Kuo: iPhone 13 Pro lineup will gain a 1TB storage option; Apple to announce AirPods 3 at September event, but will continue to sell current generation AirPods
I don't want it to be faster. I don't want a better camera. Gordon Kelly / Forbes : New Apple Leak Reveals iPhone 13 Release Shock Patrick O'Rourke / MobileSyrup : Apple's iPhone 13 could offer 1TB s...
What to expect from Apple's September 14 event: narrower iPhone 13 notch, LTPO displays on Pro models, redesigned Watch Series 7, no M1X MacBook Pros, and more
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Epic has filed an appeal to Friday's ruling in its lawsuit against Apple with the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
but it's not done fighting yet Alex Tsiaoussidis / dexerto.com : Epic Games appeals after Apple wins Fortnite lawsuit Malcolm Owen / AppleInsider : Epic Games files to appeal ruling in Apple lawsuit J...
Apple won the Epic battle but is too arrogant to see that it still has to make some major App Store changes to both appease the courts and please developers
I hadn't seen one part and will modify the post accordingly. https://twitter.com/... Jens-Fabian Goetzmann / @mrjefago : Here's another, more in-depth analysis why the Epic vs Apple injunction doesn't...
Sources: Beijing wants to break up Ant Group's Alipay, which has over 1B users, and create a separate app for the company's highly profitable loans business
Chinese fintech will turn over user data to new joint venture partly owned by state — Beijing wants to break up Alipay …
Litecoin spiked ~20% after several news outlets, including Reuters and CNBC, reported that Walmart would begin accepting it based on a fake press release
An apparently fake press release said the retailer would begin accepting the cryptocurrency — The Litecoin cryptocurrency saw …
Analysis: Irish DPC has failed to apply EU's privacy laws to US Big Tech companies, with 98% of 164 significant complaints about privacy abuses still unresolved
Irish regulator has not resolved 98% of 164 significant data protection complaints — Ireland is failing to apply … Source: Irish Council … .
Mozilla says it has bypassed Microsoft's cumbersome method for switching browsers in Windows 11, letting users set Firefox as default with one click
It's easier to switch to Firefox as default now — Mozilla has quietly made it easier to switch to Firefox on Windows recently.
Internal Facebook documents detail XCheck, a program that shields VIP users from normal content enforcement policies, which included over 5.8M users in 2020
A program known as XCheck has given millions of celebrities, politicians and other high-profile users special treatment, a privilege many abuse
Weeks after forcing Groovy Bot offline, Google is doing the same to Rythm, a bot with 560M+ users that lets Discord users play music from YouTube videos
The Rythm Discord music bot is disappearing on September 15th — Just weeks after forcing the Groovy Discord music bot offline …
Antitrust lawyers say the judge's recent ruling in Apple v. Epic presents challenges for DOJ's investigation, as Apple was not found to violate the Sherman Act
- Judge rejected Epic's federal antitrust claims against Apple — Decision doesn't foreclose DOJ antitrust suit, lawyers said
Coinbase says it plans to raise around $1.5B through a debt offering, to invest in product development and M&A, after saying it will raise $1.25B in May
Coinbase Global Inc (COIN.O) is planning to raise about $1.5 billion through a debt offering to invest in product development …
How Amazon would be affected by California's new bill aimed at regulating the company's use of productivity quotas in warehouses, the first bill of its kind
Sebastian Herrera / Wall Street Journal :
After a meeting with Chinese regulators, Tencent and Alibaba pledge to make their apps and services compatible with each other
Financial Times :
Apple warns that long-term exposure to vibrations, like those from high-power motorcycle engines, can degrade iPhone cameras by damaging their gyroscopes
Filing: CRM software maker Freshworks is aiming for a nearly $9B valuation in its IPO and could raise $912M at the top end of its $28-$32 range
Freshworks Inc is aiming for a nearly $9 billion valuation in a U.S. initial public offering, according to a regulatory filing by the business …
Bezos' biggest legacy could be “Bezosism”, using surveillance, algorithms, and data to supercharge old management systems and squeeze performance out of workers
Apple's booming iPhone 12 sales have been driven in part by attractive offers from carriers to boost 5G, raising questions about how long such deals will last
Apple is expected to show off its latest iPhone Tuesday as AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon fight to attract customers to their networks
Zoom is adding live translation services and will bring video meetings and Zoom Whiteboard to Facebook's shared VR meeting space, Horizon Workrooms, in Q1 2022
Zoom's whiteboard feature is also getting an upgrade — Zoom plans to expand its support for automatic live transcriptions …
Filing: Toast, which offers cloud-based restaurant management tools, seeks $717M in US IPO at a valuation of as much as $16.5B, after pricing shares at $30-$33
Crystal Tse / Bloomberg : Source: SEC .
