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| Charles Pulliam-Moore / The Verge: |
Netflix says Basic with Ads will cost $6.99/month in the US and debut on November 3 in 12 countries, offering most titles, at up to 720p, and without downloads — Starting in November, Netflix will finally roll out its new ad-supported tier for just a few bucks a month …
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| Joe Rossignol / MacRumors: |
Apple plans to offer Apple Card users a “high-yield” Goldman Sachs savings account in the coming months and automatically deposit their Daily Cash with no fees — Apple today announced that Apple Card users will be able to open a new “high-yield” savings account from Goldman Sachs …
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Apple, Engadget, The Verge, CNET, TechCrunch, PYMNTS.com, Finextra, iThinkDifferent, Appleosophy, Insider, Thurrott, Michael Tsai, Fast Company, Neowin, CNBC, Bloomberg, Pocket-lint, BigTechWire, AppleInsider, iPhone in Canada Blog, iClarified, Financial Times, Digital Trends, Apple Must, PCMag, The Points Guy, 9to5Mac, iMore, BGR, Crowdfund Insider, iPhone Hacks, Macworld, iDownloadBlog.com, and MacDailyNews
| Adi Robertson / The Verge: |
Mark Zuckerberg touting an “open, interoperable metaverse” is at odds with Meta using corporate partnerships and case-by-case permissions to build its version — Mark Zuckerberg wants to own the future of computing — but not alone. That's the intended takeaway from this year's Meta …
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9to5Mac, Wired, Insider, Computerworld, and Financial Times
| Stratechery: |
Q&A with Zuckerberg about selling the Quest 3 at a break-even or a loss, from $300-$500, to grow the ecosystem, missing the shift to TikTok-like feeds, and more — This interview was conducted yesterday morning as Meta was broadcasting its pre-recorded Connect keynote.
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9to5Mac, Insider, RCR Wireless News, CNBC, UploadVR, WinBuzzer, MacRumors, IoT World Today, PYMNTS.com, and iMore. Tweets: @jordannovet
| Kyle Orland / Ars Technica: |
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Protocol, Digital Trends, UploadVR, LarrysWorld.com, IoT World Today, IGN, and IGN
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| Nelson Wang / CoinDesk: |
Stablecoin issuer Tether claims to have reduced its commercial paper holdings to zero, replaced with US Treasury bills, after saying it would by the end of 2022 — The company has been gradually replacing its commercial paper holdings with U.S. Treasury bills.| New York Times: |
Sources: Biden's crackdown on Chinese tech exports was driven by fears of China using supercomputers and AI to develop weapons and crack US encrypted messaging — U.S. officials pushed to choke off China's access to critical semiconductor technology after internal debates and tough negotiations with allies.
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Financial Times, Wall Street Journal, Wired, South China Morning Post, Bloomberg, Bloomberg, and CNBC
Tweets: @anaswanson, @noahbarkin, @chadbown, @jiyoungjsohn, @ewong, and @foreignpolicy
| Anthony Capaccio / Bloomberg: |
Internal Pentagon docs: 80%+ of US soldiers using Microsoft HoloLens experienced “mission-affecting physical impairments”, like headaches, eyestrain, and nausea — US soldiers using Microsoft Corp.'s new goggles in their latest field test suffered “mission-affecting physical impairments” …
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Ars Technica, The Register, Insider, SlashGear, Engadget, OnMSFT.com, TechSpot, Gizmodo, and The Verge. Tweets: @acapaccio
| Jeff John Roberts / Fortune: |
DeFi startup Uniswap Labs, which runs a decentralized crypto exchange, raised a $165M Series B led by Polychain Capital, and plans to build an NFT aggregator — Uniswap Labs on Thursday announced a $165 million Series B funding round, led by Polychain Capital, that values the company at $1.66 billion.
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Uniswap Protocol, Decrypt, The Block, Blockworks, Crypto Daily, TechCrunch, SiliconANGLE, Bloomberg, CoinGape, Bitcoinist.com, CryptoPotato, Crunchbase News, and Cointelegraph
Tweets: @uniswap, @haydenzadams, @jacqmelinek, @josephdelong, @wublockchain, @markjeffrey, @cdixon, and @andy8052. Thanks:@jeffjohnroberts
| Jay Peters / The Verge: |
A look at Google's Project Starline 3D video chat booths, as Google plans to install them for some enterprise partners, such as Salesforce, WeWork, and T-Mobile — Project Starline is the real deal. It makes a virtual call feel like a one-on-one conversation.
