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A look at US lawmakers' efforts to rein in Google and Apple's app stores, after a bipartisan companion bill to Senate's Open App Markets Act debuts in the House — Legislating your apps — The U.S. Congress wants to change the way your smartphone works. And the effort may actually succeed.
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T-Mobile confirms hackers gained access to its systems, following reports that sensitive data on over 100M people was for sale on the dark web — “We have determined that unauthorized access to some T-Mobile data occurred.” — Joseph Cox — T-Mobile confirmed hackers gained access …
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T-Mobile, PYMNTS.com, Reuters, FierceWireless, Techaeris, KnowTechie, iClarified, IT Management, and Security Affairs
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Krebs on Security, ZDNet, Computerworld, BleepingComputer, The Record, Reuters, Gizmodo, NBC News, TechCrunch, Engadget, The Register, New York Post, FrontPageTech.com, MacRumors, The Verge, CNN, BleepingComputer, FierceWireless, Channel Futures, The Daily Dot, Security Affairs, IT Management, Wired, Android Police, Techdirt, 9to5Mac, Tom's Guide, Bitcoin Magazine, KnowTechie, Softpedia News, Tech.co, TmoNews, MUO, Threatpost, TechSpot, HotHardware.com News, BGR, Security Boulevard, USA Today, SlashGear, Pocketnow, Input, Light Reading, HackRead, Dark Reading, CyberScoop, Android Central, Protocol, AppleInsider, Mashable, Graham Cluley, iMore, PYMNTS.com, Engadget, infosecurity-magazine.com, Coinspeaker, Droid Life, Cryptonews, Phandroid, The Verge, TheStreet, Silicon Republic, GeekWire, Digital Trends, TechRadar, Cointelegraph, BitcoinExchangeGuide, Slashdot, SiliconANGLE, The Mac Observer, phonearena.com, Neowin, Bloomberg, International Business Times, CNET, Techaeris, Insider, and PCMag
Tweets: @vice, @odell, @knieriemen, @mshelton, @deviantollam, @bdsams, @jason_koebler, and @seahawkerholm
| Tom Krisher / Associated Press: |
NHTSA opens a formal investigation into Tesla's Autopilot system, covering 765K vehicles, saying it has trouble spotting parked emergency vehicles — DETROIT (AP) — The U.S. government has opened a formal investigation into Tesla's Autopilot partially automated driving system, saying it has trouble spotting parked emergency vehicles.
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Tweets: @teslacharts, @senmarkey, @garyblack00, @bgrahamdisciple, @ap, @tkrisher, @hypervisible, and @carnage4life
| Tim Marcin / Mashable: |
Yik Yak, the app that creates anonymous message boards for users within a five mile radius, returns to the US iOS App Store after its 2017 shutdown — Yes, it's really back. — Buckle up, millennials. Remember Yik Yak, the anonymous app that, in effect, allowed gossip and shit-talking … | Michael McSweeney / The Block: |
Bluesky, the decentralized social media initiative unveiled by Twitter in 2019, will be led by Jay Graber, a former startup founder and cryptocurrency dev — Bluesky, the decentralized social media initiative unveiled by Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey at the end of 2019, has a project lead, according to a Monday announcement.
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TechCrunch, PYMNTS.com, Bloomberg, The Verge, Social Media Today, Cointelegraph, Reuters, and CoinDesk
Tweets: @arcalinea, @jack, @petermccormack, @jeffjarvis, @arcalinea, @bluesky, @mmasnick, @glenweyl, @chrisblec, @timbray, @mikeelgan, @arcalinea, @lsanger, @arcalinea, @nischalshetty, @rabble, @evan_greer, and @avsa
| Kate Conger / New York Times: |
Inside Twitter's two-year effort to change its internal culture, led by controversial VP of design Dantley Davis, which led to HR investigations and staff exits — Two years ago, the company brought in a blunt executive to make things move faster and to promote diversity. Then the problems began.
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Insider. Tweets: @daiwaka, @copyconstruct, @carnage4life, @dbedingfield, @dbedingfield, @gavinpurcell, @nytimesbusiness, @danpriceseattle, @tonyromm, and @kateconger
| Vlad Savov / Bloomberg: |
Google and Facebook say they will participate in a subsea cable system linking Japan, Singapore, Taiwan, Guam, the Philippines, and Indonesia, launching 2024 — Alphabet Inc.'s Google and Facebook Inc. announced their participation in a new subsea cable system for 2024 set …
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Cloud Blog, Facebook Engineering, Social Media Today, Financial Times, FierceTelecom, Reclaim The Net, Adweek, The Vibes, and PCMag
Tweets: @googlecloud, @internetthought, and @tysonbarker
| Kim Lyons / The Verge: |
Tinder says it will bring its optional ID Verification feature, which has been available in Japan since 2019, to all members globally “in the coming quarters” — The feature has been active in Japan since 2019 — Tinder said on Monday that it will make its ID Verification feature available …
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Tinder Newsroom, Gizmodo, Telegraph, 9to5Mac, Mashable, TechCrunch, SlashGear, and Neowin
| Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat: |
Roblox reports Q2 bookings of $665.5M, up 35% YoY, vs. $689.2M est., revenue of $454.1M, up 127% YoY, net loss of $140.1M, and average DAUs of 43.2M, up 29% YoY — Roblox, the platform for Lego-like user-generated games, reported its bookings for the second quarter ended June 30 were $665.5 million …
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Business Wire, TechCrunch, PYMNTS.com, TechCrunch, Roblox, Barron's Online, Reuters, Bloomberg, CNN, TheStreet, and MarketWatch. Tweets: @peterpandam
| Alex Konrad / Forbes: |
A look at Coinbase Ventures, which has backed 150+ companies over three years, writes mostly seed checks of $50K to $250K, and does not have any full-time staff — Look at the busiest U.S. investors in cryptocurrency startups this year, and in between investment firms like Digital Currency Group …
Tweets: @alexrkonrad, @alexrkonrad, @rsg, @magdalenakala, @davidlee, @sarthakgh, @efeng, @iampaulgrewal, @joonian, @jeffjohnroberts, @katie_haun, and @rachaelrad. Thanks:@alexrkonrad
| Matt Mullenweg: |
Automattic closed a new funding round of $288M in February and recently completed a $250M share buyback aimed at current and ex-employees at a $7.5B valuation — In February of this year, Automattic closed a new primary funding round of $288M, bringing in some great new partners including BlackRock …
Tweets: @danprimack, @jasonlk, @photomatt, and @peterpham
| Wall Street Journal: |
A look at chipmakers' race to capitalize on a wave of subsidies, as the US and other Western countries reassess their industrial policies to slow China's rise — U.S. semiconductor maker's appeal for subsidies plays on national security fears during chip shortage; ‘Never let a good crisis go to waste’
Tweets: @pgelsinger, @aspi_icpc, @jordannovet, @bobdavis187, and @live_news_nick
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