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August 8, 2022, 7:40 PM

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Kollen Post / The Block:

The US Treasury sanctions crypto mixing service Tornado Cash and 44 related ETH and USDC wallets, citing their use in high-profile hacks, such as by North Korea — - The Treasury is sanctioning DeFi mixing service, Tornado Cash. — The move is the agency's second sanction of a mixing service.

Source: U.S. Department …. More: CoinDesk, Coin Center, The Register, Bloomberg, Blockworks, PYMNTS.com, Gizmodo, CoinDesk, Fortune, TechCrunch, Bloomberg Law, TRM Insights, Crypto Daily, Crypto Briefing, Washington Post, and CryptoSlate

Tweets: @ustreasury, @thestalwart, @ncweaver, @blockanalia, @ericgeller, @ourielohayon, @semenov_roman_, @koeppelmann, @tier10k, @kebrightbill, @sniko_, @smdiehl, @sethforprivacy, @sethforprivacy, @nicoleperlroth, @michaeltant3, @goldman, @eamonjavers, @chainalysis, @ivanthek, @matthew_d_green, @prestonjbyrne, @cobie, @coinmamba, @adrianoferia, @liron, @cobie, @albertwenger, @molly0xfff, @williamjluther, @0xfoobar, @derekmross, @ericgeller, @ncweaver, @cobie, @concodanomics, @ericgeller, @mayazi, @ivanthek, @dogetoshi, @juthica, @antoniomjuliano, @josephdelong, @marionawfal, @haileylennonbtc, @kevincollier, @migueldeicaza, @adamscochran, @fredericjacobs, @0xfoobar, @robustus, @undersectfi, @cobie, @neerajka, @qondintini, @degenspartan, @adamscochran, @gossithedog, @prestonjbyrne, @adamscochran, @masonic_tweets, @howelloneill, @loomdart, and @pierre_crypt0

Carly Page / TechCrunch:

Twilio discloses “unauthorized access” on August 4 by a “sophisticated” unknown actor using an SMS-based phishing attack on staff to gain info on some accounts — Communications giant Twilio has confirmed hackers accessed customer data after successfully tricking employees …

Source: Twilio Blog. More: Cybersecurity Dive, SC Media, Security Affairs, HotHardware, The Verge, SiliconANGLE, Channel Futures, The Register, Neowin, GovInfoSecurity.com, CRN, Bloomberg, and BleepingComputer

Tweets: @zackwhittaker, @mikko, @paul__walsh, @tonyajoriley, @ucc_ed, @hackingdave, @zackwhittaker, @cz_binance, @hackinglz, @racheltobac, @racheltobac, @zackwhittaker, and @pyrotek3

Jack Stebbins / CNBC:

Apptopia: Netflix's games have 23.3M downloads and average 1.7M DAUs, under 1% of Netflix's 221M subscribers; Netflix plans to have 50 games by the end of 2022 — - Netflix plans to expand its video game catalog from 24 to 50 by year-end, marking a significant investment.

Ashley Capoot / CNBC:

Nvidia reports Q2 preliminary earnings, showing $6.7B revenue, down 19% from Q1 and below its $8.1B guidance, driven by weaker gaming revenue; stock drops 6.3% — - Nvidia shares dipped Monday after the company released preliminary earnings that show early second-quarter revenue of $6.7 billion, well below its outlook of $8.1 billion.

Source: NVIDIA. More: Ars Technica, SiliconANGLE, PCWorld, Neowin, The Verge, TheGamer, Dow Jones Newswires, Bloomberg, Reuters, and Barron's Online

Tweets: @mylesudland and @firstadopter

Kate Park / TechCrunch:

Crypto.com says it has secured registrations to operate as a virtual asset service provider in South Korea, acquires two local startups for undisclosed amounts — Singapore-based cryptocurrency platform Crypto.com has acquired two startups in South Korea — payment service provider PnLink …

More: Crypto.com, Bloomberg, Decrypt, The Block, crypto.news, Cointelegraph, CoinDesk, Tech News, Tech in Asia, Ethereum World News, CoinJournal, Blockworks, South China Morning Post, and Coinspeaker. Tweets: @ericnode

Chance Miller / 9to5Mac:

iOS 16 beta 5 adds an option to show the battery percentage in the status bar on some iPhones, after Apple removed it for notched models at the iPhone X's debut — The battery percentage has finally been added back to the status bar with today's release of iOS 16 beta 5.

