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| Meghan Bobrowsky / Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: Evan Spiegel told staff that Snap is stopping future development of its Pixy flying selfie camera as part of a broader reprioritization of resources — Move comes after company reported disappointing earnings and less than four months after the drone was launched
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| James Vincent / The Verge: |
Sources: Crypto.com has quietly let go of hundreds more employees since announcing it was laying off around 260 employees, or 5% of its workforce, in June — As the market slumps, Crypto.com is trying to hide the pain — In June, cryptocurrency exchange Crypto.com announced …
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| Todd Spangler / Variety: |
Nielsen: in July, streaming topped both cable and broadcast for the first time in the US, with a 34.8% share; Netflix had an 8% share, and YouTube had 7.3% — Americans now watch more stuff on TV from streaming services than either broadcast or cable TV. — Streaming platforms …
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| Jess Weatherbed / The Verge: |
Google plans to prioritize “content made specifically by and for people” in Search in English globally, covering shopping, tech-related content, and more — The first update starts rolling out on Monday — Google is making a series of updates to Search that aim to tackle clickbait …
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| Ian King / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Qualcomm is planning a return to the server processors market and is seeking customers, including AWS, for a chip stemming from its purchase of Nuvia — Qualcomm Inc. is taking another run at the market for server processors, according to people familiar with its plans …
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| Michael Horowitz: |
A researcher says iOS devices do not fully route all network traffic through VPNs, leading to data leaks; ProtonVPN first publicized the issue in March 2020 — VPNs on iOS are broken. At first, they appear to work fine. The iOS device gets a new public IP address and new DNS servers.
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| Yogita Khatri / The Block: |
Tether partners with “top five” accountancy firm BDO Italia to issue monthly assurance and attestation reports of its reserves “very soon” — - Tether said it has partnered with BDO Italia to issue attestation reports of its reserves. — The stablecoin issuer also aims to go through “a complete audit.”
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| Jessica Lyons Hardcastle / The Register: |
Google Cloud blocked a 46M requests-per-second DDoS attack on June 1, the largest ever and around 76% bigger than the attack Cloudflare thwarted in June — 46 million requests per second network flood comes as attacks increase by more than 200% compared to last year
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| Ben Cohen / Wall Street Journal: |
Loup Ventures: 75% of US iPhones now have Apple Pay activated, up from 50% in 2020 and 10% in 2016; Apple says 90% of US retailers now take Apple Pay — It took longer than expected for the iPhone to become a wallet. But the patience of Apple is slowly paying off.
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| Bloomberg: |
An interview with Animoca Brands co-founder Yat Siu on the “crypto winter”, raising funds, breaking up Meta and Microsoft's “digital dictatorships”, and more — The so-called crypto winter has wiped out $2 trillion in digital currency market value since November, and many investors have gone into hibernation.| Paul Tassi / Forbes: |
After Mark Zuckerberg shared a screenshot from Horizon Worlds for an announcement, people criticize the graphics and Meta's $10B investment in the metaverse — Mark Zuckerberg has once again been roasted on Twitter, not over barbecue sauce or surfing this time.
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| Anna Gross / Financial Times: |
Swedish gaming group Embracer Group reports Q1 sales rose 107% YoY to ~$681M and announces six acquisitions, including IP for The Lord of the Rings and Hobbit — Swedish company announces six acquisitions and posts a rise in first-quarter sales and profits
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| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Nvidia's GeForce Now game streaming service adds 1440p support at 120fps in Chrome or Edge browsers using the $19.99/month RTX 3080 tier — RTX 3080 members no longer need an app — Nvidia is upgrading its GeForce Now game streaming service to support 1440p resolution at 120fps in a Chrome or Edge browser.
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NVIDIA, 9to5Google, Real Mi Central, Neowin, Windows Central, Pocket-lint, XDA Developers, Engadget, Tom's Hardware, and VentureBeat
| Boone Ashworth / Wired: |
A look at Watch Duty, a free, nonprofit, unofficial service and app run by volunteers that lets anyone track active wildfires throughout California — Watch Duty is already a lifeline for the state's residents. Its reach could soon extend to more disasters and regions.| Sisi Jiang / Kotaku: |
Nintendo of America President Doug Bowser tells staff the company is “actively investigating” claims that female contractors were sexually harassed — Doug Bowser said he is 'aware of today's media coverage involving claims made about worker conduct'
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SiliconANGLE, Wccftech, MobileSyrup, The Verge, HotHardware, Dexerto, Engadget, GameSpot, Gizchina, New York Post, GoNintendo, Appuals.com, Eurogamer.net, and Game Rant
Tweets: @ethangach, @six6jiang, @nickstatt, and @tirhakahlove
| Ben Schoon / 9to5Google: |
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4 review: an iterative upgrade with excellent performance, improved but not great battery life, and a slightly more useful cover screen — Foldable smartphones still feel like a brand new idea, but in reality, Samsung is now on its fourth generation of the form factor.| Manish Singh / TechCrunch: |
VideoLan, which develops VLC, says Indian telecom operators have been blocking its website since February 2022; India has 10% of VLC users worldwide — VideoLan, the developer of popular media player VLC, says Indian telecom operators have been blocking its website since February of this year … Sponsor Posts
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