India’s influence on social media, Clubhouse’s latest, and Elon Musk on SNL
Tech, Media, and Business News Headlines — issue no. 291

🇮🇳 #India's government says it ordered #Facebook, #Instagram, and #Twitter to take down dozens of posts critical of its handling of the pandemic; companies complied 🔗


👉 Latest #Google app beta on #Android suggests that Google is working on #GoogleAssistant features like answering calls and stopping alarms without a “Hey Google” prompt 🔗


👉 #Clubhouse is partnering with the #NFL for draft week programming 🔗


🤣 #ElonMusk is hosting Saturday Night Live #SNL on May 8th, and no, this is not a joke 🔗


🇨🇳 #China’s e-commerce giant JD starts paying some staff in #DigitalYuan 🔗


🥇 #Netflix has its best night ever at the #Oscars with seven wins 🔗


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Apple’s OS updates, antitrust cases, and bugs + some other stuff
Tech, Media, and Business News Headlines — issue no. 292

🍎 #Apple releases #iOS14.5, #iPadOS14.5, and #watchOS7.4, allowing #AppleWatch owners to unlock with #FaceID while wearing a mask 🔗, new Siri voices 🔗, and many new #emojis 🔗


🍎🐛 Researcher shows that for months #macOS had a flaw that would let apps run despite not being notarised by #Apple's service; bug is patched in macOS #BigSur 11.3 🔗


🍎🇩🇪 A group of #Germany's largest media, tech, and advertising companies file #antitrust complaint against #Apple as it makes privacy changes on iPhones 🔗 - Paywalled


🍎🇪🇺 #Apple will reportedly face #EU #antitrust charges this week 🔗


💃🇪🇺 #TikTok to open a ‘Transparency’ Center in Europe to take content and security questions 🔗


🚲🇨🇳 #China launches #antitrust probe into food delivery giant #Meituan, looking at alleged abuses including forced exclusivity arrangements known as “pick one of two” 🔗


👉 Average #ransom payment for ransomware attacks rose 43% from Q4 2020 to Q1 2021, from $154,108 to $220,298, and median payment was up 58% from $49,450 to $78,398 🔗


🐦💉 #Twitter is adding a #COVID19 vaccine fact box to user timelines 🔗


🔋🚗 #Tesla grows 74% in the first quarter, besting expectations as its shares ease after-hours 🔗


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​​Spotify goes for Apple Podcasts, Apple Silicon M2, and Instagram’s new features for influencers
Tech, Media, and Business News Headlines — issue no. 293

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🎧 #Spotify launches paid #podcast subscriptions for creators in the #US, at no cost to creators for two years and a 5% fee starting in spring 2023 - and you can’t subscribe in-app 🔗


🍎 Sources: #Apple's follow-up to its M1 chip has already gone into mass production, will be ready to ship in products slated for H2 🔗 #AppleSilicon


🤝 #MarkZuckerberg teases upcoming #Instagram features to help creators make money, including a marketplace to match brands with creators, and more 🔗


🧑‍💻 #Microsoft says #MicrosoftTeams is now at 145M DAUs, up from 75M DAUs YoY 🔗


🎮 #Sony has already sold 7.8 million #PS5 units 🔗


🪐 #SpaceX wins approval for lower #Starlink orbits, overcoming rival objections 🔗


#️⃣ #EarningsCalls

💲 #Microsoft Q3: revenue of $41.7B, up 19% YoY, net income of $15.5B, up 44% YoY, Surface revenue up 12%, More Personal Computing revenue up 19% 🔗


💲 #Alphabet Q1: revenue of $55.3B, up 34% YoY, net income of $17.9B, up from $6.8B YoY, and #Google Search revenue of $31.9B, up from $24.5B YoY 🔗


💲 #AMD Q1: revenue of $3.4B, up 93% YoY, net income of $555M, up 243% YoY, with EPYC sales driving Enterprise, Embedded and Semi-Custom revenue up 286% to $1.35B 🔗


💲 #Pinterest Q1: 478M MAUs vs. 480.5M est., as revenue beats, with $485M, up 78% YoY, vs. $474M est.; stock down ~10% after hours


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Netflix fighting decision fatigue, Amazon suing Trump, and lots of earnings calls!
Tech, Media, and Business News Headlines — issue no. 294

👉 #Netflix launches Play Something, an opt-in viewing mode that gives the service a more TV-like feel to fight viewers' decision fatigue 🔗