DC AG Karl Racine files an amended antitrust complaint against Amazon, arguing it maintains a monopoly by locking wholesalers into anti-competitive agreements
Cristiano Lima / Washington Post :
Study of 61,000 Microsoft employees shows the shift to remote work has hurt communication and collaboration, threatening productivity and long-term innovation
Credit rating giant TransUnion plans to acquire digital identity verification company Neustar for $3.1B in cash
Todd Spangler / Variety : Source: Neustar .
Israeli startup Rezilion, which offers automated tools for DevSecOps, raises $30M Series A led by Guggenheim Investments
Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch :
SpotOn, a payments company focused on SMBs, raises $300M Series E led by a16z at a $3.15B valuation and acquires live events payments startup Appetize for $400M
Last year at this time, SpotOn was on the brink of announcing a $60 million Series C funding round at a $625 million valuation.
JumpCloud, a cloud-based directory service for enterprises, raises $159M Series F at a $2.56B valuation, bringing its total raised to $350M
Paul Sawers / VentureBeat :
Israeli startup Papaya Global, which offers cloud-based payroll and HR services, raises $250M at a $3.7B valuation, bringing its total raised to $440M
Ofir Dor / Globes Online :
A look into crypto-backed loans, which holders have used to buy houses, cars, or even ramp up their investments, as federal and state securities oversight grows
as it often does in the volatile crypto market—the lender can issue a margin call and seize it all. Should a lender collapse or fall victim to a digital heist, there is no federal insurance” https://w...
Copado, a DevOps service for multiple clouds including Salesforce and Heroku, raises $140M Series C at a $1.2B valuation
Paul Sawers / VentureBeat :
Experts say China's gaming regulations for young players will hurt esports development in the country and hand a big advantage to rivals in other countries
Primrose Riordan / Financial Times : Tweets: @primroseriordan , @iikkakorhonen , and @chinabeigebook Tweets: Primrose Riordan / @primroseriordan : China was making a play for global esports dominance...
Billogram, which has built a service for third parties to handle recurring payments, raises $45M from Partech
Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch :
Recur, a service that lets users buy, collect, and resell NFTs, raises $50M Series A at a $333M valuation led by metaverse investment platform Digital
Bloomberg :
A look at the state of the VC industry: from over-paying in the face of absurd valuations, to big bets on decentralized “Web 3.0” apps, cybersecurity, and more
Mark Suster / Both Sides of the Table : Tweets: @ediggs , @michaelandma , @eghosao , @ljungman , @trengriffin , and @kevinweil Tweets: Eze Vidra / @ediggs : The changing venture landscape by @msuster...
Cairo-based Capiter, which offers a B2B service for manufacturers to distribute products and merchants to access them, raises $33M Series A
Tage Kene-Okafor / TechCrunch :
UK's Post Office signs a deal with decentralized exchange Swarm Markets to let users of its app buy vouchers that can be redeemed for cryptocurrencies
Tim Hakki / Decrypt : Tweets: @decryptmedia and @mdudas Tweets: Decrypt / @decryptmedia : British Post Office EasyID users will be able to buy crypto vouchers in the app thanks to a deal with decentr...
NYC-based Orchard, which offers cash to homebuyers upfront for a new home before selling their old one, raises $100M Series D at a valuation of more than $1B
Commercetools, which provides e-commerce APIs that retailers can use to build customized services, raises $140M Series C led by Accel at a $1.9B valuation
Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch :
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