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| Dan Seifert / The Verge: |
Amazon debuts Astro, a $1K short robot with an Echo Show-like 10" display on top, meant to roam around the home; invite-only program is open for applications — In the fall of 1962, TV-watching audiences were invited to meet the Jetsons, a space-dwelling, flying-car-driving family from the future and their dog, Astro.
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| Matthew Gault / VICE: |
Internal docs show how Amazon's Astro robot decision-making works; sources who worked on versions of Astro describe it as a “privacy nightmare” and “dangerous” — Leaked meetings show the robot will heavily rely on facial recognition and user behavior, but sources who worked on Astro say the robot is flawed.
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| Wall Street Journal: |
Internal docs: Facebook was “exploring playdates as a growth lever”, including engaging tweens as they hung out together — It has investigated how to engage young users in response to competition from Snapchat, TikTok; ‘Exploring playdates as a growth lever’
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| Benjamin Mullin / Wall Street Journal: |
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| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft opens the Windows app store to third-party app stores; Amazon and Epic Games will add the first storefront apps in the coming months — Amazon and Epic Games Store will be the first to integrate into the Microsoft Store — Microsoft is opening up its own app store in Windows even further today …
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Tweets: @timsweeneyepic, @lamarrwilson, @tomwarren, and @domenic
| Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge: |
Amazon opens an invite-only program for its previously-announced $250 home surveillance drone, the Always Home Cam — Ring's $250 Always Home Cam is real and ready to fly into your living room — First announced at last year's Amazon hardware event, the Ring Always Home Cam is now ready for take-off.
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Ars Technica, Ubergizmo, techadvisor.com, Liliputing, Droid Life, Gizmodo, Engadget, Axios, Android Police, TechCrunch, Android Headlines, XDA Developers, CNET, TechHive, Thurrott, and TalkAndroid.com. Tweets: @nyanotech
| Richard Lawler / The Verge: |
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| Richard Lawler / The Verge: |
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| Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat: |
Netflix acquires its first game studio, Night School Studio, which was founded by Sean Krankel and Adam Hines in 2014 and is best known for the game Oxenfree — Netflix has acquired its first game studio with the acquisition of Oxenfree creator Night School Studio. The purchase price wasn't disclosed.
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| Krebs on Security: |
Researcher discloses AirTag Lost Mode vulnerability that enables a phishing attack, and says Apple spent three months investigating and refused basic questions — The new $30 Airtag tracking device from Apple has a feature that allows anyone who finds one of these tiny location beacons …
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Bobbyr, AppleInsider, Gizmodo, MacRumors, BGR, Tom's Guide, and Michael Tsai
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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Amazon details Amazon Glow, a family-oriented $300 device with an 8" display and projector that creates a 19" touch-sensitive area on a surface in front of it — Amazon today introduced Amazon Glow, a new, interactive device aimed at families that allows kids to interact with family members …
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| Turner Wright / Cointelegraph: |
CFTC fines Kraken $1.25M for illegally offering margined crypto products from June 2020 to July 2021 and not registering as a futures commission merchant — “Margined, leveraged or financed digital asset trading offered to retail U.S. customers must occur on properly registered …
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CFTC, The Block, Blockworks, cryptodaily.co.uk, Reuters, Bloomberg, Crypto Briefing, and CoinDesk
| Issie Lapowsky / Protocol: |
Facebook asks Oversight Board for guidance on what content should get a second review via its cross-check program, which reportedly shields VIPs from its rules — Facebook is calling on its Oversight Board to issue policy recommendations about its cross-check system, a controversial program …
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| Brian Heater / TechCrunch: |
Amazon unveils a $250 Echo Show 15, with a 15.6-inch 1080p display, wall mount, Visual ID for tailored content, picture frame mode, and more — Amazon just took the wraps off the latest — and largest — addition to the Echo Show family. The Echo Show 15 takes the company's smart screen technology …
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ZDNet, Ars Technica, Engadget, Redmond Pie, Liliputing, TechRadar, ZDNet, techadvisor.com, t3.com, MSPoweruser, SlashGear, Engadget, and TechHive
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| Catie Keck / The Verge: |
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| Mary Ann Azevedo / TechCrunch: |
Sisu Data, which offers an ML-powered “decision intelligence engine” for businesses, raises $62M Series C led by Green Bay Ventures — Sisu Data, which aims to help businesses make better decisions, announced today it has raised $62 million in a Series C round of funding led by Green Bay Ventures.
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SiliconANGLE, Sisu Data's Blog, Datanami, and FinSMEs
| Gene Park / Washington Post: |
Tim Sweeney and Epic execs discuss Epic's metaverse plans, contrasting it with Facebook's “manicured” feed, and emphasizing the role of creators — Epic CEO Tim Sweeney and other executives detail their plan for the metaverse and how it differs from Facebook's vision
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Game Developer. Tweets: @andresegers, @minimaxir, @genepark, @genepark, @genepark, @genepark, @genepark, @launcherwp, and @karinagrotz
| Igor Bonifacic / Engadget: |
1Password partners with email host Fastmail to introduce Masked Email, which creates unique emails for logins — Sign in with Apple has allowed iPhone and Mac users to protect their privacy by allowing them to generate random email addresses when they need to access a new website, service or app.
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The Verge, 1Password Blog, Gizmodo, How-To Geek, SlashGear, ZDNet, 9to5Mac, iPhone Hacks, and PCMag
Tweets: @rstephens, @1password, and @robpegoraro
| Conor Hale / FierceBiotech: |
FDA clears an AI program from computational diagnostics startup Paige, which can help detect cancerous cells in prostate tissue slides — Tech companies have been questing for years to develop artificial intelligence able to help diagnose cancer—and now one has an FDA clearance to do just that.
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| Todd Bishop / GeekWire: |
Amazon debuts $80 Halo View fitness band, the first device from its Halo health and wellness initiative with a screen, alongside a Halo Fitness service and more — Amazon unveiled a new health band called Halo View, the second device from its Halo health-and-wellness initiative, and the first with a display.
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| Reuters: |
On Amplitude's trading debut, the mobile analytics company opened at $50, 43% above its reference price, valuing the company at ~$5B, before closing at $54.80 — Shares of Amplitude Inc opened nearly 43% above their reference price in Nasdaq debut on Tuesday, notching up a valuation …
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| Tom Krazit / Protocol: |
Cloudflare announces object storage service R2, running across its global network, and takes aim at AWS by forgoing data egress fees — Cloudflare is ready to launch a new cloud object storage service that promises to be cheaper than the established alternatives, a step the company believes …
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| Jennifer Surane / Bloomberg: |
Affirm plans to debut a debit card and allow its customers to buy and sell crypto directly from Affirm savings accounts — - Customers will be able to buy, sell crypto including Bitcoin — 'We won't let you do crazy things,' Affirm's Levchin says — Affirm Holdings Inc. is planning …
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