Author: Tech Support

    • As Americans flock to payments apps from PayPal, Square, and Zelle, rates of fraud are also rising according to app reviews, often with little support (Nathaniel Popper/New York Times)

    Nathaniel Popper / New York Times: As Americans flock to payments apps from PayPal, Square, and Zelle, rates of fraud are also rising according to app reviews, often with little support  —  People are getting defrauded as they turn to Square’s Cash App and PayPal’s Venmo to do more online banking in the pandemic. As

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    • OnePlus co-founder Carl Pei is reportedly leaving the company after 7 years to start something new

    OnePlus is a known and respected name in the smartphone industry, and co-founder Carl Pei played a huge hand in it. However, seven years after establishing the company, Pei is leaving to start his own venture. Multiple reports and leaked internal memos suggested that in a company restructuring plan, Pei was missing.. The memos noted that Emily Dai,

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    • A survey of 1,000 Gen Z eligible US voters finds that 59% use YouTube as a daily source for election news, 53% for Instagram, and 43% for Facebook (Matthew Choi/Politico)

    Matthew Choi / Politico: A survey of 1,000 Gen Z eligible US voters finds that 59% use YouTube as a daily source for election news, 53% for Instagram, and 43% for Facebook  —  When Generation Z voters — the newcomers to the political process, whose introduction to American-style democracy comes in this election … A

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    • What to expect from Apple's "Hi, Speed" event: four new iPhones with iPad Pro-like design supporting 5G, smaller HomePod, over-ear headphones, AirTags, and more (Jay Peters/The Verge)

    Jay Peters / The Verge: What to expect from Apple’s “Hi, Speed” event: four new iPhones with iPad Pro-like design supporting 5G, smaller HomePod, over-ear headphones, AirTags, and more  —  There’s some mystery about what could be announced besides iPhones  —  Apple’s next fall event kicks off tomorrow at 1PM ET … What to expect

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    • Aave, a decentralized lending and borrowing protocol, raises $25M from Blockchain Capital, Standard Crypto, Blockchain.com Ventures, and others (Adriana Hamacher/Decrypt)

    Adriana Hamacher / Decrypt: Aave, a decentralized lending and borrowing protocol, raises $25M from Blockchain Capital, Standard Crypto, Blockchain.com Ventures, and others  —  Decentralized lending and borrowing protocol Aave today announced a $25 million investment from Blockchain Capital, Standard Crypto, and Blockchain.com ventures, among others. Aave, a decentralized lending and borrowing protocol, raises M from

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    • Sources: Revolut is close to applying for a bank charter in CA; source says charter will allow Revolut to operate throughout the US via interstate agreements (Hugh Son/CNBC)

    Hugh Son / CNBC: Sources: Revolut is close to applying for a bank charter in CA; source says charter will allow Revolut to operate throughout the US via interstate agreements  —  – Revolut, the biggest European digital bank with 13 million users, is close to applying for a banking license in the U.S., CNBC has

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    • OnePlus co-founder Carl Pei leaves the company to start a new venture (Manish Singh/TechCrunch)

    Manish Singh / TechCrunch: OnePlus co-founder Carl Pei leaves the company to start a new venture  —  Carl Pei, who co-founded the smartphone giant OnePlus in his 20s, is leaving the company, two sources familiar with the matter told TechCrunch.  —  Pei played an instrumental role in designing the OnePlus smartphone lineup … OnePlus co-founder

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