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Sources: Crypto.com has quietly let go of hundreds more employees since announcing it was laying off around 260 employees, or 5% of its workforce, in June — As the market slumps, Crypto.com is trying to hide the pain — In June, cryptocurrency exchange Crypto.com announced …
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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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| Ian King / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Qualcomm is planning a return to the server processors market and is seeking customers, including AWS, for a chip stemming from its purchase of Nuvia — Qualcomm Inc. is taking another run at the market for server processors, according to people familiar with its plans … | 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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TikTok introduces “Shopping Ads”, letting brands place shoppable videos on the For You page, promote catalog listings, and direct users to live shopping events — TikTok announced today that it's launching a new commerce ad suite called “Shopping Ads” to make it easier for brands to advertise on the platform.
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TechCrunch debuts a tool to check if an Android device is one of hundreds of thousands hacked by one of several spyware apps, after its probe into TheTruthSpy — TechCrunch today launched a spyware lookup tool that allows anyone to check if their Android device was compromised by a fleet … | Todd Spangler / Variety: |
Nielsen: in July, streaming topped both cable and broadcast for the first time in the US, with a 34.8% share; Netflix had an 8% share, and YouTube had 7.3% — Americans now watch more stuff on TV from streaming services than either broadcast or cable TV. — Streaming platforms …
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| 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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Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4 review: iterative upgrade with excellent performance, better but not great battery, and useful cover screen but hard to use one-handed — Foldable smartphones still feel like a brand new idea, but in reality, Samsung is now on its fourth generation of the form factor.| Philip Russo / Commercial Observer: |
Israel-based Agora, which helps real estate investment companies automate back-office processes, has raised a $20M Series A led by Insight Partners — Real estate investment management startup to use funding to grow its tech and U.S. business — Israel-based Agora, a real estate investment … | Olga Kharif / Bloomberg: |
Ethereum's core developers have set September 15 as the tentative date for the long-awaited proof-of-stake Merge upgrade — The core developers working on the much-anticipated software upgrade of the Ethereum blockchain firmed up Sept. 15 as the likely official date of the so-called Merge.| Boone Ashworth / Wired: |
A look at Watch Duty, a free, nonprofit, unofficial service and app run by volunteers that lets anyone track active wildfires throughout California — Watch Duty is already a lifeline for the state's residents. Its reach could soon extend to more disasters and regions.Sponsor Posts
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