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Ars Technica, TechCrunch, Engadget, CNET, ZDNet, and TechCrunch
Tweets: @jaypeters, @mcwm, @tomemrich, and @reckless
| Tom Giles / Bloomberg: |
Filing: Twitter says Elon Musk is under a federal investigation related to his acquisition of the company and asks for access to documents he gave authorities — Billionaire Elon Musk is being investigated by federal authorities related to his attempted acquisition of Twitter Inc. …
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Reuters. Tweets: @chancery_daily, @chancery_daily, @chancery_daily, @chancery_daily, and @martinsfp
| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft rebrands Office to Microsoft 365 after 30+ years; Office.com will get a new logo and design in November, followed by the Office apps in January 2023 — Microsoft is making a major change to its Microsoft Office branding. After more than 30 years, Microsoft Office is being renamed …
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Ars Technica, Engadget, OSnews, MacRumors, Appleosophy, Pixel Envy, CIO Dive, Techdirt, Petri IT Knowledgebase, 9to5Mac, BGR India, KnowTechie, Liliputing, Pocket-lint, Thurrott, TechSpot, Computerworld, Tech Advisor, AppleInsider, iClarified, and Thurrott
Tweets: @gossithedog, @tomwarren, @epro, @thegrugq, @marioguzman, @jrraphael, @thebookisclosed, @firecubestudios, @gossithedog, @parismarx, and @studio384
| Mitchell Clark / The Verge: |
Twitter tests a feature letting users control whether others can mention them; if so, the user can pick if mentions can be from anyone or only those they follow — Twitter is working on a feature that lets you control who can mention you, with the test version discovered by app researcher … | Axios: |
Sources: the FCC plans to ban selling new Huawei and ZTE telecommunications devices in the US over national security concerns; the order needs to be voted on — The Federal Communications Commission plans to ban all sales of new Huawei and ZTE telecommunications devices in the U.S. …
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New York Times, Reuters, BBC, Ars Technica, PCMag, DCD, SlashGear, Telecoms Tech News, Location Business News, CNBC, The Register, CNN, and Metacurity
Tweets: @jimhansondc, @tommy_bennett, @jonathanvswan, and @bethanyallenebr
| Washington Post: |
A look at efforts by Google, Signal, Tor, and others to help Iranian protestors evade censorship; the White House prodded tech companies and relaxed sanctions — Though Yasmin Green fled Iran with her parents at 3 years old, she has never been more involved in the struggles of its people.
Tweets: @alirezanader, @jasonmbrodsky, @jaredcohen, @josephmenn, @alirezanader, and @drewharwell
| David Klepper / Associated Press: |
A survey of US adults on misinformation: 91% say its spread is a problem, 77% think it increases hate crimes, and 73% say it increases extreme political views — Americans from across the political spectrum say misinformation is increasing political extremism and hate crimes … | @bitech: |
[Thread] A tech startup founder describes how he made ~$200K in 2021 by ghostwriting tweets for venture capitalists, as a side hustle for five hours per week — 👻 Ghostwriting tweets for venture capitalists is the side hustle of the founder of a tech startup (who asked to remain anonymous). Last year he made about $200,000. Here's how he did it, as told to Insider's @Schwartzesque. 👇 https://www.businessinsider.com/ ...
| Mary Ann Azevedo / TechCrunch: |
NYC-based NorthOne, which offers digital banking services for small business owners, raised a $67M Series B, bringing its total funding to $90.3M — It's common knowledge, especially to those who work in financial services, that the COVID-19 pandemic dramatically increased demand for digital banking globally.
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| Debby Wu / Bloomberg: |
TSMC cuts its 2022 capital spending target by ~10%, expecting to spend ~$36B on equipment, down from a prior $40B+ estimate, suggesting a deeper tech downturn — Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. slashed its 2022 capital spending target by roughly 10%, a dramatic sign of trouble …
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Wall Street Journal, The Register, euronews, Reuters, AppleInsider, Coinspeaker, SiliconANGLE, DCD, and Associated Press
| Foo Yun Chee / Reuters: |
Sources: the EU could file antitrust charges against Google over its ad business in early 2023, putting the company at risk of its fourth €1B+ fine — Alphabet (GOOGL.O) unit Google could face antitrust charges next year over its digital advertising business, with EU regulators frustrated … | Sergiu Gatlan / BleepingComputer: |
Signal plans to phase out SMS and MMS support from its Android app; users have “several months to transition away from SMS” and export messages to another app — Signal says it will start to phase out SMS and MMS message support from its Android app to streamline the user experience and prioritize security and privacy.
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Signal Blog, MobileSyrup, Engadget, and Pocket-lint
Tweets: @signalapp, @schock, @teflocarbon, @neolithicsheep, @schock, @mer__edith, @zquestz, @neolithicsheep, @dymaxion, @wwahammy, @hackingdave, and @msuiche
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