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| Filipe Espósito / 9to5Mac: |
Sources: Apple is working on a Mac mini with M2 eight-core CPU and 10-core GPU and a Mac mini with M2 Pro 12-core CPU; M2 chip design will be based on A15 — Apple this week introduced Mac Studio, which is somewhat based on the Mac mini but with much more powerful hardware - but that doesn't mean it's the end of Mac mini.
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AppleInsider, MacRumors, Pocketnow, iMore, Six Colors, iClarified, Pixel Envy, iPhone in Canada Blog, Macworld, and The Mac Observer
Tweets: @stroughtonsmith, @lukemiani, and @kylehickinson
| Chris Welch / The Verge: |
Studio Display's A13 Bionic chip, the same SoC that powers the iPhone 11, lets Apple add Center Stage, Spatial Audio, and “Hey Siri” to a desktop monitor — The A13 Bionic makes the most of the built-in webcam and speakers — Apple's $1,599 Studio Display will be available on March 18th …
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The Verge, XDA Developers, MacRumors, 9to5Mac, OnMSFT.com, MobileSyrup, TechCrunch, and AppleInsider
| Ryan Smith / AnandTech: |
A deep dive into Apple's M1 Ultra: two M1 Max dies combined into a single chip, 800GB/second memory bandwidth, 64 GPU cores to outperform the RTX 3090, and more — As part of Apple's spring “Peek Performance” product event this morning, Apple unveiled the fourth and final member of the M1 family of Apple Silicon SoCs, the M1 Ultra.
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The Verge, The Verge, ZDNet, Appleosophy, Trusted Reviews, ExtremeTech, Liliputing, Engadget, AppleInsider, and Computerworld
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| Wall Street Journal: |
Biden signed an executive order directing federal agencies to study the risks posed by digital assets, such as evading sanctions, and consider a digital dollar — Cryptocurrency advocates celebrate order while skeptics see it as a step back for regulation — WASHINGTON—The price …
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| On Substack: |
Substack launches an iOS app for reading; Android users can join a waitlist — What you read matters — Today, we're launching an iOS app for reading. It's like your email inbox, but better. — For readers, the app brings all your Substack subscriptions together in one venue …
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| Ryan Browne / CNBC: |
Sony stops sales of PlayStation consoles and software in Russia and shuts its PlayStation Store following Ukraine vice prime minister Mykhailo Fedorov's request — - Sony's PlayStation unit says it has suspended all software and hardware shipments in Russia.
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NPR, The Kyiv Independent, TheGamer, Game Developer, Engadget, Kotaku, The Verge, Polygon, Game Rant, and Android Central
| Annie Palmer / CNBC: |
Amazon's board of directors approve a 20-for-1 stock split and Amazon says it plans to buy back up to $10B in shares; stock rises 6% after hours — - Amazon on Wednesday announced that the Board of Directors has approved a 20-for-1 stock split. — The company also said it plans to buy back up to $10 billion worth of shares.
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SiliconANGLE, GeekWire, Protocol, Insider, Filter Coffee ☕, Quartz, CNBC, Financial Times, Deadline, Wall Street Journal, and Bloomberg
| Stephen Totilo / Axios: |
Eight more current and former PlayStation employees add their accounts of sexist treatment to a class action lawsuit filed against the company in November 2021 — Eight more women, former and current employees at Sony PlayStation, have added their accounts of sexist treatment …
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Dot Esports, Android Central, Game Developer, GameSpot, and Polygon
| Jeremy C. Owens / MarketWatch: |
Asana reports Q4 revenue of $111.9M, up 64% YoY, GAAP net loss of $90M, up from $61.5M in Q4 2021, and 119K paying customers; stock down 15%+ after hours — Collaboration-software company loses more than expected while revenue grows faster than analysts modeled, and that dynamic is expected to continue
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SiliconANGLE, Benzinga, Asana, and Barron's Online
| Financial Times: |
Sources describe how the US has bolstered Ukraine's cyber defenses with soldiers and cybersecurity experts, working with Ukraine years before Russia's attack — Months before the Russian invasion, a team of Americans fanned out across Ukraine looking for a very specific kind of threat.| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Tinder lets US users access background checks via Garbo to screen matches for past violence and abuse; first two searches are free, then $2.50+ each afterward — Following last year's investment in the background-check nonprofit Garbo, Match Group today is rolling out Garbo-powered background checks to its flagship dating app Tinder.| Paul Kiernan / Wall Street Journal: |
The SEC is considering a requirement that publicly traded companies disclose data breaches and other significant cybersecurity incidents within four days — Regulator offers rule that would mandate reporting of ransomware incidents and data breaches — WASHINGTON—Federal regulators …
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U.S. Securities …, iTnews, CNBC, Federal Computer Week, The Register, Reuters, and PYMNTS.com
| Chaim Gartenberg / The Verge: |
Twitter begins rolling out Twitter Shops in beta, letting select US merchants and partners add a virtual storefront with up to 50 items to their profiles on iOS — Currently only rolling out for select businesses on iOS — Twitter is rolling out a new shopping beta today: Twitter Shops …
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Twitter, TechCrunch, Protocol, Bloomberg, Engadget, Social Media Today, SlashGear, and CNET
Tweets: @tomfgoodwin and @mattnavarra
| Michelle Ma / Protocol: |
In its Q4 earnings on Tuesday, Bumble said it is ceasing operations in Russia and leaving Russian and Belarusian app stores; Bumble stock closed up 41% on Wed. — Dating app Bumble is the latest to exit Russia as the war in Ukraine continues. — The company, which owns its eponymous app …
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Bumble, Engadget, and Coinspeaker
| Aisha S Gani / Bloomberg: |
Orlando-based Stax, which offers flat-fee subscriptions for processing business payments, raises $245M from investors including Blue Star at a $1B+ valuation — Fintech's newest unicorn doesn't hail from San Francisco, London or Singapore. Instead, it's built a 10-figure valuation from central Florida.
