No Galaxy Note this year, but faster iPad Pros
Tech, Media, and Business News Headlines — issue no. 263

👉 #Samsung says it is considering skipping launch of a new Note this year to streamline its lineup and warns of a “serious imbalance” in semiconductors globally 🔗


👉 Faster #iPad Pros may come as early as April with better cameras; #Apple aims to use MiniLED on at least the 12.9" model and has tested using Thunderbolt 🔗


👉 #Facebook outlines multiple changes for #FacebookGroups: probation for rule-breaking users, limiting civic and political groups' reach, and requiring more moderation 🔗


🍏 #Apple says it has generated 1.2 GW of clean energy and removed an average of 921K metric tons of carbon emissions annually, as part of its $4.7B Green Bond 🔗


👗 #Snap says it acquired Berlin-based #FitAnalytics, which helps shoppers find the right-sized apparel and footwear online and works with 18K retailers 🔗


💬 Sources: #ByteDance is considering launching a group messaging feature on #TikTok this year; ByteDance's #Douyin has had group messaging since 2019 🔗


✋ #YouTube can now warn creators about copyright issues before videos are posted 🔗


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Facebook’s neural wristband, Sony’s VR controllers, and another brick on the NFT wall
Tech, Media, and Business News Headlines — issue no. 264

👉 #Facebook is working on a neural wristband that reads signals from brain to hands, to go along with its #AR glasses; #AndrewBosworth insists it can't “read your brain” 🔗


👉 #Sony unveils #PS5 #VR controllers with haptic feedback, adaptive triggers, and finger touch detection 🔗


👉 A look at the origins of #ClearviewAI, which far-right activist #CharlesJohnson says he co-founded, as it is besieged by lawsuits and investigations 🔗


👉 #OpenSea, an #NFT marketplace, raises $23M Series A led by #a16z #Crypto, says $95M in digital merchandise was sold on the service in Feb., up from $8M in Jan 🔗


💰 #Spotify launches a site to show how much it pays artists: $5B in 2020, up from $3.3B in 2017, and 13K artists made $50K+ in royalties, up 80% from 2017 🔗


🧒 #Instagram is working on a version of the service suitable for #kids under 13; source: the work will be led by #PavniDiwanji, a VP who joined #Facebook in December 🔗


🩳 #YouTubeShorts arrives in the #US to take on #TikTok, but the beta is still half-baked 🔗


🔐 #Facebook is expanding support for 2FA #security keys on mobile devices 🔗


🐦 #Twitter test plays #YouTube videos directly in its #iOS app 🔗


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Zuckerberg on Clubhouse, China’s Telsa crackdown, and $6.5M fine for…
Tech, Media, and Business News Headlines — issue no. 265

👉 #MarkZuckerberg on #Clubhouse says #Facebook may be in a “stronger position” after #Apple's #IDFA changes and that #FacebookShops has 1M+ monthly active businesses 🔗


👉 #Facebook says it has resolved a major outage affecting #Instagram, #WhatsApp, #FacebookMessenger, and other Facebook services 🔗


🧑‍⚖️ #Verkada security camera #hacker has been charged in the #US for hacking into 100+ of the world's biggest companies since 2019 and leaking proprietary data online 🔗 #hack


🇨🇳 Sources: #China is restricting use of #Tesla cars by military and state employees, citing concerns that the data they collect could be sent back to the #US 🔗


🔈 #Telegram expands Voice Chats to channels, with no limits on number of listeners, and now allows admins to record audio and celebrities to switch accounts 🔗


💸 #Coinbase will pay a $6.5M fine to settle with the #CFTC, over allegations that it self-traded cryptocurrencies between 2015 and 2018 🔗


💸 #FTC fines #Amazon work-from-home scammer $2 million 🔗


🐦 #Twitter confirms it's testing an “Undo Tweet” feature 🔗


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​​Trump’s new social platform, Twitter’s presence in Turkey, and Epic vs Apple case
Tech, Media, and Business News Headlines — issue no. 266

👉 #Trump adviser #JasonMiller says Trump is having meetings with “numerous companies” to return to social media with his own platform in two to three months 🔗


🧑‍⚖️🍎 Court filing: #TimCook, #PhilSchiller, #CraigFederighi, #EddyCue, and ex-iOS software chief #ScottForstall are among witnesses to testify in #EpicGames vs #Apple trial 🔗


🇹🇷🐦 #Twitter says it will set up a legal entity in #Turkey to comply with the country's social media law that took effect in October 2020 🔗


🇨🇳🚘 #ElonMusk says #Tesla would be “shut down” if its cars were used for spying in #China 🔗


🇧🇷🍎 #Brazil regulator fines #Apple $2 million for not including chargers with #iPhone12 🔗


🐦🎉 #Twitter turned 15 yesterday!