Olga Kharif / Bloomberg:

A look at potential Ethereum forks, led by some miners, who face grim prospects after the Merge to a proof-of-stake model that's expected as early as September — A monkey wrench is about to be thrown into the already complicated transition that the Ethereum blockchain is slated to go through soon.

Sam Nussey / Reuters:

SoftBank reports a ~$17.23B loss for Vision Fund in Q1 2022, as the value of its tech portfolio fell, including SenseTime and Uber, after a record Q4 2021 loss — SoftBank Group Corp (9984.T) on Monday posted a 2.33 trillion yen ($17.23 billion) loss at its Vision Fund unit in the April-June quarter …

Source: SoftBank Group Corp.. More: Wall Street Journal, TechCrunch, AltFi, Bloomberg, CNBC, CNBC, Moneycontrol, TechCrunch, TechCrunch, Bloomberg, Reuters, The Economic Times, Coinspeaker, Bloomberg, and Bloomberg

Tweets: @madhavchanchani, @alialsalim, @johnkoetsier, @pelstrom, @ulonnaya, @chandrarsrikant, @pelstrom, @hkanji, @arjunkharpal, @pelstrom, @madhavchanchani, @pelstrom, @sivavaid, @abhinavvr, @eliotwb, @michaelxpettis, and @eliotwb

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:

Filings: Apple spent $33M in fiscal 2021 and $169M in 2022 to date on acquisition payments, down from $1.5B in 2020, a dramatic slowdown in its dealmaking — Apple Inc., which used to acquire a company every three or four weeks, has dramatically slowed its dealmaking in the past two years …

More: iPhone in Canada Blog, PhoneArena, MacRumors, Patently Apple, Philip Elmer‑DeWitt, AppleInsider, MacDailyNews, and 9to5Mac

Tweets: @markgurman and @counternotions

Sankalp Phartiyal / Bloomberg:

Sources: India plans to restrict Chinese smartphone makers from selling devices below ~$150 to boost its domestic industry, impacting Xiaomi, Realme, and others — India seeks to restrict Chinese smartphone makers from selling devices cheaper than 12,000 rupees ($150) to kickstart …

More: Android Authority, PingWest, Neowin, Inc42 Media, and BGR India

Tweets: @varunkrish, @byron_wan, @dattaameet, @neiltwitz, @baxiabhishek, @counternotions, @r3dash, @mhaskarchief, and @parkyprakhar

Wall Street Journal:

A profile of Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky, as the company goes bankrupt; sources say he is a brash entrepreneur who has left many investors and colleagues unhappy — Entrepreneur proposed a stream of moonshot ideas in different industries over many years—and frequently left a string of unhappy colleagues and investors

Tweets: @vlajournaliste, @donnaredel, @yoda, @mikealfred, and @ahcastor

Patrick Coffee / Wall Street Journal:

Lyft forms Lyft Media, a business unit to consolidate and expand its ad offerings, and plans to show more ads in cars, on its app, and at bike-share stations — Through its Lyft Media unit, the ride-hailing company plans to offer more ads inside cars, on its app and at bike-share stations

More: Lyft, TechCrunch, PYMNTS.com, and WeRSM

Tweets: @megancgraham, @counternotions, @itstheannmarie, @om, and @patrickcoffee

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Gretel Kahn / Reuters Institute:

A look at the inroads made by China, Russia, and Turkey in Africa's information ecosystem and the void they will fill now that VOA has been silenced

Axios:

Sources: G/O Media sold business news brand Quartz and commerce site The Inventory to software firm Redbrick, the fourth Quartz ownership change in seven years

Katie Campione / Deadline:

WGA members “overwhelmingly” ratify a new three-year deal with CBS News that includes AI protections and is modeled after a recent ABC News contract

More News

Wall Street Journal:

Despite YouTube suspending hundreds of Kremlin-linked channels, Russia has yet to ban the service, some argue because the Kremlin views it as too big to block

More: Beyond Search. Tweets: @samschech

Kevin McLaughlin / The Information:

Sources: DataRobot's CFO and several other executives have resigned after CEO Dan Wright's resignation in July 2022 amid an uproar over execs' quiet stock sales

Tweets: @amir

Jon Porter / The Verge:

What to expect from Samsung's Unpacked event on August 10: the Galaxy Z Fold 4, Galaxy Z Flip 4, Galaxy Watch 5, Galaxy Buds Pro 2, and more

More: ZDNet, SamMobile, CNET, Android Headlines, CNET, Tento týždeň, SamMobile, and SamNews 24

Reuters:

Filing: Qualcomm agrees to buy an additional $4.2B in chips from GlobalFoundries' upstate New York factory, bringing its total commitment to $7.4B through 2028

More: Global Foundries, The Register, and TechSpot

Jacob Kastrenakes / The Verge:

Google files two lawsuits alleging Sonos infringed on seven more patents related to smart speakers and voice control tech, as part of the long-running dispute

More: Ars Technica, Bloomberg Law, Reuters, Neowin, TechCrunch, PCMag, 9to5Google, Android Police, Gizmodo, iPhone in Canada Blog, Thurrott, Protocol, Appuals.com, HotHardware, and TechHive

Tweets: @lutherlowe and @carnage4life

Paul Sawers / TechCrunch:

Vista Equity Partners plans to acquire Seattle-based automated tax compliance software maker Avalara for $8.4B in an all-cash deal; Avalara is down 25%+ in 2022

More: GeekWire, Avalara, Inc., SiliconANGLE, Seattle Business Journal, Channel Futures, CRN, Reuters, and Barron's Online

Earlier Picks

Ashley Capoot / CNBC:

Palantir reports Q2 revenue up 26% YoY to $473M and customers up 250% YoY to 119; the stock falls 14.28% on weak Q3 guidance and “lumpiness” of government deals

Source: Palantir. More: MarketWatch, Reuters, SiliconANGLE, and Bloomberg

Ryan Tracy / Wall Street Journal:

As US Congress prepares for its August recess, the bipartisan antitrust bill targeting Big Tech remains in limbo; Schumer plans to hold a vote after the recess

More: Ars Technica, New York Times, TIME, AppleInsider, 9to5Mac, PYMNTS.com, MacDailyNews, and CNBC

Tweets: @authorpmbarrett and @dmccabe

Patience Haggin / Wall Street Journal:

After the draft ruling reversing Roe, location data company Tapestri says two companies asked to buy device data revealing users who visited abortion clinics

Tweets: @drpanmd, @elastigirlvotes, @dmarti, @patiencehaggin, @nai, and @patiencehaggin

Rebecca Bellan / TechCrunch:

China's Baidu secures permits for Apollo Go, a fully driverless commercial robotaxi service in Chongqing and Wuhan operating mainly in zones with revamped roads

More: CNN, Bloomberg, Financial Times, Reuters, South China Morning Post, Coinspeaker, Newslit Daily, Cybernews.com, Tech in Asia, Silicon Republic, Forbes, The Register, Engadget, and TechNode

Abner Li / 9to5Google:

Fitbit plans to end PC and macOS syncing on October 13, 2022, moving file transfers to its smartphone app, and local music and playlists to Deezer and Pandora

More: Phandroid, KnowTechie, XDA Developers, ZDNet, Ars Technica, MSPoweruser, Android Authority, Thurrott, PCMag, Gadgets & Wearables, The Verge, and Engadget