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| Meghan Bobrowsky / Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: Evan Spiegel told staff that Snap is stopping future development of its Pixy flying selfie camera as part of a broader reprioritization of resources — Move comes after company reported disappointing earnings and less than four months after the drone was launched
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TechCrunch, The Verge, Reuters, and PetaPixel
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| Michael Horowitz: |
A researcher says iOS devices do not fully route all network traffic through VPNs, leading to data leaks; ProtonVPN first publicized the issue in March 2020 — VPNs on iOS are broken. At first, they appear to work fine. The iOS device gets a new public IP address and new DNS servers.
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Ars Technica, PCMag, Macworld, MacRumors, TechRadar, iMore, Android Authority, 9to5Mac, Michael Tsai, AppleInsider, Tech.co, TechSpot, iPhone in Canada Blog, and The Mac Observer
Tweets: @0xkoda, @jgarzik, @sambowne, @nobsbitcoin, @octal, @defensivecomput, @calvingluck, and @adam_k_levin
| Todd Spangler / Variety: |
Nielsen: in July, for the first time, streaming had the largest share of US TV viewing at 34.8%; Netflix had an 8% share, followed by YouTube with 7.3% — Americans now watch more stuff on TV from streaming services than either broadcast or cable TV. — Streaming platforms, led by Netflix …
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Tweets: @jrosenworcel, @mediumbuying, @tvgrimreaper, @nielsen, @sensorpunk, and @nielsen
| Yogita Khatri / The Block: |
Tether partners with “top five” accountancy firm BDO Italia to issue monthly assurance and attestation reports of its reserves “very soon” — - Tether said it has partnered with BDO Italia to issue attestation reports of its reserves. — The stablecoin issuer also aims to go through “a complete audit.”
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tether.to, CoinDesk, Tech Monitor, Decrypt, Reuters, Bloomberg, CoinGape, Watcher Guru, and Crypto Briefing
| Jess Weatherbed / The Verge: |
Google plans to prioritize “content made specifically by and for people” in Search in English globally, covering shopping, tech-related content, and more — The first update starts rolling out on Monday — Google is making a series of updates to Search that aim to tackle clickbait …
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| Manish Singh / TechCrunch: |
VideoLan, which develops VLC, says Indian telecom operators have been blocking its website since February 2022; India has 10% of VLC users worldwide — VideoLan, the developer of popular media player VLC, says Indian telecom operators have been blocking its website since February of this year …
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Softpedia News, Neowin, Candid.Technology, Fossbytes, Quartz, The Indian Express, India Today, Mashable India tech, TechSpot, and MediaNama
Tweets: @videolan, @internetfreedom, @fsftamilnadu, @sunnynehrabro, @internetfreedom, @sahilriz, and @abhimanyuma
| Anna Gross / Financial Times: |
Swedish gaming group Embracer Group reports Q1 sales rose 107% YoY to ~$681M and announces six acquisitions, including IP for The Lord of the Rings and Hobbit — Swedish company announces six acquisitions and posts a rise in first-quarter sales and profits
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Embracer Group, Embracer Group, Game Developer, Gizmodo, The Verge, CNBC, Engadget, Deadline, VentureBeat, The Hollywood Reporter, and VentureBeat
Tweets: @kerrymflynn, @nickstatt, @jonporty, @skillupyt, @crecenteb, @embracerinvest, @nickstatt, @sacriel, @serkantoto, and @cade_onder
| Ben Cohen / Wall Street Journal: |
Loup Ventures: 75% of US iPhones now have Apple Pay activated, up from 50% in 2020 and 10% in 2016; Apple says 90% of US retailers now take Apple Pay — It took longer than expected for the iPhone to become a wallet. But the patience of Apple is slowly paying off.| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Nvidia's GeForce Now game streaming service adds 1440p support at 120fps in Chrome or Edge browsers using the $19.99/month RTX 3080 tier — RTX 3080 members no longer need an app — Nvidia is upgrading its GeForce Now game streaming service to support 1440p resolution at 120fps in a Chrome or Edge browser.
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NVIDIA, 9to5Google, Real Mi Central, Tom's Hardware, XDA Developers, VentureBeat, Neowin, Engadget, and Pocket-lint
| Paul Tassi / Forbes: |
After Mark Zuckerberg shared a screenshot from Horizon Worlds for an announcement, people criticize the graphics and Meta's $10B investment in the metaverse — Mark Zuckerberg has once again been roasted on Twitter, not over barbecue sauce or surfing this time.
