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| Filipe Espósito / 9to5Mac: |
Apple's iPhone 13 and 13 Pro are the first to support dual eSIM, expanding on support for eSIM and regular SIM in previous iPhones — Apple introduced eSIM support on iPhone with iPhone XR and iPhone XS in 2018. However, while you can use a regular SIM and an eSIM simultaneously …
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MacRumors, AppleInsider, MacRumors, MacRumors, Engadget, Wired, Apple Support, and Gizchina
Tweets: @blackcommanick, @stevemoser, @kaclk, @searls, and @neiltwitz
| Apple: |
Apple's iPhone 13 Pro and 13 Pro Max will feature a macro photography mode for close-up shots, access to the professional-grade video codec ProRes, and more — The most advanced pro camera system ever on iPhone; Super Retina XDR display with ProMotion; a massive leap in battery life …
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The Verge, South China Morning Post, Engadget, AppleInsider, iThinkDifferent, CNET, MacRumors, ZDNet, BGR, Apple Must, iMore, Coinspeaker, PYMNTS.com, The Verge, Softpedia News, Huawei Central, Trusted Reviews, DigiTimes, Daring Fireball, and AppleInsider
Tweets: @richardlai, @snazzyq, @joshuatopolsky, @techaltar, @ow, @sandofsky, @benedictevans, @sdw, @saschasegan, @twostraws, @captain2phones, @danielpunkass, @benwood, @rdrv3, @neilcybart, @marcoarment, @tmartn, @avi_grant2000, @mkbhd, @panzer, @sdw, @jordyjourno, @travon, @adamhlavac, @andyyto, @mattihaapoja, @tomcoates, @stalman, @ihnatko, @tysonhutchins_, @impatrickt, @jorgebarraganla, @mkbhd, and @jollyroger
| Brian Heater / TechCrunch: |
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| Catalin Cimpanu / The Record: |
DOJ court documents: three former US intel operatives, who worked as mercenary hackers for the UAE, face charges of conspiring to violate hacking laws — The US Department of Justice has fined three former NSA employees who worked as hackers-for-hire for a United Arab Emirates cybersecurity company.
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New York Times, VICE, Washington Post, ZDNet, The Hacker News, and SiliconANGLE
| Dylan Patel / SemiAnalysis: |
Apple, in a first, reported no CPU gains for the A15, likely because of the engineer exodus to companies like Nuvia and Rivos — Apple has been long hailed for having the best CPU cores for consumer workloads for years. They have by far the highest performance per clock and efficiency driven …
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9to5Mac, The Mac Security Blog, and TechSpot
Tweets: @saschasegan, @lelesocho, @stshank, @mistertechblog, @benbajarin, @richontech, @tomsguide, @dylan522p, @vadimyuryev, and @peresuslog
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Tweets: @kevinctofel, @brianroemmele, @dylan522p, @adamnash, @brianroemmele, @benedictevans, and @zhugeex
| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft will let users access accounts without a password from today by using Microsoft Authenticator, Windows Hello, a security key, or a verification code — You can delete your Microsoft account password — Microsoft now lets you remove passwords from Microsoft accounts to embrace a passwordless future.
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Engadget, Microsoft Security Blog, Thurrott, ZDNet, The Record, BetaNews, VentureBeat, CNET, XDA Developers, Wired, and OnMSFT.com
| Sam Byford / The Verge: |
Xiaomi launches its flagship 11T series, including the 11T Pro with 120W fast charging, claiming 100% charge in 17 minutes, starting at €649 — A fully charged 5,000mAh battery in 17 minutes — Xiaomi has launched its 11T series, the headline of which is the 11T Pro …
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Mi Blog. More:
The Verge, techadvisor.com, 9to5Google, AnandTech, Gizmodo, Android Police, Android Police, 9to5Google, Engadget, Trusted Reviews, Pocket-lint, and Mi Blog
Tweets: @maxwinebach, @mkbhd, and @maxwinebach
| BBC: |
Google's Grace Hopper transatlantic communications cable, measuring 4,350 miles and operational in 2022, has reached Bude in the UK and Bilbao in Spain — A new “massive” undersea transatlantic communications cable has been brought ashore on a beach in Cornwall.
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The Keyword. More:
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Tweets: @googlecloud_uki and @thomasortk
| Issie Lapowsky / Protocol: |
SEC charges App Annie with securities fraud, accusing it of “engaging in deceptive practices” and misrepresenting its data; App Annie will pay a $10M settlement — The Securities and Exchange Commission announced Tuesday that it's charging App Annie, the mobile app data provider …
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U.S. Securities …. More:
GamesIndustry.biz, App Annie, and MediaNama
Tweets: @eric_seufert, @hodapp, @peard33, @muddywatersre, @karlbode, @alex, @catthekin, @chronic, @hesterpeirce, @tonyajoriley, @campuscodi, @nickstatt, @secgov, and @alfredwkng
| Max Chafkin / Bloomberg: |
Book excerpt examines Peter Thiel's support for Trump and partnership with Steve Bannon, libertarian ideology, battles with the IRS, and founding of Palantir — In an exclusive excerpt from The Contrarian, a new biography, the disruption-preaching power broker is revealed …
Tweets: @chafkin, @chafkin, @silviakillings, and @bw
| Alex Konrad / Forbes: |
Collaborative graphic design app Canva raises $200M led by T. Rowe Price at a $40B valuation; its founders pledge to give away 30% of Canva to charitable causes — Canva is now one of the world's most valuable startups after raising $200 million in new funding at a $40 billion valuation.
