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Google schedules a virtual I/O 2022 for May 11 to May 12 with a limited live audience of Google employees and some partners; free registration opens this month — Registration opens this month — Google's big annual developer conference, Google I/O, will take place May 11th and 12th, the company announced Wednesday.
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Tech execs may face criminal prosecution or jail time for not abiding by Ofcom's decisions two months after the UK's Online Safety Bill passes and takes effect — Executives from Facebook parent Meta Platforms, TikTok and other big tech companies would face the prospect of jail time under sweeping …
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| Annabelle Dickson / Politico: |
A profile of Nadine Dorries, who in her first six months as the UK's DCMS Secretary resurrected long-stalled tech legislation such as the Online Safety Bill — LONDON — Britain's digital minister has Big Tech in her sights — but critics worry she's not sufficiently across the details for her reforms to stick.
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| Lucas Matney / TechCrunch: |
Bored Ape Yacht Club launches ApeCoin, or $APE, with 1B in total supply, and forms the ApeCoin DAO, whose council members include Alexis Ohanian and Amy Wu — Even among the fastest-growing crypto startups, Yuga Labs has had a particularly explosive year. — The startup is behind …
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| Todd Spangler / Variety: |
Netflix will test an “add an extra member” feature in Chile, Costa Rica, and Peru, letting primary account holders pay a fee for users not in their household — Netflix will soon launch a test letting primary account holders pay an additional fee for users outside their households …
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| Makena Kelly / The Verge: |
Meta says it removed a deepfake video of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy asking Ukrainians to surrender, citing its misleading manipulated media policy — In the fake video, Zelenskyy surrenders to Russian invasion — On Wednesday, Facebook's parent company, Meta … | Dan Goodin / Ars Technica: |
Sophos details how scammers are abusing Apple's TestFlight and the Web Clips feature to trick iOS users into installing fake cryptocurrency apps — Getting past the App Store gatekeeper has always been tough. Here are two new ways. — Scammers pushing iOS malware are stepping up their game …
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| Monica Chin / The Verge: |
Apple Mac Studio review: compact design with insanely fast M1 Ultra and great port selection but expensive and the graphics performance is not very impressive — This computer is a historic achievement — Apple's 2019 desktop release was supposed to be the computer that professional Mac users had been waiting for.
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| Eliza Gkritsi / CoinDesk: |
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signs a law legalizing cryptocurrencies in the country, after parliament passed the virtual asset bill on February 17 — Ukraine has received $100 million in crypto donations during its war with Russia. — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy legalized crypto …
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| Vlad Savov / Bloomberg: |
Counterpoint: iPhones accounted for 37% of global 5G handset sales in January, as 5G phones made up more than half of global smartphone sales for the first time — Apple Inc.'s iPhones led the mobile industry to a milestone in January, when handsets with fifth-generation cellular networking accounted …
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Sources: Alibaba and Tencent are planning to cut tens of thousands of jobs combined this year as companies try to cope with China's regulatory crackdown — Alibaba Group (9988.HK) and Tencent Holdings (0700.HK) are preparing to cut tens of thousands of jobs combined this year … | Katyanna Quach / The Register: |
Report: AI startup funding hit ~$93.5B in 2021, more than double 2020's figure, but the number of newly funded startups fell from 1,051 in 2019 to 746 in 2021 — US-China research collaborations and startup investments on the up, too — AI systems are becoming increasingly larger and complex …
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| Kate Park / TechCrunch: |
Tokyo-based mobile banking app Kyash raises a $41M Series D from Block, Greyhound, and others; report says it is Block's first investment in Asia — Kyash, a Tokyo-based mobile financial app, has raised $41.2 million (4.9 billion JPY) Series D funding. — The round comes from a number …
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Sources: Yandex is in negotiations to sell its media unit, including aggregator Yandex News and recommendation engine Yandex Zen, possibly to social network VK — Sources say the company is seeking a media exit as top exec hit with sanctions over propaganda charge
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| Amanda Silberling / TechCrunch: |
Meta adds basic parental controls for Quest VR, almost three years after launching the headset, starting with an unlock pattern for specific apps in April — Despite releasing its first virtual reality headsets in May 2019, Meta is only now adding parental supervision tools to its Meta Quest VR headset.
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| Sam Byford / The Verge: |
Hands-on with Universal Control: Apple's most impressive new feature in years that bridges the gap between macOS and iPadOS without requiring Apple peripherals — It's super cool, super niche, and Apple at its best — It's been a good month for Mac desktop setup aficionados.
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