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Google's Rick Osterloh demos Pixel 6's Tensor SoC, which enables real-time object detection and HDR in videos as well as real-time translation and live captions — We sat down with Google's phone chief, Rick Osterloh, to see what the Pixel 6 has in store. — Alerts
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| Dieter Bohn / The Verge: |
Google unveils Pixel 6, with 6.4" 90Hz display, and Pixel 6 Pro, with 6.7" 120Hz display and 4x optical zoom, with a Google-designed Tensor SoC, coming in fall — Google's new Tensor SoC is the heart of its next phone — Google is announcing the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro today …
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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Twitter partners with Reuters and the AP, who will provide context and highlight links from trusted sources for Trends, Moments, Search, and more — Twitter announced today it's partnering with news organizations The Associated Press (AP) and Reuters to expand its efforts focused …
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| Rainey Reitman / Electronic Frontier Foundation: |
The confusing language in the infrastructure bill's crypto provision suggests that nearly any entity in crypto is a broker and must collect their users' data — The forthcoming Senate draft of Biden's infrastructure bill—a 2,000+ page bill designed to update the United States' roads …
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| Kim Willsher / The Guardian: |
The French government found proof of Pegasus malware on three French journalists' phones and has referred its findings to the Paris public prosecutor's office — Announcement is first time an independent and official authority has corroborated Pegasus project findings
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| Taylor Lorenz / New York Times: |
A look at Fuck You Pay Me, a Glassdoor-like service where creators can review brands they have worked with and share ad rates — Fed up with the imbalance between online influencers and brands, Lindsey Lee Lugrin and Isha Mehra created a platform to change that.| Simon Sharwood / The Register: |
Australian court rules AI can be considered an inventor on patent filings, days after South Africa granted a patent in which AI was designated as the inventor — IP lawyer says decision is bad because the last thing we need is robot patent trolls — An Australian Court has decided …
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| Salvador Rodriguez / CNBC: |
Facebook to require all US on-campus staff to wear masks starting on Aug. 4, regardless of vaccination status, citing rising COVID cases and local regulations — - Facebook will begin requiring all of its employees to wear masks when on its campuses in the U.S., regardless of an employee's vaccination status.
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| Bloomberg: |
An in-depth look at the political motivations behind China's tech crackdown, as Xi pursues progressive authoritarianism at the expense of international capital — Xi Jinping smiled and hinted at a policy bombshell that would soon roil stock markets from Shanghai to New York.
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| Natasha Mascarenhas / TechCrunch: |
Novakid, an app that offers online English language classes to kids aged 4-12, raises $35M Series B led by Owl Ventures and Goodwater Capital — If you're trying to develop fluency in a non-native tongue, language immersion is a crucial part of the learning process.
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| Joanna Glasner / Crunchbase News: |
Latin America now has at least 23 unicorns, which collectively have raised $15B+, with 15 raising VC this year; 40% of all VC funding in 2020 went into fintech — Startup investors have been putting a whole lot more capital into Latin America for the past couple years.| Saritha Rai / Bloomberg: |
Nykaa, an Indian e-commerce startup for beauty products, files for an IPO, and seeks to raise as much as $70.6M at a valuation of $4B — - Beauty firm IPO will include new and existing shares — The startup is seeking a valuation of $4 billion or more| Mike Butcher / TechCrunch: |
London-based Palta, which develops health and wellness apps, raises $100M Series B led by Per Brillioth at VNV Global — Health and wellness apps startup Palta, has raised $100 million in a Series B round led by Per Brillioth at VNV Global, with the participation of Target Global and other existing and new investors.
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| Carly Page / TechCrunch: |
Finite State, a supply chain security startup that helps uncover security flaws in device firmware, lands $30M Series B led by Energize Ventures — Columbus, Ohio-based Finite State, a startup that provides supply chain security for connected devices and critical infrastructure, has raised $30M in Series B funding.
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| Mary Jo Foley / ZDNet: |
Microsoft's desktop-as-a-service Windows 365 Cloud PC is generally available and costs between $20 to $162 per user per month, based on cores, RAM, and storage — Microsoft's Windows 365 Cloud PC service is now generally available, and pricing is public. The service will cost users anywhere between $20 … | Catalin Cimpanu / The Record: |
Researchers say a collection of nine vulnerabilities impact pneumatic tube systems installed in ~80% of all major US hospitals — Details have been published today about a collection of nine vulnerabilities known as PwnedPiper that impact a common type of medical equipment that's installed …
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| Joyce Lee / Reuters: |
South Korean game developer Netmarble says it will acquire Hong Kong-based SpinX Games, which develops social casino games, for $2.19B — SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korean game developer Netmarble Corp said on Monday it agreed to buy 100% of Hong Kong-based social casino game company SpinX Games for $2.19 billion.
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