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Business Wire, Axios, Orlando Business Journal, Fortune, and Fast Company
| Amanda Holpuch / New York Times: |
A look at @PayGapApp, a viral Twitter bot created by Francesca Lawson and Ali Fensome, which highlights the gender pay gap data of British companies — Britain requires companies with 250 or more employees to report gender pay gap data. On International Women's Day, one couple used … | Aisha Malik / TechCrunch: |
Facebook rolls out new features for Group admins, including the ability to automatically decline incoming posts with information marked false by fact checkers — Facebook announced today that it's rolling out new features to help Facebook Group administrators keep their communities safe, manage interactions and reduce misinformation.
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Meta, Gizmodo, PhoneArena, 9to5Mac, Neowin, Social Media Today, Engadget, Adweek, Lifewire, iPhone in Canada Blog, and Protocol
Tweets: @kfile, @drewtoothpaste, @samidh, and @ohhkaygo
| Dana Mattioli / Wall Street Journal: |
Bipartisan House Judiciary Committee members ask the DOJ to investigate Amazon and its executives, accusing the company of obstructing Congress' antitrust probe — House Judiciary Committee accuses tech giant of withholding information during antitrust probe; Amazon has denied any attempts to mislead
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Ars Technica, Protocol, Engadget, Washington Post, The Guardian, CNN, PCMag, Android Headlines, and SiliconANGLE
Tweets: @davidcicilline, @danamattioli, @b_fung, @wavesblog, @carnage4life, @viacristiano, @eventdrivenmgr, @b_fung, @stacyfmitchell, and @jason_kint
| Brandy Betz / CoinDesk: |
The DOJ says Samuel Reed is the final BitMEX co-founder to plead guilty to US Bank Secrecy Act violations and has agreed to pay a $10M criminal fine — Samuel Reed will pay a $10 million fine for violating anti-money laundering rules and also faces up to five years in prison.
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U.S. Department of Justice, PYMNTS.com, Reuters, and Dow Jones Newswires
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
TikTok launches music distribution platform SoundOn in the US, the UK, Brazil, and Indonesia, letting artists upload music to TikTok, Resso, Spotify, and more — TikTok has already achieved massive influence in today's music industry, sending songs that find popularity on the app to the top of the Billboard charts.
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TikTok, Tubefilter, CNET, Variety, Neowin, Social Media Today, Digital Music News, MusicRow.com, Protocol, and UPROXX. Tweets: @marshallk
| Emily Nicolle / Bloomberg: |
Two Austrian entrepreneurs acquire the assets of LimeWire, the music sharing service shuttered in 2010, and plan to relaunch it as an NFT marketplace for music — A pair of serial entrepreneurs in Austria has bought the rights to defunct music platform LimeWire with plans to revamp its image …
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CNBC, VICE, Stereogum, Mashable, Engadget, Bitcoin News, Protocol, Blockworks, crypto.news, PCMag, Plagiarism Today, TechSpot, Input, and PCWorld
Tweets: @thedailyupside, @neerajka, @psawers, @timccopeland, @asvanevik, @anthonydmusa, @counternotions, @film_girl, @oscarwgrut, @danlesac, @shotta_sk, and @anildelphi
| Bloomberg: |
SoftBank's Z Holdings plans to launch an NFT marketplace in 180 countries and double its fintech unit PayPay's users to 90M, tapping a five-year ~$4.3B budget — SoftBank Group Corp.'s Z Holdings Corp. unit is betting on non-fungible tokens and its PayPay service to drive growth … | Mitchell Clark / The Verge: |
Twitter tests labeling images with alt text with an “alt” badge, which will show an image's description by clicking on it, rolling out globally in April — A long-awaited accessibility upgrade — Twitter has announced that it's testing new accessibility features …
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