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Interview with Will Cathcart on the criticism of humans reviewing reported WhatsApp content, encrypted backups, and the broader geopolitics of e2e encryption (Casey Newton/Platformer)

Casey Newton / Platformer: Interview with Will Cathcart on the criticism of humans reviewing reported WhatsApp content, encrypted backups, and the broader geopolitics of e2e encryption — After a contentious year, candid talk on encryption, privacy, and ProPublica — It has been a contentious year for WhatsApp.

South Korea fines Google $177M for abusing market dominance, says Google prevented companies like Samsung from developing or using modified versions of Android (Sohee Kim/Bloomberg)

Sohee Kim / Bloomberg: South Korea fines Google $177M for abusing market dominance, says Google prevented companies like Samsung from developing or using modified versions of Android — – Company said to have impeded development of competing software — Regulator orders change to Google contracts with manufacturers

A breakdown of Apple vs. Epic decision, which was a near total victory for Apple, and the limitations of the injunction on App Store’s anti-steering provision (Ben Thompson/Stratechery)

Ben Thompson / Stratechery: A breakdown of Apple vs. Epic decision, which was a near total victory for Apple, and the limitations of the injunction on App Store’s anti-steering provision — The vast majority of Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers decision in Epic v. Apple is both straight-forward and predictable …

Xiaomi wants to replace phones with these Mission Impossible-style smart glasses

Xiaomi has unveiled a pair of smart glasses that can function as a standalone wearable rather than a secondary smartphone display. They are capable of taking calls, real-time translations, navigation, and much more. They use a 0.13-inch microLED display that’s smaller than a grain of rice. Xiaomi has revealed a pair of concept smart glasses

Maryland-based cyber risk management company Tenable has agreed to acquire infrastructure-as-code tech provider Accurics for $160M in cash (Kyle Wiggers/VentureBeat)

Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: Maryland-based cyber risk management company Tenable has agreed to acquire infrastructure-as-code tech provider Accurics for $160M in cash — The Transform Technology Summits start October 13th with Low-Code/No Code: Enabling Enterprise Agility. Register now!

Ray Casting 101 Makes Things Simple

[SSZCZEP] had a tough time understanding ray tracing to create 3d-like objects on a 2d map. So once he figured it out, he wrote a tutorial he hopes will be more accessible to those that try later. If you’ve ever played Wolefeinstien 3D you will have seen the technique, although it crops up all over

‘Ted Lasso’ cast and crew grab huge pay raises for season three

What you need to know The cast and crew of “Ted Lasso” cast have nabbed sizeable pay raises for season three. Jason Sudeikis may have quadrupled his earnings per episode. Believe in the money. Everyone involved with “Ted Lasso” seems to be getting a sizeable pay bump. As reported by The Hollywood Reporter, from Jason

Instagram says Saint Hoax, an influencer with 2.8M+ followers, will livestream from this year’s Met Gala red carpet as its first-ever Meme Correspondent (Kalhan Rosenblatt/NBC News)

Kalhan Rosenblatt / NBC News: Instagram says Saint Hoax, an influencer with 2.8M+ followers, will livestream from this year’s Met Gala red carpet as its first-ever Meme Correspondent — The Met Gala red carpet has a new addition this year: A meme correspondent. — Saint Hoax, an influencer with more than 2.8 million followers …

WhatsApp CEO Will Cathcart on a rocky year for the app

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge A candid Q&A on encryption, privacy, and ProPublica Continue reading…

Epic Games pays Apple $6 million as result of Epic v. Apple lawsuit

What you need to know Epic Games has paid Apple $6 million. The payment was ordered by the judge who found that Epic breached its contract with Apple. The company has already filed an appeal. Epic Games is not having a good day. Epic has just cut a $6,000,000 check to Apple. While it’s unclear

How to Recruit Better Software Engineers to Your Startup

One of the biggest challenges in launching a successful startup is recruiting the right software engineers. With a team of talented, hardworking programmers on your side, you can rest assured that your vision – whether it’s a new app or something much more sophisticated – will become a reality. Without that team, you may never

Samsung is rolling out an Android 12 beta to Galaxy S21 owners

One UI 4 on the Galaxy S21 | Samsung Samsung has announced that it’s rolling out a public beta of Android 12 for Galaxy S21 devices, just a few weeks ahead of when we expect the final OS to be officially available for the first time on Pixel phones. Samsung is touting that it is

Samsung’s One UI 4.0 beta officially coming to the US just hours from now

The Samsung One UI 4.0 beta is officially landing in the United States tomorrow. Starting the morning of September 14, 2021, the beta will be available for Galaxy S21 devices. More devices and more areas will see support eventually. If you’ve been waiting patiently to give Android 12 a shot on your Samsung phone, the