💻 #Samsung announces two lightweight laptops with OLED screens: the #GalaxyBookPro, starting at $1K, and the Galaxy Book Pro 360, a convertible starting at $1.2K 🔗


👉 #Amazon lawsuit alleging #Trump bias in $10 billion military contract clears another hurdle 🔗


👉 Would you pay $30 a month for a faster web browser that eats less battery? #TheMighty 🔗


🇮🇳 #Facebook temporarily hid posts calling for #India’s prime minister to resign 🔗


🎮 #EpicGames is deliberately keeping #Fortnite off #Microsoft's #Xbox Cloud Game service 🔗


#️⃣ #EarningsCalls

💲 #Apple Q2: revenue of $89.6B, up 54% YoY, net income of $23.6B, up from $11.2B YoY, iPhone sales of $47.9B, up from $29B YoY 🔗


💲 #Facebook Q1: revenue of $26.2B, up from $17.7B YoY, MAUs of 2.85B, up 10% YoY, headcount of 60,654, up 26% YoY, avg. ad price up 30% YoY 🔗


💲 #Huawei Q1: revenue of $23.5B, down 16.5% YoY, the second consecutive quarter in which Huawei's revenues declined 🔗


💲 #Qualcomm reports quarterly revenue of $7.9B, up 52% YoY on strong smartphone demand, vs $7.62B est.🔗


💲 #Sony Q4: #PlayStation operating profit of $3.14B, on sales of 7.8M PlayStation 5 consoles as of March 31, and 47.6M PS Plus subscribers, up 14.7% YoY 🔗


💲 #eBay Q1: revenue of $3.0B, up 42% YoY and profits of $641M, as GMV rose 29% to $27.5B, while active buyers increased 7% to 187M worldwide 🔗

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​​Microsoft throwing shades at Apple, EU charging Apple, a $500k meme
Tech, Media, and Business News Headlines — issue no. 295

🎮 #Microsoft says it will reduce its cut for #PC games in #MicrosoftStore from 30% to 12% starting August 1, in a bid to compete with #Steam 🔗


📊 Global #smartphone shipments in Q1 reached 347M, up 27% YoY; #Samsung took first place, shipping 76.5M for a 22% share, while #Apple shipped 52.4M for a 15% share 🔗


💬 #YouTube is testing #SoundCloud-like timestamped comments 🔗


🇪🇺 The #EU charges #Apple with antitrust breach, citing #Spotify #AppStore complaint 🔗


👉 #Coinbase now lets you buy #cryptocurrency with your #PayPal account 🔗


👉 #Apple adds a way to speed up searches on the #AppStore by suggesting words 🔗


👉 #AmongUs is finally coming to #PS4 and #PS5, three years after its 2018 debut 🔗


🖼 ‘Disaster Girl’ has sold her popular #meme as an #NFT for $500,000 🔗


🤫 #Instagram Live takes on #Clubhouse with options to mute and turn off the video 🔗


🚀 #BlueOrigin will start selling tickets for New Shepard space tourism flights on May 5 🔗


#️⃣ #EarningsCalls

💲 #Amazon Q1: revenue of $108.5B, up 44% YoY, net income of $8.1B, up from $2.5B YoY, and says #AWS has become a $54B annual sales run rate business 🔗


💲 #Samsung Q1: net profit of $6.4B, up 46% YoY, driven by 66% profit surge in mobile business to $3.97B, and revenue of $59B, up 18% YoY 🔗


💲 #Twitter Q1: revenue of $1.04B, up 28% YoY, vs $1.03B est., monetisable DAUs of 199M, up 7M QoQ, vs 200M est. 🔗


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No more YouTube TV on Roku, Basecamp employees leaving, and social media boycott in England
Tech, Media, and Business News Headlines — issue no. 296

👉 #Roku has removed #YouTubeTV from its channel store after Roku and #Google failed to come to a distribution agreement; existing users will continue to have access 🔗


👉 At least 15 #Basecamp employees announced on #Twitter that they are leaving the company, with some specifically citing new policy banning political talk at work 🔗


👉 #Microsoft’s app store changes crank up the #Apple pressure 🔗


⚽️ English football teams have started a four-day #SocialMedia boycott to protest online abuse on #Twitter, #Facebook, and #Instagram 🔗


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Gates’ separation, Verizon’s failed acquisitions, and the Epic battle
Tech, Media, and Business News Headlines — issue no. 297

