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Facebook has attempted to defuse the controversy over its Instagram teen research by releasing two of the reports to the public, annotating them with what it says is important context. The social network also accuses the WSJ , which obtained copies of the reports, of “mischaracterizing” their conclusions. The paper has not yet directly responded to that accusation, but has instead shared four more reports that Facebook did not make public … more… The post Instagram teen research: Facebook releases two reports, the ‘WSJ’ shares four more appeared first on 9to5Mac . from 9to5Mac https://ift.tt/2WpoVUT https://ift.tt/3zTqIzq from TechCrunch https://ift.tt/3a6pgPP

Apple has landed yet another big-budget movie package for its Apple TV+ streaming service . Directed and written by Jon Watts, best known for directing the Spider-Man movies, the as-yet-untitled movie will star George Clooney and Brad Pitt. As reported by Deadline , the film will get a theatrical release before streaming on Apple TV+. The exact price of the package was not disclosed, but it was likely in the hundreds of millions given Apple’s bid faced off against interest from Netflix, Amazon, Sony, Lionsgate and other studios. more… The post Apple TV+ continues streak of big-budget movie deals, lands film starring George Clooney and Brad Pitt appeared first on 9to5Mac . from 9to5Mac https://ift.tt/3us67B5 https://ift.tt/3okUoDf from TechCrunch https://ift.tt/3kSlTC7

Apple TV+ offers exclusive Apple original TV shows and movies in 4K HDR quality. You can watch across all of your screens and pick up where you left off on any device. Apple TV+ costs $4.99 per month. Here’s every Apple original television show and movie available now on Apple TV+, as well as the latest trailers … more… The post Apple TV+ Guide: Here are all the Apple TV shows and movies available now appeared first on 9to5Mac . from 9to5Mac https://ift.tt/3EXKxJs https://ift.tt/34lS3dY from TechCrunch https://ift.tt/3uokIgI

Harsh Upadhyay / Entrackr : B2B commerce and financing startup OfBusiness raises $200M Series F led by Tiger Global at a $3B valuation, after raising $160M at a $1.5B valuation in July   —  Business to business e-commerce platform OfBusiness has raised $200 million in its Series F round led by Tiger Global … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/3zT7sll

Mary Ann Azevedo / TechCrunch : Austin-based Found, which offers app-based weight loss services with a telehealth component, emerges from stealth with $24M Series A and $8M seed   —  GV, Atomic back Austin-based startup that aims to provide ‘holistic’ weight care management  —  Found, a startup focused on weight care management … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/3CXOADH

Tim Bradshaw / Financial Times : Deliveroo partners with UK supermarket Morrisons to launch rapid delivery service Hop, initially in select London areas, with a goal of 10-15 minute deliveries   —  Meal delivery app steps into competition with start-ups Getir, Gorillas and Zapp  —  Deliveroo is taking its first step into … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/3uou1NT

Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch : Empathy, an AI-based digital assistant that helps families organize their affairs after a death, raises $30M Series A led by Entrée Capital   —  Death is one of the hardest things to cope with in life, both from an emotional and organizational standpoint. from Techmeme https://ift.tt/2WrdwEd

Bloomberg : After raising $155M in April, Patreon plans to invest in original programming by podcasters, video game livestreamers, YouTubers, and major celebrities   —  In today's Silicon Valley, land of buzzwords, there may be none buzzier than “creator”—the tech industry's chosen way to refer to someone … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/3F67WbJ

The Economic Times : Delhi-based EV ride-hailing and charging startup BluSmart raises $25M Series A led by BP to expand its network to five new Indian cities   —  New Delhi: BP Ventures has made its first direct investment in India by pumping in $13 million in integrated EV ride-hailing and charging company BluSmart. from Techmeme https://ift.tt/3zQ40br

Pavel Alpeyev / Bloomberg : SoftBank says Alphabet's Loon moonshot has transferred about 200 patents to it; Alphabet says it also handed over patents to partner Raven Industries   —  - SoftBank paid $125 million for a stake in Loon project in 2019  — Google closed the high-altitude internet initiative this year from Techmeme https://ift.tt/3ilwF26

Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch : Israel-based Speedata, which is developing custom chips for data analytics processing, emerges from stealth with $55M Series A and $15M seed   —  Datacenters are taking on ever-more specialized chips to handle different kinds of workloads, moving away from CPUs and adopting GPUs and other kinds … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/2XWfk8x

Jon Porter / The Verge : Modular phone maker Fairphone, which uses ethically sourced materials, announces Fairphone 4 with a 6.3-inch display, 5G, and up to 256GB, starting at €579   —  The Fairphone 4's software support should stretch until 2025  —  Fairphone, the manufacturer focused on making easy … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/2Wq5sDA

BBC : Researchers: a flaw in Apple Pay lets attackers make a Visa payment with a locked iPhone in Express Transit mode; Apple calls it “a concern with a Visa system”   —  Large unauthorised contactless payments can be made on locked iPhones by exploiting how an Apple Pay feature designed … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/3us6ITl

Security researchers today announced findings surrounding a vulnerability with Visa cards, specifically when a Visa card is set as the default card for Express Transit in Apple Pay on the iPhone (this feature is named Express Travel in the UK). The demo shared by The Telegraph showed that a hacker could trick the contactless system to perform arbitrary transactions and therefore steal money from a locked iPhone, assuming they have physical possession of the device. more… The post Apparent flaw allows hackers to steal money from a locked iPhone, when a Visa card is set up with Apple Pay Express Transit appeared first on 9to5Mac . from 9to5Mac https://ift.tt/3uo2Pii https://ift.tt/3iGrhap from TechCrunch https://ift.tt/3A1AVKg

Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat : ContractPodAI, which offers AI contract management tools, raises $115M Series C led by Vision Fund 2, bringing total funding to $170M+   —  The Transform Technology Summits start October 13th with Low-Code/No Code: Enabling Enterprise Agility.  Register now! from Techmeme https://ift.tt/3AQPwcx

Andrew J. Hawkins / The Verge : GM announces Ultifi, a software platform for its cars that will enable OTA updates, in-car subscription services, and more, rolling out in 2023   —  Ultifi will start rolling out to GM vehicles in 2023  —  General Motors announced a new “end-to-end” software platform for its cars called … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/3olRI8k

Campbell Kwan / ZDNet : US and EU will cooperate across various tech areas, including AI, semiconductors, and supply chain security, to ensure sensitive technologies are not misused   —  The new US-EU Trade and Technology Council aims to keep an eye on how sensitive technologies are used. from Techmeme https://ift.tt/3usoxS1

Karen Weise / New York Times : Amazon settles with two former employee activists, Emily Cunningham and Maren Costa, over accusations it illegally fired them for organizing   —  Amazon has settled with two of its most prominent internal critics, staving off a public hearing over accusations that the company illegally fired the pair … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/3uoaj4S

Juli Clover / MacRumors : Visually impaired users say that iOS 15 appears to have removed call, email, and voicemail Siri features they relied on   —  With the recent release of iOS 15, Apple appears to have made some changes to Siri functionality that have removed features relied on by low vision and blind iPhone users. from Techmeme https://ift.tt/3zWLq14

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Nick Statt / Protocol : How EA is expanding its footprint on mobile, the fastest growing gaming category, as part of a cross-platform portfolio to reach new consumers   —  In June, Electronic Arts made what seemed like a peculiar announcement.  It revealed one of its biggest-ever purchases, and its third major acquisition in less than seven months. from Techmeme https://ift.tt/3uxyGNC

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Suppliers of iPhone 13 camera parts are giving priority to Apple orders, according to supply-chain reports. Many of them supply components to a wide range of smartphone brands. The report says there are two reasons for Apple getting more of their output … more… The post iPhone 13 camera parts get priority as Samsung orders fall below expectations appeared first on 9to5Mac . from 9to5Mac https://ift.tt/3ohHJkp https://ift.tt/3ocOCUi from TechCrunch https://ift.tt/3CUyASV

China on Wednesday revealed a drone concept similar in mission – and appearance – to the US-made Kratos XQ-58A Valkyrie as countries race to invest in “loyal wingman” drones to help protect pricier crewed fighter jets. The long-range FH-97 drone concept unveiled on Wednesday can carry different types of weapons, and has swarm and electronic warfare capabilities, said Wu Wei, a representative of China Aerospace Science Technology Corp’s (CASTC) Feihong product line. He did not provide specifics in his presentation at Airshow China in Zhuhai. The United States, Britain, Australia, India and Russia are among the countries developing “loyal wingman” drones, which are cheaper and more expendable than crewed fighters. CASTC did not provide technical details of the FH-97 concept, nor say whether it was planned for export, though many foreign observers watched the presentation. The FH-97’s appearance is nearly identical to the Kratos XQ-58A, which made its first flight in 2019. The XQ-58A...