Educational software companies Blackboard and Anthology are merging, sources say at a combined value of about $3B; terms of the deal were not disclosed (Liana Baker/Bloomberg)

Liana Baker / Bloomberg: Educational software companies Blackboard and Anthology are merging, sources say at a combined value of about $3B; terms of the deal were not disclosed — – Providence-backed company to merge with Veritas-owned asset — Veritas will be majority owner of the combined company

Twitter won’t act on Nicki Minaj tweet irresponsibly linking COVID-19 vaccine to impotency

Photo by Pierre Suu/GC Images Twitter has committed to labeling tweets containing misleading information about COVID-19 vaccines, but the company says a recent Nicki Minaj tweet which claimed that “the vaccine” made her cousin’s friend impotent does not violate its rules. There is no known scientific evidence that the COVID-19 vaccine could cause a fertility

Biden to nominate Georgetown law professor Alvaro Bedoya, who focuses on privacy issues, to be a commissioner at the FTC (Drew Harwell/Washington Post)

Drew Harwell / Washington Post: Biden to nominate Georgetown law professor Alvaro Bedoya, who focuses on privacy issues, to be a commissioner at the FTC — Alvaro Bedoya has spearheaded pivotal research into how the government’s use of facial recognition software hurts America’s most marginalized

Apple’s Back to School promo may have revealed its October event date

What you need to know Apple’s latest Back to School promotion may could indicate when the company will host an October event. The event is expected to include new MacBook Pros, a new iPad mini, and a new iPad. Could October 12 be the date for the M1X MacBook Pro? Apple’s latest Back to School

Amazon releases a Kindle software redesign to make navigation easier

Yeah, yeah, you don’t need to charge a real book or update a book’s software. But now, our trusty Kindles remind us that they’re actually Wi-Fi connected, electronic devices capable of change as Amazon unveils a rare, significant design upgrade for the first time in years. To simplify navigation, the new look adds a two-tab bar to

Stop and update your iPhone to iOS 14.8 right now

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Apple has released a suite of new updates for iOS, macOS, and watchOS to fix a bug that security researchers at Citizen Lab say was very likely exploited to allow government agencies to install spyware into the phones of journalists, lawyers, and activists. The researchers say the bug

LittleBigPlanet online security issues blamed for permanent server shutdown on PS3 and Vita

Sony has permanently shut down the servers for the original three LittleBigPlanet games on Playstation 3 and the handheld LittleBigPlanet on the Playstation Vita, according to a tweet posted by the official LittleBigPlanet account on Monday (via IGN). The new status quo leaves the originally PS3 trilogy of LittleBigPlanet games and the Vita version playable

Daily Crunch: Apple urges users to update all devices after hacktivists reveal zero-day flaw

Hello and welcome back to Daily Crunch for September 13, 2021. This is Alex and I am back! A big thanks to Greg for taking over last week while I was on staycation. It is lovely to be back with you all. Before we dive into the news, a reminder that Disrupt is next week.

Citizen Lab says it found evidence of ForcedEntry on an activist’s iPhone and the exploit worked on iPads, Macs, and Watches as well, prior to today’s updates (Zack Whittaker/TechCrunch)

Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch: Citizen Lab says it found evidence of ForcedEntry on an activist’s iPhone and the exploit worked on iPads, Macs, and Watches as well, prior to today’s updates — Citizen Lab says the ForcedEntry flaw affects all iPhones, iPads, Macs and Watches — Apple has released security updates …

Save $300 on the iPhone 12 Pro Max, and more great iPhone deals

Credit: David Imel / Android Authority We may be Android Authority, but we can’t ignore what Apple’s iPhones bring to the table, especially when you can snag a deep discount. The ecosystem is well-integrated, iOS is about as straightforward as it gets, and just about anyone can pick up an Apple product and learn to

The Equity crew riffs on the Intuit-Mailchimp news

Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture-capital-focused podcast where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines. We are back! From this morning, I suppose. But the news cycle doesn’t wait for our publishing schedule, so the Equity crew got together to yammer all about the Intuit-Mailchimp acquisition. A $12 billion deal composed of stock and

iPhone 13 and new iPhone SE could make for a record year for Apple

What you need to know JP Morgan analyst Samik Chatterjee has released a new investor note. The analyst believes that Apple could experience a record-breaking fiscal year in 2022. This performance would come because of the iPhone 13 lineup and a potentially new iPhone SE next year. The record-breaking year could go well into 2022.

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