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| Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch: |
Apple says Arizona and Georgia will be first to support adding IDs to Wallet in iOS 15, with six states, including Utah, Maryland, and Iowa, expected to follow — Apple's plan to digitize your wallet is slowly taking shape. What started with boarding passes and venue tickets later became credit cards …
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Tweets: @reckless, @topjohnwu, @edzitron, @joshgeballe, @film_girl, @s8mb, @kytc, @stevekovach, @katienotopoulos, @govlarryhogan, @zackwhittaker, @mcwm, @reckless, @richontech, @joannastern, @lanceulanoff, and @panzer
| Kait Sanchez / The Verge: |
Twitter launches Super Follows for iOS users, allowing a select group of US test users to charge either $2.99, $4.99, or $9.99 per month for their tweets — Select users in the US can now charge for tweets — Twitter is starting to roll out Super Follows, its new feature that lets users charge for subscriber-only content.
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Tweets: @superfollows, @liamodelluk, @harrymccracken, @jtwdesign, @lamonicabuzz, @edwinwee, @twittermedia, @44, @ow, @morganblocky, @chriswelch, @hsajwanization, @carnage4life, @iamtimbaker, @makeupforwoc, @tomwarren, @paymentsdive, @fesothe, @matteayce, @maddestmao, @alexeheath, @russbengtson, @dabitch, and @casey_lau
| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft announces an online-only Surface hardware event for September 22, where an updated Surface Duo and Laptop are expected — New Surface hardware is on the way — Microsoft is holding a special Surface hardware event on September 22nd. The software maker has started sending media invites …
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ZDNet, Laptop Mag, HotHardware.com News, Ars Technica, MobileSyrup, BGR, PCMag, TechRadar, techadvisor.com, Gizmodo, Tom's Guide, Thurrott, 9to5Google, MSPoweruser, and Wccftech
Tweets: @microsoft, @backlon, @tomwarren, and @tomwarren
| Cheng Ting-Fang / Nikkei Asia: |
Sources: Google is developing Arm-based chips for laptops and tablets that run on Chrome OS, set to launch around 2023 — US software giant ramps up hiring blitz for semiconductor and hardware ambitions — TAIPEI — Google is developing its own central processors for its notebook and tablet computers …
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PCWorld, SiliconANGLE, Ars Technica, CNBC, Android Headlines, Android Police, Droid Life, TechSpot, AppleInsider, CRN, MacRumors, Gizchina, TechRadar, The Mac Observer, HotHardware.com News, Engadget, Laptop Mag, Barron's Online, The Verge, Android Central, XDA Developers, iPhone Hacks, 9to5Mac, Thurrott, Chrome Unboxed, MSPoweruser, 9to5Google, Pocketnow, Phandroid, phonearena.com, Tom's Hardware, Gizmodo, PCMag, iPhone in Canada Blog, and Insider
Tweets: @mikepeeljourno and @chengtingfang
| Jarrod Doherty / Twitter: |
Twitter introduces Safety Mode, which blocks harassing accounts for seven days, in beta for some English-language accounts — Feeling safe on Twitter looks different for everyone. We've rolled out features and settings that may help you to feel more comfortable and in control of your experience …
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TechCrunch, Bloomberg, CNN, MobileSyrup, Insider, The Hill, ZDNet, The Guardian, PCMag, iThinkDifferent, Social Media Today, The Verge, RTÉ, BleepingComputer, Livemint, MacRumors, Engadget, Android Central, Silicon Republic, Mashable, BBC, iPhone in Canada Blog, The Independent, iPhone Hacks, and CNET
| Jeffrey Dastin / Reuters: |
Andy Jassy says Amazon plans to hire over 55,000 corporate employees globally, including over 40,000 in the US, a 20% increase in tech and corporate staff — Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) is planning to hire 55,000 people for corporate and technology roles globally in the coming months, Chief Executive Andy Jassy told Reuters.
