from surveillance and visible busyness, and toward defined outcomes and trust.
Tweets: @lainnafader, @toymango, @jamescham, @carnage4life, @carnage4life, @raju, @newyorker, and @newyorker
| Manish Singh / TechCrunch: |
Flipkart raises a $3.6B round led by GIC, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, SoftBank Vision Fund 2 and Walmart, at a $37.6B valuation — Flipkart said on Monday it has raised $3.6 billion at a post-money valuation of $37.6 billion in what is considered as the pre-IPO round …
Tweets: @rajeshsawhney
| The Economic Times: |
Twitter names a resident grievance officer for India and publishes a compliance report, meeting two key requirements under India's new IT rules — Amid tensions with the government, Twitter has appointed a Resident Grievance Officer, days after it designated a chief compliance officer …
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TechCrunch, Firstpost Tech, The Hindu, Hindustan Times, Reuters, Entrackr, and TechCircle
Tweets: @keshavupadhye, @httweets, @airnewsalerts, @imsoumyarendra, and @sub8u
| Rebecca Rubin / Variety: |
Disney says Marvel's Black Widow has earned $60M+ on opening weekend via its Premier Access program, which lets Disney+ subscribers rent the movie for $30 — The film, starring Scarlett Johansson, is the first from the Marvel Cinematic Universe to open simultaneously in movie theaters and on Disney Plus …
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Deadline, Wall Street Journal, Gizmodo, The Verge, The Wrap, The Hollywood Reporter, Forbes, The Streamable, and Mashable
| Kyle Orland / Ars Technica: |
Makers of CVCheat claim their computer vision-based cheat tool can offer “undetectable” “full auto-aim and auto-shots” for any game on PC, Xbox, or PlayStation — Capture cards, input hardware, and machine learning get around system-level lockdowns.
Tweets: @tylerglaiel, @flugazi, @eposvox, @storagezilla, and @yangcliu
| Financial Times: |
Intel details its European expansion plans, says $20B investment into a regional semiconductor fab may be spread across several EU member states — Semiconductor maker talks of ‘ecosystem-wide project’ as it lobbies for support from bloc — US chipmaker Intel has said investment …
Tweets: @workmj, @sime0nstylites, @chadbown, @mytechmusings, and @swen_2017
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