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​​A class action suit against Apple, Facebook’s war against misinfo, and Jack’s $2.9M NFT
Tech, Media, and Business News Headlines — issue no. 267

🧑‍⚖️🍎 Judge certifies a class action suit against #Apple that claims it knew for years that #MacBooks' butterfly keyboards were flawed and small fixes were insufficient 🔗


👉 #Facebook says it took down 1.3B fake accounts from October-December and 12M pieces of COVID-19 misinformation; Facebook has 35,000 staff tackling misinformation 🔗


🐦💰 #JackDorsey's first tweet sold as an #NFT for $2,915,835.47 on a service called Valuables; Dorsey says he sent all proceeds to #GiveDirectly's Africa fund as #BTC 🔗


👉 #Zoom announces an SDK to help developers build Zoom video services into other apps 🔗


📺🇺🇸 #YouTube confirms it is testing a feature in the #US that automatically detects products in videos and provides related content links 🔗


🔥💝 #Tinder will soon let you gift a #Lyft ride to your date 🔗


👋 #Clubhouse says its #Android launch will take ‘a couple of months’ 🔗


👉 Sources say #Discord is exploring a sale that could value it at $10B+, with one source saying it is in the final stage of negotiations 🔗


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Discord’s about to exit, Telegram raises money, and Facebook’s F8
Tech, Media, and Business News Headlines — issue no. 268

💰 #Microsoft is in talks to buy #Discord for more than $10B; one source says Discord is more likely to go public than sell itself 🔗


👉 #Nintendo will use new #Nvidia graphics chip in its 2021 #NintendoSwitch upgrade, helping the console deliver 4K on TVs via Nvidia's DLSS 🔗


👉 CEO #PatGelsinger says #Intel will spend $20B on two new fabs in Ocotillo, Arizona 🔗


📱 #OnePlus debuts 6.55" OnePlus 9 and OnePlus 9R and 6.7" OnePlus 9 Pro, all with 120Hz displays, #Android 11, on-screen fingerprint sensors, and 128GB base storage 🔗


👉 #Facebook announces #F8 Refresh on June 2, a single-day, virtual-only conference for developers without a #MarkZuckerberg keynote 🔗


🔫 Leaked moderator docs say #Facebook users may call for death of public figures, so long as the individual is not tagged or “purposefully exposed” to such calls 🔗


💥 #Android apps are crashing for some, but #Google is working on a fix 🔗


💰 #Telegram raises $150M from #Mubadala and Abu Dhabi CP via pre-IPO convertible bonds 🔗


👉 #Facebook’s #Clubhouse rival looks a lot like Clubhouse right now 🔗


🍎💳 The #AppleCard doesn’t actually discriminate against women, investigators say 🔗


#️⃣ #EarningsCalls

💲 #Adobe Q1: revenue of $3.91B, up 26% YoY, beating estimates, Digital Media revenue of $2.86B, up 32% YoY, Digital Experience revenue of $934M, up 24% YoY 🔗


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​​Chinese hackers on Facebook, Zuckerberg’s proposal for Section 230, and buying Tesla with Bitcoin
Tech, Media, and Business News Headlines — issue no. 269

🇨🇳 #Facebook says it has disrupted a network of #China-based #hackers using its platform to target the #Uyghur community abroad and draw them to malicious websites 🔗


🇺🇸 Ahead of House hearing, #MarkZuckerberg calls for #Section230 reform that makes protections conditional on platforms' ability to identify and remove content 🔗


👉 #Slack debuts Connect, letting users DM any Slack user regardless of organisation, and has updated its opt-in invite flow after feedback that it could be abused 🔗


🍎👀 Report: #Apple updates factory guidelines to prevent leaks, including criminal background checks on workers, surveillance cameras, and component tracking 🔗


💸 You can now buy a #Tesla with #bitcoin in the #US 🔗


🛰 #SpaceX launches 60 more #Starlink satellites, making 240 launched this month alone 🔗


