Month: September 2021

Apple delays rollout of CSAM detection feature, says it will “take additional time” to refine the feature before launching it to the public (Chance Miller/9to5Mac)

Chance Miller / 9to5Mac: Apple delays rollout of CSAM detection feature, says it will “take additional time” to refine the feature before launching it to the public  —  Last month, Apple announced a handful of new child safety features that proved to be controversial, including CSAM detection features for iCloud Photos.

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Extra Crunch roundup: cohort analysis, YC Demo Day recaps, building your supply chain

The ongoing fintech revolution continues to level the playing field where legacy companies have historically dominated startups. To compete with retail banks, many newcomers are offering customers credit and debit cards; developer-friendly APIs make issuance relatively easy, and tools for managing processes like KYC are available off the shelf. To learn more about the low

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State of 5G in the US: New York had the fastest download speed at 114 Mbps, while Vermont had the slowest at 42.2 Mbps but the best 5G video experience (Francesco Rizzato/Opensignal)

Francesco Rizzato / Opensignal: State of 5G in the US: New York had the fastest download speed at 114 Mbps, while Vermont had the slowest at 42.2 Mbps but the best 5G video experience  —  As U.S. carriers continue to hit new milestones in their 5G network rollouts, Opensignal has now conducted the most comprehensive

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The Loot project flips the script on NFTs

Editor’s note: Kyle Russell is the founder of Playbyte, a startup building an app that lets people make games on their phones. Last Friday, Dom Hofmann tweeted the launch of Loot, one of his new projects looking at games and game creation through the lens of NFTs: LOOT – randomized adventurer gear– no images or stats.

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JD.com’s real estate unit has agreed to buy a controlling stake in China Logistics in a deal valuing the company at ~$2.1B, a 7% premium to Wednesday’s close (Bloomberg)

Bloomberg: JD.com’s real estate unit has agreed to buy a controlling stake in China Logistics in a deal valuing the company at ~$2.1B, a 7% premium to Wednesday’s close  —  – E-commerce giant agrees to acquire controlling stake  — Offer price is about a 7% premium to Wednesday close

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