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| Matt Levine / Bloomberg: |
How the feds caught Heather Morgan and Ilya Lichtenstein as they allegedly attempted, rather sloppily, to launder bitcoin from the Bitfinex hack — Bitfinex laundry — In her public life, Heather Morgan seems to have been the cringiest imaginable sort of crypto-adjacent hustle-bro.
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| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
References to “realityOS” appear to have briefly shown up again in Apple's code, this time in a GitHub repo; reports of a new AR headset OS date back to 2017 — The long-rumored Apple headset could have a new OS — Apple's long-rumored virtual or augmented reality headset might … | Allison Johnson / The Verge: |
Samsung debuts Galaxy S22 Ultra starting at $1,199 with a 6.8" 120Hz display, S-Pen support, up to 1TB of storage, and updated cameras, on sale from February 25 — It gains an on-board stylus, plus some incremental hardware and software upgrades — The Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra has shaped …
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ZDNet, Associated Press, 9to5Google, SiliconANGLE, Android Police, AppleInsider, Samsung Newsroom, Android Authority, PCMag, CNET, TNW, Gizmodo, Android Headlines, Engadget, BetaNews, HotHardware.com News, PCWorld, XDA Developers, Wall Street Journal, 9to5Google, CNET, Engadget, Bloomberg, YouTube, Australian Financial Review, Gizmodo, Engadget, and Financial Times
| Sam Rutherford / Engadget: |
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| Stephen Warwick / iMore: |
Meta announces updates for Messenger: Split Payments in the US on iOS and Android, updated audio features, and Vanish Mode for disappearing messages — “Friends who are new to payments in Messenger can easily add payment details to send and receive money.” — What you need to know
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Meta, 9to5Mac, Engadget, AppleInsider, PYMNTS.com, and TechCrunch
| Cat Zakrzewski / Washington Post: |
In a bid to appease lawmakers and regulators, Microsoft outlines 11 app store principles, including equal treatment and allowing third-party payment processing — The rules come as Microsoft is attempting to win regulatory approval for the largest deal in the company's history
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| Ellen Huet / Bloomberg: |
As CB Insights says there are 1K unicorns globally, about two added to the herd per day in 2022, a look at soaring valuations, the “first” unicorns, and more — Hubert Palan signed on to Zoom from his home in Oakland, Calif., on Feb. 2 and prepared to address the 400 or so employees …
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| Will Knight / Wired: |
Sony details GT Sophy, an AI built to master Gran Turismo that outraces human drivers; the research could eventually help develop autonomous vehicles — The company built GT Sophy to master the game Gran Turismo, but it may help the development of real self-driving cars. … APPLICATION — SECTOR
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Tweets: @nature, @thegranturismo, @nibellion, @nickstatt, @maartenvsmeden, and @willknight
| Chris Welch / The Verge: |
Samsung unveils 6.1" Galaxy S22 and 6.6" S22+ with updated cameras, 10Hz-120Hz displays, and Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, coming February 25, starting at $800 and $1,000 — Will iterative upgrades cure Samsung's sales problem? — By most accounts, last year's Galaxy S21 lineup didn't measure up to Samsung's sales expectations.
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| Sam Rutherford / Engadget: |
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| Ben Schoon / 9to5Google: |
Samsung promises four years of Android updates for the Galaxy S22 series, Tab S8 series, S21 series, Z Flip 3, and Z Fold 3, up from the standard three years — Samsung has been getting better and better when it comes to Android update support, often beating Google's own Pixel phones on speed and longevity.
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| Dan Seifert / The Verge: |
Samsung unveils the $1,100 Tab S8 Ultra, with a 14.6" 120Hz display, 16GB of RAM, two front-facing cameras, and Snapdragon Gen 1, shipping later in February — The Tab S8 Ultra comes with a giant 14.6-inch display — Samsung thinks your tablet is too small.
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Android Police, ZDNet, CNET, Neowin, Samsung Mobile Press, 9to5Google, Samsung Newsroom, Washington Post, Samsung Newsroom, and 9to5Google
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| Phillip Tracy / Gizmodo: |
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| Adi Robertson / The Verge: |
A look at the Open App Markets Act, aimed at curbing anti-competitive behavior from large app store operators like Apple and Google and headed to a Senate vote — The Open App Markets Act wants to remake mobile computing — Last week, the Senate Judiciary Committee passed the Open App Markets Act … | Bloomberg: |
After crypto's recent plunge, FTX and Crypto.com seek new customers with Super Bowl ads; iSpot.tv data: $112.9M+ has been spent on US crypto TV ads since 2020 — It's a testing time for crypto exchanges to be making their Super Bowl ad debuts. — Recruiting new users can be simple when prices are skyrocketing.
