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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Apple announces Best of 2020 apps and most downloaded apps: home workout app Wakeout! won App of the Year for iPhone, Zoom for iPad, Disney+ for Apple TV — Apple today released its highly anticipated annual list of the best apps and games of 2020. As in previous years …
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Apple, Engadget, CNN, 9to5Mac, VentureBeat, Macworld, SlashGear, Explain Everything, Trusted Reviews, MacDailyNews, iDownloadBlog.com, MacRumors, iPhone Hacks, Variety, and CNET
Tweets: @tim_cook, @neilcybart, @fromedome, @sdw, @reckless, @jimmylittle, @reckless, @jimmylittle, @tolmasky, @mcwm, @willsmith, @joshmobleymusic, @reckless, @reckless, and @endelsound
| Nikhilesh De / CoinDesk: |
Three Democratic lawmakers introduce a bill that would require stablecoin issuers to obtain a banking charter, approval from the Federal Reserve and FDIC, more — A new U.S. Congressional bill would require stablecoin issuers to secure bank charters and secure regulatory approval prior to circulating any stablecoins.
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Representative Rashida Tlaib, Decrypt, and The Block
Tweets: @reprashida, @jerallaire, @rohangrey, @melt_dem, @xrp_mami, @meanhash, @erikvoorhees, @cynthiamlummis, @mayazi, @galgitron, @jameswester, @ofnumbers, @alongoren, @santiag78758327, @novogratz, @cryptocobain, @iamnomad, @lopp, @mdudas, @cduhaime, @ahcastor, @matthew_d_green, @nikhileshde, @cmsholdings, @doveywan, @mikeinspace, and @coindesk
| Michael del Castillo / Forbes: |
Visa says it's connecting its global network of 60M merchants to the US Dollar Coin, a stablecoin created by Circle Internet Financial on ethereum's blockchain — Credit card giant Visa today announced it is connecting its global payments network of 60 million merchants to the U.S. Dollar Coin …
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SlashGear, Cryptonews, CryptoGlobe, BitcoinExchangeGuide, Crypto Briefing, CoinDesk, Decrypt, PYMNTS.com, The Block, Modern Consensus, and Cointelegraph
Tweets: @coinbureau, @andrewdarmacap, @spencernoon, @arpit, @simplyianm, @rhhackett, and @forbescrypto
| Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: Amazon is in exclusive talks to buy Wondery, in a deal valuing the podcast network at $300M+; Wondery's on track to increase revenue to $40M+ this year — Venture-backed podcast company is in talks to be sold with a valuation of more than $300 million
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Business Insider, MacRumors, Bloomberg, Variety, PYMNTS.com, Engadget, MacDailyNews, 9to5Mac, AppleInsider, and Reuters
Tweets: @benmullin, @wsj, @asharma, @libertyrpf, @raghunotragu, @tzm_tmt, and @tsuvik
| Zoe Schiffer / The Verge: |
NLRB says in a complaint that Google violated US labor laws by spying on workers who organized staff protests before firing two of them in late 2019 — Company policies violated labor law, according to the complaint — Google violated US labor laws by spying on workers …
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| Chris Velazco / Engadget: |
TikTok appears to be experimenting with allowing three-minute videos, up from its current 60-second limit — The beauty of TikToks is that they're (usually) never long enough to overstay their welcome, but a new report suggests the company behind the app is mulling a big change.
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The Verge, dexerto.com, CNET, Ubergizmo, Social Media Today, MakeUseOf, Android Headlines, TechSpot, and New York Post
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| Sergiu Gatlan / BleepingComputer: |
ESET researchers detail Crutch malware, used by Russian APT Turla to steal sensitive docs from an EU foreign ministry and exfiltrate them via Dropbox accounts — Russian-backed hacking group Turla has used a previously undocumented malware toolset to deploy backdoors and steal sensitive documents …
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WeLiveSecurity, SC Media, SecurityWeek, Threatpost, DataBreaches.net, ZDNet, and The Hacker News. Tweets: @esetresearch
| Mike Wuerthele / AppleInsider: |
Ming-Chi Kuo: Apple to release two new MacBook Pros with an all-new design in 2021 and a more affordable MacBook Air in 2022, all with mini LED panels — Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo believes that as part of Apple's mini LED push, the company will release a pair of new MacBook Pro models …
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| Chris Welch / The Verge: |
Amazon adds webcam support to the 2nd-gen Fire TV Cube, enabling video calls with Alexa-enabled devices, rolling out in the coming weeks in US, UK, elsewhere — Call any Alexa-enabled device with a screen, including smartphones, Fire tablets, and the Echo Show
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TechCrunch, Amazon Fire TV, AFTVnews, TechRadar, MakeUseOf, Android Police, Engadget, Android Central, Protocol, Neowin, Pocket-lint, SlashGear, iPhone in Canada Blog, Cord Cutters News, The Streamable, and Tom's Guide
Tweets: @brianroemmele and @dcseifert
| Hartley Charlton / MacRumors: |
Telegram tests letting iOS users listen and reply to new messages via Siri, seemingly the first 3rd-party dev to support the Siri API announced over a year ago — The latest beta of messaging app Telegram supports Apple's Announce Messages with Siri feature on AirPods …
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The 8-Bit, 9to5Mac, iPhone in Canada Blog, iDownloadBlog.com, and The Mac Observer
| Byron Tau / Wall Street Journal: |
DHS' IG says it's probing the department's practice of tracking people without a warrant by buying brokered cellphone data, after Democratic senators' request — Inspector general to investigate legality of tracking Americans without a warrant — WASHINGTON—The Department … | Lucas Matney / TechCrunch: |
Google is shutting down its Poly 3D object library for AR/VR development platforms on June 30, 2021, after discontinuing most of its other AR/VR tools — Google is almost running out of AR/VR projects to kill off. — The company announced today in an email to Poly users … | Ashley Carman / The Verge: |
Spotify says Anchor powered 80% of its new podcasts, or 1M+ shows, in 2020; overall, Anchor powers 70% of Spotify's total podcast catalog of over 1.9M shows — Anchor powered more than 1 million show launches in 2020 — Spotify's $100 million-plus Anchor acquisition is seemingly paying off.