👉 #Verizon says it will sell #Yahoo and #AOL to PE firm #ApolloGlobalManagement for $5B, keeping a 10% stake in the company, which will be rebranded as just Yahoo 🔗
❗️ Verizon bought AOL in 2015 for $4.4 billion, and Yahoo for $4.5 billion in 2017 🔗


👉 #EpicGames vs. #Apple trial begins with Epic attacking the #AppStore's “walled garden”, arguing Apple's 30% cut is monopolistic; Apple argues 30% is standard practice 🔗
❗️ Epic spent at least $11.6 million on free games and gained 5 million new users in return 🔗


🐦 #Twitter opens #TwitterSpaces, its live audio feature, to anyone with 600+ followers and details plans for Ticketed Spaces, reminders, co-hosting, accessibility, more 🔗


👩‍❤️‍👨 💔 #BillGates and #MelindaGates are separating, but their charitable foundation will continue 🔗


👉 #Sony says #Discord will be integrated into #PlayStation Network starting early 2022; Sony will invest an undisclosed amount in Discord as part of the partnership 🔗


👉 #Facebook #OversightBoard says it will announce its decision on Facebook's banning of #Trump at 9AM ET on Wednesday, after receiving 9,000+ public responses 🔗


👉 After #Apple's #iOS14 #privacy updates, #Facebook and #Instagram show prompts in their iOS apps telling users that data tracking keeps its services “free of charge” 🔗


🍎 #Apple releases #iOS 14.5.1, #watchOS 7.4.1, and #macOS #BigSur 11.3.1 with security fixes for flaws in WebKit that Apple says were being actively exploited 🔗


👋 #SensorTower data shows #Clubhouse was downloaded only about 900,000 times in April, down from 2.7M installs in March and from February's peak of 9.6M 🔗
❗️ #Clubhouse has been downloaded 1.1M times in the #MiddleEast, where its users see it as an open forum to discuss politics and taboo issues 🔗
❗️ #Clubhouse begins externally testing its #Android app 🔗


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Twitter’s latest acquisitions, Trump’s judgement day, and Dogecoin
Tech, Media, and Business News Headlines — issue no. 298

👉 #Twitter buys #Scroll, the $5/month service that removes ads from partner news sites; Scroll's #Nuzzel email service will shut down on May 6 🔗


😐 After teasing a new social media platform, #Trump debuts a new section on his website that's effectively a blog, ahead of the #OversightBoard's decision on Wed 🔗


🐕 #Dogecoin's price surged roughly 40% on Tuesday, reaching a market cap of $69B, up 11,000% YTD, and making Dogecoin the fourth-largest #cryptocurrency 🔗


💸 #WhatsApp now lets users send and receive money in #Brazil 🔗


👉 #Google prematurely announces #PixelBuds A-Series with now-deleted tweet 🔗


🛰 #SpaceX launches 60 more #Starlink satellites, claims over 500,000 service pre-orders so far 🔗


👉 #Instagram rolls out its auto-captioning sticker in #InstagramStories 🔗


#️⃣ #EarningsCalls

💲 #Lyft Q1: revenue of $609M, up 7% QoQ and down 36% YoY, vs $558.7M est., active riders of 13.49M vs 12.8M est., and net loss of $427M, up from $398M YoY 🔗


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Tipping your favourite tweeters, Apple’s App Store in court, and more NTF news
Tech, Media, and Business News Headlines — issue no. 299

🐦 #Twitter introduces #TipJar, allowing everyone using Twitter in English to send tips, and a limited group, including journalists and experts, to accept tips 🔗


🧑‍⚖️ Court docs show #Apple offered #Hulu and some other “whitelisted developers” special access to #AppStore APIs, like the cancel/refund API 🔗


👉 #MarkZuckerberg's trying to repair Facebook's image, by whimsical jokes on his Page, more media appearances, and discussing product more than policy 🔗


👉 #Bitski, which builds custom #NFT storefronts for brands and creators, raises $19M Series A led by #a16z and others including Jay-Z, MrBeast, and Serena Williams 🔗


📺 #Netflix is surveying users about their interest in features such as #podcasts and user-generated playlists of shows and music, for a project called #NPlus 🔗


🍎 #Apple is giving a laser company that builds some of its #AR and #LIDAR tech $410 million 🔗


🎮 The #PS5 now has a #YouTubeTV app 🔗


#️⃣ #EarningsCalls

💲 #Square Q1: with revenue of $5.06B, up 266% YoY, with $3.5B in #Bitcoin revenue, up 11x YoY, gross profit of $964M, up 79% YoY, with $495M from #CashApp 🔗