It’s been a week since iOS 15 launched and it includes another tweak for 5G users. If you are a T-Mobile customer and see a new “5G UC” icon in your iPhone status bar, it’s good news for your iPhone 12 or newer, but it’s very confusing at the same time. more… The post PSA: Here’s why you might see a new ‘5G UC’ icon in your iPhone status bar appeared first on 9to5Mac . from 9to5Mac https://ift.tt/3ofj9Rd https://ift.tt/3ArZP6J from TechCrunch https://ift.tt/3mfaBYe

AAPL stock options have been declared for Tim Cook and five other Apple execs. The SEC filing shows that Cook is in line for more than half a million shares, worth $75M at current value. Four other execs stand to receive shares worth $20M each, while another is in line for $2.25M … more… The post $75M AAPL stock options declared for Tim Cook at end of quarter appeared first on 9to5Mac . from 9to5Mac https://ift.tt/3uoX3wB https://ift.tt/2Y9UjHV from TechCrunch https://ift.tt/2Zxoxow

Financial Times : As sanctions derail Huawei's traditional business, it is turning to areas less dependent on foreign chips, such as cloud services and software for smart cars   —  When Meng Wanzhou returned home to China at the weekend, the presumed heiress of technology group Huawei pledged to harness … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/3ocHibg

TechCrunch : Andela, which trains African programmers to work remotely for US companies, raises $200M Series E led by Vision Fund 2 at a $1.5B valuation   —  Andela, a fully remote company that helps tech companies build remote engineering teams (initially from Africa but now a global market) … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/39KVpfo

Miles Kruppa / Financial Times : Filings: General Catalyst is aiming to raise up to $300M for a fund to buy sales contracts from tech startups, one of the first and largest funds to do so   —  One of Silicon Valley's largest venture capitalists gets into financial engineering  —  General Catalyst, one of the largest US venture capital firms … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/3CXpdSw

The Economic Times : Bangalore-based Vedantu, which offers an online tutoring service, raises $100M led by ABC World Asia at a $1B valuation, up from $600M last year   —  Bengaluru: Edtech startup Vedantu has raised $100 million in a new funding round led by Temasek-backed impact investing fund ABC World Asia. from Techmeme https://ift.tt/2WndlcV

Windows 11 is due to launch a week from now, on October 5 and since it’s in the final phase, the company Microsoft has rolled out a near-final version of the operating system people registered in the Windows Insider program. Since it’s the first time a Windows 11 version has been out as a Release Preview Insider program, it is a big thing. Insiders in the Dev and Beta channels have used test versions of the operating system but it’s the first time a Release Preview builds available. Before now there were builds of Windows 10 only that Microsoft promised shall continue to be supported through October of 2025. Now that a build of Windows 11 has hit the Release Preview channel, it’s most likely that it is the nearest impression of the final version Microsoft will release next week. Of the features promised to arrive in the new operating system, the retouched Start menu and better Photos app, are included in this early release but everything is not here yet. Also, the software giant h...

Christine Hall / TechCrunch : Totango, which offers subscription tools to track and improve customer engagement, raises $100M Series D led by Great Hill Partners   —  Totango, a company that helps SaaS companies track customer engagement to find and fix user flow errors and friction, announced Wednesday that it has raised $100 million … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/3kQKMhF

Reuters : Russia arrests Ilya Sachkov, the CEO of cybersecurity company Group-IB, on suspicion of treason and will hold him in custody for two months   —  Russia has arrested Ilya Sachkov, the chief executive of top Russian cybersecurity company Group IB, on suspicion of state treason and will hold … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/2ZGg9mS