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| Rebecca Elliott / Wall Street Journal: |
Filings: Elon Musk sold around 7.9M Tesla shares, worth nearly $7B, between Friday and Tuesday, likely to preempt a judge forcing his Twitter acquisition — The billionaire suggested stock sales were aimed at avoiding a fire sale if forced to buy the social-media company
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| Jason Koebler / VICE: |
Served with warrants, Meta gave a teen's Messenger chats to Nebraska authorities, who charged her and her mother with breaking laws related to an abortion — Motherboard has obtained court documents that show Facebook gave police a teenager's private chats about her abortion.
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Forbes, NBC News, The Verge, Lincoln Journal Star, The Guardian, Ars Technica, Law Dork, with Chris Geidner, Fortune, Sky News, People.com, Glamour, Newsweek, and MediaNama
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Meta says the warrants in the Nebraska case didn't mention abortion, only the burning and burial of a stillborn, came before Roe's reversal, and had a gag order — Much of the reporting about Meta's role in a criminal case against a mother and daughter in Nebraska is plain wrong.
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Protocol. Tweets: @andymstone, @andymstone, @jeremiahlee, @evelyndouek, @jlkoepke, @jlkoepke, @reedalbergotti, @alexeheath, @mikedelmoro, @metanewsroom, @metanewsroom, @chriswelch, and @daveleeft
| Allison Johnson / The Verge: |
Samsung debuts Galaxy Z Fold 4 with 6.2" and 6.7" displays, Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1, 12GB RAM, 256GB+ storage, and 50MP camera, available to pre-order for $1,799 — Minor camera and software improvements, big $1,799 price tag — Samsung, purveyor of the only serious foldables available on a global scale …
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Samsung Newsroom, 9to5Google, Livemint, Washington Post, Thurrott, Ars Technica, BetaNews, 9to5Google, XDA Developers, AppleInsider, Reuters, ZDNet, Forbes, Australian Financial Review, Wall Street Journal, Engadget, Bloomberg, Android Police, Android Authority, Gizmodo, MacRumors, ZDNet, 9to5Google, ZDNet, Android Authority, TechCrunch, PhoneArena, Meta, Wired, Tom's Guide, Android Central, Pocket-lint, SamMobile, 91mobiles.com, Pocketnow, and Droid Life
Tweets: @rquandt, @maxwinebach, @crecenteb, @rileyseanm, @mcwm, @cherlynnlow, @neilcybart, @joannastern, @lisaeadicicco, @nirave, @nirave, and @nirave
| Nirave Gondhia / XDA Developers: |
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Tweets: @backlon, @backlon, @backlon, @cherlynnlow, @androidcentral, @andrewmartonik, and @patrick_orourke
| Dan Goodin / Ars Technica: |
Cloudflare says some employees fell for an SMS phishing scam, but the company's hardware MFA keys stopped the hackers from accessing its internal network — Unusually resourced threat actor has targeted multiple companies in recent days. — At least two security-sensitive companies …
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The Cloudflare Blog. More:
ZDNet, The Register, Tech.co, Security Affairs, BleepingComputer, gHacks Technology News, TechRadar, Cybernews.com, and The Hacker News
Tweets: @eastdakota, @martijn_grooten, @3141592f, @adspedia, @cloudflare, @notbind, @racheltobac, and @racheltobac. Thanks:@alex_modiano
| Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch: |
Spotify quietly begins selling event tickets to users in the US directly, instead of redirecting buyers to Ticketmaster and Eventbrite — Spotify has launched a new site to sell fans tickets to live gigs directly from its platform instead of redirecting users to partners like Ticketmaster and Eventbrite.
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Gizmodo, Engadget, Music Ally, Neowin, Fossbytes, and Mashable
Tweets: @chrismessina and @jherskowitz
| Reuters: |
A report from Iran's Tasnim agency says the country paid for its first import order using cryptocurrency this week, worth $10M, helping circumvent US sanctions — Iran made its first official import order using cryptocurrency this week, the semi-official Tasnim agency reported on Tuesday …
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Crypto Briefing, CoinDesk, Blockworks, CoinGape, The Register, Finbold, Politico, and Cointelegraph
Tweets: @peymanpak_ir and @mayazi
| Abner Li / 9to5Google: |
Google launches Get The Message, a campaign to pressure Apple to support RCS over SMS/MMS, highlighting low-resolution photos and videos, no e2ee, and more — For the past year, Google has been increasingly calling out Apple for not adopting RCS (Rich Communication Services) on the iPhone.
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| Jon Fingas / Engadget: |
Samsung announces the Galaxy Z Flip 4, featuring the same 1.9" and 6.7" displays alongside battery and camera upgrades and Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1, starting at $999 — As expected, Samsung has unveiled the Galaxy Z Flip 4 — but the phone's greatest improvements might come through upgrades to software, not specs.
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| Mat Smith / Engadget: |
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| Pew Research Center: |
An in-depth look at how teens use social media: YouTube is dominant, TikTok is ascendant, Facebook is falling, and Instagram and Snapchat remain important — TikTok has established itself as one of the top online platforms for U.S. teens, while the share of teens who use Facebook has fallen sharply
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Tweets: @lrainie, @doctorgc, @pewresearch, @mhbergen, @lrainie, @pewresearch, @pewresearch, @pewinternet, and @lrainie
| Lily Hay Newman / Wired: |
A look at Invisv's Pretty Good Phone Privacy mobile data service, available in beta on Android, which is designed to separate users from specific identifiers — The new Pretty Good Phone Privacy service for Android hides the data linking you to your mobile device.