🐦😮 #Twitter is exploring the use of #Facebook-style emoji reactions 🔗


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​​Congress questioned Big Tech CEOs, Amazon pee bottles, and the UK’s new £50 note
Tech, Media, and Business News Headlines — issue no. 270

👉 Recording of House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing on platform misinformation with #MarkZuckerberg, #SundarPichai, and #JackDorsey 🔗 #disinfo

🐦 #JackDorsey is just trolling Congress with #Twitter polls now 🔗, and has a #Bitcoin clock 🔗


👉 Internal #Amazon documents show Amazon was aware of the practice of employees using #PeeBottles, identifying it as a “Tier 1” infraction that can lead to firing 🔗

👉 Amazon drivers share photos of #PeeBottles after the company tweets “you don't really believe the peeing in bottles thing, do you?” to a congressman 🔗


🧠 #Apple bought the most #AI companies globally from 2016 to 2020, with 25 acquisitions; Apple, #Google, #Microsoft, and #Facebook collectively bought 60 AI companies 🔗


🤦‍♂️ #ChrissyTeigen, who had 13.7M #Twitter followers and was once called “unofficial mayor of Twitter” by the company, quits the platform after years of harassment 🔗


🇦🇺 #Apple tells #Australia's consumer watchdog that #iOS developers have alternative channels to reach users as “distribution is far from limited” to #AppStore 🔗


💷 The #UK's #AlanTuring £50 bank note is a love letter to coding 🔗


🎞 #Snapchat is developing its own take on #TikTok Duets with a new ‘Remix’ feature 🔗


💸 The #NewYorkTimes just sold an #NFT for more than half a million dollars 🔗


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The new Apple Watch, Clubhouse clone on Slack, and iOS security update
Tech, Media, and Business News Headlines — issue no. 271

⌚️ Sources: #Apple is working on a rugged “Explorer Edition” Watch aimed at athletes and to be used in more extreme environments, for a late 2021 or 2022 launch 🔗 #AppleWatch


👉 #Amazon is waging an increasingly aggressive PR strategy, picking fights with Democratic politicians such as #ElizabethWarren and #BernieSanders on #Twitter 🔗


👉 #Apple releases #iOS 14.4.2 and iOS 12.5.2 to fix a critical cross-site scripting vulnerability in WebKit that “may have been actively exploited” 🔗


👉 #StewartButterfield says #Slack will introduce audio messages and a #Clubhouse-like feature that will allow users to drop into rooms without an invitation 🔗


👉 #Apple's #AppStore has been hosting 12+ apps run by a #US-sanctioned paramilitary organization in #China's Xinjiang region; Apple says the apps comply with US law 🔗


👉 #YouTube has temporarily suspended monetisation for three channels operated by #DavidDobrik following a rape allegation against a former Vlog Squad member 🔗


🕵️ A new #Android spyware masquerades as a ‘system update’ 🔗


🏢 #Facebook, #Uber, and #Microsoft plan to start bringing employees back to offices 🔗


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Crypto adoption continues, vaccine passports, and another hack
Tech, Media, and Business News Headlines — issue no. 272

💰 #Visa says it will allow the use of #cryptocurrency USD Coin (#USDC) to settle transactions on its payment network and has launched a pilot program with Crypto(dot)com 🔗


💉 NY State launches first #US #VaccinePassport app, #ExcelsiorPass, built on #IBM's #blockchain-based health pass platform, to be used initially at large venues 🔗


🚖🇬🇧 #Uber adds all-electric vehicles to its list of ride options in London, #UK 🔗


🤖 #BostonDynamics unveils Stretch: a new robot designed to move boxes in warehouses 🔗


📷 A #JonyIve and #MarcNewson-designed #Leica prototype is headed to auction 🔗


👉 The official #PHP Git repository was hacked to add backdoors to the PHP source code; the changes were “reverted right away” 🔗


👉 #Amazon's recent tweets aimed at politicians came after #JeffBezos told execs they were not pushing back enough on criticism that was inaccurate 🔗


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​​SolarWinds, Niantic’s AR glasses, and Satan shoes
Tech, Media, and Business News Headlines — issue no. 273

💨 #SolarWinds hackers gained access to emails of #Trump administration's top #DHS officials, including acting Secretary #ChadWolf and cybersecurity staff 🔗


💉 #Japan plans to issue digital certificates to those inoculated against #COVID19, joining #China, the #EU, and others embracing app-based #VaccinePassport 🔗


🕹 #Sony is closing its #PlayStation Store for #PS3 in July and #PSVita in August 🔗


👓 #Niantic CEO shares teaser image of #AR glasses device 🔗


👟 #Nike sues over #LilNasX’s ‘unauthorized Satan Shoes’ 🔗


👉 Power sports company #BRP will make electric watercraft, go-karts, and motorcycles 🔗 see the photo below.


