Counterpoint: iPhone active installed base overtook Android to gain 50%+ share of the US smartphone market in Q2, up from 35% in 2019 and the highest since 2007
Milestone was passed in quarter ending in June, says Counterpoint Research — Apple has overtaken Android devices to account …
The UK's CMA says Microsoft's $69B Activision Blizzard acquisition will require an in-depth review and gives Microsoft a September 8 deadline to offer remedies
Microsoft Corp.'s planned $69 billion purchase of Activision Blizzard Inc. will be sent for an in-depth review unless …
Meta agrees a deal with Qualcomm to produce custom Snapdragon chips optimized for its Quest VR devices; the chips will not be exclusive to Meta
Meta Platforms Inc (META.O) signed an agreement to have chip-maker Qualcomm Inc (QCOM.O) produce custom chipsets for its Quest virtual reality devices …
Google and YouTube outline plans to curtail political misinformation during the 2022 US midterms, including highlighting journalism from authoritative sources
Google and its video sharing app YouTube outlined plans for handling the 2022 U.S. midterm elections this week …
Sources: Netflix's ad-supported tier may debut on Nov. 1 in markets including Canada, France, Germany, UK, and US; the date was moved to beat Disney+'s Dec. 8
Netflix is moving up the timeline for the debut of its cheaper, ad-supported plan to November — in order to get out before the Dec. 8 launch …
Some experts say a Twitter edit button could be used to spread political or financial misinformation or to add crypto scams and phishing links into viral tweets
Micron will invest ~$15B in a new memory manufacturing fab in Idaho, spending a total of $40B in the US by 2030, helped by grants and credits from the CHIPS Act
Micron Technology Inc (MU.O) will invest about $15 billion over the next 10 years in a new memory-chip manufacturing facility in Boise …
Global PC shipments are expected to drop 12.8% to 305.3M in 2022 while tablet shipments will fall 6.8% to 156.8M; combined PC/tablet market to fall 2.6% in 2023
Tumultuous times are ahead for the PC and tablet markets according to a new forecast from the International Data Corporation …
In a letter to Mark Zuckerberg, 35 House Republicans request communications between Facebook and the FBI in a probe relating to the NY Post's Hunter Biden story
House Republicans are demanding that Meta Platforms Inc. Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg hand over FBI warnings …
Twitter is testing an edit button, giving some Twitter Blue subscribers 30 minutes to make edits later in September 2022; edit labels include a complete history
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Amazon unveils Amazon Warehousing & Distribution, letting sellers store their bulk inventory at Amazon's fulfillment centers and access its distribution network
America's most prolific marketplace is continuing its push to monopolize its sellers' entire supply chains.
Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao says Binance is not a Chinese company and rejects suggestions of it being secretly run by a Chinese national, Guangying Chen
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Google extends third-party in-app billing to India, Australia, Indonesia, Japan, and the European Economic Area; non-gaming developers globally can participate
All non-gaming developers can offer an additional billing option to their mobile and tablet users on Google Play in India …
Delhi's high court orders Telegram to reveal phone numbers, emails, IP addresses, and more details about users who allegedly shared copyrighted study material
Telegram had argued that under its privacy policy, unless a person is declared a terror suspect, user information could not be disclosed.
The USB Promoter Group says USB 4 version 2.0 will offer speeds up to 80 Gbps, using existing 40 Gbps USB-C passive cables and new 80 Gbps USB-C active cables
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An artist using Midjourney to create AI-generated art won first place at Colorado State Fair's fine arts competition, leading to criticism by other artists
Galaxia Phantom, M74, se află la 32 de milioane de ani-lumină … Anna Lynn Winfrey / Pueblo Chiefton : ‘Someone had to be first’: Pueblo artist criticized after AI painting wins at Colorado State Fair ...
Industry group: India to pilot parallel testing of new electronic devices to speed up approvals and reduce time to certification from the current 16 to 21 weeks
India will try out a strategy of parallel testing to speed up safety approvals for new electronic devices …
The US Army starts accepting some of the 5,000 sets of HoloLens goggles, citing encouraging results from field testing, after putting the order on hold in 2021
The US Army is taking delivery of a first batch of high-tech combat goggles made by Microsoft Corp., citing encouraging results from testing in the field.
Lyft faces 17 lawsuits across 11 states from drivers and passengers accusing the company of failing to protect its users from sexual and physical assault
Lyft drivers, passengers sue over safety
The UK's ICO plans to ensure porn websites and adult-only services are verifying users' ages, expanding on its Age Appropriate Design Code and Children's Code
The UK's Information Commissioner's Office has pledged to crack down on porn sites and other adult-only services to ensure they are taking steps … Tweets: @oliviasolon , @oliviasolon , @livingstone_s ...
Source: the space between the iPhone 14 Pro display's pill and hole-shaped cutouts will be bridged by software and show microphone and camera privacy indicators
My APL engineer-buddy tells me the pill/punch hole will indeed … José Adorno / 9to5Mac : Sources: the larger iPhone 14 will be named Plus, not Max; Apple will push its new 35W adapter as the go-to cha...
An investigation details local US law enforcement using the “Fog Reveal” phone tracking tool, at times without warrants, to search records from 250M devices
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Some musicians with songs about “poop” say Amazon Music has become their biggest source of revenue, likely due to kids yelling the word at Alexa-enabled devices
Katie Notopoulos / BuzzFeed News :
Sources: SoftBank is planning to cut at least 20% of staff, or around 100 positions, at its loss-making Vision Fund operation, mostly in the UK, US, and China
SoftBank Group Corp. is planning to cut at least 20% of staff at its loss-churning Vision Fund operation, following public pledges …
Google announces $20M in new commitments to expand computer science education in the US and expects the funds to improve educational access for 11M+ students
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Apple, Meta, AMD, Qualcomm, and other US and EU companies attend the annual World AI Conference in Shanghai, despite the US distancing itself from China
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Sources: SEC probe into JPMorgan for letting staff use WhatsApp and other unapproved channels for business spreads to other banks, which may pay $1B+ in fines
SEC investigation sparks questions about how banks monitor communications in an era of disappearing messages
Facebook will shutter Neighborhoods, its Nextdoor-like product to help neighbors connect and share local information, in October, after launching it in May 2021
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch :
Court filings: Apple settled with FlickType developer Kosta Eleftheriou; the lawsuit alleged Apple rejected his Watch app and then approved rip-offs of the app
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch :
Report: Crypto.com backed out of a five-year sponsorship deal worth $495M with the UEFA Champions League due to regulatory concerns in the UK, France, and Italy
Oliver Knight / CoinDesk : Source: SportBusiness .
OnlyFans reports revenue for the year ending November 2021 rose 160% YoY to $932M, creators up 34% YoY to 2.1M, earning nearly $4B, and fans up 128% YoY to 188M
oVice, which offers collaboration and talent management software for hybrid and remote workplaces, raised a $32M Series B, bringing its total raised to $45M
Sources: ByteDance CFO told staff that it has no plans to go public; report: CEO Liang said the company plans to reduce input into noncore businesses
Coco Feng / South China Morning Post :
Marketplace Pulse: Shopify is warning its merchants not to use Amazon's checkout service Buy with Prime, saying it is a security risk and violates Shopify's ToS
A Delaware jury says Shopify owes $40M to patent holder Express Mobile for infringing three patents related to software for providing content to mobile devices
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Nvidia says the US let the company continue developing its H100 enterprise AI chip in China; Nvidia's stock is down 10%+ after warning about export restrictions
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