Tweets: @lilyhnewman
| Patrick McGee / Financial Times: |
Many small businesses that use personalized online ads are cutting back on marketing, in part due to Apple's ATT, as they face rising customer acquisition costs — Online brands reliant on personalised ads ramp back marketing spending — Small businesses are cutting back marketing spending due … | Florence Ion / Gizmodo: |
Samsung announces $230 Galaxy Buds 2 Pro with a smaller form factor, improved active noise cancellation, 24-bit Hi-Fi audio, and more; pre-orders start today — New buds alert! Samsung has announced the second-generation Galaxy Buds 2 Pro in tandem with its latest batch of foldables.
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ZDNet, The Verge, The Verge, 9to5Mac, Tech Advisor, Engadget, Input, ZDNet, 9to5Google, Android Authority, Android Central, Engadget, BigTechWire, PhoneArena, Digital Trends, and Droid Life
| Debby Wu / Bloomberg: |
Foxconn reports Q2 revenue rose 12% YoY to ~$50B and net income reaches ~$1.1B, as its cloud unit helped weather supply chain issues and weak smartphone demand — Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., the maker of most of the world's iPhones, posted a profit that beat estimates as demand …
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Reuters, Wall Street Journal, AppleInsider, 9to5Mac, TechCircle, The Mac Observer, MacDailyNews, Philip Elmer‑DeWitt, and Reuters. Tweets: @honhai_foxconn
| Kim S. Nash / Wall Street Journal: |
AWS, Splunk, IBM, CrowdStrike, Cloudflare, Okta, and 12 others announce the Open Cybersecurity Schema Framework to help monitor hacking attempts — Amazon's AWS, Splunk, IBM and others cooperate on format for cyber alerts — This feature is powered by text-to-speech technology.
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| Jordan Novet / CNBC: |
Coinbase misses with Q2 revenue down 64% YoY to $808.3M, vs. $832.2M est., a $1.1B net loss, trading volume down 53% YoY to $217B, and 9M MTUs — - Coinbase's revenue declined almost 64% in the quarter as cryptocurrency prices fell. — The exchange operator lowered its full-year forecast for transacting users.
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Coinbase - Investor Relations. More:
TechCrunch, Watcher Guru, Finbold, Protos, NullTX, The Merkle News, CryptoPotato, Coinpedia, Decrypt, Reuters, CoinGape, and Cryptonews
Tweets: @thestalwart, @bloombergtv, @carnage4life, @reggiemiddleton, @ecommerceshares, and @carnage4life
| Victoria Song / The Verge: |
Samsung debuts $280 Galaxy Watch 5 and $450 Galaxy Watch 5 Pro, both with a touch bezel and improved BioActive sensor; pre-orders open today — It's also aiming for the Garmin crowd with the Watch 5 Pro — After weeks of leaks and rumors, Samsung finally announced the $279.99 Galaxy Watch 5 …
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Ars Technica, TechCrunch, Livemint, ZDNet, Input, 9to5Google, TheStreet, Android Authority, XDA Developers, Engadget, Gizmodo, Engadget, CNET, Android Police, Digital Trends, SamMobile, Phandroid, PhoneArena, MobileSyrup, Android Headlines, Sammy Fans, Samsung Newsroom, Tom's Guide, Android Central, SamMobile, Pocket-lint, Pocketnow, and Droid Life
Tweets: @lanceulanoff, @jetscott, @lanceulanoff, and @jetscott
| Tiyashi Datta / Reuters: |
Meta says it raised $10B in its first-ever bond offering, as it looks to fund share buybacks and investments to revamp its business — Facebook-parent Meta Platforms Inc (META.O) said on Tuesday it had raised $10 billion in its first-ever bond offering, as it looks to fund share buybacks and investments to revamp its business.
Tweets: @borrowed_ideas
| Bloomberg: |
A jury finds former Twitter employee Ahmad Abouammo guilty of spying for Saudi Arabia by turning over Saudi dissidents' account data in exchange for bribes — A former Twitter Inc. employee was convicted of spying for Saudi Arabia by turning over personal information of platform users …
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New York Times, Engadget, Washington Post, Axios, Associated Press, Bob's Newsletter, and MSPoweruser
Tweets: @kalleyhuang, @evacide, @silvermanjacob, @lindseyboylan, @kenroth, @glcarlstrom, and @ian_fraser
| Harri Weber / TechCrunch: |
Vancouver-based Hootsuite plans to lay off 30% of its workforce, an estimated 400 people; PitchBook says the social media marketing company has raised $300M+ — Social media marketing firm Hootsuite says it has slashed its workforce by 30%. — “We need to refocus our strategies to drive efficiency … | New York Times: |
Sources: Walmart has held talks with Paramount, Disney, and Comcast, as the retailer explores bundling a streaming service into its Walmart+ membership program — The retail giant is exploring bundling a streaming service into its Walmart+ membership program.| Todd Spangler / Variety: |
NFT startup Dapper Labs hires Nick Grudin, formerly Meta's Head of Content Partnerships for 12 years, as chief business officer — After nearly 12 years at Meta and Facebook, Nick Grudin is leaving the social-media giant. Grudin next month will join NFT digital-collectibles company Dapper Labs as chief business officer.| Tom Matsuda / The Block: |
Layer 1 blockchain Injective, which focuses on DeFi, raised $40M in a private token sale led by Jump Crypto — - Injective, a layer 1 blockchain focused on decentralized finance uses cases, has raised $40 million in a round led by Jump Crypto. — BH Digital, the crypto division …
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Blockworks, CoinDesk, TechCrunch, and Crypto Daily
| Russell Redman / Supermarket News: |
Amazon plans to expand its Amazon One palm-recognition payment service to 65+ Whole Foods locations in California in the coming weeks, its first broad rollout — Palm-recognition payment service to expand to another 65-plus locations — Amazon has stepped up its rollout of the Amazon …
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PYMNTS.com, PCMag, and The Verge
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