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​​WWDC 2021, another win for crypto, and more Clubhouse rivals
Tech, Media, and Business News Headlines — issue no. 274

👉 #Apple announces a virtual #WWDC 2021 from June 7 to June 11, where #iOS15, #macOS12, #watchOS8, and more are expected 🔗


🗺 #Google announces upgrades to #GoogleMaps, including indoor #AR directions, a new directions interface with eco-friendly driving routes, and new weather map layers 🔗


💰🇺🇸 #PayPal’s new feature allows #US consumers to check out using #cryptocurrency 🔗


🎧 #Spotify buys app developer #BettyLabs, creator of #LockerRoom, a live social audio app where fans can talk about sports, which Spotify plans on expanding 🔗 #ClubhouseRival


🎙 #LinkedIn confirms it's working on a #ClubhouseRival and says it will begin beta testing soon, but doesn't have an exact timeframe for its launch 🔗


👻 #Snap, #Snapchat’s parent company, plans to unveil new #Spectacles aimed at #AR developers and creators in May and has begun a years-long project to make a camera drone 🔗

🧑‍⚖️🇬🇧 #EpicGames says it has filed a complaint in support of #UK #antitrust watchdog's ongoing investigation into #Apple's alleged anti-competitive behaviour 🔗


📸 #Unsplash is being acquired by #GettyImages 🔗


🔋 #Volkswagen is really rebranding as #Voltswagen in the US 🔗 #AprilFoolsDay


👎❓ #YouTube tests hiding dislike counts on videos 🔗


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​​Robo-soldiers, new voices for Siri, and WhatsApp payments in Brazil
Tech, Media, and Business News Headlines — issue no. 275

🤖🇺🇸 The #Pentagon says #Microsoft will build 120K custom #HoloLens headsets for the #US Army; Microsoft says the contract could be worth up to $21.88B over 10 years 🔗


🍎 #Apple says it is introducing two new #Siri voices for English speakers and eliminating the default selection of a female voice, as part of #iOS 14.5 beta 6 🔗


👉 #Instagram announces #InstagramRemix, a way to record Reels alongside other users, similar to #TikTok's Duets 🔗


💬🇧🇷 #WhatsApp gets approval from #Brazil's Central Bank to offer P2P payments via #Mastercard and #Visa, but is still seeking approval to operate with merchants 🔗


🎶 #Spotify adds three new types of personalised playlists with launch of ‘Spotify Mixes’ 🔗


👉 #NickClegg defends #Facebook, saying it is not in the company's interest, financially or reputationally, to continually push users toward more extreme content 🔗


🇺🇸 #Facebook bans #Trump again after he borrows daughter-in-law’s page 🔗


👉 #Discord’s new #ClubhouseRival feature, Stage Channels, is available now 🔗


🐦 #Twitter now lets you add stickers to #Fleets 🔗


✋ #Microsoft shuts down #Cortana on #iOS and #Android 🔗


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A supreme win for telemarketers, Twitter Spaces on desktop, and MWC’s biggest absentee
Tech, Media, and Business News Headlines — issue no. 276

🧑‍⚖️🇺🇸 #US Supreme Court sides with #Facebook, ruling that its text alerts on suspicious logins do not qualify as robocalls, in what experts say is a major win for telemarketers 🔗


👉 #TSMC says it plans to spend $100B over the next three years to expand its chip fabrication capacity 🔗


🇲🇲 Sources: #Myanmar's military has ordered ISPs to shut down mobile internet services until further notice 🔗


🐦 #Twitter confirms #TwitterSpaces are coming to desktop web browsers 🔗 #ClubhouseRivals


🇬🇧 #UK's CMA says #Facebook will face an in-depth review of its $400M purchase of #GIPHY after the company failed to address antitrust concerns 🔗


👉 #Google ditches #MobileWorldCongress 2021, the world’s biggest phone show 🔗


💉 Errors ruin 15 million doses of #JohnsonAndJohnson’s #COVID19 vaccine 🔗


🤖 #Google’s AI reservation service #GoogleDuplex is now available in 49 states 🔗


🍎🇷🇺 #Apple forced to offer iPhone users in #Russia local apps at setup thanks to new law 🔗


