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Mojang Studios will not support or allow NFTs, as they “create models of scarcity and exclusion that conflict with our Guidelines and the spirit of Minecraft” — Hello everyone! Recently, we've received some feedback from members of the community asking for clarification …
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| Stacy Elliott / Decrypt: |
Tesla says a “bitcoin impairment” negatively impacted its Q2 profitability and that it sold 75% of its bitcoin, worth approximately $936M, in the quarter — “Bitcoin impairment” prompted the sale, the company said. — Tesla sold 75% of its Bitcoin, worth approximately $936 million, according to its Q2 earnings report.
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| Dan Milmo / The Guardian: |
Ofcom: TikTok is the fastest growing news source among UK adults, being used by 7%, up from 1% in 2020; 32% use Facebook, 17% use Twitter, and 16% use Instagram — App is used by 7% of adults for news with nearly half turning to TikTokers rather than conventional outlets for updates
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Qualcomm unveils the Snapdragon W5 Gen 1 and W5+ Gen 1 chips for wearables, based on 4nm process and debuting in watches from Oppo and Mobvoi — The upgrade we've been waiting for is here. — What you need to know — Qualcomm has announced the Snapdragon W5 platform for wearables.
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| Erin Woo / The Information: |
Google says it will pause hiring for two weeks, except for offers that have already been made, after saying last week it would slow hiring for the rest of 2022 — Google said it will pause hiring for two weeks, after saying last week it would slow its pace of hiring for the rest of the year.
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| Austin American-Statesman: |
Filings: Samsung is considering building 11 new chipmaking facilities in the Austin area over the next two decades, which could lead to ~$192B in new investment — Bob Sechler Kara CarlsonAustin American-Statesman — In what could be the biggest economic investment in Central Texas history … | Wall Street Journal: |
Lyft closes its car rental service, which was running in five locations, but will still offer third-party rentals in 30+ locations, as it lays off 60 employees — The company is latest to cut back on staff, adjust businesses amid growing economic concerns — Uber, Lyft and the Crucial Challenge for Profitability in 2022
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| Ben Schoon / 9to5Google: |
Samsung says it sold nearly 10M Fold3 and Flip3 devices combined over the past year, up 300%+ from 2020; ~70% of foldable customers bought the Flip3 — Yesterday Samsung officially confirmed an August 10 event to launch its next batch of foldable smartphones.
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| Dina Bass / Bloomberg: |
Microsoft is eliminating many open job listings, including in its Azure and security units, but plans to honor job offers and make exceptions for critical roles — Microsoft Corp. is eliminating many open job listings, including in its Azure cloud business and its security software unit, as the economy continues to weaken.
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| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
TextExpander, which lets users create customized shortcuts to trigger text-based actions, has raised $41.4M, its first-ever funding since launching in 2007 — RPA, and companies like UiPath, swooped into on the world of work a few years ago as a catchy way for organizations to help teams automate … | Dylan Patel / SemiAnalysis: |
A chip teardown shows that China's SMIC is quietly shipping 7nm chips; SMIC is rapidly approaching as the world's third largest foundry, behind TSMC and Samsung — The Most Advanced Foundry In The World After TSMC And Samsung — SMIC, China's largest foundry has slowly been catching up to TSMC …
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| Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: |
OpenAI makes DALL-E 2 widely available in beta through a credit-based fee structure; users will get free credits every month and can buy more in $15 increments — Today, DALL-E 2, OpenAI's AI system that can generate images given a prompt or edit and refine existing images, is becoming more widely available.
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| Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge: |
An interview with Alexa smart home director Marja Koopmans on how embracing the Matter standard can help Amazon realize its vision of ambient intelligence — The director of Alexa smart home explains how Matter can help realize Amazon's vision of ambient intelligence
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Amazon spent a record $4.98M on lobbying in Q2 2022, up 2.5% YoY, Google spent $2.77M, up 32% YoY, Microsoft $2.41M, down 2.4% YoY and Apple $1.9M — Amazon.com Inc. spent a record $4.98 million on lobbying during the second quarter of this year as momentum intensified in Congress …
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| Richard C. Paddock / New York Times: |
War of Heroes, a game from Myanmar-born developers, lets opponents of the country's military coup kill virtual soldiers and raise money for real-life resistance — Opponents of the coup in Myanmar have flocked to a new online game that lets players shoot virtual soldiers while raising money for the real-life resistance.
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| Ian Allison / CoinDesk: |
Blockchain.com says it will cut 25% of its workforce, equal to about 150 people, close its Argentina-based offices, and halt expansion in several countries — The crypto trading firm said it would be closing down its Argentina-based offices and halting team expansion plans in several countries.
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Meta's research, published internally in February, reveals Facebook's challenges in India, including that women are shunning it due to safety concerns and more — Meta's internal research reveals challenges in India Many women steered clear of male-dominated Facebook Their concerns included safety …
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| Issie Lapowsky / Protocol: |
Meta and Google's content rules are restrictive for many abortion-rights groups worldwide, while abortion ads on Google aren't permitted in dozens of countries — Poland's biggest protests since the fall of communism broke out in October 2020, after a court decision rendered nearly all abortions in the country illegal.
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| Jasmine Hicks / The Verge: |
The new Google Wallet rolls out to all users with Android 5.2+, available as a separate app in the US and Singapore and as a Google Pay update for others — Google Wallet will be a separate app for US and Singapore users and a simple Google Pay update for others
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| Alexandra Alper / Reuters: |
Sources: US is probing Huawei over concerns that gear in cell towers could capture sensitive info from military bases and missile silos and transmit it to China — The Biden administration is investigating Chinese telecoms equipment maker Huawei over concerns that U.S. cell towers fitted … | Rebecca Klar / The Hill: |
A US House panel votes 53-2 to advance the American Data Privacy and Protection Act, which would affect ad targeting and how tech companies use people's data — A House panel advanced a comprehensive data privacy bill in a 53-2 bipartisan vote Wednesday, pushing forward legislation that aims …
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