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| Samuel Stolton / Bloomberg: |
The EU lists the 22 services falling under the Digital Markets Act, including TikTok and Facebook, and will assess if Microsoft's services and iMessage qualify — - Tech firms set to challenge EU in digital antitrust clampdown — Apple's App Store, Google Search, Amazon marketplace on list
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| Thomas Germain / Gizmodo: |
Mozilla finds that 25 major car brands examined fail to adhere to the most basic privacy and security standards in their new internet-connected models — Bad news: your car is a spy. Every major car brand's new internet-connected models flunked privacy and security tests conducted by Mozilla.
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| New York Times: |
A look at U.S. et al v. Google, the federal government's first monopoly trial of the modern internet era, set to last 10 weeks; top execs are likely to testify — The 10-week trial, set to begin Tuesday, amps up efforts to rein in Big Tech by targeting the core search business that turned Google into a $1.7 trillion behemoth.| Financial Times: |
Sources: the UK government pulls back from new encryption rules in the Online Safety Bill, averting a clash with Big Tech, as the bill enters its final stages — Ministers will not immediately enforce online safety bill powers to scan apps after WhatsApp threatened shutdown| Yoko Kubota / Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: China orders officials at central government agencies not to use iPhones and other foreign-branded devices for work or bring them into the office — The directive is the latest step in Beijing's campaign to cut reliance on foreign technology and could hurt Apple's business in the country.
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| Allison Johnson / The Verge: |
Google refreshes Android's logo and releases updates to its mobile app and services, including its “At a Glance” widget and its visual accessibility app Lookout — Google is releasing a grab bag of updates to its mobile apps and services, including an At a Glance Google Assistant widget …
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| Stephen Nellis / Reuters: |
IPO filing: Apple signed a new deal with Arm for chip technology that “extends beyond 2040”; Apple is among the companies that invested $735M in Arm's IPO — Apple (AAPL.O) has signed a new deal with Arm for chip technology that “extends beyond 2040,” according to Arm's initial public offering documents filed on Tuesday.
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| Chance Miller / 9to5Mac: |
Apple says the visionOS beta will include the App Store this fall and iPadOS and iOS apps will be published automatically on the Vision Pro App Store by default — As developers continue to work on bringing their apps to Vision Pro, Apple has shared a new update via its website with details on the Vision Pro's App Store.| Jacob Kastrenakes / The Verge: |
Pixel Pro 8 appeared online on Google's 360-degree device simulator, showing the phone in three colors and a new temperature sensor beside the back cameras — If you had any remaining questions about what the Pixel 8 Pro looks like, Google is here to answer them.| Sundar Pichai / The Keyword: |
Sundar Pichai reflects on Google turning 25: search is “still our biggest moonshot”, AI will be the biggest tech shift “we see in our lifetimes”, and more — Editor's note: Google will officially celebrate our 25th birthday later this month.
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| Sophie Kiderlin / CNBC: |
Crypto Wealth Report: 88,200 people have crypto worth $1M+, or <1% of all users, 182 have $100M+, and 22 have $1B+, of which six hold the funds in bitcoin — Hundreds of millions of people around the world have some form of crypto holdings, whether that is in bitcoin or one of the many other digital currencies.
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| Thomas Claburn / The Register: |
Google has been rolling out Chrome's “Enhanced Ad Privacy” via a popup, part of its Topics API; some say the “Got It” button is misleading as tracking is active — YMMV, based on where you are — Google has been gradually rolling out Chrome's “Enhanced Ad Privacy.”
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| Amanda Hoover / Wired: |
NYC's Local Law 18, which imposes registration and other requirements on short-term rentals, goes into force, potentially wiping out thousands of Airbnbs — Thousands of Airbnbs and other short-term rentals are expected to disappear from rental platforms as New York City begins enforcing tight restrictions.
More: Associated Press, Engadget, AM New York, MarketWatch, New York Times, CNN, Skift, and Bloomberg
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| RT Watson / The Block: |
MetaMask says its customers in the US, the UK, and parts of Europe can now convert ether for traditional fiat currency via its new sell function — - Company announces customers can now convert crypto for traditional fiat currency with a new sell function.| Todd Spangler / Variety: |
Roku plans to lay off 300+, or 10% of its staff, to cut costs and will take a ~$65M impairment charge in the current quarter to remove content; ROKU jumps 12%+ — Roku will cut more than 300 staffers — laying off 10% of its workforce — as the streaming-platform company continues its battle to control costs.| Wall Street Journal: |
The Pentagon is considering building a vast network of AI-powered tech, drones, and autonomous systems in the next two years to counter threats from China — Defense Department seeks an array of air-, land- and sea-based autonomous systems to keep pace with adversaries| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Apple acquires Sweden-based BIS Records, founded in 1973, and plans to fold the classical music label into Apple Music Classical and Apple's A&R label Platoon — More than 80% of the music we listen to today is delivered over streaming, according to figures from last year.
More: BIS Records, MacRumors, AppleInsider, Billboard, Music Ally, Gramophone, CNBC, Macworld, iDownloadBlog.com, The Verge, and 9to5Mac
X: @bis_records, @ingridlunden, @fafnerthekite, and @jaimeurquijo
| Nick Baker / CoinDesk: |
SEC filing: Coinbase has created a new crypto lending service in the US for institutional clients and has raised $57M for the program — Coinbase (COIN) raised $57 million for the platform as of Sept. 1, according to an SEC filing. — Coinbase (COIN) has created a new crypto lending service …
More: SEC, Bloomberg, Metaverse Post, Blockworks, Reuters, Analytics Insight, Cointelegraph, CCN.com, Coinpedia Fintech News, Cryptonews, Crypto Daily, Cryptopolitan, Bitcoinist.com, and The Block. Forums: r/CryptoCurrency
| Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: |
Dublin-based Wayflyer, which offers e-commerce funding in exchange for future revenue, raised $1B from Neuberger Berman via an “off-balance sheet program” — Wayflyer, which provides financing to e-commerce startups in exchange for a portion of their future revenue …
More: AltFi, FinTech Global, Finextra, Silicon Canals, and Tech.eu
| Zuha Siddiqui / Rest of World: |
Pakistan's tech workers are leaving the country, as funding dries up, companies close, and more; data: 800K+ Pakistanis got jobs abroad in 2022, up 189% YoY — Inflation and dried-up VC funding have caused the country's tech ecosystem to plummet, prompting young people to search for greener pastures abroad.| André Beganski / Decrypt: |
Story Protocol, a blockchain-based IP ownership network that aims to address creatives' concerns over AI, raised over $54M led by Andreessen Horowitz — Andreessen Horowitz invested in a startup that uses blockchain tech to address problems heightened by artificial intelligence.
More: Business Wire, FinSMEs, Metaverse Post, Cryptonews, Bloomberg, NFTgators, Variety, The Block, and Cointelegraph
| Steve Dent / Engadget: |
After adding math lessons in 2022, Duolingo plans to add “hundreds of bite-sized” music lessons to its app, helping users learn from a library of 200+ songs — The new course includes 200+ tunes and ‘hundreds of bite-sized lessons.’ — Duolingo is best known for its language learning app …
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