💲 #Dropbox Q1: $511.6M in revenue, up 12% YoY, with 15.83M paying users, up from 14.59M YoY, and average revenue per paying user of $132.55 🔗


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Why Facebook’s pissed at Apple, TMI for a PayPal Tip, and Apple’s App Store
Tech, Media, and Business News Headlines — issue no. 300

👉 #Flurry analysis: just 4% of #iPhone users in the #US and 12% worldwide have so far actively chosen to opt into app tracking after the rollout of #iOS14.5 🔗 #Privacy


🐦 Using #PayPal for #Twitter's #TipJar could reveal tipper's address to the recipient and possibly recipient's email to the tipper; Twitter says it will add a label 🔗


📺 #Google adds #YouTubeTV to the main #YouTube app on #Roku devices and says it is securing “free streaming devices” for customers in case talks with Roku fail 🔗


🍎 Court docs detail #Apple's #AppStore app review process: 500+ people review ~100K apps/week, app rejection rate is less than 40%, less than 1% of rejections are appealed 🔗
❗️ #Apple emails disclosed in #EpicGames trial show that 128M #iPhone users, of which 18M were in the #US and 55% in #China, downloaded apps with #XCodeGhost #malware in 2015 🔗


🍎 #Apple hires ex #Cisco communications chief #StellaLow as new VP of worldwide corporate communications; #PhilSchiller has been overseeing Apple's PR since 2019 🔗


😐 #Instagram’s head, #AdamMosseri, apologises for bug that deleted activists’ stories 🔗


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Clubhouse on Android, ransom attack, and Apple’s favouritism
Tech, Media, and Business News Headlines — issue no. 301

👋🤖 #Clubhouse launches in beta on #Android in the #US, after more than a year of #iOS exclusivity, but will remain invite-only Download & Get an Invite


⛽️ #ColonialPipeline, which carries 45% of fuel consumed on the #US East Coast, says it halted operations due to a #ransom-ware attack 🔗


🐶 #Dogecoin dropped by about a third during #ElonMusk's SNL appearance; Musk conceded during the skit that Dogecoin was merely a “hustle” 🔗
❗️ #ElonMusk’s #SpaceX is literally launching a #Dogecoin-funded satellite to the Moon 🔗


👉 #Apple seems to have privately given #Zoom access to an #iPadOS API allowing camera access in Split View, raising concerns about special treatment for some devs 🔗


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Behind the pipeline ransom attack, PS5 shortage, and Facebook’s ethical coppying
Tech, Media, and Business News Headlines — issue no. 302

⛽️ #DarkSide, the group behind the #ColonialPipeline attack, claims it wants to make money, not cause “problems for society”, and it'll add “moderation” to picking targets 🔗


🎮 #Sony warns that the #PlayStation 5 will remain in short supply through 2022, citing challenges despite a supply boost, with a goal of selling 14.8M units this FY 🔗


💸 #GooglePay #US users can now send money to #India and #Singapore 🔗


👉 #WhatsApp will gradually stop working if you don't agree to its new #privacy policy 🔗


👉 #Facebook will push you to read articles before you share them 🔗


👉 State attorneys general pressure #Facebook to abandon plans for children’s #Instagram 🔗


🎧 #Spotify adds timestamped #podcast sharing and other social features 🔗


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​​Xiaomi’s back, YouTube Shorts’ long way to go, and Amazon’s $300m win
Tech, Media, and Business News Headlines — issue no. 303

🇺🇸🇨🇳 #US agrees to remove #Xiaomi from blacklist which could have restricted American investment in the company, following Xiaomi's lawsuit earlier this year 🔗


👉 #YouTube will pay $100 million to creators using #Shorts, its #TikTok competitor 🔗


🇪🇺 #Amazon’s $300 million tax bill rejected by #EU judges 🔗


👉 #CryptoPunks #NFT bundle goes for $17 million in #Christie’s auction 🔗


👉 #eBay embraces #NFT-s 🔗


👉 #Instagram adds a dedicated spot for your pronouns 🔗


🍎 #Apple says that ~1M new apps and ~1M app updates were rejected in 2020, 470,000+ developer accounts were terminated over fraud concerns, and more 🔗


👉 #Samsung withdraws from in-person #MWC 🔗
👉 #Lenovo won’t be attending #MWC in person, either 🔗


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​​Elon Musk & Bitcoin, cyber security, and a BILLION crypto donation
Tech, Media, and Business News Headlines — issue no. 304

