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Former Apple engineer’s Mimestream app is a nifty Gmail client for Mac May 23, 2023

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Former Apple engineer Neil Jhaveri has been working on an email app for Mac called Mimestream. It is now out of beta after a long test phase of more than two years.

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Meta ordered to suspend Facebook EU data flows as it’s hit with €1.2BN privacy fine May 23, 2023

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It’s finally happened: Meta, the company formerly known as Facebook, has been hit with a formal suspension order requiring it to stop exporting European Union user data to the US for processing.

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China bans Micron chips in key infrastructure over ‘national security’ risks May 22, 2023

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China has banned some sales of Micron products after launching a probe into the American memory chip giant for cybersecurity risks in early April.

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Restaurant365 gobbles up $135M to supersize its software for the food service industry May 22, 2023

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The price of food continues to go up and up, but surprisingly that hasn’t (yet?) played out as pressure on the wider restaurant industry.

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Apple releases iOS 16.5 with a new sports tab in Apple News May 19, 2023

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Apple released iOS 16.5 Thursday to all users with a new sports tab in the Apple News app. The tab acts as a hub for scores, match schedules, and articles for your favorite sports teams.

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FTC says popular fertility tracking app Premom shared sensitive data with Chinese analytics firms May 19, 2023

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A popular fertility tracking app shared users’ sensitive health information with third-party advertisers without their consent, a new Federal Trade Commission complaint alleges.

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1Password’s new service lets businesses quickly adopt passkeys May 18, 2023

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Password manager 1Password today launched a new service, Passage by 1Password, that’s designed to allow businesses to build passkey authentication into their apps and websites without having to maintain their own security infrastructure.

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Disney+ changes up its release model, plans to launch all ‘Echo’ episodes at once May 18, 2023

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President of Marvel Studios Kevin Fiege took to the Disney Upfront stage Tuesday to announce that Marvel’s new Disney+ show, “Echo,” is getting a binge release– a first for an MCU series.

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Amazon undercuts the Echo Dot with the $40 Echo Pop May 17, 2023

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You know the old saying: If you don’t like Amazon Echo’s form factors, just wait a few minutes.

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Youth mental health startup Somethings launches with a $3.2M raise led by General Catalyst May 17, 2023

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When he was 10 years old, Patrick Gilligan’s childhood struggle with food began.

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