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| Joe Rossignol / MacRumors: |
In response to CSAM detection misuse concerns, Apple says protections will roll out in the US first, then on a country-by-country basis after legal evaluation — Apple this week announced that, starting later this year with iOS 15 and iPadOS 15, the company will be able …
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Electronic Frontier Foundation, Apple Privacy Letter, AppleInsider, OSnews, Mediaite, Bloomberg, iPhone in Canada Blog, iDownloadBlog.com, and 9to5Mac
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| Chance Miller / 9to5Mac: |
In an internal memo, Apple acknowledges concerns and “misunderstandings” about its new photo scanning feature but says it is necessary to “protect children” — Apple yesterday officially announced a range of new features coming later this year, dubbed Expanded Protections for Children.
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AppleInsider, FrontPageTech.com, Ubergizmo, iMore, Pixel Envy, iPhone Hacks, HotHardware.com News, iThinkDifferent, phonearena.com, iDownloadBlog.com, and MSPoweruser
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| Will Cathcart / @wcathcart: |
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| Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch: |
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Tweets: @snowden, @swiftonsecurity, @matthew_d_green, @senblumenthal, @evacide, @senblumenthal, @a_greenberg, @eff, @benedictevans, @caseynewton, @wagatwe, @missingkids, @marcan42, @captn3m0, @samthielman, @tomgara, @joewintergreen, @stroughtonsmith, @reckless, @timmarchman, @marcan42, @nytimestech, @jsrailton, and @bzamayo
| Financial Times: |
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Fortune, Philip Elmer‑DeWitt, Gizmodo, The Verge, Wccftech, MacDailyNews, Pocketnow, and AppleInsider
Tweets: @snowden, @matthew_d_green, @bennypinkas, @matthew_d_green, @mala, @snowden, @caseynewton, @matthew_d_green, @vickerysec, @mala, @mala, @mala, @zigaturkeu, @jcenters, and @josephfcox
| Makena Kelly / The Verge: |
SEC charges Blockchain Credit Partners for alleged illegal sales of $30M in unregistered securities, first SEC charges related to decentralized finance industry — The SEC says the company falsely raised $30 million — The Securities and Exchange Commission issued its first charges …
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U.S. Securities …, cryptodaily.co.uk, PYMNTS.com, Cointelegraph, Forbes, and CoinDesk
| Adi Robertson / The Verge: |
Court filings: Epic says Google called plans to distribute Fortnite via sideloading a threatening “contagion”, and contemplated buying some or all of Epic — It also apparently called sideloading ‘an awful experience’ — Google considered buying Epic Games as the companies sparred …
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Gizmodo, IGN, PC Gamer, Trusted Reviews, Android Central, GameSpot, Android Authority, Wccftech, and HotHardware.com News
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| Igor Bonifacic / Engadget: |
FCC releases its first-ever mobile broadband coverage map, which compares the LTE and voice coverage areas of the four largest carriers in the US — The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has released its — first-ever mobile broadband coverage map.
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Federal Communications …, Thurrott, Android Police, Droid Life, FierceWireless, and phonearena.com
Tweets: @jrosenworcel, @kevincollier, @alexweprin, @reckless, @fcc, and @jrosenworcelfcc
| Kareem Anderson / OnMSFT.com: |
Microsoft's Panos Panay teases Spotify integration with Windows 11 through a Focus Sessions feature “coming soon” — Microsoft's chief product officer, Panos Panay has been on a bit of leak streak as of late, teasing new Spotify integration coming to Windows 11 among other new application focuses.
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The Verge, PCMag, Thurrott, mobilesyrup.com, and WinBuzzer
Tweets: @panos_panay, @tomwarren, @livelovegeek, @techhighest, and @donasarkar
| Jason Schreier / Bloomberg: |
Interviews with 50 current and former Blizzard employees detail a toxic workplace, where sexual harassment and discrimination against women were common — One summer day in 2018, employees of the video game maker Blizzard Entertainment opened their email to find a brusque message from the chief executive officer, Mike Morhaime.
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Washington Post, Forbes, GamesIndustry.biz, Wccftech, PC Gamer, VICE, Gamasutra, thegamer.com, and Game Rant
| Olga Kharif / Bloomberg: |
Binance.US CEO Brian Brooks resigns just over three months after taking up the role, citing “differences over strategic direction” — - He cites ‘strategic differences’ in leaving crypto exchange — The former bank regulator joined trading platform in May
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Finextra, The Block, Blockworks, Nikkei Asia, Financial Times, Reuters, CoinDesk, Forbes, and Crypto Briefing
Tweets: @brianbrooksus, @calvinayre, @carnage4life, @scottmelker, @quinnypig, and @mekkaokereke
| Jon Prosser / FrontPageTech.com: |
Sources: Google's Pixel 5A will debut by the end of Aug. for $450, with a 6.4" display with a hole-punch camera, Snapdragon 765G, 4650mAh battery, 6GB RAM, more — Just a few days after Google confirmed our Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro exclusives — today we have some exclusive information regarding the Pixel 5A and its release.