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About Amazon, Los Angeles Times, Benzinga, GeekWire, CNBC, CNN, BBC, Ladders, and Bloomberg
Tweets: @chrisbrogan, @bradstone, @slangwise, @scottlincicome, @tomgara, @trengriffin, @twi_mar, @ajassy, and @bytimlogan
| Joe Williams / Protocol: |
Sources: Andy Jassy overruled an internal recommendation to fire a top AWS executive after a probe of claims the executive made discriminatory comments in 2019 — Amazon CEO Andy Jassy intervened to prevent the firing of a top executive after an internal HR report recommended … | Rolfe Winkler / Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: Apple is planning to add health features, including a blood pressure monitor and thermometer to track fertility, to Watch as soon as 2022 — Tech giant seeks to push past obstacles in adding health features on your wrist — Apple Inc. is working on new health-related features for its smartwatch …
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iMore, The Verge, Gizmodo, PYMNTS.com, iThinkDifferent, Redmond Pie, phonearena.com, iPhone Hacks, iDownloadBlog.com, 9to5Mac, 9to5Mac, KnowTechie, MacRumors, AppleInsider, and Philip Elmer‑DeWitt
Tweets: @rolfewinkler, @tonyromm, @asymco, @jeffnolan, and @jetscott
| Taylor Lorenz / New York Times: |
Profile of Li Jin, an aggressively pro-worker VC who founded Atelier Ventures, which manages $13M, to invest in influencer-related startups — Li Jin, 31, began backing creators years ago. She has raised her own fund to invest in influencer-related start-ups.
Tweets: @bwertz, @micsolana, @patrickxrivera, @mr312, @wwshaef, @backseatvc, @jessewldn, @ljin18, @ljin18, @dealbook, @brooke, @mg, @hunterwalk, @cindygallop, and @skupor
| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Apple says it has asked all of its US employees to report their vaccination status voluntarily by mid-September, but stops short of mandating COVID-19 vaccines — - Company is still stopping short of mandating Covid-19 shots — It previously ramped up an optional virus testing program| James Vincent / The Verge: |
Analysis: governments intentionally blocked internet access nearly 850 times in the past decade, including 213 shutdowns in 2019, 155 in 2020, and 50 in 2021 — A favorite tactic for stifling dissent in the 21st century — The number of government-led internet shutdowns has exploded …
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Jigsaw. More:
Protocol, Access Now, The Hill, Axios, and Fast Company
Tweets: @abramowitz, @raju, @torproject, @rankingrights, @issielapowsky, @joshdcaplan, @accessnow, @jigsaw, @jaredcohen, @jangles, @accessnow, @accessnow, @accessnow, and @justinhendrix
| Vildana Hajric / Bloomberg: |
How Ethereum's increase in value, up 350% this year, and the rise of NFTs and DeFi have dampened enthusiasm for Bitcoin as the most essential crypto — - Ether has gained 350% this year versus Bitcoin's 60% advance — August marked Ether's second monthly rise and best since April| Lauren Feiner / CNBC: |
FTC bans “stalkerware” company Support King, whose Android app allegedly secretly harvested users' location and other data, from the surveillance business — - The Federal Trade Commission voted unanimously to ban what it called a “stalkerware app company” and its CEO …
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Federal Trade Commission, CyberScoop, The Hill, VICE, BleepingComputer, and Bloomberg Law
| Ben Thompson / Stratechery: |
FTC's refiled Facebook suit does not offer market definitions reflective of reality, misunderstands ad markets, and highlights harms of regulatory interference — It is coming up on two weeks since the FTC refiled its case against Facebook;1 from the Wall Street Journal:
Tweets: @sarthakgh, @robleathern, @stratechery, and @adamkovac
| Oscar Gonzalez / CNET: |
Reddit bans r/NoNewNormal, its largest anti-vax subreddit, for harassing other communities, following weeks of user moderators asking Reddit admins to ban it — It's also putting 54 other subreddits in quarantine. … Last week, more than a thousand subreddit's posted the same message calling …
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Engadget, Insider, VICE, and Input
Tweets: @quinnypig, @ogreporter, @kylesgibson, and @oneunderscore__
| Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica: |
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The Verge, The Guardian, MSN, and Gizmodo
Tweets: @sarahjeong, @benwhitelaw, @backlon, @benwhitelaw, and @hypervisible
| Financial Times: |
SEC's Gary Gensler says crypto trading platforms need to work with regulators to survive, as most trading happens with “really sparse” investor protections — Gary Gensler warns $2tn industry is too big to exist outside of ‘public policy framework’
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The Block, europarl.europa.eu, Bitcoin Magazine, CoinDesk, Crypto Briefing, BitcoinExchangeGuide, and Decrypt
Tweets: @adamsamson, @jerrybrito, @mattcorva, @priapusiq, @sub8u, @jreade_wgc, @evamaydell, @deepakmohoni, @jp_koning, @katelouisemarie, and @c1aranmurray
| Makena Kelly / The Verge: |
Texas Senate passes bill banning social media companies with 50M+ users from censoring users' political views; Gov. Abbott is expected to sign it into law — But experts argue it's unconstitutional — Texas is one step closer to enacting a law that would make it more difficult … | Dieter Bohn / The Verge: |
Amazon says it will stop showing autocomplete search suggestions for horse de-worming drug ivermectin; the drug remains easy to purchase on the site — Amazon claims it will fix autocomplete search suggestions — Earlier this week, I started a search on Amazon and mistyped, entering just two letters in: “iv.”