🔋 #ElonMusk says #Tesla has suspended accepting bitcoin for vehicle purchases, citing concerns about #bitcoin mining's use of fossil fuels 🔗


🍎 #Apple says it parted ways with recent hire #AntonioGarcíaMartínez, an ex #Facebook staffer and author, after employee petition citing “misogynistic statements” 🔗


⛽️ #ColonialPipeline says it has restarted operations, after being shut down for five days due to #DarkSide's #ransomware attack 🔗


🇺🇸 #Biden signs EO to strengthen #US cyber defences, including the development of cybersecurity standards for software companies that sell to the government 🔗


⛓ #Microsoft is shutting down its #Azure #Blockchain Service on September 10, six years after initial launch, and no new deployments are being supported as of May 10 🔗


💰🇮🇳 #VitalikButerin, cofounder of #Ethereum & a crypto billionaire, donated $1 billion to #India. Make sure you include an asterisk 🔗


☠️ #Snapchat blocks two anonymous Q&A apps following lawsuit over teen's death 🔗


🇮🇹 #Google hit with $123M #antitrust fine in #Italy over #Android Auto 🔗


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​​Crypto market shocks keep coming, Apple’s Epic battle continues, and ransom paid, but…
Tech, Media, and Business News Headlines — issue no. 305

🤦‍♂️ #Binance is under investigation by #DOJ and #IRS; officials involved include those who probe money laundering and tax offences 🔗


📉 #Cryptocurrency markets lost around $365B in value after #ElonMusk tweeted #Tesla will suspend car purchases with #bitcoin; bitcoin, #ether, and #XRP all fell sharply 🔗


📈 #ElonMusk efficiency tweet pushes #Dogecoin prices up again 🔗


⛽️ #ColonialPipeline paid ~$5M ransom in #cryptocurrency within hours of the attack, but the hackers' decrypting tool was so slow that it had to use its own backups 🔗


👉 #DisneyPlus misses on Q1 subscriber estimates, reaching 103.6M subscribers vs. 109.3M expected; #ESPN+ subscribers rose 75% YoY to 13.8M, Hulu grew 30% YoY to 41.6M 🔗


🛰 #SpaceX signs a satellite connectivity deal with #Google Cloud, as part of which SpaceX will install #Starlink terminals at Google's data centres around the world 🔗


💻 Global notebook PC shipments grew 81% YoY in Q1; both #Apple, with 5.7M shipments, and #Acer, with 4.9M shipments, grew 94% as #HP grew 91% with 15.4M shipments 🔗


🍭 #EpicGames fights #Apple in court by playing #CandyCrush 🔗


🐦 #Twitter finally brings DM search to #Android 🔗


🎧 #Discord is making it easier to find interesting social audio rooms 🔗 #ClubhouseRival


#️⃣ #EarningsCalls

💲 #Coinbase Q1: revenue of $1.8B, up 207% QoQ, monthly transacting users of 6.1M, up from 2.8M last quarter, says it plans to list #Dogecoin in 6-8 weeks 🔗


💲 #Airbnb Q1: revenue of $886.9M, up 5% YoY, gross booking value of $10.3B, up 52% YoY, but net loss tripled to $1.1B, largely due to debt repayments 🔗


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​​The latest ransomware victim, Facebook’s latest loss, and Twitter’s polite approach
Tech, Media, and Business News Headlines — issue no. 306

🇮🇪 The Irish health service shuts down its IT system after a “significant” #ransomware attack that is having a severe impact on health and social care services 🔗


🧑‍⚖️ #Ireland's High Court rejects #Facebook's bid to block Data Protection Commissioner's decision that may force the company to stop sending #EU user data to the #US 🔗 #Privacy


🇺🇸 A new #Biden executive order revokes a #Trump-era EO that targeted protections for #socialmedia platforms and asked the #FCC to conduct a review of #Section230 🔗


🐦 #Twitter politely asks you to protect its targeted ad dollars in new #iOS14.5 prompt 🔗


🚀🇨🇳 #China is set to land on #Mars for the first time 🔗


🎵 #AppleMusic for #Android reveals lossless audio could be imminent 🔗


📺🇮🇳 #Amazon launches ad-free video streaming service miniTV in #India 🔗


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More on Gates’ divorce, Clubhouse on Android, and Twitter Blue
Tech, Media, and Business News Headlines — issue no. 307

