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| Juli Clover / MacRumors: |
Apple says a virtual event, titled “Unleashed”, will be held on October 18 at 10am PT, where new MacBook Pros with M1X are expected — Apple today announced that it will be holding a special event on Monday, October 18 at 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time.
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iThinkDifferent, The Verge, Reuters, SiliconANGLE, 9to5Mac, FrontPageTech.com, AppleInsider, Benzinga, 9to5Mac, CNET, Laptop Mag, Softpedia News, CNN, IGN, Mercury News, Thurrott, Gizmodo, PCMag, Ars Technica, Six Colors, Philip Elmer‑DeWitt, Gizchina, appadvice.com, MobileSyrup, techadvisor.com, Appleosophy, MacStories, Engadget, iDownloadBlog.com, Pocketnow, AppleTrack, iMore, AppleInsider, and TechCrunch
Tweets: @gregjoz, @mkbhd, @markgurman, @markgurman, @dsccross, @backlon, @markgurman, @rsgnl, @apollozac, @julipuli, @joannastern, @epro, @tonyromm, @om, @ashleevance, @tailosivetech, @mikeelgan, @joannastern, @backlon, @andrewmartonik, @richontech, @panzer, and @backlon
| Sam Biddle / The Intercept: |
The Intercept publishes Facebook's secret blacklist of ~4,000 “Dangerous Individuals and Organizations” that users are barred from speaking favorably about — To ward off accusations that it helps terrorists spread propaganda, Facebook has for many years barred users …
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Gizmodo, The Intercept, The Mac Observer, and The Verge
| Danny Nelson / CoinDesk: |
Stripe begins hiring a crypto team to “build the future of Web3 payments”, three years after ending bitcoin support — Payments company Stripe has begun assembling a crypto engineering team to chart its future in digital assets. — The team - described in LinkedIn posts and job listings …
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Decrypt, The Block, and Bitcoin Magazine
Tweets: @gponcin, @alexisohanian, @gladstein, @iamchrisani, @mayazi, @joemccann, @patrickc, @collision, @coindesk, @julieverhage, and @pinboard
| Eli Tan / CoinDesk: |
Coinbase announces it will let users buy, sell, and showcase Ethereum-based NFTs by the end of the year — Coinbase is joining the non-fungible token (NFT) arms race. — The U.S. crypto exchange is launching “Coinbase NFT,” a marketplace that will allow its users to buy …
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The Coinbase Blog, TechCrunch, PYMNTS.com, CNET, New York Post, Benzinga, Forbes, Protocol, Bloomberg, Finextra, Decrypt, Financial Times, The Block, CNBC, Crypto Briefing, BitcoinExchangeGuide, and Blockonomi
Tweets: @_fanchain, @jamesoncamp, @economist, @damskotrades, and @nftcrypto3
| Catalin Cimpanu / The Record: |
Microsoft says it mitigated a 2.4Tbps DDoS attack on an Azure customer at the end of August, breaking AWS' record of mitigating a 2.3Tbps attack in Feb. 2020 — Microsoft said its Azure cloud service mitigated a 2.4 terabytes per second (Tbps) distributed denial of service attack this year …
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Azure Cloud Computing Services. More:
ZDNet, The Verge, The Hacker News, WeLiveSecurity, TechSpot, MUO, OnMSFT.com, PCMag, ComputerWeekly.com, Windows Central, SecurityWeek, cloudpro.co.uk, HackRead, WinBuzzer, MSPoweruser, cybernews.com, Security Affairs, and BleepingComputer
Tweets: @profwoodward, @da_667, @tomwarren, and @campuscodi
| Mariella Moon / Engadget: |
1Password launches Psst!, which lets users share login credentials with just a link — Even those who don't have a 1Password account. — Password sharing in the workplace and at home is a common practice, but doing so securely can be tricky. 1Password aims to address that with its new feature …
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CNET, PCMag, Gizmodo, The Verge, 9to5Mac, and SiliconANGLE
Tweets: @nisummers and @1password
| Dave Michaels / Wall Street Journal: |
Frances Haugen's lawyer says the SEC has been communicating with her lawyers over her claims about Facebook — Whistleblower allegations don't resemble a typical securities-fraud case, but the pressure to investigate is strong — WASHINGTON—The controversy over what Facebook Inc …
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Washington Post, Draft Online Safety Bill (Joint Committee), and New York Times
Tweets: @senblumenthal, @paulwsj, @davidamichaels, @alistairmbarr, @hackingbutlegal, @donie, and @mikeisaac
| Ivana Saric / Axios: |
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Oversight Board. More:
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| Bloomberg: |
Sources: Apple will likely cut its projected iPhone 13 production targets for 2021 by 10M units, due to chip shortages from Broadcom and Texas Instruments — Apple Inc. is likely to slash its projected iPhone 13 production targets for 2021 by as many as 10 million units because of prolonged chip shortages … | Eli Tan / CoinDesk: |
UK Gambling Commission is investigating soccer NFT trading service Sorare for failing to obtain licenses; Sorare says it does not offer “regulated gambling” — Sorare, the fast-growing European fantasy soccer and digital collectible platform, is being investigated by the U.K. Gambling Commission.
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UK Gambling Commission, Sorare, CoinJournal, Coinspeaker, CryptoSlate, cryptodaily.co.uk, Forkast, and Decrypt
| Ellen Cushing / The Atlantic: |
Slack has changed corporate culture, acting as a Trojan horse that flattens the communication hierarchy, largely to the benefit of employees — In 2014, the executives at a brand-new start-up called Andela made a decision whose consequences they would only understand much later.
