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Sources: Meta is working on plans to let users create and sell NFTs on Facebook and Instagram, show NFTs on user profiles, and is considering an NFT marketplace — Facebook's parent draws up plans to allow users to create and sell non-fungible tokens, seeking to enter hype-fuelled $40bn market
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Decrypt, Engadget, The Block, CoinDesk, The Verge, Benzinga, Cointelegraph, Crypto Briefing, CoinGape, Like What you see? …, KnowTechie, Cryptonews, and CryptoPotato
Tweets: @max_eyr, @jo_rodgers, @voigaas, @martyswant, @azeem, @martinsfp, and @tante
| Ryne Hager / Android Police: |
Google launches a limited beta of Google Play Games, which brings Android games to Windows 10 and Windows 11, in Hong Kong, South Korea, and Taiwan — You'll need a relatively powerful computer for now. And for once, the US isn't getting a Google thing first
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Android Developers, YouTube, Ars Technica, Thurrott, The Verge, Tech Advisor, SlashGear, PC Gamer, WinBuzzer, TechSpot, Phandroid, BGR, 9to5Google, OnMSFT.com, Liliputing, Neowin, MSPoweruser, Pocketnow, Pocket-lint, XDA Developers, TechCircle, Gizmodo, TechRadar, Digital Trends, Android Central, Windows Central, 9to5Google, and TechCrunch
Tweets: @rdrv3, @mishaalrahman, and @jollyroger
| Mack DeGeurin / Gizmodo: |
This summer the IRS will require users to log in via ID.me, which uses facial recognition in its authentication process, to file taxes, make payments, and more — Users will have to submit sensitive government documents, their social security number, credit history, and a facial scan to third-party company ID.me.
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Krebs on Security, Insider, PCMag, KnowTechie, AppleInsider, and Input
Tweets: @briankrebs, @donmoyn, @meanhash, @libbycwatson, @dogsrul94605547, @chancerubbage, @trexpushups, @adamrg, @ozzthegr8, and @dawnxianamoon
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Instagram Subscriptions launches as an alpha, initially letting 10 US creators offer their followers paid access to exclusive Instagram Live videos and Stories — Instagram is giving creators more ways to make money with today's launch of Instagram Subscriptions.
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Instagram, PYMNTS.com, Silicon Republic, XDA Developers, IGN, GSMArena.com, Android Headlines, BGR India, PhoneArena, After School, Transistori, TODAY, The Economic Times, Digital Trends, Terms of Service w …, Pocket-lint, The Information, WRAL TechWire, The Verge, Search Engine Journal, Investing.com, Adweek, HYPEBEAST, CNET, and Input
Facebook: Mark Zuckerberg. Tweets: @mosseri, @huddlebrett, @adrienneshih, @negroprogrammer, @takarasmall, @kirawontmiss, @liahaberman, @huddlebrett, @5amuehlpatrick, @5amuehlpatrick, @junaebrown, @fos, @devssethi, @junaebrown, @astasiawill, @elias_stein, @mikebodge, @chrismessina, @marshallk, @caseynewton, @paul__armstrong, @reneritchie, @theryanford, @deitaone, and @kennedy_odh
| Kurt Schlosser / GeekWire: |
Amazon will launch Amazon Style, its first physical fashion store, in Los Angeles later this year; customers can use an app to send items to the fitting room — Move over books and groceries, Amazon's latest foray into physical retail is focused on fashion.