👉 #Microsoft's board decided in 2020 #BillGates should leave the board as it probed claims Gates sought to initiate an affair with a Microsoft engineer in 2000 🔗


👉 #Clubhouse expanding its new #Android app to more countries this week 🔗


👉 New leak ahead of #GoogleIO claims #Android12 may include changes for widgets and notifications 🔗


🇲🇲 #Facebook is reportedly continuing a ban on anti-coup groups in #Myanmar 🔗


🐦 #Twitter may be working on #TwitterBlue, a subscription service that would cost $2.99 per month 🔗


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​​Elon’s indirect effect, Google I/O, Twitter’s cold case
Tech, Media, and Business News Headlines — issue no. 308

💹 #FTC says that #US consumers have lost $2M+ in #cryptocurrency to scammers impersonating #ElonMusk over the past six months 🔗


📺 Watch #GoogleIO keynote live right here 🔗
❗️ starts at 10 AM Pacific Time; 1 PM on the East Cost; 6 PM in London; 7 PM in Paris; 9:30 PM in Tehran, 10:30 PM in New Delhi, 12:30 AM in Beijing (19 May)


🎞 #Amazon is in talks to acquire #MGM for between $7B and $10B, in what would be its biggest move to expand into entertainment 🔗


🐦 Court doc: #Twitter fought a subpoena from #DOJ under #Trump to identify the person behind an account mocking Rep. #DevinNunes; source: DOJ under #Biden withdrew 🔗


🎧 #Apple is working on wireless earbuds called #BeatsStudioBuds that will support noise cancellation, according to files in beta versions of #iOS14.6 🔗


🍎 #PhilSchiller testifies that the #AppStore drove $400B in physical sales in 2019, which #Apple did not take a cut of, and Apple spends ~$50M per year on #WWDC 🔗


👉 #Microsoft launches a personal version of #MicrosoftTeams, after previewing it nearly a year ago, available for free 🔗


🏎 #Lamborghini will debut its first all-electric supercar after 2025 🔗 #EV


👮 #Parler is back in #Apple’s #AppStore, with a promise to crack down on hate speech 🔗


👉 #HugoBarra, Facebook’s VP of #AR & #VR, is leaving #Facebook. Barra came to Facebook from Xiaomi 🔗


🛰 #SpaceX launched 52 more #Starlink satellites to orbit on Saturday 🔗


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Google’s new stuff, Apple’s new stuff, and Spotify’s latest feature
Tech, Media, and Business News Headlines — issue no. 309

👉 #Google details #Android12's new design, based on the flexible #MaterialYou system, with better widgets and buttons, more animation, privacy features, and more 🔗
❗️ Google says Android now powers over 3B active devices worldwide, up from 2.5B in 2019 and 2B in 2017 🔗


⌚️ #Google unveils #WearOS 3.0, with a revamped design and 30% performance boost, and partners with #Samsung, which will use Wear OS, not #Tizen, for its next watches 🔗


👉 #Google unveils new features for #GoogleWorkspace, part of an initiative called “smart canvas”, including smart objects in Docs and deeper integration of #GoogleMeet 🔗


💻 #Apple’s redesigned #MacBookPro with next-gen in-house chips could arrive early this summer 🔗


👮 #Amazon extends ban on #police use of its facial recognition software ‘until further notice’ 🔗


📝 #Spotify to add automatic transcripts for its own Exclusive and Original podcasts 🔗


🇮🇳 #India tells #WhatsApp to withdraw its new policy terms 🔗


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​​Nostalgia: IE to retire and Google Reader’s resurrection?
Tech, Media, and Business News Headlines — issue no. 310

👉 #Microsoft says it is finally retiring #InternetExplorer on June 15, 2022, after more than 25 years, in favour of #MicrosoftEdge 🔗


🚶‍♂️ #ZhangYiming founder of #ByteDance, the owner of #TikTok, resigns as CEO 🔗


⚔️ During the #EpicGames trial, #CraigFederighi says malware on #macOS has reached an “unacceptable” level and the problem is “significantly larger” than #iOS 🔗


🍎 #Apple announces accessibility features, including background sounds to help maintain focus and calm, #AssistiveTouch for #AppleWatch, and #iPad eye-tracking 🔗


👉 #Google tests an #RSS follow feature in #GoogleChrome 🔗 #GoogleReader


🗺 #GoogleMaps to add more detailed maps, crowd indicators, better routing and more 🔗


🎶 #Spotify enters the virtual concert business, starts selling $15 tickets to events 🔗


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