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Meta unveils the $500 Quest 3, “the first mainstream headset with high-res color MR”, slimmer and over 2x the GPU performance vs. the Quest 2, coming this fall — Meta Quest 3 Launches Later This Year + Lower Prices & Improvements for Quest 2 The countdown is on for …
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| Daryna Antoniuk / The Record: |
The FSB claims Apple helped the NSA hack Russian diplomats' iPhones; Kaspersky: unknown malware leveraged zero-click exploits on iPhones running up to iOS 15.7 — Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) is accusing U.S. intelligence of hacking “thousands of Apple phones” to spy on Russian diplomats.
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| Reuters: |
Apple denies the FSB's NSA cooperation claim, saying the company “never worked with any government to insert a backdoor into any Apple product and never will” — Apple Inc (AAPL.O) is denying claims made by Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) that it cooperated with American spies to surveil Russian iPhone users.
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| Allison Johnson / The Verge: |
Motorola launches two new Razr phones, including the $999 Razr Plus with a 3.6" outer display, a 6.9" inner 165Hz 1080p panel, and a Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 chipset — Moto is adding two new foldables, led by the Razr Plus. Its 3.6-inch cover screen makes it more than just a nostalgic tribute to your favorite 2000s flip phone.
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| Michael Potuck / 9to5Mac: |
Survey: 53% of Android device owners switched to iOS due to prior phone problems and 26% for new iPhone features; only 6% moved because of iMessage and FaceTime — Following its report that showed Android users pivoting to iPhone at a 5-year high, CIRP is out today with a study that reveals why people are making the switch.| AnnaMaria Andriotis / Wall Street Journal: |
Some Apple Savings Account users have had trouble transferring money out of their accounts; Goldman representatives have given differing responses on what to do — Some customers said it has taken weeks to withdraw their money, and that the bank's instructions have differed
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| Sheila Dang / Reuters: |
Twitter's VP of Trust and Safety Ella Irwin says she has resigned from the company — Twitter's head of trust and safety Ella Irwin told Reuters on Thursday that she has resigned from the social media company. — Apps- Newsletters- Advertise with Us- Advertising Guidelines- Cookies- Terms …
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| Doyinsola Oladipo / Reuters: |
Airbnb sues New York City over a new law the company calls a “de facto ban against short-term rentals”; the city plans to begin enforcing the law in July 2023 — Airbnb Inc (ABNB.O) on Thursday filed a lawsuit against New York City over a new law it called a “de facto ban” …
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| Aisha Malik / TechCrunch: |
Instagram details how the app ranks Feed content, Stories, Reels, and more, and tests more user controls, including an Interested button for recommended posts — Instagram announced today that it's testing a new feature that gives users more control over what they see on the social network …
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| EJ Dickson / Rolling Stone: |
A look at the grotesque world of AI true-crime-victim TikTok, where AI deepfakes, based on images of children who were abused, describe their own ghastly demise — TikTok accounts are posting horrifying artificial intelligence-generated clips of murder victims — mostly children — describing their own ghastly demise
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Paul Bleakley. Mastodon:
@carnage4life@mas.to. Tweets:
@ejdickson, @ejdickson, and @joblessthursday
| Jason Schreier / Bloomberg: |
After Microsoft acquired ZeniMax for $7.5B in 2020, sources detail development issues for Redfall, one of 2023's worst-reviewed games and Xbox's latest misfire — Over the years, Microsoft Corp.-owned video-game developer Arkane Studios has cultivated a reputation for releasing games …
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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
WordPress.com launches paid subscriptions and premium content in free newsletters, available to all WordPress.com blogs, including those on the free plan — WordPress.com is taking on Substack and others with today's news that its Newsletter product will now support paid subscriptions and premium content.| Jordan Novet / CNBC: |
Sources: Microsoft has agreed to spend potentially billions of dollars on CoreWeave; the GPU cloud provider raised $200M, bringing its Series B round to $421M — - Microsoft's agreement with CoreWeave could be worth billions of dollars over multiple years, people familiar with the matter said.| Isaac Schorr / Mediaite: |
The Daily Wire claims that Twitter canceled a deal to premiere What Is a Woman and threatened to “throttle” the documentary over two instances of “misgendering” — Daily Wire CEO Jeremy Boreing tore into Elon Musk and Twitter for allegedly threatening …
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| Bloomberg: |
Tether's USDT circulation surpasses its $83.2B all-time-high, recovering the ~$20B lost after TerraUSD's 2022 collapse, even as crypto trading volume stays low — Tether Holdings Ltd.'s stablecoin has recovered all of the roughly $20 billion in market value it lost following the collapse …
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| Jeremy C. Owens / MarketWatch: |
Dell Q1: revenue down 20% YoY to $20.92B, vs. $20.12B est., Client Solutions revenue down 23% YoY to $11.98B, vs. $11.41B est., net income down 46% YoY to $578M — PC manufacturer releases quarterly results earlier than expected, stock gains after brief halt
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| Amanda Silberling / TechCrunch: |
BeReal plans to add a chat feature, starting with a test in Ireland; users will be able to message one-on-one, send a private BeReal, and react with RealMoji — BeReal is working on a chat feature, which will begin with a test among users in Ireland. — At launch, users will be able …
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| Yogita Khatri / The Block: |
Binance plans to delist 12 privacy coins, including Zcash and Monero, in France, Italy, Poland, and Spain on June 26, citing its “ongoing compliance processes” — - Binance is delisting privacy coins in France, Italy, Poland and Spain. — The measure comes into effect …
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| Caroline O'Donovan / Washington Post: |
Hundreds of white-collar Amazon staff in Seattle walk off the job, frustrated by job losses, a return-to-office mandate, rising carbon emissions, and leadership — Frustrated by job losses, office policies and rising carbon emissions, white-collar Amazon workers are demanding more from leadership
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| Bloomberg: |
Amazon agrees to pay $5.8M to settle FTC allegations that Ring gave employees and third-party contractors full access to every customer video until 2017 — Amazon.com Inc. agreed to pay $30.8 million to resolve two cases brought by the Federal Trade Commission Wednesday related to privacy lapses by its smart devices.
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@ftc, @ftc, @tonyajoriley, @amlwhere, @ericgarland, and @ashleygjovik
| Natasha Singer / New York Times: |
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| Sam Schechner / Wall Street Journal: |
Commissioner Thierry Breton says the EU plans to subject Twitter and other companies to a voluntary stress test in June to measure their compliance with the DSA — During Silicon Valley tour, EU team will review social-media platform's content moderation to measure compliance with new law
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@cpa_trendlines
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