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July 19, 2022, 6:15 AM

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Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:

Netflix tests charging users in five Latin American countries an extra fee if they use their account for more than two weeks outside of their primary residence — Netflix Inc. will ask customers in five Latin America countries to pay a fee if they want to use their account in an additional home …

More: About Netflix, The Verge, Android Authority, Variety, Fossbytes, The Shortcut, GameSpot, BGR, 9to5Mac, IGN, Pocket-lint, Investing.com UK, MacRumors, and The Streamable

Tweets: @karlbode, @bloombergasia, @karlbode, @jamesrbuk, @iansherr, @tokuchris, @sentientsixp, @paultassi, @dangillmor, @karlbode, and @specialsitsnews

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Foreign Policy:

The US should grant more green cards to retain tech leaders; Turkish MIT and Caltech grad Erdal Arikan, whose work led to Huawei's 5G lead, had to leave the US — What is the single most significant step the United States can take to sustain the technological predominance it has enjoyed since World War II?

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Aisha Malik / TechCrunch:

Instagram launches a new “payments in chat” feature in the US that lets users buy products with Meta Pay and track orders from small businesses via DMs — Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced today that the company is launching a new “payments in chat” feature on Instagram.

More: Meta, Finextra, The Economic Times, Social Media Today, Search Engine Journal, Tubefilter, Digital Trends, Search Engine Land, The Verge, Adweek, Adweek, and ChannelX

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Taylor Hatmaker / TechCrunch:

Amazon files a lawsuit against the admins of 10K+ Facebook groups that offer cash or goods to people willing to post bogus product reviews on Amazon — If the reviews of the last completely necessary and not at all superfluous thing you bought on Amazon looked like so much copypasta …

More: The Verge, Silicon Republic, About Amazon, ChannelX, and BBC

Kris Holt / Engadget:

Crunchyroll drops prices in nearly 100 countries and territories, cutting the Mega Fan plan by 25% in the UK, nearly 50% in the UAE, and nearly 90% in India — Crunchyroll is changing prices for users in nearly 100 countries and territories, but not in the way you'd probably expect.

More: Crunchyroll, The Verge, TheGamer, Variety, and 9to5Mac

Bill Toulas / BleepingComputer:

Russia fines Google $358M for not censoring topics, such as Russia's invasion of Ukraine, after Google's Russian subsidiary filed for bankruptcy earlier in 2022 — A court in Moscow has imposed a fine of $358 million (21 billion rubles) on Google LLC for failing to restrict access to information considered prohibited in the country.

More: Reuters, The Register, BBC, PCMag, and The Verge. Tweets: @artfultakedown

Martin Matishak / The Record:

The CISA announces its first international Attaché Office, which it plans to open in London later in July 2022, for collaboration between CISA and UK officials — The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) announced Monday that it would open its first-ever international outpost in London later this month.

More: CISA, Infosecurity, Nextgov, The Hill, Federal Computer Week, ComputerWeekly.com, and Cybersecurity Dive

Tweets: @dannyjpalmer, @michaelssmithii, @cisagov, @thegrugq, and @ciaranmartinoxf

Arjun Kharpal / CNBC:

ByteDance says it is exploring designing its own chips for video platforms and entertainment apps because it can't find suppliers that can meet its requirements — - ByteDance, the parent company behind TikTok, is exploring designing chips for its own use in specialized fields …

More: Pandaily

Jason Perlow / ZDNet:

A look at using Chrome OS Flex to revive three old computers, including a 2011 iMac with 4GB of RAM, and how Chrome OS is the most consumer-friendly Linux — The Linux desktop that will transform the industry is ChromeOS. — Linux is a great operating system. I've expounded its virtues for over 20 years.