Tweets: @beccarosen, @patcaldwell, @paulbisceglio, @theatlantic, @andersen, @dkthomp, @timothynoah1, @johnghendy, @cwarzel, and @caseynewton
| Karissa Bell / Engadget: |
Instagram says it is testing Activity Feed notifications in the US that will alert users of service outages and technical issues — One week after a massive Facebook outage that took all of the social network's apps offline for more than six hours, Instagram says it's testing notifications …
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Instagram. More:
The Verge, Insider, XDA Developers, Gizmodo, Candid.Technology, Digital Trends, iMore, 9to5Mac, and AndroidPolice
Tweets: @instagramcomms, @instagramcomms, @martinsfp, @chrismessina, @instagramcomms, and @karissabe
| Harry McCracken / Fast Company: |
Q&A with Sundar Pichai, Thomas Kurian, and other Google executives on Google Cloud's new sustainability features, which help customers track emissions, and more — Many companies are reacting to the climate crisis by hastily formulating long-term plans to go carbon neutral. Not Google.
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Datanami, CRN, Cloud Blog, ZDNet, ZDNet, The Keyword, SiliconANGLE, Engadget, diginomica, SiliconANGLE, SiliconANGLE, and TechCrunch
Tweets: @uhoelzle, @googleearth, @googlecloud, @salesforce, @maxlenormand, @googlecloud, @lutherlowe, @googlecloud, and @qhardy. Thanks:@technologizer
| Mary Jo Foley / ZDNet: |
Microsoft makes a preview version of Windows Subsystem for Linux for Windows 11 available in the Microsoft Store, decoupling the app from the Windows image — Microsoft is taking the first step toward making WSL available as a decoupled app available via the Microsoft Store via a first preview release.
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Windows Command Line. More:
Ars Technica, The Verge, PCMag, Softpedia News, YouTube, The Register, WinBuzzer, Pureinfotech, fossbytes.com, BetaNews, TechRadar, CNX Software, Neowin, OnMSFT.com, Thurrott, Windows Report, Windows Central, Wccftech, Phoronix, Liliputing, XDA Developers, and MSPoweruser
| Financial Times: |
Celsius Network, a DeFi lending platform that uses the Ethereum blockchain, raises $400M led by WestCap and CDPQ at a $3B+ valuation, up from $120M last year — Management hopes investment will open doors in mainstream financial markets — Cryptocurrency lending platform Celsius Network … | Bloomberg: |
Sources: China is expanding its anti-monopoly bureau, increasing its headcount from over 40 to 100, as its yearlong crackdown on monopolies continues — - SAMR plans to more than double antitrust staff to 100 people — Alibaba, Meituan were targeted during 1-year-old crackdown| Kris Holt / Engadget: |
Twitter now lets web users remove followers without having to block them, after testing the option for over a month — All Twitter users can now remove a follower without having to block them. The company started testing this option last month, and starting today, everyone will have access to it.
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The Verge, 9to5Mac, BetaNews, Techweez, BGR India, and Insider
Tweets: @twittersupport, @ekjlofgren, @mattdpearce, @jerrydunleavy, @evacide, @aurora_g96, @cmccurdypdx, @jtlol, @monicabyrne13, @film_girl, and @tomwarren
| Victoria Song / Gizmodo: |
Tile revamps its lineup with IP67 water resistance, longer ranges, and safety features to avoid unwanted tracking, and announces Tile Ultra with UWB support — Tile adds a new lost and found feature, safety from unwanted tracking, and a new ultra-wideband tracker. Sound familiar? — Alerts| Tim Culpan / Bloomberg: |
Despite fears in the West, China's alleged AI prowess is mostly limited to computer vision, useful in domestic control of citizens, while the US' is far broader — The nation excels in computer vision and facial recognition, but practical applications are limited to surveillance.
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Gizmodo, Interesting Engineering, Futurism, The Times, and Newsweek
Tweets: @fabiochiusi, @jchengwsj, @parmy, @s8mb, @tculpan, and @markscott82
| Janko Roettgers / Protocol: |
Magic Leap raises another $500M and says its second-gen AR headset will arrive in 2022 with a slimmer form factor and twice the field of view — Augmented reality startup Magic Leap has raised a new $500 million round of funding at a $2 billion valuation, CEO Peggy Johnson told CNBC on Monday.
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Magic Leap. More:
TechCrunch, LinkedIn, ExchangeWire.com, VRFocus, TechSpot, KnowTechie, Forbes, Game Developer, SiliconANGLE, South Florida Business Journal, SlashGear, CNET, VentureBeat, refreshmiami.com, Road to VR, VRFocus, and Road to VR
Tweets: @brentschultz14, @ali_heston, @snazzyq, @danprimack, @dangraziano, and @tim
| Jordan Crook / TechCrunch: |
Canva announces Canva Video, a suite of video editing tools now part of its free tier — Canva, the $40 billion software startup looking to make design accessible to everyone, has today announced a video editing suite. — Launched in 2013, Canva emerged during the design rennaissance …
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ZDNet and Business Wire
| Mary Ann Azevedo / TechCrunch: |
Mexico City-based buy now, pay later startup Nelo raises a $20M Series A led by Two Sigma Ventures and says it's used by over 100 merchants — Buy now, pay later (BNPL) has been making headlines all over the place this year — from Square's planned acquisition of Afterpay to Affirm going public.
Tweets: @31kylemiller
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