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Google updates Gmail for Android and iOS with new summary cards that are more glanceable and actionable and a new "Happening soon" section above the inbox (Abner Li/9to5Google)

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Some iOS developers worry that an iOS 18 change to let users choose contacts an app can access may make growing social apps hard; Apple says it boosts privacy (Kevin Roose/New York Times)

Some iOS developers worry that an iOS 18 change to...

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Livestream marketplace Whatnot says its GMV passed $2B+ in 2024 and its top 500 sellers each sold $1M+; 66% of its sellers earn more than $10,000 per month (Lauren Forristal/TechCrunch)

Livestream marketplace Whatnot says its GMV passed...

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Automattic demanded a cut of 8% of WP Engine's monthly revenue to use the WordPress trademark in a seven-year deal in a September 20 letter; WP Engine declined (Emma Roth/The Verge)

Automattic demanded a cut of 8% of WP Engine's mon...

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Character.AI CEO Dominic Perella says the startup has largely abandoned building AI models after Google poached its founders, instead focusing on its chatbots (Cristina Criddle/Financial Times)

Character.AI CEO Dominic Perella says the startup ...

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The UK FCA fines Starling Bank £29M over its "shockingly lax" controls against financial crime like potential money laundering and sanctions breaches (Akila Quinio/Financial Times)

The UK FCA fines Starling Bank £29M over its...

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AI contact center startup Crescendo raised $50M from General Catalyst and others at a $500M valuation, and acquired Idaho-based outsourcing company PartnerHero (Newley Purnell/Bloomberg)

AI contact center startup Crescendo raised $50M fr...

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Sources: in recent months, Google teams have made progress on AI reasoning, similar to OpenAI's o1; source: some in DeepMind are worried over falling behind (Bloomberg)

Sources: in recent months, Google teams have made ...

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VC firm CRV plans to return $275M from its $500M Select fund, citing worsening market conditions and high startup valuations relative to their potential payoff (Erin Griffith/New York Times)

VC firm CRV plans to return $275M from its $500M S...

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Filing: Hong Kong stock exchange executive Yang Qiumei received a 20% stake in SenseTime, worth $1.5B, from her late husband, making her its largest shareholder (Pui Gwen Yeung/Bloomberg)

Filing: Hong Kong stock exchange executive Yang Qi...

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A profile of the UK's Advanced Research and Invent...

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Telegram CEO Pavel Durov says his previous post on ToS updates "may have seemed to announce a major shift in how Telegram works" but "little has changed" (Jake Rudnitsky/Bloomberg)

Telegram CEO Pavel Durov says his previous post on...

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Meta rolls out its Fraud Intelligence Reciprocal Exchange to let UK banks share transaction intelligence to help catch scammers, after a pilot with two banks (Akila Quinio/Financial Times)

Meta rolls out its Fraud Intelligence Reciprocal E...

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Microsoft releases a $150 standalone version of Office 2024 for consumers and SMBs, with core app updates and UI changes; the last standalone was Office 2021 (Tom Warren/The Verge)

Microsoft releases a $150 standalone version of Of...

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Philippine President Marcos Jr. signs a law imposing a 12% value-added tax on non-resident digital service providers, including Netflix, HBO, and Disney (Andreo Calonzo/Bloomberg)

Philippine President Marcos Jr. signs a law imposi...

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Developer Christian Selig says third-party YouTube app Juno for the Vision Pro was "removed from the App Store", after YouTube said it violated its ToS in April (Emma Roth/The Verge)

Developer Christian Selig says third-party YouTube...

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A profile of Denise Coates, the UK's richest woman...

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2024 has been a barren year for big video games compared to 2023, helping indie games take center stage; the games industry has laid off 10,000+ people in 2024 (Tom Faber/Financial Times)

2024 has been a barren year for big video games co...

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