⌚️ #Casio announces first #WearOS #smartwatch in iconic #GShock lineup 🔗


🗺 The huge new #AmongUs map gives you more ways to be sneaky 🔗


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​​Lego crime ring, the latest (and probably the coolest) NFT story, and the most expensive game ever
Tech, Media, and Business News Headlines — issue no. 277

👮‍♀️🇫🇷 French police are investigating an international #Lego crime ring 🔗


💍 Two #Coinbase employees exchanged #NFT rings with their wedding vows 🔗


👉 Internal documents show that #Google is working on two #Pixel phones powered by its own “Whitechapel” SoC, which is being developed in partnership with #Samsung 🔗


👉 #Waymo CEO #JohnKrafcik says he is leaving the company; COO #DmitriDolgov and CTO #TekedraMawakana will become Waymo's co-CEOs 🔗


🎱 #Apple expands #AppleArcade subscription gaming service, which previously focused on exclusive titles, with a back catalog of classic #AppStore games 🔗


🍎 Developers say #Apple’s #AppStore has started rejecting updates for apps using third-party SDKs that collect data that can be used for device fingerprinting 🔗 #privacy


📊 #Coinbase says it expects its shares will start trading on April 14 and plans to release Q1 results on April 6 🔗


👉 Arbitrator orders #Uber to pay $1.1M to blind woman denied rides due to her guide dog, rejecting Uber's defence that it isn't liable for gig drivers' conduct 🔗


🕹 Sealed #SuperMarioBros. sells for $660,000, shattering record for most expensive game ever 🔗


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Google wins, Clubhouse adds payment, and Apple’s tvOS update
Tech, Media, and Business News Headlines — issue no. 278

🧑‍⚖️🇺🇸 #US Supreme Court rules 6-2 in #Google's favour in copyright dispute with #Oracle over #Java APIs, overturning #Oracle's win 🔗


👉 #Yahoo Answers, one of the internet's most storied Q&A sites, will be shut down on May 4 and the company says a comprehensive archive will not be provided 🔗


👋💸 #Clubhouse partners with #Stripe to let its users send payments to other users without taking a cut; only selected users will be able to receive payments for now 🔗


👉 On a podcast, #TimCook says he's “not focused on #Facebook”, #Apple is confident in its case against #EpicGames, #AR is critically important for Apple, and more 🔗


🍎📺 #Apple’s #tvOS 14.5 beta code suggests 120Hz refresh rate support could be available on the next gen #AppleTV, rumoured to have an HDMI 2.1 port for 4K 120Hz streaming 🔗


🎧 #Spotify opens a second personalised playlist to sponsors, after ‘Discover Weekly’ in 2019 🔗


👉 #US indicts California man accused of stealing #Shopify customer data 🔗


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Clubhouse’s latest valuation, Coinbase’s record quarter, and Signal's entrance to cryptoverse
Tech, Media, and Business News Headlines — issue no. 279

👋💰 #Clubhouse is in talks to raise funding from investors in a round valuing the business at about $4B, following its reported valuation of ~$1B in January 🔗


👉 Ahead of its April 14 direct listing, #Coinbase reports a record quarter, with estimated profits of $730M-$800M in Q1 on revenue of ~$1.8B and 56M verified users 🔗


👉 #Signal says it has added support for privacy-focused cryptocurrency #MobileCoin to let users send and receive money, starting in the #UK on #iOS and #Android 🔗


👉 #WhatsApp is testing the ability to easily migrate chat history between #iOS and #Android devices 🔗


👉 #YouTube says that 18 out of every 10K views in Q4 2020 were of videos that violate its policies, down from 72 out of every 10K views in Q4 2017 🔗


💸 #Facebook confirms ‘test’ of #Venmo-like QR codes for person-to-person payments in #US 🔗


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​​Facebook’s big not-hack, Twitter’s unsuccessful acquisition, and Adidas’ latest collab
Tech, Media, and Business News Headlines — issue no. 280

👉 #Facebook says the leaked 533M records are a different data set that attackers created by abusing a flaw in a Facebook contacts import feature, not by hacking 🔗 #hack

👉 And #Facebook isn’t planning to tell you if you’re one of those 533 million 🔗


👋🐦 #Twitter discussed acquiring #Clubhouse for around $4B but the talks fell apart; Clubhouse is now looking to raise funding at a $4B valuation 🔗