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Tweets: @melaniecanva, @moskov, @nbt, @melcornford, @teddyschleifer, @sarthakgh, @mscott, @rcsbaker, @benblumenrose, @joelconnolly, @speechu, @johnhenderson, @kitevc, and @alexrkonrad. Thanks:@alexrkonrad
| Keith Broni / Emojipedia: |
Unicode Consortium launches version 14.0 with a total of 112 new emoji, including multiracial handshake, melting face, saluting face, and heart hands — Today the latest emoji list will be released by the Unicode Consortium, with additions including Biting Lip, Troll, Saluting Face …
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Tweets: @unicode, @campuscodi, @mattnavarra, @emojipedia, @unicode, @emojipedia, @emojipedia, @emojipedia, @reesha, and @joetidy
| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Manchester-based Matillion, which offers “low-code” tools to manage disparate data, raises $150M at a $1.5B valuation led by General Atlantic — Businesses and the tech companies that serve them are run on data. At best, it can be used to help with decision-making …
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| Corrie Driebusch / Wall Street Journal: |
SmartNews, a news aggregation app that shows users articles on the same topic with labels on their political bent, raises $230M at a ~$2B valuation — Tokyo-based news-discovery company is valued at $2 billion in its latest funding round — SmartNews Inc. has raised $230 million … | Sara Fischer / Axios: |
Snap hires Jacqueline Beauchere, the chief online safety officer at Microsoft, to be its first global head of platform safety — Snap Inc. has hired Jacqueline Beauchere, the current Chief Online Safety Officer at Microsoft, to be its first-ever Global Head of Platform Safety, a spokesperson tells Axios.
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| Jamie Crawley / CoinDesk: |
Crypto wallet startup Abra raises $55M Series C led by Ignia and Blockchain Capital to expand wealth management tools, bringing total funding to $85M — The Series C was led by previous backers Ignia and Blockchain Capital, with Kingsway Capital and Tiga Investments listed among new investors.
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| Alex Engler / Tech Policy Press: |
Enrollment algorithms used by colleges intentionally reduce scholarships and may lead to crises of student loan debt, college dropout, and racial inequity — As colleges look for any advantage in the fierce competition to enroll students, hundreds of institutions have turned to algorithms … | Chance Miller / 9to5Mac: |
Apple will release iOS 15 and iPadOS 15 on September 20, with updates to FaceTime, Notifications, and more — After a summer full of beta testing, Apple today officially announced that it will release iOS 15 and iPadOS 15 to the public on Monday, September 20.
Tweets: @evan_greer, @bzamayo, @christianselig, @bzamayo, @epro, and @marcoarment
| The Verge: |
Nintendo adds Bluetooth audio support to the Switch, which limits the device to two wireless controllers when in use and does not support microphones — Out of the blue(tooth) — Nintendo has surprise-announced that Bluetooth audio support has come to the Switch through a software update.
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Ars Technica, PCMag, International Business Times, Destructoid, iPhone in Canada Blog, Gizmodo, Engadget, BetaNews, Wccftech, Trusted Reviews, TechRadar, 9to5Google, fossbytes.com, Kotaku, Neowin, and GSMArena.com
Tweets: @nintendoamerica, @reckless, @gamingtallen, @adamtotscomix, @tomwarren, @backlon, @davegershgorn, @anildash, and @eliblumenthal
| Ivan Levingston / Bloomberg: |
Amazon is offering UK Prime members access to Deliveroo Plus, its free delivery service, for one year on orders over £25 — Amazon.com Inc. is offering its Prime members in the U.K. and Ireland access to Deliveroo Plus for one year, deepening its tieup with the British company beyond its financial investment.| Sanjana Shivdas / Reuters: |
Report: Uber CTO Sukumar Rathnam has resigned after a year in the position amid tensions with Uber CPO Sundeep Jain — Uber (UBER.N) Chief Technology Officer Sukumar Rathnam is stepping down as the company's head of engineering, Business Insider reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter.| Manish Singh / TechCrunch: |
Swedish caller ID and spam blocking service Truecaller seeks to raise $116M in Stockholm IPO at a valuation of about $3B — Truecaller, which operates an eponymous caller-identification service, said on Wednesday it is looking to raise $116 million in an initial public offering on Nasdaq Stockholm.| Hannah Murphy / Financial Times: |
Irish data commissioner launches GDPR probe into TikTok over its handling of children's data and the transfer of user information to China — Irish regulator adds to scrutiny of video app that has drawn national security concerns — The Irish data commissioner has launched investigations … | Andrew Hayward / Decrypt: |
Solana is back up after suffering a network outage for around 17 hours, which its engineers say was caused by “network exhaustion” — Solana, a rival blockchain network to Ethereum and one whose native cryptocurrency has surged in value and activity in recent months, has been down for nearly four hours as of this writing.
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Solana. More:
Forkast, Benzinga, CoinDesk, Coinspeaker, Bloomberg, cryptonews.com, Cointelegraph, and Forbes
| Saritha Rai / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Bangalore-based Mobile Premier League, a gaming and esports app, raises $150M led by Legatum Capital; the company is now valued at $2.3B — - Mobile Premier League raises funds at $2.3 billion valuation — Indian startup arranges gaming competitions with money prizes
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