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TechCrunch, PC Gamer, Kotaku, The Daily Dot, Futurism, Blockworks, The Register, Fossbytes, Bitcoin News, GameRevolution, and Input
Tweets: @jrhennessy, @ordinarytings, @chrisjbakke, @kaelivanfossen, @mitchyd, @jessnode, @eevee, @fmanjoo, @rajat_suresh, @kenklippenstein, @kevinroose, @kenklippenstein, @stevekovach, @cd_hooks, @emilygorcenski, @day25, @junlper, @thinking_panda, @libbycwatson, @kevinroose, @tha_rami, @iwriteok, @skelecap, @ballmatthew, @dmitricherniak, @9_volt_, @jeffnolan, @dosmeow, @gartenberg, @morningbrew, @rachelmetz, @etbrooking, @stephen_collins, @funnygodmother, @kurtmargenau, @plainsite, @lesterfreamon, @jack, @jkass99, @ibogost, @scottstephan, and @postingwhilegay
| Jessica Lyons Hardcastle / The Register: |
Google Cloud blocked a 46M requests-per-second DDoS attack on June 1, the largest ever and around 76% bigger than the attack Cloudflare thwarted in June — 46 million requests per second network flood comes as attacks increase by more than 200% compared to last year
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BleepingComputer, CSO, Cloud Blog, and PCMag
| Bloomberg: |
An interview with Animoca Brands co-founder Yat Siu on the “crypto winter”, raising funds, breaking up Meta and Microsoft's “digital dictatorships”, and more — The so-called crypto winter has wiped out $2 trillion in digital currency market value since November, and many investors have gone into hibernation.| Bloomberg: |
China criticizes the $52B CHIPS Act, saying the legislation violates fair market principles and targets Beijing's efforts to boost its domestic chip industry — China lashed out at a $52 billion program to expand American chipmaking, saying the landmark blueprint contains elements … | Lauren Leffer / Gizmodo: |
Cameo announces Cameo Live, letting users have 10-minute live video calls with celebrities, expanding on DMs and Cameo Calls — We all have those celebrities or notable figures we'd like to sit down with for a conversation. It would be nice, for instance, to be able to ask a talented musician about their creative process.
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The Verge, YouTube, Engadget, Adweek, Tubefilter, Fast Company, Chicago Tribune, The Drum, and Mashable. Tweets: @poastsbymatt
| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Netflix iOS app code suggests the ad-supported tier, arriving in early 2023, won't let users download shows for offline viewing or skip ads — Netflix Inc. isn't planning to let users of its new ad-supported tier download shows and movies to their devices for offline viewing …
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The Tape Drive …, TechCrunch, XDA Developers, Gizmodo, Engadget, iThinkDifferent, BetaNews, The Shortcut, KnowTechie, PCMag, Tom's Guide, PhoneArena, Silicon Republic, Pocket-lint, Mashable, Digital Trends, UPROXX, WebProNews, Neowin, CNET, GSMArena.com, iPhone in Canada Blog, IGN, Digital gefesselt, GameSpot, MobileSyrup, The Verge, MacRumors, The Streamable, Broadband TV News, Variety, and Slashdot
Tweets: @krisgreysocial, @abalos, @timhanlon, @newsynick, and @mgsiegler
| Janko Roettgers / Protocol: |
A look at Netflix's gaming initiative: experimenting with ways to surface games to subscribers, hiring for a cloud gaming service, acquiring studios, and more — Netflix's foray into gaming is dead on arrival — at least according to the latest headlines about the company's first few mobile games.| Sisi Jiang / Kotaku: |
Nintendo of America President Doug Bowser tells staff the company is “actively investigating” claims that female contractors were sexually harassed — Doug Bowser said he is 'aware of today's media coverage involving claims made about worker conduct'
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HotHardware, The Verge, Dexerto, Engadget, GameSpot, Gizchina, New York Post, and GoNintendo
Tweets: @ethangach, @six6jiang, @nickstatt, and @tirhakahlove
| Adveith Nair / Bloomberg: |
Abu Dhabi-based AI company G42 and the Abu Dhabi Growth Fund announce a $10B fund to invest in late-stage tech companies in emerging markets — Sign up for our Middle East newsletter and follow us @middleeast for news on the region. — Abu Dhabi-based artificial intelligence firm G42 … | Siddharth Venkataramakrishnan / Financial Times: |
Dutch payments group Adyen misses as H1 net revenue rose 37% YoY to €608.5M and transaction volume rose 60% YoY to €345.8B; shares drop 11%+ — Payment fintechs boomed during the pandemic but now face growing headwinds — A hiring spree and a surge in company travel led Dutch …
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Adyen, Reuters, Bloomberg, and PYMNTS.com
| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft is rolling out widget notifications on the Windows 11 taskbar, with live updates from widgets such as weather, finance, sports, and breaking news — The notifications include weather and stock alerts — Microsoft is rolling out a taskbar notification system to its Windows 11 widgets this week.
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Softpedia News, Microsoft Tech Docs, BetaNews, iThinkDifferent, ExtremeTech, Thurrott, KnowTechie, Livemint, MobileSyrup, Tech Advisor, PCMag, WinBuzzer, OnMSFT.com, ZDNet, and Gizchina
Tweets: @tomwarren, @chakkaradeep, @philread, and @katebevan
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