👉 #Apple unveils a revamped #FindMy program with support for third-party devices and says devices from #Belkin, #Chipolo, and #VanMoof will be first to work with it 🔗


👉 #Samsung’s #GalaxySmartTag Plus with UWB to track items with #AR is out April 16th 🔗


👉 Global chip shortage hits #iPad and #MacBook production 🔗


👉 #Adidas’ new kicks can be customised with #Lego bricks 🔗


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​​Watch Elon Musk’s Neuralink device on a monkey playing pong, and iMessage on Android
Tech, Media, and Business News Headlines — issue no. 281

🐒🧠 #ElonMusk’s #Neuralink says, Pager, a nine year old Macaque, plays MindPong with his #Neuralink 🔗


👉 Production of some MacBooks and iPads has been postponed due to the global component shortage; supply of some iPhone components is “quite tight” 🔗


👉 As part of its filing in its case against #EpicGames, #Apple argues that the #AppStore doesn't lead the gaming market and so cannot be considered a monopoly 🔗


👉 #Facebook, #Instagram, and #WhatsApp have recovered after a brief outage; Facebook says a configuration change caused the issue 🔗


👉 #YouTube-r records himself trespassing at #SpaceX’s Starship facilities 🔗


👋 #Facebook ran ads for a fake #Clubhouse for PC app planted with malware 🔗


🍎💬 #Apple says #iMessage on #Android ‘will hurt us more than help us’ 🔗


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Amazon’s workers union, App Store’s defence, and $2.75B fine for monopolistic behaviours
Tech, Media, and Business News Headlines — issue no. 282

👉 #Amazon wins enough votes to beat union effort in Alabama; of the 3,215 ballots cast, there were 1,798 votes opposing the union and 738 votes in favour 🔗


🍎🛡 A senior #Apple engineer compared #AppStore's defences against malicious actors to “bringing a plastic butter knife to a gunfight”, according to legal documents 🔗 - Paywalled


🇨🇳 #China says it is imposing a record $2.75B fine on #Alibaba for monopolistic business practices; Alibaba says it will accept the penalty “sincerely” 🔗


👉 At #Pwn2Own, two Dutch researchers discovered a vulnerability in #Zoom that could allow #hackers to execute an #RCE attack; Zoom says it is working on a fix 🔗


🇺🇸 #WhiteHouse will host a virtual semiconductor summit on Monday with execs from #Intel, #Samsung, #HP, #Alphabet, and more, as it begins a review of US supply chains 🔗


👉 #Reddit is exploring a #Clubhouse-like feature that would enable moderator-run voice chats 🔗 #ClubhouseRival


🏹 #Robinhood says 9.5M customers traded #crypto on its platform in Q1 2021 compared to 1.7M in Q4 2020, an increase of 458% 🔗


✋ #Facebook removed 16K groups trading fake reviews and made more changes to prevent misleading paid content, after second intervention by #UK competition watchdog 🔗


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Acquisitions spree, chip manufacturing, and Apple’s witness at the US Senate
Tech, Media, and Business News Headlines — issue no. 283

🗣 #Microsoft says it has acquired #AI speech tech company #Nuance for $19.7B in cash, a 23% premium on its Friday closing price, as it boosts its healthcare offerings 🔗

⚠️ #Nuance is #Microsoft's fourth $5B+ acquisition since 2016; other than Microsoft, only #Amazon among #TheBigFive has spent $5B+ on an acquisition in that span 🔗


🍎 #Apple is in early stages of developing a product that combines an #AppleTV with a #HomePod speaker and has a #FaceTime camera and smart home functions 🔗


🇺🇸 #Apple and #Google will both attend Senate hearing on app store competition 🔗


👉 #Nvidia unveils Grace, a high-performance Arm-based server CPU for large-scale neural network workloads, expected to become available in Nvidia products in 2023 🔗


👉 Following WH roundtable, Intel says it wants to help manufacture chips for car makers in the next 6-9 months to alleviate the US auto industry's chip shortage 🔗


🦠🇬🇧 #Apple and #Google block an update to #NHS #COVID19 app that uploads logs of venue check-ins, citing API terms on collecting location data 🔗


🥬🚖 #Uber #weed deliveries may be on the company’s roadmap — eventually 🔗


🗺 #GM rolls out a new cloud-based mapping service for nearly 1 million vehicles 🔗


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