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Spotify, TechCrunch, and iDownloadBlog.com
Tweets: @backlon, @brendonbigley, @alexwolfco, @mattnavarra, @ashleyrcarman, and @spotifynews
| Chris Welch / The Verge: |
Hulu's Watch Party feature is now expanding to all subscribers, allows up to seven other subscribers to join, and will have a “click to catch up button” — Hulu was first among the big streamers to embrace the co-watch trend during quarantine — Hulu was first among …
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Hulu Press, CNET, Gizmodo, TechCrunch, Engadget, Variety, and Cord Cutters News. Tweets: @hulu_support
| Anthony Ha / TechCrunch: |
Google says News Showcase will soon add free access to select paywalled articles, and it has doubled publisher partners to ~400 since its launch in October — Google News Showcase visitors will soon be able to read select paywalled articles at no extra charge.
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The Keyword, The Verge, 9to5Google, and XDA Developers
Tweets: @googlenewsinit, @googlenewsinit, @googlenewsinit, @googlenewsinit, @chrismessina, and @googlenewsinit
| Karissa Bell / Engadget: |
Twitter expands its hate speech policies to “prohibit language that dehumanizes people on the basis of race, ethnicity, or national origin” — Twitter is once again expanding its hate speech policies. The company updated its rules to “prohibit language that dehumanizes people … | Suzanne Vranica / Wall Street Journal: |
GroupM expects marketers to spend $110.1B on digital ads in the US this year, accounting for more than half of the year's total ad spend for the first time — Digital ads to account for more than half of year's U.S. advertising expenditures for first time — For the first time …
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PYMNTS.com. Tweets: @alecmacgillis, @leimer, @joshsternberg, @antoniogm, @jamesvgrimaldi, @lindseyboylan, @david_marcelis, and @wsjcmo
| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Google announces it is acquiring Actifio, a data management and continuity company that was valued at over $1B in 2014 and has raised over $460M — In the same week that Amazon is holding its big AWS confab, Google is also announcing a move to raise its own enterprise game with Google Cloud.
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Google Cloud Blog, Business Insider, Morningstar, CRN, Blocks and Files, SiliconANGLE, and ZDNet
| Sean Hollister / The Verge: |
Researcher details a zero-click iOS device exploit using Apple's AWDL protocol, now patched, which could have granted access to device hardware and data — A Google Project Zero researcher found a stunning vulnerability — Ever watch that movie, or play that video game …
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Project Zero, VICE, BBC, Slashdot, TechRadar, Input, HotHardware.com News, CNET, Naked Security, iPhone in Canada Blog, Tom's Guide, KnowTechie, Schneier on Security, CyberScoop, Mashable, MacRumors, AppleInsider, The Hacker News, MSPoweruser, and Ubergizmo
Tweets: @kennwhite, @mattblaze, @rgb_lights, @rayredacted, @jvagle, @chey_cobb, @reflectingman, @zehavoc, and @bmcclendon
| Thomas Black / Bloomberg: |
FedEx has agreed to buy e-commerce shipping service ShopRunner, which will operate as a subsidiary of FedEx Services, for an undisclosed sum — FedEx Corp. has agreed to acquire ShopRunner, an e-commerce service that provides shipping for more than 100 brands, as the courier seeks to deepen its ties with online shoppers.| Abner Li / 9to5Google: |
Google Authenticator for iOS gets dark theme redesign and the ability to transfer 2FA accounts in bulk, useful when migrating to a new phone — Earlier this year, Google's 2FA authentication app received a big Android update that modernized its design. That dark theme, along …
Tweets: @erikanderson
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
YouTube upgrades Premieres, which gives scheduled videos a landing page, with trailers, themes, and live stream pre-shows that later redirect to the main event — YouTube today is launching three new features designed to improve its “Premieres” experience, including trailers, themes … | Michelle Gao / CNBC: |
Discovery to launch its streaming service, Discovery+, in Jan. 2021, with a $4.99 per month ad-supported tier and a $6.99 per month ad-free tier — - Discovery will launch its streaming service, Discovery+, in Jan. 2021. — The service will include a $4.99 per month ad-supported tier and a $6.99 per month ad-free tier.
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Gizmodo, The Streamable, The Verge, CNET, Android Police, TechCrunch, Droid Life, and Cord Cutters News
Tweets: @loudmouthjulia, @scottporch, @dan_gusz, and @brianfagioli
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Step, a mobile banking service aimed at teens, raises a $50M Series B led by Coatue after growing to 500,000+ users only two months after its official launch — Step, a mobile banking service aimed at teens, announced this morning it has raised $50 million in Series B funding after growing …
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dexerto.com, VentureBeat, PYMNTS.com, Crowdfund Insider, FinSMEs, Finextra, and TechStartups.com
Tweets: @adetolaov and @kateclarktweets
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