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About Amazon, Associated Press, Protocol, PCMag, CNBC, Bloomberg, Barron's Online, The Verge, and Insider
Tweets: @amazonnews and @amazon
| Reuters: |
Russian's central bank proposes banning the trading, use, and mining of cryptocurrencies on Russian territory, citing threats to financial stability — Russia's central bank on Thursday proposed banning the use and mining of cryptocurrencies on Russian territory, citing threats to financial stability …
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CoinDesk, Bloomberg, The Block, Financial Times, Finbold, Cointelegraph, CoinQuora, Cryptonews, and CoinGape
Tweets: @alexmarrow57, @felix_light, @el33th4xor, @digieconomist, and @alphacharts365
| Emma Roth / The Verge: |
AT&T begins its 5G C-band rollout in eight US metro areas, including Austin and Chicago, after delaying rollouts around airports due to safety concerns — The company is lighting up towers in just eight locations amidst pushback from airlines — AT&T is lighting up its expanded 5G service …
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The Verge, Engadget, Android Police, Verizon, Light Reading, ExtremeTech, Android Headlines, Quartz, Reuters, iTnews, CNET, Fierce Wireless, CBS News, Gizmodo, Android Central, Android Central, and Digital Trends
Tweets: @cnn, @chriswelch, @svandinter, @ezralevant, and @bradmiska
| Sean Lyngaas / CNN: |
Red Cross says a cyberattack on a vendor for over 60 Red Cross and Red Crescent societies compromised the personal data of 515,000+ “highly vulnerable people” — (CNN)A cyberattack on a contractor used by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has compromised … | Mark Bergen / Bloomberg: |
Internal email: Google is creating a unit under its Labs division for blockchain and other distributed tech, led by engineering VP Shivakumar Venkataraman — Google is forming a group dedicated to the blockchain and related technologies under a newly appointed executive who has spent …
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XDA Developers, Insider, 9to5Google, Bitcoinist.com, CryptoSlate, and Blockworks
Tweets: @mhbergen, @davidclinchnews, and @mhbergen
| Bloomberg: |
Crypto.com confirms it suffered a cybersecurity breach, says it reimbursed the ~400 affected customer accounts, and plans to share more in the coming days — Crypto.com has not received any “outreach” from regulators following a cybersecurity breach earlier this week of about 400 customer accounts …
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Crypto.com, BleepingComputer, The Verge, TechCrunch, Decrypt, Engadget, TechRadar, TechSpot, Blockchain News, cybernews.com, Cointelegraph, ZDNet, Slashdot, CoinDesk, and Cointelegraph
Tweets: @bloomberglive, @cryptocom, @kris_hk, and @chrisblec
| Abner Li / 9to5Google: |
Google says it will transition organizations using G Suite legacy free edition to an upgraded Google Workspace paid subscription starting on July 1 — In 2020, G Suite became Google Workspace as part of a mass reorganization of the company's apps for the “future of work.”
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TNW, Ars Technica, BetaNews, cloudpro.co.uk, Pocketnow, The Register, ZDNet, Protocol, How-To Geek, Chrome Unboxed, Android Headlines, OSnews, XDA Developers, and Android Authority
Tweets: @ireneista, @lunasorcery, @mcclure111, @dylanreeve, @wizardofid, @androidauth, @quinnypig, @dave_andersen, @fatih, and @preshit. Thanks:@ayn
| Miles Kruppa / Financial Times: |
Sources: a16z plans to raise $3.5B for its latest cryptocurrency fund and up to $1B for a fund focused on seed investments in digital asset startups — Planned fundraising illustrates how Silicon Valley firms are fuelling boom in cryptocurrency start-ups — Andreessen Horowitz plans … | Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: in recent weeks, CEO Bobby Kotick suggested Activision Blizzard make an acquisition, including of trade publications like Kotaku and PC Gamer — After a lawsuit and a Journal report, the company's stock was falling, board members were getting anxious—and the tech giant was ready to take a gamble
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Wall Street Journal, BIG by Matt Stoller, VentureBeat, Bloomberg, GamesIndustry.biz, The Verge, Protocol, International Business Times, GamesIndustry.biz, Neowin, OnMSFT.com, Video Games Chronicle, Laptop Mag, WinBuzzer, GameSpot, Tom's Guide, IGN, purexbox.com, TrueAchievements, Wccftech, CNBC, New York Post, GamingBolt, Unofficial Partner, thegamer.com, Financial Times, SegmentNext, Bitcoin News, Gameranx, Ubergizmo, The Signal, Daring Fireball, TechRadar, SlashGear, Input, The GameDiscoverCo newsletter, Dexerto, and TIME