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Wall Street Journal, The Verge, Fortune, Washington Post, Decrypt, CoinDesk, Ad Age, Yahoo Finance, Bitcoin News, The Block, and Protocol
Tweets: @katherinemiller, @joemccann, @coinbureau, @cz_binance, @ndrew_lawrence, @krangtnelson, and @silvermanjacob
| Biz Carson / Protocol: |
A profile of Sequoia's Roelof Botha, who seeded the idea of Sequoia Capital Fund, which holds stakes in companies past the traditional 10-year VC fund cycle — 109. One billion dollars. — Roelof Botha used to write 109 on the corner of his notepad every week when he started at Sequoia 19 years ago.
Tweets: @bizcarson, @sarthakgh, @shaunmmaguire, @rabois, @ericnewcomer, @inakib, @jimgoetz, @bizcarson, @mfriedrichark, @lucianalix, @vkhosla, @ericnewcomer, @owenthomas, @protocol, and @dannygroner. Thanks:@owenthomas
| Jessica Bursztynsky / CNBC: |
Uber Q4: revenue up 83% YoY to $5.78B vs $5.34B est., delivery gross bookings up 34% YoY to $13.4B, mobility gross bookings up 67% YoY to $11.3B; stock up 5%+ — - Uber reported fourth-quarter earnings after the -bell on Wednesday. — The company beat analyst estimates on revenue …
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| Tiernan Ray / ZDNet: |
Twilio Q4: revenue up 54% YoY to $842.7M, loss from operations of $283.6M, vs $185.3M YoY, 256K active customer accounts, up from 221K YoY; stock is up 15%+ — Twilio said its dollar-based net expansion rate, a measure of customer retention, declined form 139% to 126% in the quarter.| Jonathan Greig / ZDNet: |
Sonos Q1: revenue of $664.5M, up 3% YoY, vs. $637M est., net income of $123.5M, down from $132.3M YoY, and predicts $1.95B to $2B in 2022 revenue; stock up 5%+ — Sonos said revenue in the quarter rose 3%, year over year, to $664.5 million. — Speaker maker Sonos this afternoon reported Q1 revenue …
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| Justine Calma / The Verge: |
The WWF hyped and then canceled plans to raise money for conservation with NFTs on Polygon's “eco-friendly blockchain”, a fraught claim dismissed by experts — WWF thought it picked a less polluting blockchain — Within a few days last week, the World Wildlife Fund hyped …
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| Karissa Bell / Engadget: |
Instagram rolls out tools to remove posts, comments, and more in bulk, and review past interactions and searches, after a preview in December — Instagram is making it a whole lot easier to remove posts, comments and other activity from the platform. The photo sharing app is rolling …
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Instagram, 9to5Mac, TechCrunch, and KnowTechie
Tweets: @liahaberman, @instagramcomms, and @mosseri
| Amanda Silberling / TechCrunch: |
Tumblr launches a tip jar, initially in the US, on iOS, Android, and the web; Tumblr will not take a cut and won't use Apple or Google's billing systems — Tumblr is launching its second attempt at a monetization feature today. Rolling out in the U.S. now and soon globally … | Paul Alcorn / Tom's Hardware: |
Mercury Research: AMD hit 25.6% of the x86 market in Q4 2021, beating its 25.3% market share record set in 2006, in part due to gaming console shipments growth — The Mercury Research CPU market share results are in for the fourth quarter of 2021, showing that AMD now comprises 25.6% … | Queenie Wong / CNET: |
Reddit expands its live audio product Reddit Talk, adding recordings and a desktop web version, and will test highlighting chats at the top of home feeds — Reddit said Wednesday that it's adding new features to its live audio product, a sign that the social media site is experimenting … | Wall Street Journal: |
Visa, the only Olympics payments provider for decades, is competing with China's e-CNY at the Winter Olympics, the digital currency's largest pilot to date — For decades, the U.S. card giant was the only electronic-payments provider at the Games. Not this time. — in Beijing and AnnaMaria Andriotis
Tweets: @wsjmarkets and @jchengwsj
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