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Kuo: iPhone 13 hardware could support LEO satellite communications; Apple may work with Globalstar to enable connectivity when not in 4G/5G range — The iPhone 13 will feature low earth orbit (LEO) satellite communication connectivity to allow users to make calls and send messages … | Anna Kramer / Protocol: |
Interview with Apple engineer Cher Scarlett, who has become the face of the #AppleToo movement, a group that wants to shed light on workplace issues at Apple — When Apple security engineer Cher Scarlett opened the anonymous worker forum Blind on Friday afternoon, she saw …
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Jack Dorsey and Mike Brock say Square's TBD is building a Bitcoin-centric decentralized exchange for digital assets — Square's Cash App is a popular way for people to buy and sell Bitcoin, but CEO Jack Dorsey's love for the leading cryptocurrency is immense—and the financial services firm plans to do a lot more in the space.
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China starts a two-month campaign to crack down on websites and social media accounts that post financial information that “maliciously bad-mouths” its economy — China kicked off a two-month campaign to crack down on commercial platforms and social media accounts … | Paresh Dave / Reuters: |
Filing in AGs' lawsuit against Google: the Play Store hit revenues of $11.2B in 2019, with $8.5B in gross profit and an operating margin of over 62% — Alphabet Inc's (GOOGL.O) Google generated $11.2 billion in revenue from its mobile app store in 2019, according to a court filing unsealed on Saturday … | E&T Magazine: |
New research suggests the internet is not making people who engage in political discussions online more aggressive, but makes their behavior more visible — New research suggests that the internet is not responsible for making people become more aggressive when engaging in political discussions online … | Bloomberg: |
S. Korea is expected to be the first country to pass a law to prevent app stores from mandating first-party IAP payment systems; assembly vote on 8/30 is likely — - New law will mandate free choice of app payment providers — Silicon Valley giants argue privacy, security under threat| Chaim Gartenberg / The Verge: |
Apple's “clarifications” as part of its settlement will not make much of a difference in the long run for developers or to how the App Store actually works — Apple isn't changing how the App Store works because Apple doesn't want it to change — Apple made waves this week …
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Sources: Apple Watch Series 7 will get a flat edged design with 41mm and 45mm displays, and multiple new watch faces to take advantage of the larger sizes — This is the free version of Power On. If you like it, consider subscribing to Bloomberg.com — you'll receive this newsletter several hours earlier …
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| Lucas Matney / TechCrunch: |
CryptoSlam: CryptoPunks, an NFT platform with 10K pixel portraits, crossed $1B in transaction volume, with the cheapest artwork available for sale costing $450K — Hello friends, and welcome back to Week in Review! Last week we dove into Bezos's Blue Origin suing NASA.
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Many internet privacy proposals circulating today are in direct conflict with those to increase market competition, as they would further entrench big platforms — The consumer internet industry spent two decades building a huge, complex, chaotic pile of tools and systems to track and analyse …
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| Gené Teare / Crunchbase News: |
Analysis: a record 19 fintech startups in Europe have become unicorns in 2021 so far, bringing the total number of fintech unicorns on the continent to 39 — At the start of 2021, Europe had just one decacorn—a startup valued at $10 billion or more—in the fintech sector to speak of …
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