Tweets: @gregisenberg, @dinabass, @gibiz, @gibiz, @rajeshsawhney, @jorgex, @domsplaying, @edzitron, @benfritz, @kirstengrind, @saraheneedleman, @jasonschreier, @paultassi, @thetomzone, @gamedadjp, @6d6f636869, @tomwarren, @doctor_cupcakes, @geronimo_73_, @ethangach, @gerritd, @eden_holdings, @apzonerunner, @firstadopter, @ethangach, @dkdynamite1, @joshgamnchannel, and @triforcemeg
| Lucas Matney / TechCrunch: |
Autograph, an agency co-founded by Tom Brady that helps celebrities get involved with NFTs, raises a $170M Series B co-led by a16z and Kleiner Perkins — Autograph, an NFT agency co-founded by athlete Tom Brady with a particularly deep bench of star power, has banked new funding …
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PR Newswire, FinSMEs, CoinDesk, Crypto Brew ☕️, Huddle Up, The Block, Blockchain News, Coinspeaker, the mesha tribe, Bloomberg, The Hill, and CoinGape
Tweets: @darrenrovell, @lazerow, @katie_haun, and @lucasmtny
| Florian Mueller / FOSS Patents: |
Apple countersues Ericsson, seeks a US import ban on mobile base stations and proposes that both parties withdraw all patent infringement actions — The flurry of Ericsson-Apple filings with the United States International Trade Commission (USITC, or just ITC), a U.S. trade agency …
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9to5Mac, AppleInsider, iPhone Hacks, and iMore
| Dustin Volz / Wall Street Journal: |
Biden signs a memorandum expanding the NSA's role in protecting sensitive government networks, and mandating cybersecurity practices at DoD and spy agencies — White House order mandates cybersecurity practices at Defense Department, spy agencies, contractors| TechCrunch: |
CB Insights: global fintech funding in 2021 jumped to a record $131.5B across 4,969 deals, up from $49B raised across 3,491 deals in 2020 — The global startup fundraising boom has lifted nearly every sector you can name: Edtech took off during the pandemic, software in general got a lift … | Kate Park / TechCrunch: |
South Korea's Greenlabs, which wants to digitize the entire value chain of agriculture space from crop production to distribution, raises a $140M Series C — Greenlabs, a South Korean agtech startup, announced this week it has closed a $140 million Series C led by BlueRun Ventures …
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Tech in Asia
| Manish Singh / TechCrunch: |
SaaS Labs, which offers business automation tools for sales and support teams at SMBs, raises a $42M Series B, and acquires CallPage and Atolia — SaaS Labs has raised $42 million in a new financing round, less than three months after closing its previous funding, and acquired two startups …
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The Economic Times and Tech in Asia
| Kyle Alspach / VentureBeat: |
Virtru, which offers encryption for data shared over email, SaaS apps, and more, raises a $60M Series C, bringing its total funding to $136.8M — Data security and privacy firm Virtru, which today announced raising a $60 million series C funding round, said that usage of its encryption platform …
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| Manish Singh / TechCrunch: |
Chennai-based M2P Fintech, which provides payment APIs to legacy banks and fintech startups in India, raises a $56M Series C at a $605M valuation — M2P Fintech, a payments infrastructure startup that has established market dominance in India, has raised $56 million in a new financing round …
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Moneycontrol and The Economic Times
| Mark Mulligan / MIDiA Research: |
Research finds the base of global music subscribers grew to 523.9M by the end of Q2 2021, up 26.4% YoY; Spotify's market share dropped from 33% to 31% — MIDiA's annual music subscriber market shares report is now available here (see below for more details of the report). Here are some of the key findings.| Mike Butcher / TechCrunch: |
Vienna-based PlanRadar, which digitizes construction and real estate documents and communication, raises a $70M Series B — Back in March Vienna-based PlanRadar snapped up a €30 million Series A to digitize construction and real estate. The Austrian startup - a platform for documentation …
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| Katie Roof / Bloomberg: |
6sense, which offers AI-based sales prediction and marketing tools, raises $200M co-led by Blue Owl and MSD Partners at a $5.2B valuation — 6Sense, a software platform that helps companies with sales and marketing, is valued in a new investment at $5.2 billion, more than double the $2.1 billion … | Jamie Crawley / CoinDesk: |
Chicago-based BlockFills, which helps institutions develop digital asset trading businesses, raises a $37M Series A — The Series A was led by a number of institutional investors like Susquehanna Private Equity, CME Ventures, and others. — BlockFills, a Chicago-based digital asset trading …
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