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Engadget, Gizmodo, MSPoweruser, mobilesyrup.com, AndroidGuys, Thurrott, iPhone in Canada Blog, phonearena.com, Redmond Pie, Trusted Reviews, Laptop Mag, and Digital Trends
Tweets: @thisistechtoday and @joshuaswingle
| Sean Hollister / The Verge: |
Valve Steam Deck hands-on: handles resource-intensive games better than other handheld PC gaming devices, great ergonomics, gyroscopic aiming feature works well — Reservations are already sold out through mid-2022 — I have held the Steam Deck, and I'm nearly a believer. — Not quite, but I like what I see.
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UploadVR, Road to VR, PC Gamer, Wccftech, Tom's Hardware, Game Rant, and GeekWire
Tweets: @starfire2258, @itsa_me_gameboy, @cowcatgames, @dj_link, @tomwarren, and @8bit_spazzy
| James Rubin / CoinDesk: |
Senators Warner and Portman propose an amendment to infrastructure bill that only excludes crypto miners from broker definition; White House shows support — The bill excludes only proof-of-work mining, or the selling of hardware or software that gives individuals control of private keys to access digital assets.
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Washington Post, Techdirt, Decrypt, and The Hill
| Bloomberg: |
Federal judge tosses out a $308.5M patent-infringement verdict against Apple, ruling that Personalized Media Communication's DRM patent is unenforceable — - Personalized Media's patent is unenforceable, judge rules — PMC had strategy to delay applications to get more money later
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Reuters, MacDailyNews, AppleInsider, 9to5Mac, and MacRumors
| Jack Kennedy / Silicon Republic: |
Polywork, a business-focused social network in private beta that emphasizes the work people do over job titles, raises $13M Series A led by Andreessen Horowitz — Peter Johnston's Polywork has closed a Series A round that attracted investment from big names in Silicon Valley.
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Andreessen Horowitz, Sifted, and Insider
Tweets: @yayalexisgay, @rrhoover, @a16z, and @sriramk
| Dan Strumpf / Wall Street Journal: |
Huawei reports Q2 revenue fell 38% YoY to ~$26B, greater than the 16.5% drop in Q1 and 11.2% drop in Q4, as US sanctions continue to hurt sales — Revenue declines deepen amid U.S. restrictions on chip supply, pressure on buyers — HONG KONG—China's Huawei Technologies Co. reported …
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CNBC, Reuters, BBC, Android Central, Financial Times, Nikkei Asia, Bloomberg, iPhone in Canada Blog, Pocketnow, Light Reading, and TechSpot
Tweets: @isaacstonefish and @jojjeols
| Jane Zhang / South China Morning Post: |
Apple suppliers Foxconn, Lens Technology, and Luxshare Precision roll out hiring incentives as they scramble for workers ahead of iPhone 13 launch — Foxconn is not the only Apple supplier scrambling for new workers - Lens Technology and Luxshare Precision have rolled out similar hiring incentives Apple …
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iPhone in Canada Blog, iThinkDifferent, MacDailyNews, phonearena.com, Softpedia News, iPhone Hacks, and 9to5Mac. Tweets: @stockmktnewz
| Rebecca Szkutak / Forbes: |
Knowde, an online marketplace for the chemicals industry, raises a $72M Series B led by Coatue, with Sequoia, Sound Ventures, and Mantis participating — The chemicals industry converts raw ingredients to the basic products essential to every other industry — from cosmetics to cars to pharmaceuticals … | Ari Levy / CNBC: |
Users of Doximity, which has long described itself as a LinkedIn for doctors, find their news feed inundated with anti-vaccine comments from fellow physicians — - Doctors on the industry networking site Doximity are finding their news feed inundated with anti-vaccine comments from fellow physicians.
Tweets: @thehowie, @levynews, @yoda, @mrbrownsir, @yoda, @mattrosoff, and @mattrosoff
| Nathalie Maréchal / Tech Policy Press: |
Facebook's decision to disable researcher's ability to run the NYU's Ad Observatory Project should be a call to regulate the ad tech industry as a whole — Another day, another Facebook accountability scandal. — On Wednesday, Facebook shut down the accounts of NYU researchers Laura Edelson …
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Gizmodo, Pluralistic, Vox, and The Atlantic
Tweets: @doctorow, @doctorow, @accountabletech, @jason_kint, @carolecadwalla, and @rankingrights
| Cristiano Lima / Washington Post: |
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Protocol, Reuters, Anti-Defamation League, The Hill, Financial Times, Engadget, Techdirt, Bloomberg, The Daily Dot, and PCMag
Tweets: @ftc, @viacristiano, @ethanz, @rmac18, @lauraedelson2, @profcarroll, @crehage, @doctorow, @neil_chilson, @persily, @jason_kint, @carolecadwalla, @jameeljaffer, and @markseibel
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