More: 9to5Mac and AppleInsider

Tweets: @louisgray and @zdnet

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Washington Post:

More than 500 Voice of America contractors are expected to lose their jobs by June 30; Kari Lake says 584 total employees were terminated across USAGM

Mike Scarcella / Reuters:

Filing: advertisers ask a US judge to dismiss X's lawsuit accusing them of boycotting the company, arguing X failed to show that they acted with any common plan

Variety:

A look at the pay packages of some top media and entertainment executives in 2024; seven of the 10 examined executives got raises despite lackluster earnings

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Wall Street Journal:

Sources: China will impose a $1B+ fine on Didi over its cybersecurity practices and ease restrictions, letting Didi restore its apps and pursue a Hong Kong IPO

Reuters:

A look at Netflix's franchise-building efforts, as it plans to build brands that traverse film, TV, games, and consumer products, to counter slowing growth

Tweets: @jamesoliphant and @isaacmcintyre

Abhaya Raj Joshi / Rest of World:

Several historic sites in Nepal, where TikTok creators have reportedly trampled crops and even caused traffic jams while filming, have erected “No TikTok” signs

Tweets: @arj272

Cynthia Brumfield / Metacurity:

Cybersecurity startups raised $3.37B in Q2 2022, down nearly 40% QoQ from $5.93B and $5.43B YoY, exceeding the drop in overall global VC funding

More: Finbold

Jonathan Greig / The Record:

Albania shuts down access to online public services and government websites due to a cyberattack, just a few months after launching an online services portal

More: Silicon Republic, Security Affairs, The Register, ALBANIA DAILY NEWS, TRT World, and DataBreachToday

PYMNTS.com:

New York-based Meow, which offers corporate investors a compliant-first approach to cryptocurrency investing, raised a $22M Series A led by Tiger Global

More: Business Wire, Insider, and FinSMEs

Financial Times:

Sources: SoftBank paused discussions about a London listing of Arm next year due to political turmoil in UK and could pursue a more straightforward US listing

More: The Economic Times, CNBC, Bloomberg, and The Register

Jordan Novet / CNBC:

IBM reports Q2 revenue up 9% YoY to $15.54B, vs $15.18B est., with its infrastructure unit, which includes mainframe computers, up almost 19% YoY to $4.24B

More: Reuters, Houston Chronicle, and Investing.com Canada

Tweets: @jordannovet, @ojrenick, @mattrosoff, and @carolinehydetv

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Jackie Davalos / Bloomberg:

Uber settles a DOJ lawsuit over “wait-time” fees it charged disabled people for taking too long to board vehicles, to pay 65K+ passengers a total of $2,238,500

More: U.S. Department of Justice, The Economic Times, Engadget, The Hill, San Francisco Business Journal, PYMNTS.com, TechCrunch, The Verge, Reuters, Wall Street Journal, Neowin, and Tech Xplore

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:

Sources: Apple plans to slow hiring and spending growth in 2023 in some divisions to cope with a potential economic downturn; the changes won't affect all teams

Financial Times:

Analysis: the cumulative market cap of recently listed fintechs in the US fell $156B from January 1 through July 15, 2022, as shares fell an average of over 50%

More: PYMNTS.com and Finextra

Tweets: @eliotwb, @ftmoney, @arturo_p_a, and @samidhas

Stephen Nellis / Reuters:

Sources: several US chip makers have deliberated over whether to oppose the Chips Act if its final language disproportionately benefits manufacturers like Intel

Katharine Gemmell / Bloomberg:

A UK judge quashes the CMA's order that Meta must sell Giphy and refers the case back to the CMA, which says it aims to complete the review within three months

More: The Register, Engadget, The Verge, Android Headlines, Social Media Today, iTnews, PYMNTS.com, SiliconANGLE, City A.M., TechCrunch, Protocol, and Reuters

Tweets: @mattnavarra and @martinsfp

New York Times:

Andy Jassy has quietly put his own imprint on Amazon in his first year as CEO, making more changes than many expected, including a hands-on approach to lobbying

More: Beyond Search. Tweets: @dmccabe, @satariano, @alexnpress, @the_iap, @nytimesbusiness, and @tonyromm

Aisha Malik / TechCrunch:

Snap launches Snapchat for Web to let users send snaps and make video calls on desktop, and says the average Snapchat caller spends 30+ minutes a day on calls

More: YouTube, The Verge, Snap Newsroom, CNBC, Newser, Tubefilter, Pocket-lint, BGR, Neowin, Search Engine Journal, Ubergizmo, Reuters, Android Central, XDA Developers, dot.LA, Silicon Republic, iPhone in Canada Blog, PCMag, 9to5Mac, and MobileSyrup

Tweets: @alexeheath, @dtrinh, @chrismessina, @leyeconnect, @prnaylor, @martyswant, @joe_darko, and @skynews