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| David McLaughlin / Bloomberg: |
Source: the DOJ is preparing to file a second antitrust lawsuit against Google by the end of this year, targeting Google's digital ads business — U.S. antitrust officials are preparing a second monopoly lawsuit against Alphabet Inc.'s Google over the company's digital advertising business … | John Gruber / Daring Fireball: |
A look at the implications of South Korea's alternative app store payment law: confusion for non-technical users, difficulty managing subscriptions, and more — Apple, in a statement to MacRumors (and other media outlets), regarding South Korea's just-passed “Google power-abuse-prevention law” …
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Michael Tsai, Livemint, Game Developer, and Truth on the Market
Tweets: @daringfireball, @stroughtonsmith, @s8mb, @steven_aquino, @neilcybart, and @stroughtonsmith
| Jon Porter / The Verge: |
Telegram releases an update that removes the cap on live stream viewers, from 1,000 to unlimited, introduces more options for forwarding messages, and more — Along with more forwarding options — Telegram, the messaging app that's becoming more and more like a fully-fledged social media network …
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Telegram. More:
KnowTechie, 9to5Google, Windows Central, and MacRumors
Tweets: @abebrown716, @vboykis, @telegram, and @telegram
| Jonathan Greig / ZDNet: |
Asana beats in Q2 with revenue of $89.5M, up 72% YoY, net loss of $68.4M, up from $41.1M last year, and says it has over 107K paying customers — Asana brought in a revenue of $89.5 million in Q2, an increase of 72% year over year. — Team management software provider Asana reported better …
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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Facebook launches Facebook Fantasy Games, a fantasy sports and reality show prediction feature, available for free on the Facebook app in the US and Canada — Facebook is getting into fantasy sports and other types of fantasy games. The company this morning announced the launch …
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The Verge, Tubefilter, and 9to5Mac
Tweets: @daneglasgow, @mattnavarra, @stevenisbell, @scottnover, @tonyromm, and @jamesliamcook
| Mary Ann Azevedo / TechCrunch: |
Insurify, which has built an ML-based virtual insurance agent to help people get better rates, raises $100M Series B led by Motive Partners — How many of us have not switched insurance carriers because we don't want to deal with the hassle of comparison shopping? — A lot, I'd bet.
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FinSMEs and Business Wire
| Zinnia Lee / Forbes: |
Malaysian used car marketplace Carsome Group raises $170M from MediaTek and others at a $1.3B valuation, making it Malaysia's largest tech startup — Carsome Group, an online platform for buying and selling used cars, said on Wednesday that it had become Malaysia's largest tech unicorn … | Matthew Monks / Bloomberg: |
Samsara, a cloud-based fleet vehicle management service, says it has confidentially filed for an IPO; Samsara raised $400M at a $5.4B valuation last year — Samsara Inc., a software company valued at $5.4 billion last year, has filed confidentially for an initial public offering.
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| Paul Sawers / VentureBeat: |
Code Climate, which offers software engineering project management tools, raises $50M Series C from PSG, USV, and others — The Transform Technology Summits start October 13th with Low-Code/No Code: Enabling Enterprise Agility. Register now! — Code Climate, a platform …
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FinSMEs and Business Wire
| The Tutanota Blog: |
Australia passes bill that lets police hack user devices to modify, collect, or delete data and take over social media accounts without a judge's warrant — The Microsoft database hack shows that data stored in the cloud must always be encrypted end-to-end.
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The Guardian. Tweets: @mikebutcher, @raikiasec, @ccohanlon, @msscharles, @unspinthespina1, @maitlandcameron, @adamcrigler, @wilksdotco, @stevemontana19, @yiorgara, @martinsfp, @calelicious, @hejsna, @ccarthy, and @ridgeback111
| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Humane, a hardware and software startup run by two ex-Apple executives that is currently in stealth, raises $100M Series B led by Tiger Global — A stealthy startup co-founded by a former senior designer from Apple and one of its ex-senior software engineers has picked up a significant round funding to build out its business.Sponsor Posts
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